A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Great Britain |
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... duties whose very existence hampered the trade and fettered the in- dustry of the nation . It is to Pitt's immortal honour that he should have remedied one of these evils , and that he should have attempted to deal with the other of ...
... duties whose very existence hampered the trade and fettered the in- dustry of the nation . It is to Pitt's immortal honour that he should have remedied one of these evils , and that he should have attempted to deal with the other of ...
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... duties were , however , far more ancient , and hardly less profitable . Some authorities have derived the name from ... duties dated from the reign of Richard I. The customs , to use the word in its larger and usual sense , were of later ...
... duties were , however , far more ancient , and hardly less profitable . Some authorities have derived the name from ... duties dated from the reign of Richard I. The customs , to use the word in its larger and usual sense , were of later ...
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... duties rose rapidly afterwards . On James I.'s accession it amounted to 127,000l .; and , at the close of his reign , it had reached 190,000l.2 It is stated , though probably incorrectly , that , at the outbreak of the Civil War , it ...
... duties rose rapidly afterwards . On James I.'s accession it amounted to 127,000l .; and , at the close of his reign , it had reached 190,000l.2 It is stated , though probably incorrectly , that , at the outbreak of the Civil War , it ...
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... duties , had also been imposed . But the revenue had not merely increased from the addition of fresh duties . The old branches had concurrently been developed . The advan- tages of settled government , and of an improved trade , were ...
... duties , had also been imposed . But the revenue had not merely increased from the addition of fresh duties . The old branches had concurrently been developed . The advan- tages of settled government , and of an improved trade , were ...
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... duties as England ; it agreed to raise 48,000l . of land tax for every 1,997,000l . raised in England . England , on her part , agreed that certain stamp duties and other taxes should not be extended to Scotland.2 The union did not add ...
... duties as England ; it agreed to raise 48,000l . of land tax for every 1,997,000l . raised in England . England , on her part , agreed that certain stamp duties and other taxes should not be extended to Scotland.2 The union did not add ...
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