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A54682 The antiquity, legality, reason, duty and necessity of præ-emption and prourveyance, for the King, or, Compositions for his pourveyance as they were used and taken for the provisions of the Kings household, the small charge and burthen thereof to the people, and the many for the author, great mischiefs and inconveniences which will inevitably follow the taking of them away / by Fabian Philipps. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1663 (1663) Wing P2004; ESTC R10010 306,442 558

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sell_v puertes_n secos_fw-la or_o for_o good_n or_o commodity_n carry_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o land_n a_o tax_n upon_o card_n beside_o many_o almoxariffadgo_n lay_v upon_o the_o town_n and_o people_n a_o particular_a tax_n upon_o tunny_n fish_n a_o three_o pa●t_v yearly_a collect_v of_o the_o rent_n and_o profit_n of_o all_o the_o revenue_n belong_v to_o every_o city_n and_o town_n in_o the_o kingdom_n every_o one_o have_v some_o appropriate_a unto_o they_o and_o of_o fines_n and_o penalty_n impose_v upon_o any_o queen_n therein_o do_v not_o do_v as_o the_o emperor_n and_o german_a prince_n do_v by_o their_o people_n and_o subject_n germany_n who_o beside_o the_o dranksteur_n bierrecht_n biersteur_fw-fr or_o excise_n upon_o drink_n and_o their_o schoorstein_n other_o came_a gelt_n or_o chimney_n money_n frawlensteur_fw-fr certain_a quantity_n of_o wine_n appropriate_a to_o the_o prince_n &_o those_o many_o consuetudines_fw-la quae_fw-la praestantur_fw-la in_o recognitionem_fw-la 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