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• Finance, Public -- Great Britain -- History -- 1688-1815
• Finance, Public -- Great Britain -- 1688-1815 -- Early works to 1800
• Great Britain -- History -- Early works to 1800

• Finance, Public -- England -- History -- 1688-1815 -- Early works to 1800

• An advantageous method of extricating the nation out of its difficulties. Humbly proposed by Thomas Whately. (London : Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, and are to be had at Mr. Carter's in Old Palace-yard near the Parliament-house; and at the Plow on the Royal Exchange, up Stairs on the north side, 169⁵/₆), by Thomas Whately (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals made by William Paterson of London, Esq. on behalf of himself and others, for consolidating the perpetual fund of interest payable to the orphans and other creditors of the city of London, by virtue of the act of Parliament entituled An act for relief of the orphans and other creditors of the city of London, and for improving the same so consolidated above the interest payable by the said act. ([London : s.n., 1695]), by William Paterson and and for improving the same so consolidated above the interest payable by the said act England and Wales. Act for relief of the orphans and other creditors of the city of London (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Some thoughts humbly offered to the consideration of the members of the Honourable House of Commons, concerning the credit of the nation. ([London : s.n., 1696?]), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals humbly offered to the Parliament, for the supplying of the King with present money without interest, (whereby he will be better inabled to carry on a vigorous war against France): for the great ease of the subject: for the advance and encouragement of trade: and, for the raising of the price of land. ([London? : s.n., 1694]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• William Pitt et la politique financière de l'Angleterre de 1782 à 1792. (Jouve & cie, 1929), by Pierre Jacques Audigier (page images at HathiTrust)
• An inquiry into the reasonableness and consequences of an union with Scotland. : Containing a brief deduction of what hath been done, designed, or proposed, in the matter of the union ... Also states, of the respective revenues, debts, weights, measures, taxes and impositions. (B. Bragg, 1706), by William Paterson (page images at HathiTrust)
• An enquiry into the conduct of our domestick affairs, from the year 1721, to the present time. In which the case of our national debts, the sinking fund, and all extraordinary grants of money are particularly consider'd. Being a sequel to Politicks on both sides. (Printed by H. Haines, 1734), by William Pulteney Bath (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some considerations on the national debts, the sinking fund, and the state of publick credit : in a letter to a friend in the country. (R. Franklin, 1729), by William Pulteney Bath (page images at HathiTrust)
• On the debt of the nation : compared with its revenue : and the impossibility of carrying on the war without public oeconomy. (Printed for J. Debrett (Successor to Mr. Almon) opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, 1781) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Three essays on taxation of income : with remarks on the late Act of Parliament on that subject, on the national debt, the public funds, on the probable consequences of the law for the sale of the land tax, and on the present state of agriculture in Great Britain : with a scheme for the improvement of every branch of it and remarks on the difference between national produce and consumption. (Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, successors to Mr. Cadell, and D. Bremner, successor to Mr. Elmsly ..., 1799), by Benjamin Bell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The vindication and advancement of our national constitution and credit : attempted in several tracts ... (Printed for Jonah Bowyer ..., 1710), by John Broughton and Charles Davenant (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bullion finance, 1802-03. (Printed, at the Oriental Press, by A. Wilson: for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row, and J. Debrett, Piccadilly, 1803), by William Morgan (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on paper circulation : and A scheme proposed for supplying the government with twenty millions, without any loan or new tax. 1 (Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper-Mill, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1764), by William Nicoll (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bullion finance, 1813-14 (Printed for J. Murray, 50, Albermarle Street, 1813), by W. Huskisson (page images at HathiTrust)
• A survey of the national debts, the sinking fund, the civil list, and the annual supplies: giving a clear and impartial account of our present state with regard to publick money. With tables of the national debts for 1716 ... Humbly inscribed to Sir John Philipps. (Printed by W. Webb, 1745) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An inquiry into the state of the finances of Great Britain : in answer to Mr. Morgan's facts (Printed for J. Owen ..., 1796), by Nicholas Vansittart (page images at HathiTrust)
• National economy recommended (Printed for M. Cooper, 1746) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A letter from a member of Parliament to a friend in the country, concerning the sum of 115,000 l. granted for the service of the civil list : with an impartial account how the civil list revenues were settled upon His Majesty's royal predecessors, and in what manner they are now settled upon His present Majesty : also, a list of the names of such members of the honourable House of Commons, as voted for, and against granting 115,000 l. for making good the arrears of the civil list (Printed for J. Walker, 1730), by William Pulteney Bath (page images at HathiTrust)
• A letter from a member of parliament to his friend in the country, upon the motion to address his Majesty to settle 100,000 £. per annum on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, &c. : in which the ancient and modern state of the civil list and the allowance to the Heir apparent, or presumptive, of the crown, are particularly consider'd (Printed by H. Haines, 1737), by William Pulteney Bath (page images at HathiTrust)
• Speech of A----r O----w, Esq., &c (Printed for J. Clarke, 1740), by Arthur Onslow (page images at HathiTrust)
• Considerations on the proposal for reducing the interest on the national debt (Printed for J. Osborn, 1750), by John Barnard (page images at HathiTrust)
• A defence of several proposals for raising of three millions for the service of the government, for the year 1746. : With a postscript, containing some notions relating to publick credit. (Printed for J. Osborn, at the Golden-Ball, in Pater-noster Row., 1746), by John Barnard (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of our national debts, &c (Printed for G. Kearsly, 1761), by Timothy Cunningham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remarks on a pamphlet intitled, Considerations on the late bill for paying the national debt, &c ([s.n.], 1754), by Christopher Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• A plan for raising the supplies during the war : humbly submitted to the two houses of Parliament, the landed and monied interest, and to all ranks and conditions of the people, capable of contributing to the expences of the state (Printed for P. Elmsly and D. Bremner, 1798) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay upon ways and means of supplying the war. (J. Tonson, 1701), by Charles Davenant (page images at HathiTrust)
• An Essay upon publick credit, in a letter to a friend, occasioned by the fall of stocks. (Printed for H. Carpenter ..., 1748), by Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The present state of the nation particularly with respect to its trade, finances, &c. &c., addressed to the King and both Houses of Parliament. (Printed for J. Almon ..., 1768), by William Knox, Thomas Whately, and George Grenville (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Collection of the supplies and ways and means, from the revolution to the present time (Printed for R. Davis ... [and 3 others] and sold by W. Nicoll ..., 1763), by Charles Whitworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Collection of the supplies, and ways and means; from the revolution to the present time (Printed for R. Davis ... [and 3 others] :, 1765), by Charles Whitworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• The present state of the nation particularly with respect to its trade, finances, &c. &c., addressed to the King and both Houses of Parliament. (Printed for J. Milliken ..., 1768), by William Knox, Thomas Whately, and George Grenville (page images at HathiTrust)
• Observations on a late state of the nation (Printed for A. Leathly, J. Exshaw, B. Grierson, and J. Williams, 1769), by Edmund Burke and William Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address to and expostulation with the public (Printed for John Stockdale ..., 1784), by John Dalrymple Stair (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on the actual resources for reestablishing the finances of Great Britain (Printed for J. Debrett ..., 1785), by George Craufurd (page images at HathiTrust)
• Comparative state of the public revenues for the years ended 10th October 1783 and 10th October 1784 (Printed for John Stockdale ..., 1785), by John Dalrymple Stair (page images at HathiTrust)
• The State of the nation with a general balance of the publick accounts. (Printed for M. Cooper ..., 1748) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The political and commercial works of that celebrated writer Charles D'avenant, LL.D. relating to the trade and revenue of England, the plantation trade, the East-India trade, and African trade (Printed for R. Horsfield [and 4 others], 1771), by Charles Davenant and Charles Whitworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Additional facts, addressed to the serious attention of the people of Great Britain : respecting the expences of the war, and the state of the national debt (Printed for J. Debrett, Piccadilly; T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, (successors to T. Cadell) Strand, 1796), by William Morgan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reasons against national despondency : in refutation of Mr. Erskine's view of the causes and consequences of the present war : with some remarks upon the supposed scarcity of specie. (Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) ..., 1797), by George Canning and 18th cent Nolan (page images at HathiTrust)
• A treatise on the wealth, power, and resources, of the British Empire, in every quarter of the world, including the East Indies; the rise and progress of the funding system explained ... (Printed for J. Mawman, 1815), by Patrick Colquhoun (page images at HathiTrust)
• An annual abstract of the sinking fund, from Michaelmas 1718, when it was first stated to Parliament, to the 10th of October, 1763 (Printed for R. Davis [and 5 others], 1764), by many years in the Treasury Member of Parliament (page images at HathiTrust)
• Calendar of treasury books, 1660/67- preserved in the Public Record Office. (H.M. Stationery Office, 1904), by Great Britain Public Record Office and William Arthur Shaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• The present state of the nation : particularly with respect to its trade, finances, &c. &c. : addressed to the King and both houses of Parliament. (Printed for J. Almon ..., 1768), by William Knox, Thomas Whately, and George Grenville (page images at HathiTrust)
• Two Tracts on Civil Liberty, the War with America, and the Debts and Finances of the Kingdom: With a General Introduction and Supplement, by Richard Price (Gutenberg ebook)
• A proposal for the raising two millions of money, after the rate of fourteen pounds per cent for one life, or leafe of forty years, which shall expire first ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A rambling letter to a friend ([London? : s.n., [169-?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Report from the Select Committee on Finance (House of commons, 1797) (page images at HathiTrust)

• A proposal for raising the publick credit by setting up an office for transferring and discounting tallies. ([London : s.n., 1697]), by Nicholas Barbon (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Some thoughts of the interest of England. Shewing first, how the nation may be eas'd of all manner of taxes at the small charge of two pence per pound, on the annual incom. Secondly, how to reduce all exchequer tallies (if there be ten millions of them) to a par with money, paying only two and a half per cent discount. Thirdly, save the nation all the interest the king now pays (which is about one million per annum) by a lover of commerce. (London : printed by T.S. and sold by E. Whitlock, near Stationers-Hall, 1697), by A lover of commerce (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter concerning the coin ([London : s.n., 1695]), by Thomas Woods (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for a fund of a hundred and fifty thousand pounds per annum The first fifty thousand pounds per annum, of which, is proposed to be raised by and from a real improvement of the rights and prerogative of the crown. The other hundred thousand pounds per annum, to make the said fund, is proposed to be raised by such, who before they pay it, will be gainers, in happening to be the persons charged herewith, and therefore may with more reason afford to pay it, and think it no burden for being so charged. Most humbly offered to the consideration of the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, and both houses of Parliament. By Thomas Houghton. Lime-street December the 4th 1694. (London : [s.n.], printed in the year 1694), by Thomas Houghton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Plain truth: or, arguments humbly offer'd to prove, that nothing inferiour to a total prohibition of all gold and silver once melted in England, will prevent its exportation. ([London : s.n., 1695?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for regulating the silver coyne, bearing the charge of it, producing a circulation, and securing it to the kingdom By J. C. Merchant. ([London : s.n., 1695?]), by J. C. (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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