'Tis humbly proposed to the honourable House of Commons, for raising 368000 l. per an. in lieu of the duties on glass-wares, tobacco-pipes, and stone and earthen-wares; and to supply the want of about six hundred thousand pounds, by fall of the wine bill. Viz. Palmer, Charles, 1663?-1734. 1697 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A54879 Wing P222A ESTC R218184 99829801 99829801 34244 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion 'T is Humbly Proposed to the Honourable House of Commons , for Raising 368000 l. per An. in Lieu of the Duties on Glass-Wares , Tobacco , Pipes , and Stone and Earthen-Wares ; and to supply the Want of about Six Hundred Thousand Pounds , by FALL of the Wine Bill . Viz. TO lay a Tax of 4 s. per Hundred on all Melted Fat , prepared for the Use and Make of Tallow-Candles and Soap , which will Raise the above said Sum ; when considered , That in England , Wales , and Berwick , by Computation , the number of Houses , ( besides Colleges , Hospitals , and Cottages ) are more then — 1300000. Then admitting , each House use Two Pound of Tallow Candles per Week ; few using less , but many considerably more , as Taverns , Inns , Ordinaries , and other publick Houses ; as also Houses of Artificers , Manufacturies , &c. ) makes 104 l. of Candles Yearly to each House , which in all , makes Yearly Consumed Hundred Weight of Fat. 1207142 And it may reasonably be supposed , the like quantity may be Yearly Expended in our Merchants Ships , Merchant Strangers , Coasters , Small Craft , Katches , Colliers , Hoys , Barges , Dock-yards , Tallowing of Ships , Vessels , Boats , &c. also at times of publick Rejoicings , great Festivals , and Illuminations 1207142 All which , at 4 s. per Hundred , makes 368000 l. per Ann. besides what Fat is yearly Expended in Make of Soap . That the said 4 s. per Hundred be laid upon all Foreign Melted Fat , to be paid by the Importer . This moderate Tax on Melted Fat , cannot be Grievous or Burthensome to either Buyer or Seller , but be easie to the Subject , and readily Collected , by finding the same at the Melters , Tallow-Chandlers , and Soap-Boilers . Note , That the Scotch , by their cunning , have Enacted , That all Goods , Wares , and Merchandises , of the Growth or Make of the East-Indies , shall be Imported Custom-free . For which Reason , 't is humbly submitted , if a Duty of 10 l. per Cent. may not be laid upon those Goods when Imported at London , or other Places in England , Wales , and Berwick ; as also the Wares and Merchandises , being the Growth of their own Country , which may bring the Crown above 100000 l. per Ann. and be Perpetual . Proposed , and humbly Presented , by Charles Palmer . April the 6. 1697.