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Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703

"The Diary of Samuel Pepys"

But that they mean
well, and will do well; but their reckonings are very good, and
show great faults, as I will insert here. They say the King hath
had towards this war expressly thus much:--
Royal Ayde . . . . . . L2,450,000
More . . . . . . 1,250,000
Three months tax given the King by a power of )
raising a month's tax of 70,000l. every year for) 0,210,000
three years. )
Customes, out of which the King did promise to ) 0,480,000
pay 240,000l. which for two years come to )
Prizes, which they moderately reckon at 0,300,000
A debt declared by the Navy, by us 0,900,000
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5,590,000
The whole charge of the Navy, as we state it ) 3,200,000
for two years and a month, hath been but )
So what is become of all this sum? L2,390,000
[The remainder of the receipts.


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