CONTENTS 
CHAPTER 1 
PAGE 
ANCIENT NoON-STATUTORY RATES TO 1601 
CHAPTER 1I 
MisceLLaNEOUS STATUTORY RATES TO 1640 
25 
CHAPTER 111 
Poor-Law RaTeEs 10 16071. 
54 
CHAPTER IV 
Ture Poor-RATE SINCE 1601 
nr 
CHAPTER V 
ASSIMILATION OF OTHER RATES TO THE POOR- 
Rate . 
102 
CHAPTER VI 
THE LocAL RATEPAYER AGAINST THE 
TAXPAYER 
NATIONAL 
132 
CHAPTER VII 
Tue Equity oF LocarL RATES 
CHAPTER VIII 
Tue Econovy oF Locar, Rates. 
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