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ACCOUNT
OF THE
Numbers of Men able to bear Arms
in the Provinces and Towns of
France, taken by the King's
Orders in 1743
AND ALSO
Of the King of France's Revenue and Ex-
pences in the Years 1741, and 1742,
(with a Table, ſhewing the State of his
Revenue in the different Years of 1712,
1734, and 1740) in which may be ſeen
the Amount of each Article of the pub-
lick Expence, and the Produce of each
particular Tax laid on that Nation.
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To which is added,
An Account of the Military Forces of France
for both Land and Sea. Service, as ſettled
by the Council of State on May 1, 1743.
I O N D ON:
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PREFACE.
IS E States, before they engage in War,
always conſider their Enemy's Power as
well as their owu, in order to form a
Fudgment whether they may be likely to carry it on
with Succeſs, and to terminate it with Honour.
On this Account the Number, Wealth, Condition,
and Situation of a People have been the Subje&t of
Confideration in all Ages : But in the preſent, when
it is not ſo much the ſharpeſt Sword, as the longeſt
Purſe, which decides the Fate and Event of a War,
it is neceſary likewiſe to examine into the Nature
and Amount of the Taxes which are laid on a Na.
tion, with their Effeets on its Trade and Tranqui-
lity, into the Debts and Incumbrances of a State,
and into its ordinary and extraordinary Revenue
and Expences.
As all Appearances bid us foon expect a War with
France, and the Accounts given of the Condition
and Abilities of that Kingdom differ prodigiouſly,
according to the different Views, Inclinations, or
Preposſeſſions of our political Writers, it is thought
proper to publiſh to the World the following Ac-
counts, as well of the Numbers of Men able to bear
Arms, and fit to be employed in the Service of the
War, as of the Nature and Amount of the parti-
cular Taxes paid by the People, of the neat Pro-
duce of the King of France's Revenue, of his Ex-
pences for the two laſt years, and of the Quantity
of the Debt with which his Revenue is incumbered.
Theſe
PRE FACE.
Theſe Accounts are faithfully tranſlated from the
Originals delivered in, the former to the Office of
War, the latter to the Board of the Treaſury of
France, and may ſerve for a Rule whereby to form
a juft Judgment of the Condition, Force, and Abi-
lity of thet Kingdom. The Tranfator propoſes only
to inforin the Reader in theſe Points, and leaves it
to him to make his own Reflektions and Obſerva-
tions thereon. He thinks it however not improper
to take Notice, that the Taxes in France are raiſed
at different Rates, from 5 s. to 12 s: in the Pound;
and on that, as well as other Accounts, there is
raiſed upon the People at leaſt twice as much as
comes into the King's Coffers. Here Taxes are
raiſed at a cheaper Rate, as indeed they are in all
limited Governments, which in this Reſpect have a
valt Advantage over abſolute Morarchies, where
infiiite Ņumbers of ſuperfluous Oficers and Exciſe-
997672 are ever employed. But whatever is to be
said as to the charge of colletting, France lies un-
der 120 Diſadvantage in ihe Adminiſtration of ber
Revenue. There is not a Penny of it funk among
thoſe that have the Direktion of the Treafury, or
embezzeled or miſapplied in any Monner. Тbe
King is: at no idle Expences, and be buys every
Thing for the publick Service cheaper than any Man
to his Replm can for his private Occaſions ; and.
there is not a Country upon Earth, where the pub-
Lick Money is iſſued out or disburſed with greater
Care, Judgmeñit, Frugality, and Oecononny'
.
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An
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An ACCOUNT of the Numbers of
Unmarried Men in France, taken
by the King's Orders in 1743.
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HIS Account takes in all the un-
married Youths from 10 to 16 Years
of Age, and all Bachelors able to bear
Arms between the Ages of 16 and
40, that were entered upon the Rolls
of the Commiſſaries appointed for this Purpoſe,
in all the Towns, Villages, and Pariſhes of the
Kingdom, in the firſt three Months of the Year
1.743, purſuant to the King's Order of October
30, 1742, and his Majeſty's circular Letters fent
to the Intendants of the ſeveral Provinces on
November the 6th following.
It muſt be obſerved, that tho' the King's Or
ders were executed with great Exactneſs, and
perhaps with too much Rigour, in order to take
a juft Account of the Number of the Bachelors
able to bear Arms in all the Towns of the King
dom that were formerly exempt from furniſhing
Men to the Militia, and in the Country Pariſhes,
within the reſpective Ages above-mentioned,
that were enrolled in the firſt three Months of
1743; yet the Commiſſaries employed in this
Work, could not poſſibly give the Court an ex-
act Account, by reaſon of the great Number of
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Fugitives,
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Fugitives, abundance of which were ſeized and
diſperſed in the Battalions of the Militia of their
Provinces. But with regard to the Numbers of ſuch
unmarried Men between the Ages of 10 and 16,
and of 16 and 40, able to bear Arms, that were
actually enrolled, according to the Accounts fent
by the ſeveral. Intendants to the Court, the fol-
lowing Particulars will exhibit an uſeful Abridg-
ment thereof.
To have given an Account of their Numbers
in the Order of the Generalities, Towns, Villages,
and Pariſhes, as it was ſent to the Secretary of
War, would have taken up at leaſt ten Volumes
in Quarto of 200 Pages cach, it was therefore
thought proper to give only that of the Genera-
lities; with regard to which it muſt be obſerved,
1. That this Account doth not take in the Gene-
rality of Pau, becauſe it maintains a Corps of the
national Troops every Year in Times both of
Peace and War, as is explained in the Article of
that Generality. Nor, 2. is that of Lorraine
comprehended therein, becauſe King Staniſlaus,
the now Sovereign of the Dutchies of Lorraine
and Bar, has raiſed the Militia thereof for the
Service of France. And, 3. all Towns, Villages,
and Pariſhes ſituated within three Leagues of the
Ocean, from Calais to the Extremity of the
Lower Navarre, and of the Mediterranean from
Leucate in Languedoc (all the Province of Rouſ-
fillon being comprehended therein) to Antibes in
the furtheſt Part of Provence, are not taken into
this Account, becauſe all the Men and Bachelors
in thoſe Towns, Villages, and Pariſhes, from 15
or 16, to 60 Years of Age, able to bear Arms,
are a ſtanding Militia for the Guard of the Coaſts
and the Sea Service ; on which account they are
ſupplied
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ſupplied by the King with Ammunition Bread,
whenever they march out of their Captainrys for
his Service, and enjoy an Exemption from the
Exciſe, as their Oficers, who are Gentlemen of
the Country, do a ſmall Allowance of Pay; and
the Provinces where thoſe Places are ſituated,
furniſh them with Forage for the Horſe and
Dragoons, an uniform Cloathing for the Officers,
and Head-pieces for the Companies of this Mi-
litia.
In order to this Enrolment, they obliged, in
great Towns, all Fathers of Families, Maſter-
workmen, trading Companies, Burgeſſes, &c. to
bring their Male Children, Apprentices, and
Servants, to the Commiſſaries appointed for that
Purpoſe : But in little Towns and Villages, to
avoid alarming Families too generally, they took
out of the Regiſters of Chriſtenings, the Names
and Sirnames of ſuch as were between 10 and 16
Years old, in order to prevent the Trouble of
another Enrolment, in caſe the King ſhould be
hereafter forced to raiſe the Militia ; and with
regard to thoſe between 16 and 40 Years of Age,
that were capable of bearing Arms, they cauſed
the Provoſt, Bailiff, Mayor, Seneſchal, or other
Officer appointed to keep the Regiſter or Rolls of
the Bachelors that were then in being there, to
take notice of, and to mark exactly, from time to
time, ſuch of them as ſhould either marry, or
lift in the Troops, or quit the Pariſh, with the
Reaſons of ſuch Quitting, or ſhould die : in a
word, whatever Fate ſhould attend any Bachelor
ſubject to the Militia.
In this Account Care will be taken, when the
Numbers of unmarried Males come to be ſummed
up, to diſtinguiſh thoſe from 10 to 16, and thoſe
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from 16 to 40 Years old, to make up the general
Total as computed in the Recapitulation made
by Order of the Miniſter of the War, in June
11743, upon the Memoirs of the Intendants, in
order to be preſented to the King.
Number of Bachelors in the Generality of Paris.
As the Number of thoſe enroled in the City of
Paris, on occaſion of the Militia raiſed at the
latter end of April, and in the beginning of May.
1743, deſerves a particular Attention, we ſhall
give an exact Detail thereof in each Ward or
Quarter of that City, viz.
Quarters of Paris.
Number of Bachelors enrolled.
The City
Thé Louvre
St. Euftace
5497
The Palace Royal
Montmartre
4881
The Greve
5064
St. James de la Boucherie
St. Opportune
The Halls
4450
3746
4428
5310
4938
2812
St. Avoye
3108
4389
2338
St. Paul
The Marais
4242
Place Maubert
-2985
St. Benoit
St. Denis
4047
St. Martin
3612
St. Andre des Arts
2846
The Luxemburg
2424
St. Germain des Prez
3648
Fauxbourg St. lntoine
5880
The whole Number regiſtered at Paris 80645
Of theſe the Bachelors, from 10 to 16,
26450
amount to
Theſe
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Theſe laſt did not appear before the
Commiſſaries, but were regiſtered on
their Parents Declarations, ſo that
thoſe who were given in by the Com-
miffaries to the Lieutenant de Police,
in order to the raiſing of the Militia,
amounted but to
54195
But before the drawing of the Militia,
theſe having been viſited by the Sur-
geons and Phyſicians of the Hoſpital
of the Invalids, the Lieutenant de
Police, on account of Illneſs, Diſeaſes,
Infirmities, and Weakneſs of Body,
ſtruck out of this Number 9648 ; ſo
that the whole Number of the un-
married Men of Paris that drew for
the Militia, was
44547
Of theſe 44547 every fixth Man was drawn
by Lot, which made 7424 Militia Men, without
reckoning ſuch as had fled away, and been ſeized
in their Flight. Out of theſe were formed the
three Battalions of 600 Men each, which the King
had demanded of the Town of Paris ; and there
were ſtill left above 6000 unmarried Men to be
fent back, by reaſon of the Number of Fugitives
who were ſeized and incorporated into theſe Bat-
talions, though moſt of them got excuſed from
marching, either through Favour, Force of Mo-
ney, or ſome other Means. Tis certain that
the greateſt Part of theſe paid each of them 3 or
400 Livres, more or leſs; which ſerved the
Lieutenant de Police for a Fund to cloth the Offi-
cers and Soldiers of thoſe three Battalions, and to
pay the Salaries of the Commiſſaries and others
who had been employed in the regiſtering of the
unmarried
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unmarried Men, and in the drawing for the
Militia. About 6 or 800 likewiſe of theſe Fu-
gitives were, on their own Requeſt and voluntary
Offer, allowed to inliſt in the King's Regiment
of Foot, to ſerve in it for fix Years.
N. B. The Children of Gentlemen, of Fami-
lies that enjoyed any Magiſtracy or Offices, of
ſuch as were employed on the King's Account,
and of other Families that were by the King's
Ordinance exempted from drawing to the Mili-
tia, and their Servants, make almoſt half of the
44547 Militia Men of Paris, including therein
the Students in the Univerſities, Colleges, and
Academies,
Free Towns in the Generality of Paris.
St. Denis 417 St. Germaine en Laye 1808
Verſailles 1304 Fontainebleau
Beauvais 800 Compeigne
648
Senlis
306 Meaux
701
Sens 670
810
In all 7464
Country Towns and Villages of the ſaid } 56543
Generality
108554
>
Total of unmarried Men regiſtered there 64007
Which with the 44547 of the Town of
Paris, make
};
Of the 64007 in the Free Towns and
Country Pariſhes of the Generality of
Paris, there were from 10 to 16
Years old
37400
And from 16 to 40, able to bear Arms 26607
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64007
Generality
(2)
Generality of Soiffons.
Soiſons
Laon
Noyon
Country Towns and Pariſhes
712
410
623
32973
34718
Of theſe unmarried Men from 10 to 16-21612
From 16 to 40.,-
13106
!
34718
Generality of Amiens.
Amiens
Abbeville
Arras
St. Omer
Country Towns and Pariſhes
4358
1930
1540
1216
46538
55582
Of theſe from io to 16
33500
16 to 40
22082
55582
The Countries about Calais and Boulogne, and
fome Pariſhes in the Election of Abbeville, are
ſubject to the Militia for guarding the Sea Coaſt.
Generality of Orleans.
Orleans
4335
Chartres
1718
Blois
713
Country Towns and Pariſhes
44926
51685
Of theſe from .10 to 16 29225
22460
1
16 to 49
51685
Generality
(8)
Generality of Chaalons ſur Marne.
Chaalons
2500
Troyes
3242
Rheims
3723
Langres
310
Country Towns and Pariſhes 46799
56765
Of theſe from 10 to 16
32406
24359
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16 to 40
56765
Generality of Bourges.
Bourges
Other Towns and Pariſhes
1426
24693
26119
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
15235
10884
26119
Generality of Tours.
Tours
Richelieu
Angers
Saumur
Other Towns and Pariſhes
5740
102
1517
2 II'I
50847
11
60317
Of theſe from 10 to 16
28712
31605
:
16 to 40
60317
Generality
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Generality of Riomo
Rion
Other Towns and Pariſhes
1680
28997
29679
Of theſe from 10 to 16
-16 to 40
18587
11092
.
29679
A
Generality of Moulins.
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Moulins
Nevers
Other Towns and Pariſhes
.807
:56,7
26642
28016
Of theſe from 10 to 16
t
.-16-to 40
16370
11646
28016
Generality of Lyon.
Lyon
Other Towns and Parifhes
12416
-29036
41452
Of theſe from 10 to 16
-16 19 4.0
27028
14424
41452
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Generality
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Generality of Grenoble.
Grenoble
Vienne
Other Towns and Pariſhes
5800
1722
23483
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31005
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
17086
13919
31005
Generality of Poictiers.
Poixtiers
Other Towns and Pariſhes
3814
32324
36138
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
20165
15973
36138
Generality of Rochelle.
Rochelle contributes only to guard the Coaſts:
Saintes
826
Other Pariſhes not ſubject to guard } 15997
the Coaſt
16823
Of theſe from 10 to 16 10396
6427
16823
16 to 40
Generality
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Generality of Limoges.
Limoges
Other Towns and Pariſhes
1144
28 196
29340
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
15440
13900
29340
Generality of Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux contributes only to guard the Coaſts.
Other Towns and Pariſhes not
contributing thereto
not}
} 60018
Of theſe from 10 to 16
42548
17490
16 to 40
60018
Generalities of Auche and Pau under the ſame
Intendant..
Auche
400
Other Towns and Pariſhes
41953
42353
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
26898
15455
42353
The Generality of Pau, a Country which has
its Affemblies of the three Eſtates, contains the
Provinces of Bearn, the Lower Navarre, Bigorre,
Soule, the Nebouzan, and the Compoſition Towns.
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There
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There was no Account taken of the Numbers
of unmarried Men in this Generality, becauſe it
maintains annually, at all times, à Regiment of
3000 Foot, including the Officers; which in
1742 was augmented by 786 Men, and ſerves to
guard the Fortreſſes in this Generality.
The Country of Labour, and Town of Ba-
yonne, included in this Generality, contribute- to
the Militia for guarding the Coafts ; and on that
Account do not contribute to the Pay of this
Regiment, which is called Bandes Bernoiſes.
Generality of Montauban.
Montauban
2340
Other Towns and Pariſhes
43504
45844
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
25723
20121
16 to 40
45844
Generality of Rouen.
Rouen
. 8860
Other Towns not guarding the Coaſts 54515
63375
Of theſe from 10 to 16 28000
35375
-63375
Generality of Caen.
Caen contributes only to guarding the Coaſt.
Other Towns not contributing thereto 46826
Of theſe from 10 to 16 22260
24566
46826
Generality
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16 to 40
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Generality of Alençon.
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Alençon
Other Towns, &c.
1712
56361
58073
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
24307
33766
58073
Generality of Burgundy, a Country of Eſtates.
Dijon
3568
Other Towns, &C.
64895
68463
Of theſe from 10 to 16
33475
34988
68463
16 to 40
Generality of Bretagne, a Country of Eſtates.
Rennes
6207
Nantes
3514
Breſt contributes to guard the Coaſt.
Other Towns, &c. not ſubject to ditto 77607
87328
Of theſe from 10 to 16 39811
47517
87328
I 6 50 40
Generality
t
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6884
Generality of Languedoc, a Country of Estates.
Toulouſe
Montpellier
2008
Other Towns, &c. not guarding} 76740
the Coaſt
85632
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
41964
43668
85632
Generality of Provence, a Country of Eſtates.
Marſeilles and Toulon contribute to guard the
Coaſts.
Aix
3085
Other Towns, &c. not guarding} 35310
the Coaſt
38395
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
26009
12386
38395
Generality of Lille, a conquered Country.
Lille
4274
Cambray
1400
Douay
622
Other Towns, &C.
15262
li
21558
Of theſe from 10 to 16
13418
16 to 40
8140
21558
Generality
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Generality of Valenciennes, a conquered Country.
Valenciennes
Other Towns, &c.
989
18102
19091
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
9942
9149
19091
Generality of Metz, a conquered Country.
Metz
Toul
Verdun
Other Towns, &c.
5840
482
510
42451
1
1
49283
Of theſe from 10 to 16
16 to 40
22746
26537
49283
48
Generality of Beſançon, a conquered Country.
Beſançon
864
Dole
Other Towns, &c.
60703
61615
Of theſe froin 10 to 16 33341
28274
61615
Generality
16 to 40
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Generality of Straſburg, a conquered Country.
Straſburg, Capital of Low Alface
Colmar, Capital of High Alface
2585
Other Towns, &C.
9448
1
31506
43539
Of theſe from' 10 to 16
16 to 40
24507
19032
43539
The Generality of Perpignan, a conquered
Country, was not numbered, becauſe it contri-
butes to the Militia that guard the Coaſt. Nor
were the Provinces of Lorraine and Bar, becauſe
King Staniſlaus, - their Sovereign, raiſed their
Militia for the Service of France.
16 to 40.
General Recapitulation of the Numbers of unmar-
ried Men from 10 to 16, and from 16 to.40
Years old (i. e. ſuch of the last as are able to
bear Arms) regiſtered in the Towns and Pro-
vinces of France, in the three first Months
1743, as before ſpecified.
From
From
Generalities.
Total.
10 to 16.
Paris Town 26450 44547 70997
Country -37400 26607 64007
Soiſſons
21612
34718
Amiens
33500
22082
Orleans
29225 -22460 51685
Chaalons
32406
24359 56765
Bourges
15235 10884 26119
Riom
18587 I1092 29679
Tours
28712
Moulins
*
13106
55582
31605
60317
.
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Generalities.
16 to 40.
+
|
16823
From
From
Total.
10 to 16.
16370 11646 28016
27028
14424 41452
17086 13919 31005
20165 15973 36138
10396
6427
15440 13900 29340
42548
17470
60018
26898 15455 42353
00000 00000 00000
25723 20121 45844
2 8000
35375
22260
24566 46826
24307
33766
58073
33475
34988
68463
39811 47517 87328
41964
85632
26009
12386
38395
21558
9942 9149 19091
22746
26537 49283
33341
28274
61615
24507 Ig032 43539
764561 659475 1424036
Moulins
Lyon
Grenoble
PoiEtiers
La Rochelle
Limoges
Bourdeaux
Auche
Pau
Montauban
Rouen
Caen
Alençon
Burgundy
Bretagne
Languedoc
Provence
Lille
Valenciennes
Metz
Beſançon
Straſburg
63375
43668
13418
8140
Totals
Out of the 659475 unmarried Men from 16
to 40 Years old, able to bear Arms, there were
60000 raiſed in the Provinces and Towns of
France, in the firſt three or four Months of
A. D. 1743, for the Militia of that Year ; ſo
that there were ſtill left 599475 unmarried Men
able to bear Arms. Of this laſt Number, ac-
cording to the Notes added to the Accounts fent
D
by
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by the Intendants to the Court, there are about
150000 under Size, but well-looked, ſtrong,
robuſt, and able to ſupport the Fatigues of War.
N. B. The Children of Gentlemen, of Families
that enjoy Magiſtracies and Offices, or are em-
ployed on the King's Account, and of other Fa-
milies excuſed by the King's Ordinance from
drawing to the Militia, make near a third or
fourth Part of the Number of unmarried Men
between 16 and 40 Years of Age, that are re-
giſtered in the Towns and Provinces ſubject to
the Militia, according to the Account taken
thereof on the Spot by the Intendants in their
reſpective Generalities, including therein the
Students in the Univerſities, Colleges, and Aca-
demies, &c.
AB
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An Account of the King of France's
Receipts and Expences in the Years
1741 and 1742.
T
an
Short Account of the King's Revenue in 1741.
HE Demeſnes and Woods (otherwiſe cal-
led the Waters and Foreſts) of the Crown
vary from one Year to another in their Produce,
which is more or leſs according to the Quantity
and Quality of the Wood that is fallen
in the
different Foreſts belonging to the King, and is
ſold by Auction. The Sale produced in that
Year 2,315000 Livres.
The Tailles (or Talliages) in the Countries of
Election, produced in the Generalities of
The Sum of
Paris
3500000
Soillons
I100000
Amiens and Artois
22 30000
Chaalons
1 500000
Orleans
2600000
Tours
2700000
Rouen
2300000
Caen
1890000
Alençon
1800000
Bourges
I 200000
Moulins
1400000
Poitiers
1370000
Lyon
2700000
D 2
Rion
1
[ 20 ]
Riom
Grenoble
Limoges
Bordeaux
La Rochelle
Montauban
Auche and Pau
1500000
1600000
I000000
2000000
910000
1500000
1300000
Total of the Tailles in the Countries
of Election
}36100000
The Tailles in Countries of Eſtates. Livres.
Burgundy
1600000
Languedoc
2300000
Bretagne
2000000
Provence
1
I I00000
7000000
The Tailles in recovered and conquered Countries.
Metz
recove
$ 1300000
Lorraine and Barois
2400000
Lille
1400000
Valenciennes
I000000
Straſbourg conquered
I 800oco
Bezançon
I 200000
Perpignan
700000
9800000
The Capitation in the Countries of Election.
Paris
1100000
Soiſſons
400000
Amiens and Artois
800000
Chaolons
670000
Orleans
I200000
Tours
[ 21 ]
1
Tours
Rouen
Caen
Alençon
Bourges
Moulins
Poitiers
Lyon
Rionz
Grenoble
Limoges
Bordeaux
La Rochelle
Montauban
Auche and Pau
920000
800000
560000
530000
320000
510000
370000
I 200000
410000
500000
310000
620000
220000
610000
550000
porn
E
12600000
1
1
The Capitation in the Countries of Estates.
Burgundy
490000
Languedoc
660000
Bretagne
620000
Provence
430000
2000000
The Capitation in the recovered and conquered
Countries.
Metz
600000
Lorraine and Barrois
II00000
Lille
710000
Valenciennes
420000
Straſbourg
740000
Bezançon
480000
Perpignan
240000
4300000
Capitation
[.22 )
Capitation of the City of Paris 4600000
Total of theſe three Articles, viz.
Demeſne and Woods
2315000
Tailles
52900000
Capitation
23700000
78915000
3
I
Capitation of the King and Queen's
t's}
Houfhold and Court
112550
the Miniſtry and Penſions
76400
Troops of the Houſhold
83600
Dukes, Peers, and General Officers
415600
the Marine and Gallies
95518
Chief Courts of Juſtice
боооо
Intendants and Officers employed
in the Branches of the Revenue
149805
Farmers General, Clerks, &c. 231381
1
2
Officers of the Police, Marechauffé,} 94460
1
1385929
To which add the above 78915000
the Total is
80300929
Subſidies of the Clergy of France.
Tenths and Capitation of French
Clergy
}
12310000
Free Gifts of ditto per Year
2400000
Tenths and Capitations of Clergy of
Alface, Metz, Toul, Verdun, and 752000
Perpignan
Free Gifts of ditto
400000
.
15862000
Fres
[ 23 ]
>
I100000
0
0
8.
Tenth Penny of the Revenue of 7415228
Free Gifts of Countries of Eſtates.
.
Burgundy
Languedoc
I 800000
Bretagne
1600000
Provence
900000
54000000
Neat Revenue of Colonies and Plan-} 1400000
tations, all Charges deducted
Profits of Mines, Salaries and
} 1765000
Charges deducted
Caſual Revenues
61 8000
Theſe fix groſs Sums make together 105345929
The Tenth Penny of the three laſt Months of 1741.
}
Eſtates in France in general
Compoſition for Tenths of the Clergy} 2250000
of France
Tenth Penny of the Clergy of Alface,
Metz, Toul, Verdun, and Per 125000
pignan
Ditto, of Salaries of thoſe employed}157384
Ditto, of Wages and Penſions, raiſed
conſtantly ſince A. D. 1709, for 2410000
the whole Year 1741.
Total
117703541
The
[ 24 ]
TH
The FARM E S.
HE general Farmes united according to the
Leaſe thereof made by M. Orry Comptrol-
ler General of the Finances, in the King's Behalf,
to James de Forceville Leaſee of the ſaid Farmes,
on the Security of 40 Farmers General in OEtober
1736, for ſix Years, of which 1742 was the laſt,
on Condition of renewing the ſaid Leaſe every
two Years, and either raiſing it for the King's
Profit, or lowering it in Favour of the Leafee,
according to the Variation of Times, and Situa-
tion of Affairs ; including therein the particular
Farmes re-united in 1736; the Particulars of
which, as well as of the general Farmes, are ſet
forth in a Manuſcript entitled, The Produce of
ibe General Farmes in 1741.
This Leafe was in Otober 1739,
renewed for the Years 1740, 1741,
and 1742, with a Proviſo that the
King ſhould indemnify the Leaſee
for all unforeſeen Accidents that
fhould happen in thoſe three Years,
and produced for 1741.
84000000
The Farme of Tobacco leaſed alſo
in Otober 1739, to the Farmers
General for the ſame three Years, at
Farme of the Gates and Meffa-
geries ſet to ſix Farmers General in
Etober 1739, for the ſame three
Years, at
4200000
The different Farmes of Coaches
and Royal Tolls, ſet to ſeveral Per-
fons at different Times, yield in 1741 2600000
I 1000000
Total of ordinary Revenue for 1741.
219503541
The
1
1
[ 25 ]
The extraordinary Expences for
the Land and Sea Seivice in 1741,
obliged the King to create Annui-
ties for Life of 600000 Livres a
Year, diſtributed into ſeveral Claf-
ſes, according to the different Ages
of Perſons, from the 7th to the 13th
Penny, (at an Average about 10
per Cent.) by his Edict of Otober
1740; the Money for the Purchaſe
thereof paid in January 1741, was
6000000
N. B. By an Edict in Ost. 1741,
there was a Creation of the like
Annuities of 820000 l. but the
Money not being paid in till 1742,
it is not computed till that Year.
The Gift of the India Company
to the King for continuing their
excluſive Privilege of certain Mer-
chandize of the IndiaTrade (which
had been granted in 1718) to the
Year 1760 incluſive, amounted to - 10000000
The Farmers General had pro-
miſed Cardinal de Fleury to lend the
King 25 Millions at 51 per Cent.
and to pay this Sum into the Trea--
ſury between November 1, 1741,
and March 31, 1742. They paid
of this Sum on December 24, 1741,--
8000000
N. B. The other 17 Millions not
being paid till 1742, are not ac-
compted till that Year.
The ordinary Revenue for 1741,
amounting to
219503541
The Loans, Gifts, &c. as above
for ditto
24000000
Total of Receipts in 1741, is 243503541
E
Short
1
[ 26 ]
1
Short State of the King's Expences in 1741.
6800000
The Houhold.
The Charge of the Tables for
the King, Queen, Princes of the
Blood, Officers, Servants, Salaries,
and in general all Expences paid by
the Treaſurers of the King and
Queen's Houſhold, amounts to
Plate, and the King's Pocket-
Money, or Privy-Purſe
The King's Stables and Liveries
Offerings and Alms
Hunting, hawking Dogs, and Equi
page
Pocket-Money for the Queen
Dauphin
I 200000
2000000
600000
a
1200000
I 20000
60000
Total of Charge of the Houſhold
11980000
The Troops of the Houſhold, Pay
of the Guards, the Light-Horſe,
the Gendarmes of the Guard, Muſ.
quetaires, Horſe Grenadiers, Com-
panies of Genſdarmes, including
their Arms and Cloaths, the annual
Recruits of Horſes become unſer-
a When the King aſſiſts at the Pariſh Maſſes, he diſtributes
a certain Sum among the Prielts after having been at the
Offering. He gives alſo a Sum to the Poor on the Eves of
the four great Feſtivals, beſides the uſual Alms on Maundy,
Thur ſday, pious Works, and Sums ſent to Jeruſalem and
poor Roman Catholic Families in Infidel and Proteſtant Coun-
tries, or granted to Miſſionaries in foreign Parts, poor Con-
vents, I loſpitals, &c.
viceable,
[ 27 ]
/
viceable, and the Penſions granted
to old Officers, amount to
4200000
To the b Guards of the Gate and
Prevoté of the Hotel
300000
To the 100 Suiſſes
250000
Pay of the ſix Battalions of French
and Suiſe Guards, including their
Cloaths, Arms, annual recruiting
of theſe two Regiments, and Pen-
ſions to old Officers
3815000
Total of Charge of Houſhold Troops 8565000
Pay of Mareſchals of France,
General Officers in the Armies, Go-
vernors, and Commandants of Pro-
vinces, and Places, General and
other Officers there, including the
additional Pay and Tables for the
General Officers ſerving in the Ar-
mies of Bavaria and the Meuſe
Charges of the Extraordinary of
the War, including Penſions to old
Officers of Marching Regiments,
Forage for the Horſe and Dra-
goons, and other Extraordinaries
5932000
;
36812000
b The Guards of the Gate keep the Gate and Avenues of
the Palace where the King reſides till Night comes on, when
they are relieved by the Gardes du Corps. The Prevoté of
the Hotel, is a Company that always attends the Court for the
Safety of the King's Perſon.
• The Independant Companies, remounting the Horſe,
Dragoons, and Huſſars, recruiting the Troops, Forage, Sa-
laries to Commiſſaries of War, Chaplains, Phyſicians, and
Apothecaries of the Hoſpitals, Surgeons, Magazines, and
Charges of Priſoners of War, and military Executions.
E 2
Maintaining
[ 28 ]
2000000
2462800
Maintaining the Militia in Time
of Peace
Other Extraordinaries on Ac-
count of the Armies of Bavaria and
Meuſe, taking the Field in July
and Auguſt 1721, viz.
For augmenting the Infantry
with 30000 Men, at the Rate of
30 Livres a Man Liſting Money,
and 30 for Cloaths and Arms, inclu-
ding the Premiums to Officers who
had their Companies compleat by
the Time fixed, in all
For Ammunition Bread to the
Troops in the Armies of Bavaria,
and the Meuſe, and in Garriſon,
(over and above the Officers and
Soldiers Pay) paid by the King
For Fleſh Meat to the Troops in
Bavaria, and on the Meuſe, (over
and above what is deducted out of
the Officers and Soldiers Pay) on
the King's Accompt
Surplus of Expences in furniſhing
Forage to the General and Foot
Officers, and to the Horſe and Dra-
goons during a Campaign, (inclu-
ding the Forage in the Magazines
of the Armies of Bavaria, and the
Meuſe, for ſupplying them in the
two or three firſt Months of 1742)
5245000
2 100000
1830000
d Since A. D. 1718. the King has kept up a Militia of
30000 Men at one Sola Day per Man. "Their Number is
doubled in Time. of War, and they are ready to march on
the firſt Orders.
Salaries
[ 29 ]
t
Salaries of Intendants of the
Armies, Commiffaries of War, and
grand Prevots of the Archers
308000
Expences of Hoſpitals (including
the Salaries of thoſe employed in
them) over and above all Deduc-
tions from the Soldiers Pay
1065412
Charge and extraordinary Payº
for the Augmentation of the Troops
from July 1, to the End of 1741--- 1450000
Ditto, for the Battalions of Mi-
litia fent out of their Provinces at
different Times ſince July 1, to
guard the Frontier Towns, and re-
lieve the old Troops deſigned for
the Armies
2200000
Cloaths and Arms for 30000
Men of the Militia
900000
Charge of Magazines for Bread
and Meat to the Troops in their
March, (over and above all Deduc-
tions out of the Officers and Sol-
diers Pay at that Time)
1980000
Gratifications to the Troops of
the Arinies
800000
Total of the Extraordinary of the War
59548212
Ordinary Expence of the Artil-
lery
2800000
Extraordinary Charge of Encamp-
ments, and the Armies, including
Salaries of thoſe employed in-them 620000
Total of the Artillery
3420000
In 1740 his Majeſty granted to the Horſe Dragoons and
all the Soldiers of the Army 2 Sols a Day, additional Pay per
Man for four Months, on Account of the extraordinary Dear-
neſs of Bread,
Total
A
e
[ 30 ]
Total of the Houſhold Troops
General Officers
Extraordinary of War
Artillery
8565000
5932000
59548212
3420000
77465212
160ooooo
7300000
2200000
60000
1660000
900000
2100000
Ordinary Charge of the Marine
Extraordinary ditto
Ordinary of the Gallies
Extraordinary ditto
Salaries of the firſt Miniſters, Secre-
taries and Councellors of State,
and inferior Officers in the Mini-
ſtry
Ditto to Embaſadors and Miniſters
in foreign Courts
To ditto for ſecret Affairs and fo-
reign Penſions
Remittances to Mareſchal de Belliſe
Embaſſador at Francfort at the
Emperor's Election, for Expences
and Preſents made by him on
that Occaſion, and in the Courts
of Germany by the King's Orders
To the Treaſurer of the Suiſe Can-
tons
To the Turkilo Embaſſador from
his Arrival at Marſeille to Jan.i.
1742.
Penlions to the Princes and Prin-
cefies of the Blood
Orders of Holy Ghoſt and St. Louis
On the Royal Treaſury
To King Staniſlavs
3400000
600000
1
200000
1485000
990000
3600000
2000000
.
Salaries
[ 31 ]
4100000
100000
Salaries to the Parliament, Exche-
quer, Mint, Aides, grand Coun-
cil, and other ſovereign Courts
and Councils, to the Officers of
the Chatelet of Paris, and other
Royal Juriſdictions
Ditto to Officers in the Chancery,
Book-Office, and Expences
Ditto to Officers and others em-
ployed on the Affairs of Com-
merce
Ditto to Intendants of Provinces and
Officers of the Revenue, and
Charge of collecting the Tailles
Publick Works, viz. Fortifications
Charge of Bridges and Cauſeways
The King's Houſes, &c.
Piers, Moles, and Banks
1866000
5794000
4600000
4800000
5200000
780000
15380000
400000
22 140000
The King's Libraries, Archives, and
Charge of Printing
Annuities perpetual, paid at the
Town-houſe of Paris
For Life, including the 600000 cre-
ated at the End of 1740
To pay the Dividends of Actions
Charges of Operas, Plays, &c.-
Charges of the Baſtille and other
Royal Priſons, and Maintenance
of State Priſoners, and other Ex-
pences of the State and Police
To maintain Priſoners in the Goals
of France
25112720
8000000
1866000
1000000
1
800000
Salaries
[ 32 ]
818000
1
300000
380000
Salaries to Secretaries of the King's
Cloſet, Voyages of Couriers or-
dinary and extraordinary
Additional Bounty to the Invalids
and St. Cyr
Charge of managing the roth Penny
for the three laſt Months of 1741
Draughts on the Treaſury in favour
of ſeveral Perſons, for Monies ad-
vanced by them to provide Corn,
powdered Beef, Bacon, Brandy,
and other Proviſions, which they
laid into the Magazines of the
Sea-Port Towns, by Order of
M. de Maurepas Secretary of State
for the Naval Affairs
6000000
Total of the King's Expences for 1741 227260932
1
Indemnifications, Remittances, &c.
Allowed to the Undertaker of pro-
viding Bread for the Hoſpital of
the Invalids on Account of Lofles
he ſuffered in 1739 and 1740, by
reaſon of the unuſual Dearneſs of
Corn
I 100000
Allowed to the Undertakers for Am-
munition Bread to the Troops
for their Loſſes by Corn's conti-
nuing dear this Year
2600000
Allowed to Undertakers for the mi-
litary Hoſpitals of the Kingdom
for the like Loffes in 1739 and
1740, and to other Perſons for
Indemnifications in different Ca-
ſes, and Recompences
2500000
Allowed
1
1
1
ber 1740
( 33 )
Allowed to the Farmers General to
indemnify-the Sub-farmers of the
Aides in the Vine Countries for
the want of Conſumption of Wines
this Year, the Vintage of 1740
being ruined by the Froſts
2800000
Abated on the Tailles for Loffes ſuf-
tained in abundance of Pariſhes,
in different Pariſhes whoſe Effects
and Eſtates were carried away or
deſtroyed by the Floods in Decem-
4600000
Abated to abundance of Military
Officers, noble Families, and Ser-
vants of their Majeſties, whoſe
Houſes Goods and Effects were
carried away by the fame Floods,
on Condition of repairing the faid
Houſes and Effects before the End
80oooo
Total of Indemnifications
14400000
Subfidies to foreign Powers in 1741
22200000
The Total of Expences this Year,
amounting to
227300932
Indemnifications &c.
14400000
Foreign Subſidies
22200000
The whole of the King's Expence
in 1741, is
263800932
And his Receipts, amounting to 243503541
The King is indebted
20297397
a There was no getting a juft Account of the Diſtribution
of this Sum, but ’tis certain ſeveral great Remittances were
made this Year for the King of Sweden and Elector of Bao.
varia, and two others to two Electors and Princes of the
Empire.
F
Which
of 1742
[ 34 ]'
2200000
Which Sum will be repaid in 1742, according
to the Proviſion made for that Purpoſe by
Cardinal de Fluery.
Short State of the King's Revenue in 1742.
Demefnes and Foreſts
1840000
Tailles in the Countries of Election, 36100000
Ditto
Eftates
7000000
Ditto in the conquered Countries 9800000
Capitation in Countries of Election 12600ooo
Ditto
Eſtates
Ditto in the conquered Countries 4300000
Capitation of the City of Paris 4600000
Particular Capitations
1720000
Free Gifts of the Clergy of France 2400000
Tenths and Capitations of Ditto -- 12200000
Ditto of Clergy of Alſace, Perpignan,
Metz, Toul and Verdunz
752000
Free Gifts of ſaid Clergy.
95912000
Free Gifts of Burgundy
1300000
Lauguedoc
1200000
Bretagne
I Sooooo
Provence
1000000
400000
3
6300000
Revenue of Colonies, all Charges
deducted
1512600
Tenth Penny on Eſtates of the
Kingdom in general, not inclu-
ding the Clergy
21784914
Compoſition for ditto of the Clergy
of France at nine Millions, but
on Account of the Lofles of In-
cumbents by the Floods in 1740,
reduced to
6750000
Compoſition
[ 35 ]
+
Compoſition of the Clergy of Cam-
bray, Arras, St.Omer Metz, Toul,
Verdun, Straſbourg, and Perpig-
11ап
I 125534
1
2417682
84000000
11000000
4200000
2400000
215000
Tenth Penny on Salaries and Pen-
ſions
Farms General united
of Tobacco
of Poſts and Carriers
of Coaches and Royal Tolls
Caſual Revenues
Free Gifts extraordinary of Clergy
of France
Ditto of the Frontier Churches
Tax on Induſtry for the laſt three
Months of 1741, and the whole
Year of 1742
Remainder of Louis XVth's happy
Acceſſion to the Crown
I 2000000
1240000
12065400
2000000
Total of the King's Revenue in 1742 264924130
Beſides this Revenue of 264 Millions, the King
to provide for the Expences of 1742, has bor-
rowed the following Sums, viz.
By creating Life Annuities of 820000
in ſeveral Claſſes, according to
different Ages, from the 7th to
the 13th Penny, by the Edict of
OEtober 1741, a Principal was
raiſed of
8200000
The Commiſſioners for getting in
this Money having private Orders
from Court to go as far as 1200000
of ſuch Annuities, there was raiſed
a further Principal of
3800000
Lent
F 2
[ 36 ]
Lent by the Farmers General at 57
per Cent. according to their Agree-
ment with Card. de Fleury in Nov.
! 741, the Remainder (above the
eight Millions advanced Dec. 24,
1741)
170.00000
By creating 600000 hereditary Rents
on the Farm of the Poſts at 5 per
Cent, was raiſed repayable in 13
Years by a Lottery
12000000
Total of Money raiſed by Loans 41000000
The King's Revenue in 1742 264924130
Total of the King's Receipts in 1742 305924120
Short State of the King's Expences in 1742,
The Houſhold Expences (paid by
the Treaſurers of the King and
Queen's Houſhold (being reduced
this Year 800000.) come but to 6000000
The King's Plate and Privy Purſe 94000g
Stables, Stud, and Liveries
1800000
Hunting, Hawking, &c.
The Queen's Privy Purſe
The Dauphin's ditto
60000
1000000
120000
10320000
Pay, Cloaths, Arms, Recruits of Horſes, and
Penſions to old Officers of
The Life Horſe Guards
2100000
Genſdarmes
410000
Light Horſe Guards
410000
Muſquetaires
520000
The
( 37 )
The Horſe Grenadiers
Companies of Genſdarmes
180000
600000
:
4220009
1
4110000
Pay, Cloaths, Arms, and Recruits
for the French and Suiſe' Foot
Guards, with Penfion's to old
Officers
Guards of the Gate, and Prevoté of
the Hotel
The 100 Suiſſes
Total Charge of Houſhold Troops
260000
250000
1
8840000
6600000
Pay, Tables, and Penfions to the
Mareſchals of France, General
Officers, Governors and Com-
mandants of Provinces and Pla-
ces, &c. with the additional Al-
lowances of Pay and Tables to
General Officers ſerving in the
Armies
For the ordinary Charge of the
Army in Bavaria, and. Pay of
the Regiments of Horſe, Foot,
and Dragoons (the furniſhing of
Bread and Fleſh deducted) inclu-
ding the Penſions to old Officers,
and what the King allows for
Bread and Meat, over and above
what is deducted out of the Offi-
cers and Soldiers Pay.
For the general Proviſion of Forage
to that Army
15600000
I 200000
Charges
[ 38 ]
1
Charges extraordinary, viz. Hoſpi-
tals, Convoỳs, Carriages, Work-
1
men, &c.
2200000
Saláries to Intendants of the Army,
Commiffaries of War, Provoſt
General, and his Archers, and
Perſons employed in the Hoſpi-
-tals, or about Proviſions and Fo-
rage
For ſecret Expences of that Army
1
500000
200000
Total Expence of the Army in Bavaria 19700000
Ordinary Charge of M. de Maillebois's Army on
the Meuſe, including the Troops poſted on that
River from Verdun to Givet, and in the Coun-
tries adjacent, viz.
Pay, Arms, Cloaths, Penſions to old
Officers, and what the King al-
lows for Bread and Meat, over
and above what is deducted out
of the Soldiers-Pay for that Uſe 17000000
General Proviſion of Forage for
ditto
Extraordinary Charges, Hoſpitals,
Convoys, &c.
2700000
Salaries to Intendants and Commif-
ſaries, Grand Provoſt, Archers,
and Perſons employed in the
Hoſpitals, &c.
500000
Secret Expences of this Army
200000
Total Expence of the Army on
the Meuse
1000000
.
on} 21600000
Pay
1
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Pay of the Troops in Garriſon, in-
cluding what theKing allows above
what is ſtopped from the Soldiers
Pay for their Ammunition Bread,
the Charge of Forage, Magazines,
and Penſions to Officers, and ex-
traordinary Charges; as alſo the
Pay of the Militia on Foot, or
to be levied in February next, for
their Pay, Arms, and Cloath-
ing
Extraordinary Charge for unforeſeen
Expences this Year
- Gratifications to the Troops
Theſe five Articles of the Extraor-
dinary of the. War, come to
The Artillery, ordinary and extraor-
dinary
The Houſhold Troops, amounting to
· General Officers
19500000
12000000
1600000
4000000
8840000
6600000
The whole of the military Expences 93840000
Charge ordinary and extraordinary
of the Sea Service
24600000
Ditto of the Gallies
3400000
Salaries to the Miniſters
1660000
Ditto to Embaſſadors and Agents in
foreign Courts
930000
To ditto for ſecret Service and
foreign Penſions
2570000
a The Funds for theſe two laft Articles, making together
31500000, ſerve for thoſe 1400000 a Month Augmentation
to the Funds ordered for the Army in Bavaria, for the Sub-
Ghance of the ſecond Body of Troops ſent thither in March
1742, to commence from April the ift that Year.
Το
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1
To the Treaſurer of the Suiſſe Can-
tons
600ooo
360000
2000000
1455000
1010000
To the Turkiſh Embaſſador from
Jan. 1. to his Departure
To King Staniſlaus
Penſions to Princes of the Blood
Ditto to Orders of Holy Ghoſt and
St. Louis
Ditto on the Treaſury
Salaries to the ſovereign Courts of
Juſtice, &C.
Ditto to Officers of the Chancery
and Book-Office
Ditto to the Officers of Commerce
Ditto to Intendants of Provinces,
and Officers of the Revenue
3956000
4100000
80000
1400000
5500000
2800000
2600000
500000
4600000
Publick Works, viz.
The King's Houſes
Bridges and Cauſeways
Piers, Moles, and Banks
Fortifications
Libraries, Archives, and Royal
Printing-Houſes
The Mint for Medals
The Academies of the Kingdom
The Marſhalſey and Conſtablerý
Perpetual Annuities
Life Annuities created in 1740 and
1741
Dividends of the India Company
Expence of Operas, Plays, &c.
Ditto of Royal Priſons, Matters of
State and Police
Expence of inferior Priſons
500000
350000
230000
I 200000
22140000
25282640
8000000
200000
960000
530000
Charges
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1
840000
500000
1580000
Charges of Secretaries of the Cabinet
and Couriers
Additional Bounty to the Houſes of
Invalids and St. Cyr
Charge of managing the Tenth Penny
Abatements this Year in the Tenth
Penny to many Families totally
ruined by the Floods in 1740
Rewards and Indemnifications to
Perſons who have done Service,
or ſuffered Loſſes in ſerving the
State
3500000
600000
235093640
Total of Expences in 1742
Subſidies to foreign Princes this
Year
29572000
Additional Expences ordered in Oct. 1742. viz.
The King's Order on the Treaſury
to pay M. de Maurepas Secretary
of State for the Marine, to be laid
out in building and refitting Men
of War, and augmenting the
Marine Forces
6000000
Three Orders on ditto to pay ditto
for erecting Magazines of Corn
and Proviſions in Toulon, Breſt,
and Rochfort
Order to pay ditto for the like Ma-
gazines in the American Planta-
tions, and uſe of Marine Forces
there
2000000
1
2000000
G
Eight
"
0
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6
Eight Orders to pay to eight Inten-
dants for erecting the like Maga-
žines for Uſe of the Troops in
their reſpective Generalities, viz.
Amiens
Lille
Valenciennes
Chaalons
Metz
Straſbourg
Bezançon
Grenoble
850000
2400000
2700000
500000
950000
I 800000
400000
400000
10000000
Total of Orders for additional Ex-
pençes
20000000
Ditto Expences ordinary and extra-
ordinary
235093640
Foreign Subſidies
29572000
So that the whole Expence of 1742
being
284665640
And the whole of the Receipts being 305924130
The King had Dec. 31, 1742, in } 21258490
his Treaſury in Caſh,
To pay the Debt of 20297391, contracted in
1741; the Payment of which was thus
pro-
vided for by Cardinal de Fleury; ſo that being
near a Ballance, the King had at the End of
1742, no more Caſh in his Treaſury than the
Sum of 961099 Livres.
A
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4. Ditto
À Table Sheirwing the Revenues of France in A. D. 1712, 17343 and 1740.
Articles: Kind of Revenue.
1712.
1734
1740.
I. Demeſnes and Cafual Affairs
3122840 2.304000 2304000
2. Waters and Foreſts
1450000
I 300000 1045000
3.
Taille in Countries of Election
36891500
37000000 37000000
Eſtates
9998000 7200000 7000000
5: Ditto in Countries recovered or conquered 5990000 5400000
6900000
6. Capitation in Countries of Election
12580000 1 2608712
1 2600000
7. Ditto in Countries of Eſtates
3660000 22 12818
2200000
8. Ditto
conquered
4455842 5082000 6300000
9. Ditto in the City of Paris
4500000 5000000 4800000
10. Ditto upon Penſions
110000
66000
II. Ditto of the King and Queen's Houſhold:
104000
I 12525
12. Ditto of the Houſhold Troops
90000
94615
83800
·13. Ditto of Dukes, Peers, Mareſchals of
France, Governors of Towns and Provinces
105000
92500 65761
14. Ditto of the extraordinary of the Wars 1130000
1120000
340000
11
72000
I 20000
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17122
120000
66000
1734.
85600
66000
17402
82000
60000
148580
228000
} 148000
142000
148000
185000
81680
220000
Articles, Kind of Revenue.
15. Ditto of the Navy and Gallies
16. Ditto of the Parliaments
17. Dicto of Offices,' Fortifications, Bridges,
Cauſeways, Piers, Banks, &C
18. Ditto of the Farms General
19. Ditto of Officers of the Police, Watch,
and Marſhalſea
20. Subſidies of the Clergy
21. Free Gifts of Countries of Eſtates
22. The Farmes General united
23. Farm of Tobacco
24.
Poſts and Carriers
25
Coaches and Royal Tolls
26. Produce of Colonies, Charges deducted
27. The Mint
28. Controlle of Gold and Silver
29. Duties on the Manufactures of France
30. Controlle of the Acts of Notaries.
31. Farm of Oils, Sewet, and Soap
19620000
5458800
56500000
3000000
3800000
2550000
1400000
1700000
1800000
1185112
not laid.
1800000
103122
16700000
4600000
68000000
8000000
360000.0
2220000
1600000
1400000
1300000
1110000
I 200000
1.600.000
99000
16600000
4000000
84000000
I1000000
4200000
2300000
1851200
1 800000
United to Farmes
General.
ITI0000
I 200COO
1600000
11
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1
1734..
1000000
1 400000
49000000
1471000
1712.
650000
1600000
53000000
1906000
3000000
2400000
1500000
870000
1379554
1740.
1000000
1400000
49000000
1471000
Articles. Kind of Revenues.
32. The Stamps on Iron
33. Duty on Leather, Fowl, and Game
34. Tenth Penny on all Eftates in France-
35. Ditto on Salaries and Penſions
36. Extraordinary Subſidies of the Clergy
Tax on Tradeſmen
Offices
39.
Pories Cocheres -
40.
on Cattle
· 41. Borrowed by the Secretaries of State, $c.
in 1712, at 30 per cent, but repaid by
the King in 1715
42. Borrowed on the Tontines
Total
37.
38.
20000000
10000000
270625028
254968630
204881866
N. B. The King's Receipts in 1740, were
And his Expences that Year being but
204881866
197675538
7206328
His Receipts exceeded his Expences
1
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Explanation of the Table.
Art. 1. Caſual Affairs.] Theſe are, 1. Fines for
Alienation of Lands of Soccage Tenure lying
in Manors holding of the Crown. 2. Droits
d' Aubeine, i. e. the King's Right of inheriting
the Eſtates of Foreigners not naturalized, Ba-
ſtards, and Perſons dying without Heirs.
3
Quint cinquieme denier & le requint, i. e. the
Fifth of the Fifth is due to the King out of
all Lands of a noble Tenure lying in his De-
meſnes. 4. Droits de relief, i. e. a yearly
Payment to the King out of Fiefs of a noble
Tenure, 5. Rachapt, i. e. the firſt Year's
Revenue when a new Lord comes to an Eſtate
of a noble Tenure. 6 Nouveaux acquets, i.e.
an annual Payment to the King for the Soc-
cage Lands held by Eccleſiaſticks. 7. Amor-
tiſſemens, i. e. Payments made to the King at
the End of every ten Years, and alſo at his
Acceſſion to the Throne. 8. Confifcation, i. e.
the Eſtates of Criminals condemned to Death,
and the Seizures of Merchandize, which are
forfeited to the King. 9. Regale, i. e. by
which the King enjoys the Revenues of all
Conſiſtorial Benefices during their Vacancy.
10. Paulette, i. e. a Duty on the Sale of all
Offices, and on the Entries of Barley, Oates,
and Proviſions, except Wheat.
Art. 2. Waters and Foreſts.] i. e. Fines due to
the King for Offences committed in Foreſts,
Pools, Rivers, Fountains, Fiſheries, Hunting,
cutting Woods, beſides other Duties out of
Tolls, Ferries, and Boats.
Art. 3. Taille.] This is an arbitrary Tax laid on
all Perſons who are not Gentlemen, chiefly in.
the 20 Generalities following, Paris, Soiſſons,
Amiens, (on which Artois depends) Cbaalons,
Orleans,
+
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1
Orleans, Tours, Rouen, Caen, Alençon, Bourgess
Moulins, Lyon, Poitiers, Limoges, Grenoble,
Bourdeaux, Rochelle, Montauban, and Auche,
on which Bearn depends. The Intendant of
each Generality makes the Afeſſment of this
Tax at his pleaſure, either by himſelf or his
Deputy ; ſo that Spleen and Paſſion have but
too often a Share in its Diſtribution ; which
might be prevented by a fixed and invariable
Rate on real Eſtates. Paris and the other
t
great Cities of France, neither pay to the Taille
nor furniſh ordinarily Men for the Militia.
Art. 4. Countries of Eſtates.] Theſe are Burgun-
dy, Languedoc, Bretagne, and Proverice, where
the Clergy, Gentry, Officers, Merchants,
Tradeſmen, and Artificiers, pay the Taille for
their Soccage Eſtates. Day-labourers and the
Poor are not charged to it.
Art.
5.
The Countries recovered, are the Biſhopricks
of Metz, Toul and Verdun, Lorraine and the
Barrois. The Conquered, are Flanders, Hain-
ault, Alſace, the Franche-Comté, and Rouſſillon;
in all which the Talle is laid, as in the Countries
of Eſtates; but with much more Lenity in the
five conquered Generalities, becauſe they bor-
der upon foreign Countries.
Art. 6. The Capitation was firſt laid in 1695. All
the World, as well Gentlemen as Plebeians,
pay it, except the Invalids and Suiſſes.
Art. 20. Subſidies of the Clergy.] Theſe are ſettled
by the General Aſſembly of the Clergy, which
is held every ten Years, and are paid by the
Clergy of France and the Conquered Countries,
and by the Order of Malta.
Art. 21. The Free Gifts of Countries of Eſtates,
are given for the Conſervation of their Privi-
leges, and are ſettled every two Years.
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Årt. 22. Farmes General.] The King has farnied
to private Perſons ſeveral Branches of his Re-
venue, viz. the Aides, a Duty laid upon Wines
and all Drinkables; the Gabelles, or Salt, which
the Farmers have at a ſmall Price, and ſell at
cleven Sols a Pound; except in the recovered
and conquered Countries ; and the Douanne, or
Duties upon the Import and Export of all
Sorts of Merchandize. The raiſing of theſe
Farms ſo many Millions higher than they were
in 1734, or in 1712, is owing to the Re-union
of Lorraine to the Crown in 1736, and to the
uniting of the Caſual Affairs to the General
Farms, as well as the Controlle of Gold and
Silver, and Acts of Notaries, the Farm of Oils,
Marques de Fers, Leather and other Merchan-
dize, &c.
Art. 23. The Farm of Tobacco is charged with
8 Millons for paying the Dividends of Scock in
the India Company.
Art. 40. In 1709 they began to pay at Paris 30
Livres for every Porte Cochere opening to the
Street, and in other Towns exempt from the
Taille 20 Livres. The fame Year chere was a
Tax likewiſe laid on all Cattle with cloven
Feet, but in 1714 it was incorporated with the
others.
Art. 41. Beſides this Loan of 200 Millions in
1712, his Majeſty borrowed 1308 Millions be-
tween the Years 1630 and 1712, for which, in
Proportion as it was lent, he ſettled Annuities
at 5 per Cent, and paid every Year 65400000
Livres. Theſe Annuities were in 1722 redu-
ced from 5 to 21 per Cent. But as this great
Loan was not ſufficient, his Majeſty was obli-
ged to alienate the beſt Part of his Demeſnes,
by.
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1
by which he raiſed 320 Millions: The King
may redeem the Lands thus mortgaged by re-
paying the Sum borrowed, but in the mean
Time thoſe who enjoy them may bear their
Name ; and tho' the King can't ſell his De-
meſnes out-right, yet he may mortgage them
for their Value.
Art. 42. In 1733 and 1734, the King to maintaini
the War, borrowed 20 Millions on creating the
Tontines, which are paid in Annuities for Life.
The Table takes no notice of the Remainders
falling into the King by the Death of Annuis.
tants for Life, nor of the joyful Acceffion, nor
of the Queen's Ceinture, or the Tax on the
Wine at Paris, ſo called 30.
N. B. Some ſmall Taxes for cleaning the Streets;
Lanthorns, &c. are put into the Article of the
Police.
A. D. 1642, the laſt Year of the
Reign of Louis XIII. and the firſt
of Louis XIV. the Receipt of the
King's Lands, Mannours and
Woods, amounted to
is gooooo
His , Rents, Taxes, and Impoſts,
much the ſame as thoſe in the
Table, came to
69129000
He had allo in 1642 the 25th penny
of all the Revenues of the King-
dom, about
18600000
To theſe Sums add what Card.
Richlieu borrowed in the King's
Name
8000000
Total
1 24429000
The Expence amounting that Year
118000000
The Receipts exceeded the Expence
6429000
HI
Obſerve,
1
(
to
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Obſerve that the preſent Crown of 6 Livres,
was then worth but 3 Livres intrinſick Value;
ſo that 124 Millions then, would now be
double, and make 248 Millions.
[200
State of the Military Forces of France, b9
Land and Sea, on May 1, 1743.
Horſe.
4
Companies of the Gardes du Corps 1600
i ditto of Genſdarmes of the Guard
230
ditto of Muſquetaires
420
16 ditto of Gendarmerie
960
I ditto of Horſe. Grenadiers
150
164 old Squadrons
19680
10 new Squadrons
24240
Dragoons.
60 old Squadrons
9600
1600
16 independent Companies of ditto
1724
12924
Foot.
6 Battalions of French Guards
4 ditto of Suiſa
3120
i Company of 100 Suiſſe
193 Battalions, including the 5 of Artil-
lery
172200
I ditto of Miquelets
500
10 Companies of Fuſeliers
600
12 Independant ditto of Suilles
60a
Io new ditto
5480
IOO
1 82600
Militia,
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1
Militia.
50 old Battalions of 600 each
38 Battalions of new Militia
30 new Regiments
30000
22000
23000
75000
160 Independent Companies of Invalids,
excluſive of thoſe that remain in the
Hoſpital
9296
Sea Forces.
i Company of Gentlemen Guards to the
Admiral Flag
120
6 ditto of Gentlemen Guards of the Ma-
rine
360
4. Companies of Cannoneers
200
4 ditto of Bombardiers
200
150 of Militia, of 120 Men each, drawn
out of the Militia for Guard of the
Coaſt
18000
Mariners choſen out of the ſaid Militia -6000
Mariners drawn by Lot out of the Mi-
litia for Guard of the Coaſt, 6000 of
which do Duty alternately every three
Months
6000
30 Independent Companies of Soldiers of
the Gallies
2400
1 Company of Gentlemen, Şoldiers in
the Gallies
60
150 Independent Companies for Sea Ser-
vice
1
9000
42440
* The King of France has ſince this Eſtabliſhment, between
laft Auguſt 1, and this Time, raiſed 100000 Men more for
the Land Service.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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