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Tax and finance critique in heated late-18th century prose
A pierceing political tirade condemns a minister for planned taxes on excise and a land tax, arguing the scheme profits corrupt officials. The speaker ridicules the treasury leader, notes cyder tax contempt, and mocks Scottish administration while urging accountability and historic financial reasoning.
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Duke of Newcastle
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England
Bamber Gascoyne
Lancashire
Butcheer Gascoyne
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