A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Stephen Dowell
The book A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day was written by author Stephen Dowell Here you can read free online of A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day a good or bad book?
What reading level is A Sketch of the History of Taxes in England From the Earliest Times to the Present Day book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
600; Tyrrell, ii. 924. The King, before leaving England^ had, on refusal of the prelates to pay a general tax, ob- Digitized by VjOOQ IC TALLAGE. 91 About the thirtieth year of the King, another tallage appears to have been levied; and we may conclude the list of the principal tallages of the reign with what Madox quotes from a writ of the thirty- ninth year of the King, concerning the tallage demanded that year of the citizens of London, which throws con- siderable light on the subject imder c...onsideration : — ' In or about the thirty-ninth year of King Henry London III., it was provided by the King's Council at Merton, ledg^to that the King should tallage his demesnes in England Je. towards the great expenses he had been at in foreign parts. The citizens of London being called before the King and his Council at Merton about tallaging the city, Ealf Hardel the mayor with several others came, and the King demanded of them a tallage of three thousand marks. When they had consulted with their fellow citizens, they came and oflTered two thousand m^rks by way of aid, saying, they could not nor would give more.
User Reviews: