A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions, Showing the Nature and Measurements of the King's Lands, Valuation, Duties, Poll Taxes, Lotteries, Charitable Contributions, Fines, Monopolies, Posts, Tithes, Coinage, Hearth Tax, Excise, &c.; a Manual of with several inserts" studies various aspects of the financial system and tax policy. Author William Petty, a prominent English economist and statistician, examines the important issues of taxation and finance in the context of royalty. This book is designed to reveal to the reader the complexity and importance of the financial mechanisms of his time, helping to understand the system of payments, income and distribution of funds in ancient times.