Brewer's: Chimney Money

or Hearth money. A Crown duty for every fireplace in a house (14 Car. ii. c. 2). Repealed by 1 Will. & Mary, i. c. 2.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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