Hitherto the people had been only dependents of the great feudal barons, whose burthens they bore in return for their protection.
The prelate-elect was bound to do homage to the king for his lands before consecration, and to hold his lands as a barony from the king, subject to all feudal burthens of taxation and attendance in the King's Court.
The undertakers are already loaded with burthens greater than they can bear, and all the brokers in the republic are so engaged, that there is scarcely a ducat to be lent but what is promised.
This camel-thorn is a light, spriggy shrub, so that the size of their burthens is large in proportion to its weight.
The want of information has occasioned much inconvenience and unnecessary burthens under some of the State Governments.
Much pains had been taken to impose the burthens as equally as possible.
I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burthens to be imposed; having never been a proselyte to the doctrine, that public debts are public benefits.
The true principle of taxation is, that every man contribute to the public burthens in proportion to the value of his property.
We shall be obliged to lay burthens on the people, to support establishments which, sooner or later, may prove fatal to their liberties.
Mr. GERRY thought the burthens of the people would be sufficiently great in providing the supplies absolutely necessary for the support of the Government; therefore it would be improper to add expenses which might possibly be avoided.
He could perceive, by the sentiments of gentlemen in this House, that the burthens would be peculiarly felt; under these impressions, gentlemen have expressed themselves more warmly than perhaps they ought.
Immutability mutable Burthens my spirit and the skies.
Let these men, by your order, be exempted from all the common taxes and burthens of the province, though they and their property are protected by its laws.
If unequal burthens are laid on his trade, he puts an additional price on his goods; and the consumers, who are chiefly landholders, finally pay the greatest part, if not the whole.
It has been suggested that the six or eight members which we shall send to Congress will be men of property, who can little feel any burthens they may lay on society.
As the members are to pay their proportion, will they not be as careful of laying too great burthens as poorer people?
In this measure all concurred; but the commons were not afraid to say that the late risings had been provoked by the burthens which a prodigal court had called for in the preceding session.
The public works to be carried on in Bantam, and the unusual burthens they imposed on the people, continued however to excite, from time to time, disturbances and insurrections.
Let these men, by your order, be exempted from all the common taxes and burthens of the province, though they and their property are protected by its laws.
Sixthly, If we look into Parishes, the burthensthere are many.
For say they, The Burthensof the Clergy remain still upon us, in a threefold nature.
I answer, You are in place and power to see all Burthens taken off from your friends the Commoners of England.
The substitution of definite burthens on the subject in lieu of variable and uncertain charges was aimed at, rather than effected, by the new arrangement of the revenue which is associated with the name of Darius.
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