A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions / Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c.; the same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland.

The Index.

An Enumeration and description of the several Branches of the Publick Charge.	Page 1
The Maintenance of Governours ought to be in greater splendour then private Callings can reach to.	Ibidem
The honour of being trusted, and the pleasure of being feared, is reward enough for some Offices.	p. 2
The Pastorage of Souls ought to be a Publick Charge even upon a Civil Account.	Ibid.
The use of Schools and Universities, as they are a publick charge.	3
The common and general Causes, which encrease and aggravate the burthen of paying Taxes.	4
The Causes that excite Forreign and Offensive Wars.	Ibid.
The Causes of Defensive and Civil Wars.	5
A Cause of unnecessary Ecclesiastical Charge, is the not sizing of Parishes according to the Alterations which have been in Religion and Trade.	6
That five thousand Parishes are enough for England and Wales, so as to give unto each but a thousand Parishioners, and so as that none need go two miles to Church.	7
Antiquated Offices and overgrown Fees a Cause of unnecessary Charge in the Government, and administration of Justice.	8
Registers for Conveyances of Lands and Depositories for moveable Pawns, as also Banks of Money will lessen the Charge of Law-suits and Writings.	9
How the number of such as relate to the Faculty of Medicine may be adjusted.	10
How the number of Students in the Universities intending to make Learning the way of their livelihood may be adjusted.	Ibid.
An Use propounded for the choice Parish-Children and Foundlings, to force on an useful Work, which hath hitherto been but perfunctorily pursued.	Ibid.
That the number of unnecessary Merchants and Retailers be retrenched.	11
The careful Maintenance and Education of exposed Children, and concealing their names and Families, is a matter of great consequence.	Ibid.
A Proposal of several Employments, for Beggars and such as have now no Work.	12
Great Works of Labour though in themselves unnecessary, are nevertheless of advantage to the Publick.	13
The mending of Highwayes, building Bridges and Causeys, and the making of Rivers Navigable in England, would make English Horses an exportable Commodity, and help to vend the Commodities of Ireland.	Ibid.
The Causes of unquiet bearing of Taxes, viz.	14
First, That the Sovereign exacts too much.	15
Secondly, That Assessments are unequally laid.	Ibid.
Thirdly, That the Moneys levied are vainly expended.	Ibid.
Fourthly, Or given to Favourites.	Ibid.
Fifthly, Ignorance of the Number, Trade, and Wealth of the People.	16
Sixthly, Obscurity about the right of imposing.	Ibid.
Seventhly, Fewness of People.	Ibid.
Eighthly, Scarcity of Money, and confusion of Coins.	17
Ninthly, That scarce an hundredth part of the Riches of this Nation is Coined Bullion.	Ibid.
Tenthly, The non-acceptance of Some Commodities in specie in discharge of Taxes.	Ibid.
The Consequences of a Tax too heavy if there be too much Money in a Nation, which may be; or if there be too little, and that either in a State well or ill governed.	17,?18,?19
The first way of providing for the Publick Charge, is the excinding or setting apart of a proportion of the Territory, in the nature of Crown-Lands.	20
The second is taking away the same proportion of the Rents of all Lands.	21
The Nation is happy where either of the said two wayes is practised ab antiquo, and upon original agreement, and not exacted as a sudden contingent Surcharge upon the People.	21
The Owners of settled Rents bear the burthen of a Land-Tax, or Assessment, others probably gaining thereby.	Ibid.
A Land-Tax upon free Estates resolves into an Excise upon Consumptions.	22
Assessment upon Housing more uncertain then that of Land, Housing being of a double nature, viz. either an instrument of gain, or way of expence.	Ibid.
The heavy taxing of Housing no discouragement to new Buildings; nor is the discouragement of new Buildings any means to prevent the populousness of a City.	Ibid.
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