 Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only...  Political Debates - Page 5by William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1766 - 18 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 554 pages
...alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the crown, the barons, and the clergy, possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and .he clergy gave and granted to the crown. They gave... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - Military art and science - 1845 - 642 pages
...alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law : the gift and grant is of the commons alone ; now this house represents the commons, as they virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants ;... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 546 pages
...concerned; but the concurrence of the peers and the CVUL' crown to a tax 1S onty necessary to clothe it with the form of a law ; the gift and grant is of the " commons only.' After showing how the great bulk of the land had passed into the hands of the commons, he went... | |
 | Thomas Flanagan - Great Britain - 1847 - 996 pages
...alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the crown, the barons, and the clergy, possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and the clergy granted to the crown : they gave and... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1848 - 208 pages
...alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In * Lord Bute. ancient days, the Crown, the Barons, and the Clergy possessed the lands. In those days,... | |
 | 1851 - 560 pages
...alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the crown, the barons, and the clergy, possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and .he clergy gave and granted to the crown. They gave... | |
 | 1840 - 524 pages
...alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. To this singular and not very intelligible theory Pitt clnng P 1 T 192 to the end of his days, dying,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 968 pages
...concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the Crown, the barons, and the clergy possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the Crown. They gave... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 978 pages
...concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the Crown, the barons, and the clergy possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the Crown. They gave... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...concerned ; but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the...ancient days, the Crown, the barons, and the clergy possessed the lands. In those days, the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the Crown. They gave... | |
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