| 单词 | king's books |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's books king's books n. (also king's book) now historical (with the and frequently with capital initials) a record of the value of lands, properties, etc., kept for the purposes of levying taxes; spec. the valuation of church property made in 1535 by order of Henry VIII. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > tax list or book stent-roll1517 king's books1536 tax-roll1545 task-roll1577 task-book1624 tax-booka1640 cadastre1804 cataster1855 tax-list1898 1536 Act 28 Henry VIII c. 11 §5 in Statutes of Realm III. (1963) 667 As moche as the said personage Vicarage or other spirituall promotion aforsaid..is rated and valewed atte uppon the Kynges bokes. a1640 J. Day & H. Chettle Blind-beggar (1659) sig. D3v You are more in the King [s] Books than he, and pay more scot and lot a fair deal, so ye do. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xiii. 148 The Customs in the Kings Books, are but 2 per Cent. for Mahometans, and 5 per Cent. for Gentiles. 1822 H. Lomas Diary 26 Jan. in Two 19th Cent. Herts. Diaries (2002) 21 Livings of £10 and £20 in the Kings Book are since 1714 augmented by Queen Ann's Bounty. 1904 S. H. A. Hervey Denham Parish Reg. 1539–1850 152 In or near 1534..another valuation was made, which is known as Valor Ecclesiasticus or the King's Books. 1987 W. M. Reddy Money & Liberty Mod. Europe iv. 128 The king's ministers..refused..to open the king's books to public scrutiny. < as lemmas |
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