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" Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only... "
The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies - Page 441
by Bryan Edwards - 1807 - 616 pages
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Political Debates

William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1766 - 28 pages
...a voluntary gift and grant of the commons ajone. In kgiflation the three citâtes of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceffary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone. In ancient days,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 21

English literature - 1766 - 520 pages
...faith of the genuinenefs of this fpcech is a little Jhocked, efpecially as we were told before, that the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax is only neceftary to dole with the form of a law. If thefe were the real words of the honourable gentleman,...
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An Impartial History of the War in America: Between Great Britain and Her ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1780 - 700 pages
...a voluntary gift and grant »l the commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates uf the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons aloiic. In ancient...
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The Beauties of the British Senate: Taken from the Debates of the ..., Volume 2

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1786 - 376 pages
...a voluntary gift and grant .of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons, alone. In antient...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of ..., Volume 1

John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1792
...a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only neceftaty to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days,...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Earl ..., Volume 2

John Almon - Great Britain - 1793 - 542 pages
...voluntary « gift and grant of the Commons alone. In * legiflation the three eftates of the realm are * alike concerned, but the concurrence of ' the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only « neceflary to clofe with the form of a law , ' The gift and grant is of the Commons * alone. In ancient...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of ..., Volume 1

John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 550 pages
...a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days,...
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Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes, of Several of the ..., Volume 2

John Almon - History - 1797 - 394 pages
...a voluntluy gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only ne». ceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. la ancient...
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The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: The speech of John ...

John Dickinson - Constitutional law - 1801 - 468 pages
...concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the cro-wu to a tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the ecenmons atone." — " Tiee distinction hetlveen legislation end taxatton is essentially neces'sary...
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The Crisis of the Sugar Colonies; Or, An Enquiry Into the Objects and ...

James Stephen - Black people - 1802 - 356 pages
...voluntary gift and grant of ' " the Commons alone. Jn legislation, the three " Estates of the Realm are alike concerned; but " the concurrence of the Peers...law. The gift and grant is of " the Commons alone *. The Declaratory Act therefore is not only unrepealed, but unimpeached jn its general principle,...
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