set and taxed after the Rate and proportion according to the true meaning of this Act Lands and Tenements chargeable to the twentieth part of the Clergy and yearly wages due to Seruants for their yearely seruice other then the Kings Seruants taking yearely wages of fiue poundes or aboue onely excepted and foreprised And that all Plate Coyne Iewells goods Debts and Chattels personals and all Lands Tenements and other the premises as aforesaid being in the rule and custodie of any person or persons to the vse of any Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood or any Commonaltie being Corporate or not Corporate bee and shal be rated set charged by reason of this Act at the value certified by the presenters of that certificate of euery pound in goods and debts as is abouesaid And for euery pound in Lands Tenements Annuities Fees Corrodies and other yearely profits as is a foresaid And the sūmes that are aboue rehearsed set taxed to be leuied and taxed of them that shall haue such goods in custodie or otherwise charged for lands as is before expressed And the same person or persons and body corporate by authority of this Act shal be discharged against him or them that shall or ought to haue the same at the time of the payment or deliuery thereof or at his otherwise departure from the custody or possession of the same except and alwaies forprised from the charge and Assesment of this Subsidy all Goods Chattels Iewels Ornaments of Churches or Chappels which haue beene ordained and vsed in Churches or Chappels for the honor and seruice of Almighty God And the first payment of the said Subsidy shal be by the authority aforesaid taxed sessed and rated according to this Act In euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne and euery other place within this Realme of Ireland before the first day of September next comming which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred fifteene And the second payment of the said Subsidy shall bee by the authority aforesaid taxed sessed and rated according to this Act in euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne and euery other place within this Realme of Ireland before the first day of March which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the particular summes of euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne or other places aforesaid with the particuler names of such as are or shal be chargeable for and to the first payment of the said Subsidy to bee taxed and set by the Commissioners for the same to bee limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the High Collectors and in the same forme shal be certified into the Kings Exchecquer before the first day of October which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the particular summes of euery Countie Barony Cantred Cyttie Borough Towne or other places aforesaid with the particular names of such as are or shal be chargeable for and to the second payment of the said Subsidy to bee taxed and set by the Commissioners for the same to bee limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the High Collectors and in the same forme shal be certified into the Kings Exchecquer before the first day of Aprill which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixteene And the said summes in forme aforesaid to bee taxed to and for the first payment of the said Subsidy shal be payd in one entier summe into the Kings Receipt of his Exchecquer aforesaid to the vse of our said Soueraigne Lord at or before the first day of December which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the said summes in manner and forme aforesaid to bee taxed to and for the second payment of the said Subsidy shal be paid in one entier summ einto the Receipt aforesaid to the vse aforesaid at or before the first day of Iune wich shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixteene and the summes aforesaid of and for the said Subsidie shal be taxed set asked and demaunded taken gathered leuied and payd to the vse of our said Soueraigne Lord his heires and successors in forme aforesaid as well within the Liberties Franchises Sanctuaries auncient Demeasnes and others whatsoeuer places exempt or not exempt as without Any graunt Charter Prescription Use Libertie or Freedome by any letters Patents or other priuiledges prescription or allowance of the same or whatsoeuer other matter of discharge to the contrary heretofore made vsed graunted or obtained notwithstanding And it is further enacted by the authority of this present Parliamēt that euery such person as well such as be borne vnder the Kings obeysance as euery other person stranger borne Denizen or not Denizē inhabiting within this Realme which at the time of the same Assessings or taxatiōs or of euery of thē to be had or made shal be out of this Realme haue goods Chattels lāds or Tenements Fees or Annuities or other profits within this Realme shal be charged and chargeable for the same by the certificate of the inhabitants of the place where such Goods Chattels Lands Tenements or other the premises then shal be or in such other place where such person or persons or his or their factors Deputy or Atturney shall haue their most resorte vnto within this Realme in like manner as if the said person were or had beene at the time of the said Assessing within this Realme And that euery person abyding or dwelling within this Realme or without this Realme shal be charged or chargeable to the same Substdy graunted by this Act according and after the Rate of such yearely substance or value of Lands or Tenements Goods Chattels and other the premises as euery person so to be charged shal be set at the time of the said Assessing or taxation vppon him to be made and none otherwise And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that for the Assessing and ordering of the said Subsidie to bee duely had the Lord Deputie or other cheefe Gouernour of this Realme for the time being with th' aduise of the Lord Chauncellor the Vice-Treasurer the Lord Cheefe Iustice of his Maiesties cheefe place the Lord Cheefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common pleas the Lord Cheefe Baron of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer and the Maiester of the Rolls for the time being or any two or moe of them shall or may name and appoint of and for euery Countie or Sheire within this Realme as also of and for euery Citty and Towne being a County of it selfe such and so many Persons as they shall thinke conuenient to bee Commissoners of and in the said seuerall Counties Citties or Townes And aliso the said Lord Deputy or other Cheefe Gouernour with th'
aduise aforesaid in like manner may name and appoint of euery other such Bourough and Towne Corporate within this Realme as they shall thinke requisite Sixe Fiue Foure Three or Two of the Head Officers and other honest Inhabitants of euery of the said Citties Boroughes and Townes Corporate according to the number multitude of the people being in the same the which Persons if any such be therevnto named of the said Inhabitants of the said Boroughes and Townes Corporate not being Counties of themselues shall be toyned and put in as Commissioners with the persons named for euery such County or Counties as the said Boroughes and Townes Corporate not being Counties by reason of their dwelling in the same shall not take vppon them nor none of them to put any part of their Commission in execution for the premises out of the said Citties Bouroughes and Townes-corporate wherein they bee so named onely nor to execute the said Commission within the Cittie Bourough or Towne-corporate where they bee so dwelling but at such daies and times as the said other Commissioners for the same Sheire or Countie shall therevnto limitt and appoint within the said Cittie Bourough or Towne-corporate not being a Countie whereof they bee so named and not out of such Cittie Bourough or Towne And in that manner to bee ayding and assisting with the said other Commissioners in and for the good executing of the effect of the said Commission vppon pame of euerie of the said Commissioners so named for euerte such Cittie Bourough and Towne-corporate not being a Countie to make such Fine as the said other Commissioners in the Commission of and for the same Sheire or Countie so named or three of them at the least shall by their discretion sâ—t and certifie into the Kings Exchequer there to bee leuied to the vse of the Kings Maiestie in like manner as if such or like summes had beene set and rated vppon euery such person for the said Subsidie the which Commissioners so named of and for the said Citties Bouroughes and Townes not being Counties and onely put into the said Commission by reason of their dwelling in the same shall not haue any part of the portion of the Fees and Rewardes of the Commissioners and their Clerkes in this Act afterwardes specified and allowed And the said Lord Chancellor of this Realme for the time being shall make and 〈◊〉 of the Court of the Chauncerie vnder the great Seale seuerall Commissions That is to say for euery Shire or Countie and for each Cittie Towne and Brough vnto such person and persons as by his discretion or any of the other with him before named and appointed as is before rehearsed shal be thought sufficient for the Assessing and and leauying of the said Subsidy in all Shires places according to the true meaning of this Act which Commission for the first payment of the said Subsidy shal be directed and deliuered to the said Commissioners or to one of them before the first day of Iuly which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the Commission for the second payment of the said Subsidy shal be directed and deliuered to the said Commissioners or to one of them before the first day of Ianuarie then next following which shal be in the said yeare one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and to euerie of the said Commissions ten Scheduls containing in them the Tenour of this Act shal be affiled by the which Commission the Commissioners in euery such Commission named according to this Act and as many of them as shal be appointed by the said seuerall Commissions shall haue full power and authority to put th' effect of the same Commission in execution And that by the authority of this Act after such Commission to them directed they may by their assents and agreements seuer themselues for th' execution of their Commission in seuerall Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Townes Parishes and other places within the limits of the said Commission in such forme as to them shall seeme expedient to bee ordered and betweene them to bee communed and agreed vppon according to the Tenour and effect of the Commission to them therein directed And bee it also enacted by the authority of this present Parliament that the Commissioners and euery of them which shal be named limitted and appointed according to this Act to bee Commissioners in euery such Shire or County Citty Towne Borough or any other place and no other shall truly effectually and diligently for their part execute th' effect of this present Act according to the Tenour thereof in euery behalfe and no otherwise by any other meanes without omission fauour dread malice or any other thing to bee attempted or done by them or any of them to the contrary thereof And the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be appointed by the said Commission and none other for the execution of the said Commission and Act shall for the taxation of the first payment of the said Subsidy before the tenth day of August which shal be to the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene And for the taxation of the said second payment of the said Subsidy shall before the tenth day of February which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene by vertute of the Commission deliuered vnto them in forme aforesaid direct their seuerall or ioynt precept or precepts vnto eight seauen sixe fiue foure three or two as for the number of the inhabitants shal be requisite of the most substantiall discreete and honest persons inhabitants to bee named by the said Commissioners or by as many of them as shal be appointed by the said Commission of and in the Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Wards Parishes Townes and other places as well within liberties franchises and places exempted as without within the limits of the Shires Counties Cittyes Townes Boroughes and other places within the limits of their Commission and to the Constables subconstables Baylifes other like Officers and Ministers of euery of the said Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Townes Wards Parishes and other places aforesaid as to the said Commissioners and euery number of them or vnto three or two of them by their discretion in diuision shall seeme expedient Straightly by the said precept charging and commaunding the said inhabitants Constables and other Officers aforesaid to whom such precept shal be so directed to appeare in their proper persons before the said Commissioners or such number of them as they shall diuide themselues according to the Tenour of the said Commission at certaine daies and places by the said Commissioners or any other number of theÌ„ as is aforesaid within Citties Boroughes or Townes corporate or without in any other places as is aforesaid by their discretion shal be limitted therevnto to doe and accomplish all that to them on the part of the Kings Maiestie shal
said Realme for the time being together with other such persons as therevnto shal be named as is aforesaid And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that after the taxes and assesses of the said summes vppon and by the said Assessing and certificate as is aforesaid made the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thereunto appointed and haue authority by the Kings Maiesties Commission shall with all speed and without delay by their writting estreate the said taxes thereof under their 〈◊〉 and signes Mannuall if the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be appointed at the least and the same shall deliuer vnto sufficient and substantiall thhabitants Shiriâ—â—s Vndershiriffs Constables Subconstables Bailiffs and other Officers â—yntly of Baronies Caâ—treds Hundreds Townes Parishes and other places aforesaid within their limits and other sufficient persons Inhabitants of the same onely by the discretion of the said Commissioners with the assent of the High Collector And as the place and paâ—ties shall require as well the particular names and surnames as the remembrance of all summes of money taxed and set of and vppon euerie person as well man as woman chargeable to this Act House-holders and other Inhabitants and dwellers within the said Parishes Townes and places contributory to this Act of Subsidie By authority of which writing and estreate so deliuered the same Officers and other persons so named and deputed seuerallyâ— shall haue full power and authority by vertue of this Act immediatly after the deliuery of the said writing or estreate to demaund leuie gather of euery person therein speeissed the snmme summes in the same writing or estreate comprised and for not payment thereof to distraine the same person or persons so being behinde by their Goods and Chattels and the distressâ— so taken to keepe by the space of eight daies at the costs and charges of the owner thereof And if the said owner doe not pay such summe of money as shal be leauied by authority of this 〈◊〉 within the said eight daies then the same distrâ—sse to be appraised by foure three or two of the Iuhabiâ—â—â—ts where 〈◊〉 distresse is taken and also then to d ee fould by the Constable or other Collector for the payment of the said muney the ouerplus comming of the sale and keeping there of if any bee to bee immediatly restored to the owner of the same distresse which said Officers and othr persons so 〈◊〉 to aske take gather and leauy the the said summes shall answere and bee charged for the portion onely to the lâ—â—â—signed and limitted to bee gathered leauied and comprised in the said Writting of estreate so to them as is aforesaid â—â—â—â—ered to the vse of our Soueraigne Lord the Kings 〈◊〉 and his Heires and Successors and the said summe in that writting or estreate comprised to pay vnto the High Collector or Bollectors of that place for the collection of the same in manner and forme vnerwritten therevnto toâ—eâ— named and deputed And the same Inhabitants and 〈◊〉 so gathering the same particular summes for their collection thereof shâ—â—â— retaine for euery twenty shillings so by them reâ—â—ation and pays two pence and that to be allowed at the payment of their collection by them to bee made to the High Collector or Collectors And 〈…〉 for the said authority that the said Commissiones 〈…〉 part of them as shall take vppon them the 〈◊〉 and â—â—sines of the said Commission shall for euery or the said payments of the said Subsidie name such sufficient 〈…〉 persons which then shall haue and possests lands and other hereditaments in their owne right of the cleare 〈…〉 of twenty pounds or goods to the value of foure 〈…〉 at the least as hee shal be taxed in the Sulâ—â—â—ie Booke 〈◊〉 any such be in the said limits for 〈◊〉 of such so assested 〈◊〉 those to bee appointed Collectors that then shal be sufficient in lands or goods neerest to the values aforesaid as 〈◊〉 their discretion shal be thought good in the seuerall Counties Shines Citties Townes-corporate and other what so ouer places as well within places priuiledged as without not being foreprised within this Act to bee High Collectorâ—â— and to haue the look 〈◊〉 and receipt of the said summes set and leauiable within the Precluts Limits Bounds where they shall be so limired and appointed to bee High Collâ—â—â—rs and to euerie of the said Collectors so seuerally 〈◊〉 the said Commissionâ—â—â— or 〈◊〉 of them at the least with all 〈◊〉 and without 〈…〉 the whole summè of any payment of the said Subsidy be set by all the limits of the same their Commission or in 〈◊〉 dimits as the High Collectors shal be so seueâ—â—lly assigâ—ed sâ—alk vnder their Seales and signes Mannuall deliuer one estreate indented in parchment comprising in it the names of all such persons as were assigned to leauy the and particular 〈◊〉 And the summes of euerie Baâ—â—ny Contred Hundred Cittie Towne and other places aforesaid with the names and surnames of the persons so chargeable according to 〈◊〉 thereof made and deliuered as is â—â—â—gesaid and the Collectors to bee assigned shal be charged to answere the whole 〈◊〉 comprised in the said estreate limitted to his collertion as is aforesaid Prouided alwaies and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that the said Commissioners hauing authority by this Act to name and nominate the said High Collectors of the said Subsidy shall immediatly 〈…〉 〈◊〉 take by authority of this 〈…〉 recogniâ—anâ—es or obligations 〈…〉 so bee payd therefore of euery 〈…〉 med to bee High Collectors to bee 〈…〉 Kings Maâ—â—â—ie in the double summe of the 〈◊〉 of his collection and to be 〈◊〉 and â—â—ade vpon such condition That is to say for the 〈◊〉 of the said first payments of the said Subsidie that 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 Collector his heires or executors doe truely content and pay to the vse of the Kings Maiestie his Heires and 〈◊〉 in the Rereipt of the said Excherquer at or before she said first day of December which shal be in the said yeare or our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene so much of the said summe of money allotted and appointed to his collection as hee shall collect and gather and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth next after such time as he hath gathered and collected the same residue that then the said recognisances or obligations to be voyd or else to stand in full strength and vertue And for the collection of the said second payment of the said Subsidy vpon condition that if the said Collector his heires or executors doe truely rontent and pay to the vse of the Kings Maiestie his Heires and Suâ—â—ssors in his Highnes Court of Excherquâ—â— at or before the said first day of Iune which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixercene so 〈◊〉 of the said 〈◊〉 of money alloted and
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT AN Act for the graunt of one entier Subsidie by the Temporaltie DVBLIN Imprinted by Iohn Franckton Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiesty Anno 1615. An Act for the graunt of one entier Subsidy by the Temporaltie THis your Maiesties Realme of Ireland most dread and gratious Soueraigne hath in former times beene subiect to so many miseries as that it hath beene a continuall burthen to the Crowne of England without yeelding any retribution or returning of any commodity or profitt to the same And albeit infinit Treasures haue beene from time to time expended in and vppon this Kingdome yet did it neuer thereby become more rich and wealthy but continued in want and penurie as it was before The true cause whereof did arise from the great and long discentions and troubles which did waste and depopulate the whole Land made all possessions vncertaine and disabled the Subiects to improoue the commodities of the same But forasmuch as since the beginning of your Maiesties most happy Raigne all the causes of warre discention and discontentment are taken away by the rooting out of many wicked and vngratefull Traytors by receauing all the Irishry into your gratious Protection by setling of your Subiects estates in their Lands by your Commissions for Surrendors and defectiue Titles by securing their liues as well by generall as particular Pardons by remitting many great arrears of Rents meane profits and forfeitures by confirming and enlarging the Priuiledges of your Cytties and Townes Corporate by establishing the Circuits and visitations of Iustice throughout the Kingdome And lastly by the Plantation of â—lster with Brittish Colonies your Maiestie now being in the absolute and peaceable possession of this your Vineyard and hauing cleered it from the thornes and bryers of Rebellion fenced it as well with the Law as with the Swoord planted it with so many Ciuill Subiects of England and Scotland may now iustly expect some fruite thereof And therefore wee your Maiesties most loyall and louing Subiects assembled in this present Parliament most gratefully acknowledging that wee haue receaued from your Maiestie these inestimable benefits before expressed doe with all duety humble affection present vnto your Highnes one entyer Subsidy most humbly beseeching your Maiestie to accept thereof as the first fruites of this your poore Kingdome of Ireland and to that end wee humbly beseech your Maiestie that it may be enacted And be it enacted by the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same that your Highnes your Heires and Successors shall haue and receaue one entyer Subsidy to bee rated taxed leuied and payd at two seuerall and equall payments of euery person Spirituall and Temporall of what estate or degree hee or they be according to the Tenour of this Act in manner and forme following That is to say as well that euery person borne within this Realme or other his Maiesties Dominions as all and euery Fraternity Guild Corporation Mysterie brotherhood and CoÌ„monalty corporated or not corporated within this Realme or other his Maiesties Dominions being worth three poundes for euery pound as well in Coine and the value of euery pound that euery such person Fraternity Guild Corporation Mystery brotherhood and Commonalty corporate or not corporate hath of his or their owne or any other to his or their vse As also Plate stocke of Marchandise all manner of Corne and Graine housholdstuffe and of all other goods mooueable as well within this Realme as without and of all such summes of money as to him or them is or shal be owing whereof hee or they trust in his or their conscience surely to bee payed except and out of the premises deducted such summes of money as he or they owe and in his or their consciences intendeth truely to pay And except also the apparell of euery such person their Wiues and Children belonging to their owne bodies sauing Iewels Gould Siluer Stone and Pearle shall pay to and for the said Subsidy in two seuerall payments two shillings eight pence of euery pound that is to say sixteene pence of euery pound at euery of the said payments And also euery alien and Stranger borne out of the Kings obeysance as well Denizen as others inhabiting within this Realme of euery pound that hee or they shall haue in Coine and the value of euery pound in Plate Corne Graine Marchandise houshould-stuffe or other goods Iewests Chattels mooueable or vnmonueable as is aforesaid as well within this Realme as without of all summes of money to him or them owing whereof he or they trust in his or their conscience to be paid except and out of the same premises deducted euery such summe or suÌ„mes of money which he or they doe owe and in his or their conscience or consciences intend truely to pay shall pay to and for the said Subsidie in two feuerall payments fiue shillings and foure pence of euery pound that is to say two shillings eight pence of euery pound at euery of the said payments And also that euery Alien and Stranger borne out of the Kings Dominions being Denizen or not Denizen not being contributory to any the Rates aforesaid and being of the age of seauen yeares or aboue shall pay to and for the said Subsidy eight pence for euery Poll at two seuerall payments that is to say foure pence for euery Poll at euery of the said payments and the master or hee or shee with whome the said Alien is or shal be abyding at the time of the taxation or taxations thereof to bee charged with the same for lacke of payment thereof And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that euery person borne vnder the Kings obeysance and euery Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood Commonalty corporate or not corporate for euery pound that euery of the said persons and euery Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood CoÌ„monalty Corporate or not Corporate or any other to his or their vse hath in Fee-simple Fee-tayle for tearme of life tearme of yeares by execution wardshipp or by coppie of Court Roll of in any Honors Castles Mannors Lands Tenements Rents Seruices Hereditaments Annuities Fees Corrodies or other yearly profits of the yearly value of twenty shillings as well within auncient demeasne and other places priuiledged as elsâ—where and so vpward shall pay to and for the said Subsidy at two seuerall payments foure shillings of and for euery pound and euery Alien Denizen or not Denizen borne oâ— of his Maiesties obeysaneâ— in such case to pay to and for the said Subsidy at two seuerall equall payments eight â—â—â—llings of euery pound and that all summies to bee presented and chargeable by this Act either for goods and debtes or either of them or for lands and Tenements and other the premises as is in this Act contained shal be at euery of the said payments