The Commonwealth of Oceana [99]
two censors.... 3,000 The 290 knights, at ?00 a man..... 145,000 The four ambassadors-in-ordinary.... 12,000 The Council of War for intelligence.... 3,000 The master of the ceremonies..... 500 The master of the horse...... 500 His substitute..... 150 The twelve ballotins for their winter liveries 240 For summer liveries... 120 For their board-wages...... 480 For the keeping of three coaches of state, twenty-four coach-horses, with coachmen and postilions.......... 1,500 For the grooms, and keeping of sixteen great horses for the master of the horse, and for the ballotins whom he is to govern and instruct in the art of riding.......... 480 The twenty secretaries of the Parliament... 2,000 The twenty doorkeepers, who are to attend with pole-axes, For their coats....... 200 For their board-wages.... 1,000 The twenty messengers, which are trumpeters, For their coats.... 200 For their board-wages..... 1,000 For ornament of the masters of the youth... 5,000
Sum ?89,370
"Out of the personal estates of every man, who at his death bequeaths not above forty shillings to the muster of that hundred wherein it lies, shall be levied one per cent. till the solid revenue of the muster of the hundred amounts to ?0 per annum for the prizes of the youth. "The twelve ballotins are to be divided into three regions, according to the course of the Senate; the four of the first region to be elected at the tropic out of such children as the knights of the same shall offer, not being under eleven years of age, nor above thirteen. And their election shall be made by the lot at an urn set by the sergeant of the house for that purpose in the hall of the Pantheon. The livery of the commonwealth for the fashion or the color may be changed at the election of the strategus according to his fancy. But every knight during his session shall be bound to give to his footman, or some one of his footmen, the livery of the commonwealth. "The prerogative tribe shall receive as follows:
By the week The two tribunes of the horse..... ?4 0 The two tribunes of the foot..... 12 0 The three captains of the horse..... 15 0 The three cornets..... 9 0 The three captains of the foot.... 12 0 The three ensigns........ 7 0 The 442 horse, at ? a man..... 884 0 The 592 foot, at ? 10s a man.... 888 0 The six trumpeters..... 7 10 The three drummers........... 2 5
Sum by the week................ ?,850 15
Sum by the year............. ?6,239 0
The total of the Senate, the people, and the magistracy.................... ?87,459 15
"The dignity of the commonwealth, and aids of the several magistracies and offices thereto belonging, bring provided for as aforesaid, the overplus of the excise, with the product of the sum rising, shall be carefully managed by the Senate and the people through the diligence of the officers of the Exchequer, till it amount to ?,000,000, or to the purchase of about ?00,000 solid revenue. At which time, the term of eleven years being expired, the excise, except it be otherwise ordered by the Senate and the people, shall be totally remitted and abolished forever."
At this institution the taxes, as will better appear in the Corollary, were abated about one-half, which made the order, when it came to be tasted, to be of good relish with the people in the very beginning; though the advantages then were no ways comparable to the consequences to be hereafter shown. Nevertheless, my Lord Epimonus, who with much ado had been
Sum ?89,370
"Out of the personal estates of every man, who at his death bequeaths not above forty shillings to the muster of that hundred wherein it lies, shall be levied one per cent. till the solid revenue of the muster of the hundred amounts to ?0 per annum for the prizes of the youth. "The twelve ballotins are to be divided into three regions, according to the course of the Senate; the four of the first region to be elected at the tropic out of such children as the knights of the same shall offer, not being under eleven years of age, nor above thirteen. And their election shall be made by the lot at an urn set by the sergeant of the house for that purpose in the hall of the Pantheon. The livery of the commonwealth for the fashion or the color may be changed at the election of the strategus according to his fancy. But every knight during his session shall be bound to give to his footman, or some one of his footmen, the livery of the commonwealth. "The prerogative tribe shall receive as follows:
By the week The two tribunes of the horse..... ?4 0 The two tribunes of the foot..... 12 0 The three captains of the horse..... 15 0 The three cornets..... 9 0 The three captains of the foot.... 12 0 The three ensigns........ 7 0 The 442 horse, at ? a man..... 884 0 The 592 foot, at ? 10s a man.... 888 0 The six trumpeters..... 7 10 The three drummers........... 2 5
Sum by the week................ ?,850 15
Sum by the year............. ?6,239 0
The total of the Senate, the people, and the magistracy.................... ?87,459 15
"The dignity of the commonwealth, and aids of the several magistracies and offices thereto belonging, bring provided for as aforesaid, the overplus of the excise, with the product of the sum rising, shall be carefully managed by the Senate and the people through the diligence of the officers of the Exchequer, till it amount to ?,000,000, or to the purchase of about ?00,000 solid revenue. At which time, the term of eleven years being expired, the excise, except it be otherwise ordered by the Senate and the people, shall be totally remitted and abolished forever."
At this institution the taxes, as will better appear in the Corollary, were abated about one-half, which made the order, when it came to be tasted, to be of good relish with the people in the very beginning; though the advantages then were no ways comparable to the consequences to be hereafter shown. Nevertheless, my Lord Epimonus, who with much ado had been