their appurtenances whereof no estate is already limitted by these presents except before excepted unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Phillip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns from the Feast-day of the Nativity of our Lord now last past for during From Christmass last for seven years and untill the full end and term of seven years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended TO the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other then the rents and sums of money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or injoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Vse Vsage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Notwithstanding the clause in the Act for Hearth-mony any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the clause in the late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon his Majesty his heirs and successors for the better support of his and their Crown and dignity Which enacts That all the Revenues arising by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Courts of Exchequer and shall not be charged or chargeable with any Gifts Grants or Pensions whatsoever and that all and every such grant and all and every such Clause of non obstante therein contained should be utterly void and all and every persons to whom such grants should be passed should be accomptants to his Majesty for all Moneys received by pretence of such Grants And also all and every Ordinance Order Custome Proclamation Letters Patents Provision Restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the Farmers covenant to pay YIELDING and PAYING therefore and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for them and every of them their and every of their heirs executors and administrators and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors yearly and every year during the said term of seven years mentioned in this present demise at or into his or their receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such deductions Ninety one thousand five hundred pounds abatements and allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds sterling of lawfull money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be Equivalent to fourscorce and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawful English money At or before four the most usual Feasts That is to say the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary Quarterly The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary now last past before the date of these presents AND for the better enabling the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Covenants of the first demise Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies and Assignes to have enjoy collect levy and receive the said Annual Rents Payments Rates Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine and Strongwaters Revenues Profits and other the Premises hereby demised according to the true intent and meaning hereof His Majesty doth by these presents as much as in him lies and as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit nominate constitute and appoint the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Officers Deputies Substitutes Agents and Assignes and no other person or persons whatsoever to be his Majesties Officer and Officers from and after the Commencement and during the continuance of this present demise for the receiving The Farmers made the Kings Collectors collecting and answering the said Annual rents as also the Duty arising by the Fire-hearths and Stoves by vertue of the said several Acts in that behalf or any of them and for viewing and numbering of the several Chimney-hearths and Stoves and other firing-places mentioned in the said Acts and for the inspecting and examining the several Rolls Certificates and Returnes thereof With power to do those things which the Kings Officers are enabled to do made and to be made from time to time into His Majesties Court of Exchequer in pursuance of the said Act or Acts or any other things belonging to the same and to do and execute all and every other the matters and things touching or concerning the Revenues Duties Profits or other the premises herein demised which are directed and authorized to be done and executed by the said Acts by Officers to be thereunto lawfully appointed And further that the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies Agents and Assignes shall and may Collect Receive Levy and enjoy to their own use and benefit such sum and sums of Money or part or parts of the said Rate Duty and Premises hereby demised as by and according to the purport intent and true meaning of these presents shall have accrewed due and payable to them at or before the end or expiration of the terme or time of seven years hereby granted Although this present Demise and the said terme of seven yeares shall be expired and determined And His said Majesty doth hereby give and grant unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood
Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and nine From Christmass 1669 for 6 years from the date hereof for during and untill the terme of six years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made rendred or done for the same other then the rents and sums of Money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved and Covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Use Usage or Prescription and as largely and beneficially as His Majesty may Demise or Grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be Demised or Granted any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for setling the Excise Non obstante any Law and more especially the Clause in the Act for Excise or New Impost upon His Majesty his Heires and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made for and during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and six more of the Councel of that Kingdom and reserving the highest rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty and which Declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void And also all and every Ordinance Order Custom Proclamation or Letters Patents provision restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Yielding and Paying Yielding and Paying therefore yearly and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King His Heirs and Successors yearly and every year during the said term of six years mentioned in this present Demise at or into his or their receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such Deduction Abatements and Allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds The Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be equivalent to threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful English money at or before the dayes and times and according to the several and respective proportions herein after mentioned That is to say at or before the last day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at and before the 14th day of February By monthly payments which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 28th day of February which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l And at or before the 15th day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1970 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 6000 l. which twenty four several payments so as aforesaid appointed to be made do in the time and space of twelve Months amount unto the full and just sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds And also yeilding and paying at or before every succeeding 15th day of January during the said term of six years the sum of 6000 l. And on every other last day of January 14th day of February 28th day of February 15th day of March last day of March 15th day of April last day of April
the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall be thought meet and convenient And our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented and by these presents doth covenant and grant for him his Heirs and Successors to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents and doth ordain That all such devices concealments practices shifts policies Act practices withdrawings hindrances matters causes and things whatsoever that shall fortune to arise grow be done or tend to the prejudice hindrance loss or decay of or unto his Highness his Heirs or Successors to the loss of the Farmers or of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them concerning the Customs touching or concerning any of the Customs Susidies Imposts Duties of Excise and benefits before by these presents demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted as is aforesaid contrary to the effect and true meaning of these presents together with all the devisors together with the Practisers shall be corrected redressed and reformed practicers concealers or doers thereof shall from time to time during the continuance of these presents in force as often as any such thing shall happen to be and as need shall require be corrected amended ordered provided for redressed and reformed And that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns and every of them shall have and receive full redress and reformation thereof and therein by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland c. by the said Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be always one by any such lawful convenient and reasonable ways means order or decree as unto the said Lord Treasurer and Barons or any three or more of them as aforesaid shall be thought lawful meet necessary and convenient according to the true intent and meaning of these presents to the best relief and benefit of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns And it is also further covenanted declared and agreed No seizures but by the Farmers their Agents or by his Majesties Searchers That no seizure or seizures shall at any time or times hereafter be made of or for any Goods Wares or Merchandizes not duly and lawfully Shipped Exported or Imported or for Non-payment of Customs Susidies or otherwise but by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies Agents and Assigns or by his said Majesties Searchers or such other Officers or persons of or in the several Ports of the Kingdom of Ireland which by vertue of their Offices or any Grants or other Authorities to them or any of them in that behalf made or given may or ought to seize And further also That all forfeited Goods Wares and Merchandizes hereby intended to be granted to and received and taken by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall immediately after seizure thereof made be brought and laid up in his Majesties Ware-house or Store-house of and in the several and respective Ports where the same shall be so seized The Goods seized are to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-houses and not to be discharged without the consent of the Farmers or by due course of Law and not be disposed of and discharged without the consent of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or their Deputies or their chief Officer or Officers in the said Ports respectively or by due course and proceedings of Law any Law Use Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas in and by the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act for settling the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty his Heirs and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted amongst other provisions touching the Excise for Goods Imported it is provided That every Merchant who is not a Shop-keeper Retailer or Consumptioner after Entry of his or their Goods by Bill under his or their hand Bonds given by the Merchant Importer not to deliver any Goods to the Shop-keeper without the Excise first paid or the hand of such for whom he or they will engage to be answerable presently and before he or they be permitted to have any warrant to receive his or their Goods out of their Ship or from the Water-side shall make and enter into a sufficient Obligation either singly if he or they be known Merchants and reputed responsable persons or otherwise with sufficient Security and in such sum as shall be double the value of his or their Goods with Condition that he or they shall not and will not deliver or cause or suffer any of the said Goods to be delivered unto any of the Buyers thereof or to be put into the custody or possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer whatsoever before such time as the Duty of Excise set and imposed by the said Act be first duly paid and satisfied If such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer is liable to pay the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods to be laid up Ware-house room to be paid And that if such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer should be lyable to pay down the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods Imported to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-house and not to be delivered out till such Bond given or the Excise paid and due consideration for the Ware-house-room during the time the Goods continued there as by the said Act more at large appears And whereas also our said Soveraign Lord the King is credibly informed that divers persons have and do from time to time ship and lade divers Goods Wares and Merchandizes whereof the Customs Subsidies and other Duties are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
by the Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being shall be appointed to that purpose or some of their Deputies nor shall not within the space of six Months They shall not towards the end of the Term fill the Markets immediately next before the Expiration or other Determination of the said Term of six years directly or indirectly design or contrive to anticipate the Receipt of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by inviting treating or compounding with any Merchant or Importer to Import Goods to fill the Markets THE IN-LAND EXCIZE AND ALE and BEER LICENCES AND His Majesty of his more abundant special grace certain knowledge and meer motion hath demised and granted and by these Presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors for and in consideation of the 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced and of the Covenants and Agreements herein also contained Demise of all the In-land Excize doth demise and grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all and all manner of Rates Charges Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the Act aforesaid or otherwise howsoever shall at any time after the 25th day of March 1671. unto the 25th day of December 1675. inclusive grow due and renew and from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizeable Liquors brewed or made vended spent or consumed within the said Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any the Goods Merchandizes or Commodities whatsoever which are of the Native Growth Production or Manufacture of the said Realm of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the In-land Excize and also that Duty or Sum of Twenty Shillings And the duty of Twenty shillings for Ale and Beer Licences which shall grow due and payable annually to his Majesty by such Persons who shall yearly be Licenced to sell Ale and Beer in their Houses by Retail for and in respect of such Licence and all other Duties of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act of the Improvement of His Majesties Revenue upon the granting of Licences for the selling of Ale and Beer or otherwise howsoever shall or may at any time after the 25th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and one unto the Five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive grow due and renew or from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors or any of them Habendum TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Rates Charges and Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning the Excize are due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizable Liquors brewed or made in the Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes of the growth production or manufacture of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of The In-land Excize And also all that Duty of Twenty Shillings which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Licences for selling Ale and Beer will be yearly due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors from every Person and Persons taking or renewing any Licence for selling Ale and Beer by Retayl except before excepted unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Twenty fifth day of March From the4 25th day of March 1671 for Four years and three quarers which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one for during and until the full end and term of Four years and three quarters of a year from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the onely proper use benefit and behoof of John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any Account Matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other than the Rents and Sums of Money and other things herein before or hereafter in and by these presents reserved and covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large and ample manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custom Use Usage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliaments and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Non obstante the Clause in the Act for Ale and Beer Licences intituled An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licences for selling Ale and Beer which enacts That all the Sums of money due and payable by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Court of Exchequer and shall not be set or let to Farm his Majesty intending to retain the same in his own hands and not to interest any private Person whatsoever with the profits thereof and that all and every such Lease and every Clause of Non obstante therein contained should be utterly void And that all such Lessees or Farmers should be Accountants unto His Majesty for all profits received by pretence of any such Grant or farme And also the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for setling of the Excize And also the Clause in the Act for Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty His Heirs or Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland or six or more of the
sorts of Strong Waters by retaile And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the better Execution of his Majesties Gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Souldiers and other His Subjects there And also one other Act entituled An Act for the explaining of some doubts arising upon an Act entituled An Act for the better Execution of His Majesties gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Soldiers and other his subjects there and for making of some alterations of and additions unto the said Act for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said Kingdom And whereas also His Majesty is pleased to demise and to farme let all and every the Branches of his Revenue herein before mentioned and all other Branches of his Revenue of that nature whether the same do arise by virtue of all every or any the Acts aforesaid or by virtue of any other Act Statute Custome or Prerogative Royal or whatsoever touching or concerning the premises or any other part thereof together with several other duties and payments herein after mentioned And whereas also the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor and Ralph Bucknall have offered to farm of His Majesty the Branches of his Revenue aforesaid and other the duties and payments hereafter mentioned and to take a Lease of so much thereof as is now out of Lease for the terme of seven years beginning at the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past before the date hereof and to take a Lease of the residue thereof as soon as the respective Leases now in being shall expire during the residue of the said seven years and to pay for the same during the first year in consideration of the Quit-rents Hearth-mony Wine-licenses and such other Revenue as shall be injoyed during that year the Rent of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds and from thence during the second year to pay a further encrease of Rent of seventy five thousand pounds more A Recital of the Rents during the whole Lease in consideration of the Customes and Imported excise which during that year will come into possession in all during that year one hundred sixty six thousand and five hundred pounds and during the third year to pay two hundred and six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds that is to say forty one thousand six hundred twenty five pounds part thereof at our Lady-day one thousand six hundred seventy and one and the residue thereof at the three following quarter-dayes of that year that is to say on each quarter-day fifty four thousand eight hundred seventy five pounds in consideration of the Inland Excise and Ale and Beer Licenses which on the twenty fifth day of March 1671 will come into possession And also to pay during the four last years for the whole two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds yearly by quarterly payments and to pay down by way of Advance the sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds in manner following That is to say upon every first Monday in every Month after the sealing of these presents to pay down by way of advance into His Majesties Exchequer at Dublin the full sum of ten thousand pounds per mensem over and above the Rent by these presents reserved untill the whole sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds shall be fully paid in and advanced as a security for the better payment of the Rent herein reserved and to let the same remain in His Majesties hands during the first four years of the said Term at ten pounds per Cent. according as Interest is payable by the Laws of Ireland so as after the first four years they might have liberty to reimburse themselves by way of retayner out of their rent as much of the said seventy thousand pound as they shall think fit they first giving unto His Majesty such sufficient security for the payment of the rents herein reserved during the residue of the said seven years as the Lord-Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being shall think fit to accept and allow of so as the interest thereof at the rate of ten pounds per Cent. so long as the same shall remain in His Majesties hands may be paid quarterly by way of deduction out of the Rent hereby reserved Which said offers and proposals having been made to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury their Lordships upon due consideration hereof had did represent the same unto His Majesty in Councel and afterwards by vertue of and in pursuance of an Order made by His Majesty in Councel bearing date the eleventh day of November now last past did proceed to a full and final agreement and conclusion touching the same Now this Indenture Witnesseth That the Kings most Excellent Majesty for and in consideration of the sum of seventy thousand pounds so as aforesaid to be advanced and paid in which said sum of seventy thousand pounds they the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall and every of them do Covenant to pay unto our Soveraign Lord the King at his Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin over and above the Rents herein afore-mentioned by the proportion of ten thousand pound per mens untill the whole be advanced and paid in the first payment of the said ten thousand pound per mens to begin in the first moneth after the date of these presents and that the whole seventy thousand pounds be left in His Majesties hands for four years and from thence untill the end of the terme unless other sufficient security for payment of the rent be given in lieu thereof according to the intent and meaning of the said proposal aforementioned And also for and in consideration of the yearly rents herein and hereby reserved and of other the Covenants Provisoes Conditions and Agreements herein after-mentioned on the parts and behalfes of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall to be paid done and performed and for divers other good causes and considerations His said Majesty thereunto especially moving HATH by and with the advice of the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury and others of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council and of His especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion demised and granted and to farme letten and by these Presents for His Highness his heirs and Successors doth demise grant and to Farme let unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Phillip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George
Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall have full power and authority by these presents by their order in writing and in manner and forme aforesaid upon the humble Petition of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Vpon the Farmers petition to the Lord Lieutenant c. Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes to make unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Aministrators and Assignes such reasonable recompence and defalcation out of the yearly rent hereby reserved for and in respect of such rents so happening to extinguish or cease as aforesaid immediately from and after the time that such Rents shall happen to extinguish or cease as aforesaid They are to have Defalcation from the time that such Rents shall cease for and during such cesser and extinguishment as to them or any six or more of them respectively as aforesaid shall be thought meet and expedient And that these presents or the Enrolment or Exemplification thereof shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to the said Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more to make the said recompence and defalcation in that behalf accordingly And whereas many rents due and payable to his Majesty have been of long time conceal'd and are not neither have been put in charge in His Majesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland since His Majesties Restauration the discovery and prosecution whereof and the causing the same to be put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer for the future must of necessity occasion great expence and trouble His Majesty therefore for the better encouragement of the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to undertake the discovery and prosecution of all such Concealements at their own proper costs and charges is graciously pleased to covenant And by these presents for himself his Heires and Successors doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes that if any conceal'd Rents other then the new Quit-rents made payable to his Majesty by the late Acts of Parliament commonly called the Act of Settlement and the Act of Explanation Concealed Rents other then the new Quit-rents and such rents as shall be discovered within two years which shall not within the space of two years next ensuing the date of these presents be otherwise discovered shall at any time during the continuance of this present grant be discovered by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes or any of them and at their or any of their proper costs and charges in Law shall be so far prosecuted in His Majesties name that they shall be duly recovered and put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer that then and in such case they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes shall have and receive to their own use and behoofe out of the arrears of the rents so to be recovered and not otherwise so much money as three years arrearages of the Rents so to be discovered and put in charge shall amount to The Farmers are to have three years value of the same to be paid out of the arrears of such concealed Rents without any Account or other matter or thing to be therefore rendered And all Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue are hereby required to cause the said three years arrearages to be from time to time paid out accordingly And for so doing these presents or the Enrolment hereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge CUSTOMES AND Imported Excise AND His Majesty of His more abundant special Grace certain knowledge and meer motion Hath further Demised Granted and to Farme letten and by these Presents for His Highness his Heires and Successors for and in consideration of the sum of 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced and of other the Covenants and Agreements hereafter mentioned doth further Demise Grant and to Farme let unto the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all Customes Subsidies and Impositions or Sums of Mony taken or known by the name or in lieu of Customs Subsidies and Impositions Payments Duties and Sums of Money And all manner of Subsidies of Tonnage or Poundage The Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and the duties of Excise for goods imported and demised now or heretofore taken or known by the name of Tonnage or Poundage and all other Subsidies and Imposts sums of Money rights payments and duties which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ which shall be in the year of Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive shall may or ought to happen come arise grow renew be due or payable From Christmass next to Christmass 1675. or are appointed to be paid to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors or to any of them by the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for setling the Subsidy of Poundage and granting a Subsidy of Tonnage and other sums of money unto his Royal Majesty his Heirs and Successors the same to be paid upon Merchandise imported and exported into or out of the Realm of Ireland according to a Book of Rates hereunto annexed According to the late Act or by reason of any Custom usage or prescription or otherwise or by any other the Laws Statutes and Customes of the Realm of Ireland or any of them heretofore made or established or by reason of any Custom usage or prescription or in right of his Prerogative Royal or by any
Merchandizes or Goods that shall be brought into or transported from any of the said Ports or places at any time during the said Term by any Merchant Alien Stranger Denizen or Natural Subject other than such as by the Laws Statutes and Customs of the said Realm of Ireland have or ought to have been used to be taken for the same and every part thereof without the assent of his Majesty without his Majesties consent under the great Seal or Privy Seal nor shall the Farmers do any act to hinder or damnifie his Majesty of or for any Custom subsidy c. his Heirs or Successors in writing under the great Seal or Privy Seal nor shall nor will willingly do or suffer to be done any other act or thing whatsoever whereby the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall or may in any wise be hindred or damnified of or for any Custom Subsidy Impost or other profit after this present demise or grant ended or expired in any the Ports or places aforesaid and that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will at all times during the continuance of this Grant be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more or by the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer In all doubtful cases the Farmers are to be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant and Councel or by the Treasurer Vice-Treaserer and Barons of the Exchequer Chancellor and Barrons of the Exchequer there for the time being in cases proper for the determination of the said Court of Exchequer for or concerning any question or doubt which shall hereafter arise or happen upon or by Reason of any matter or thing which shall be done by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns their or any of their deputies or servants in or about the execution of these presents or any other clause or article herein contained And that they or any of them their or any of their deputies factors or servants shall not at any time or times hereafter during the continuance of these presents They shall not willingly permit any Merchant to trade to the prejudice of any corporations c. licence or wittingly or willingly permit or suffer any Merchant or Merchants their factors or servants to Trade or Traffick in any manner of way which shall or may be prejudicial or hurtful to any Corporations or bodies Politique of any Merchants incorporated by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or Ireland by the Kings most Excellent Majesty that now is or any of his Highness progenitors or Predecessors or contrary or repugnant to the liberties and priviledges to them or any of them by any such Letters Patents given or granted under colour or pretence of any clause sentence matter or thing in these presents given granted or specified any thing in these presents contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding The moderation of all forfeitures And moreover whereas heretofore it hath happened and many times hereafter it may fall out and happen that some forfeitures may be had made and committed by some Merchant or Merchants their servants or sactors of their Goods wares or Merchandizes by the strict penalties of the Laws and Statutes of the said Realm concerning Customs and some act or things may by them or some of them be done perpetrated committed or omitted whereby their wares goods and merchandizes may be seized as forseited by the strict Rules of the said Laws and Statutes of the said Realm is to be submitted to such order as the Lord Lieutenant and Councel or Treasurer Vice Treasurer ard Chancellor of the Exchequer by the advice of the Barons shall make whereas nevertheless in equity and conscience heretofore in such like cases the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or some of them or the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer and Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland for the time being have used according to his and their wisdom and conscience sometimes by the advice of the Barons of the Exchequer for the time being and sometimes by the advice of the Officers of the said Ports to make some moderation thereof and to give redress therein the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall do therefore covenant promise and grant for them and every of them their and every of their Executors administrators and assigns to and with the Kings most Excellent Majesty his Heirs and Successors by these presents that in every such case and when and as often as any such case of Equity or Conscience shall happen That they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and assigns which orders c the Farmers are to fulfill perform and abide by shall stand unto perform fulfil and abide all and every such order direction and ordinance therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more or the Lord Treasurer or Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the advice of the Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being or any three of them shall set down and appoint And whereas heretofore in every of the said Custom-houses in every of the said Ports and creeks within the said Realm there hath been usually made unto Merchants Factors Masters Shippers and Mariners sundry allowances and divers wares and merchandizes in cases reasonable have been permitted and suffered heretofore to pass both into the said Realm and out of the said Realm Custom free whereof and for which not Custom of late hath been demanded yielded or paid according to a large continued usage heretofore accustomed and used in that behalf which notwithstanding this present demise and grant were fit and convenient to have coutinuance during the continuance of this grant for the better encouragement of all Merchants in the Trade of merchandize Now therefore the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon
William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall within ten days next after such proof so to be made as aforesaid satisfie content and pay or cause to be satisfied contented and paid Within ten days after proof to pay to his Majesty over and above the rent unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors into the Receipt of the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs and Successors at Dublin so much money as the customs subsidies and impost of such goods wares and merchandizes so to be paid or compounded for and not shipped before the end of the said Term of six years to be accounted as aforesaid shall duly and truly amount unto over and above the yearly Rent and sums of money in and by these presents reserved and payable And to the intent and purpose that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns may be the fuller impowred and the better enabled to their own proper use and behoof to discover demand levy collect recover and take during the Term aforesaid all and every the customs subsidies and duties of Excise and new Impost and all other sums and duties whatsoever hereby granted and also may be the better assured to enjoy the same according to the true intent and meaning of these presents His said Royal Majesty doth for himself his Heirs and Successors covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralp Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns in manner and form following that is to say That the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of his Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland or the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours and Privy Councel there for the time being respectively shall and will from time to time during the continuance of this present Lease so far as they are impowred by Law constitute and appoint the said John Forth That the Farmers or such persons as they shall appoint shall be Commissioners and collectors of the customs and excise and no other William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or such other person or persons as the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall nominate and appoint and no other Commissioners and Collectors of and for said Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and Commissioners and Governours of and for the said imported duties of Excise and new Impost with full power and authority so far as the Laws shall permit to nominate and appoint such Sub-Commissioners Deputies Waiters Collectors and other Officers respectively in the several and respeective Ports and places of his Majesties Kingdom of Ireland and the Islands and Territories thereto belonging from time to time during the said Term of six years as fully as the late Commissioners of the Customs and Excise or the said Treasurer of the Kingdom are impowred by the said Acts of Parliament herein before particularly recited or either of them and as is therein declared limited and appointed so as such person or persons so to be nominated by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns be persons of Integrity and honest conversation and not be disabled by the said Acts or either of them or by any other Law or Statute in the said Kingdom of Ireland to execute the same Offices and Imployments And whereas by the thirteenth Rule order and direction annexed unto and following the said Act of Tonnage and Poundage the said Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being are authorized to appoint one certain Port in each Province of the said Kingdom of Ireland where Merchants strangers or others importing goods or merchandize into the said Realm of Ireland with the intent to export the same again may make composition or compound for the duties of goods And whereas Rules and Instructions for the regulating the Ports so to be appointed as aforesaid are to be approved of by the chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being Therefore the said Governour or Governours and Councel for the time being shall from time to time Such one Port and no other in each Province to be appointed for a free Port As the Lord Lieutenant c. shall think and may consist with publick safety The Farmers are to observe all rules in the Act for Tonnage and Poundage during the said Term of six years hereby granted appoint such one Port and no other in each Province and ratifie approve and allow of such Instructions and Rules for the regula ing thereof so far as the same is lawful and may consist with publick safe as they the said chief Governour and Governours and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the chief Governour or Governours to be always one or more shall think fit And further that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will during the said Term of six years duely observe such Rules Orders and Directions for Advancement of Trade and Encouragement of Merchants as are prescribed and laid down in the Act for settling the Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage on his Majesty his Heirs or Successors herein formerly mentioned and also all other Acts now in force prohibiting the Exportation of Wool Leather or any other thing whatsoever And the Act prohibiting the exportation of Wool Leather and other goods prohibited to be exported out of the said Kingdom of Ireland except as herein is excepted and provided for and shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer to be done any thing or things whatsoever contrary to any of them or the Rules Orders and directions in them or any of them prescribed except as herein is excepted and provided for nor shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer or permit any Goods or Merchandize to be shipped or landed Notice to the Kings Officer upon goods landed but in the presence of or after due notice given at his place of Office unto such Officer or Officers as by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or
their Executors Administrators and Assigns according to the true intent and meaning of these presents any Statute Law Act of Parliament Usage Custom Proclamation Prohibition or Restraint heretofore had made set forth or proclaimed or hereafter to be had made or set forth or proclaimed in any wise notwithstanding And also notwithstanding that all and every Statute Proclamation or Restraint being or that hereafter shall be to the contrary thereof or of any part thereof be not herein by special and express words named recited Non obstante Non-recitals or mis-recitals c. or dispenced withal by these presents And notwithstanding the not recital or mis-recital of any former Lease or Grant heretofore made of the premises or of any part or parcel thereof And notwithstanding the not-recital or mis-recital of the Titles of any Act or Acts of Parliament touching or concerning any of the branches of Revenue or other the Duties and Profits herein before respectively demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted And notwithstanding the true yearly value of the Premisses or of any part thereof not in these Presents mentioned or not rightly mentioned or any mis-recital of any Letters Patents before mentioned or any of them or of the Date or Dates certain Content or Contents of them or any of them or any other mis-recital or mis-naming or not recital or not naming whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding And the Statutes in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and the eighteenth year of King Henry the Sixth or in the thirty seventh year of King Henry the Sixth or any of them or any defect or lack of any form or omission in these Presents or any other Law Statute Restraint Proclamation Letters Patents or Prohibition whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding The Farmers to have the use of all Publick Offices and Places c. and to inlarge and repair them so as they exceed not 3000 l. which is to be deducted out of the last Quarters rent And his Majesty for the better enabling the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to manage the several and respective Farmes herein before respectively demised is pleased that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall from time to time and at all times during the respective termes before granted have full power licence liberty and authority to make use of all and all manner of Houses Offices and Places which do belong unto his Majesty and are now or within these five years last past have been made use of as publick Offices for the receipt or management of His Majesties Revenue or any branch thereof and also all and all manner of furniture utensils and necessaries thereunto belonging together with all Beams Scales and Weights Boates Barges or other Vessels Instruments or other matter or thing whatsoever relating to the same and which do belong to His Majesty and in case the same shall not be found sufficient for the necessary uses of the Revenue and the mannagement thereof it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them from time to time to lay out and expend in the necessary repairing and amending and enlarging any of the Houses Offices and Places aforesaid so much Monies as they shall think fit so as all the expences and disbursements touching or concerning the Premisses do not in the whole from first to last exceed the sum of Three thousand pounds and all and every the Sums of Money so as aforesaid expended shall be repayed satisfied and re-imbursed by way of Recooper and Retainer of so much of the several and respective Rents hereby reserved as will be due and payable on the last quarter of the last year of the said termes or other sooner determination of these presents as the said expences will amount unto And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers there are hereby authorized and impowered upon due proof of such expences and disbursements made to admit The Lord-Treasurer c. to allow the same without further warrant accept and allow of the said expences and the Sum of Money they shall amount unto not exceeding Three thousand pounds as is aforesaid in part of payment of the said last Quarters rent And for so doings these presents or the enrolments thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf And the said John Forth William Bucknall And they are to keep them in good repair William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for themselves their Executors Administrators or Assigns in consideration hereof do covenant and agree with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Successors that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times during the said several and respective terms of years at his and their own proper costs and charges keep in good and sufficient repair all such Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Cellars and other the Premisses whereof they are to have the use and which shall be mended and enlarged during the said several and respective termes of yeares as aforesaid and the same together with all such Scales Weights Bookes Furniture Boats Barges and other utensils belonging to His Majesty his Heires and Successors and whereof they are to have the use as aforesaid shall and will according to such inventories as have been formerly taken deliver up at the expiration or other determination of the said respective termes of years in as good plight and condition as they received the same reasonable use thereof excepted And also shall and will during the said several termes of years pay such Rent or Rents if any such be due for such the Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Yards Cellars and other Roomes aforesaid as His Majesty his Heires or Successors ought to pay for the same respectively THE FARMERS General Covenants AND to the end his said Majesty may from time to time be fully satisfied of the true yearly Value of all and singuler the premises herein respectively demised and granted the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
duly and wholly applied to the necessary charges of the year commencing from the last of December 1670 Page 4. V. R. c. shall have no defalcations for moneys which from the 25th of December 1670 to the 4th of August 1671 have been applied to the uses only before undertaken Page 5. Such Commissions shall be issued under the Great Seal of England or Ireland and directed to V. R. c. or such others as they shall desire Authorizing them as His Majesties Officers to manage receive compound for and discharge his whole Revenue not pardoned or granted away before the 25th of December 1670 as well in arrear on or before that day and yet unpaid as which shall any way grow due before the 26th of December 1675 including the Payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the said day though payable after Page 5. The said Powers to such Commissioners shall not inable them to interrupt the Farmers of the great Branches in managing the Revenue under their charge nor to receive any money which shall be due to His Majesty by any further Act of Parliament Page 6. Neither the lapsed Money Lands in lieu thereof or the 30000 li. payable for the same nor the English arrears or Lands set out for the same nor the Mean Profits due for Lands set out on the Dublin Ordinances and already disposed of by the Act of Explanation shall be comprehended in these Agreements Page 6. The said Commissioners shall receive and enjoy all the said Arrears and growing Revenue which is or shall be in charge or discovered and other the Premises subject to the Limitations and Restrictions herein and no other Page 6. The Chief Covenants in this Indenture from R. V. Ranelagh and his Partners to His Majesty and the considerations thereof Page 7. V. R. c. shall within 14. dayes after Warrants signed and directed to them defray so much of His Majesties expence of Ireland which from the last of December 1670 to the 4th of August 1671 ought according to the Establishment to have been born by His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made Page 7. V. R. c. shall from the 4th of August 1671 to the 26th of December 1675 defray all the expence of Ireland according to the Establishments as otherwise which by His Majesty ought to have been born if this Indenture had not been made and cause the same to be paid by equal proportions within 40. days after the end of every Quarter as the same shall respectively grow due Page 7. The Moneys to be paid for such Expences are not in any one year to exceed 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. out of which the Fees and Cheques are to be deducted And there are to be due and legal Warrants signed for the issuing thereof Page 7. If after the 25th of December 1670 and before the 26th of Decemb. 1675 any Cheques of pay made by reason of absence want or unserviceableness of Horse or Arms or neglect of duty the Chief Governour may lessen or remit any such Cheques so the same be done within three moneths after the Muster Rolls shall be closed and before any Warrants of Pay be issued upon such Muster Rolls duplicates whereof are to be returned to V. R. c. Page 8. V. R. c. shall within four years after 25th December 1671 discharge the Arrears which on the 25th of December 1670 were unpaid according to the Establishment to any in the Military and Civil Lists and to the Train of Artillery Page 8. And shall cause due payment to be made of the said Arrears within the said time by even and equal portions without composition or deduction the fees and cheques excepted the first payment whereof shall begin and be made the 24th December 1672 Page 9. His Majesty shall be discharged from all such Arrear so as the same deducting the fees and cheques exceed not for the Military List 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. for the Civil List 4000 li. and for the Train of Artillery 1147 li. Page 9. V. R. c. shall before 25th December 1675 discharge without any Abatement except the Fees so much of these sums as on the 4th of August 1671 shall be unpaid unto these persons and uses  li. s. d. The Present Farmers 70000   Sir William Bucknall 11000   Londonderry Customs 4000   Phoenix Parke 10000   Patrick Archer 6294   Arms and Ammunition 6076   Moiety of the Ten Months Arrears 20394 19  Earl Anglesey 2500   Colonel Lane's Daughters 6000   Earl Arlington 6250   Michael Archbishop of Dublin 2500   Fran. and Eliz. Jones 3500   John St. Leger 400   Rachel Vicountess Falkland 3000   Page 9. Whereas the late Farmers of the Customs Excise imported and Inland and Licences of Ale Beer Wine c. demand defalcations by reason of the war with the United Provinces during two years and three quarters of their respective Farms V. R. c. shall either come to an agreement with them for the same or cause their demands in respect thereof to be examined and setled and take upon themselves the whole loss of the defalcations which upon such agreement or examination shall be allowed and discharge His Majesty from the same Page 11. V. R. c. shall over and above the said sums payments and discharges within two years to commence from the 25th of December 1675 pay unto His Majesty 80000 li. by four equal Portions half yearly Page 11. Further Covenants from His Majesty That V. R. c. performing their Covenants shall enjoy the whole surplus of the Revenue to their own use without any further or other account matter or thing to be given to His Majesty and are hereby acquitted and discharged against His Majesty of all accounts and demands which can or may be made concerning the same Page 12. The Commission for Enquiry into Arrears due to His Majesty is superseded Page 13. All respits of Quit-rents and other sums of money due to His Majesty are declared void and determined Page 13. The Composition with the 49. Officers for the moiety of their 100000 li. payable out of the years value shall not be obstructed or delayed but perfected as begun and intended and the whole benefit and advantage thereby to His Majesty shall be enjoyed by the said V. R. c. Page 13. His Majesty will direct the Chief Governour and Council in Ireland to reapplot and levy upon the Lands of Ireland whatsoever the years value shall be found deficient of the 300000 li. and cause the same to be effectually done as by the Act of Explanation is appointed allowing four years time for the payment thereof half yearly at Michaelmass and Easter the last payment to be made at or before the 29th of September 1675 Page 13 14. Provisoes Limitations and Restrictions Page 14. Nothing herein is to restrain His
Majesties Prerogative to pardon Offendors or to remit or reduce forfeited Recognizances of the Peace good behaviour appearances or other particulars of the Green-Wax or Fines and Forfeitures against the Laws or Outlawries other then what relates to the Revenue unless the duty for which the same shall happen with the Costs and Charges be fully satisfied but His Majesty may exercise his Royal Authority in such Cases as amply as if this Indenture had not been made And His Majesty may issue Commissions for reducement of such sums of Money as hath been accustomed so as the sums due to His Majesty after such reducements or levied by his Officers shall be paid to V. R. c. Page 14 15. His Majesty may demise or grant for any Estate his Royal Mines and any Messuages Houses Mannors Castles Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland yet undisposed of or whereunto His Majesties Title shall hereafter appear so as such Rent be reserved thereupon as may be at least equivalent to the new Quit-rents or the ancient Crown-rent if it exceed the Quit-rent and no Arrears of Quit-rent or mean profits be discharged Page 15. If His Majesty grant any Lands c. to the uses of the Declarations 30th November 1660 other then to such or in trust to such who formerly received the issues and profits thereof the same shall be freed from Arrears of Quit-rent and mean profits due before 25th December 1668 and V. R. c. shall not molest the Grantees nor the Lands granted but may take their remedy for the same against the former Enjoyers or Pervors of the Profits of such Lands c. Page 16. Further Covenants from V. R. c. to His Majesty Page 16. The Farmers of the great Branches of the Revenue and those concerned in the Patent of Abatements and all other Farmers by vertue of any Grant under the Great Seal before the 25th December 1670 may under their respective Articles Covenants Conditions and Provisoes enjoy their several Farms according to the tenor thereof without any lett of V. R. c. Page 17. V. R. c. shall not demand Defalcations for any sums which are or shall be allowed to such Farmers for the two years ending 25th December 1670 or for or in respect of any other matters or things settled and determined before that time in pursuance of and according to such Grants or for any pretensions of the said Farmers upon the 9th of June 1671 depending in the Exchequer at Dublin for Defalcations for Lands in Certificate and not past in Letters Patents or for the Composition Rents which way soever the same shall be determined Page 17. The Defalcations which may hereafter be pretended unto by the said Farmers shall be only determined in such way as by their several Agreements is appointed Page 17. V. R. c. shall allow the usual Enstallments for payment of First-fruits or Twentieth parts and will be concluded by the values made or to be made by the Commissioners now or hereafter to be appointed under the Great Seal and His Majesty in case any defect of the Commissions will give Order for renewing and rectifying the same and for proceeding thereupon in as ample manner as His Majesty might have done if this Indenture were not made Page 18. Further Provisoes Limitations and Restrictions Page 18. His Majesty may alter the payments in the Civil and Military Lists of the Establishments so as the whole yearly charge do not in any one year exceed 171843 li. 5 s. 6. d. and may appoint the method and precedency of the payment of His Majesties debts so as those for which Interest is payable be first satisfied Page 18. If His Majesty shall not renue any Pension or Temporary Payment in the Establishment which shall cease or be determined V. R. c. shall pay His Majesty so much as the same would have amounted unto if it had not been determined Page 19. His Majesty may dispose of 7155 li. 4 s. 10 d. ½ due on the Ballance of the Earl of Anglesey's Account until second July 1667 And of 19491 li. 5 s. 4 d. due on the Ballance of the Account of Sir Geo. Carteret until 20th January 1669 without allowing of any defalcations for the same Page 19. So much of the 50000 li. payable to the Duke of Ormond by the Act of Explanation as is yet behind And the yearly summe of 5000 li. per annum granted to him out of the Quit-rents for a term unexpired And 30000 li. granted to James E. Suffolke shall be paid unto them respectively out of the several Fonds on which the same are charged as the same would have been if this Indenture had not been made without any Defalcations Page 19. If His Majesty remit unto E. Anglesey the mean profits and Quit-rents of the Lands in Beare and Bantry mentioned in his Certificate reserving the Antient Crown rents from the date of the Certificate until the 25th December 1670 reserving onely the yearly Rent of one half peny out of every Acre of the said Lands V. R. c. shall have no defalcations for the same Page 20. If His Majesty shall pardon or discharge Sir James Shaene and his Estate from any suits or demands concerning any Moneys received from His Majesty towards the Purchase of the Customs of Londonderry or any other debts duties or arrearages whatsoever other then the arrears of Quit-rent Crown-rent the years value or reapplotment of the deficiency thereof V. R. c. shall have no defalcation in respect thereof Page 20. If V. R. c. shall sue in their own or His Majesties name and thereupon cause any Lands to be seized or extended for the Payment of Arrears the same shall be so done that no interruption shall be given to the present Farmers contrary to His Majesties Covenants with them and they will bear the whole loss without any defalcations for the same Page 20. His Majesty further Covenants That all the Moneys which are or shall grow due or be payable unto His Majesty before the 26th of December 1675 shall during the term be brought into the Receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin in the usual manner to the end the same may be applied to the Vses herein mentioned Page 21. His Majesty will commissionate R. V. Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood to be His Majesties Officers and Commissioners to have the sole custody of all Moneys so brought in and sole power to receive give discharges for and issue the same to the Vses of this Indenture with clauses therein totally to prohibit any other from intermedling therein during the said time Page 22. All Warrants for payments of any money from the 4th of August 1671 to the 26th of December 1675 shall be so made and signed by the Chief Governour of Ireland and directed to the said R. V. R. Sir A. B. Sir J. H. J. B. and G. D. onely to the intent they may wholly apply the