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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt:...Ty of the whole.) It must come to pass, that the same Persons must from Christmas, 1665. pay of their whole Estates, if the War with Holland continue two years longer, at the value of the last years Expence5, provided His Majesty be kept out of Debt. 2. But if the Publick Charge were laid proportionably,» no Man need pay above-fa of his whole Effects, even in case the Tax should rise to 250000/. per Mensem, which God forbid. 1 S omits 'art: forced to.' D, 'but of.' '13 Charles II., stat. 1, c. 3 imposed an assessment of,£70,000 per month for 18 months, beginning 15 December, 1661. 4 D, 'indirectly.' Apparently an allusion to the assessment of £68,819. 9. per month for 36 months granted by 16 & 17 Charles II., c. 1, beginning 15 December, 1664. To this 17 Charles II., c. 1 added £51,083. 6s. SJ. per month for 14 months beginning Christmas, 1665. 3. That is to say, according to the present ways, some pay four times as much more as they ought, or needed; which disproportion is the true and proper Grievance of Taxes, and which must be felt when the Tax happens to be great and extraordinary: Whereas by meer Method and Proportion, the same may be corrected as aforesaid; and withal, just Accounts might be kept of the People, with the respective Increases and Decreases of them, their Wealth, and Foreign Trade. C H A P. I. 3 Containing several Computations of the Wealth of the Kingdom. 1. "T"HERE are of Men, Women, and Children, in i-England and Wales, about six Millions, whose Expence at 6l. 13J. d. per Annum, or near d. per Diem, for Food, Housing, Cloaths, and all other necessaries, amount to 40 Millions,per Annum. 2. There are in England and Wales, of Acres of Land (worth 6l. s. 8d. per Acre1, and 18 years purchase) 24 Millions,...