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A90012 A new poll-bill for raising the sum of seven hundred thousand pound. Humbly offered to consideration. / By a person of quality. 1689-1694 (1694) Wing N715B; ESTC R180953 8,209 4

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A New Poll-Bill For Raising the Sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Pound Humbly offered to Consideration By a PERSON of QVALITY I. THAT a Civil TEST be tender'd to all Degrees of Persons in such Manner and Form as shall be thought convenient as for Example I A. B. Do Swear and Solemnly Profess in the Presence of Almighty God That I will not take up Arms Nor by any other Ways or Means Directly or Indirectly Counsel or Assist any Person or Persons against Their Majesties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY So help me GOD. All Men who refuse such a passive Innocent TEST as this do refuse to live peaceably under the Government And by Consequence they do tacitely confess to the King and Parliament that as soon as they have a fair Opportunity they will employ their Money and Strength to o●erturn the Government II. 'T is a Maxim in Law Protectio trahit Subjectionem Subjectio Prot●ctionem And therefore they who renounce Subject o● to any Government do renounce Protection from the same And by Consequence have no Right by Law to the protection of either Life or Estate under the present Government For which Reasons it is both Just and Convenient to 〈…〉 them Just because it is but a moderate and reasonable thing that they should pay down some small Contribution to purchase that protection for the Residue of their Estates which by Law they have no Title to Convenient for that by this means we shall give Ease to our Friends and weaken none but Enemies And let no Man fear the Consequences for if it be Just it will certainly prosper No Man can Foretel to what Sum this Tax may amount but 't is worth our Tryal in small Sums and then it may be repeated as often as there is occasion Suppose that the most inferior Rank pay but 40 s. a Tradesman worth 100 l. clear 5 l. worth 200 l. clear 10 l. and so on at the Rate of 5 l. per Cent. A Gentleman of any Estate 30 l. an Esquire 40 l. a Knight 50 l. a Baronet 60 l. a Baron 80 l. an Earl 100 l. a Marquess 120 l. a Duke 140 l. At this Rate if there should be but 4000 persons in all England and Wales which will probably consist most of Gentry and Tradesmen and so one with another at 30 l. the same will amount to 120 Thousand l. This is but a small Number in England and Wales If there be more the Tax will be more considerable and seasonable for we shall discover our Enemies and make good use of that Money which was intended for our Destruction if there be less we shall have Men instead of Money and be the better able to guess at our strength at home and know what Measures to take in this great Conjuncture abroad It is impossible that the Nation can lose any thing by such a Law but 't is probable they may make wonderful Discoveries and advance a considerable Tax by it III. That all Fines and Forfeitures which are due by Law and may be recovered by any Informer shall be appropriated by Act of Parliament to the publick Use and that the Attorney or Solicitor General be enabled to Sue for and Recover all such Forfeitures as any informer might have done This Proceeding will not be inconsistent with any Alliances abroad since no punishment is hereby inflicted since the Revolution for Matters of Religion but only those Forfeitures formerly due by Law taken from the common Informer and appropriated to the publick Use And this will extend to all Recusants Conflict whether Papist or Dissenter before the late King's pardon and before the Judgment in Sir Edward Hales's Case and may raise 100 Thousand l. For the words of the Statute are That in case any person neglect or refuse to take the Oaths within the time prescribed and shall be thereupon lawfully Convicted in or upon any Information Presentment or Indictment every such person shall forfeit 500 l. So that the late King's pardon does not extend to persons actually Convicted but that the Informer hath still a good Title to an Action for the penalty of 500 l. but only to persons who were not Convicted nor any Information Fil'd against them before the said pardon For as to them the King might pardon the penalty before Information Fil'd for since they cannot now be Convicted by Law the Informer can never have any Title who must in his Declaration set forth the Conviction as part of his Title by the said Statute IV. That all other persons in Offices who did not take the Oaths shall pay for their Heads and for the Benefit of a General Act of Oblivion which will save them the Charges of pleading the late King's pardon against an Informer and standing Tryal upon the Judgment of the Judges some certain Sum to be imposed by the Parliament as a Tax and not as a Fine upon them as for Instance All persons who had places of profit or were active busie Men for the Times 50 l. which at 2000 persons will amount to 100 Thousand l. That all other persons who behaved themselves well under this Revolution disarming Papists c. or have voluntarily and freely taken the Oaths to the present Government the very next Term after the Coronation or are persons of Inferior Degree and Stations do pay 10 l. The Number of these will be found to be very great throughout England and Wales in the two last Reigns by Neglect and otherwise at least 10000 Men which will amount to 100 Thousand l. These Sums will be certainly paid without any Discontent the Act of Oblivion being a good Consideration for it V. Because the Reason why these persons are more particularly aimed at is for that they are suppos'd to be Men that would have comply'd for taking off the Test and Penal Laws therefore we cannot with any Justice but take Notice of such who did actually Subscribe their Names to Addresses and Papers for abolishing the same And the rather for that they may be Impeached in Parliament and so have as much Need for an Act of Oblivion as any other persons whatsoever That all persons therefore who set their Names to Addresses for taking off the Test and Penal Laws or for returning Thanks to his late Majesty for his Toleration contrary to Law do pay for their Heads and for an Act of Oblivion some certain Sum to be Imposed by Parliament As for Instance The Managers Solicitors and chief presenters of such Addresses 50 l. which at no more than 500 Addresses and Four Ringleaders to each Address will amount to 100 Thousand l. That all others pay 10 l. which at 20 to each Address one with another will amount to 100 Thousand l. more That all persons who Subscribed to the Three Questions do pay 40 l. by reason of their Quality and Estates which at no more than 2000 persons will amount to 80 Thousand l. The Sum Total is 700 Thousand l. BUT in Case