Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - VIII. King of Sweden. Last revolution. His manner, behaviour and person. Erects distilleries. Failure of his Scheme
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
S OW “EE Do BE oNe 9
always give a moft effe€tual check to monarchical ambi-
bition. Tho’ the King maintains, ahd perfonally infpeéts
the moft minute department of State, and attaches him-
felf to every frugal fyftem of regal management, yet all
-is not fufficient to effet his purpofes. Neceflity isa plea
which even Kings cannot refift,
Whether this was the reafon, or whether he fufpe@ed
fome impofition inthe management of the public revenues,
and particulaly in that of diftilléd Spirits, or whether he
had an eye only to his dwn private emolument, certain
itis, that his Majefty iffued an edi@ for difcontinuing »
- every diftillery of fpirituous liquors throughout the King-
dom. A fecond ordinance was immediately proclaimed
for ereting diftilleries of his own in every province and
laying a fevere penalty on thofe who dared to manuface
ture their own brandy. This Expeétation of increafing
wealth foon vanifhed and proved but an additional cala-
mity. Partly from his own injudicious management,
and partly from the impofitions of thofe he employed,
he foon found the ill Effeéts of his Schemes. Doubtlels,
from fuch a precipitate mifcondu@, it was natural to
a oe F imagine
EE Oe
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
