The passage most strongly supports the claim that creditors in England ... ...

The passage most strongly supports the claim that creditors in England and France in the years before 1688 held which one of the following views about wealthy subjects in those countries?
(A) They did not contribute their fair share to the cost of expanding the empires.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Oct 2012 LSAT (PT 67): Reading Comprehension