and is ſign'd by the King, then the whole Nation pays, every Man in proportion to his Revenue or Eſtate, not according to his Title, which would be abſurd. There is no ſuch thing as an arbitrary Subſidy or Poll-Tax, but a real Tax on the Lands, of all which an Eſtimate was made in the Reign of the famous King William the Third.
The Land-Tax continues ſtill upon the ſame foot, tho' the Revenue of the Lands is increas'd. Thus no one is tyranniz'd over, and every one is eaſy. The Feet of the Peaſants are not bruis'd by wooden Shoes; they eat white Bread, are well cloath'd, and are not afraid of increaſing their Stock of Cattle, nor of tiling their Houſes, from any Apprehenſions that their Taxes will be rais'd the Year following. The annual Income of the Eſtates of a great many Commoners in England, amounts to two hundred thouſand Livres; and yet theſe don't think it beneath them to plough the Lands which enrich them, and on which they enjoy their Liberty.
