Jus imponendi vectigana, or, The learning touching customs, tonnage, poundage, and impositions on merchandizes, asserted as well from the rules of the common and civil law, as of generall reason and policy of state / by Sir John Davis ...
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Jus imponendi vectigana, or, The learning touching customs, tonnage, poundage, and impositions on merchandizes, asserted as well from the rules of the common and civil law, as of generall reason and policy of state / by Sir John Davis ...
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Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.
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London :: Printed for Henry Twyford ...,
MDCLIX [1659]
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Commercial law -- England.
Tariff -- England.
Taxation -- England.
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CHAP. XIV.
Of other Impositions, besides the ancient Cu∣stomes
before mentioned, laid upon Mer∣chandizes,
by severall Kings and Queens
since the Conquest; some of which Imposi∣tions
have been discontinued or remitted,
and some of them are continued and paid
at this day; and first of the Imposition set
by King Edw. 1. over and besides the Cu∣stomes
spoken of before.
IT appeareth in the Record of the Ex∣chequer
of England, That in 16 Edw. 1.
an Imposition of four shillings was laid
upon every Tun of Wine brought into
England, from certain Towns in Gascogine
and Spain, and at this day answered and
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compted for duty, for the space of ten
years, untill the 26 Edw. 1. when it was
remitted but during the Kings pleasure
only; it appeareth likewise 25 Edw. 1. by
the Charter of the confirmation then
made of the Great Charter, that King
Edw. 1. had for divers years before, set
and laid an Imposition of fourty shillings
upon every Sack of Wooll exported,
which ad instantiam Communitatis he was
pleased to remit; which remittall was of
meer Grace, upon the Petition of the
Commons, after that Imposition had
been laid many years before; and it is
to be noted, that this Imposition of
fourty shillings upon a Sack of Wooll,
was taken and levied above twenty
years together, after the new Imposition
of the demi mark upon a Sack of Wooll,
which was set and established; for that
begun in 3 Edw. 1. and this Imposition of
fourty shillings continued till 25 Edw. 1.
which is a strong argument that the first
establishment of the demi mark, was not
by a binding Act of Parliament, with a
Negative voice, that no other duties
should be taken for those Merchandizes,
as was surmized, but was only a mitiga∣tion
or reducement of a greater Custome
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paid before, which was done of meer
Grace, upon some reason of State at that
time.