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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B140211.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A Computation of what a Tax laid only on <HI>Shooes, Boots, Slippers</HI> and <HI>Gloves</HI> may amount unto in a Year: Whereby it is made appear it will bring more Mony into the Exchequer, and be a le&s;s Tax on the Subject, of as little Charge and Trouble to collect, and the Poor not &s;o liable to be oppre&s;s'd by it as by a general Tax on Leather.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">All which is humbly &s;ubmitted to the Con&s;ideration of both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</HEAD>
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<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>s.</HI></CELL>
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<CELL>Six Millions of People that wear 3 pair of Shooes a year, at 6 <HI>d. per</HI> pair,</CELL>
<CELL>450000</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
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<CELL>Five Millions that wear 2 pair of Gloves a year, at 6 <HI>d. per</HI> pair,</CELL>
<CELL>250000</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
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<CELL>One Million of Boots and Slippers, at 6 <HI>d. per</HI> pair,</CELL>
<CELL>25000</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
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<CELL>One Million of Clogs and Gallo&s;hes, at 3 <HI>d. per</HI> pair,</CELL>
<CELL>12500</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
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<CELL ROLE="total">737500</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
<CELL>0</CELL>
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<P>BY which it doth appear, That laying only Six Pence on a pair of Shooes, Boots, Slippers and Gloves, and Three Pence on each pair of Clogs and Gallo&s;hes, will, by a mode&s;t Compute, rai&s;e Seven hundred thirty &s;even Thou&s;and five Hundred Pounds a year.</P>
<P>For the Proof, That it will be more than a general Tax on Leather can rai&s;e, I referr it to your Con&s;ideration, Whether Shooes, Boots, Slippers, Gloves, Clogs and Gallo&s;hes, do not Con|&s;ume the forth part of all the Leather expended in <HI>England?</HI> If &s;o, if the Tax was but Four Pence a pair, you rai&s;e as Much as a Penny in the Pound on Leather can amount unto.</P>
<P>Now I come to &s;et forth, That a Tax of a Penny in the Pound on Leather in general, will be more to the poor Man, than &s;ix Pence extraordinary for a pair of Shooes.</P>
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<CELL>The Tax it &s;elf is, each Pound one Penny, or</CELL>
<CELL>4 Farthings.</CELL>
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<CELL>The Tanner, &s;uppo&s;e to rai&s;e, for Lo&s;s weight,</CELL>
<CELL>1</CELL>
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<CELL>The Currier, for what worked off,</CELL>
<CELL>1</CELL>
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<CELL>The Leather-&s;eller, for drying and Intere&s;t of the Tax,</CELL>
<CELL>1</CELL>
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<CELL>The Shooe-maker, for Wa&s;te in Cutting, at lea&s;t</CELL>
<CELL>3</CELL>
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<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="total">10 Farthings.</CELL>
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<P>So that a Four Farthings Tax on Leather in general (if each Trade be as rea&s;onable in their Demands as I am in my Compute) will be Ten Farthings a Pound, and a poor Man mu&s;t pay Seven Pence Halfpenny extraordinary for a pair of Shooes, their Shooes weighing generally Three Pounds.</P>
<P>Now if the Tax be laid on Shooes, Gloves, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> all other Things made of Leather will be excu&s;ed; as the poor Man for his Breeches, Doublets, Harne&s;s and Sadle, which will be at lea&s;t Five Shillings a year extraordinary for him&s;elf only.</P>
<P>But it may be objected, <HI>That Gloves would not come to pay &s;o high a Duty as Six Pence a pair, on a general Tax on Leather, at a Penny the Pound.</HI></P>
<P>To which I agree with you, For that Duty, they are rai&s;ed more in proportion, would fall on the poor Man for Cloths and other Nece&s;&s;aries they u&s;e of Leather, which being laid on Gloves, will now fall on tho&s;e that can better (and ought to) pay more.</P>
<P>And yet the Rich neither pay &s;o much from the&s;e Propo&s;als as they would by a general Tax on Leather, con&s;idering their Coaches, Bridles, Sadles, Chairs, Books, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> are exempted.</P>
<P>On a Tax on Shooes, Boots, Gloves, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> there will be a pre&s;ent Income from what are made; and, if laid on Leather, His Maje&s;ty will have no Advantage on what is made up, and yet His Subjects will pay the &s;ame Tax on them al&s;o.</P>
<P>Gloves, by Act of Parliament, are prohibited; but, however, great quantities are brought over by Stealth; and if you lay a Duty on Leather, it will rai&s;e Gloves here, and more Incourage the bringing greater Quantities over: Now if laid on Gloves, they will be liable to pay, and prevent their Importation.</P>
<P>I would have a Stamp for all Shooes, Boots, Slippers, Gloves, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> and Five Pounds Penalty on any that &s;ell or any that buy any but what are &s;tamped.</P>
<P>And as the Hides mu&s;t be al&s;o &s;tamped and weighed, I leave to any to judge if this can be more char|geable</P>
<P>I am &s;ure His Maje&s;ty cannot be &s;o ea&s;ily deceived of the Duty on Shooes and Gloves, as being liable to be di&s;covered by the Servants of the Owners, or any other, of who&s;e &s;ecri&s;ie they would not for the &s;aving &s;ix Pence, run the hazard of five Pounds: And Hides, when cut, who &s;hall tell if they were &s;tamped?</P>
<P>Be&s;ides, here will be no Incroachment on the Liberty and Property of the Subject, by coming into their Hou&s;es, as mu&s;t be by a general Tax on Leather.</P>
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