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" 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... "
An Impartial History of the War in America: Between Great Britain and Her ... - Page 12
by Edmund Burke - 1780 - 652 pages
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 28

1766 - 754 pages
...зге alike coi, cerned, but the concurrence of the Ptrrs and the Crown to a tax, is only nectilary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of tfae Con.rrons alone. In ancient days, the Crown, ihe Karon", and the Clergy fofefled tht lands. In...
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Political Debates

William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1766 - 28 pages
...The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons ajone. In kgiflation the three citâtes of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceffary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone. In ancient days,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 21

1766 - 520 pages
...faith of the genuinenefs of this fpcech is a little Jhocked, efpecially as we were told before, that the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax is only neceftary to dole with the form of a law. If thefe were the real words of the honourable gentleman,...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of ..., Volume 1

John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1792
...The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only neceftaty to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days,...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West ...

Bryan Edwards - 1793 - 520 pages
...alone. In " legiflation, the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned: but the con" currence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clothe it " in the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone." It i* unneceflary to...
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Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes, of Several of the ..., Volume 2

John Almon - 1797 - 394 pages
...The taxes are a voluntluy gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only ne». ceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. la ancient...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West ...

Bryan Edwards - 1801 - 650 pages
...Taxes are " a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In legif" htion, the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned : " but the concurrence...peers and the crown to a tax, " is only neceflary to clothe it in the form of a law. The •' gift and grant is of the commons alone." It is unneceflary...
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The Crisis of the Sugar Colonies; Or, An Enquiry Into the Objects and ...

James Stephen - 1802 - 356 pages
...Taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of ' " the Commons alone. Jn legislation, the three " Estates of the Realm are alike concerned; but " the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown " to a tax, is only necessary to clothe it in the " form of a law. The gift and grant is of " the Commons alone *. The...
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The History of England: From the Accession of King George the ..., Volume 1

John Adolphus - 1802 - 624 pages
..." alone. In legiilation the three eftatesof tlie " realm are alike concerned, but the concur" rence of the peers and the crown to a tax-, " is only neceflary to clothe it with the form of " a law. The gift and grant is of the common* " alone. In ancient days,...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the ..., Volume 3

Bryan Edwards - 1806 - 372 pages
..." Taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In le" gialation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned : but " the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only ne" cessary, to clothe it in the foim of a law. The gift and grant is " of the commons alone." It is...
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