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8. Excise: being a collection of letters, &c. containing, the sentiments and instructions of the merchants, traders, gentry, and inhabitants of the principal cities, counties, towns, and boroughs, in England, to their representatives in Parliament, against a new excise, or any extension of excise laws, in what shape soever. The whole alphabetically digested, with the names of the members who represent the said cities and counties, &c. London: printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb, on Ludgate-Hill; and sold at all the pamphlet-shops in London and Westminster. mdccxxxiii . (Price 6 d.) [1733.]
20 leaves: A-E 4.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Seligman, page 410.
Not in Arents.
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9. An Appeal to the landholders concerning the reasonableness and general benefit of an excise upon tobacco and wine. London: printed for J. Peele, mdccxxxiii. Price six-pence. [1733.]
First Edition. 16 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Seligman, page 409.
Arents 681.
A defence of Walpole’s scheme, published on March 13, 1733.
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10. The Nature of the present excise, and the consequences of its farther extension, examined. In a letter to a member of Parliament . . . London: printed for J. Roberts, m.dcc.xxxiii . [1733.]
First Edition. 30 leaves: A 2, B-G 4, sig. F repeated, the half-title with the price, one shilling.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Seligman, page 411.
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Volume II
11. Considerations occasioned by the Craftsman upon excises . . . London: sold by J. Roberts, 1733. (Price six-pence.)
First Edition. 16 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Seligman, page 410.
Arents 671.
Vol. 2 written on the title-page.
Written in refutation of the arguments of Caleb D’Anvers in no. 2 above.
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12. An Answer to the Considerations, occasioned by the Craftsman upon excise, so far as it relates to the tobacco trade. London: printed for E. Nutt, mdccxxxiii . [1733.]
First Edition. 10 leaves: A-B 4, D 2, the last two leaves probably a cancel.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Seligman, page 409.
Arents 672.
A reply to the previous number, probably by Nicholas Amhurst or Sir William Pulteney; published on January 10, 1733.
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13. [WALPOLE, Sir Robert.]
Some General Considerations concerning the alteration and improvement of publick revenues. London: printed for J. Roberts, 1733.
First Edition. 15 leaves, the half-title with the price, six pence.
Halkett and Laing V, 308.
Seligman, page 410.
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