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The House Votes Land Tax and Ordnance Funds for 1726
On February 1 the Commons approved printing a sermon by Dr. Lockier and ordered a budget bill. They resolved to raise two shillings in the pound for lands and estates in England and Wales with a proportionate Scotland levy, and addressed the King for ship rebuilding costs. A land tax petition urged reform of misused funds, to be examined. The House then set amounts for the Office of Ordnance for land service for 1726 and its extraordinary expenses.
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Commons
Lockier
Peterborough
England
Wales
Scotland
St. James’s
Liberty of Westminster
Office of Ordnance