426 A. D. 1 64 J. 



and excife together ; ' they finding,* as that ordinance exprefTes It, ' that 

 ' the duty of ^.ri had lomewhat intermitted the trade in that commodi- 

 ' ty ;' which fliews that tobacco was by this time become a trade worth 

 the attention of parliament. 



The parhament now laid a tax for the enfuing year on beer and ale 

 in all counties within the limits of their power, calling it by a new 

 word, excife. In which ordinance they alfo laid a duty of 4/ per pound" 

 on foreign tobacco, and 2/ on Englifh tobacco ; L6 on every ton of 

 wine retailed, and L3- per ton for private confumption. A duty alfo 

 on raifms, fugar, currants, cloth of gold and filver, tiffue, damalk table- 

 linen ; which fhews they were in great want of money. And the king's 

 parliament, then fitting at Oxford, impofed the like taxes on all within 

 their power, and never met more at all. The city of London (accord- 

 ing to RuPjzvorth, V. iii, p. 2) agreed to make a weekly payment of 

 Lio,ooo, exclufive of Wefi:minfter and the other fuburbs ; which fhews 

 the great wealth as well as zeal of the citizens. Yet it is fcarcely to be 

 fuppofed, that the city could have confiantly paid fo great an aflefiiTient. 



At this time one Kephler a Dutchman brought into England the 

 knowlege of the fine fcarlet dye called the Bow-dye, as being firft prac- 

 tifed at the village of Bow near London. 



1644. — According to "Ware's Gejla Hibermnim [p. 181] on the 8th of 

 Augufi; 1644 the citizens of Dublin were numbered, and found to be of 



Proteflants J j j * Papift^s j ■" "^ 



' \ 2986 women. '^ | 1406 women. 



Total protefiants 5551 Total papifls 2608 



Total papifts 2608 



Total of both 8159 



As the city of Dublin is the capital of Ireland, the refidence of the 

 king's lieutenant and of all the courts of law, as well as the ufual place 

 for holding the parliament, Sec. I think it impoflible that this cenfus 

 can be of any other than adult perfons alone, to approach near to any 

 probability of truth. If therefor there be, as ufually computed, at 

 leafi: two children to each adult perfon, then - Si 59 

 Multiplied by 2, gives - - 16,318 



Total men, vvomeny and children, 24,477 



This was but a fmall number compared to the number in that city 

 at this time, which fince thep. has greatly increafed, more efpecially 

 fince the acceflion of the prefent royal family, infomuch that they are 

 now computed by many to amount to above 100,000 fou]s» 



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