talliage

On this point, our decisions have been conformed to only so far as to tell us, 'This impost shall no longer be called talliage; it shall be a free grant.'

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 1830

Monaco exacts a talliage of the same kind; and both he and the king of Sardinia maintain armed cruisers to assert this prerogative; from which, however, the English and French are exempted by treaty, in consequence of having paid a sum of money at once.

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When next the mayor and aldermen appeared before the council, they resisted the talliage on the following grounds: (363) — In the first place, because, although the king might talliage cities and boroughs that were of his demesne, he could not, as they understood, talliage the City of London, which enjoyed exemption from such an imposition by charter.

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

Under these circumstances the council was asked to delay the talliage until Parliament should meet.

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

The city had little reason to be gratified at his return to power; for it was by his advice that the king in December of this year (1312), issued orders for a talliage, which the great towns, and especially London, objected to pay.

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

More than eighteen months elapsed, and at last a Parliament was summoned to meet at York (Sept. 1314); but the country was in such a disturbed state, owing to the renewal of the war with Scotland, that the talliage question was not discussed.

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

The question was there put to them — would they make fine for the talliage, or be assessed by poll on their rents and chattels?

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

The aldermen and the commons were to meet together at least once a quarter, (598) and no member of the common council was to serve on inquests, nor be appointed collector or assessor of a talliage.

London and the Kingdom - Volume I

He ordered that short-lived meeting of the states-general about which we have no information left us, save that it voted the principle that "no talliage could be imposed on the people if urgent necessity or evident utility should not require it, and unless by concession of the estates."

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He ordered that short-lived meeting of the states-general about which we have no information left us, save that it voted the principle that "no talliage could be imposed on the people if urgent necessity or evident utility should not require it, and unless by concession of the Estates."

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 1830