BARGETON (Daniel)
    LETTERS NE REPUGNATE VESTRO BONO…, 2 t. in 1 flight.
Édition :
    London
Date :
    1750
    in-12, pigskin, spine with 4 raised bands, (small tear on the front cover, marginal damp stain, foxing), 6-40-290-2-62 p.
    These letters, written anonymously by the Nîmes jurist D. B., were commissioned by the Comptroller General Machault to justify the introduction of the new twentieth tax. Roquain (p. 133) notes that this work was suppressed by decree of the Council and placed on the Index of Prohibited Books, but this suppression was entirely artificial, as it aimed to appease the bishops while simultaneously drawing public attention to the work and provoking a shift in public opinion in line with the Ministry's plans. This text has remained famous, and is notably cited by Stourm, who emphasizes that it is one of the earliest expressions of the principle of equality before taxation, insofar as the author demonstrates that the clergy cannot claim any title or privilege to escape common law taxes. Our copy conforms to the description in Barbier II, C 1280; it is the original duodecimo edition. The text is in French despite the Latin title.

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Mots-clés : Ancient law, Tax law

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