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Cardinal's Frugality Sparks Taxation Debate in Biscay
Fragment from The Historical Register discusses 1718 French war finances. It critiques Cardinal's economy pulling funds from war and church, detailing wax candle cuts, treasury promises, and new duties on Biscay goods, opposing to the privileges of local inhabitants. It notes suspicions of sincerity in promises and widespread resentment.
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Don Joseph de Aledha
God
Biscay
Cassille