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An original system of taxation; or general contribution, by way of stamp-duty. In which all His Majesty's subjects, of every description, being under the Protection of the Laws of this Realm, are required to contribute to the exigencies of the state, in some proportion to their rank and situations in life; but no Persons are required to contribute more than they can afford. Offered a a substitute for the Window Tax, Or any other Imposts that are deemed peculiarly oppressive and injurious to the lower Orders of People, and less productive to his Majesty's Revenue. By one who wishes to be thought a good subject, And is a well-wisher to all People, as well as to the Happiness and Prosperity of his Country.
One Who Wishes To Be Thought a Good Subject.Date: 1796- Books
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Serious considerations on the high duties examin'd: address'd to Sir Matthew Decker, by Mr. Horsley.
Horsley, William, 1701?-1776?.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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Thoughts on taxation and a new system of funding, By which the landholder and stockholder, being equally secured, would run the same fortune, and the latter escape the dangerous envy of being considered as a kind of foreigner, uncorcerned in the calamities of the country; and which, being adopted, would operate to lower the price of common necessaries, to a degree that would render substantial relief to commerce, that true source of riches and national credit.
Towry, George Phillips.Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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New system of finance, as detailed in the following speech of the Rt. Honourable William Pitt, in the House of Commons on Friday, November, the 24th, 1797,
Pitt, William, 1759-1806.Date: [1797]- Books
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Thoughts concerning the proper principles of finance, that ought to be adopted At Present, and in Future, In Support of the British Government, Addressed to the freeholders and mercantile interest of leeds, Wakefield, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Doncaster, Hull, and the other towns in the County of York. By a freeholder of Yorkshire.
Cochrane, James, 1751-1823.Date: 1798- Books
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An act for better regulating the collection of His Majesty's revenue, and for preventing of frauds therein; and for repealing an act made the last sessions of Parliament, intitled, (an act for continuing and amending several laws heretofore made, relating to His Majesty's revenue, and for the more effectual preventing of frauds in His Majesty's customs and excise) and the several acts and statutes which are mentioned in the said act, and continued thereby.
Ireland.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Abstracts of the following acts of Parliament, Passed last sessions, viz. An act laying new duties on windows, and also for taking off the several duties on teas, and laying new duties in lieu thereof. An act for granting to His Majesty new duties on horses kept for riding and for drawing certain carriages. An act for granting certain duties upon bricks and tiles made in Great-Britain, or imported. An act for granting an additional duty on post letters, and to prevent abuses in respect of franking letters. An act to impose licences on the makers of exciseable articles, viz. maltsters, brewers, disullers, candle-makers, sope-makers, paper-makes, starch-makers, tanners, curriers, &c. &c. An act for granting a stamp duty on hats, and also imposing licences on the makers and venders of hats. Abstracts of an act for laying duties on printed linens and cottons, callicocs, and cotton goods, printed, stained, or dyed, in Great-Britain. With a preface and poetrical introduction, by E. Thomas, astronomer, F.S.A.B. author of The shrewsbury, chester, and Glocester royal almanacks, and several other publications.
Great Britain.Date: [1784]- Books
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The pernicious principles of Tom Paine, exposed in an address to labourers and mechanics, by a gentleman.
Gentleman.Date: [1795?]- Books
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A farmer's letter to the True Briton.
Farmer.Date: 1752]- Books
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Considerations occasioned by the Craftsman upon excises.
Date: [1733]- Books
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The Tenth chapter of the acts of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lately found in the private cabinet of the Rt. Hon. Ch-s Jen-n, and faithfully translated from the original text, by that learned seer, H-y Dun-ass. Inscribed (without permission) to the shopkeepers and maid servants of London, Westminster, and Southwark.
Date: 1785- Books
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An account of the annual net produce of the duties upon female servants, under the act of the 25th Geo. III. for four years, ending the 5th of April 1791. ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.Date: 1792]- Books
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To the honourable the knights, commissioners of Shires, citizens and burgesses of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled: the humble petition of John Rotherham.
Rotherham, John.Date: 1714]- Books
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Troisiéme suite des considérations sur quelques parties du méchanisme des sociétés. Par le marquis de Casaux, de la société Royale de Lonores, et de celle d'agriculture de florence.
Casaux, Charles, marquis de, 1727-1796.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The speech of John Nicholls, Esq. in the House of Commons, Wednesday, January 3, 1798, on the bill for augmenting the assessed taxes.
Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832.Date: [1798]- Books
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An essay upon ways and means of supplying the war.
Davenant, Charles, 1656-1714.Date: 1701- Books
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A second letter from Mr. Pigott, near Geneva, to the Right Honourable William Pitt. On the necessity and advantage of a taxation on the publick funds.
Pigott, Robert, 1736-1794.Date: M,DCC,LXVII. [1767]- Books
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Thoughts, on the cause of the increase of the poor, and of the poor's rates; with some hints towards a remedy: offered to the serious consideration of all the landed gentlemen throughout the kingdom; and particularly to the Members of both Houses of Parliament.
Date: [1787?]- Books
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The taxes not grievous, and therefore not a reason for an unsafe peace.
Date: 1711