contrarye notwithstandyng And for the true sure payment of this Subsedy graūted by your said prelates Clergie of the prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour purport effect true meanyng of this present graunt your said Prelates and Clergie most humbly desire your highnes that this theyr said gift graunt Subsedy euery matter sūme of money clause prouisions sentences in this instrumēt conteyned cōcerning the said Subsedy may be ratified established confirmed by aucthoritie of this your hyghnes court of Parliament Wherefore for the true and sure payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by the sayde Prelates and Clergie of the sayde prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour effect and true meanyng of the sayde instrument Be it enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the sayde gyfte and graunt and euery matter summe of money prouision clause and sentence in the sayde instrument conteyned may be ratified establyshed and confirmed by the aucthoritie aforesayde And furthermore be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that euery person that shal be appoynted to the collection gatheryng of the sayde Subsedye shall haue full power and aucthoritie to leuie take and perceiue the same Subsedye by thaucthoritie of the censures of the Churche in maner and fourme as in the sayde instrument of graunt is conteyned without daunger of the lawes of this Realme or by distresse vpon the possession of the fermours or occupyers of the landes and tenementes chargeable by the said instrument for or to the payment of any summe or summes of money or otherwyse by the discretion of the Collectour therof And that no Repleuie Prohibition or Supersedeas shal be alowed or obeyed for any person or persons makyng default of payment of the sayde Subsedye contrary to the tenour of the graunt therof vntyll such time as they haue truely satisfied and contented all such part and portions as to them in that behalfe appertayneth And that euery such fermour and fermours theyr executours and assignes that shall fortune hereafter to be charged to and with the payment of the sayde Subsedye or any parte thereof shall by thaucthoritie aforesayd be alowed and retayne in his handes as much of his yerely rent and ferme as the summe whiche he shall fortune to paye for his Lorde or Leassour shall extende vnto Excepte the sayde fermour or fermours theyr executours and assignes by the lease and graunt that they haue of any parte of the landes tythes profites and tenementes chargeable to this sayde Subsedye or by force of any couenaunte or article therein conteyned be bounden and charged to pay the same thereof to discharge theyr Leassour and Landelorde duryng the tearme mentioned in the sayd Leasse Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that euery laye person hauyng a spirituall promotion chargeable by this Acte and also hauyng temporall possessions goodes cattelles and debtes chargeable to the Subsedye graunted in this Parliament by the Temporaltie shal be charged taxed and sette for his sayde spirituall promocions with the Clergie and for his temporall possessions and cattelles with the Temporaltie and not otherwyse Any thyng before mentioned to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that all and euery graunt and grauntes of all and euery summe and sūmes of money which hereafter shal be graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by the Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be of the same strength force and effect in all thynges as the sayde graunt made by the sayde prouince of Cantorbury shal be taxed certified collected leuyed gathered and payde accordyng to the tenour fourme and effecte of this present Acte of Parliament to all intentes constructions and purposes in such maner and fourme as though it were specially playnely and particulerly expressed and rehearsed in this Acte by expresse wordes tearmes and sentences in theyr seuerall natures and kyndes Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all prouisos before rehearsed conteyned in the sayde graunt of the Prelates and Clergie of the prouince of Cantorburye and the lyke of the same prouisions hereafter to be conteyned in the graunt of the Prelates Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be good and effectuall and to be obserued and kepte in euery poynt and article accordyng to the true purport and meanyng of the same ¶ An Acte of the Quenes Maiesties most gracious generall and free Pardon ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter THE Quenes moste excellent Maiestie perceauyng y e good wylles and faythfull hartes of her louyng and obedient Subiectes at al times towardes her hyghnes for the good gouernaunce and defence of this her Realme and doubting that the same her obedient subiectes haue manye and sundrye wayes fallen into the daunger of diuers penalties and forfaitures by the lawes and Statutes of this Realme Hath thaught mete to extende her clemencie and pitie towardes her sayde louyng and obedient subiectes with her liberall and free pardon accordyng to her Princely and Kyngly power and thereby to discharge some parte of such great paynes penalties and forfaitures wherewith her sayde subiectes stande nowe burdened and charged trustyng assuredly that they wyll continue in theyr due obedience and faithfulnesse towardes her Maiestie and hereafter in such fort obey the good lawes Statutes of this Realme and specially such as in this session of Parliament are deuised as to them euery of them of ryght and duetie appertayneth And therefore her Maiestie is well pleased and contented that it be enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament in maner and fourme folowyng That is to saye that all and euery of her sayde Subiectes aswell Spirituall as Temporall of this her hyghnes Realme of Englande Wales the Isles of Iernesey and Gernesey the Townes of Barwicke Newehauen in Normandy theyr heyres successours executours and administratours of them and euery of them And all and singuler bodyes in any maner of wyse corporated Cities Boroughes Shires Rydynges Hundredes Lathes Rapes Mapentakes Townes Vyllages Hamlettes and Tythynges and euery of them and the successour and successours of euery of them shal be by aucthoritie of this present Parliament acquited pardoned released and discharged agaynst the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours and executours and euery of them of al maner of Treasons Felonyes Robberyes offences contemptes alienations trespaces Intrucions Entrees wronges deceiptes misdemeanours forfaitures penalties and profites summes of money paynes of death paynes corporall and pecuniary and generally of all other thynges causes quarrels suites iudgementes and executions in this present Acte hereafter not excepted nor forprysed whiche maye be or can be by her hyghnes in any wyse or by any meane pardoned before and vnto the first day of Ianuary in this present fyfth yere of her moste gracious raigne to euery or any of her sayde
betwene any person or persons bodies politike or corporate whiche in any wyse is or shal be repugnaunt or contrariaunt to this Acte Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte or any thyng therin conteyned shall not extend to geue any benefite aduantage or libertie to any person or persons which at any time sythens the sayd feast of S. George the Martir hath conuerted or employed or hereafter shall conuert or employ any more grounde to the kepyng of Connyes not beyng lawfull warren then fyue acres at the moste and the same to be within one myle of his dwellyng house and also not noysome or hurtfull to the corne of any person or persons other then of the owner of the same grounde so that he or they put and kepe in tyllage as much or as many acres of his owne proper grounde lying within the sayde Manour Lordship or Paryshe as the sayde Conygree shall conteyne aboue the sayde numbre of fyue acres that hath not heretofore ben liable to be continued in tyllage by force of any lawe or Statute Any thyng in this Act before mentioned to the contrary therof notwithstandyng And where also by the sayde estatute of Henry the .vii. the meaning of the makers therof appeareth to be that euery house of husbandrye hauyng .xx. acres of lande or more belongyng or lying therevnto or with the same commonly occupyed vsed or demysed the same .xx. acres or more shoulde not be seuered or deuyded from the sayde house or houses but shoulde be demysed occupyed or vsed together for the better maintenaunce of euery suche house houses and of tyllage and husbandry Be it therfore enacted and declared by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that no person or persons whatsoeuer hauyng or that hereafter shall haue any such houses or house of husbandry with .xx. acres of lande or more belongyng or lying therevnto or with the same commonlye occupyed vsed or demysed shall from and after the fyrst day of this present Parliament seuer or deuide the sayde .xx. Acres of lande or more nor any part therof from any of the sayde house or houses vnlesse the same be kept in tyllage or otherwyse for the profyte of husbandry accordyng to the nature of the ground or according to the custome of the Manours where the same lande shall so be vpon the paynes forfaitures conteyned in the sayde estatute of Henry the .vii. to be taken in suche fourme as by the same statute appeareth excepte he or they shall lay assigne to the sayde house or houses or to any other house or houses beyng within the same Parishe or Lordeship or within two myles of the said houses being also not bounde to be mainteined and vpholden by fourme of the said statute of king Henry the .vii. as much other lande within the same Paryshe Lordship or within two myles as is abouesaid for in liew of such or so much of the former land as ought to haue cōtinued by force of the said statute with the former house can not cōueniently be returned to the same former house And be it further enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that yf any such house or houses of husbandrye and lande be deuided or seuered the one frō the other by reason of any lease or leases for terme of lyfe lyues or for terme of yeres made or graunted before the fyrste daye of this present Parliament that then whensoeuer the said lease or leases shal end or determine by any maner of meanes so as the same house or houses and landes therevnto belongyng shal be discharged of all such leases the same house and houses and landes so demised shall not afterwards be seuered or deuided th one from thother but shall go be kept and occupyed together at all tymes after accordyng to the declaration before mencioned vpon the paynes and forfaitures last before specified and to be taken also as in the sayde Statute is mencioned Excepte by the returnyng or reuniting of the same lande to the sayde house there shall or may growe any manifest decay of any other houses newly edified or of any other farmes that hath ben by meanes of distribution or seueraunce of the same lande or landes or any part therof made or assigned to be seuerall tenementes or holdes And where in the sayde Statute made in the sayde .vii. yere of the reigne of the sayde kyng Henry the .viii. amonges other thynges in the same it is enacted that yf sythens the fyrste daye of the same Parliament any landes whiche at the same fyrst daye or sythens the same fyrst day were commonly vsed in tyllage were inclosed or from thenceforth shoulde be inclosed and turned onlye to pasture whereby any house of husbandry then was or therafter shuld be decayed that then all such landes should be by the owner or owners therof theyr heyres successours or assignes or other for them within one yere next ensuing the same decay put in tyllage and exercised vsed and occupyed in husbandry and tyllage as they were the first day of the same Parliament or at any tyme sythens and after the maner and vsage of the countrey where suche landes dyd lye as by the sayd Act more playnely may appeare And forasmuch as vpon the said part of the sayd statute diuers doubtes and questions haue ben moued heretofore Be it therfore enacted declared by the auctoritie aforesayde that yf at any tyme sythens the makyng of the sayd Acte before the sayde feaste of S. George in the sayde .xx. yere of the reigne of the sayde late kyng Henry the .viii. any landes belongyng to any suche house of husbandry as is aforesayd haue ben turned from tyllage to pasture by any person or persons that then the same landes or so much other landes being within the same Paryshe Lordship or Manour that heretofore was not liable or bounde by any lawe or statute to be kept in tyllage shal be turned agayne into tyllage within one yere next after the session of this present parliamēt kept in tyllage for euer according to the custome of the country nature of the soyle whether the said house whervnto the said landes dyd belong be decayed or no or whether the same landes were enclosed or not enclosed or whether some part therof not the whole were kept in tyllage or not vpon the paynes conteyned in the same statute made in the sayd .vii. yere of the reigne of the said late king Henry the .viii. Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons whatsoeuer hauing any pasture heath wast or barren ground which hath not ben heretofore cōmonly vsed to be eared or tylled for corne and yet neuerthelesse the same person or persons to thintent to better amende the said ground not to vse the same for tyllage haue or hath at any tyme heretofore turned or put the same into tyllage or at any tyme hereafter shall turne
the same to his owne vse with lyke purpose to steale it that yf the sayde Caskettes Iewels money goodes or cattelles that any such seruaunt shall go away with or which he shall embesell with purpose to steale it as is aforesayde be of the value of xl.s or aboue That then the same false fraudulent and vntrue acte and demeanout shoulde from thenceforth be demed and adiudged fellonye and that he or they so offendyng shoulde be punyshed as other fellons for fellony cōmitted by the course of the cōmon law as by the sayd Act amonges other thynges therin conteyned more at large it doth and may appeare Which sayde Acte in the Parliament begon and holden at Westminster the .v. daye of October in the first yere of the raigne of the late Quene Mary and there continued to the .xxi. daye of the same moneth that is to saye in the fyrst session of the same Parliament by the generall wordes of one Acte then and there made entituled an Acte repealyng of certaine treasons fellonyes and premunire was from thenceforth vtterly repealed and made voyde And forasmuch as sithens the repeale of the same the saide Acte is thought necessary for the common wealth of this Realme Be it therfore enacted by our Soueraigne Layde the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the saide Act made in the sayde .xxi. yere and euery clause article braunche sentence and prouision therin conteyned be from henceforth reuiued and put in due execution accordyng to thintent and meanyng therof and from henceforth shall stande good endure and continue for euer An Act agaynst the clippyng washyng roundyng or fylyng of the Coynes ¶ The .xi. Chapter Where as the offences of clipping rounding washyng and fylyng of moneys or coynes of this Realme was declared by an Act of Parliament in the tyme of king Henry the fyft to be treason to the Kyng and the Realme and accordyng to the saide Act the same offences were and dyd continue treason vntyll the fyrst yere of the raigne of Quene Mary At which tyme the paynes and penalties due for the sayde offences were abrogate and taken awaye by the generall Acte of repeale then made By reason wherof diuers false and euyll disposed persons perceauyng them selues to be lose and free from the seueritie and daunger of the sayde lawe and penaltie haue ben of late the more hardy and bolde to attempte and practyse for wicked lucre and gaynes sake to diminishe impayre and falsifie the moneys and coynes curraunt within this Realme and the dominions of the same by such clyppyng washyng roundyng and fylyng thereof not onlye to the great dishonour of the Quenes Maiestie our soueraigne Lady that nowe is by whose greate goodnes the newe moneys or coynes of the same are nowe reduced to as much finenesse as euer hath ben in any tyme of her noble progenitours but also to the greate losse and damage of the good subiectes of this Realme and more is lyke to be hereafter yf the same be not spedely met withall For remedy wherof be it enacted declared and establyshed by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that from and after the fyrst day of Maye next commyng Clyppyng wasshyng roundyng or fylyng for wicked lucre or gaynes sake of any the proper moneys or coynes of this Realme or of the dominions thereof or of the moneys or coynes of any other Realme allowed and suffred to be curraunt within this Realme or the dominions thereof at this present or that hereafter at any tyme shall be the lawfull moneys or coynes of this Realme or of the dominions thereof or of any other Realme and by proclamation alowed and suffred to be curraunt heare by the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours shal be taken deemed and adiudged by vertue of this Acte to be Treason and the offendours therein theyr counsaylours consentours and aydours shal be from and after the same fyrste daye of Maye taken deemed and adiudged as offendours in Treason beyng thereof lawefully conuicted or attaynted accordyng to the due order and course of the lawes of this Realme shall suffer paynes of death and lose and forfait all his and their goodes and cattelles and shall also lose and forfait all his theyr landes and tenementes duryng his and theyr naturall lyfe or lyues only And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that all and euery person and persons which haue any lawfull graunt to haue and enioye the forfaiture of landes tenementes goodes or cattelles of offendours and men attaynted in hygh Treason within any Manour Lordeshyp Towne Paryshe Hundrede or other precinct within this Realme of England or Wales shall and may at all tymes hereafter haue lyke libertie to take sease and enioye all such forfaitures of landes tenementes goodes and cattelles as shall come or growe within theyr liberties by force of the attayndour of any person or persons for and vpon any offence or offences made treason by this Acte as they or any of them shoulde ought or myght haue by vertue of any good and lawefull graunt to them or any of them heretofore had or made Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned nor any attayndour or attayndours of any person or persons for any offence or offences made treason by this Acte shall in any wyse extende or be iudged interpreted or expounded to make any corruption of bloud to any the heyre or the heyres of any suche offendour or offendours or to make the wyfe of any such offendour to lose or forfait her dower of or in any landes tenementes or hereditamentes or her tytle action or interest to the same Any thyng in this Acte conteyned or any attayndour or attayndours hereafter to be had for any offence or offences made treason by this Acte to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that if any of the Lordes of the Parliament or Peere of this Realme for the tyme beyng shall fortune at any tyme hereafter to be indicted of any offence made treason by this Act that then they and euery of them shall haue his or theyr tryall by theyr peeres as hath ben vsed heretofore in cases of hygh treason An Act touchyng Badgers of Corne and Drouers of Cattell to be lycensed ¶ The .xii. Capter WHere in the Session of Parliament holden vpon prorogatiō at Westminster the .xxiii. day of Ianuary in the fift yere of the raigne of our late soueraigne Lord king Edwarde the syxt amonges other thynges it was enacted that whatsoeuer person or persons after the fyrst day of May then next ensuyng should ingrosse or get into his or theyr handes by bying contractyng or promyse takyng other then by demyse graunt or lease of lande or tythe any Corne growyng in the fieldes or any other Corne or Grayne Butter Cheese Fyshe or
sole lawe statute in the same an vniforme order prescribed limitted concerning the wages other orders for apprētises seruaūtes labourers there is good hope y t it wyll come to passe that y e same law being duely executed shuld banyshe ydlenes aduaunce husbandry yelde vnto the hyred person both in the tyme of scarsitie in the tyme of plentie a conuenient proportion of wages Be it therfore enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliamēt that as much of all the estatutes heretofore made euery braunch of thē as touch or concerne the hiring keping departing working wages or order of seruaūtes workmen artificers apprentices labourers or any of them the penalties forfaitures concernyng the same shal be frō after the last day of Septēber nexte ensuing repealed and vtterly voyde of none effect and that all the said statutes and euery braunch therof for any matter conteined in them and not repealed by this statute shal remayne and be in full force effect Any thing in this statute to the contrary notwithstanding AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that no maner of person or persons after the foresayde last day of September nowe nexte ensuyng shall reteyne hyre or take into seruice or cause to be reteyned hired or taken into seruice nor any person shal be reteined or hired or takē into seruice by any meanes or colour to worke for any lesse tyme or terme then for one hole yere in any of the sciences craftes misteries or artes of Clothyers Wollen cloth weauers Tuckers Fullers Clotheworkers Sheremen Dyers Hosiers Taillers Shomakers Tanners Pewterers Bakers Brewers Glouers Cutlers Smythes Farrors Curryers Sadlers Spurryers Turners Cappers Hat-makers or Felt makers Bowyers Fletchers Arrowhead makers Butchers Cookes or Myllers And be it further enacted that euery person beyng vnmarryed and euery other person beyng vnder the age of .xxx. yeres that after the feast of Easter nexte shall marry and hauyng ben brought vp in any of the sayde artes craftes or sciences or that hath vsed or exercised any of them by the space of three yeres or more and not hauyng landes tenementes rentes or hereditamentes copy holde or free holde of one estate of inheritaunce or for terme of any lyfe or lyues of the clere yerely value of xl.s nor beyng worth of his owne goodes the clere value of x.li and so alowed by two Iustices of the peace of the countie where he hath most cōmonly inhabited by the space of one hole yere and vnder their handes and seales or by the Maior or other head officer of the citie borough or towne corporate where such person hath most commonly dwelled by the space of one whole yere and two Aldermen or two other discrete Burgesses of the same citie borough or towne corporate if there be no Aldermen vnder theyr handes and seales nor beyng reteyned with any person in husbandry or in any of the aforesayd artes and sciences accordyng to this Statute nor lawfully reteyned in any other arte or science nor beyng lawfully reteyned in householde or in any office with any noble man gentelman or others according to the lawes of this Realme nor hauing a conuenient ferme or other holdyng in tyllage whervpon he may employ his labour shall during the tyme that he or they shal so be vnmaried or vnder the sayde age of .xxx. yeres vpon request made by any person vsyng the art or mistery wherin the sayd person so required hath ben exercised as is aforesayde be reteyned and shall not refuse to serue accordyng to the tenor of this Statute vpon the payne and penaltie hereafter mentioned And be it further enacted that no person which shall reteyne any seruaunt shall put away his or her sayd seruaunt and that no person reteyned accordyng to this Statute shall depart from his maister maistres or dame before the ende of his or her terme vppon the payne hereafter mentioned vnlesse it be for some reasonable and sufficient cause or matter to be alowed before two Iustices of peace or one at the least within the sayde Countie or before the Maior or other chiefe officer of the Citie Borough or Towne corporate wherein the sayde maister maistres or dame inhabiteth to whom any of the parties greued shall complayne which said Iustices or Iustice Maior or chiefe office shall haue take vpon them or hym the hearyng and orderyng of the matter betwixt the said maister maistres or dame seruaunt accordyng to the equitie of the cause And that no suche maister maistres or dame shall put away any such seruaunt at th ende of his terme or that any such seruaunt shall depart from his said maister maistres or dame at th ende of his terme without one quarter warnyng geuen before th ende of his sayde terme eyther by the sayde maister maistres or dame or seruaunt the one to the other vpon the payne hereafter ensuyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that euery person betwene the age of .xii. yeres the age of threescore yeres not being lawfully reteyned nor apprentice with any Fysherman or Mariner haunting the seas nor being in seruice with any kyddyer or carier of any corne grayne or meale for prouision of the Citie of London nor with any husbandman in husbandrye nor in any Citie Towne corporate or market Towne in any of the artes or sciences limitted or appoynted by this estatute to haue or take apprentices nor being reteyned by the yere or halfe the yere at the least for the dyggyng sekyng fyndyng gettyng meltyng fynyng working trying making of any Syluer Tin Lead Iron Copper Stone Sea cole Stone cole Moore cole or Cherk cole nor being occupied in or about y e makyng of any glasse nor being a gentelmā borne nor being a student or scoller in any of the vniuersities or in any scoole nor hauyng landes tenements rentes or hereditamentes for terme of lyfe or of one estate of inheritaūce of the clere yerely value of xl.s nor beyng worth in goodes and cattels to the value of x.li nor hauyng a father or mother then lyuyng or other auncestour whose heyre apparaunt he is then hauyng landes tenementes or hereditaments of the yerely value of x.li or aboue or goodes or cattels of the value of .xl. li. nor beyng a necessary or conuenient officer or seruaunt lawfully reteyned as is aforesayde nor hauyng a conuenient ferme or holdyng whervpon he maye or shall employe his labour nor being otherwyse lawefully reteyned according to the true meanyng of this statute shall after the foresaide last day of September nowe next ensuing by vertue of this estatute be compelled to be reteyned to serue in husbandrye by the yere with any persō that kepeth husbandry wyl require any such persō so to serue within the same shire where he shal be so required AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliamēt that if any person after he hath reteined any seruaunt shall put away the
diuers Cities and Townes within this Realme of England much therby impaired the whole Realme greatly endomaged and other countreis notably enriched the people therof wel set on worke to their cōmodities liuinges in the artes and sciences aforesayde and to the great discourage of the skylfull workmen of this Realme being in very dede nothing inferiour to any straunger in the faculties aforesayde For reformation wherof Be it enacted by our soueraigne Lady the Quenes highnes and by the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled by the aucthoritie of the same that no person or persons whatsoeuer frō or after the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist now next ensuyng shall bring or cause to be brought into this Realme of Englande frō the partes of beyonde the seas any Gyrdels harnesse for gyrdels Rapiers Daggers Kniues Hiltes Pummelles Lockets Chapes Dagger blades Handels Scabberdes and Sheathes for kniues Saddels Horse harnesse stirrops Bittes Gloues Pointes Leather laces or Pinnes being redy made or wrought in any partes of beyond the Seas to be solde bartred or exchaunged within this Realme of England or Wales vpon payne to forfaite all such wares so to be brought contrary to the true meaning of this Acte in whose handes soeuer they or any of them shal be founde or the very value thereof th one halfe of the forfaiture to be to our soueraigne Lady the Quenes hyghnes her heires successours the other moitie therof to him or them that wyll sease the same or sue therfore in any court of Record of the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours by action of debt byll plaint information or otherwise where no wager of lawe essoigne or protection shal be to him or them alowed This Act to continue and endure to the ende of the next Parliament An Acte touchyng Tanners Curryours Shoemakers and other artificers occupying the cuttyng of Leather ¶ The .viii. Chapter WHere before this time diuers many good estatutes haue ben made for the true tanning currying and working of leather as a thing very necessary for the cōmon wealth cōmoditie for the Quenes Maiesties subiectes for that euery sort of people of necessitie must vse haue leather for diuers and sundrye purposes which notwithstandyng leather was neuer worse tanned curryed or wrought then now a dayes it is by reason wherof diuers persons are not onely put to great losse charge other inconueniences but also do take diuers and sundrye diseases to the shortenyng of theyr lyues as by the complayntes of diuers persons exhibited in this Parliament it manifestly appeareth Be it therfore enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes cōmons in this present parliament assembled and by thaucthoritie of the same that from after the feast of Pentecost next cōming no Butcher or other person shall gashe slaughter or cut any hyde of any Bull Oxe Steare or Cowe in fleyng therof or otherwise wherby the same shal be impaired or hurt And that no Tanner or other person or persons vsing or occupying the craft or mistery of tannyng of leather shall after the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell next cōmyng by him selfe or any other person or persons offer or put to sale any such hyde or skyn so gashed flaughtered or cut vpon payne of forfaiture for euery such hyde or skynne so offred or put to sale xx.d And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no Butcher or other person or persons after the said feast of Pentecost shal kyll any Calfe to sell being vnder fyue wekes olde vpon payne to forfait for euery Calfe so to be kylled and solde vi.s viii d And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons occupying the craft or occupation of a Butcher shal after the feast of Pentecost next cōming occupy or vse by himselfe or any other person or persōs the feat craft or mistery of a Tanner duryng the tyme that he shall so vse the crafte or occupation of a Butcher vpon payne of forfaiture of vi.s.viii.d for euery day that he shall so vse the feate craft or mistery of a Tanner And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons whiche at the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell whiche was in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne that nowe is had not landes tenementes rentes profites or hereditamentes of estate of inheritaunce or for terme of lyfe or lyues of the clere yerely value of xl.li or aboue or whose Tanhouse was not at the saide feast is or shal be hereafter in a Citie Borough Towne corporate or market Towne where searchers sealers of leather hath ben shal be vsually appoynted except such person persons as then had any Tanhouse and dyd then occupy the mistery of tannyng of leather and except an apprentice or apprentices to a Tanner or Tanners except such as were then or since or hereafter shal be brought vp instructed or taught as couenaunt or hyred seruaunt for that purpose by the space of .vii. yeres in the mistery or craft of tannyng of leather and except the wyfe and such sonne or sonnes of a Tanner as hath ben brought vp hath vsed the mistery of tanning of leather by the space of foure yeres aforesaid or the sonne or daughter of a Tanner or suche person who shall marry such wyfe or daughter to whom he hath or shall leaue a Tanhouse and fattes shall tanne any leather or shall vse take or haue any profite gayne or cōmoditie of or by the said mistery or craft of tanning of leather vpon payne of forfaiting of all such leather by him or them so tanned or whereof he or they shall receaue any profyte or commoditie by tannyng or the iust value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that after the feast of Pentecost next commyng no person or persons whatsoeuer which shall after the sayde feast of Pentecost occupy or vse by hym or them selfe or by any other person or persons the crafte or mistery of tannyng of leather shall suffer any hyde or skynne to lye in the lymes any longer tyme then the heere falleth of or maye be taken of nor in any wise to be put into the limes after the heere maye be taken of nor shall vse employ occupye or put by them selues or by any other person or persons any thing in any lycour stuffe or workmanshyp in or about the tannyng of leather but only lyme Culuer donge or Hen donge and that in colde water onlye and wooses made of colde water and Oken barke onlye without any mixture of any other thyng or thynges nor shall by hym selfe or by any other person or persons put any hyde or skynne in any tanne wooses or licour made whot or warmed in any fat or vessel to be set or couered in any tanne hyll or otherwyse nor shall ouerlyme any hydes or skynnes in the lyme pyttes nor
to any manoues landes tenementes or hereditamentes or any annuitye rent or profite forth of anye manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes or to the entent to alter defeate moleste trouble charge or recouer the estate of inheritaunce freholde or for yeres of any person in any manours landes tenementes rentes or hereditamentes That then euery person and persons that shall so offende and shal be thereof conuicted in fourme firste aboue remembred shall paye vnto the partie greued double costes and damages and shall haue imprisonment losse of eares slittinge and searynge of nose and forfaiture of landes in the same maner and fourme as aboue is lymitted for any person that shal offende by forgynge or publishynge of any false dede or writynge as is aforesayde after the aforesaide first daye of Iune Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte nor any paine forfaiture or thynge therin conteyned shall extende to any Attourney Lawyer or Counselour that shall for his clyent pleade shewe forth or geue in euidence any false and forged dede Charter wille Courtrolle or other wrytynge for true or good beinge not partye and priuey to the forgynge of the same for the pleadynge shewynge forthe or geuynge in euydence of the same Anye thinge in this Acte to the contrarye notwithstandynge Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that this Acte or any thynge therein conteyned shall not extende to any person or persons that shall pleade or shewe forth any dede or writynge exemplifyed vnder the greate Seal of Englande or vnder the Seal of any other Autentique Court of this Realme nor shall extende to any Iudge or Iustice or other person that shall cause any Seal of any Court to be set to any suche dede Charter or wrytynge inrolled not knowynge the same to be false or forged Any thynge in this Acte to the contrary notwithstandyng ¶ An Acte against fonde and Phantasticall Prophesies The .xv. Chapter FOrasmuche as sithens the expiration and ending of the Statute made in the time of Kynge Edwarde the sixte entytuled an acte against fonde and fantasticall prophesies diuers euill disposed persons enclined to the stirring and mouinge of factions seditions and rebellions within this Realme haue byn the more bolde to attempte the lyke practise in fayning imagining inuenting and publyshing of suche fonde and phantastical prophesies aswel concerning the Quenes Maiestie as diuers honorable personages Gentilmen and others of this Realme as was vsed and practised before the makinge of the saide statute to the greate disquiete trouble and perill of the Quenes Maiestie and of this her Realme For remedie wherof Be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that if any person or persons after the first daye of Maye nexte comminge do aduisedly and directly aduaunce publishe and set forth by writing printing syngyng or any other open speache or dede to any person or persons any fonde phantasticall or false prophesie vpon or by the occasion of any armes fieldes beastes badges or suche other lyke thinges accustomed in armes cognisaunces or signettes or vpon or by reason of any tyme yere or day name blodshed or warre to the intent thereby to make any rebellion insurrection dissention losse of life or other disturbaunce within this Reame and other the Quenes dominions that then euery suche person beinge thereof lawfullye conuicted accordynge to the due course of the lawes of this Realme for euerie suche offence shall suffer imprisonment of his bodye by the space of one yere without bayle or mainprise and shall forfait for euerye suche offence the summe of tenne poundes And if any suche offendour do after suche conuiction eftsones offende in any of the premisses and be thereof lawfullye conuicted as is aforesaid that then euery suche offendour shall for his seconde offence and conuiction as is aforesaide suffer imprisonment of his bodie without bayle or mainprise duringe his life and shall forfait al his goods and cattels realles and personales The moities of euery whiche forfaitures shal be to the Quenes highnes her heyres and successours and the other moities thereof to him that shall or will sue for the same in any of the Quenes courtes of recorde by action bill plainte or information in which case no essoygne wager of lawe or protection shal be allowed or admitted And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that all and euerye Iustice of assise Iustice of Oyer and determiner Iustice of peace shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue hereof to enquire heare and determine all and euery offence or offences abouesaid committed or done within the lymittes of their comission contrarye to the tenour and meanynge of this Acte Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that no person or persons shall at any tyme hereafter be empeached for any offence hereafter to be committed or done contrarie to this acte vnlesse he be therefore empeached or accused within sixe monethes nexte ensuynge any suche offence by hym or them committed or done ¶ An Acte against Coniurations Enchauntmentes and Witchcraftes The .xvi. Chapter WHere at this present there is no ordinarye ne condigne punishment prouided against the practisers of the wicked offences of coniurations inuocations of euill Spirites of Sorceries Enchauntementes charmes and witchcraftes the whiche offences by force of a Statute made in the .xxxiii. yere of the reigne of the late Kyng Henry the .viii. were made to be felony so continued vntill the saide Statute was repealed by the acte and statute of repeale made in the first yere of the reigne of the late Kynge Edwarde the sixte Sithens the repeale whereof many fantasticall and diuelishe persons haue deuised and practised Inuocations and Coniurations of euill and wicked Spirites and haue vsed practised witchcraftes enchauntmentes charmes and Sorceries to the destruction of the persons and goods of their niegbours and other subiectes of this Realme for other lewde intents and purposes contrarie to the lawes of almightie God to the perill of their owne soules and to the greate infamie and disquietnes of this Realme For reformation whereof be it enacted by the Quenes 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 if any person or persons after the first day of Iune nexte comming vse practise exercise any Inuocations or Coniurations of euill and wicked Spirites to or for any intent or purpose or els if any person or persons after the saide first day of Iune shall vse practise or exercise any witchcrafte enchauntement charme or Sorcerie whereby any person shall happen to be kylled or destroyed that then aswell euery suche offendour or offendours in Inuocations or coniurations as is aforesaid their aydours and counsellours as also euerie such offendour or offendours in witchcrafte enchaunmente charme or Sorcerie whereby the death of any person dothe ensue their aidours and counsailours beinge
within the said prouince of Cantorbury may haue vpon euery payment therof made to the Lorde hygh Treasourer or vnder Treasourer of Englande for the tyme beyng or to such person or persons place places to whom and where it shall please your hyghnes to appoynt for the receipte therof in or at the .xiii. day of Ianuary in euery of the sayde three yeres a sufficient acquittaunce in wrytyng of the sayd Lord hygh Treasourer or vnder Treasourer or suche persons as your hyghnes shall assigne for the receipt therof the same acquittaunce witnessing the receipt of as much of the same summe of the said Subsedy as shal be so receaued And euery such acquittaunce in wrytyng sealed and subscribed with the name or names of the sayde Lorde hygh Treasourer or vnder Treasourer for the tyme beyng or of such other person or persons as it shall please your hyghnes to appoynt for the same receipt as is aforesayde maye be good and affectuall in the lawe and also sufficient discharge to all intentes constructions and purposes And that euery person and persons which shall haue and receaue any such acquittaunce shall pay but only iii.s.iiii.d to the Clarke for the wrytyng of the same Prouided alwayes that euery Incumbent makyng suche default of payment after certificat of euery such default made and exhibited into your Maiesties court of Exchequer shall forfait and lose onlye that his benefice or promotion for which he maketh default and for the same shall incurre no other forfaiture losse domage payne or penaltie Any other payne clause article or condition in the sayde Statute of perpetuall Disme to the contrarye notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that no Spiritual promotion or any landes possessions or reuenues annexed to the same beyng charged by this graunt or Acte of the prouince of Cantorbury or any goodes or cattelles growyng beyng or renewyng of the same or appertainyng to the owners of the sayde Spirituall promotion shal be charged or made contributory to any Fyftene or Tenth or anye other Subsedye alreadye graunted to your hyghnes by the laitie or hereafter to be graunted duryng the tearme of the sayde three yeres Item your sayde Prelates and Clergie further graunt that all Deanes Archdeacons Dignities Preachers and Prebendaries of all Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches within the sayde prouince shal be charged with this Subsedye for theyr owne promotions onely therof to paye .vi. shyllynges of the pounde within the sayde three yeres as is aboue rehearsed And that those porcions of rentes reuenues and spirituall promotions whiche haue ben geuen or impropried vnto the sayde Cathedrall or Collegiate Churches or any of them by your highnes or any your highnes noble progenitours or any other person or persons whatsoeuer he or they be or were for the yerely maintenaunce of poore men Schoolemaisters Vsshers Grammarians Peticannons Vicars Chorall and Readers of diuinitie Choristers and all other necessary and dayly officers and ministers of such Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches shall not be charged with any parte of this Subsedye Prouided also that euery Parson Vicar or other spirituall person paying any pention wherof none allowaunce is made in the valuation of his sayde promotion or benefice shall and may retayne ii.s of euery pounde of euery such pention euery yere duryng the sayde three yeres to his owne reliefe in consideration that he is charged to paye this Subsedy of .vi. shyllynges of the pounde out of euery pounde of the whole value of his promotion Prouided also that where certayne landes tenementes rentes tythes pencions portions fruites and other hereditamentes lately belongyng to diuers Cathedrall Churches and to other places Ecclesiasticall within the saide prouince of Cantorbury which were geuen and assigned to be bestowed and spent to and on the fyndyng and maintenaunce of certayne Chaunteries Anniuersaries Obites Lyghtes Lampes and other lyke charges intentes and purposes of late came into the handes and possession of the late kynge of famous memory kyng Edwarde the syxt by force of a Statute therof made in the fyrst yere of his gracious reigne as by the sayde Statute more plainely appeareth That the sayd Cathedrall Churches and the Deanes or Presidentes and Chapitours of the same and all other places and persons to whom the sayde landes rentes and all other the premisses or any of them dyd latelye appertayne shall not be charged to and with anye contribution or payment of this Subsedye of and for that parte or portion wherevnto the sayde late kyng was entytled or possessed of nor of and for any of the sayde yerely paymentes goyng out or payde out of the premisses or any part therof But that this saide Subsedye shal be vnderstanded to be chargeable and due onely of all and singuler landes tenementes rentes tythes pencions porcions fruites and other hereditamentes whiche do yet styll remayne not disseuered from the handes and possession of the sayde Cathedrall Churches and other the places and persons aforesaid And that deduction and allowaunce be made to them and euery of them in the payment of the sayde Subsedye out of the whole value taxation and estimation made for the payment of the sayde perpetuall Disme remaynyng of Recorde in your hyghnes court of Exchequer for that rate and portion or yerely payment which came to the handes and possession of the sayde late kyng Edwarde the syxte or otherwyse seuered from the possessions of the sayd Cathedrall Churches and other places and persons aforesayde by force of the Statute premised Prouided alwayes that this Subsedy graunted by the Clergie shall not be demaunded or leuyed out of any benefice house of studentes or Colledge scituate or set within the vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxforde or of any benefice or other reuenues vnto the sayde vniuersities or eyther of them or to any house of studentes or Colledge in the same vnited appropried or appertaynyng or of the Colledges of Wyndsor or Eaten nyghe Wyndsor or of the Colledge called Saint Mary Colledge by Winchester founded by Willyam Wickham sometyme Byshop of Winchester or of any Hospitals or Grāmer Scooles or of any other Church or benefice or of any other reuenues to the said vniuersities houses Colleges Hospitals Almes houses Almes halles or Grammer Scooles or to any of them annexed appropriated or otherwyse appertaynyng Prouided alwayes that all Parsons and Vicars whose benefices be of the valuation of fiue poundes or vnder after the rate of the perpetual Tenth shall not be charged or chargeable with this Subsedy or any part therof Prouided also that euery Priest all other late Ecclesiasticall persons hauyng a pention by reason of the dissolution of the late Monasteries Colledges free Chappels Chauntries Fraternities Guyldes and Hospitals or any other Incorporations within the prouince of Cantorbury or any of them and being of the sūme of xl.s. or vnder and not aboue shall not be charged or chargeable to this said Subsedy or any part therof for any such pention of xl.s or vnder Any thing conteyned in this graunt to the
euery burgularye in any dwellyng house and all and euery robbery done vpon any person or persons in any dwellyng house or houses in the day tyme and all robberies done vpon or to any mans or womans person in the hygh way or els where and all and singuler accessaryes of or to any of the sayde offences And also all rapes and carnall rauyshementes of women All wylfull escapes aswell of Traytours and Felons as also of Clarkes attaynted And also excepted out of this generall and free pardon all persons attaynted or outlawed for any treason murther robbery or burgulary And also excepted al and euery maner of takyng from the Quene of any goodes issues rentes reuenues or profytes of any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes of any Traytour Murderer Felon Clarke or Clarkes being persōs attainted outlawed or fugitiues or of any of them And also excepted out of this pardon all maner of Intrucions had made or done by any person or persons in or vpon any manours landes tenementes or other hereditamentes of our soueraigne Lady the Quene and the takyng of any the issues and profites of the same landes or tenementes of our sayde soueraigne Lady and also all suites and impeticions for the same And excepted also all wastes committed or done in any of the Quenes Wardes landes or in the Wardes landes of anye of the Quenes Committees And also all euery fine and fines for the single and double value of the mariage or mariages of all euery the Quenes wardes at any tyme growen to the Quenes Maiestie or any her noble progenitours And also all euery consealement of any Custome or Subsedy And all and singuler accomptes of al and euery Collectour and Collectours of any Subsedye Fyftene Beneuolence Myse or Contribution And of euery other person whatsoeuer that ought to be accomptaunt to the Quenes hyghnes or to her most noble father Kyng Henry the eyght or to King Edwarde the syxt or Quene Mary or to any of them the heires executours and administratours of euery such accomptaunt And all and singuler arrerages of accomptes and all impeticions suites demaundes and executions for the same And also except all inclosures and decayes of houses of husbandrye and the conuertyng of any lande from tyllage to pasture made done committed or permitted contrary to the fourme and effecte of anye Statute or Statutes heretofore made And excepted and forprised out of this free pardon all issues fines and amerciamentes affered taxed set extreated or entred seuerally or perticulerly touching concernyng any one person or mo persons ioyntly extendyng to the summe of .vi. poundes or aboue And yet neuerthelesse all and singuler other fines aswell fines pro licencia concordandi as other set taxed entred or extreated and all other issues and amerciamentes aswell reall as other which seuerally or perticulerly extende not to the summe of .vi. poundes whether they be totted or not totted taken to the charge of the Sheryffe or not taken to his charge extreated or not extreated or whether they be turned into debte or not turned into debte and not beyng leuied nor receaued by any Sheriffe or Sheriffes Bayliffes ministers or other officers to the Quenes Maiesties vse shal be fully clearely and playnly pardoned and discharged agaynst the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres and successours for euer by this present Acte of free pardon And also excepted and forprised out of this free pardon all and all maner of deceiptes and offences of all and singuler monyers and other officers mynters or workemen of or in any of the Quenes myntes within this Realme or any other her dominions and all impeticions and punyshements for the same And also excepted and forprysed out of this general and free pardon all rauyshmentes and wrongfull takyng and withholdyng of any the Quenes Wardes or Wardes landes at any tyme commen or growen to the Quenes handes and not yet discharged And also excepted all tytles and actions of Quare impedit and all homages reliefe and reliefes Rentes seruices Rentes charges Rentes seckes the arrerages of the same not done or payde to the Quenes hyghnes And also excepted all summes of money graunted to the Quenes Maiestie or to any her noble progenitours by waye or meane of Subsedye Fyftene Beneuolence or Contribution or by any of the same wayes or meanes And also all debtes which were or be due to our soueraigne Ladye the Quene or to the moste noble Kyng of famous memory Kyng Henry the seuenth or to Kyng Henry the eyght Kyng Edwarde the sixt or to the late Quene Mary or to any person or persons to any of theyr vses by any condempnation recognisaunce obligation or otherwyse other then such as are due vpon any obligation or recognisaunce forfaited before the sayde fyrst day of Ianuary for non appearaunce in any court or other place or for not kepyng of the peace or not beyng of good behauyour And also excepted forprised out of this pardon al singuler those forfaitures being due or accrewed to our soueraigne Lady the Quene by any penaltie of any Statute or Statutes whiche forfaitures be conuerted into the nature of debt by iudgement or by the agrement of the offendour or offendours or els wherof there is any verdict past for the Quene And also excepted all forfaitures and other penalties and profites growen or due to the Quene by reason of any offence contempt or other Acte hadde suffred committed or done contrary to any Statute or Statutes or contrary to the common law wherof any information is geuen in the Quenes Exchequer or into the Kynges Bench or wherof the Quenes hyghnes by her byll signed or otherwyse heretofore hath made any gyft or assignement to any person or persons And also excepted and forprised out of this generall and free pardon all such persons as the tenth day of this present moneth of April be in prison within the Towre of London or in the pryson of the Marshalsea or in the Fleete and all persons put to execution before the sayde tenth daye of Apryll And also excepted out of this free pardon all offences of forgyng or counterfaityng of any false dedes escriptes or wrytinges And also excepted all penalties forfaitures and tytles of condition accrewed or growen to the Quenes Maiestie by reason of the breache or not perfourmyng of any couenaunt or condition And also excepted out of this generall and free pardon al and euery such person and persons whiche haue heretofore fledde out of this Realme of Englande or any other the Quenes dominions for any offēce of hygh Treason petie Treason or misprision of Treason And also excepted out of this pardon all and euery offence and offences touchyng or concernyng the carrying sendyng or conueying ouer the Seas or out of this Realme of any golde syluer iewels or any coyne of golde or syluer contrarye to the lawes or Statutes of this Realme vnlesse it were or be by the Quenes licence And also excepte all such
of and we also generally tastyng and sensibly feelyng from the hyghest of vs to the lowest through all degrees places and tymes an vniuersall and most blessed fruite of Iustice both for our lyues landes goodes and behauours without acception of persons to the inestimable yea and vnaccustomed comfort and ioy of all your good and faithfull Subiectes to the singuler recōmendation of your Maiesties happynesse to al posteritie being hytherto neuer compelled to taxe or reprehende muche lesse to drawe bloud of any person for any offence to your Maiesties royall person a blessednes neuer enioyed so long by any of your progenitours to our knowledge Which princely and notable actes with many others not here for length to be rehearsed haue ben and for continuance therof muste nedes be so burdenous and chargeable to your Maiestie that though we can not in dede fynde an example of any one meete present or gyfte by name of Subsedye or any other reliefe or ayde graunted to any of your progenitours sufficient to recompence and acquite some one of these your many princely and notable actes or the charges therin susteyned yet we meaning and freely of our selues intending accordyng to our bounden duties to make some kynde of declaration specification and recognition of our great debtes of seruyce to your Maiestie being not able to make any full satisfaction as your Maiesties most humble obedient and louyng Subiectes humblye on our knees beseche your hyghnes that at this tyme in steade of satisfaction for our great debtes due for your princely demerites and charges our small gyfte maye not be measured with your actes or with our owne debtes to your Maiestie but of your accustomed clemencie accepted ioyntlye with the treasure of our humble infinite inmeasurable thoughtes and intentions of our hartes towardes your Maiestie and that for thacception therof it may be by your hyghnesse the Lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this present Parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same enacted as foloweth And be it enacted that your highnesse towardes the said great costes and inestimable charges shall haue by aucthoritie of this present Parliament two whole Fyftenes and Tenthes to be payed taken and leuyed of the moueable goodes cattalles and other thynges vsuall to suche Fyftenes and Tenthes to be contributorye and chargeable within the Shires Cities Boroughes Townes and other places of this your Maiesties Realme in maner and fourme aforetyme vsed Except the sūme of .xii. M. poundes thereof fully to be deducted That is to saye vi M. poundes of eyther of the sayde whole Fyftenes Tenthes of the sūme that one whole Fyftene and Tenth attayneth vnto in reliefe comforte and discharge of the poore Townes Cities and Boroughes of this your sayde Realme wasted desolate or destroyed or ouergreatly impoueryshed after suche rate as was and hath afore this tyme ben had and made to euery Shyre and to be deuyded in suche maner and fourme as heretofore for one whole Fyftene Tenthes hath ben hadde and deuyded And the sayde two Fyftenes and Tenth the exceptions and deductions aforesayde therupon had deducted and alowed to be payde in maner and fourme folowyng That is to saye the firste whole fyftene and tenth except before excepted to be payd to your highnes in the receipt of your hyghnesse Exchequer before the tenth day of Nouember next commyng And the sayde seconde fyftene and tenth except before excepted to be payde to your hyghnesse in the receipt of your Exchequer before the tenth daye of Nouember in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiiii And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that the knyghtes elected and returned of and for the Shyres within this Realme for this present Parliament Citezins of Cities Burgeses of Boroughes and Townes where collectours haue ben vsed to be named and appoynted for the collection of anye fyftene and tenth before this tyme graunted shall name and appoynt yerely before the laste day of August in eyther of the sayde two yeres sufficient and hable parsons for the collection of the sayde fyftenes tenthes in euery of the sayde Shires Cities Boroughes Townes the sayde parsons then hauyng landes tenementes and other hereditamentes in his or theyr owne right of an estate of enheritaūce of the yerely value of .x. pounds or in goodes worth a hundreth pounde at the least And also such parson or parsons so by them to be named and appoynted for the collection of eyther of the sayde Fyftenes Tenthes shal be by them seuerally appoynted and allotted into Hundrethes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes And also the said parsons so named and appoynted for the collection of the same Fyftenes Tenthes shal be charged and chargeable vpon his or theyr accompte or accomptes in thexchequer to be made with al such summe or summes of money as the Hundredes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes where he or they shal so happen to be appoynted shall amount vnto and of no more summe or summes And vpon the payment of suche summes of money as he or they shal be charged with shal be discharged and haue his and theyr Quietus est the non accomptyng or non payment of any other his felowes or the insufficiencie of them or any of them notwithstandyng And the names and surnames of euery the sayde collectours for the sayde fyftenes tenthes duryng eyther of the sayde two yeres together with the place allotted to theyr collection and charge the sayde Knyghtes Citezins and Burgeses for the Shires Cities and Boroughes wherevnto they be elected named and retourned shall certifie before the Quene in her Chauncery before the .xx. day of October in euery of the same two yeres accordyng to the tenor of this acte And if defaute of any suche certifying be hadde or made in fourme as is aforesayde then the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande or keper of the greate Seale for the tyme beyng shall immediatly after name and appoynt Collectours for the collection of eyther of the sayde fyftenes and tenthes in maner and fourme as the sayde knyghtes of the Shires Citezins of Cities and Burgeses of Boroughes shoulde haue done and as afore tyme hath ben vsed The whiche sayde Collectours and euery of them shall haue lyke alowaunce vpon their accomptes for their fees wages and rewardes for the collection of the sayde fyftenes and tenthes in as large maner and fourme as any Collectour or Collectours of fyftenes and tenthes haue had at any season in tyme past And that the Barons of the Quenes Eschequer for the tyme beyng shall and may from tyme to tyme awarde suche processe for the speedy payment therof 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 greate Seale for the tyme beyng knyghtes of the Shires Citezins of Cities Burgeses of Boroughes Townes and
other places hauyng aucthoritie by this present Acte to name and nominate the sayde Collectours of or for the sayde fyftenes and tenthes shall vpon their nomination and election had and made take by aucthoritie of this present Parliament sufficient Recognisaunces or obligation of euery parson so by them to be named to be bounde to the Quenes Maiestie in the double summe of the summe of their collection and to be indorsed vpon such condition that yf the sayde Collectour or Collectours do truely content and paye to the vse of the Quenes hyghnesse in her receipt of theschequer before the .x. daye of Nouember in euery of the sayde two yeres so much of the summe of money allotted and appoynted to his collection as the same Collectour shall haue collected and gathered and do lykewyse after the sayde .x. day of the moneth of Nouember in euery of the said two yeres content and pay to the Quenes Maiesties vse at the same receipt the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth nexte after suche tyme as he shall haue gathered and collected the same residue that then the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation to be voyde or els to stande in his full strength and vertue Whiche Recognisaunce or obligation so taken the sayde knightes of the Shire Citezins and Burgeses and euery of them takyng any such Recognisaunces or obligation shall certifie and delyuer to the Lorde Treasourer and Barons of the same Exchequer before the sayd .x. day of Nouember in euery of the sayde yeres vpon payne of forfaiture of x.li to the Quenes hyghnesse for euery Reccognisaunce or obligation so to be taken and not certified And that euery such collectour vpon requeste to hym made shall make and knowledge the same Recognisance or obligation accordyngly vpon lyke payne and forfaiture of .x. pounde to the Quene for his refusall therof And that the Treasourer and Barons of the Eschequer vppon the payment of the same collection or at the sayde dayes shal cansell and delyuer the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation to the sayde Collectour or Collectours without any other warraunt or without any fee or rewarde to be payde to any parson for the same And furthermore for the great and wayghtie considerations aforesayde we the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled do by our lyke assent and aucthoritie of this Parliament geue and graunte to your hyghnesse our sayde Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie your heyres and successours one entier Subsedye to be rated taxed leuied and payde at two seuerall paymentes of euery parson spirituall and temporall of what estate or degree he or they be according to the tenor of this Acte in maner and fourme folowyng That is to say aswell of euery parson borne within the Realme of Englande Wales or other the Quenes dominions as of all and euery fraternitie Guylde Corporation Mistery Brotherhed and Cominaltie corporated or not corporated within this Realme of Englande Wales or other the Quenes dominions beyng worth three poundes for euery pounde aswell in coyne the value of euery pound that euery such parson Fraternitie Guylde Corporation Mistery Brotherhead Cominaltie corporate or not corporate hath of his or theyr owne or any other to his or their vse as also plate stocke of marchaūdizes all maner of corne blades housholde stuffe and of all other goodes moueable aswell within this Realme as without and of all suche summes of money as to hym or them is or shal be owyng whereof he or they truste in his or theyr conscience surely to be payde Excepte and out of the premisses deducted such summes of money as he or they owe in his or theyr consciences intendeth truely to paye and except also thapparell of suche parsons theyr wyues and chyldren belongyng to theyr owne bodies sauyng Iewels golde syluer stone and pearle shall paye to and for the fyrst payment of the sayde subsedy xx.d of euery pound and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye xii.d of euery pounde And also euery Alien and straunger borne out of the Quenes obeysaunce aswell denizen as others inhabytyng within this Realme of euery pounde that he or they haue in coyne and the value of euery pounde in plate corne grayne marchaundyzes householde stuffe or other goodes iewelles cattelles moueable or vnmoueable as is aforesayde 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 theyr consciences to be payde Excepte and of the same premisses deducted euery such summe or summes of money which he or they do owe and in his or theyr conscience or consciences intende truely to paye shall paye of and for euery pounde to and for the fyrste payment of the sayde Subsedye iii.s.iiii.d and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye ii.s of euery pounde And also that euerye Alien and straunger borne out of the Quenes dominions beynge denizen or not denizen not beynge contributorye to any the Rates aforesayde shall paye to and for the fyrste payment of the sayde Subsedye iiii.d and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedy iiii.d for euery pool And the master or he or she with whom the same Alien is or shal be abydyng at the tyme of the taxation or taxations thereof to be charged with the same for lacke of paymente thereof And further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that euery parson borne vnder the Quenes obeysaunce and euerye Corporation Fraternitie Guylde Mistery Brotherhed and Cominaltie corporate or not corporate for euery pounde that euery of the same parson and euery Corporation Fraternitie Guyld Mistery Brotherhead and Cominaltie corporate or not corporate or any other to his or theyr vse hath in fee simple fee tayle for terme of lyfe terme of yeres by execution wardeshyp or by copye of court roll of and in any honours castelles manours landes tenementes rentes seruyses hereditamentes annuities fees corrodies or other yerely profites of the yerelye value of xx.s aswell within auncient demeane and other places priuileged or els where and so vpwardes shall pay to and for the fyrst payment of the sayde Subsedye ii.s.viii.d of and for euery pounde and to and for the seconde payment of the sayd Subseyde xvi.d of and for euery pound And euery Alien borne out of the Quenes obeysaunce in such case to pay at the first of the sayd paymentes v.s.iii.d of euery pound and at the second payment ii.s.viii.d of and for euery pounde And that al sūmes presented and chargeable by this Act eyther for goodes debtes or eyther of them or for landes and tenements 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 porcion accordyng to the true meanyng of this Acte landes and tenementes chargeable to the dismes of the clergie and yerely wages due to seruauntes for their yerely seruice other then
the Quenes seruantes takyng yerely wages of .v. poundes or aboue only excepted foreprised And that al plate coyne iewels goodes debtes and cattels parsonalles being in the rule and custody of any parson parsons to the vse of any corporation fraternitie guylde mistery brotherhead or any cōminaltie being corporate or not corporate be shal be rated set a charged by reason of this Acte as the value certified by the presentours of that certificate to be sworne of euery pounde in goodes and debtes as is abouesaide of euery pounde in landes tenementes annuities fees corrodies or other yerely profites as is abouesayde and the sūmes that are before rehersed set and taxed to be leuyed and taken of them that shal haue such goodes in custody or otherwise charged for landes as is before rehearsed And the same parson or parsons and bodye corporate by aucthoritie of this Acte shal be discharged agaynst hym or them that shall or ought to haue the same at the tyme of the payment or deliuery thereof or at his otherwyse departure from the custody or possession of the same Except and alwayes foreprised from the charge and assessement of this Subsedie all goodes catteles iewels and ornamentes of Churches and Chappelles whiche haue ben ordeyned and vsed in Churches or Chappelles for the honor and seruyce of almightie God And the first payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be by the aucthoritie aforesayde taxed assessed and rated accordyng to this Act in euery Shyre Lath Wepentake Rape Citie Borough Towne euery other place within this Realme of Englande Wales and other the Quenes dominions before the .xx. daye of Apryll next commyng And the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be by the aucthoritie aforesayde taxed assessed and rated before the .x. day of December next cōmyng And the particuler sūmes of euery Shire Riding Borough Towne and other places aforesayd with the particuler names of such as are chargeable for and to the first payment of the said Subsedye to be taxed and set by the Cōmissioners to the same limitted or two of them at the leaste with the names of the high Collectours and in the same fourme shal be certified into the Quenes Exchequer before the .xx. daye of Maye nexte commyng And the particuler summes of euery Shire Rydyng Borough Towne and other places aforesayde with the particuler names of suche as are chargeable for and to the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye to be taxed and set by Commissioners to the same to be limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the hygh Collectours and in the same fourme shal be certified into the Quenes Exchequer before the .xx. day of Ianuary whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousande fyue Hundreth Threescore and three And the sayde summes in maner and fourme aforesayde to be taxed for the first payment of the sayde Subsedye shal be payde into the Quenes receipte of her Exchequer aforesayde to the vse of our sayde Soueraigne Lady before the fyrst day of Iune next cōmyng And the sayd summes in maner and fourme aforesayd to be taxed for the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be payde into the receipte aforesayde to the vse aforesayde before the .xx. day of February whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousande fyue Hundreth Threescore and three And the summe abouesayde of and for the saide Subsedye shal be taxed sette asked and demaunded taken gathered leuyed and payde to the vse of our sayde Soueraigne Ladye her heyres and successours in fourme abouesayde aswell within the liberties fraunchises sanctuaryes auncient demeane and other whatsoeuer place exempt or not exempt as without except such Shires places and parsons as shal be foreprised in and 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 matter 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 parson aswell such as be borne vnder the Quenes obeysaunce as euery other parson straunger borne denizen or not denizen inhabytyng within this Realme or within Wales or other the Quenes dominions which at the tyme of the sayde assessynges or taxations or of eyther 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 inhabytauntes of the parties where such goodes cattelles landes tenementes or other the premisses then shal be or in suche other place where such parson or his factour deputie or atturney shal haue his most resorte vnto within this Realme or in Wales in lyke maner as yf the sayde parsone were or hadde ben at the tyme of the sayde assessyng within this Realme And that euery parson abydyng or dwellyng within this Realme or without this Realme shal be charged or chargeable to the same Subsedye graunted by this Act accordyng and after the rate of such yerely substaunce or value of landes and tenementes goodes cattelles and other the premisses as euery parson so to be charged shal be set at in the tyme of the sayde assessyng or taxation vpon hym to be made and in none otherwyse And further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that for thassessyng and orderyng of the sayde Subsedye to be duely had the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande or the keper of the greate seale the Lorde Treasourer of Englande the Lorde Steward of the Quenes Maiesties housholde the Lorde President of the Quenes honorable Counsell and the Lorde Priuie seale for the tyme beyng or two of them at the least wherof the Lord Chauncelour of England or keper of the great seale for the tyme being to be one shall and may name appoynt of and for euery Shire and Rydyng and other places aswell within this Realme as in Wales and other the Quenes dominions and also of and for euery Citie and Towne beyng a Countie of it selfe and of for the Isle of Wyght such certeyne numbre of parsones of euery of the same Shires Ridinges Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Cities Townes and Isle of Wyght and euery other place other the inhabitantes of the same to be Commissioners of and within the same wherof they be inhabitauntes and also of and for the honorable housholde of the Quenes Maiestie in what Shire or other places the sayde housholde shall happen then to be And the Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the great Seale other with hym before named in lyke maner may name appoynt of euery other such Borowe and Towne corporate aswell in Englande as in Wales other the Quenes dominions as they shall thinke requisite vi.v.iiii.iii or .ii. of the head officers and
that all and euery parson and parsons hauyng manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes chargeable to the payment of the Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte and also hauyng spiritual possessions chargeable to her sayd Maiestie by the graūt made by the Clergye of this Realme in their Conuocation and ouer this hauyng subtaunce in goodes and cattelles chargeable by this saide Acte that then yf any of the sayde parson or parsons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the sayde manours landes and tenementes and spirituall possessions and also assessed charged and taxed for his or theyr goodes and cattelles that then he or they shal be onely charged by vertue of this Acte for his and their sayde manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and spirituall possessions or onlye for his sayde goodes and cattelles the best therof to be taken for the Quenes Maiestie and not to be charged for both or double charged for any of them Any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes that this graunt of Subsedye nor anye thynge therein conteyned in any wyse extende to charge the Inhabytauntes or dwellers in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or anye of them of or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the sayde inhabytauntes or dwellers or any other to theyr vse haue within Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages which any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to our Soueraigne Ladye in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them any thyng in this present Acte to the contrarye in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that this present Acte of Subsedy ne any thyng therein conteyned extende to any of the Englyshe inhabitantes or resiantes in any of the counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne or Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine the Bishopricke of Durham ▪ nor to any of them of for or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the same inhabitantes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within the sayde counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande or the Towne of Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine or the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages whiche any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to the Quenes for or within the sayde Counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newecastell vpon Tine and the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them to or for the sayde taxyng leuying gatheryng or payment but that the Englyshe inhabytauntes and resyauntes and euery of them of the sayd Counties Byshoprycke and Townes and euery of them shal be of and from the sayde Subsedye and euery parcell therof and for theyr manours landes tenementes fees wages goodes and cattelles lying and beyng in the sayde Counties Townes and Byshoprycke or any of them vtterly acquited and discharged any thyng in this present Act before rehearsed to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also that all letters patentes graunted by the Quenes Maiestie or any of her most noble progenitours to any Cities Boroughes or Townes within this Realme of any maner of liberties priuileges or exemptions frō the burden charge of any such graūtes of Subsedy which be at this present time in force vayleable shall remayne good and effectuall to the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes hereafter accordyng to the purportes therof though the inhabitauntes of the same shall vpon the great and wayghtie consideration of the graunt abouesayde be for this graunt charged and contributory in lyke maner fourme and sorte as other Cities Boroughes and Townes whiche be not in any wyse pryuyleged be from suche graunt of Subsedye excepted Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no Orphan or Infant within the age of xxi yeres borne within any of the Quenes Maiesties dominions shal be charged to any payment of this Subsedy for his or her goodes and cattels to hym or her left or bequeathed any thing in this Act conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding Prouyded also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shall not extende to the goodes or landes of anye Colledge Hall or Hostell within the Vniuersities of Oxforde and Cambridge or any of them or to the goodes or landes of the Colledge of Wynton founded by Byshop Wykeham or to the goodes or landes of the Colledges of Wyndsor and Eaton next Wyndsor or to the goodes or landes of any common free Grammer Scole within the Realme of Engalnde or Wales or to the goodes of any Reader Scolemaister or Scoler or any graduate resyant or remayning for studie without fraude or couin within any of the sayde Vniuersities and Colleges or Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde or Suburbes of the same or any of them or to any theyr seruauntes dayly attendaunt vpon any of them nor to the goodes of any officer minister almesman or seruauntes belongyng to any of the said Vniuersities Colledges Halles or Hostelles and dwellynge and resyaunt within the sayd Vniuersities or eyther of them or within eyther of the sayde Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde and Suburbes of the same without fraude or couyn Nor to the goodes and landes of any Hospytall Measondue or Spittell house prepared and vsed for the sustentation and reliefe of poore people any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye or any thyng therin conteyned do not in any wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this presente tyme within the fyue Portes corporate or to anye of theyr members incorporate or vnited to the same fyue Portes or to any of the same fyue Portes of or for any part or parcell of the sayde summes graunted in this Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyaunt or any of them to be taxed set asked leuyed or payde But the sayde inhabytauntes and resyauntes in the sayde fyue Portes and theyr members be and shal be of and from the sayde graunt and paymente of the sayde Subsedye durynge theyr resyauncye there and no longer clerely acquyted discharged any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this Acte had or made to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also and be it enacted that forasmuche as diuers and sundry the Quenes Maiesties tenaūtes and other inhabitantes and dwellers within the counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Brecknocke Glamorgan Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan of the Countie palentine of Chester be at this present tyme charged and chargeable aswell with the seuerall paymentes of diuers great summes of money by the name of Myse due to her Maiestie accordyng to the seuerall customes of the sayde Counties as also with the paymentes of dyuers seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our late soueraigne Lorde and Lady kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary and to the Quenes hyghnesse that nowe is and yet vnpayde Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte of Subsedy or any thyng therin conteyned shall not extnde to charge any of the Quenes tenauntes other inhabitantes and dwellers within any of the sayde Counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Glamorgan Brecknocke Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan and the Countie palentine of Chester beyng charged or chargeable with the sayde Myse or seuerall Subsedyes for or in anye of the paymentes of the sayde Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte vntyll the sayde seuerall dayes and tymes for the paymente of the sayde Myses shal be expyred and vntyll the dayes and tymes aswell of the sayde seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde and Soueraigne Lady Kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary as also of the sayde Subsedye heretofore graunted to the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is be also past and expyred And that then the fyrst payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by this present Act shal be made at the receipte of the Quenes Exchequer before the first day of Iune next folowyng after the last dayes of the last payment to be had or appoynted of the saide Myses and of the payment of the sayde former Subsedyes And the seconde payment of this Subsedye to be made by or before the xx day of February next after the sayde payment of the sayde Subsedye Furthermore be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the tenauntes and dwellers of euery of the sayde Counties in this prouiso remembred shall seuerallye before the feaste of Penthecost nexte ensuyng certifie into the sayde court of Exchequer vnder the seales of two Iustices of peax of euery of the sayde Counties wherof one to be of the Quorum when and what day the laste payment of the sayde seuerall Myses nowe due in any of the sayde Counties shall ende and expyre Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye and two Fyftenes and Tenthes do not in any maner of wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this present tyme within the liberties of Romney Marshe of or for any part of the sayde summes graunted in this present Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyauntes or any of them to be taxed sette asked leuyed or payde But that the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resiauntes of Romney Marshe aforesayde and euery of them be and shal be of and from the saide graunt and payment of the sayde Subsedye and Fyftenes and Tenthes duryng theyr resyauncie there and not longer acquyted and discharged Any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this presente Acte made or had to the contrary notwithstandyng God saue the Quene ¶ Imprynted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood Printers to the Quenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis