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         Farthing, John.
      
       
         
           1696
        
      
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             To the honourable, the knights, citizens and burgesses, in Parliament assembled It is now almost seven years since I endeavoured to set right his Majesties revenue of excise, both as to the management of, and accompting for it; ...
             Farthing, John.
          
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             1695-1696]
          
           
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           Excise tax -- England -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
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           TO
           THE
           HONOURABLE
           ,
           THE
           
             Knights
             ,
             Citizens
          
           and
           
             Burgesses
             ,
          
           in
           Parliament
           Assembled
           .
        
         
           IT
           is
           now
           almost
           seven
           years
           since
           I
           endeavoured
           to
           set
           right
           his
           Majesties
           Revenue
           of
           Excise
           ,
           both
           as
           to
           the
           Management
           of
           ,
           and
           Accompting
           for
           it
           ;
           but
           hitherto
           have
           met
           with
           many
           obstructions
           ,
           which
           almost
           discouraged
           me
           from
           ever
           medling
           any
           further
           in
           it
           :
           But
           having
           observed
           in
           his
           Majesties
           most
           Gracious
           Speech
           to
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           at
           the
           opening
           of
           this
           Session
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           takes
           notice
           that
           the
           Funds
           already
           established
           are
           deficient
           some
           Millions
           ,
           I
           am
           induced
           to
           offer
           to
           this
           Honourable
           House
           to
           discover
           some
           hundred
           thousands
           of
           Pounds
           paid
           by
           the
           Subject
           for
           Excise
           of
           Beer
           and
           Ale
           ,
           which
           are
           diverted
           from
           their
           proper
           Chanel
           ,
           into
           private
           Pockets
           ;
           And
           if
           I
           shall
           be
           required
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           Encouraged
           by
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           I
           will
           shew
           by
           whom
           ,
           and
           upon
           what
           Pretence
           these
           Summs
           are
           so
           diverted
           ,
           and
           are
           still
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           if
           proper
           means
           be
           not
           applied
           ;
           which
           I
           think
           my
           Duty
           at
           such
           an
           Exigency
           of
           Affairs
           humbly
           to
           propose
           to
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           having
           been
           Employed
           in
           the
           Excise
           ,
           not
           only
           as
           a
           Sub-Commissioner
           ,
           but
           also
           spent
           many
           years
           study
           as
           well
           as
           Considerable
           Summs
           of
           Money
           in
           the
           improvement
           of
           that
           Revenue
           .
        
         
           The
           Consideration
           of
           this
           is
           humbly
           submitted
           to
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           by
           
             John
             Farthing
             ,
          
           late
           of
           
             Long
             Ditton
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Surrey
             ,
          
           now
           of
           
             Chelsey
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Middlesex
             .
          
           Subscribed
           ,
        
         
           
             John
             Farthing
             .
          
        
      
    
     
  

