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the_o king_n a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n towards_o his_o war_n against_o heretic_n and_o infidel_n which_o amount_v yearly_a 110_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o these_o rent_n be_v call_v el_n excusado_n whereunto_o the_o pope_n have_v consent_v by_o his_o letter_n or_o patent_n apostolica_fw-la romana_fw-la so_o that_o the_o king_n may_v choose_v a_o receiver_n out_o of_o every_o chapel_n and_o church_n to_o receive_v the_o tenthes_o oâ—_n the_o spiritualty_n as_o of_o corn_n barley_n wine_n oil_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v gather_v of_o the_o ground_n and_o do_v amount_v unto_o as_o before_o the_o mine_n of_o guadalcana_n lie_v in_o the_o country_n of_o estremadura_n in_o the_o hill_n of_o sierra_n morena_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v worth_a in_o silver_n yearly_o get_v out_o of_o the_o same_o 187_o q._n 000_o five_o 000_o but_o what_o it_o now_o amount_v unto_o it_o be_v not_o know_v as_o be_v of_o late_a year_n much_o diminish_v all_o the_o country_n of_o spain_n give_v unto_o the_o king_n yearly_a a_o certain_a rent_n call_v excercitio_fw-la towards_o the_o keep_n of_o slave_n &_o maintenance_n and_o make_n of_o new_a galley_n the_o sum_n of_o 7_o q_o 750_o five_o 000._o the_o rent_n call_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moneda_n forera_fw-fr which_o be_v a_o rent_n raise_v of_o every_o heertsteede_o that_o pay_v 7._o meruedy_n yearly_a of_o what_o quality_n or_o condition_n soever_o it_o be_v do_v amount_v yearly_a to_o 6_o q_o 656_o five_o 000._o the_o rent_n or_o profit_n that_o come_v yearly_a out_o of_o the_o indies_n to_o the_o king_n own_o coffer_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o 300_o q_o 000_o five_o 000_o the_o kingdom_n of_o valencia_n arragon_n and_o catalonia_n give_v yearly_a unto_o the_o king_n beside_o other_o payment_n the_o sum_n of_o 75_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o the_o island_n of_o sardinia_n maiorca_n and_o minorca_n yield_v the_o king_n no_o profit_n for_o that_o the_o rent_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o same_o be_v always_o employ_v to_o the_o defence_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o land_n against_o the_o enemy_n and_o sometime_o more_o than_o be_v receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o cicilia_n pay_v yearly_a unto_o the_o king_n 375_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n with_o the_o country_n of_o pullia_n and_o calabria_n do_v yield_v yearly_a to_o the_o king_n 450_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o the_o dukedom_n of_o milan_n pay_v yearly_o 300_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o the_o province_n of_o the_o neatherlander_n or_o low_a country_n with_o burgundy_n use_v yearly_o to_o pay_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o sum_n of_o 700_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o but_o now_o in_o these_o war_n and_o troublesome_a time_n there_o be_v no_o account_n thereof_o to_o be_v make_v the_o farm_n of_o card_n in_o spain_n be_v yearly_o worth_a unto_o the_o king_n 20_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o for_o that_o every_o pair_n of_o card_n sell_v there_o pay_v unto_o the_o king_n half_o a_o rial_n and_o amount_v to_o as_o it_o be_v farm_a 20_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o the_o rash_n and_o clothe_v of_o florence_n that_o be_v bring_v into_o spain_n be_v worth_a yearly_a 10_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o for_o that_o every_o piece_n of_o rash_a pay_v six_o ducat_n custom_n to_o the_o king_n 10_o q_o 000_o five_o 000._o all_o these_o account_n toll_v custom_n alcavalas_n ten_o and_o three_o penny_n imposte_n contribution_n rent_n demayne_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v gather_v &_o true_o collect_v out_o of_o his_o exchequer_n of_o account_n in_o his_o say_a kingdom_n and_o without_o any_o augmentation_n or_o diminish_n set_v down_o and_o record_v herein_o as_o they_o be_v farm_a receive_v and_o pay_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1578._o