Note 182 — Chapter IV · FRANCE AT THE ACCESSION OF CHARLES IX. [1560.]
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The salt tax, oppressive enough by itself, was made more so by the way in which it was levied. It sometimes reached 25 sols the pound, and purchasers were forced to buy a certain quantity, and renew their store every three months, whether it was consumed or not. Bernard Palissy gives a curious account of the working of this tax.