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A37160 A discourse upon grants and resumptions showing how our ancestors have proceeded with such ministers as have procured to themselves grants of the crown-revenue, and that the forfeited estates ought to be applied towards the payment of the publick debts / by the author of the Essay on ways and means. Davenant, Charles, 1656-1714. 1700 (1700) Wing D304; ESTC R9684 179,543 453

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considerez_fw-fr la_fw-fr grante_fw-fr necessite_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr du_fw-fr royalme_n et_fw-fr outre_fw-fr ce_fw-fr a_o cause_n qe_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr conte_n fust_v chanceller_n au_fw-fr temps_fw-fr du_fw-fr dit_fw-fr purchase_n faite_fw-fr les_fw-fr dite_fw-fr terres_n et_fw-fr tenement_n furent_fw-fr extendus_fw-la a_fw-fr meindre_fw-fr value_n qils_fw-fr ne_fw-fr veillent_a per_fw-la a_o per_fw-la grant_v some_o en_fw-fr deceit_n du_fw-fr roy._n 6._o rot._n ibid._n nu._n 6._o qand_v all_o premier_fw-fr article_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr empechement_fw-fr cest_fw-fr assavoir_fw-fr depuis_fw-fr qil_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr chanceller_n qil_fw-fr deust_fw-fr purchasser_n certein_v terres_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr etc._n etc._n le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr conte_n respond_v qe_n depuis_fw-fr qil_n fust_v chanceller_n il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr purchassa_fw-mi unqe_n nulle_v terres_n ne_fw-fr tenement_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ne_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr luy_fw-fr donna_fw-fr ne_o all_o nullie_fw-la des_fw-fr 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etc._n etc._n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o give_v several_a particular_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o to_o set_v forth_o his_o merit_n and_o that_o the_o king_n make_v he_o take_v the_o honour_n of_o earl_n upon_o he_o without_o his_o seek_n and_o how_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o be_v chancellor_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o parliament_n do_v not_o take_v his_o answer_n to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o commons_o reply_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v 8._o rot._n ibid._n num._n 8._o et_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v replian_n all_o responce_n du_fw-fr dit_fw-fr conte_n del_fw-it premier_fw-fr article_n monstrent_fw-la as_o seignour_n la_o copy_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr serment_n fait_fw-fr qant_fw-fr il_fw-fr fust_v creez_v chanceller_n en_fw-fr maniere_n quensuit_n vous_fw-fr jurrez_n qe_fw-fr bien_fw-fr et_fw-fr loyallement_fw-fr servirez_fw-fr a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seignour_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr a_fw-fr son_fw-fr people_n en_fw-fr l_o office_n de_fw-fr chanceller_n et_fw-fr droit_fw-fr fere_n 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composition_n for_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n 100000._o the_o revenue_n of_o farm_n and_o rent_n 263598._o the_o office_n of_o postage_n 21500._o the_o proceed_v of_o dean_n forest_n 4000_o the_o imposition_n on_o the_o sea-coal_n export_v 8000._o wine-licen●e_a and_o other_o addition_n 22300._o total_a 819398._o from_o which_o account_n it_o appear_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o profusion_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o the_o irregular_a bounty_n of_o k._n james_n the_o one_a to_o his_o scot_n the_o land-revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o anno_fw-la 28._o hen._n 6._o when_o the_o parliament_n make_v the_o first_o formal_a and_o regular_a resumption_n be_v reduce_v to_o 5000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la come_v afterward_o with_o the_o forest_n of_o dean_n to_o amount_v to_o 267598_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la our_o prince_n have_v seldom_o be_v know_v to_o purchase_v land_n the_o abby-land_n can_v not_o make_v this_o
iu._n they_o pray_v to_o have_v leave_n to_o quit_v their_o employment_n a_o modesty_n and_o self-denial_n not_o very_o common_a in_o this_o age_n and_o that_o their_o account_n may_v be_v pass_v upon_o which_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o direct_v person_n to_o audit_n and_o state_n the_o say_a account_n the_o record_n be_v very_o curious_a we_o shall_v therefore_o give_v it_o in_o word_n at_o length_n 44._o length_n rot._n parl._n 7_o &_o 8_o hen._n 4._o nu._n 44._o item_n mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr jour_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr mr._n john_n tibetot_n then_o speaker_n monstra_fw-la de_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr ditz_fw-fr commune_v comment_n au_o parliament_n nadgaires_fw-fr tenuz_fw-fr a_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr thomas_n sire_n de_fw-fr furnival_n &_o mr._n john_n pelham_n furent_fw-fr assignez_fw-fr tresorer_n pour_fw-fr les_fw-fr guerres_n come_v pierd_v the_o record_n en_fw-fr rolle_n de_fw-fr parliament_n puis_fw-fr qel_fw-fr temps_fw-fr les_fw-fr ditz_fw-fr tresorer_n ont_fw-fr 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tresoreres_fw-mi de_fw-fr les_fw-fr guerres_n or_o what_o we_o call_v paymaster_n of_o the_o army_n and_o press_v the_o parliament_n to_o take_v their_o account_n a_o example_n which_o we_o hope_v all_o their_o successor_n in_o that_o employment_n will_v desire_v to_o follow_v the_o power_n likewise_o which_o the_o parliament_n give_v to_o these_o commissioner_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v observe_v qe_o pleise_v a_o vostre_fw-fr tres_fw-fr gracieuse_fw-fr seignourie_n the_o ordeigner_n qe_fw-fr les_fw-fr dit_n auditor_n ensi_fw-la nomez_fw-fr soint_fw-fr auditor_n de_fw-fr record_n eiants_fw-mi plein_fw-fr poair_n &_o authority_n du_fw-fr parliament_n de_fw-fr oier_n &_o terminer_n le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr account_n &_o the_o fair_a allowance_n as_o avant_fw-fr dit_n tresorer_n si_fw-mi bien_fw-fr de_fw-fr les_fw-fr payment_n &_o deliurance_n par_fw-fr eux_fw-fr faits_fw-fr per_fw-la virtue_n &_o authorite_n des_fw-fr vos_fw-fr lettres_n &_o mandement_n dessous_a vostre_fw-fr seal_n a_fw-fr 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voie_fw-fr sy_a avaut_n come_v vous_fw-fr le_fw-fr poez_fw-fr destourber_n et_fw-fr sy_n vous_fw-fr ne_fw-fr poez_fw-fr destourber_n vous_fw-fr le_fw-fr ferez_fw-fr savoir_fw-fr clerement_n et_fw-fr expressement_n au_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ensemblablement_n ove_fw-la vostre_fw-fr loyal_a avis_fw-fr et_fw-fr conseil_n et_fw-fr qe_fw-fr vous_fw-fr ferez_fw-fr et_fw-fr purchasarez_fw-fr le_fw-fr profit_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr par_fw-fr tout_fw-fr ou_fw-fr vous_fw-fr le_fw-fr purrez_fw-fr fair_a resonablement_n si_fw-mi dieu_fw-fr vous_fw-fr eide_a et_fw-fr les_fw-fr seints_n evangieles_n prient_a qe_fw-fr ce_fw-fr lu_o et_fw-fr bien_fw-fr entendu_fw-fr et_fw-fr considerez_fw-fr les_fw-fr circonstances_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr dit_fw-fr responce_n sy_a bien_fw-fr cest_fw-fr assavoir_fw-fr de_fw-fr ce_fw-fr qe_fw-fr nad_z pas_fw-fr dedit_fw-la qe_fw-fr il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr receut_fw-fr du_fw-fr don_fw-mi le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr puis_fw-fr qil_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr conte_n estant_fw-fr en_fw-fr l_o 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&_o trahison_n sont_fw-fr declarez_fw-fr appointex_n &_o specesiez_fw-fr pleinement_n sy_n come_v est_fw-fr contenu_fw-fr en_fw-fr diverse_v article_n desous_a escript_n et_fw-la priont_n qe_fw-fr les_fw-fr dit_v appelles_n soient_fw-fr demandez_fw-fr et_fw-fr qe_fw-fr droit_fw-fr et_fw-fr justice_n ent_a soit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr en_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n then_o these_o lord_n exhibit_v against_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n and_o the_o rest_n 39_o article_n of_o high_a treason_n in_o the_o 5_o 6_o and_o seven_o article_n they_o be_v accuse_v for_o have_v procure_v to_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o to_o their_o kindred_n grant_v of_o the_o crown-land_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n beside_o gift_n of_o money_n to_o the_o value_n of_o above_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o mark_n by_o which_o the_o
give_v away_o as_o forfeiture_n escheat_n and_o ward_n be_v restrain_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o keep_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o in_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o in_o england_n they_o who_o deceive_v or_o rob_v the_o prince_n be_v high_o punish_v among_o the_o roman_n the_o crimen_fw-la peculatus_fw-la be_v account_v capital_a crimen_fw-la peculatus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la furtum_fw-la principis_fw-la aut_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la quisquis_fw-la igitur_fw-la in_o administrandis_fw-la aut_fw-la dispensandis_fw-la principum_fw-la bonis_fw-la ita_fw-la infideliter_fw-la se_fw-la gerit_fw-la ut_fw-la eas_fw-la pecunias_fw-la furetur_fw-la aut_fw-la clanculariis_fw-la technis_fw-la eripiat_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la proprium_fw-la commodum_fw-la ab_fw-la utatur_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la alios_fw-la certe_fw-la usus_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la principis_fw-la be_v puniendus_fw-la quadruplo_fw-la &_o exilio_fw-la imo_fw-la juxta_fw-la multorum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la puniendus_fw-la est_fw-la capitaliter_fw-la l._n unica_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr crimine_fw-la peculat_v 444._o peculat_v cap._n de_fw-fr pec._n p._n 444._o damhouderii_fw-la praxis_fw-la rer._n crim._n huius_fw-la criminis_fw-la accusatio_fw-la quinquennio_fw-la durat_fw-la ejus_fw-la poena_fw-la aquae_fw-la &_o ignis_fw-la inter_fw-la dictio_fw-la in_fw-la cujus_fw-la locum_fw-la hodie_fw-la successit_fw-la deportatio_fw-la wesenbecius_fw-la ad_fw-la leg._n jul._n the_o peculat_v in_o france_n several_a person_n of_o the_o high_a rank_n have_v be_v capital_o punish_v for_o fraud_n commit_v in_o the_o prince_n revenue_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v give_v several_a instance_n but_o first_o we_o shall_v give_v a_o precedent_n of_o a_o financier_n or_o treasurer_n who_o be_v honest_a of_o his_o own_o accord_n but_o mezeray_n observe_v the_o example_n will_v always_o remain_v singular_a girard_n the_o possi_a in_o the_o reign_n aug._n *_o mezeray_v vic_a de_fw-fr phil_n aug._n of_o †_o philip_n augustus_n have_v wrong_v his_o master_n of_o eleven_o thousand_o mark_n of_o silver_n which_o he_o refund_v into_o the_o exchequer_n girard_n the_o possi_a qui_fw-fr manjoyt_fw-fr les_fw-fr finance_n you_o remit_v de_fw-fr son_fw-fr propre_fw-fr fond_a onze_a mille_n mare_n d'_fw-fr argent_fw-fr il_fw-fr est_fw-fr a_fw-fr croire_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr les_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr gagne_fw-fr avec_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr mais_fw-fr quoy_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr en_fw-fr soit_fw-fr on_o peut_fw-fr dire_fw-fr que_fw-fr cet_fw-fr exemple_n sera_fw-fr toujours_fw-fr unique_fw-la &_o qu'on_v ne_fw-fr verra_fw-mi jamais_fw-fr de_fw-fr financier_fw-la qui_fw-fr le_fw-fr veville_n suiure_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr choose_v qu'on_n fasse_v ces_fw-fr gens_n la_fw-fr iront_fw-fr plustot_fw-fr au_fw-fr gibbet_n que_fw-fr de_fw-fr venir_fw-fr a_o restitution_n belgiosa_n vie_v philip_n le_fw-fr belgiosa_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o philip_n ●e_v bell_n engherand_n le_fw-fr portier_n seigneur_fw-fr de_fw-fr marigni_n raise_v excessive_a tax_n upon_o the_o people_n fill_v his_o own_o coffer_n at_o the_o same_o time_n il_fw-fr y_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr quatre_fw-fr cheffs_n d'_fw-fr accusation_n contre_fw-fr luy_fw-fr davoir_fw-fr altere_fw-la les_fw-fr monoys_n charge_v le_fw-fr peuple_n d'_fw-fr impost_n vole_fw-fr plusieurs_fw-fr grandes_fw-fr sommes_fw-fr &_o degrade_v les_fw-fr forest_n du_fw-fr roy._n there_o be_v four_o head_n of_o accusation_n against_o he_o that_o he_o have_v alter_v the_o coin_n load_v the_o people_n with_o tax_n rob_v the_o king_n of_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o timber_n of_o his_o forest_n he_o be_v try_v by_o the_o peer_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n condemn_v and_o hang_v this_o man_n be_v succeed_v in_o his_o employment_n by_o one_o peter_n de_fw-fr remy_n sieur_n de_fw-fr montigny_n who_o tread_v in_o the_o step_v of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o be_v likewise_o sentence_v to_o death_n in_o parliament_n in_o the_o valois_n vie_n de_fw-fr phil._n de_fw-fr valois_n reign_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n his_o confiscation_n amount_v to_o twelve_o hundred_o thousand_o livre_n a_o prodigious_a sum_n for_o those_o time_n par_fw-fr arrest_n du_fw-fr parliament_n ou_fw-fr se_fw-fr trouverent_a 18_o chevalier_n 25_o signior_n &_o prince_n &_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr il_fw-fr fust_v condemn_v a_o traisner_n &_o pendre_fw-fr comme_fw-fr traistre_fw-mi au_fw-fr gibbet_n de_fw-fr montsaucon_n qu'il_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr rebastir_n sa_o confiscation_n montoit_fw-fr a_o douze_n cents_fw-fr mille_fw-fr liures_fw-fr sommes_fw-fr prodigieuse_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ce_fw-fr temps_fw-fr la._n 6._o vie_n de_fw-fr charles_n 6._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o 6_o there_o be_v one_o john_n de_fw-fr montaigu_n who_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o surintendant_n des_fw-fr finance_n or_o what_o we_o call_v commissioner_n of_o the_o treasury_n who_o mezeray_n describe_v to_o have_v be_v a_o little_a insolent_a fellow_n who_o from_o a_o low_a 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aveuglerent_fw-la ce_fw-fr petit_fw-fr homme_fw-fr &_o donnerent_fw-la dans_fw-fr les_fw-fr yeux_fw-fr des_fw-fr grands_fw-fr en_fw-fr sort_n qu'il_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr marié_fw-fr son_fw-fr fils_fw-fr avec_fw-fr la_fw-fr fille_fw-fr du_fw-fr connestable_a d'albret_n &_o ses_fw-fr filles_fw-fr à_fw-fr des_fw-fr plus_fw-fr grands_fw-fr signior_n du_fw-fr royaume_n quoy_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr eust_fw-fr fort_fw-fr servy_a à_fw-fr la_fw-fr negociation_n du_fw-fr traitté_fw-fr de_fw-fr chartres_n neantmoins_fw-fr le_fw-fr duc_n de_fw-fr bourgogne_n &_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr navarre_n conspirerent_fw-la sa_fw-fr pert_a parce_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr donne_fw-fr le_fw-fr conseil_fw-fr d'emmener_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr a_fw-fr tours_n ils_fw-fr le_fw-fr firent_a accuser_n de_fw-fr plusieur_fw-fr crime_n énorme_v prenant_fw-fr leur_fw-fr temps_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'aymoit_fw-fr etoit_fw-fr dans_fw-fr sa_fw-fr folly_n il_fw-fr fut_fw-fr arresté_n par_fw-fr pierre_n des_fw-fr essard_n prevost_n de_fw-fr paris_n examine_v par_fw-fr des_fw-fr commissaires_fw-fr du_fw-fr parliament_n &_o tourmenté_fw-fr horriblement_n à_fw-fr la_fw-fr question_n la_fw-fr donleur_fw-fr ne_fw-fr tira_fw-la rien_fw-fr de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr bouche_fw-fr neantmoins_fw-fr il_fw-fr eut_fw-fr la_fw-fr testae_fw-la trenchée_o aux_fw-fr halles_n at_fw-fr la_fw-fr mort_fw-fr il_fw-fr confessa_fw-la de_fw-fr son_fw-fr bon_fw-fr gré_fw-fr la_fw-fr depredation_n des_fw-fr finance_n qni_fw-la contient_n en_fw-fr soy_fw-fr tous_fw-fr les_fw-fr plus_fw-fr grands_fw-fr crime_n le_fw-fr tronc_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr corpse_n fut_fw-fr pendu_fw-fr au_fw-fr gibbet_n sa_o testae_fw-la plantée_n sur_fw-fr un_fw-fr pieu_fw-fr sect_n v._o that_o the_o forfeit_v estate_n in_o ireland_n ought_v to_o be_v apply_v towards_o payment_n of_o the_o public_a debt_n last_o year_n there_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o account_n of_o such_o parliamentary_a fond_n as_o be_v deficient_a and_o for_o which_o no_o provision_n be_v make_v march_v 4._o 1698_o 9_o the_o head_n of_o which_o be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr will_v s._n d._n that_o in_o the_o duty_n upon_o low_a wine_n there_o will_v at_o lady-day_n 1701._o be_v a_o deficiency_n of_o 20,000_o 0_o 0_o the_o deficiency_n in_o several_a fond_n grant_v to_o pay_v off_o the_o exchequer-bill_n beside_o the_o interest_n due_a and_o to_o be_v due_a upon_o they_o compute_v at_o 923,244_o 12_o 8½_n carry_v over_o 943,244_o 12_o 8½_n  _fw-fr will_v s._n d._n bring_v over_o 943,244_o 12_o 8½_n the_o deficiency_n in_o the_o 3_o shill_n aid_v grant_v 1695_o beside_o interest_n compute_v at_o 416,000_o 0_o 0_o in_o the_o duty_n upon_o parchment_n and_o paper_n a_o deficiency_n of_o 15,400_o 0_o 0_o the_o deficiency_n in_o the_o leather_n duty_n compute_v to_o the_o 20_o of_o apr._n 1700_o to_o be_v about_o 426,438_o 0_o 0_o in_o the_o duty_n upon_o malt_n a_o deficiency_n of_o about_o 625,000_o 0_o 0_o in_o the_o aid_n by_o a_o quarterly_o poll_n grant_v 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