CHAP. IX. Motives to the quiet bearing of extraordinary TAXES.
HAving shewed how great and glorious things may be done with no less diffi∣culty than what ¼ of the King's Subjects do already endure; I offer these further Rea∣sons
The political anatomy of Ireland with the establishment for that kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was Lord Lieutenant ... : to which is added Verbum sapienti, or, An account of the wealth and expences of England, and the method of raising taxes in the most equal manner ... / by Sir William Petty ...
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- The political anatomy of Ireland with the establishment for that kingdom when the late Duke of Ormond was Lord Lieutenant ... : to which is added Verbum sapienti, or, An account of the wealth and expences of England, and the method of raising taxes in the most equal manner ... / by Sir William Petty ...
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to quiet mens Minds, in case this utmost 250,000 l. per mensem should be ever de∣manded upon this Holland-War.
1. That of all Naval Expence, not 1/20 is ••or Forreign Commodities, nor need it be ••f, if the people would do their part, and the Governours direct them the nearest ways.
2. That stoppage of Trade is considera∣ble, but as one to eight; for we exchange not above five Millions worth per ann. for our 40.
3. That the Expence of the King, &c. being about 400,000 l. per ann. is but 1/100 part of the Expence of the Nation, who all have the Pleasure and Honour of it.
4. That the Money of the Nation being but about 5 Millions and ½, and the earning of the same 25; It is not difficult for them to encrease their Money a Million per ann. by an easie advance of their Industry, apply∣ed to such Manufactures as will fetch Mo∣ney from abroad.
5. The Wealth of England lies in Land and People, so as they make five parts of six of the whole: But the Wealth of Holland lies more in Money, Housing, Shipping and Wares. Now supposing England three∣times
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as rich as Holland in Land, and People (as it is) and Holland twice as rich as we in other Particulars (as it scarce is); We are still upon the Balance of the whole near twice as rich as they: Of which I wish those that understand Holland, would consi∣der and calculate.
6. There are in England above four Acres of Arrable, Meadow and Pasture-Land, for every Soul in it; and those so fertile, as that the labour of one man in tilling them, is suf∣ficient to get a bare Livelihood for above 10: So as 'tis for want of Discipline that any Poverty appears in England, and that any are hanged or starved upon that ac∣count.