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There is no farmer who does not compute beforehand what the church tythe, which is a land-tax of this kind, is, one year with another, likely to amount to.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

Idea 4: Remove the non-profit status of churches and religious organizations and religious-based PAC's and make THEM "tythe" for the greater good as well.

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She therefore pays her tythe of mint and cummin — and thanks her

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 2002

It is not for any wise man, to beleeve the tythe of the tales and slanders, which flie abroad of the zealous: Lewd men would fain strike at all goodnes through their sides.

A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich Samuel Ward

Catholics, were subject to the payment of a tythe or a twenty-sixth part of all grain for the use of the curate, and to assessments for the building and repair of churches.

The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger

But if a tenth of the produce is taken from him in the way of tythe, he must require an abatement of the fifth part of his rent, otherwise he cannot get back his capital with the ordinary profit.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

In this case, though there was no tythe, the rent of the landlord could amount to no more than one-fifth or two-tenths of the whole produce.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

But if the farmer pays one-tenth of the produce in the way of tythe, he must require an equal abatement of the rent of the landlord, which will thus be reduced to one-tenth only of the whole produce.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

The tythe, and every other land-tax of this kind, under the appearance of perfect equality, are very unequal taxes; a certain portion of the produce being, in different situations, equivalent to a very different portion of the rent.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

The other half, or what comes to the same thing, the value of the other half, he could afford to pay as rent to the landlord, if there was no tythe.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909