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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Paris reports on French royal proposals for tax relief on lands, honorary provincial governorships, open access to the king, and using savings to pay state debts. The Queen invites her brother, the Emperor of Germany, to Paris for consultations. On June 9, the King's papers are moved, and his 1766 will is opened, providing pensions and bequests to his daughters and descendants.
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AMONG other Things proposed for the Relief of his Majesty's Subjects, the King intends that the Lands belonging to the Nobility and Gentry, many of which pay nothing, shall be taxed in such Manner that those of the inferior Class may be eased. The Governors of Provinces are from henceforward to be honorary Commands only, without any Appointments annexed, his Majesty being well assured that those on whom he shall confer such Commands will be very well able to make a Figure answerable to them. His Majesty has given Orders that all Persons who have any Petitions, Memorials, or even any sealed Letters, to deliver to him, be admitted to his Royal Person, on Pain of his Displeasure against whoever shall attempt to hinder them.
The King proposes to apply all the Savings he is going to make to pay off the Debts of the State.
It is said that the Queen has given a strong Invitation to the Emperor of Germany, her Brother, to make his Journey to Paris, if possible, at this Time; that they may have an Opportunity of consulting with the King on some important Affairs, in which it is necessary they should act in Concert.
June 9. All the King's Papers are removed from Versailles to La Muette, where his Majesty will look over them at his Leisure. The King's Will is the only Thing that has yet been opened. It was made in the Year 1766, and his Majesty thereby gives the Princesses, his Daughters, Pensions of 200,000 Livres each, and 100,000 Livres more to the longest Liver, independent of the Maintenance of their Household, allowed in the Expenses of the State. His Plate and Jewels, independent of those of the Crown, he gives to his Children and Grand-children. The other Contents of the Will are not yet known.
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Paris
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June 6 And June 9
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pensions of 200,000 livres each to the princesses and 100,000 livres more to the longest liver; plate and jewels to children and grandchildren; other will contents unknown; proposed tax reforms, honorary governorships, open access to king, savings for state debts
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Proposals for taxing nobility lands to ease lower classes, making provincial governors honorary without pay, ordering open access to the king for petitions, applying savings to state debts. Queen invites Emperor of Germany to Paris for consultations with the king. Papers moved from Versailles to La Muette; 1766 will opened, detailing bequests to daughters, children, and grandchildren.