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A supply of one subsidy and two fifteenths was granted by parliament.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by Hume, David

Whereupon the saide marchants prosecuted the matter before the Councel of our soueraign lord the king, insomuch that they were released from paying afterward any such tallages, fifteenths, and subsidies.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe by Hakluyt, Richard

Soon after the defeat and dispersion of the Spanish armada, the queen summoned a new parliament, and received from them a supply of two subsidies and four fifteenths, payable in four years.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by Hume, David

But it is a problem which need not in the least delay the advent of independence for the other fourteen fifteenths of the inhabitants of the archipelago—all Christians living on islands north of Mindanao.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.

The commons readily voted two subsidies and four fifteenths; but this sum not appearing sufficient to the court, an unusual expedient was fallen upon to induce them to make an enlargement in their concessions.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by Hume, David