Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	lord_n	part_n	tenant_n	1,512	5	9.6400	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54612	A discourse of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. : with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the church, universities, rents and purchases ... : the same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England : humbly recommended to the present Parliament.	Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.	1689 (1689)	Wing P1920; ESTC R20953	59,806	88

where_o the_o least_o silver_n piece_n in_o six_o penny_n 19_o to_o apply_v all_o this_o i_o say_v that_o if_o there_o be_v too_o much_o money_n in_o a_o nation_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o commonalty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n and_o no_o harm_n even_o to_o particular_a man_n if_o the_o king_n have_v in_o his_o coffer_n all_o that_o be_v superfluous_a no_o more_o than_o if_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o pay_v their_o tax_n in_o any_o thing_n they_o can_v best_o spare_v 23._o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o the_o largeness_n of_o a_o public_a exhibition_n shall_v leave_v less_o money_n than_o be_v necessary_a to_o drive_v the_o nation_n trade_n than_o the_o mischief_n thereof_o will_v be_v the_o do_v of_o less_o work_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o lessen_v the_o people_n or_o their_o art_n and_o industry_n for_o a_o hundred_o pound_n pass_v a_o hundred_o hand_n for_o wage_n cause_n 1000_o l._n worth_n of_o commodity_n to_o be_v produce_v which_o hand_n will_v have_v be_v idle_a and_o useless_a have_v there_o not_o be_v this_o continual_a motive_n to_o their_o employment_n 21._o tax_n if_o they_o be_v present_o expend_v upon_o our_o own_o domestic_a commodity_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o do_v little_a harm_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n only_o they_o work_v a_o change_n in_o the_o riches_n and_o fortune_n of_o particular_a man_n and_o particular_o by_o transfer_v the_o same_o from_o the_o land_a and_o lazy_a to_o the_o crafty_a and_o industrious_a as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o gentleman_n have_v let_v his_o land_n to_o farm_n for_o a_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o several_a year_n or_o life_n &_o he_o be_v tax_v twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o maintain_v a_o navy_n then_o the_o effect_n hereof_o will_v be_v that_o this_o gentleman_fw-mi twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la will_v be_v distribute_v among_o seaman_n ship-carpenter_n and_o other_o trade_n relate_v to_o naval_a matter_n but_o if_o the_o gentleman_n have_v the_o land_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n then_o be_v tax_v a_o five_o part_n he_o will_v raise_v his_o rent_n near_o the_o same_o proportion_n upon_o his_o under_a tenant_n or_o will_v sell_v his_o cattle_n corn_n and_o wool_n a_o five_o part_n dear_a the_o like_a also_o will_v all_o other_o subdependents_n on_o he_o do_v and_o thereby_o recover_v in_o some_o measure_n what_o he_o pay_v last_o but_o if_o all_o the_o money_n leavy_v be_v throw_v into_o the_o sea_n than_o the_o ultimate_a effect_n will_v only_o be_v that_o every_o man_n must_v work_v a_o five_o part_n the_o hard_a or_o retrench_v a_o five_o part_n of_o his_o consumption_n viz._n the_o former_a if_o foreign_a trade_n be_v improveable_a and_o the_o latter_a if_o it_o be_v not_o 22._o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o worst_a of_o tax_n in_o a_o well-policyed_n state_n but_o in_o other_o state_n where_o be_v not_o a_o certain_a prevention_n of_o beggary_n and_o the_o every_o that_o be_v a_o sure_a livelihood_n for_o man_n want_v employment_n there_o i_o must_v confess_v a_o excessive_a tax_n cause_v excessive_a and_o insuperable_a want_n even_o of_o natural_a necessity_n and_o that_o on_o a_o sudden_a so_o as_o ignorant_a particular_a person_n can_v find_v out_o what_o way_n to_o subsist_v by_o and_o this_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n must_v cause_v sudden_a effect_n to_o relieve_v itself_o that_o be_v rapine_n fraud_n and_o this_o again_o must_v bring_v death_n mutilition_n and_o imprisonment_n according_a to_o the_o present_a law_n which_o be_v mischief_n and_o punishment_n as_o well_o unto_o the_o state_n as_o to_o the_o particular_a suffere_n of_o they_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o several_a way_n of_o tax_n tax_n and_o first_o of_o set_v a_o part_n a_o proportion_n of_o the_o whole_a territory_n for_o public_a use_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o crown-land_n and_o second_o by_o way_n of_o assessment_n or_o land-tax_a but_o suppose_v that_o the_o several_a cause_n of_o public_a charge_n be_v lessen_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v and_o that_o the_o people_n be_v well_o satisfy_v and_o content_v to_o pay_v their_o just_a share_n of_o what_o be_v needful_a for_o their_o govenment_n and_o protection_n as_o also_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o country_n it_o follow_v now_o to_o propose_v the_o several_a way_n and_o expedient_n how_o the_o same_o may_v be_v most_o easy_o speedy_o and_o insensible_o collect_v the_o which_o i_o shall_v do_v by_o expose_v the_o convenience_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o some_o of_o the_o principal_a way_n of_o levying_n use_v of_o late_a year_n within_o the_o several_a state_n of_o europe_n unto_o which_o other_o of_o small_a and_o more_o rare_a use_n may_v be_v refer_v 2._o imagine_v then_o a_o number_n of_o people_n plant_v in_o a_o territory_n who_o have_v upon_o computation_n conclude_v that_o two_o million_o of_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la be_v necessary_a to_o the_o public_a charge_n or_o rather_o who_o go_v more_o wise_o to_o work_n have_v compute_v a_o twenty_o five_o part_n of_o the_o proceed_v of_o all_o their_o land_n and_o labour_n be_v to_o be_v the_o excisum_n or_o the_o part_n to_o be_v cut_v out_o and_o lay_v aside_o for_o public_a use_n which_o proportion_v perhaps_o be_v fit_a enough_o to_o the_o affair_n of_o england_n but_o of_o that_o hereafter_o 3._o now_o the_o question_n be_v how_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o shall_v be_v raise_v the_o first_o way_n we_o propose_v be_v to_o excize_v the_o very_a land_n itself_o in_o kind_n that_o be_v to_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a twenty_o five_o million_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o england_n and_o wales_n as_o much_o land_n in_o speiec_fw-la as_o whereof_o the_o rack-rent_a will_v be_v two_o million_o viz._n about_o four_o million_o of_o acre_n which_o be_v about_o a_o six_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a make_v the_o say_v four_o million_o to_o be_v crown_n land_n and_o as_o the_o four_o county_n intend_v to_o be_v reserve_v in_o ireland_n upon_o the_o forfeiture_n be_v or_o else_o to_o excize_v a_o six_o part_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o be_v about_o the_o proportion_n that_o the_o adventurer_n and_o soldier_n in_o ireland_n retribute_v to_o the_o king_n as_o quit_v rent_n of_o which_o two_o way_n the_o latter_a be_v manifest_o the_o better_a the_o king_n have_v more_o security_n and_o more_o obligee_n provide_v the_o trouble_n and_o charge_n of_o this_o universal_a collection_n exceed_v not_o that_o of_o the_o other_o advantage_n considerable_o 4._o this_o way_n in_o a_o new_a state_n will_v be_v good_n be_v agree_v upon_o as_o it_o be_v in_o ireland_n before_o man_n have_v even_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o land_n at_o all_o wherefore_o whosoever_o buy_v land_n in_o ireland_n hereafter_o be_v no_o more_o concern_v with_o the_o quit_v rent_n wherewith_o they_o be_v charge_v then_o if_o the_o acre_n be_v so_o much_o the_o few_o or_o than_o man_n be_v who_o buy_v land_n out_o of_o which_o they_o know_v tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o true_o that_o country_n be_v happy_a in_o which_o by_o original_a accord_n such_o a_o rent_n be_v reserve_v as_o whereby_o the_o public_a charge_n may_v be_v bear_v without_o contingent_a sudden_a superaddition_n in_o which_o lie_v the_o very_a ratio_fw-la of_o the_o burden_n of_o all_o contribution_n and_o exaction_n for_o in_o such_o case_n as_o be_v say_v before_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o landlord_n pay_v but_o every_o man_n who_o eat_v but_o a_o egg_n or_o a_o onion_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o his_o land_n or_o who_o use_v the_o help_n of_o any_o artisan_n which_o feed_v on_o the_o same_o 5._o but_o if_o the_o same_o be_v propound_v in_o england_n viz._n if_o a_o aliquot_fw-la part_n of_o every_o landlord_n rent_n be_v excind_v or_o retrench_v than_o those_o who_o rent_n be_v settle_v and_o determine_v for_o long_a time_n to_o come_v will_v chief_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o such_o a_o imposition_n and_o other_o have_v a_o benefit_n thereby_o for_o suppose_v a._n and_o b._n have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o parcel_n of_o land_n of_o equal_a goodness_n and_o value_n suppose_v also_o that_o a._n have_v let_v his_o parcel_n for_o twenty_o one_o year_n at_o twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o that_o b._n be_v free_a now_o there_o come_v out_o a_o tax_n of_o a_o five_o part_n hereupon_o b._n will_v not_o let_v under_o 25_o l._n that_o his_o remainder_n may_v be_v twenty_o whereas_o a._n must_v be_v content_v with_o sixteen_o neat_a nevertheless_o the_o tenant_n of_o a._n will_v sell_v the_o proceed_v of_o their_o bargain_n at_o the_o same_o rate_n that_o the_o tenat_n of_o b._n shall_v do_v the_o effect_n of_o all_o this_o be_v first_o that_o the_o king_n five_o part_n of_o b._n his_o farm_n shall_v be_v great_a

reckon_v as_o for_o example_n if_o such_o money_n be_v depress_v but_o ten_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o per_fw-la cent_n than_o the_o two_o penny_n piece_n will_v be_v worth_a but_o three_o half_a penny_n which_o be_v twenty_o five_o per_fw-la cent_n and_o so_o of_o other_o proportion_n 9_o three_o in_o case_n the_o inconvenience_n of_o this_o money_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o necessitate_v a_o new_a coinage_n of_o it_o then_o will_v happen_v all_o the_o loss_n we_o mention_v before_o in_o melt_v it_o down_o by_o bullioner_n 10._o four_o if_o the_o two_o penny_n piece_v contain_v but_o the_o eight_o part_n of_o the_o silver_n usual_o in_o a_o shilling_n than_o dealer_n will_v have_v fifteen_o penny_n pay_v in_o this_o money_n for_o the_o same_o commodity_n for_o which_o they_o will_v take_v a_o shilling_n in_o standard_n silver_n 11._o raise_v of_o money_n be_v either_o the_o cut_v the_o pound_n troy_n of_o standard_n silver_n into_o more_o piece_n than_o former_o as_o into_z above_o sixty_o whereas_o heretofore_o the_o same_o be_v make_v but_o into_o twenty_o and_o yet_o both_o sort_n call_v shilling_n or_o else_o call_v the_o money_n already_o make_v by_o high_a name_n the_o reason_n or_o pretence_n give_v for_o such_o raise_n be_v these_o viz._n that_o the_o raise_n of_o money_n will_v bring_v it_o in_o and_o the_o material_a thereof_o more_o plentiful_o for_o trial_n whereof_o suppose_v one_o shilling_n be_v proclaim_v to_o be_v worth_a two_o what_o other_o effect_n can_v this_o have_v than_o the_o raise_n of_o all_o commodity_n unto_o a_o double_a price_n now_o if_o it_o be_v proclaim_v that_o labourer_n wage_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o rise_v at_o all_o upon_o this_o raise_n of_o money_n then_o will_v this_o act_n be_v as_o only_o a_o tax_n upon_o the_o say_a labourer_n as_o force_v they_o to_o lose_v half_a their_o wage_n which_o will_v not_o be_v only_o unjust_a but_o impossible_a unless_o they_o can_v live_v with_o the_o say_v half_a which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v for_o then_o the_o law_n that_o appoint_v such_o wage_n be_v ill_o make_v which_o shall_v allow_v the_o labourer_n but_o just_a wherewithal_o to_o live_v for_o if_o you_o allow_v double_a than_o he_o work_v but_o half_a so_o much_o as_o he_o can_v have_v do_v and_o otherwise_o will_v which_o be_v a_o loss_n to_o the_o public_a of_o the_o fruit_n of_o so_o much_o labour_n 12._o but_o suppose_v the_o quart_n d'_fw-fr escu_n of_o france_n common_o esteem_v worth_n eighteen_o penny_n be_v raise_v to_o three_o shilling_n then_o it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o the_o money_n of_o england_n will_v be_v indeed_o quartfield_n d'_fw-fr escu_n piece_n but_o as_o true_a that_o all_o the_o english_a money_n will_v be_v carry_v away_o and_o that_o our_o quart_n d'_fw-fr escu_n will_v contain_v but_o half_a so_o much_o bullion_n as_o our_o own_o money_n do_v so_o that_o raise_v of_o money_n may_v indeed_o change_v the_o species_n but_o with_o so_o much_o loss_n as_o the_o foreign_a piece_n be_v raise_v unto_o above_o their_o intrinsic_a value_n 13._o but_o for_o remedy_n of_o this_o suppose_v we_o raise_v the_o quart_n d'_fw-fr escu_n double_a and_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o our_o own_o money_n in_o exchange_n thereof_o i_o answer_v that_o such_o a_o prohibition_n be_v nugatory_n and_o impossible_a to_o be_v execute_v and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o say_a species_n will_v but_o make_v we_o sell_v the_o commodity_n buy_v with_o raise_a quart_n d'_fw-fr escue_n in_o essect_v but_o at_o half_a the_o usual_a rate_n which_o unto_o they_o that_o want_v such_o commodity_n will_v as_o well_o yield_v the_o full_a so_o that_o abate_v our_o price_n will_v as_o well_o allure_v stranger_n to_o buy_v extraordinary_a proportion_n of_o our_o commodity_n as_o raise_v their_o money_n will_v do_v but_o neither_o that_o nor_o abate_v the_o price_n will_v make_v stranger_n use_v more_o of_o our_o commodity_n than_o they_o want_v for_o although_o the_o first_o year_n they_o shall_v carry_v away_o a_o unuseful_a and_o superfluous_a proportion_n yet_o afterward_o they_o will_v take_v so_o much_o the_o less_o 14._o if_o this_o be_v true_a as_o in_o substance_n it_o be_v why_o then_o have_v so_o many_o wise_a state_n in_o several_a ancient_n as_o well_o as_o modern_a time_n frequent_o practise_v this_o artifice_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o draw_v in_o money_n into_o their_o respective_a dominion_n i_o answer_v that_o something_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o stupidity_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o people_n who_o can_v of_o a_o sudden_a understand_v this_o matter_n for_o i_o find_v many_o man_n wise_a enough_o who_o though_o they_o be_v well_o inform_v that_o raise_n of_o money_n signify_v little_a yet_o can_v sudden_o digest_v it_o as_o for_o example_n a_o unengage_v person_n who_o have_v money_n in_o his_o purse_n in_o england_n and_o shall_v hear_v that_o a_o ●●●ling_n be_v make_v fourteen_o penny_n in_o ireland_n will_v more_o ready_o run_v thither_o to_o buy_v land_n then_o before_o not_o sudden_o apprehend_v that_o for_o the_o same_o land_n which_o he_o may_v have_v buy_v before_o for_o six_o year_n purchase_n he_o shall_v now_o pay_v seven_o nor_o will_v seller_n in_o ireland_n of_o a_o sudden_a apprehend_v cause_n to_o raise_v their_o land_n proportional_o but_o will_v at_o least_o be_v content_v to_o compound_v the_o business_n viz._n to_o sell_v at_o six_o and_o a_o half_a and_o if_o the_o difference_n be_v a_o more_o ragged_a fraction_n man_n under_o a_o long_a time_n will_v not_o apprehend_v it_o nor_o ever_o be_v able_a exact_o to_o govern_v their_o practice_n according_a to_o it_o 15._o second_o although_o i_o apprehend_v little_a real_a defference_n between_o raise_v foreign_a money_n to_o double_a and_o abate_v half_a in_o the_o price_n of_o our_o own_o commodity_n yet_o to_o sell_v they_o on_o a_o tacit_a condition_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o foreign_a present_a money_n shall_v increase_v our_o money_n forasmuch_o as_o between_o raise_v the_o money_n and_o abase_v the_o price_n be_v the_o same_o difference_n as_o between_o sell_v for_o money_n and_o in_o barter_n which_o latter_a be_v the_o dear_a or_o between_o sell_v for_o present_a money_n and_o for_o time_n barter_v resolve_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o uncertain_a time_n 19_o i_o say_v suppose_v english_a cloth_n be_v sell_v at_o six_o shilling_n a_o yard_n and_o french_a canvas_n at_o eighteen_o penny_n the_o ell_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v all_o one_o in_o order_n to_o increase_v money_n in_o england_n to_o raise_v the_o french_a money_n double_a or_o to_o abate_v half_a of_o the_o price_n of_o our_o cloth_n i_o think_v the_o former_a better_o because_o that_o former_a way_n or_o proposition_n carry_v with_o it_o a_o condition_n have_v foreign_a money_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o not_o canvas_n in_o barter_n between_o which_o two_o way_n the_o world_n general_o agree_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n wheresore_n if_o we_o can_v afford_v to_o abate_v half_a our_o price_n but_o will_v not_o do_v it_o but_o for_o our_o neighbour_n money_n than_o we_o gain_v so_o much_o as_o the_o say_a difference_n between_o money_n and_o barter_n amount_v unto_o by_o such_o raise_n of_o our_o neighbour_n money_n 17._o but_o the_o fundamental_a solution_n of_o this_o question_n depend_v upon_o a_o real_a and_o not_o a_o imaginary_a way_n of_o compute_v the_o price_n of_o commodity_n in_o order_n to_o which_o real_a way_n i_o premise_v these_o supposition_n first_o then_o suppose_v there_o pe_z in_o a_o territory_n a_o thousand_o people_n let_v these_o people_n be_v suppose_v sufficient_a to_o till_o this_o whole_a territory_n as_o to_o the_o husbandry_n of_o corn_n which_o we_o will_v suppose_v to_o contain_v all_o necessary_n for_o life_n as_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n we_o suppose_v the_o word_n bread_n do_v and_o let_v the_o production_n of_o a_o bushel_n of_o this_o corn_n be_v suppose_v of_o equal_a labour_n to_o that_o of_o produce_v a_o ounce_n of_o silver_n suppose_v again_o that_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o this_o land_n and_o ten_o of_o the_o people_n viz_o a_o hundred_o of_o they_o can_v produce_v corn_n enough_o for_o the_o whole_a suppose_v that_o the_o rent_n of_o land_n find_v out_o as_o abovementioned_a be_v a_o four_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a product_n about_o which_o proportion_n it_o real_o be_v as_o we_o may_v perceive_v by_o pay_v a_o four_o sheaf_n instead_o of_o rent_n in_o some_o place_n suppose_v also_o that_o whereas_o but_o a_o hundred_o be_v necessary_a for_o this_o husbandry_n yet_o that_o two_o hundred_o have_v take_v up_o the_o trade_n and_o suppose_v that_o where_o a_o bushel_n of_o corn_n will_v suffice_v yet_o man_n out_o of_o delicacy_n will_v use_v two_o make_v use_n of_o the_o flower_n only_o