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Show [ 118 ] afk you to contribute equally with ourfelves, we only demand, that you would contribute fiyme- County Taxes, Militia Taxes, Poor Taxes, Va» t/zz'ng. And what is this fomething P Why truly Turnpike Taxes, Watch Taxes, Lamps and. it is, that when we raife about Eight Millions of Money annually upon Eight Millions of Scavenger Taxes, «59%. £976. Emu-all of them as numerous and as burthenfome as any that you Perfons, we expect, that you would contribute can mention, One Hundred 'l‘houfand Pounds (for the Stamp yea, with an additional Weight of a National Debt of 181. Sterling per Hea-d,--~we require of Doty upon the Continent alone, without comprehtnding the lflands, cannot poflibly amount to more) l fay, we expect, that you fliould con.- tribute One Hundred Thoufand Pounds to be raifed on Two Millions; that is, when each of us pays, one with another, Twenty Shilling: per raga/man Head, we expect, that each of you fhould pay the Sum of One Shilling! Blufh! blulh for ihame at your perverfe and fcandalous Behaviour !-~Words {till more keen, and perhaps more jufi, are ready to break forth, through an honeft Indignation :---But I fupprefs them. PERHAPS you will fay, and I think it is the only Thing left for you to fay in Excufe for fuch Proceedings, that you have other Public Taxes to pay, belides thofe which the Brilé/lz Parliament now requires. Undoubtedly you have, for your Provincial and Other Taxes are likewife to be paid: But here let me alk, is not this our Cafe alfo 5" And have not we many other Taxes to difcharge befides thofe which belong to the Public, and are to be accounted for at the Exchequer? Surely we have; Wimefs our County [ r 19‘ ] orant Taxes, Bridge Taxes, High Road and And yet with all this Burthen, each of you to contribute only One Shilling to every Twenty from each of us !-»yes ; and this Shilling too to be fpent in your own Country, for the fupport of your own Civil and Military Eltablifhments; together with many Shillings drawn from us for the fame Purpofe. Alas? had you been in our Situation, and we in yours, would you have been content with our paying it) fmall, f0 inconfiderable a Share of the Public Expences? And yet, fmall and inconfiderable as this Share is, you will not pay it. No, you will not ! And be it at our Peril, if we demand it. Now, my Friend, were Reafon and Argument, were Jufiice Equity, or Candour to be allowed by you to have any Concern in this Alfair; I would then fay, that you flmerimm are the mof't unfortunate People in the World in your Management of the prefent Controverfy. Unfortunate you are; becaufe the very Attempts you make towards fetting forth your Inability, PFOVC, to a Demonftration, that you are abun- ' dantly |