"Consider the armies that the French King has raised," cried Defoe, "and the reinforcements and Subsidies he has sent to the King of Spain; does that look like a depopulated, country and an impoverished exchequer?"
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
The former was charged with tricky dealings with Cornelius Herz, the latter was shown to have demanded money from the company, when Minister, in order to use it for political Subsidies.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
This has been true, for example, of the Subsidies in aid of the local police, and of education.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell