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A74577 An order and declaration of His Highness and the council, for an assessment of sixty thousand pounds per mensem, from the four and twentieth of June, 1655. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut 1655 (1655) Thomason E1064_55; ESTC R210543 5,336 13

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AN ORDER AND DECLARATION Of His Highness and the Council for An Assessment Of sixty thousand pounds per mensem from the four and twentieth of June 1655. Tuesday 29. of May 1655. ORdered by His Highness the Lord Protector and the Council that this Order and Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council London Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector 1655. thousand Horse and Dragoons and twenty thousand Foot in England Scotland and Ireland for the Defence and Security therof and also for a convenient number of Ships for guarding the Seas besides two hundred thousand pounds per annum for defraying other necessary Charges for Administration of Justice and other Expences of the Government which Revenue shall be raised by the Customs and such other waies and means as shall be agreed upon by the Lord Protector and Council and shall not be taken away or diminished nor the way agreed upon for rasing the same altered but by consent of the Lord Protector and the Parliament And wheras in pursuance of the said seven and twentieth Article of the Government upon Consideration had by His Highness the Lord Protector and his Council how the said Revenue might be raised with greatest ease to the people It was Agreed upon and Declared by His Highness and His Council That the same should be raised among other things by the Customes and Subsidies upon Goods and Merchandizes and by the Duty of excise and New Impost and by a Tax of eighty thousand pounds per mensem to be raised in England Scotland and Ireland from and after the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred fifty and four whereof the proportion to be raised in England is also agreed by His Highness and His Council not to exceed the sum of threescore thousand pounds by the Moneth to be assessed taxed levied collected and paid saving as is hereafter expressed in such manner and by such waies and means as the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds by the Moneth by an Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for an Assessment at the rate of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds by the Moneth for six Moneths from the twenty fifth day of December One thousand six hundred and fifty three to the four and twentieth day of June then next ensuing towards the maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Common-wealth was appointed to be Taxed Assessed Levyed Collected and Paid and according to the several Rates and Proportions of the Moyety of the Respettive Summes by the said Act set upon the Respective Counties Cities and Places therein mentioned That is to say UPon the County of Bedford the sum of eight hundred pounds The County of Berks the sum of nine hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The City and County of the City of Bristol the summe of one hundred fourty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The County of Buckingham the sum of one thousand one hundred pounds The County of Cambridge the summe of nine hundred and fourty five pounds The Isle of Ely the summe of three hundred and fifteen pounds The County of Chester the sum of six hundred and sixty pounds The City and County of the City of Chester the summe of seventy three pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Cornwal the summe of one thousand four hundred pounds The County of Cumberland the summe of ninety two pounds eleven shillings and four pence The County of Derby the summe of eight hundred pounds The County of Devon the summe of two thousand five hundred seventy four pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The City and County of the City of Exon the sum of ninety two pounds The County of Dorset the sum of eleven hundred twenty four pounds three shillings and four pence The Town and County of Pool the summe of nine pounds three shillings and four pence The County of Durham the summe of one hundred thirty one pounds fifteen shillings one penny farthing The County of York with the City and County of the City of York the summe of two thousand six hundred and eight pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The Town and County of Kingston upon Hull the Summe of fifty and eight pounds The County of Essex the summe of three thousand pounds The County of Gloucester the Summe of one thousand three hundred ninety four pounds The City and County of the City of Gloucester the summe of one hundred thirty nine pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Hereford the sum of one thousand pounds The County of Hertford the summe of one thousand two hundred pounds The County of Huntingdon the sum of five hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Kent with the City and County of the City of Canterbury the summe of three thousand one hundred thirty three pounds six shillings eight pence The County of Lancaster the sum of eight hundred pounds The County of Leicester the sum of nine hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Lincoln with the City and County of the City of Lincoln the Summe of two thousand three hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The City of London the sum of four thousand pounds The County of Middlesex with the City and Liberty of Westminster the sum of one thousand five hundred thirty three pounds six shillings eight pence The County of Monmouth the sum of four hundred pounds The County of Northampton the Summe of one thousand two hundred pounds The County of Nottingham the sum of seven hundred seventy four pounds four shillings The Town and County of the Town of Nottingham the sum of twenty five pounds sixteen shillings The County of Norfolk the summe of three thousand one hundred and six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The City and County of the City of Norwich the sum of one hundred and sixty pounds The County of Northumberland the Summe of one hundred fifty four pounds five shillings six pence three farthings The Town of Newcastle the sum of thirty pounds and ten shillings The County of Oxon the Summe of nine hundred sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The County of Rutland the summe of two hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Salop the Sum of one thousand one hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The County of Stafford the sum of seven hundred eighty eight pounds The City and County of the City of Litchfield the sum of twelve pounds The county of Somerset the Sum of Two thousand three hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Southampton with the town and county of Southampton the Sum of One thousand seven hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Suffolk the Sum of Three thousand one hundred
thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Surrey the Sum of One thousand three hundred forty one pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The Borough of Southwark the Sum of One hundred fifty eight pounds six shillings eight pence The county of Sussex the Sum of One thousand six hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Warwick with the city and county of the city of Coventry the Sum of One thousand sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The county of Worcester the Sum of One thousand and thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence The city and county of the city of Worcester the Sum of Fifty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Wilts the Sum of One thousand six hundred sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The county of Westmerland the Sum of Sixty three pounds eight shillings The Istle of Anglesey the Sum of One hundred and sixteen pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Brecknock the Sum of Three hundred and ten pounds The county of Cardigan the Sum of Three hundred sixty six pounds The county of Carmarthen the Sum of Three hundred and two pounds The county of Carnarvan the Sum of One hundred seventy three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Denbigh the Sum of Two hundred thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Flint the Sum of One hundred and sixteen pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Glamorgan the Sum of Three hundred ninety and three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Merioneth the Sum of One hundred and six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence The county of Montgomery the Sum of Two hundred fifty three pounds six shillings and eight pence The county of Pembroke the Sum of Three hundred forty eight pounds The county of Radnor the Sum of Two hundred and eighteen pounds The Town of Haverford-West the Sum of Twelve pounds and ten shillings The Town of Berwick the Sum of Five pounds By which Agreement and Declaration of His Highness and His Council It is Provided That in case the Moneys arising by the Customs and other the Revenues therein mentioned should be improved and amount to a greater Yearly value then they were at the time of making the said Agreement or any other Revenue or Moneys shall be added or accrew to the Vse of the Commonwealth in such Case there shall be a proportionable Abatement of the said Monethly Assessment His Highness the Lord Protector and His Council in pursuance of the said twenty seventh Article of the Government and of the said Agreement and Declaration aforesaid and for preventing the Burthen and Evils attending Free-quarter which must otherwise unavoidably fall upon this Nation Do Declare and Order That the said Sum of Threescore thousand Pounds by the Moneth for Six Moneths commencing from the Four and twentieth day of June One thousand six hundred fifty five Shall be Taxed Assessed Levied Collected and Paid in the several Counties and Places in such maner and by such ways and means and according to the several Rates and Proportions before hereby set down and expressed And do Order and Require the several Commissioners and other Persons nominated and mentioned in the before-mentioned Act and such others as by any Order of that Parliament or of His Highness the Lord Protector and His Council have been since added as Commissioners or so many of them as by the said Act are thereunto respectively authorized to Vse Exercise and put in Execution all and every the Powers and Authorities for the Assessing Levying Collecting and Paying the present Six Moneths Assessment hereby appointed as also the Arrears of all former Assessments which they had or were impowered to Vse and Exercise by the said recited Act for the Assessing Collecting Levying and Payment of the aforesaid Six Moneths Assessment of One hundred and twenty thousand Pounds by the Moneth And for the better effecting thereof the several and respective Commissioners for the said respective Counties Cities and Towns shall meet together at the most common and usual place of Meeting in each of the said Counties Cities and Towns respectively on or before the Twenty sixth day of June next And the said Commissioners or so many of them as shall then and there attend and be present shall put this present Order in execution for the directing managing levying and bringing in the said Monethly Assessment hereby required and shall then if they see cause appoint a second General Meeting on or before the Tenth day of July then next following to the end the Rules and Directions aforesaid may be as is before declared timely prosecuted and observed so as the full Sum of the first Three Moneths Assessment charged upon each Division Hundred Parish and Place may be at once wholly Collected and Paid in to the respective Receivers-General at or before the Twentieth day of July One thousand six hundred fifty five and the latter Three Moneths Assessment to be also fully Collected and Paid in to the respective Receivers-General at or before the Tenth day of October then next following And it is further Ordered That in case the way and maner of Assessing by a Survey and Pound-rate in such sort as is prescribed by the said recited Act shall prove prejudicial and obstructive to the Bringing in of the Six Moneths Assessment aforesaid by the times limited for paying in of the same That then and in all such cases the said Commissioners in any of the said Counties Cities Towns and Places in the said Act mentioned where such Obstructions shall be or happen or the major part of them present at their General-Meeting may and are hereby Authorized for the Removal of such Obstructions to proceed according to the most just and equal way of Rates held in such places in the Proportioning Levying and Assessing the respective Sums charged upon them and every of them according to the Directions of an Ordinance of the Eighth of June One thousand six hundred fifty four for an Assessment for Six Moneths thereby appointed And the several and respective Commissioners Receivers-General Collectors Sub-Collectors and all other persons who are or shall be Intrusted or Imployed in the Assessing Levying Collecting or Receiving of the said Six Moneths Assessments or any part thereof are hereby Enjoyned and Required to observe such Orders and Directions as shall from time to time be made and given forth by the Commissioners for the Treasury or by the Committee or Commissioners for the Army or any three of them in and concerning the Premises Provided always and it is hereby Ordered That in stead of the Treasurers at Wars mentioned in the said Act the Receivers-General for this Whole Six Moneths Assessment shall be and are hereby authorized and impowered to Receive from the Receivers-General of the respective Counties Cities and Places and every of them All and every the Sums of Money hereby to be Taxed Assessed Levyed Collected and Paid for the said Six Moneths Assessment or otherwise as aforesaid and to give Acquittances and Discharges and to make such Alowances in and about the premises in as full and ample maner to all intents and purposes as the Treasurers at War mentioned in the said Act by the said Act or by one Ordinance of the Nine and twentieth day of June One thousand six hundred fifty four Entituled An Ordinance for Continuing a Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War were impowered and enabled to do And the said Receivers-General of the respective Counties Cities and Places and every of them are hereby Authorized and Required to make Payment of the said several Sums which shall be by them received of all and every Collector and Sub-Collector by vertue hereof unto John Blackwel the yonger and Richard Dean Esquires Receivers-General for this whole Six Moneths Assessment at Guid-Hall London to be by them paid in to and accompted for in the Receipt of His Highness Exchequer and that all and every the Acquittance and Acquittances of the said Receivers-General for this whole Six Moneths Assessment shall be unto the said Receivers-General for the said respective Counties Cities and Places and to all other persons who shall by vertue hereof pay any Moneys unto them for the purposes aforesaid a sufficient Discharge Tuesday the 29th of May 1655. ORdered by His Highness the Lord Protector and the Council That this Order and Declaration be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Clerk of the Council