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The makers of the act did thereby provide, That 

 every man should be equally charged, according to 

 his benefit or loss ; but if the general taxations 

 should be good, then might the in tire tax set upon 

 the town be levied of any one man or some few men 

 of that town ; which should be unequal, and against 

 the express words of the act and commission ; and 

 if it should be in the power of their officer to levy 

 the whole taxation upon whom he will, it would be 

 a means of much corruption and inconvenience ; all 

 which the makers of the act did wisely foresee by 

 the express words of the act. 



If the taxation be in particular, according to the 

 number of acres, etc. which may easily be known, it 

 may, as I take it, be easily done. 



It was not only the resolution of the said three 

 judges, but it hath been ruled and adjudged by di 

 vers other judges in other rates accordingly. 



All which notwithstanding I most humbly sub 

 mit myself herein to your majesty s princely 

 censure and judgment. 



FDW. COKE. 



THE HUMBLE AND DIRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS 

 UPON D ARCY S CASE. 



THE statute of 3 of E. IV, cap. 4. at the humble 

 petition of the card-makers, etc. within England, 

 prohibiteth, amongst other things, the bringing into 

 the realm of all foreign playing cards upon certain 



