Danby 1674-78
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- Danby1673- 78
- Finance
- Improved collection of hearth tax, excise customs +taxing
- By 1678 C income reached £1.3 million
- Made peace with Dutch but expenditure increased more rapidly than income
- Government debt increased by £750,000
- Stop of the Exchequer
- Relations with Parlia
- 1673 Parlia
- Commons attack legal & religious aspects of C's Dec of Indulg.
- C agreed to Test Act 1673
- Dutch War going bad- hostility to C's extravagance- opposition to FP- fears about popish ministers- Concerns about Cath heir (James)- Charles dismissed Shaftesbury.
- 1675 Parlia
- James attempt to build up support amongs Dissenters failed.
- Commons still worried about plots
- 1677 Parlia
- Concerned about James becoming king.
- 1678 Parlia
- the so called Popish plot was 'a hellish plot'
- Started to bring down Danby
- 1673 Parlia
- Ordered 1675 Cath priests to leave country, papists not to come to court or to recusants lands and confiscate 2/3rds for the King.
- Use of army in politics
- Raised army to fight France 1677/78.
- Opponents claim army made up of Papists.
- Army used in Scotland.
- Big attack on Danby
- Finance
- Finance
- Improved collection of hearth tax, excise customs +taxing
- By 1678 C income reached £1.3 million
- Made peace with Dutch but expenditure increased more rapidly than income
- Government debt increased by £750,000
- Stop of the Exchequer
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