Our great Mikado, virtuous man, When he to rule our land began, Resolved to try a plan whereby Young men might best be steadied.

Triumph, a Solemn Honour done to Generals after great Victories, receiving them into Town with Publick Acclamations; there were two ſorts among the Romans; the Great, that was ſimply called Tr[i]umph; and the Little called, Ovation; […] [I]t was by Special Priviledge that L. Cornelius Lentulus, Proconſul, was admitted to this Honour of an Ovation, in 553. […]

Sorghum and sugarcane provided molasses and sugar. The slaves called syrup long sweetening and sugar short sweetening. Their sweetening was more often long than short.

The new tax should have helped the farming community. But in practice farmers generally appear to be worse off than before.