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Newspaper
Daily Courant
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 09, 1732
Page
1
The piece analyzes the origins of excises and royal revenue, arguing that crowns depended on parliamentary grants and taxes. It critiques a Trade advocate and questions claims about taxation as a remedy, noting historical shifts from royal estates to public levies and the burden on subjects.
A dense discussion traces how customs and excises evolved under English Crown rule, contrasting Holland and England, and arguing that duties, not land rents, funded the state. It notes powerful ancient prerogatives, burdens on subjects, and the shift toward taxation by indirect duties as a protection of liberty.
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