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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93378	Proposals humbly offer'd to the consideration of the honourable House of Commons, for laying a poll-tax on all horses, mares, geldings, &c. for one year and a poundage-tax on all horses, mares, geldings, &c. that shall be bought or sold in England. Also an annual imposition or duty on all weights and measures whatsoever; as likewise on all shopkeepers and tradesmen.	Smith, John, writer on taxation.	1670 (1670)	Wing S4128A; ESTC R231575	6,306	14

distinguished by whether Wine or Winchester Measures c. from an half quartern and upwards as far as the same are made use of either by Retail or Whole-sale to proper Persons appointed for that purpose at which time they shall pay their Money and have all such Weights and Measures Sealed which shall be Booked down in every particular by the said Officer or Officers aforementioned in order to have the same Registred in the proper Office for that purpose XIV That all Persons whatsoever who shall neglect to give an account particularly of all Weights and Measures as above-mentioned c. or shall make use of any Weights or Measures that have not a distinct Seal according as the same shall be appointed in compliance with the intention of these Proposals shall forfeit all and every such Weights and Measures he or they so presume to make use of and likewise to His Majesty with encouragement to the Informer XV. That all Weights made use of by Goldsmiths or any other Persons who make use of the same sort of Weights shall pay to His Majesty for all and every Weight under an Ounce the sum of one penny each and for all and every Weight heavier than an Ounce the sum of two pence XVI That all other Weights not being the same with Goldsmiths Weights with which any Person or Persons doth Buy or Sell by shall pay to His Majesty the sum of one penny for all and every Weight not exceeding ten Pounds and for all Weights upwards of ten Pounds the sum of two pence XVII That all Weights as above mentioned which remain in possession of the Maker shall be Sealed before they are Sold which may be done at the Office each Weight paying according to the Imposition or Duty above-mentioned XVIII That no Retail Trader whatsoever shall be liable to pay more than eight Shillings per Annum how many Weights soever he or they have XIX That no Retail Trader whatsoever who makes use of any Weights to Buy or Sell by shall pay less than four Shillings per Annum XX. That all sorts of Measures either Liquid or otherwise shall pay according to their proportion the following Imposition or Duty to His Majesty in the same manner and form as is to be observed in the foregoing Imposition or Duty on Weights XXI That all sorts of Measures either Liquid or otherwise and likewise either Wine or Winchester Measures c. not exceeding the Gallon shall pay to His Majesty for each Measure the sum of one penny XXII That all Measures either Liquid or otherwise and likewise either Wine or Winchester Measures c. with which any Thing whatsoever is Bought or Sold by according as the same are made use of whether they are of Earth Wood or Metal c. and by what Name soever the same are called as Peck Bushel Runlet Kilderkin Firkin Barrel Hogshead Butt Pipe c. or what use soever the same are put to as Beer Ale Mum Syder Brandy Strong Waters or any sort of Wine or other Liquors whatsoever shall pay to His Majesty each particular here mentioned or to be understood the sum of three pence XXIII That all Casks not being sizeable and which are made use of in a wholesale Trade as Casks for Tobacco Sugar Currants foreign Tallow Sope Sope-Ashes c. or any other foreign or domestick Goods which are sold by wholesale and Cask'd up shall be obliged to pay the sum of three pence per Cask for all Casks so made use of upon the penalty of forfeiting to His Majesty with encouragement to the Informer XXIV That no Person or Persons whatsoever shall be exempted this Tax except such as receive Alms of the Parish or those who cry any thing about the Streets who shall have a Certificate from the Church Wardens of the Parish they live in in order to have their Weights and Measures Sealed without paying the Tax XXV That all large Casks which pay the Tax and by which the wholesale Trader dealeth shall be paid by the Person or Persons who have them in possession XXVI That all Persons who make use of any Measures for length as Yards Ells c. and by which they buy or sell shall be obliged to make use of no other Measures than such as hath paid the Tax and been Sealed and upon default to forfeit to His Majesty with encouragement to the Informer XXVII That all Measures for length as Yards Ells c. shall pay to His Majesty for each Measure mentioned or to be understood the sum of three pence XXVIII That no Retail Traders whatsoever shall be liable to pay more than eight Shillings per Annum how many Measures soever he or they have XXIX That no Retail Trader whatsoever who maketh use of Measures to buy or sell by shall pay less than four Shillings per Annum XXX That all Wholesale Traders who make use of more Weights and Measures than will amount to eight Shillings per Annum according to the foregoing Assessment shall pay for the same proportionably to the number he or they have except such Weights and Measures amount to above sixteen Shillings XXXI That no Traders whatsoever shall pay more than sixteen Shillings per Annum altho they have ever so many Weights and Measures except such Traders shall have occasion for new Measures Casks or Weights and in such case all new Measures Casks or Weights shall pay the full Duty or Imposition according to these Proposals XXXII That there may be a certain limitation of Time for all Persons to give an account of their Weights and Measures and that after such Time all Weights and Measures whatsoever which are bought new shall pay the full Duty over and above what any Person or Persons may have paid for the Annual Imposition according to the size of such Weights and Measures and whoever neglects to give an account in time as aforesaid or makes use of any Weights or Measures unsealed after the expiration of the said time shall forfeit to His Majesty with Encouragement to the Informer XXXII That all Tradesmen who are Shopkeepers or others who Buy and Sell either by wholesale or retail or keep Warehouses and have no occasion to make use of either Weights or Measures shall pay to His Majesty the Sum of four Shillings per Annum so long as the Imposition on Weights and Measures may be thought fit to be continu'd XXXIII That all Weights and Measures whatsoever which are not here mention'd provided the same are in any manner made use of in Buying and Selling of what sort soever they be shall be included in this Proposal and whoever endeavours to conceal or defraud His Majesty of all or any part of the Imposition or Duty on Weights and Measures or any other part of the foregoing Proposals shall forfeit to His Majesty with encouragement to the Informer XXXIV That all Housekeepers shall be oblig'd to give an account what their Lodgers are if they have any in order that