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Critique of Excise Laws and Lottery Impositions
A polemic asserts the new minister favors expanding Excise laws over extension, condemns their reach, and denounces two peacetime lotteries as wasteful. The author criticizes the Earl of Bute for ostentatious economy while funding government needs, noting high interest on lottery annuities and the burden on creditors serving navy and ordnance.
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Hydra of Excise
Monster of Excise
Earl of Bute
Navy
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