Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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hearth money.
Hist. 1. A tax of two shillings levied on every fireplace in England (14 Car. 2, ch. 10). ( This extremely unpopular tax was enacted in 1662 during the reign of Charles II and abolished in 1688. 2. PETER-PENCE. - Also termed (in sense 1) chimney money.