A probable calculation of the moneys vvhich may be raised by a tax on plate in this kingdom: as also of the annual income to His Majesty, to be raised by a tax on hats, (viz.) Fryth, Richard. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B23256 of text R220697 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B23256 Wing F2257aA Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.12[100] ESTC R220697 ocm99885115

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 eng Silver-plated ware -- Taxation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Millinery -- Taxation -- England -- Early works to 1800. eebo A probable calculation of the moneys vvhich may be raised by a tax on plate in this kingdom: : as also of the annual income to His Majesty, to be rais Fryth, Richard. 1700 1 510 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Probable Calculation of the Moneys Which may be RAISED by a Tax on Plate in this Kingdom : As also of the Annual Income to His MAJESTY , to be Raised by a TAX on Hats , ( Viz . )

The Tax upon Plate used in Taverns , Inns , Victualling-Houses , Ordinaries , and all other Houses of Publick Entertainment , for one Year only , as followeth :

FOR every Ounce of Silver in every Tankard , or other Silver Utensil , in every Publick House used , or for use , Six Pence .

By the Books at the Hearth-Office ( besides Houses concealed , and not paying Hearth Money ) it appears there were Thirteen hundred thousand Houses .

By encrease of Buildings since , and concealments , Two hundred thousand Houses more . In all 1500000 Houses . Computing then 100000 Publick Houses at 20 s . a House , subject to this Payment ( some houses not having one piece of Plate , other great houses having large quantities ) 100000 l.

This may be gathered , in three Months time , by the Officers of Excise , and managed by the Commissioners without any charge to the KING , and to be paid only by Persons gaining daily on the Subject , and perticulerly by little Measures in Silver , who have been freed from Penalties before inflicted on them , for not selling in sealed Measures .

Obj. It may be Objected that many Persons will dispose of their Plate , or conceal the same to evade this Tax .

Ans. There may be sufficient Penalties against these Artifices , as is usual in other cases .

TheTAXuponHats,viz. For every Felt of the value of 3 s . or upwards Six Pence . Every Castor and Carolina One Shilling . Every Beveret One Shilling Six Pence . Every Bever Three Shillings .

Computing Persons in England , Wales , &c. buying and wearing such Hats , Three Millions .

Hats Transported One Million .

As a Medium at 1 s . per Hat is — 200000 l. per Annum .

The Hats sold in England , &c. may be by a stamp as the Paper and Parchment Act , or the Aulnage Sealing .

Those to be Exported at the Custom-House , as in other cases .

If this be granted for Ten Years , it will Amount in that time to — 2000000 l. Which will not only raise His Majesty present Monies , but ease Land for the future , as to so much as this will raise , over and above what is necessary for the present supply .

It will not effect the Manufactor , because it may be paid by the Buyer , and Penalties upon persons buying , selling , or wearing without paying the Duty .

This Projection was presented to this Honourable House , this present Sessions of Parliament ,

By Richard Fryth .