Note 40 — Part II.—Of the Unreasonableness of those extraordinary Restraints, upon other Principles. (continued 2)
Reading edition
Before the 13th of the present king, the following were the duties payable upon the importation of the different sorts of grain:
Grain.Duties.Duties.Duties.
Beans to 28s. per qr.19s. 10d. after till 40s. 16s. 8d.then 12d.
Barley to 28s.19s. 10d. after till 32s.16s.12d.
Malt is prohibited by the annual malt-tax bill.
Oats to 16s.5s. 10d. after9½d.
Pease to 40s.16s. 0d. after9¾d.
Rye to 36s.19s. 10d. till 40s.16s. 8d. then 12d.
Wheat to 44s.21s. 9d. till 53s. 4d.17s.then 8s.
till L.4, and after that about 1s. 4d.
Buck-wheat to 32s. per qr. to pay 16s.
These different duties were imposed, partly by the 22d of Charles II. in place of the old subsidy, partly by the new subsidy, by the one-third and two-thirds subsidy, and by the subsidy 1747.