Politikos megas the grand politician, or, The secret art of state-policy discovered in evident demonstrations of unparalleled prudence, and confirmed with wonderful and successful adventures, stratagems and exploits of wisdom and subtility, both in peace and war, by the most remarkable witts of former ages : being a treatise both useful and necessary for all nobles, states-men, judges, lawyers, justices of peace, officers of wars, and all such as now are, or may happen to stand at the helm of publick affairs, whether in kingdom or commonwealth / written originally in Latin by Conradus Reinking, Chancellour ot His Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandenburg, and now done into English by a careful hand.

INTRIGUE LIX. How to impose Taxes, without the offence, and grumbling of the Subject.

IF a Prince raise that, as a Tax, which is, in every place, cheap, and may be spared; and impose great Customs on such Commodi∣ties as promote the Luxury of great and rich Persons, and great Fines on all Riotous Livers, and such as slight and despise his Acts and Sta∣tutes of this Nature, he will gain ground up∣on the People's Affections, and raise Taxes without offence or grumbling. Moreover, it will be very acceptable, if he use any fiugal industry, upon his own account, and then o∣penly lay out the gain'd Money for the benefit of the publick; with a shew of great Care and good Husbandry. For nothing pleaseth Sub∣jects more, than when they see the King carefully look after the management of publick Affairs, and the Treasury not wasted in Luxury.