Relic of the past or a substantial permanent income? Revenues and expenditures of the Crown ordinary revenues in the first decade of John III’s reign, 1674–1683 Cover Image

Relikt przeszłości czy istotny stały dochód? Wpływy i rozchody z koronnych prowentów ordynaryjnych w pierwszej dekadzie rządów Jana III (1674–1683)
Relic of the past or a substantial permanent income? Revenues and expenditures of the Crown ordinary revenues in the first decade of John III’s reign, 1674–1683

Author(s): Zbigniew Hundert
Subject(s): Economic history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Military policy, 17th Century, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: quarter; Jewish poll tax; wine taxes; Crown duty; merchant’s donation; Crown treasury;

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses individual fixed taxes in the Crown in the first decade of John III Sobieski’s reign (1674–1683). Its aim is a general description of ordinary revenues called in Polish prowenty ordynaryjne and an answer to the questions: what were the profits from them, what were they used for, and what was their general significance in the tax system of the Crown? The reflections concern the period when the Commonwealth was struggling with financial problems caused by the costs of the war with the Ottoman Empire lasting until 1676.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 409-424
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish