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
Queene An acte of a subsidie and two Fifteenes and Tenth by the Temporaltie The .xx. Chapter THE care which we do perceaue your Maiestie hath moste noble and redoubted Soueraigne to reduce this Realme and the imperiall Crowne thereof nowe lately so sore shaken so impouerished so infeabled and weakened into the former estate strength and glory doth make vs not onlye to reioyce much in the great bounteousnesse of almyghtie God who hath so marueylously and beyond all worldlye expectation preserued your Maiestie in these late difficult and daungerous tymes but also to studie and bende all our wittes and force of vnderstandyng how we may lyke louing and obedient subiectes folowe our head in this so noble and so necessarie an enterprise And consydering with ourselues that the decay hath ben besides many other thinges especially in these three Fyrst wasting of Treasure abandonyng of strength and in diminishing of the auncient aucthoritie of your imperiall Crowne We do most earnestly and faythfully promise to your highnesse that there shall lacke no good wyll trauell nor force on our behalfe to the redresse of all this but we shal be readye with hearte wyll strength bodye lyues and goodes not onlye to recouer agayne that whiche is thus diminished but yf neede be to recouer farther as far as ryght and the wyll and pleasure of God shall suffer the olde dignitie and renownie of this Realme The tyme and place whereof doth not rest in vs but as most reason is in your moste noble Maiestie with the aduise of your honorable Counsell Neuerthelesse since it doth so manifestly appeare to vs all what inestimable wastyng and consumption of the Treasure and auncient Reuenues of this Realme hath ben of late dayes and what great newe charges and intollerable expences your highnesse is forced nowe to sustayne by reason of the decaye and losse of percell of your auncient Crowne So beyng not ignoraunt that no worthye enterprise no noble attempte no not so much as the preseruation of a strong and puisaunt estate may be without some masse of Treasure presentlye to be had and redye agaynst all occurrentes Therefore we your most obedient and louing subiectes the lordes Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembed to shewe our wylling heartes and good mindes vpon mature consultation had haue condiscended and agreed with one voyce and most entire affections to make your highnesse at this time a present not such in dede as in our affections we do wishe it as we know most certaynely ought to be But yet of your accustomed clemencie which you do shewe to all men we humbly on our knees pray your highnesse not to reiect it but to accept our good wylles and heartie desyres therein and that this our small gyft maye be by your highnes the lordes spiritual and temporall and the cōmons in this present parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same enacted And be it enacted that your highnesse towardes the sayde great costes and inestimable charges shall haue by aucthoritie of this present Parliament two whole Fifteenes and Tenthes to be payd taken and leuied of the moueable goodes cattelles and other thinges vsuall to such Fifteenes and Tenthes to be contributorie and chargeable within the Shires Cities Boroughes Townes and other places of this your Maiesties Realme in maner and fourme aforetime vsed Except the summe of twelue thousande poundes thereof fully to be deduced that is to say .vi. M. poundes of eyther of the sayd whole Fifteenes Tenthes of the summe that one whole Fifteene and Tenth attaineth vnto in reliefe comfort discharge of the poore Townes Cities and Boroughes of this your saide Realme wasted desolate or destroyed or ouer greatly impouerished after such rate as was and hath afore this time ben had and made vnto euery Shyre to be diuided in suche maner fourme as heretofore for one whole Fifteene and Tenth hath ben had and diuided And the sayde two whole Fifteenes and Tenthes thexceptions and deductions aforesaid thereupon had deducted and alowed to be paide in maner and fourme folowyng that is to say the fyrst whole Fifteene Tenth except before excepted to be payde to your highnesse in the receipt of of your highnes Exchequer before the tenth day of Nouember next comming And the said ii.xv and .x. except before excepted to be paid to your highnesse in the receipt of your Exchequer before the .x. day of Nouember in the yere of our Lorde god M.D.lx. And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the knightes elected and returned of for the shyres within this realme for this present parliament citizens of cities Burgeses of boroghes townes where Collectours haue ben vsed to be named appoynted for the collection of any Fifteene Tenth before this time graūted shall name and appoynt yerely before the last day of August in eyther of the sayde two yeres sufficient able persons for the collection of the said Fifteenes Tenthes in euery of the saide shires cities borowes and townes the saide persons the hauing landes tenementes and other hereditamentes in his or their owne right of an estate of enheritaunce of the yerely value of tenne poundes or in goodes worth a hundreth pound at the least And also such person or persons so by them to be named and appoynted for the collection of eyther of the said Fifteenes and Tenthes shal be by them seuerally appointed and allotted into Hundredes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes And also the sayde persons so named and appoynted for the collection of the same Fifteenes and Tenthes shal be charged and chargeable vppon his or their accompt or accomptes in the Exchequer to be made with al such summe or summes of monie as the Hundredes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes where he or they shall so happen to be appoynted amount vnto and of no more summe or summes And vppon the payment of such summes of money as he or they shal be charged with shal be discharged and haue his and theyr Quietus est the non accompting 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 of the sayde Collectours for the sayde Fifteenes and Tenthes during eyther of the saide two yeres together with the place allotted to their collection and charge the said Knightes Citezins and Burgesses for the Shires Cities and Boroughes whereunto they be elected named and retourned shall certifie before the Queene in her Chauncerie before the .xiii. day of October in euery of the same two yeres accordyng to the tenor of this acte And yf default of any such certifying be had or made in fourme as is aforesayde then the Lorde Chauncelour of England or keper of the great seale for the time beyng shall immediatly after name and appoynt Collectours for the Collection of eyther of the said Fifteenes Tenthes in maner and fourme as the sayde
place where he shal be Commissioner and that if anye person chargeable to this acte at the tyme of the same assessing happen to be out of this Realme and out of Wales or farre form the place where he shal be knowen then he to be set where he was laste abydyng in this Realme or within Wales and best knowen and after the substaunce and value and other profites of euerye person knowen by the examination certificate and other maner of wyse as is aforesayde The sayde Commissioners or as manye of them as shal be appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties Commission shall after the rate aforesayde set and taxe euery person accordyng to the rate of the substaunce and value of his landes goodes and other profites whereby the greatest and moste best summe accordyng to his moste substaunce by reason of this acte myght or maye be set or taxed Prouided alwayes that euerye suche person whiche shal be set or taxed for payment of and to this subsidie for and after the yerely value of his landes tenementes and other reall possessions or profites at any of the sayde taxation shall not be set and taxed for his goodes and cattels or other moueable substaunce at the same taxations And that he that shall be charged or taxed for the same Subsidye for hys goodes cattels and other moueables at anye if the sayd taxations shall not be charged taxed or chargeable for hys landes or other reall possessions and profites abouesayd at the same taxations nor that anye person be double charged for the sayde Subsidye neither set or taxed at seuerall places by reason of this acte any thing conteyned in this present acte notwithstanding AND that it be ordeyned by the sayde aucthoritie of this present Parliamente that no person hauyng two mansions or two places to resorte vnto or calling hym selfe housholde seruaunte or wayghtyng seruaunte to the Queenes Maiestie or other Lorde or Layde Maister or Maistres be excused vpon his saying from the taxes of the sayde subsidie in neyther of the places where he may be set vnlesse he bryng a certificate in wrytyng from the Commissioners where that he is so set in dede at one place And if any person that ought to be set by reason of his remouyng or resorting to two places or by reason of his saying that he els where was taxed or by reason of anye priuiledge by his dwellyng or abydyng in anye place not beyng forprised in this acte or otherwyse by his couin or crafte happen to escape from the sayde taxations and be not set and that proued by presentment examination or information before the sayde Commissioners or as manye of them as shal be by the same commission appoynted or by the Barons of the Queenes Maiesties Exchequer or two Iustices of the peace of the Countie where such person dwelleth then euerye such person that by such meanes or otherwyse willingly by couin shal happen to escape from the sayde taxation or payment aforesayde and not to be rated taxed and set shal be charged vpon the knowledge and proofe thereof with and at the double value that he shoulde or ought to haue ben set at afore accordyng to his bahauiour The same double value to be leuyed gathered and payd of his goodes and cattels landes and tenementes towardes the sayde subsidie And further to be punished accordyng to the discretions of the Barons Iustices and Commissioners before whom he shal be conuicted for his offence and deceipte in that behalfe AND further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde Commissioners or euerye commission shall accordyng to their diuisions and after they be deuided haue full power and aucthoritie by this acte to set taxe and sesse euerye other Commissioner ioyned with them in euerye suche commission and diuision And shall also assesse euery assessour within their diuision for his and their goodes landes and other the premisses as is abouseayde By the which sayde Commission the said Commissioners shall indifferentlye set taxe and assesse them selues and the sayde assessours And that aswell the summes vpon euery of the sayde Commissioners and assessours so sessed rated and taxed as the summes made and presented by the presenters sworne as is abouesayde shal be wrytten certified set and estreated and the estreates thereof to be made with other the inhabitauntes of that parties within the limits of the same commission and diuision so to be gathered and leuyed in lyke maner as it ought or shoulde haue ben if the sayde Commissioner had not ben in the sayde commission And that all persons of the estate of a Baron or Barons and euerye estate aboue shal be charged with their free holde and value as is abouesayde by the Chauncellour or keper of the greate Seale Treasurer of Englande Lorde President of the Queenes Maiesties priuie counsell Lord priuie Seale for the tyme being or other persons by the Queenes Maiesties aucthoritie to be limited they to be charged for the saide seuerall paymentes of the sayd subsidie after the fourme of the sayd graunt accordyng to the taxation aforesaid and the summes vppon them set with the names of the Colloctours appoynted for the gathering paying of the same to be estreated delyuered and certified at dayes and places aboue specified by the Lorde Chauncellour or keper of the great Seale Treasurer Lord president of the counsell Lord priuie Seale for the tyme beyng or suche other persons as shal be limited by the Queenes Maiestie And after the taxes and assesses of the said summes vpon and the said assessing and certificate as is aforesayde made the sayde Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thereunto appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties commission shal with all spede and without delay by the writing estreated of the sayde taxe thereof vnder the seales and signes manuel of the said Commissioners or as may of them as shal be appoynted at the leaste to be made shal be delyuered vnto sufficient and substantiall inhabitauntes Constables Subconstables Bayliffes and other officers ioyntly of Hundredes Townes Parishes and other places aforesayd within their limites or to other sufficient persons inhabitauntes of the same only by the discretion of the sayde Commissioners and as the place and parties shall require aswell the perticuler names surnames as the remembraunce of all summes of money taxed and set of and vpon euery person aswell man as woman chargeable to this act housholder and all other inhabitauntes and dwellers within the sayde Parishes Townes and places contributorie to this acte of subsidie By aucthorite of which wrytyng or estreat so delyuered the said officers and other persons so named and deputed seuerallye shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this acte immediatly after the deliuery of the sayde writing or estreat to demaund leuy and gather of euery person therein specified the summe or summes in the same wryting or estreate comprised And for none payment thereof to distrayne the same person or persons so beyng behynde by their goodes
and cattels and the distresse so taken to kepe by the space of .viii. dayes at the costes and charges of the owner thereof And if the saide owner do not pay such summe of money as shal be taxed by this act within the same viii dayes then the same distresse to be appraysed by iiii.iii or .ii. of the inhabitauntes where such distresse is taken and also to be solde by the saide Constable or other Collectour for the payment of the said money and the ouerplus commyng of the sale and kepyng therof if any be to be immediatly restored to the owner of the same distresse whiche sayde officers and other persons so deputed to aske take gather and leuye the sayd summes shall aunswere and be charged for the portion only to them assigned or limited to be gathered leuied and comprysed in the sayde wrytyng or estreate so to them as is aforesayde delyuered to the vse of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes maiestie her heires successours And the sayd summe in that wryting or estreat comprised to pay vnto the high Collectour or Collectours of that place for the collection of the same in maner fourme vnder written therunto to be named deputed the same inhabitauntes officers so gathering the same perticuler summes for their collectiō therof shall reteine for euery xx.s so by them receaued and payd ii.d that to be alowed at the payment of their collection by thē to be made to the high collectour or collectours AND further be it enacted by the sayde aucthoritie that the sayde Commissioners or the more part of them as shall take vpon them the execution and busynesse of the sayde commission shall for eyther of the same paymentes of the said subsidie name such sufficient and albe persons which then shall haue and possede landes other hereditaments in their owne ryght of the yerely value of xx.li or goodes to the value of CC. markes at the leaste And the persons seuerallye be the discretions of the same Commissioners in Shires Ridings Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Cities Townes corporat other whatsoeuer places aswel within places priuiledged as without not beyng foreprised within this act to be hygh Collectours and haue the collection receipt of the sayd summes set and leuiable within the precinct limit bondes where they shal be so limited to gather receaue to euery of the which Collectours so seuerally named the said Commissioners or .ii. of them at least shal with all spede without delay after the said whole sūme of the sayd subsidie be set by all the limites of the same their cōmission or in such limites as the hygh Collectours shal be so seuerally assigned shal vnder their seales and signes manuel deliuer one estreat indented in parchment to euery of the sayde high Collectours comprysing in it the names of al such persons as were assigned to leuie the said perticuler summes the summes of euery Hundred Wapentake Towne or other place aforesayd with the names and surnames of the persons so chargeable according to the estreat so first therof made as is aforesaid and deliuered and the Collectour so to be assigned shal be charged to aunswere the whole summe comprised in the sayde estreate limited to his collection as is aforesayde Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the sayd Commissioners hauing aucthoritie by this acte to name and nominate the said hygh Collectours of the sayde subsidie shal immediately vppon the nomination election take by aucthoritie of this present parliament sufficient recognisaunces or obligations without any fee or reward to be paid therfore of euerye person so by them to be named to be hygh Collectour to be bounden to the Queenes maiestie in the double summe of the summe of his collection to be endorsed and made vppon suche condition that is to say for the collection of the said first paiment of the said subsidy that if the said Collectour his heires or executors do truely content pay to thuse of the Queenes maiestie her heyres or executors in the receipt of the said Exchequer before the said .xxiiii. day of Iune next comming so muche of the sayd summe of mony allotted appointed to his collection as he shal collect gather and content and pay the residue of his collection charge within one moneth nexte after suche tyme as he hath gathered and collected the same residue that then the said recognisaunce or obligation to be voyde or els to stand in full strength and vertue And for the collection of the second payment of the sayde subsidie vppon condition that if the sayde Collectour his heyres or executours do truely content and pay to the vse of the Queenes maiestie her heyres or executours in her receipt of the Exchequer before the first day of March whiche shal be in the yere of our Lord God M.D.lix. so much of the said summe of money allotted and appoynted to his collection as he shall collect and gather and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth next after suche time as he hath gathered collected the same residue that then the sayde recognisaunce or obligation to be voyde or els to stande in full strength and vertue whiche said seuerall recognisaunces or obligations so taken the said Commissioners shall seuerally certifie and deliuer into the Queenes maiesties Exchequer with the seuerall certificates of the sayde taxations and rates of the paymentes of the sayde subsidie at and by the time to them prescribed and appoynted by this acte for the certificate of the said seuerall taxations of the said subsidy vpon paine of forfeiture of x.li to the Queenes maiestie for euerye recognisaunce or obligation not certified And that euery suche Collectour so elected named and chosen vppon request to hym made shall knowledge and make the sayde recognisaunce or obligation vppon lyke payne and forfayture of x.li to the Queenes Maiestie for the refusall thereof and euery Collectour so deputed hauyng the sayde estreate in parchement as is aforesayde shall haue aucthorite by this acte to appoynt dayes and places within the circuite of his collection for the payment of the sayde subsidie to him to be made and therof to geue warnyng by proclamation or otherwyse to all the Constables or other persons or inhabitauntes hauyng the charge of the perticuler collection within the Hundredes Parishes Townes or other places by him or them limited to make payment for their said perticuler collectiō of euery summe as to them shal apparteyne And if at the said day and place so limited and prefixed by the said Collectour the sayde Constable Officers or other persons or inhabitauntes as is aforesayde for the sayd perticuler collection assigned and appoynted within such Hundred Citie Towne or other places do not paye vnto the sayde Collectours the summe within their seuerall Hundredes Townes Parishes and other places due and comprised in the sayde estreate thereof to them delyuered by the sayd
three monethes next after the same shoulde be due and payde to the kinges vse vnder certayne penalties therin expressed as by the same acte more at large appeareth And where also in the same Session and Parliament it was enacted and established taht the newe erected Bishops of Chester Gloucester Peterborough Bristoll Oxford and their successours for euer should pay their tenthes reserued vpon their letters patents or their seuerall erections onely in the sayd court of the first fruites tenthes for euer as by the same acte more at large appeareth And where also in the Parliament of the sayd late kyng holden at Westminster in the .xxxvii. yere of his raigne one act entituled An acte for the vnion of Churches not exceedyng the value of vi.li was established and made wherein is conteyned a sauyng to the kyng of the first fruites and tenthes of all Churches and Chappels not exceeding the value of vi.li that then were or from thenceforth should be vnited and consolidate in one as in the same acte and sauyng more largely appeareth And where also in the Parliament of your hyghnesse dearest brother of worthy memorie kyng Edwarde the sixth holden at Westminster vpon prorogation in the seconde yere of his raigne one acte was made that by the certificat of the Bishop of any diocesse within this Realme or any of the dominions of the same of recusaunce or none payment of any tenth of any benefice or spirituall promotion the incumbente shoulde leese but the benefice or promotion onely as by the same acte more playnely appeareth And where also in one other Parliament of the sayde late kyng Edwarde holde at westminster in the seuenth yere of his raigne one acte was made and established declaring howe and in what sort the vnder Collectours of the tenth in euery dioces appoynted by the Bishop should be bounde to discharge the Bishops of that collection and a lenger day geuen for the payment of the tenth and howe the kyng shoulde be aunswered of the tenth for the tyme of vacation of euery benefice and spirituall promotion and that the patentes of the collection of tenth shoulde be good only duryng the incumbentes of the grauntours as in the same acte more at large is conteyned And where also in the second session of Parliament of our late soueraigne Lady Queene Marie your Maiesties dearest sister holden at Westminster in the first yere of her raigne one acte was made and established whereby full power and aucthoritie was geuen and appoynted vnto her highnesse at her wyll and pleasure to alter chaunge vnite transport dissolue or determine aswell the sayde court of first fruites and tenthes as the court of augmentations of the reuenues of the kynges crowne and other courtes therein expressed and to reduce the same courtes or any of them into one two or more court or courtes or to vnite and annexe the sayd courtes or any two or more of them together or to any other of her Maiesties courtes of recordes as to her it shoulde be thought most conuenient best for the better sure and more speedie aunswering of her yerely reuenues casualties and profites then aunswerable in the sayde courtes or any of them as in the same acte more at large is expressed by vigor and aucthoritie of which act the sayde late Queene by her graces foure seuerall letters patentes wherof two beare date the .xxiii. day of Ianuary in the first yere of her raigne and the other two the .xxiiii. day of Ianuary in the same yere dyd not only dissolue determine and extinguishe the sayde courts commonly called and entituled The court of augmentations and reuenues of the kings crowne and The court of the first fruites and tenth and the iurisdiction and aucthoritie thereof but also dyd vnite transpose and annex the sayde courtes of augmentations and reuenues of the kinges crowne and of the first fruites and tenthes so dissolued to the sayde court of the Exchequer there to be and continue as a member and parcell of the same court of the Exchequer and did appoynt all and singuler the reuenues casualties profites and hereditamentes then aunswerable in the sayde courtes to the order rule suruey and gouernaunce of the sayde court of the Exchequer there to be aunswered and accompted for euer in suche order maner and fourme as in the sayde later letters patentes and in two Scedules vnto the sayde letters patentes annexed is mentioned and declared as by the tenour and purport of the sayde letters patentes and Scedules signed with her highnes hand more plainely may appeare By reason of all whiche sayde premisses not onelye the sayde perpetuall reuenues of the firste fruites and tenthes graunted by the sayde acte in the .xxvi. yere of the reigne of your highnes most noble father in augmentation maintenaunce of the crowne of this Realme but also the tenthes or yerely rentes reserued nomine decime by any letters patentes of your sayde noble father sithence the said .xxvi. yere of his raigne and of your sayd dearest brother and sister or of any of them made to any Bishop and his successours or to any Cathedral Church Deane and Chapter Colledge or any other Ecclesiastical and Spiritual person or persons or corporations and their Successours for euer And also all and euery the rentes reuenues issues and profites of all and singular Rectories personages and benefices impropriate glebe landes tithes oblations pentions portions and other profites and emolumentes ecclesiasticall and spirituall to the same belonging beyng in the handes and possession of your sayde dearest sister at the sayde .xxiiii. day of Ianuarie were ordered aunswerable and accompted for in the saide court of the Exchequer and were therein well and iustly aunswered and payde vnto her hyghnesse vse and behoofe lyke as the same had ben vnto the sayd two noble kinges her sayd father brother by the space of .xx. yeres without greefe or contradiction of the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme to the great aide releefe and supportation of the inestimable charges of the Crowne of this Realme which dayly since the tyme of the making of the sayde first acte haue encreased and growen more and more Which thing although the sayde late Queene mought and dyd manyfestly feele perceaue to be most true yet she vpon certayne zealouse and inconuenient respectes not sufficiently nor politikely inough waying that matter nor hauyng due consyderation and regard to the maintenaunce and vpholdyng and good continuance of the state of the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme in succession whiche rather needed an augmentation then any diminution procured and wylled an acte of Parliament to be made and prouided in the seconde and thirde yeres of the raigne of kyng Philip her late husbande and her that all paymentes of the sayde first fruites shoulde from thencefoorth cease and be clearely extinct and determined for euer And that aswell all the sayde benefices and spirituall promotions as the possessours owners and incumbentes thereof and their successours shoulde from
sayde seuerall letters patentes nomine decime and also so many of the sayde rectories personages and benefices impropriate glebe landes tithes oblations pentions portions and other profites and emolumentes ecclesiasticall and spirituall aforesayde and the reuertion and reuertions thereof and all rentes emolumentes and profites incident to the same as were in the handes and possession of the sayde late Queene Marie at and before the sayde .viii. day of August shall from the sayde feaste of S. Michaell Tharchangell last past be bested adiudged and deemed actually and really in the seasme and possession of our said soueraigne lady Queene Elizabeth her heires and successours to all intentes constructions purposes of and in such lyke and the same estate interest order degree qualitie sorte and condition and as fully holy largely and beneficially as the same were in the seasme and possession of the said late queene Marie at and before the same eight day of August And that aswell the sayde first fruites and tenthes and the order thereof as also the sayde annall rentes reserued nomine decime and the sayde rectories personages benefices glebe landes tythes oblations pentions portions and other profites and emolumentes ecclesiasticall and spirituall aforesayde and euery of them and the reuertion and reuertions of them and of all rentes and profites vnto the same or any of them incident or belongyng shal be within the sayde order suruey rule and gouernaunce of the sayde courte of Thexchequer in euerye degree sorte and condition as they were at and before the sayde eight day of August the sayde acte made in the sayde seconde and thirde yeres or anye other matter or thyng to the contrary thereof notwithstandyng And that so much of all and euerye the sayde actes and statutes first recited or of anye other acte or statute touchyng or concerning the order leuying true aunsweryng and payment or qualification of the sayde firste fruites and tenthes and of the sayde rectories personages and benefices improprietate and of the rentes reuenues emolumentes and profites thereof and of all other the premisses and also the charge discharge or alteration of them or any of them or any matter or thing in any wyse soundyng or tendyng thereunto which were standyng and beyng in force effect and vnrepealed at and before the sayde eight day of August except onlye the sayd actes of the erections of the courtes of augmentations and fyrste fruites and tenthes shal be remayne and contynue in their full and perfect strengthes and forces and be obserued and put in due execution accordyng to the tenours and purportes of the same and euerye of them And that the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours by aucthoritie of this present Parliament shall from the sayde firste day of this present Parliament haue holde posseede and enioye for euer the aduousons gyftes and patronages of all vicarages belongyng or incident to any of the sayde rectories and personages impropriate in the same sorte qualitie condition and degree to all intentes and purposes as the same were in the person and possession of the sayde late Queene Marye at and before the sayde eight day of August any thyng or acte done by the same late Cardinall or anye graunte or grauntes by letters patentes made by the sayd late Queene Marye of the sayd aduousons and patronages or anye of them to anye ecclesiasticall or spirituall person or persons or anye spirituall corporation to the contrary in anye wyse notwithstandyng Sauing to all and euerye person and persons bodyes politike and corporate and their heyres executours successours and assignes and euerye of them other then suche persons as be mentioned and named in any letters patentes made by the sayd Queene Marie the said viii day of August â–ª or at any tyme sithen or clayming only by or vnder thaucthoritie and strength of the same acte or letters patentes or anye of them all such ryght tytle interest estate offices leasses grauntes annuities pentions fees corrodyes rentes and other yerely profites and commodities as they or anye of them ought or shoulde haue had perceaued or enioyed of in or by reason of anye the personages rectories or of anye other the premisses in case the sayde former acte nowe repealed and this present acte of repeale had neuer ben had ne made anye thyng in the same actes or eyther of them conteyned or soundyng to the contrary therof in any wyse notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that from and after the sayd feaste of saint Michaell Tharchangell laste past and so from thencefoorth from tyme to tyme the sayde pentions annuities rentes corrodies fees and other yerelye paymentes shal be payde and payable onlye by our sayde soueraigne Ladye her heyres and successours at the receipte of the Exchequer or in suche other places as the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours shal appoint to all and euerye person and persons that ought to haue and enioye the same in such sort order and fourme as the same should or ought to haue ben payde and payable in case the sayde acte nowe repealed had neuer ben had ne made anye thyng therein or els in this acte conteyned to the contrary thereof in any wyse notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by aucthoritie aforesayde that all and singuler incumbentes proprietaries tenauntes farmours leasses and occupyers of the premisses or any part thereof their heyres executours and assignes whiche the sayde firste day of this present Parliament were behynd or in any arrerages of and with the rents farmes tenthes or other reuenues profites or dueties by them or any of them due and payable for or by reason of the premisses or any of them shal may be by the aucthoritie of this acte seuerallye chargeable accomptable and aunswerable to the Queenes Maistie her heyres and successours in and at the sayde court of the Exchequer of and for the same arrerages and dueties as other accomptauntes be and shal be in the same courte any thyng in the sayde acte nowe repealed in this acte or any other matter or cause to the contrary thereof in any wyse notwithstandyng And yet neuerthelesse the Queenes most excellent Maiestie at the humble request of her sayde subiectes of her aboundaunt grace and bountefulnes is pleased and contented that it be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all and singular vicarages not exceeding the yerelye value of tenne poundes after the rate and value vppon the recordes and bookes of the rates and values for the firste fruites and tenthes nowe remayning in the Exchequer or that shall hereafter come and remayne in the same courte and also all and singuler parsonages not exceedyng the yerely value of tenne markes after the like rate and valuation and the incumbentes thereof and euerye of them their executours administratours successours and sureties euery of them from the said feast of S. Michael Tharchangel last past shal be free and clearely discharged and acquited for euer agaynst the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and
kynde of wares made of tanned Leather to great vnreasonable prices to the vndoing of a great number of the Queenes Maiesties poore subiects For reformation wherof be it ordeyned enacted established by the Queenes Maiestie the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the foresayde statute made in the .vi. yere of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Edwarde the sixte and entytuled agaynst all regratours of tanned Leather and euerye article braunche sentence and clause therein conteyned shal be reuyued and stand in effect from the fyrst day of Aprill next commyng in as full force strength and effect as though the foresayde acte made in the seconde day of Aprill in the firste yere of Queene Maries raigne touchyng the buying and currying of Leather whereby the sayde former acte is repealed had neuer ben had or made And be it also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde statute and acte made in the fyrst yere of Queene Maries raigne sister to the Queenes Maiestie entytuled An acte touchyng the buying and currying of Leather and euery braunche sentence and article therein conteyned shall from the sayde firste day of Aprill not stande but be vtterly repealed and be of no force nor strength any clause sentence or article therein conteyned to the contrary in anye wyse nothwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that when and as often as any Shoomaker or his deputie doth bring anye Leather sufficientlye tanned to anye curryour to be curryed deliueryng sufficient liquor for well dressing of the same the same shal be by euerye suche Curryour well and sufficientlye curryed and made redye for the Shoomaker within the space of fyue dayes in sommer that is to say from the firste day of Marche to the last day of September And also in lyke maner within the space of tenne dayes in winter that is to say from the fyrst day of October vnto the last day of February vppon payne to forfeyte to the partie greeued for euerye hyde not curryed and dressed in maner fourme aforesaid the summe of .x. s. Prouided further that this prouiso shal not extend to bind any Curriour to dresse any leather which by doyng his best is not able to dresse within euery of the times aforesaid but shal extend to al such Leather as he conueniently may dresse after the common rate of the dressyng And be it also enacted by the aucthoritie of this presente Parliament that no person or persons vsyng or occupying the feate and mystery of Shoomakers shal from henceforth worke or make any bootes or shooes of Neates Leather that shal be myngled made or wrought with any other Leather but only Neates Leather of it selfe vnlesse it be in the hemmes or lining of bootes shooes or slippers and that they shall put in all and euerye bootes shooes or slippers made of Neates Leather innersoles made of wombes which shal be well truely tanned and curryed and also all suche other bootes shooes and slippers as shal be made of drye Neates Leather or Calues Leather not to be myngled with any other kynde of leather sauyng in the soles but only of it selfe vnlesse it be in hemmes or lyninges of the same that is to say Neates leather of it selfe Calues leather of it selfe vpon paine of forfeyture of all such bootes shooes slippers made so to the contrary Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the one moytie of all suche forfeytures afore named shal be to our Soueraigne Ladye the Queenes Maiestie and her highnesse heyres and the other moytie to hym or them that sease or first sue for the same penalties in any the Queenes Maiesties courtes of record by action of debte byll complaynte information or otherwyse wherein no wager of lawe essoygne protection or iniunction shal be admitted or alowed for the defendaunt in that behalfe An acte touching Tanners and the selling of tanned Leather The .ix. Chapter FOR sundrye good causes and consyderations be it enacted by the aucthorite of this present Parliament that no person or persons hauyng landes tenementes or rentes of estate of inheritaunce or for tearme of lyfe to the cleare yerelye value of x.li or aboue except suche person and persons as haue anye tanhouse and doth occupye the mysterie of tannyng at this present and except an apprentice and other brought by and taught or to be brought vp and taught as a couenaunt seruaunt or hyred for that purpose by the space of foure yeres in the mysterie or crafte or tannyng of Leather shall vse or haue profite gayne or commoditie of or by the sayde mysterie or craft of tannyng of Leather after the feaste of S. Michaell tharchangell next commyng vppon payne of forfeyting of all suche Leather so to be tanned or the iust value thereof Also be it further enacted that from and after the feaste Saint Michaell tharchangell whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lx. no person or persons shall vse or exercise the feate crafte or mysterie of tannyng of Leather or shall by anye meanes receaue anye profite gayne or lucre by tannyng of Leather but only in a Citie Borough Towne corporal or market towne where sellers shal be vsually appointed except he or they haue ben apprentice exercised brought vp as is aforesaide in the saide craft and mysterie by the space of foure yeres at the least and also excepted the sonne or heyre wyfe of euerye such Tanner to their owne vse and vses vppon payne of forfeyture of all the Leather so tanned contrary to this acte or the value thereof And be it also further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no maner of person or persons whatsoeuer shall after the firste day of May next comming buye bargaine bespeke or take promise of bargaine of or for any rawe Hide or Calues skinne but of or for suche and the same as shal be present in faire or market then to be solde ne they shall put or cause to be put to sale any kinde of tanned Leather reade vnwrought in any place within this Realme other then in open market or fayre in the place therefore commonly accustomed and therefore prepared vpon paine of forfeiture for euery hide iii.s.iiii.d for euerye dosen of Calues skinnes iii.s.iii.d and the Hide or Hides and Leather in any otherwyse solde or bought or the value thereof And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that no person whatsoeuer shall or may after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next comming buye bargaine bespeke or take promise of bargayne of or for any tanned Leather vnwrought as is aforesayd but only suche person or persons as haue ben be or shal be brought vp in cutting of Leather into made wares and do wyll and shall worke and conuert the same into Leather cut into made wares wrought vpon payne of forfeyture of the Leather so bought bargayned or
any Leather shall vse or exercise any other kynde of stuffe but only Ashe barke Oke barke Tap wort Meal lime or Culuer dong Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that th one moytie of all suche forfeytures aforenamed shal be to our Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie and her highnes heyres or successours and thother moitie to him or them that sease or fyrst we for the same penalties in any of the Queenes Maiesties courtes of recorde by action of debt bil complaint information or otherwise wherein no wager of lawe essoigne protection or iniunction shal be admitted or alowed for the defendaunt in that behalfe An acte that the carying of Leather Tallowe or rawe Hides out of the Realme for marchaundize shal be felonie ¶ The .x. Chapter WHERE at this present tyme tanned Leather Hydes and Tallowe and all thinges thereof made is growen and come vnto suche high and excessiue price as the like within the time of mans memorie hath not ben seene within this Realme by reason that diuers and sundry couetous and greedy persons nowe of late hauing more regarde vnto their owne singuler lucres and gaynes then vnto the mayntenaunce and preseruation of the common and publique weale of this the Realme of Englande haue contrary to the lawes and statutes of this Realme conueyed or caused to be conueyed out of the same vnto the parties beyonde the seas there to be vttered by way of marchaundize suche great store and plentie thereof that the same Leather Hydes and Tallowe is more plentifull and to be had better cheape there then here within this Realme to the great hurt hinderaunce and dammage of all the Queenes most louyng subiectes For reformation whereof be it enacted by the Queene our Soueraigne Lady the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that no person or persons whatsoeuer he or they be straunger or Denizen from and after the fyrst day of Iune next comming shall shippe conuey or abbet procure or cause to be shipped or conueyed in or to any Shippe Boate or other vessell in or vpon the sea or in or vpon other Hauen Riuer Creke or place within this Realme of Englande or Wales or other the Queenes dominions anye maner of Leather tanned or vntanned or any salt or vntanned Hides or any Leather called Backes or sole Leather or anye Tallowe to thintent to transport or cary the same into any the parties beyonde the sea there to be vttered bartered or solde by waye of marchaundize vppon payne that euery such offender shal be deemed adiudged and taken to be a fellone for euery such offence And that euerye person and persons beyng after the sayde fyrst day of Iune lawfully attaynted by the due order of the common law of this realme before such as shall haue power and aucthoritie to heare and determine felonies by the common lawe shall for euery suche offence suffer such paynes of death forfeytures of goodes and cattels as he or they shoulde haue done yf he or they had ben lawfully attainted for anye offence beyng felonye by the common lawe of this Realme And also shall forfayte to the Queenes highnes her heyres and successours all his or theyr landes tenements hereditaments duryng the lyfe of euery suche offendour only And for the better execution of this lawe and for the meetyng with the offendours therein Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all and euerye offence or offences committed or done by any person or persons contrary to this acte from and after the sayde first day of Iune next commyng shal be enquired of tryed determined and iudged in suche Countie of this Realme or other the Queenes dominions as shal be next adioynyng to the place where anye suche offence shal be first committed any iurisdiction aucthoritie or vsage to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this act nor any thyng therein contayned shall in any wyse extende or be interpretated to make anye corruption of blood of anye such offendour or of any heyre of any such offendour but that euery heire and heires of euery such offendour and offendours in any of the cases aforesayd also the wife of euery suche offendour shal haue after the death of euery suche offendour or offendours like title interest benefite profite commoditie action and aduauntage as they or any of them shoulde haue had yf any suche offence conuiction or attaynder had not ben had ne made sauyng to al euery person and persons bodyes politike and corporate their heires and successours and the heires and successours of euerye of them other then all and euery suche offendour and offendours whiche shal be conuicted or attaynted by any suche offence all suche ryght tytle interest rentes leasses commons profites commodities aduauntages and hereditamentes whatsoeuer they be as they or any of them might or ought to haue had in or to any manours landes tenementes rentes pentions seruices hereditamentes or other thyngs whatsoeuer or in or to any parte or parcell thereof to all intentes constructions and purposes as he or they shoulde haue had yf suche attaynder had neuer ben had ne made anythyng in this acte contayned to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also that this act or any thing therin contained shal not be hurtfull nor preiudiciall to any Captayne of anye Shippe in the time of warre being in the retinue and seruice of the Queenes Maiestie or her heires or successours nor to anye owner or maister of any Shippe nor to any other beyng the Queenes subiect and trauaylyng to any forraigne partes beyonde the sea for the hauyng carying and takyng with hym or them in tyme aswell of warre as of peaces of any Hydes Leather or Tallowe for theyr necessarye vses about theyr ship or shippes so that it be not to be vttered beyonde the seas by any fraude or couin by way of marchaundise this acte or any thing therin conteined to the cōtrary in any wise notwithstanding And be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that this act or the effect and substaunce thereof shal be openly read published or declared at euery quarter Sessions and at euery Lete or Lawday by the Iustices that shall geue the charge at the Sessions and by the Steward of the Lete or Lawday in his charge when he kepeth the Lete or Lawday This act to endure from the sayd fyrst day of Iune and to continue the space of fyue yeres and from thence vnto the end of the next Parliament after the sayd fyue yeres An Acte limiting the times for laying on lande Marchaundize from beyonde the seas and touchyng Customes for sweete wines The .xi. Chapter MOste humblye the wyng besechen your hyghnesse your Lordes and commons in this present Parliament assembled that where the summes of money payde in the name of Customes Subsidies of wares and marchaundizes transported out and
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
and after the .viii. day of August in the sayd second and third yeres and so from thencefoorth at all tymes for euer be clearely exonerate acquited discharged agaynst the sayd late king Philip Queene Marie her heyres and successours of and from the payment and paymentes of all and euery the sayde first fruites in as ample and large maner and forme as they were before the makyng of the sayde acte of the first and originall graunt thereof in the sayde .xxvi. yere of the raigne of the sayd late kyng your noble father and as though the same had neuer ben had ne made And further that neyther the sayde perpetual pention annall rent or tenth graunted by the sayde firste acte of the .xxvi. yere of the sayde noble kyng Henry nor also the sayde seuerall annall rentes or tenthes reserued nomine decime by and vpon the sayde seuerall letters patentes of the sayd late Kyng and Queene made to spirituall persons and corporations as is aforesayde or any of them from and after the feast of S. Michael Tharchangell then last past shoulde any more be payde or payable vnto the sayde late kyng Philip and Queene Marie her heyres or successours but that aswell all the sayd Archbyshoprickes Bishoprickes and other benefices dignities Deanes and Chapters Colledges Corporations and Spirituall promotions aforesaide as also the possessours owners proprietaries and incumbentes of the same and their successours from and after the sayde feast of S. Michael Tharchangel shoulde be clearely exonerate acquited and discharged of and from the payment therof agaynst them and the heires successours of the same late Queene for euer And furthermore that the sayd late kyng Philip Queene Marie her heires or successours from and after the sayde feast of S. Michael Tharchangell shoulde not receaue perceaue take and enioy any the issues reuenues profites or commodities of the sayde rectories personages benefices glebe landes tythes oblations pentions portions and other profites and emolumentes ecclesiasticall and spirituall aforesayde or of any of them or of the reuertion or reuertions of them or any of them but in and by the sayde acte the same late kyng and Queene clearely gaue ouer renounced and relynquished aswell the sayde rectories personages benefices glebe landes tythes oblations pentions portions and other profites and emolumentes ecclesiasticall and spirituall aforesayde and euery of them and the reuertion and reuertions of them and euery of them and all their ryght tytle vse interest and demaunde of in or to the same from them and the heyres and successours of the sayde late Queene for euer as also the sayde perpetuall pention annall rent and tenth and also the sayde yerely rentes reserued nomine decime vpon the sayde seuerall letters patentes and all theyr ryght tytle and interest which they or eyther of them or the heires or successours of the sayde late Queene had or mought haue had in or to the same The same yerely pention tenthes yerely rentes parsonages emolumentes and profites to be perceaued taken receaued counted employed vsed and disposed by the late reuerend father in God Reginald Poole late Cardinal and Legate and suche other persons as he should name and appoynt and such other as ben specially limited in the sayd acte to and for certayne vses purposes and intentes mentioned in the same acte with diuers prouisions and a sauyng in the same expressed and conteyned as by the same more at large appeareth We your sayde humble and obedient subiectes the Lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this your present Parliament assembled callyng to our remembraunce the huge innumerable and inestimable charges of the royal estate and imperiall Crowne of this Realme and how the same is lefte vnto your Maiestie at this your firste entrye thereunto greatly diminished aswell by reason of the sayde acte made in the sayde seconde and thirde yere of the raigne of the sayde kyng Philip and Queene Marie as otherwyse do conceaue at the bottome of our heartes greate sorowe and heauynesse as subiectes carefull for their naturall and liege Soueraigne Ladye vppon whom dependeth the suretie worldly ioy and wealth of vs all and beyng no lesse affected towardes your Maiesties moste royall person and the preseruation and mayntenaunce of the same and of the estate and succession of your Maiesties sayde Crowne then were the firste grauntours of the sayde firste fruites and tenthes towardes your hyghnes most noble father and his sayde royall estate at the tyme of their sayde graunt to hym thereof made do accompt of very ryght and good congruence no lesse then our moste bounden duetie to moue your hyghnesse and therewith most humblye to beseeche the same that the greate disherison and decay committed and done to the crowne and estate royall of this your Realme and the succession thereof by reason of the sayde acte made in the sayde seconde and thirde yeres of the raigne of the sayde kyng Philip and Queene Marie may at this Parliament be refourmed and auoyded and that with your hyghnesse fauour and royall assente it may be enacted ordeyned established and prouided by aucthoritie of this Parliament in maner and fourme hereafter ensuyng That is to say that the sayd acte made in the seconde and thirde yeres of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Philip and Queene Marie and all articles clauses and sentences therein conteyned shal be form and after the first day of this present Parliament vtterly and clearely repealed made voyde and of no force ne effect and all aucthorities and liberties graunted limited and appoynted in by the sayd acte to the saide late Cardinall Poole or made or deriued by force strength or colour of the same acte by or from the sayde late Cardinall to any other person or persons bodyes politike or corporate to ceasse and be vtterly voyde and determyned and that the said first fruites and all paymentes thereof from and after the sayde first day of this Parliament shal be reuiued and haue their being and continuaunce againe and be deemed and adiudged to al intentes constructions and purposes in the Queenes hyghnes most royal person her heires and successours and vnited and annexed to the imperiall crowne of this Realme of and in suche lyke and the same estate interest tytle quantitie sorte degree and condition and in as ample and beneficiall maner and fourme as the same was or were in the person or possession of the sayde late Queene Marie at and before the sayde eight day of August in the sayd acte of extinguishment mentioned and expressed the same acte of extinguishment or any letters patentes or anye other matter or thyng had done or suffered by the sayde late Queene to the contrary thereof in any wyse notwithstandyng And also that aswell so much of the sayde perpetuall and annall tenth and pention graunted by the sayde acte made in the sayde .xxvi. yere of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Henrye the eight as also so muche of the sayde yerely rentes reserued vppon the