Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	penny_n	pound_n	shilling_n	5,001	5	11.2551	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56013	Proposal for an equal land-tax humbly submitted for consideration.		1691 (1691)	Wing P3691; ESTC R39721	8,829	18

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the_o great_a tax_n now_o upon_o we_o i_o leave_v these_o to_o be_v further_o consider_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n though_o they_o do_v not_o pay_v to_o the_o full_a yet_o they_o will_v pay_v three_o time_n as_o much_o in_o proportion_n as_o they_o do_v former_o i_o have_v all_o this_o while_n be_v drive_v at_o equality_n but_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n so_o unequal_a that_o i_o can_v but_o declare_v my_o sense_n against_o it_o and_o that_o be_v that_o house_n shall_v bear_v equal_a proportion_n with_o land_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n as_o every_o man_n reason_n will_v tell_v he_o they_o ought_v therefore_o to_o be_v abate_v a_o four_o or_o a_o five_o part_n if_o the_o parliament_n shall_v not_o

a_o proposal_n for_o a_o equal_a land-tax_n humble_o submit_v to_o consideration_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1691._o a_o proposal_n for_o a_o equal_a land-tax_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o urgent_a necessity_n at_o present_a of_o raise_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o which_o the_o common_a people_n of_o england_n we_o may_v safe_o presume_v will_v willing_o contribute_v their_o utmost_a and_o matter_n may_v be_v so_o order_v that_o their_o assistance_n will_v be_v very_o considerable_a but_o some_o will_v have_v the_o gentry_n take_v the_o whole_a burden_n upon_o themselves_o and_o a_o few_o other_o and_o will_v have_v this_o money_n raise_v by_o a_o land-tax_n which_o way_n will_v very_o probable_o be_v follow_v here_o it_o be_v confess_v it_o that_o though_o this_o tax_n prove_v heavy_a yet_o upon_o this_o great_a occasion_n it_o will_v be_v bear_v with_o cheerfulness_n if_o it_o be_v make_v equal_a but_o the_o monstrous_a inequality_n of_o it_o as_o the_o rate_n be_v now_o be_v more_o grievous_a than_o the_o tax_n itself_o what_o can_v be_v a_o great_a heart-breaking_n then_o to_o pay_v double_a and_o treble_a in_o proportion_n to_o other_o people_n and_o many_o a_o poor_a gentleman_n must_v be_v ruin_v if_o these_o rate_n continue_v a_o remedy_n for_o this_o evil_n have_v be_v noble_o attempt_v already_o in_o parliament_n by_o bring_v the_o payment_n to_o a_o pound_n rate_n and_o sure_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o tax_n of_o two_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n and_o three_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n be_v the_o fair_a that_o ever_o be_v grant_v nor_o have_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n do_v in_o england_n more_o become_v a_o parliament_n but_o that_o which_o be_v well_o design_v be_v so_o villanous_o execute_v i_o mean_v in_o the_o assess_n that_o even_o those_o tax_n prove_v shameful_o unequal_a so_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o care_n that_o be_v take_v some_o man_n pay_v double_a and_o treble_a to_o other_o not_o that_o much_o land_n be_v assess_v above_o the_o true_a value_n for_o that_o be_v not_o complain_v of_o but_o while_o some_o be_v assess_v to_o the_o full_a other_o be_v assess_v at_o the_o half_a or_o three_o part_n by_o which_o mean_v they_o that_o be_v assess_v to_o the_o full_a pay_v double_a or_o treble_a for_o example_n if_o there_o be_v three_o farm_n of_o equal_a value_n that_o be_v each_o of_o they_o worth_a threescore_o pound_n a_o year_n and_o one_o of_o these_o be_v due_o rate_v at_o threescore_o pound_n the_o second_o unduely_a at_o thirty_o and_o the_o three_o at_o twenty_o in_o this_o case_n the_o first_o pay_v double_a to_o the_o second_o and_o treble_a to_o the_o three_o you_o will_v say_v that_o to_o rectify_v this_o matter_n we_o must_v raise_v all_o those_o that_o be_v under-rated_n and_o thereby_o have_v all_o land_n assess_v at_o their_o just_a and_o full_a value_n in_o answer_v whereunto_o i_o confess_v that_o if_o this_o thing_n be_v do_v we_o may_v easy_o 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these_o commissioner_n upon_o clear_a proof_n in_o write_v of_o the_o true_a value_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v make_v just_a abatement_n and_o shall_v settle_v the_o complainants_n tax_n at_o the_o say_a proportion_n of_o two_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n 5._o that_o the_o commissioner_n cause_v all_o these_o deposition_n and_o their_o order_n upon_o they_o to_o be_v fair_o transcribe_v into_o a_o book_n and_o so_o transmit_v they_o to_o the_o committee_n which_o the_o parliament_n shall_v please_v to_o appoint_v for_o this_o service_n 6._o that_o this_o committee_n of_o parliament_n shall_v inspect_v the_o say_v deposition_n and_o order_n and_o shall_v disallow_v the_o order_n if_o the_o evidence_n seem_v not_o clear_a or_o alter_v they_o as_o they_o see_v cause_n 7._o all_o order_n and_o abatement_n make_v by_o the_o commissioner_n to_o stand_v good_a unless_o and_o until_o they_o be_v disallow_v by_o the_o committee_n of_o parliament_n 8._o no_o proof_n to_o be_v admit_v but_o 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