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the_o entrance_n of_o the_o suburb_n or_o to_o the_o patache_n on_o the_o river_n which_o be_v boat_n with_o officer_n of_o the_o custom-house_n and_o guard_n to_o levy_v the_o say_a tax_n on_o all_o thing_n import_v or_o export_v by_o water_n there_o be_v moreover_o a_o tax_n lay_v upon_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v retail_v within_o the_o city_n and_o surburb_n and_o because_o that_o this_o revenue_n must_v necessary_o fall_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o decrease_v and_o poverty_n of_o the_o people_n the_o court_n who_o be_v unwilling_a that_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o augment_v the_o tax_n on_o every_o thing_n to_o make_v up_o what_o they_o lose_v by_o this_o fall_n of_o the_o revenue_n which_o occasion_n abundance_n less_o to_o be_v consume_v and_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o revenue_n to_o fall_v more_o and_o more_o and_o people_n to_o suffer_v extreme_o by_o it_o those_o tax_n be_v so_o many_o that_o there_o be_v several_a book_n write_v for_o ascertain_v they_o it_o be_v the_o 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