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equivalent_a tax_n it_o be_v a_o special_a tax_n so_o call_v taille_fw-fr a_o very_a hard_a tax_n taillon_n subvention_n etape_n staple_n for_o the_o soldier_n for_o the_o utensil_n of_o soldier_n for_o the_o subsistence_n for_o the_o garrison_n for_o the_o morte-pays_a for_o the_o wage_n of_o governor_n for_o the_o king_n debt_n and_o affair_n for_o extraordinary_a gratification_n for_o the_o free-gift_n expense_n of_o recovery_n and_o accomptability_n the_o tax_n upon_o land-estate_n and_o house_n do_v oftentimes_o exceed_v what_o the_o proprietor_n get_v from_o they_o at_o least_o one_o half_a and_o many_o be_v willing_a to_o yield_v they_o up_o for_o the_o tax_n who_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o do_v it_o there_o be_v tax_n upon_o drink_n as_o follow_v aid_n or_o subsidy_n upon_o wine_n upon_o cider_n brandy_n beer_n vinegar_n verjuice_n chocolate_a tea_n sorbek_n coffee_n and_o general_o upon_o all_o other_o liquid_a thing_n or_o that_o wherewith_o any_o drink_n can_v be_v make_v it_o 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defraud_v the_o king_n excise_n and_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v imprison_v and_o lose_v all_o his_o estate_n or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o for_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o beside_o what_o all_o the_o wine_n pay_v general_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o every_o considerable_a town_n for_o the_o duty_n which_o be_v very_o high_a the_o vintner_n in_o all_o town_n borroughs_n and_o village_n pay_v beside_o other_o great_a duty_n upon_o every_o vessel_n of_o wine_n they_o sell_v and_o that_o their_o cellar_n be_v every_o day_n visit_v search_v and_o gage_v by_o many_o hundred_o of_o rascal_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n who_o have_v great_a wages_n allow_v they_o and_o because_o many_o gentleman_n and_o burgher_n have_v some_o wine_n from_o their_o own_o vineyard_n for_o which_o they_o pay_v at_o
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l._n 28._o r._n three_o part_n of_o four_o p._n 19_o l._n 29._o r._n 70._o p._n 47._o l._n 27._o r._n as_o p._n 50._o l._n 13._o r._n day-labourer_n p._n 52._o l._n 20._o after_o day_n add_v for_o food_n diet_n and_o clothes_n ibid._n l._n 22._o after_o expense_n r._n for_o the_o food_n alone_o and_o l._n 28._o after_o wherewithal_o r._n to_o cloth_n and_o p._n 68_o l._n 2._o r._n 21._o p._n 108._o l._n 21._o r._n of_o which_o p._n 180._o l._n 8._o r._n 340._o p._n 206._o l._n 1._o r._n the_o p._n 224._o l._n 26._o r._n the_o three_o part_n in_o four_o p._n 226._o l._n 12._o r._n in_o the_o province_n p._n 232._o l._n 22._o r._n linnen-cloath_n p._n 247._o l._n 12._o r._n per_fw-la pound_n p._n 252._o l._n 5._o deal_n of_o the_o content_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 1._o the_o desolation_n and_o ruin_n of_o france_n demonstrate_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 2._o pag._n 26._o a_o more_o punctual_a and_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o france_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 65._o that_o england_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o populous_a proportionable_o to_o its_o bigness_n than_o france_n be_v even_o before_o the_o war._n chap._n 4._o pag._n 174._o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o french_a king_n have_v devour_v the_o three-fourths_n of_o all_o the_o capital_a stock_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n chap._n 5._o pag._n 193._o a_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o depopulation_n of_o france_n together_o with_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o depopulation_n chap._n 6._o pag._n 223._o prognostic_n which_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o depopulation_n of_o france_n chap._n 7._o pag._n 254._o a_o list_n of_o the_o principal_a imposition_n and_o tax_n that_o be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n the_o desolation_n and_o ruin_n of_o france_z demonstrate_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o france_n be_v now_o become_v the_o common_a theme_n of_o discourse_n and_o the_o most_o ordinary_a subject_n of_o conversation_n especial_o 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