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HISTORY OF OUR CUSTOMS, AIDS, SUBSIDIES, NATIONAL DEBTS AND TAXES FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO THE PRESENT YEAR MDCCLXXIII. CORRECTED, WITH SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS...

Cunningham, Timothy; Whitworth, Sir Charles


Item #: 59726

Pages: (1), 396 pp.
Published: London; Printed for W. Griffin; 1773. Reprinted in 2006.

Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY, TAXATION, UNITED KINGDOM

Reprint of the second corrected edition. Originallypublished in 1761, this is one of the first studies of thehistory of taxation and the first history of Englishtaxation. As the title suggests, this book provides ahistory of taxation from the Domesday Book to 1778. Thevarious acts are summarized and, after the reign of WilliamIII, are divided into the categories of customs, excise andinland duties. It is more than a bare chronicle, however.Going beyond lists of titles and summaries of the varioustaxing acts, it offers extensive commentary on their designand effect.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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