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A23013	Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May)	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1572 (1572)	STC 9460; ESTC S4086	98,906	110

and prouisions in them and euery of them conteyned were by the aucthoritie of the sayd Parliament there reuiued and continued to stand in their force and strength vnto the last day of the next Parliament And where also at a Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the .xxi. day of October in the seconde and thirde yeres of the raignes of the sayd late kyng Philip and Queene Marie and there continued vntil the dissolution of the same beyng the .ix. day of December then next ensuing one acte was then and there made for the kepyng of Milche kyne and for the breading and rearyng of calues and one other acte for the reedifying of decayed houses of husbandrye for the encrease of tyllage the sayde two seuerall actes to endure tyl the last day of the next Parliament as by the same more at large doth appeare And forasmuch as all and singuler the sayde seuerall actes aboue mentioned be good and beneficiall for the common wealth of this Realme be it therfore enacted ordeined and established by the Queenes most excellent Maiestie with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that all and singuler the said seuerall actes and estatutes aboue mentioned and rehearsed euery of them and all clauses articles and prouisions in them and euery of them conteyned shal be reuiued continued stande and endure in their ful force and strength to all intentes constructions purposes and shal be obserued and kept in all thinges vntyll the last day of the next Parliament And where in the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the .xxi. day of October in the second and third yeres of the raignes of the sayde late king Philip and Queene Marie and there continues and kept vntyll the .ix. day of September then next ensuing one acte was then and there made entituled An act for the reliefe of the poore and to endure to the latter ende of the first session of the next Parliament Forasmuch as the sayde acte is good and beneficiall to the common wealth of this Realme be it therefore enacted ordeyned and established by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the sayde acte last aboue mentioned and rehearsed and all clauses articles and prouisions in the same conteyned shal be reuiued continued stande and indure in full force and strength to all intentes and purposes and shal be obserued and kept in all thinges vntyll the last day of the next Parliament An acte of a subsidie of Tonnage and Pondage Chapter .xix. IN their most humble wyse shewen vnto your moste excellent Maiestie your poore and obedient subiects and commons in his your present Parliament assembled that where aswell your noble graundfather of worthy memorie kyng Henry the seuenth the most victorous myghtie prince king Henry the eyght your most deare father the late prince of worthy memorie kyng Edwarde the sixte your moste entirely beloued brother and our late soueraigne Ladye Queene Marie your most deare sister as other your ryght noble and famous progenitours kynges of this your Realme of Englande tyme out of mynde haue had and enioyed vnto them by aucthoritie of parliament for the defence of the same now your Realme and the kepyng and sauegarde of the seas for the entercourse or marchaundize safely to come into and to passe out of the same certayne summes of money named Subsidies of all maner of goodes and marchaundize commyng in or goyng out of the same your Realme And forasmuche as we your sayde poore commons vndoubtedly and most assuredly do trust and haue sure confidence in your Maiesties good fauour and wyll towardes vs your sayd poore commons in and for the kepyng and sure defendyng of the seas agaynst all persons intendyng or that shall intende the disturbaunce of vs your sayde commons in the intercourse and the inuadyng of this your Realme to our modestation inquietyng and losse whiche at any tyme cannot be borne without the great excesse and intollerable costes charges and expences of your Maiestie whiche is not when neede shall require in suche cases to be lacked at any tyme But rather we your sayde commons wishyng that suche furniture of all thynges may be had in redynesse from tyme to tyme when necessitie shall require for the spedie indilayed prouision and helpe for the suppressing of such inconueniences disturbances and inuasions humbly desire your most excellent Maiestie benignely and fauourably to take accept and receaue these our poore grauntes hereafter ensuyng as graunted of true heartes and good wylles whiche we beare vnto your highnesse towardes your sayd great costes charges and expences whiche may be expended and layde out by your Maiestie for the causes aforesayde when neede shall require as the firste fruites of our good wylles and heartes towarde your hyghnesse although the same do or hereafter shall nothing in effect counteruayle the same your great charges nor yet we your sayde poore commons able fully to gratifie your highnesse by any meanes yet neuertheles we your sayd poore commons by thaduise and consent of the Lordes spiritual and temporall in this your present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same to the intent aforesayde geue and graunt to you our supreme liege Lady and soueraigne one subsidie called Tonnage that is to say of euery tunne of wyne commyng or that shal or is come into this your realme by way of marchaundize the summe of iii.s and so after the rate And of euery tun of sweete wyne alwell maluesey as other that shall or is come into the same your Realme by euery or any marchaunt alien aswell by the marchauntes of Haunse Almanie as by any other marchaunt straunger of what nation so euer he be iii.s and so after the rate ouer and aboue the iii.s afore graunted And of euery aume of rennish wyne commyng or that shall or is come into this your Realme by way of marchaundize by euery or any marchaunt denizen or alien of what natiō soeuer he be xii.d And also one other subsidie called Pondage that is to say of all maner of goodes and marchaundizes of euery marchaunt denizen and alien whatsoeuer he be caried and to be caried out of this your sayde Realme or brought or to be brought into the same by way of marchaundize of the value of euery xx.s of the same goodes and marchaundize xii.d and so after the rate And of euery xx.s value of tynne and pewter vessell caried out of this your Realme by any and euerye marchaunt alien xii.d ouer and aboue the xii.d aforesaid Except and alwaies foreprised out of this graunt of subsidie of Pondage al maner of wollen Cloth made or wrought or that shal be made and wrought within this your Realme of Englande by euery or any marchaunt denizen and not borne alien caried or to be caried out of this your sayde Realme and all maner of wolles molfelles and hydes and backes of leather

to haue or execute any iurisdiction power or aucthoritie Spirituall or to visite reforme order or correct anye errours heresies schismes abuses or enormities by vertue of this acte shall not in anye wyse haue aucthoritie or power to order determine or adiudge any matter or cause to be heresye but onlye suche as heretofore haue ben determined ordred or adiudged to be heresie by the aucthoritie of the canonicall Scriptures or by the fyrst foure generall counsayles or any of them or by anye other generall counsayle wherein the same was declared heresy by the expresse plaine wordes of the said Canonicall Scriptures or such as hereafter shal be ordered iudged or determined to be heresie by the hygh Court of Parliament of this Realme with the assent of the Cleargie in theyr conuocation Any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enucted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shal be hereafter indicted or arraigned for any the offences made ordeyned reuiued or adiudged by this acte vnlesse there be two sufficient witnesses or more to testifie and declare the sayde offences whereof he shal be indicted or arraigned And that the said witnesses or so many of them as shal be liuing and within this Realme at the time of the arraignement of such person so indicted shal be brought foorth in person face to face before the partie so arraigned and there shal testifie and declare what they can say agaynst the partie so arraigned yf he requyre the same Prouided also and be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if any person or persons shal hereafter happen to geue any reliefe ayde or comfort or in any wyse be aydyng helpyng or comfortyng to the person or persons of any that shall hereafter happen to be an offendour in any matter or case of Primunire or treason reuiued or made by this acte that then suche releefe ayde or comfort geuen shal not be iudged or taken to be anye offence vnlesse there be two sufficient witnesses at the least that can and will openlye testifie and declare that the person or persons that so gaue suche releefe ayde or comfort had notice and knowledge of suche offence committed and done by the sayd offendour at the tyme of suche releefe ayde or comfort so to hym geuen or ministred any thyng in this acte contayned or any other matter or cause to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And where one pretensed sentence hath heretofore ben geuen in the consystorye in Powles before certayne Iudges de legate by the aucthoritie Legantine of the late Cardinall Poole by reason of a forraigne vsurped power and auctoritie against Richard Chetwod Esquire and Agnes his wife by the name of Agnes Doodhul at the sute of Charles Tyrrell gentleman in a cause of matrimonie solemnised betweene the said Richard Agnes as by the same pretensed sentence more playnely doth appeare from which sentence the said Richarde and Agnes haue appealed to the court of Rome whiche appeale doth there remayne and yet is not determined May it therefore please your hyghnes that it may be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that if sentence in the said appeale shall happen to be geuen at the said court of Rome for and in the behalfe of the said Richard and Agnes for the reuersing of the said pretensed sentence before the ende of three score dayes next after the end of this Session of this present Parliament that then the same shal be iudged taken to be good and effectual in the lawe and shall and may be vsed pleaded and alowed in anye courte or place within this Realme anye thyng in this act or in any other act or statute contayned to the contrary notwithstanding And if no sentence shal be geuen at the court of Rome in the sayde appeale for the reuersing of the sayde pretensed sentence before the end of the said three score dayes that then it shall and maye be lawfull for the sayde Richarde and Agnes and eyther of them at any tyme hereafter to commense take sue and prosecute their said appeale from the said pretensed sentence and for the reuersyng of the sayd pretensed sentence within this Realme in such like maner fourme as was vsed to be pursued or myght haue ben pursued within this realme at any time since the .xxiiii. yere of the raigne of the said late kyng Henry the eyght vppon sentences geuen in the court or courtes of any Archbyshop within this Realme And that such appeale as so hereafter shal be taken or pursued by the sayd Richarde Chetwood and Agnes or eyther of them and the sentence that herein or thereupon shall hereafter be geuen shal be iudged to be good and effectuall in the lawe to all intentes and purposes any law custome vsage canon constitution or any other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that where there is the lyke appeale nowe depending in the sayde court of Rome betwene one Robert Harcourt Marchant of the Staple and Elizabeth Harcourt otherwyse called Elizabeth Robins of the one partie and Anthonye Fydell Marchaunt straunger on the other partye that the sayd Robert Elizabeth and Anthonye and euerye of them shal and may for the prosecutyng trying of theyr said appeale haue and enioye the lyke remedye benefite and aduauntage in lyke maner and fourme as the sayde Richarde and Agnes or any of them hath may or ought to haue and enioy this acte or anye thing therin contayned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng An Acte for the vniformitie of Common prayer and seruice in the Churche and the administration of the Sacramentes The .ii. Chapter WHere at the death of our late Soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the sixt there remained one vniforme order of common seruice prayer and of the administration of Sacramentes rites ceremonies in the Church of England which was set foorth in one boke entituled The boke of common praier administration of Sacramentes and other rites ceremonies in the Church of England aucthorised by act of parliament holden in the fifte and sixt yeres of our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the syxte entituled An acte for the vniformitie of common prayer and administration of the Sacramentes the whiche was repealed and taken away by acte of Parliament in the fyrste yere of the raigne of our late Soueraigne Lady Queene Mary to the great decaye of the due honour of God and discomforte to the professours of the trueth of Christes religion Be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this presente Parliamente that the sayde estatute of repeale and euerye thyng therein contayned onelye concernyng the sayde booke and the seruice administration of Sacramentes rites ceremonies contayned or appoynted in or by the saide booke shal be voyde and of none effect from after the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next comming And that the sayde booke

kynde of wares made of tanned Leather to great vnreasonable prices to the vndoing of a great number of the Queenes Maiesties poore subiects For reformation wherof be it ordeyned enacted established by the Queenes Maiestie the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the foresayde statute made in the .vi. yere of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Edwarde the sixte and entytuled agaynst all regratours of tanned Leather and euerye article braunche sentence and clause therein conteyned shal be reuyued and stand in effect from the fyrst day of Aprill next commyng in as full force strength and effect as though the foresayde acte made in the seconde day of Aprill in the firste yere of Queene Maries raigne touchyng the buying and currying of Leather whereby the sayde former acte is repealed had neuer ben had or made And be it also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde statute and acte made in the fyrst yere of Queene Maries raigne sister to the Queenes Maiestie entytuled An acte touchyng the buying and currying of Leather and euery braunche sentence and article therein conteyned shall from the sayde firste day of Aprill not stande but be vtterly repealed and be of no force nor strength any clause sentence or article therein conteyned to the contrary in anye wyse nothwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that when and as often as any Shoomaker or his deputie doth bring anye Leather sufficientlye tanned to anye curryour to be curryed deliueryng sufficient liquor for well dressing of the same the same shal be by euerye suche Curryour well and sufficientlye curryed and made redye for the Shoomaker within the space of fyue dayes in sommer that is to say from the firste day of Marche to the last day of September And also in lyke maner within the space of tenne dayes in winter that is to say from the fyrst day of October vnto the last day of February vppon payne to forfeyte to the partie greeued for euerye hyde not curryed and dressed in maner fourme aforesaid the summe of .x. s. Prouided further that this prouiso shal not extend to bind any Curriour to dresse any leather which by doyng his best is not able to dresse within euery of the times aforesaid but shal extend to al such Leather as he conueniently may dresse after the common rate of the dressyng And be it also enacted by the aucthoritie of this presente Parliament that no person or persons vsyng or occupying the feate and mystery of Shoomakers shal from henceforth worke or make any bootes or shooes of Neates Leather that shal be myngled made or wrought with any other Leather but only Neates Leather of it selfe vnlesse it be in the hemmes or lining of bootes shooes or slippers and that they shall put in all and euerye bootes shooes or slippers made of Neates Leather innersoles made of wombes which shal be well truely tanned and curryed and also all suche other bootes shooes and slippers as shal be made of drye Neates Leather or Calues Leather not to be myngled with any other kynde of leather sauyng in the soles but only of it selfe vnlesse it be in hemmes or lyninges of the same that is to say Neates leather of it selfe Calues leather of it selfe vpon paine of forfeyture of all such bootes shooes slippers made so to the contrary Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the one moytie of all suche forfeytures afore named shal be to our Soueraigne Ladye the Queenes Maiestie and her highnesse heyres and the other moytie to hym or them that sease or first sue for the same penalties in any the Queenes Maiesties courtes of record by action of debte byll complaynte information or otherwyse wherein no wager of lawe essoygne protection or iniunction shal be admitted or alowed for the defendaunt in that behalfe An acte touching Tanners and the selling of tanned Leather The .ix. Chapter FOR sundrye good causes and consyderations be it enacted by the aucthorite of this present Parliament that no person or persons hauyng landes tenementes or rentes of estate of inheritaunce or for tearme of lyfe to the cleare yerelye value of x.li or aboue except suche person and persons as haue anye tanhouse and doth occupye the mysterie of tannyng at this present and except an apprentice and other brought by and taught or to be brought vp and taught as a couenaunt seruaunt or hyred for that purpose by the space of foure yeres in the mysterie or crafte or tannyng of Leather shall vse or haue profite gayne or commoditie of or by the sayde mysterie or craft of tannyng of Leather after the feaste of S. Michaell tharchangell next commyng vppon payne of forfeyting of all suche Leather so to be tanned or the iust value thereof Also be it further enacted that from and after the feaste Saint Michaell tharchangell whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lx. no person or persons shall vse or exercise the feate crafte or mysterie of tannyng of Leather or shall by anye meanes receaue anye profite gayne or lucre by tannyng of Leather but only in a Citie Borough Towne corporal or market towne where sellers shal be vsually appointed except he or they haue ben apprentice exercised brought vp as is aforesaide in the saide craft and mysterie by the space of foure yeres at the least and also excepted the sonne or heyre wyfe of euerye such Tanner to their owne vse and vses vppon payne of forfeyture of all the Leather so tanned contrary to this acte or the value thereof And be it also further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no maner of person or persons whatsoeuer shall after the firste day of May next comming buye bargaine bespeke or take promise of bargaine of or for any rawe Hide or Calues skinne but of or for suche and the same as shal be present in faire or market then to be solde ne they shall put or cause to be put to sale any kinde of tanned Leather reade vnwrought in any place within this Realme other then in open market or fayre in the place therefore commonly accustomed and therefore prepared vpon paine of forfeiture for euery hide iii.s.iiii.d for euerye dosen of Calues skinnes iii.s.iii.d and the Hide or Hides and Leather in any otherwyse solde or bought or the value thereof And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that no person whatsoeuer shall or may after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next comming buye bargaine bespeke or take promise of bargayne of or for any tanned Leather vnwrought as is aforesayd but only suche person or persons as haue ben be or shal be brought vp in cutting of Leather into made wares and do wyll and shall worke and conuert the same into Leather cut into made wares wrought vpon payne of forfeyture of the Leather so bought bargayned or

anye person or persons for the same vpon the payne penaltie last abouesayde and not to be charged for anye portion of anye other collectour And yf anye commissioner after he hath taken certificate of them that as is aforesayde shall before any such commissioner be examined and the summes rated and set and the bookes and wrytynges thereof beyng in his handes or yf anye collectour or other person charged with anye receipt of any part of the sayde subsidie or any other person taxed or otherwyse by this acte charged with and for any parcell of the sayde subsidie or with anye other summe or fine amerciament penaltie or other forfayture happen to dye before the commissioner collectour or other whatsoeuer person or persons haue executed accomplyshed satisfied or sufficiently discharged that which to euery such person shall apparteyne or belong to do according to this acte then the executours and heyres of euery suche person and all other seased of any landes or tenementes that any suche person beyng charged by this acte and disceaslyng before he be discharged thereof or any other to his vse onely had of estate of inheritaunce at the tyme that anye suche person was named commissioner collectour or otherwyse charged with and for any maner of thyng to be done satisfied or payde by reason of this acte and all those that haue in theyr possessions or handes any goodes or cattels leasses or other thinges that were to any such person or persons at the tyme of his death or any landes or tenementes that were the same persons at the tyme he was as is aforesayd charged by this act shal be by the same compelled and charged to do and accomplyshe to do in euery case as the same person so beyng charged shoulde haue done and myght haue ben compelled to do yf he had ben in playne lyfe after such rate of the landes and goodes of the said commissioner or collectour as the partie shall haue in his hand And yf the sayde commissioners for causes reasonable then mouing shall thynke it not conuenient to ioyne in one certificate as is aforesaid thē the said person or persons that shall first ioyne together or he that shall first certifie the saide writing indented as is aforesayde shall certifie all the names of the commissioners of that commission wherupon suche wrytynges shal be there then to be certified with diuision of the Hundredes Wapentakes Wardes tythynges or other places to and among suche commissioners of the same commission with the names of the same commissiners where suche separations and diuision shal be with the grosse summes of money aswell of and for the sayd subsidie taxed or set of or within the sayd Hundredes Wardes Wapentakes or other places to him or them diuided or assigned that shall so certifie the sayde firste writing as of fines amerciaments penalties or other forfaitures if any happen to be within the same limites whereof the same wrytynges shal be certified and after such wrytyng indented whiche as is aforesayde shal be certified and not conteyne in it the whole and full summes set and taxed within the limites of the same commission the other commissioners of the same before the day of payment of the sayd subsidie shall certifie into the sayde Exchequer by theyr wrytyng or wrytynges indented to be made as is aforesaid the grosse and seuerall summes set and taxed within the places to them limited for the sayde subsidie and other fines amerciamentes penalties and forfaytures with the names of the Hundredes Wardes Wapentakes and other places to them assigned or els by theyr said wrytinges indented to certifie at the sayde place before the sayde day of payment suche reasonable causes for theyr excuses why they may not make such certificate of and for the sayde subsidie fines amerciamentes and other forfaytures growying or set by reason of the causes of theyr lettes or of theyr none certifiyng as is abouesayde or els in default thereof proces to be made out of the Queenes Maiesties sayd Exchequer agaynst the sayde commissioners and euery of them not makying certificate as is aforesayde by the discretion of the Treasurer or Barons of the sayde Exchequer Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the inhabitauntes of the parishe of saint Martin called Stampforde Baron in the Suburbes of the Borough and Towne of Stampforde in the South part of the water there called Welland which hereafter shal be contributory to the payment of this present subsidie graunted to the Queenes Maiestie her heires and successours shal be assessed rated and taxed for this tyme by suche commissioners whiche shal be appoynted for the taxyng ratyng and sessing of suche subsidie or taxe within the Countie of Lyncolne and shal be for this tyme contributory and pay the sayde subsidie to the collectour or collectours whiche shal be assigned and appoynted for the leuying and gatheryng of the same with the Aldermen and Burgesses of the sayde Borough and Towne of Stampforde Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all and euerye person and persons hauyng manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes chargeable to the payment of the subsidie graunted to the Queenes Maiestie by this acte and also hauing spirituall possessions chargeable to her sayde Maiestie by the graunt made by the Cleargie of this realme in their conuocation And ouer this hauyng substaunce in goodes and cattels chargeable by this sayd act that then if any of the saide person or persons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the said manours landes and tenementes and spirituall possessions and also assessed charged and taxed for his or their goodes and cattelles that then he or they shal be onely charged by vertue of this acte for his and theyr sayde manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and spirituall possessions or onely for his sayde goodes and cattels the best therof to be taken for the Queenes Maiestie not to be charged for both or double charged for any of them any thyng in this act conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that this graunt of subsidie nor anye thyng therein conteyned in anye wyse extende to charge the inhabitauntes or dwellers in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or any of them of or concerning any manours landes tenements or other possessions goodes cattels or other moueable substaunce which the said inhabitauntes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within Ireland Iernsey Garnsey or in any of them or of for or concerning any fees or wages which any of the said inhabitaunts or dwellers haue of the Queenes Maiestie for their attendaunce doing seruice to our soueraigne Lady in Ireland Iernesey Garnesey or in any of them any thing in this present act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Prouided also that this presente acte of subsidie ne anye thing therein conteyned extende to any of the Englyshe inhabitauntes or resiauntes in anye of the Counties of Northumberlande Cumberland Westmerland the