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Foreign News
October 22, 1767
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A correspondent reports hopes for Scots to accept equal land tax with English, despite Union articles, via trials of patronage law and influencing the church's General Assembly to pave the way for taxation.
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A correspondent writes:
"It is now seriously hoped that there will be little difficulty in getting the Scots to pay an equal proportion of the land tax with the English; a thing become highly reasonable, and nothing against it but the articles of union, which the Scots consider as their MAGNA CHARTA.
To pave the way for an equal taxation, a trial is making in Scotland of the law of patronage, which is also contrary to the articles of union, but to which the Scots appear to submit very patiently; and proper means have been used to form a prevailing party even in the General Assembly of their church, that this preliminary measure being once fixed, the long wished for taxation may be easily carried into execution."
"It is now seriously hoped that there will be little difficulty in getting the Scots to pay an equal proportion of the land tax with the English; a thing become highly reasonable, and nothing against it but the articles of union, which the Scots consider as their MAGNA CHARTA.
To pave the way for an equal taxation, a trial is making in Scotland of the law of patronage, which is also contrary to the articles of union, but to which the Scots appear to submit very patiently; and proper means have been used to form a prevailing party even in the General Assembly of their church, that this preliminary measure being once fixed, the long wished for taxation may be easily carried into execution."
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Scotland Taxation
Land Tax Equality
Articles Of Union
Law Of Patronage
General Assembly
Church Influence
Where did it happen?
Scotland
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Scotland
Event Details
Hopes for Scots to pay equal land tax with English, seen as reasonable despite conflicting with Union articles viewed as Magna Carta by Scots. To enable this, trialing patronage law in Scotland, contrary to Union but submitted to patiently; influencing General Assembly of church to form prevailing party for this measure to facilitate taxation.