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8_o 3661_o 5998_o 1053_o =_o 14_o =_o 3_o 373â—_n salop_n 28889_o =_o â—_o 4886_o =_o 12_o =_o 10_o 22088_o =_o â—_o =_o 10_o 0783_o =_o 12_o =_o 8_o 29035_o =_o 5_o =_o 15_o =_o â—_o 38000_o 4500_o 9874_o =_o 9_o =_o 3_o 27471_o 45586_o 4560_o =_o 53_o 13575_o staffordsh_fw-mi r_o and_o litchfield_n 20774_o =_o â—_o 4210_o =_o 12_o =_o 10_o 20934_o =_o 5_o =_o 8_o ½_o 8725_o =_o 3_o =_o 2_o 27082_o =_o 10_o =_o 5_o 28000_o 3000_o 10927_o =_o 7_o =_o â—_o 26278_o 42120_o 3831_o =_o 17_o =_o 3_o 7350_o somersettshire_n and_o bristl_n 71302_o =_o 16_o 8776_o =_o 19_o =_o 10_o 57443_o =_o 19_o =_o 1_o 2295_o =_o 14_o =_o 3_o ½_o 73728_o =_o 18_o =_o 7_o ¼_n 85000_o 9000_o 31133_o =_o 9_o =_o 2_o 45900_o 106462_o 17806_o =_o 176_o 30263_o southamptonshire_n 52546_o =_o 8_o 6209_o =_o 14_o =_o 7_o 42063_o =_o 3_o =_o 7_o ¾_n 4083_o =_o 6_o =_o 2_o 55188_o =_o 5_o =_o 2_o 60000_o 6000_o 11160_o =_o 18_o =_o 7_o ½_o 28557_o 60419_o 14691_o =_o 15_o =_o â—_o 13173_o southfolk_n 79164_o =_o 16_o 7756_o =_o 3_o =_o 9_o 57667_o =_o 14_o =_o â—_o 9865_o =_o 3_o =_o 10_o 74201_o =_o 18_o =_o 3_o ¾_n 96000_o 8000_o 19635_o =_o 9_o =_o 8_o ½_o 47537_o 88797_o 20609_o =_o 17_o =_o â—_o 23750_o surry_n and_o southwark_n 38328_o =_o 4_o 8442_o =_o 3_o =_o 2_o 52858_o =_o 5_o =_o â—_o 0444_o =_o 12_o =_o 10_o 66984_o =_o 17_o =_o â—_o 36000_o 3500_o 34234_o =_o 1_o =_o 10_o ½_o 40610_o 88685_o 10808_o =_o 1_o =_o 3_o 15600_o sussex_n 43713_o =_o 6_o 6302_o =_o 15_o =_o 4_o 48142_o =_o 6_o =_o 3_o 2924_o =_o 16_o =_o 11_o ½_o 60819_o =_o 12_o =_o â—_o 52000_o 5000_o 7730_o =_o 10_o =_o 1_o ½_o 23451_o 52617_o 10914_o =_o 15_o =_o 9_o 18720_o warnvicksh_a r_o and_o coventry_n 28618_o =_o 10_o 4365_o =_o 7_o =_o 10_o 30478_o =_o 7_o =_o 7_o ¼_n â—0441_n =_o 17_o =_o 5_o 39864_o =_o 12_o =_o 9_o 36000_o 4000_o 11639_o =_o 3_o =_o 10_o 22700_o 38148_o 5771_o =_o 8_o =_o 9_o 9800_o worcestersh_fw-mi r_o and_o worcester_z 26626_o =_o 4_o 3713_o =_o 15_o =_o 1_o 25824_o =_o â—_o =_o 15_o ½_o 9763_o =_o 18_o =_o 3_o 33144_o =_o â—_o =_o â—_o 36000_o 3500_o 12793_o =_o 10_o =_o 1_o ½_o 24440_o 39455_o 6158_o =_o 15_o =_o 3_o 10640_o wiltshire_n 47205_o =_o 2_o 5952_o =_o 19_o =_o â—_o 39327_o =_o 2_o =_o 2_o ¼_n 13771_o =_o 2_o =_o 3_o ½_o 51672_o =_o 7_o =_o 11_o ½_o 54000_o 7000_o 10679_o =_o 8_o =_o 8_o ½_o 27418_o 57542_o 11704_o =_o 19â—_n 18240_o westmoreland_n 2784_o =_o â—_o 806_o =_o 5_o =_o 2_o 2269_o =_o 4_o =_o â—_o 1737_o =_o 7_o =_o â—_o 3014_o =_o 7_o =_o 4_o 6000_o 600_o 2322_o =_o 16_o =_o 1_o 6691_o 20065_o 547_o =_o 1_o =_o 4_o ½_o 1890_o yorksh_a r_o which_o the_o york_n and_o hull_n 83262_o =_o 4_o 17441_o =_o 18_o =_o 7_o 69201_o =_o 11_o =_o 8_o ½_o 39289_o =_o 9_o =_o 1_o 91620_o =_o 13_o =_o 8_o ¾_n 116000_o 12000_o 52226_o =_o 19_o =_o 8_o ½_o 121052_o 174202_o 19030_o =_o 16â—_n 26150_o wales_n north_n and_o south_n 70503_o =_o 6_o 12156_o =_o 9_o =_o 8_o 39854_o =_o 4_o =_o 9_o ¾_n â—1029_n =_o 11_o =_o â—_o 51256_o =_o 6_o =_o 8_o 169800_o 10500_o 26431_o =_o 18_o =_o 4_o 77921_o 127751_o 9766_o =_o 7_o =_o â—_o 33753_o london_n mid_a x_o &_o westmin_v 175969_o =_o 12_o 80280_o =_o 9_o =_o 4_o ½_o 267311_o =_o 16_o =_o 9_o ½_o 97622_o =_o 5_o =_o 11_o 307140_o =_o 8_o =_o 5_o ¾_n 140000_o 20180_o 140358_o =_o 13_o =_o 2_o 111215_o 365568_o 54831_o =_o 9_o =_o â—_o 56380_o grand_a total_o 1,651,702_o =_o 16_o 288,310_o =_o 19_o =_o 6_o ½_o 1,566,627_o =_o 10_o =_o 9_o ½_o 597,518_o =_o 13â—_n ¼_n 1,977,713_o =_o 17_o =_o 1_o ¼_n 2,000,400_o 206,980_o 694,476_o =_o 2_o =_o 5_o ¾_n 1,319,215_o 2,563,527_o 403,159_o =_o 17_o =_o 5_o 665362_o 〈…〉_z home_o countys_n viz._n surry_n &_o southw_o râ—_n 〈…〉_z cambdg_fw-mi kent_z essex_z norfolk_z suffolk_z berks_n buck_n &_o oxon_n total_a be_v 529,615_o =_o 2_o 69,428_o =_o 16_o =_o 7_o 493,265_o =_o â—_o =_o 1_o ¾_n 167,626_o =_o 18_o =_o 11_o ¼_n 632,388_o =_o 19_o =_o 6_o ½_o 626,000_o 57,800_o 184,520_o =_o 19_o =_o 5_o ¼_n 335,543_o 684,950_o 134,172_o =_o 12_o =_o 6_o 214,122_o 〈…〉_z of_o england_n exclude_v lond_n middlesex_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d total_a be_v 946,118_o =_o 2_o 138,601_o =_o 13_o =_o 7_o 806,050_o =_o 13_o =_o 10_o ¼_n 33â—,269_n =_o 8_o =_o 2_o 1,038,184_o =_o 9_o =_o 1_o 1,234,400_o 129,000_o 369,596_o =_o 9_o =_o 10_o ½_o 872,457_o 1,513,009_o 214,155_o =_o 15_o =_o 11_o 394,860_o 11._o what_o each_o county_n pay_v in_o the_o assessment_n of_o 400,000_o l._n 17_o &_o 18_o car._n 1._o 12._o a_o estimate_n of_o the_o poor_a rate_n upon_o each_o county_n by_o a_o reasonable_a medium_fw-la of_o several_a year_n make_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o reign_n there_o be_v likewise_o sum_v up_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o table_n in_o two_o separate_a article_n first_o the_o amount_v in_o each_o particular_a of_o the_o eleven_o home_n county_n which_o be_v think_v in_o land_n tax_n to_o pay_v more_o than_o their_o proportion_n viz._n surry_n with_o southwark_n hertfordshire_n bedfordshire_n cambridgshire_n kent_n essex_n norfolk_z and_o suffolk_z berks_n buck_n and_o oxfordshire_n second_o the_o amount_v of_o the_o other_o county_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n exclusive_a of_o london_n westminster_n and_o middlesex_n which_o because_o they_o will_v over_o balance_v either_o side_n be_v to_o remain_v out_o of_o the_o contest_v the_o excise_n and_o number_n of_o house_n and_o hearth_n be_v no_o ill_a measure_n to_o form_v a_o judgement_n by_o of_o the_o trade_n wealth_n and_o ability_n of_o a_o country_n particular_o sir_n william_n petty_n who_o be_v esteem_v the_o best_a computer_n we_o ever_o have_v in_o all_o his_o political_a arithmetic_n both_o for_o england_n and_o ireland_n do_v very_o much_o govern_v himself_o by_o the_o hearth-money_n some_o light_n may_v be_v also_o have_v in_o this_o matter_n from_o the_o late_a poll_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n the_o article_n of_o ship-money_n show_v how_o person_n unconcern_v do_v think_v each_o county_n ought_v to_o be_v rate_v the_o aportionment_n of_o 1660_o make_v it_o appear_v what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o very_a able_a committee_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o upon_o this_o subject_a the_o aid_n of_o 1_o s._n and_o 2_o s._n in_o the_o pound_n set_v down_o in_o the_o table_n show_v that_o a_o pound_n rate_n have_v raise_v more_o in_o proportion_n than_o it_o do_v at_o present_a for_o if_o 3_o s._n in_o the_o pound_n do_v raise_v 1,566,627_o l._n 10_o s._n 9_o d._n â…•_n four_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n ought_v to_o raise_v 2,088,836_o l._n 14_o s._n 4_o d._n ¼_n the_o poor_a rate_n set_v down_o in_o the_o table_n may_v be_v very_o useful_a to_o such_o as_o love_v computation_n and_o who_o be_v inquisitive_a into_o the_o common_a business_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o desirous_a to_o know_v its_o strength_n and_o weakness_n it_o be_v collect_v with_o great_a labour_n and_o expense_n by_o mr_n ar._n mo._n a_o very_a know_a person_n he_o have_v not_o the_o account_n of_o wales_n but_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n wales_n bear_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o other_o tax_n the_o poor_a rate_n there_o must_v have_v be_v about_o 33,753_o l._n so_o that_o the_o poor_a rate_n at_o that_o time_n through_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v about_o 665,362_o l._n by_o the_o comparison_n of_o all_o these_o particular_n some_o light_n peradventure_o may_v be_v give_v and_o computation_n make_v that_o will_v a_o little_a help_n to_o the_o form_v a_o right_a judgement_n how_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v be_v rate_v in_o a_o land_n tax_n with_o somewhat_o more_o of_o equality_n but_o the_o observation_n and_o inference_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v from_o this_o table_n be_v humble_o submit_v to_o such_o as_o take_v delight_n in_o calculation_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o it_o be_v hope_v such_o a_o scheme_n will_v set_v better_a judgement_n and_o able_a head_n to_o work_v upon_o a_o matter_n that_o deserve_v so_o well_o to_o be_v effectual_o consider_v 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which_o they_o have_v not_o absolute_a use_n but_o in_o number_n of_o house_n london_n westminster_n and_o middlesex_n be_v not_o a_o eleven_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o by_o the_o monthly_a assessment_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o parliament_n have_v judge_v they_o about_o a_o ten_o part_n in_o the_o apportionment_n of_o 100,000_o l._n upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n in_o the_o year_n 1660_o they_o be_v value_v and_o rate_v at_o about_o a_o fourteen_o part_n in_o the_o assessment_n of_o ship-money_n at_o about_o a_o ten_o part_n and_o in_o a_o assessment_n of_o 30,000_o l._n give_v to_o harry_n the_o seven_o in_o lieu_n for_o that_o time_n of_o the_o aid_n pur_fw-mi fair_a sitz_fw-fr chivaleer_n &_o pur_fw-mi file_n merry_a rot._n parl._n 19_o har._n 7._o n_o o._n 10._o london_n westminster_n and_o middlesex_n be_v rate_v at_o but_o 889_o l._n 10_o s._n 2_o d._n which_o be_v about_o a_o thirty_o three_o part_n of_o that_o tax_n and_o in_o the_o poor_a rate_n they_o appear_v to_o 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and_o reason_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o same_o prince_n shall_v be_v in_o every_o good_a government_n but_o this_o will_v be_v very_o hard_a to_o compass_v in_o that_o long_a possession_n many_o country_n be_v in_o of_o be_v favourable_o handle_v in_o all_o tax_n it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o present_a aid_n the_o assessor_n be_v upon_o oath_n but_o in_o matter_n of_o revenue_n it_o have_v be_v always_o find_v that_o oath_n be_v very_o little_o regard_v if_o in_o the_o custom_n and_o excise_n all_o entry_n be_v to_o be_v make_v upon_o oath_n of_o the_o party_n and_o the_o king_n have_v no_o other_o hold_n he_o may_v indeed_o save_v the_o charge_n of_o officer_n but_o he_o will_v see_v very_o little_a from_o those_o revenue_n the_o officer_n in_o the_o custom_n and_o excise_n be_v upon_o oath_n but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o check_n upon_o they_o those_o branch_n will_v turn_v to_o small_a account_n and_o we_o see_v in_o the_o present_a charge_n upon_o interest-money_n how_o little_a scruple_n man_n make_v of_o swear_v not_o to_o have_v 100_o l._n who_o be_v general_o think_v to_o be_v worth_a 20,000_o l._n tax_n can_v never_o be_v equal_o levy_v where_o the_o people_n be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o or_o with_o no_o other_o check_n upon_o they_o but_o their_o own_o conscience_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o ancient_a prerogative_n of_o our_o king_n to_o name_v their_o own_o commissioner_n for_o the_o levy_v and_o collect_v such_o aid_n fifteenth_n and_o ten_o as_o their_o subject_n give_v they_o which_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o old_a commission_n ad_fw-la assidendum_fw-la &_o colligendum_fw-la that_o be_v wont_a to_o accompany_v grant_n of_o that_o nature_n in_o that_o aid_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o harry_v the_o three_o when_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la pass_v there_o be_v the_o form_n of_o that_o commission_n vid._n rot._n pat._n 39_o h._n 3._o m._n 8._o dorso_n and_o such_o commission_n pass_v several_a time_n after_o vid._n rot._n pat._n 1._o edw._n 2._o p._n m._n 3._o rot._n pat._n 7._o edw._n 2._o p._n m._n 3._o rot._n pat._n 3._o edw._n 3._o ps_n 3._o m._n 18._o rot._n pat._n 6._o edw._n 3._o ps_n m._n 19_o rot._n fin._n 23._o edw._n 3._o m._n 10._o and_o in_o the_o other_o grant_n that_o come_v afterward_o the_o king_n be_v desire_v to_o issue_n out_o his_o commission_n for_o the_o levy_n of_o they_o as_o customable_o vid._n rot._n parl._n 6._o rich._n 2._o n_o o._n 16._o rot._n parl._n 2._o harry_n 4._o n._n 9_o rot_v parl._n 14._o harry_n 6._o n._n 12._o where_o the_o commissioner_n have_v power_n to_o examine_v all_o party_n upon_o oath_n of_o the_o true_a value_n of_o their_o estate_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o harry_n the_o six_o there_o be_v a_o authority_n give_v to_o one_o lord_n and_o the_o two_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n in_o each_o county_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o commissioner_n to_o see_v that_o no_o wrong_n be_v do_v in_o the_o distribution_n of_o 4000_o l._n which_o be_v to_o be_v deduct_v out_o of_o the_o aid_n for_o decay_a town_n and_o place_n vid._n rot._n parl._n 11._o h._n 6._o n._n 4._o the_o first_o time_n we_o find_v commissioner_n name_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o levy_n ten_o and_o fifteenths_fw-mi be_v in_o edward_n the_o four_o reign_n who_o be_v a_o luxurious_a prince_n and_o give_v the_o people_n reason_n to_o suspect_v his_o conduct_n vid._n rot._n parl._n 12._o edw._n 4._o n._n 41._o and_o 14._o edw._n 4._o n._n 7._o the_o record_n be_v both_o dark_a enough_o but_o the_o parliament_n seem_v there_o to_o name_n commissioner_n who_o the_o king_n shall_v authorize_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o assess_v and_o levy_v the_o aid_n and_o that_o the_o money_n so_o levy_v shall_v remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o collector_n to_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o king_n in_o chancery_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o proclamation_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o the_o king_n of_o his_o muster_n the_o parliament_n suspect_v a_o aid_n be_v desire_v and_o no_o war_n intend_v so_o that_o their_o gift_n seem_v conditional_a and_o they_o name_v commissioner_n to_o see_v to_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o the_o trust_n but_o afterward_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o harry_n the_o seven_o the_o occasion_n of_o name_v commissioner_n in_o parliament_n seem_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o apparent_a for_o that_o covetous_a prince_n be_v wont_a to_o ask_v great_a aid_n of_o his_o people_n on_o pretence_n of_o war_n that_o be_v never_o intend_v therefore_o the_o aid_n which_o be_v give_v he_o the_o twelve_o of_o his_o reign_n be_v upon_o this_o condition_n to_o be_v levy_v upon_o the_o people_n if_o the_o war_n proceed_v but_o not_o to_o be_v levy_v if_o a_o peace_n or_o truce_n ensue_v before_o they_o come_v to_o be_v due_a