Arthur's Law

Arthur's Law was a tax the likes of which is not oft seen, for punishments and reprisals are more commonly drawn in blood or land. For Lord Arthur Hightower, this tax would serve as the means to reimberse himself, and his House, for the income, tax, and other funds and prosperity they had lost during the Second Hammer Uprising. While sole blame for such a loss cannot be placed upon these Houses, it was their treachery that aided its progress and strengthened its grip over Oldtown, and so, now they must pay back their debt.

Taxation at Hand
Arthur's Law was a simple art in truth, for it did little more than raise the rate of tax owed by the Houses of Bulwer, Cuy, and Costayne, aside from the taking of wards, of course.

For the Houses of Bulwer and Cuy, they would see a seven per cent raise in their tax owed, whereas the House Costayne would see only a five per cent raise. Bulwer and Cuy can give thanks to their respective traitors of great note for their higher tax rates, those being Ser Benedar Bulwer, and Ser Ryman Cuy.