The Colas c27.16

c27.16

Such instances of local imposts, together with the express statement sometimes made that borrowing was resorted to because the people were not in a position to bear any additional taxation, raise the impression that on the one hand taxation in one form and another pressed the people rather hard, and that on the other hand, for most of the extra or *ad hoc* taxation resorted to, the active consent of the tax-payer was sought beforehand.