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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

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Knightes of the Shyre Citizens of Cities and Burgeses of Boroughes shoulde haue done and as aforetime haue ben vsed The which said Collectours and euery of them shall haue lyke alowaunce vpon their accomptes for their fees wages and rewardes for the collection of the sayd Fifteenes and Tenthes in as large maner and fourme as anye Collectour or Collectours of Fifteenes and Tenthes haue had at any season in tyme past And that the Barons of the Queenes Exchequer for the time being shall and may from time to time awarde suche proces for the spedye payment thereof agaynst the Collectour and Collectours for the same as by their discretions shal be thought conuenient Prouided alway and be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the sayde Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the great seale for the tyme beyng Knightes of the Shyres Citizens of Cities and Burgesses of Boroughes Townes other places hauyng aucthoritie by this present acte to name nominate the sayd Collectours of or for the said Fifteenes and Tenthes shal vpon their nomination and election had and made take by aucthoritie of this present parliament sufficient recognisaunces or by obligation of euery person so by them to be named to be bound to the Queenes Maistie in the double summe of the summe of their Collection to be endorsed vpon such condition that if the saide Collector or Collectors do truely content and pay to the vse of the Queenes highnesse in her receipt of thexchequer before the tenth day of Nouember in euery of the said two yeres so much of the summe of money alloted and appoynted to his collection as the same Collectour shall haue collected and gathered do likewyse after the saide thenth day of the moneth of Nouember in euery of the said two yeres content and pay to the Queenes Maiesties vse at the same receipt the residue of his collection charge within one moneth next after such time as he shal haue gathered collected the same residue that then the said recognisance or obligation to be voide or els to stand in his ful strength and vertue which recognisance or obligation so taken the said knightes of the Shyre Citizens and Burgesses and euery of them taking any such recognisaunces or obligation shal certifie deliuer to the lord Treasourer Barons of the same Exchequer before the said tenth day of Nouember in euery of the said yeres vpon paine of forfeyture often pound to the queens highnes for euery recognisaunce or obligation so to be taken and not certified And that euery suche Collectour vpon request to him made shall make and knowledge the same recognisaunce or obligation accordingly â–ª vpon like paine forfeyture of ten pound to the Queene for his refusal thereof And that the Treasurer or Barons of thexchequer vppon the paiment of the same collection or at the sayd days shall cancell and deliuer the sayde recognisaunce or obligation to the saide Collectour or Collectours without any fee or rewarde to be paide to any person for the same And furthermore for the great and waightie consyderations aforesayde We the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled do by our lyke assent and aucthoritie of this Parliament geue and graunt to your hyghnes our said Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie your heires and successours one entire subsidie to be rated taxed leuied and payd at two seuerall paymentes of euery person spirituall and temporall of what estate or degree he or they be according to the tenor of this acte in maner fourme folowyng that is to say aswell of euery person borne within this Realme of Englande Wales or other the Queenes dominions as of al euery Fraternitie Guild Corporation Misterie Brotherhead Cominaltie corporated or not corporated within this realme of England Wales or other the Queenes domonions beyng worth v.li for euerye pounde aswell in coyne and the value of euery pound that euery such person fraternite guylde corporation mysterie brotherhead comminaltie corporate or not corporate hath of his or their owne or anye other to his or their vse as also stocke of marchaundizes all manner of corne and blades householde stuffe and of all other goodes moueable aswell within the Realme as without and of all such summes of money as to hym or them is or shal be owyng wherof he or they trust in his or their conscience surelye to be payde except and out of the premisses deducted suche summes of money as he or they owe and in his or their consciences intendeth truely to pay and except also thapparrell of suche persons their wyues and chyldren belongyng to their owne bodyes sauyng Iewels golde syluer stone and pearle shall paye to and for the firste payment of the sayde subsidie xx.d of euery pound and to and for the second payment of the sayde subsidie xii.d of euery pounde And also euery alien and straunger borne out of the Queenes obeysaunce aswell denizen as others inhabiting within this Realme of euery pounde that he or they haue in coyne and the value of euery pound in plate corne grayne marchandizes houshold stuffe or other goodes iewels cattels moueable or vnmoueable as is aforsayde aswell within this Realme as without and of all summes of money to hym or them owyng wherof he or they trust in his or their consciences to be payde except and of the same premisses deducted euery suche summe or summes of money which he or they do owe and in his or their conscience or consciences intende truely to pay shall pay of and fore euerye pounde to and for the fyrst payment of the sayde subsidie iii.s.iiii.d and to and for the second payment of the said subsidie ii.s of euery pound And also that euerye alien and straunger borne out of the Queenes dominions beyng denizen or not denizen not beyng contributorie to anye the rates abouesayde shall pay to and for the firste payment of the sayde subsidie iiii.d and to and for the second payment of the sayde subsidie other iiii.d for euery pole And the maister or he or she with whom the same alien is or shal be abyding at the tyme of the taxation or taxations therof to be charged with the same for lacke of payment thereof AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that euery person borne vnder the Queenes obeisaunce and euery corporation fraternitie guylde mysterie brotherhead and comminaltie corporate or not corporate for euerye pounde that euerye of the same person and euerye corporation fraternitie guylde mysterie brotherheade and comminaltie corporate or not corporate or anye other to his or their vse hath in fee simple fee tayle for tearme of lyfe tearme of yeres by execution wardeshippe or by copie of court rolle of and in anye Honours Castels Manours Landes Tenementes Rentes seruices hereditamentes annuities fees corrodies or other yerelye profites of the yerelye value of xx.s aswell within auncient demeane and other places priuiledged or els where and so
to make certificate as is aforesayde the sayde Commissioners ther beyng shall take and receaue the same certificate euery part therof and the names values and substaunce of euery person so certified and yf the same Commissioners see cause reasonable they shall examine the sayde presenters thereof And thervpon the sayde Commissioners at the sayde dayes and place by their agreement amongst them selues shall from tyme to tyme openly there prefixe a day at a certayne place or places within the limites of their commission by their discretion for their further proceeding to the sayde assessing of the same subsidie and thervpon at the sayd day of the said certificate as is aforesayde taken the same Commissioners shall make their precept or precepted to the Constables Subconstable Baylyffes or other officers of such Hundredes Wapentakes Townes or other places aforesayde as the same Commissioners shal be of comprising and conteyning in the same precept the names and surnames of all persons presented before them in the sayd certificate of whom if the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be therevnto appoynted by the Queenes commission shall then haue vehement suspect to be of more greater value or substaunce in landes goodes cattelles or summes of money owing to them or other substaunce beforesayde then vpon such person or persons shal be certified the same Commissioners shall make their precept or preceptes directed to the Constable Baylyffes or other officers commaundyng the same Constable Bailiffes or other officers to whom suche precept shal be directed to warne suche persons whose names shal be comprised in the sayd precept at their mansions or to their persons that the same persons named in suche preceptes and euery of them shal personally appeare before the said Commissioners at the same newe prefixed day place there to be examined by all wayes and meanes other then by corporall othe by the sayde Commissioners of their greatest substaunce and best value and of all euery summes of money owyng to them and other whatsoeuer matter concernyng the premisses or any of them accordyng to this acte at which day and place so prefixed the sayde Commissioners then and there beyng or as many of them as shal be thervnto appoynted by the Queenes commission shall cause to be called the sayde persons whose names shal be comprised in the sayde precept as is beforesayde for their examination And yf any of those persons whiche shoulde be warned as is beforesayde to be examined which at any tyme after the warnyng and before the prefixed day shal be within suche place where he may haue knowledge of his sayde appearaunce to be made make default and appeare not vnlesse a reasonable cause or els a reasonable excuse by the othes of two credible persons before the sayde Commissioners be truely alleged for his discharge that then euery of them so makyng default to be taxed and charged to the Queenes Maiestie with and at the double summes of the rate that he should or ought to haue ben set at for and after the best value of his land or substaunce vpon hym certified yf he had appeared by the discretion of the Commissioners there beyng whiche Commissioners shall trauell with euery of the other persons so then and there appearing whose names shal be expressed in the saide precept or preceptes and in whom any vehement suspect was or shal be had in fourme abouesayde by all such wayes and meanes they can other then by corporall othe for their better knowledge of theyr best value eyther in hereditamentes or possessions eyther els in goodes or debts And that euery spirituall person at eyther of the sayde taxations of the sayde subsidie shal be rated and set accordyng to the rate abouesayde of and for euery pounde that the same spirituall person or any other to his vse hath by discent bargayne or purchase in fee simple fee tayle terme of lyfe terme of yeres by execution by warde or by copie of court roll in any manours landes tenementes rentes seruices offices fees corrodies annuities or hereditamentes after the true iust and yerely value thereof after and accordyng as other the Queenes Maiesties subiectes borne within this Realme be charged in fourme aboue remembred so that it extende to the yerely value of xx.s or aboue And if any person certified or rated by vertue of this acte be he Commissioner or other to any maner of value doth fynde hym selfe greeued with the same presentment sessing of taxyng and therevppon complayne to the Commissioners before whom he shal be rated sessed or taxed or before two of them That then the sayde Commissioners shall by all wayes and meanes examine perticulerly and distinctly the person so complayning and other his neighbours by their discretion of euerye his landes and tenementes aboue specified and of euery his goodes cattelles and debtes aboue mentioned and after due examination and perfit knowledge thereof had and perceaued by the sayde Commissioners whiche shall haue power by the aucthoritie aforsayde the sayd Commissioners or two of them to whom any suche complaynt shal be made by their discretions vppon the othe of the sayde person so complaynyng may abate defaulke encrease or enlarge the same assessement accordyng as it shall appeare vnto them iust vpon the same examination And the same summe so abated defaulked encreased or enlarged to be estreated in fourme as hereafter ensueth So that he come before the estreates of the same assessing be deliuered by the same Commissioners into the Queenes Maiesties Exchequere And if it be proued by witnes his owne confession or other lawfull wayes or meanes within a yere after any suche othe made that the same person so taxed sworne was of any better or greater value in landes goodes or other thinges aboue specified at the tyme of his sayde othe then the same person so sworne dyd declare vpon his sayd othe That then euery such person so offendyng shall lose and forfayte to the Queenes maiestie so muche in in lawfull money of Englande as the same person so sworne was set at or taxed to pay and all persons set rated and taxed as is abouesayd shal be bound and charged by the same the summe or summes vpon hym set to be due towardes the payment of the sayde subsidie and to be leuied as hereafter shal be secified AND also it is enacted by the same aucthoritie that euery person to be rated at the sayde taxation as is aforesayde shal be rated taxed and set and the summe on hym set to be leuied at suche place where he and his family at the tyme of the same presentment to be made shal kepe his house or dwelling or where he then shal be most conuersaunt abyding or restaunt or shal haue his most resort shal be best knowen at the tyme of the sayde certificate to be made and no where els and that no Commissioner for this subsidie shal be rated or taxed for his goodes or landes but in the Shyre and other
vpwardes shall pay to and for the firste payment of the sayde subdie ii.s.viii.d of and for euery pounde and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde subsidie xvi d of for euery pound And euery alien borne out of the Queenes obeysaunce in suche case to paye at the firste of the sayde paymentes v. s.iiii.d of euery pound and at the second payment ii.s.viii.d of and for euerye pound And that all summes presented and chargeable by this acte eyther for goodes and debtes or eyther of them or for landes and tenementes and other the premisses as is in this acte conteyned shal be at eyther of the sayde paymentes set and taxed after the rate and portion accordyng to the true meanyng of this acte landes and tenementes chargeable to the dismes of the Cleargie and yerelye wages due to seruauntes for their yerely seruice other then the Queenes seruauntes takyng yerelye wages of fyue poundes or aboue onlye excepted and foreprised And that al plate coyne iewels goodes debtes and cattelles personelles beyng in the rule and custodie of anye person and persons to the vse of any corporation fraternitie guylde mysterie brotherhead or anye comminaltie being corporate or not corporate be and shal be rated set and charged by reason of this acte as the value certified by the presenters of that certificate to be sworne of euery pound in goodes and debtes as is abouesayde And of euery pounde in landes tenementes annuities fees corrodyes or other yerely profites as is abouesayde and the summes that are before rehearsed set and taxed to be leuyed and taken of them that shall haue such goodes in custody or otherwise charged for landes as is before rehearsed And the same person or persons and body corporate by aucthoritie of this acte shal be discharged agaynst him or them that shall or ought to haue the same at the time of the payment or deliuerie therof or at his otherwyse departure from the custodie or possession of the same Except and alwayes foreprised from the charge and assessement of this subsidie all goodes cattelles iewels and ornamentes of Churches and Chappels whiche haue ben ordeyned and vsed in Churches or Chappels for the honour and seruice of almyghtie God. AND the first payment of the saide subsidie shal be by the aucthoritie aforesayde taxed assessed and rated according to this acte in euery Shire Riding Lathe Wapentake Rape Citie Borough Towne and euery other place within this realme of England and Wales and other the Queenes dominions before the last day of Aprill nexte comming And the secon̄d paiment of the said subsidie shal be by thaucthoritie aforesaid taxed assessed rated before the .xx. day of Ianuary next cōming And the perticuler summes of euery Shire Riding Borough Towne and other places aforesaid with the perticuler names of such as are chargeable for and to the firste payment of the sayde subsidie to be taxed and set by the Commissioners to the same limited or two of them at the least with the names of the hygh Collectours and in the same fourme shal be certifed into the Queenes Exchequer before the last day of May next commyng And the perticuler summes of euerye Shyre Rydyng Borough Towne and other places aforesayde with the perticuler names of suche as are chargeable for and to the seconde payment of the said subsidie to be taxed and set by the Commissioners to the same to be limited or two of them at the least with the names of the hygh Collectours in the same fourme shal be certified into the Queenes Exchequer before the .xx. day of February whiche shal be in the yere of our Lord God M.D.lix. and the saide summes in maner fourme aforesaid to be taxed for the first payment of the sayde subsidie shal be payde into the Queenes receipt of her Exchequer aforesayde to the vse of our sayd soueraigne Lady before the .xxiiii. day of Iune next comming and the sayd summes in maner and fourme aforesayd to be taxed for the second paiment of the said subsidie shal be payde into the receipte aforesayd to the vse aforesayd before the firste daye of March which shal be in the yere of our Lorde god M. D.lir And the summe abouesayde of and for the sayde subsidie shal be taxed set asked and demaunded taken gathered leuied and paide to thuse of our sayde soueraigne Lady her heyres and successours in fourme abouesaid aswell within the liberties fraunchises sanctuaries auncient demeane and other whatsoeuer place exēpt or not exempt as without Except suche Shyres places and persons as shal be foreprised in by this present acte any graunt charter prescription vse or libertie by reason of any letters patentes or other priuiledge prescription alowaunce of the same or whatsoeuer other mater of discharge heretofore to the contrary made graunted vsed or obteyned notwithstandyng AND it is further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliament that euery such person aswel such as be borne vnder the Queenes obeysaunce as euery other person strange borne denizen or not denizen inhabiting within this realme or within Wales or other the Queenes dominions which at the tyme of the sayd assessinges or taxations or of either of them to be had or made shal be out of this realme and out of Wales and haue goodes or cattels landes or tenementes fees or annuities or other profites within this Realme or in Wales shal be charged and chargeable for the same by the certificate of the inhabitauntes or the parties where such goodes cattelles landes tenements or other the premisses then shal be or in such other place where such persō or his factour deputie or atturney shal haue his most resort vnto within this realme or in Wales in lyke maner as if the said persō were or had ben at the time of the said assessing within this realme And that euery persō abiding or dwelling within this realme or without this Realme shal be charged or chargeable to the same subsidie graunted by this acte accordyng and after the rate of suche yerely substaunce or value of landes and tenementes goodes cattels and other the premisses as euery person so to be charged shal be set at in the tyme of the sayde assessyng or taxation vpon hym to be made in none otherwyse AND further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that for thassessyng and orderyng of the sayde subsidie to be duely had the Lorde Chauncellour of Englande or the keper of the great Seale the the Lord Treasourer of England the Lord Steward of the Queenes Maiesties housholde the Lorde president of the Queenes honourable counsell and the Lord priuie Seale for the tyme beyng or two them at the leaste whereof the Lorde Chauncellour of Englande or keper of the great Seale for the tyme beyng to be one shall and maye name and appoynt of and for euerye Shyre and Riding and other places aswell within this Realme as in Wales and other the Queenes dominions and also of and for euery Citie Towne being