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'The Pretences of the Glass-Makers Examined and Answered': A reply from the Commissioners of Gla...
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'The Pretences of the Glass-Makers Examined and Answered': A reply from the Commissioners of Glass Duties to allegations by the Glassmakers petitioning against the Glass Tax of 1695, London, circa 1696 Printed broadside, laid down, addressing seven bulleted allegations by the Glassmakers, 30.5 x 20cm Footnotes: Provenance John P Smith Collection In 1695 William's Government levied a War Tax on glass of 20% on fine 'flint' glass and a much higher rate on bottles, which came into operation on 29 September 1695. The purpose was to raise money for the French War, and the tax was repealed from 1 August 1699 following the Treaty of Ryswick in 1698, which ended the war. The House of Commons was bombarded with petitions not to pass the Bill, and later on with petitions to repeal the Act. The present document is a reply from the Commissioners of the Glass Duties, in which they address the pretences of the Glassmakers and deny so far as they are able to do so the statements put forward on their behalf, see Francis Buckley, The Taxation of English Glass in the Seventeenth Century (1914), pp.5-9. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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'The Pretences of the Glass-Makers Examined and Answered': A reply from the Commissioners of Glass Duties to allegations by the Glassmakers petitioning against the Glass Tax of 1695, London, circa 1696 Printed broadside, laid down, addressing seven bulleted allegations by the Glassmakers, 30.5 x 20cm Footnotes: Provenance John P Smith Collection In 1695 William's Government levied a War Tax on glass of 20% on fine 'flint' glass and a much higher rate on bottles, which came into operation on 29 September 1695. The purpose was to raise money for the French War, and the tax was repealed from 1 August 1699 following the Treaty of Ryswick in 1698, which ended the war. The House of Commons was bombarded with petitions not to pass the Bill, and later on with petitions to repeal the Act. The present document is a reply from the Commissioners of the Glass Duties, in which they address the pretences of the Glassmakers and deny so far as they are able to do so the statements put forward on their behalf, see Francis Buckley, The Taxation of English Glass in the Seventeenth Century (1914), pp.5-9. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
The Classics Online: Glass and British Ceramics
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Montpelier St Knightsbridge
London
United Kingdom
SW7 1HH
United Kingdom
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