HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT AN Act for the graunt of one entier Subsidie by the Temporaltie DVBLIN Imprinted by Iohn Franckton Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiesty Anno 1615. An Act for the graunt of one entier Subsidy by the Temporaltie THis your Maiesties Realme of Ireland most dread and gratious Soueraigne hath in former times beene subiect to so many miseries as that it hath beene a continuall burthen to the Crowne of England without yeelding any retribution or returning of any commodity or profitt to the same And albeit infinit Treasures haue beene from time to time expended in and vppon this Kingdome yet did it neuer thereby become more rich and wealthy but continued in want and penurie as it was before The true cause whereof did arise from the great and long discentions and troubles which did waste and depopulate the whole Land made all possessions vncertaine and disabled the Subiects to improoue the commodities of the same But forasmuch as since the beginning of your Maiesties most happy Raigne all the causes of warre discention and discontentment are taken away by the rooting out of many wicked and vngratefull Traytors by receauing all the Irishry into your gratious Protection by setling of your Subiects estates in their Lands by your Commissions for Surrendors and defectiue Titles by securing their liues as well by generall as particular Pardons by remitting many great arrears of Rents meane profits and forfeitures by confirming and enlarging the Priuiledges of your Cytties and Townes Corporate by establishing the Circuits and visitations of Iustice throughout the Kingdome And lastly by the Plantation of â—lster with Brittish Colonies your Maiestie now being in the absolute and peaceable possession of this your Vineyard and hauing cleered it from the thornes and bryers of Rebellion fenced it as well with the Law as with the Swoord planted it with so many Ciuill Subiects of England and Scotland may now iustly expect some fruite thereof And therefore wee your Maiesties most loyall and louing Subiects assembled in this present Parliament most gratefully acknowledging that wee haue receaued from your Maiestie these inestimable benefits before expressed doe with all duety humble affection present vnto your Highnes one entyer Subsidy most humbly beseeching your Maiestie to accept thereof as the first fruites of this your poore Kingdome of Ireland and to that end wee humbly beseech your Maiestie that it may be enacted And be it enacted by the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same that your Highnes your Heires and Successors shall haue and receaue one entyer Subsidy to bee rated taxed leuied and payd at two seuerall and equall payments of euery person Spirituall and Temporall of what estate or degree hee or they be according to the Tenour of this Act in manner and forme following That is to say as well that euery person borne within this Realme or other his Maiesties Dominions as all and euery Fraternity Guild Corporation Mysterie brotherhood and CoÌ„monalty corporated or not corporated within this Realme or other his Maiesties Dominions being worth three poundes for euery pound as well in Coine and the value of euery pound that euery such person Fraternity Guild Corporation Mystery brotherhood and Commonalty corporate or not corporate hath of his or their owne or any other to his or their vse As also Plate stocke of Marchandise all manner of Corne and Graine housholdstuffe and of all other goods mooueable as well within this Realme as without and of all such summes of money as to him or them is or shal be owing whereof hee or they trust in his or their conscience surely to bee payed except and out of the premises deducted such summes of money as he or they owe and in his or their consciences intendeth truely to pay And except also the apparell of euery such person their Wiues and Children belonging to their owne bodies sauing Iewels Gould Siluer Stone and Pearle shall pay to and for the said Subsidy in two seuerall payments two shillings eight pence of euery pound that is to say sixteene pence of euery pound at euery of the said payments And also euery alien and Stranger borne out of the Kings obeysance as well Denizen as others inhabiting within this Realme of euery pound that hee or they shall haue in Coine and the value of euery pound in Plate Corne Graine Marchandise houshould-stuffe or other goods Iewests Chattels mooueable or vnmonueable as is aforesaid as well within this Realme as without of all summes of money to him or them owing whereof he or they trust in his or their conscience to be paid except and out of the same premises deducted euery such summe or suÌ„mes of money which he or they doe owe and in his or their conscience or consciences intend truely to pay shall pay to and for the said Subsidie in two feuerall payments fiue shillings and foure pence of euery pound that is to say two shillings eight pence of euery pound at euery of the said payments And also that euery Alien and Stranger borne out of the Kings Dominions being Denizen or not Denizen not being contributory to any the Rates aforesaid and being of the age of seauen yeares or aboue shall pay to and for the said Subsidy eight pence for euery Poll at two seuerall payments that is to say foure pence for euery Poll at euery of the said payments and the master or hee or shee with whome the said Alien is or shal be abyding at the time of the taxation or taxations thereof to bee charged with the same for lacke of payment thereof And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that euery person borne vnder the Kings obeysance and euery Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood Commonalty corporate or not corporate for euery pound that euery of the said persons and euery Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood CoÌ„monalty Corporate or not Corporate or any other to his or their vse hath in Fee-simple Fee-tayle for tearme of life tearme of yeares by execution wardshipp or by coppie of Court Roll of in any Honors Castles Mannors Lands Tenements Rents Seruices Hereditaments Annuities Fees Corrodies or other yearly profits of the yearly value of twenty shillings as well within auncient demeasne and other places priuiledged as elsâ—where and so vpward shall pay to and for the said Subsidy at two seuerall payments foure shillings of and for euery pound and euery Alien Denizen or not Denizen borne oâ— of his Maiesties obeysaneâ— in such case to pay to and for the said Subsidy at two seuerall equall payments eight â—â—â—llings of euery pound and that all summies to bee presented and chargeable by this Act either for goods and debtes or either of them or for lands and Tenements and other the premises as is in this Act contained shal be at euery of the said payments
be enioyned touching this Act commaunding further by the said precept that hee to whose hands such precept shall come shall shew and deliuer the same to the other inhabitants or Officers named in the same precept and that none of them faile to accomplish the same vppon paine of forty shillings to be forfeited vnto the Kings Maiestie And it is further ordained by the authority of this present Parliament that at the said day and place prefixed and limitted in the said precept euery of the said Commissioners then being within this Realme and hauing no sufficient excuse for his absence at the day and place prefixed for that part wherevnto hee was limitted shall appeare in his proper person And there the same Commissioners being present or is many of thē as shal be appointed by the kings Maiesties Commission shall call or cause to be called before them the said inhabitants and Officers to whome they haue directed their said Precepts and which had in commaundement there to appeare by vertue of the said Precept And if any person so warned make default vnlesse hee then bee letted by sicknesse or lawfull excuse and that let then bee witnessed by the oathes of two credible persons or if any appearing refuse to serue in forme following then euerie such person so making default or refusing to serue shall forfeit to the Kings Maiestie fortie shillings and so at euerie time appointed by the said Commissioners for the same taxation vntill such time the number of euery such persons haue appeared and certified in forme vnder-written euerie of them so making default or refusing to serue shall forfeite to the Kings Maiestie fortie shillings And vppon the same apparance had they shal be charged before the Commissioners by all conueniēt wayes and meanes other then by corporall oath to enquire of the best and most value of the substance of euery person dwelling and abyding within the limits of the places that they shal be charged with and of other which shall haue his or their most resorte vnto any of the said places and chargeable with any summe of money by this Act of the said Subsidie and of all other things requisite touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same And therevppon as neere as it may bee or shall come to their knowledge truely to present and certifie before the said Commissioners the names and surnames and the best and vttermost substance and values of euerie of them as well of Lands Tenements and other Hereditaments possessions and profits as of goods Chattels Debts and other things chargeable by the same Act without any concealment loue fauour affection dreade or malice vppon paine of forfeiture of fiue pounds or more to bee taxed extracted and leuied in forme as hereafter in this present Act shal be limitted or appointed and therevppon the said Commissioners shall openly there reade or cause to bee reade vnto them the said Rates in this Act mentioned and openly declare the effect of their charge vnto them in what manner and forme they ought and should make their certificate according to the Rates sūmes thereof aforesaid of all manner of persons as well of Aliens and Strangers Dentzens or not Denizens inhabiting within this Realme as of such persons as be borne vnder the Kings obeysance chargeable to this Act and of the possessions Goods and Chattels of Fraternities Guilds Corporations Brotherhoods Mysteries Commonalties other as is aboue said and of persons being in the parts beyond the Seas hauing Goods and Chattels Lands or Tenements within this Realme as is aforesaid and of all Goods being in the custody of any person or persons to the vse of any other as is abouesaid by the which information and shewing the said persons should haue such plaine knowledge of the true intent of this present Act of the manner of their certificat that they in the same persons shall haue no reasonable cause to excuse them by ignorance And after such charge and the statute of the said Subsidy and the manner of the said certificate to be made in writing conteining the names and surnames of euery person and whether hee bee borne without the Kings obeysance or within and the best value of euery person in euery degree as well of the yearely value of Lands and Tenements and of such like possessions and profits as of the value of Goods and Chattels Debts and euery thing to their certificate requisite and necessary to them declared the said Commissioners there being shall by there discretions appoint and limit vnto the said persons another day and place to appeare before the said Commissioners and charging the said persons that the meane time shall make diligent inquiry by all waies and meanes of the premises And then and there euery of them vppon paine of forfeiture of forty shillings to the Kings Maiestie to appeare at the newe prefixed day and place there to certifie vnto the said Commissioners in writing according to their said charge and according to the true intent of the said graunt of this present Subsidy and as to them in manner aforesaid hath beene declared and shewed by the Commissioners at which day and place so to them prefixed if any of the said persons make default or appeare and refuse to make the said certificate that then euery of them so offending to forfeit to the Kings Maiestie forty shillings except there be a reasonable excuse of his default by reason of sicknes or otherwise by the oaths of two credible persons their witnessed and of such as appeare ready to make certificate as aforesaid the said Commissioners there being shall take and receaue the same certificate and euery part thereof and the names values and substance of euery person so certified And if the said Cōmissioners see cause reasonable they shall examine the said presenters thereof and therevppon the said Commissioners at the said daies and place by their agreement amongest themselues shall frō time to time their opēly prefixe a day at a certaine place or places within the limits of their Commission by their discretion for their further proceeding to the said Assessing of the same Subsidy And therevppon at the said day of the said certificate as is aforesaid taken the same Commissioners shall make their Precept or Precepts to the Shiriffs Vndershiriffs Constables Sub-constables Bailiffs or other Officers of such Shires Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Townes or other places aforesaid as the same Commissioners shal be of comprising and containing in the said Precept the names and surnames of all persons presented before them in the said certificate of whome if the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be therevnto appointed by the Kings Commission shall then haue vehement suspect to bee of more greater value or substance in Lands Goods Chattels or summes of money owing to them or other substance before said then vppon such person or persons so certified and specified as aforesaid the same Commissioners shall make
their Precept or Precepts directed to the Shiriffs Vndershiriffs Constables Bailiffs or other Officers commaunding the same Shiriffs Vndershiriffs Constables Bailiffs 〈◊〉 other Officers to whom such Precepts shal be directed to warne such persons whose names shal be comprised in the said Precepts at their mansions or to their persons that the same persons named in such Precepts and euery of them shall personally appeare before fore the said Commissioners at the same newe prefixed day and place there to bee examined by all waies and meanes other then by corporall oath by the said Commissioners of their greatest substance and best value of all and euery summe and summes of money owing to them and other whatsoeuer matter concerning the premises or any of them according to this Act. At which day and place so prefixed the said Commissioners then and there being or as many of them as shal be therevnto appointed by the Kings Commission shall cause to bee called the said persons whose names shal be comprised in the said Precept as is aforesaid for their examination And if any of those persons which shal be warned as is aforesaid to bee examined which at any time after the warning and before the prefixed day shal be within such place where hee may haue knowledge of his said apparance to bee made make default and appâ—â—â—â— not 〈◊〉 a reasonable cause or else a reasonable excuse by the â—at he sâ—â—tâ—â—d the dible persons before the said Commissioners be truly alleadged fork is discharge that then euerie or them so making default to be taxed and charged to the Kings Maiestie with and at the double summe of the rate that he should or ought to haue beene set at for and after the best value of his lands or substance vppon him certified if hee had appeared by the discretion of the said CoÌ„missioners there being which CoÌ„missioners shall trauell with euery of the other persons then and there appearing whose names shal be expressed in the said Precept or Precepts in whome any behement suspect was or shal be had in torme aforesaid by all such wases meanes as they can other then by corporall oath for the better knowledge of their best value either in hereditaments or possessions or else in goods and debts there vppon shall haue power and authority by vertue of this Act according to their discretions to inlarge and increase the taxations of such persons as they shall so finde by due examination to be of greater value or substance in lands or goods then they were presented at and that euery spirituall person at euery of the said taxations of the said Subsidy shal be rated and set according to the â—â—le abouesaid of for euery pound that the same spirituall person for and other to his vse hath by distent bargaine purchase in Fee simple Fee taile tearme of life tearme of yeares by execution by 〈◊〉 shipp or by coppie of Court-Roll in any Mâ—â—iors Lands Tehements Rents Seruices Offices Fees Corâ—odâ—es or Hereditaments after the true tust and yearely value thereof and according as other the Kings Maiesties Subiects borne within this Realme bee charged in forme abone remembred so that it extend to the yearely value of twenty shillings or aboue And it is further enacted that if the said taxors or assessors shall not duely behaue themselues in their inquirse taxation assesment or certificate but shall affectionally 〈…〉 ly demeane themselues in that behalfe 〈…〉 the Commissioners shall by their considerations 〈…〉 worthy of punishment for not doing 〈…〉 that then foure or more of the Commissioners 〈…〉 for the same Subsidy shall haue power 〈…〉 either to charge the said assessors vpon 〈…〉 the better serutre aforesaid 〈…〉 tions to taxâ— set vpon euery of the 〈…〉 meanors in that behalfe such 〈…〉 good so that it exceed not the summe of 〈…〉 and the same fine or peine at their 〈…〉 the Court of Exchequer euery which fiue to taxed set by foure of the said CoÌ„missioners or more being estreated with the Schedule Bookes of the limit shal be leuied answered to the Kings vse in like manner forms to all intents purposes as any othersummes that shal be taxed become due by vertue of this statute Act of Subsidy not in any otherwise or manner And if any person certified or rated by vertue of this Act whether he be a Commissioner or other to any manner of value doth finde himselfe grieued with the same presentment sessing or rating and therevppon complaine to the Commissioners before whome he shal be called fessed or taxed or before two of them before the same taxation be certified into the Court of Exchequer that the said Commissioners or two of them shall by all waies meanes examine particularly and disstinetly the person so complaining vppon his oath and other his neighbours by their discretions of euery his Lands and TenemeÌ„ts aboue specified of euery his goods Chattels and debts aboue-mentioned And after due examinatioÌ„ and perfect knowledge thereof had and perceaued by the said Commissioners or two of them which shall haue power by authority aforesaid the said Comissioners or two of them to whome any such complaiÌ„t shal be made by their discretions vpon the oath of the said person so complaining may abate defalke increase or inlarge the same assessments according as it shall appeare to them iust vppon the same examination the same suÌ„me so abated defalted increased or enlarged shal be by theÌ„ estreated in forme as hereafter ensueth And if it be proued by wittnesses or by the parties owne confession or other lawful waies or meanes within a yeare after such oath made that the same person sorated or sworne was of any better or greater value in Lands Goods or other things aboue specified at the time of his said oath then the same person so sworne did declare vpon his said oath that theÌ„ euery person so offending shall loose forfeit to his Maiestie so much lawful money of England as he the said person so sworne was set at or taxed to pay And also it is attacked by the same out hority that euery person to be rated and taxed as is aforesaid shal be rated set and the 〈◊〉 on him set to bee leuied at such place where hee and his family were 〈…〉 the most part of the yeare next before the 〈◊〉 presentment and taxation made no where else And that no Commissioner for this 〈…〉 shal be rated or taxed 〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 in the Countie or other place where hee 〈◊〉 Commissioned 〈◊〉 And that if 〈◊〉 person chargeable to 〈…〉 at the time of the said assessing happen to bee out of this Realme or farre from the place where he shal be knowen then hee to bee set where hee was last abyding in this Realme and after the substance value and other profits of euery person to bee knowen by examination certificate or other manner of wise as is aforesaid and that the
said Realme for the time being together with other such persons as therevnto shal be named as is aforesaid And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that after the taxes and assesses of the said summes vppon and by the said Assessing and certificate as is aforesaid made the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thereunto appointed and haue authority by the Kings Maiesties Commission shall with all speed and without delay by their writting estreate the said taxes thereof under their 〈◊〉 and signes Mannuall if the said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be appointed at the least and the same shall deliuer vnto sufficient and substantiall thhabitants Shiriâ—â—s Vndershiriffs Constables Subconstables Bailiffs and other Officers â—yntly of Baronies Caâ—treds Hundreds Townes Parishes and other places aforesaid within their limits and other sufficient persons Inhabitants of the same onely by the discretion of the said Commissioners with the assent of the High Collector And as the place and paâ—ties shall require as well the particular names and surnames as the remembrance of all summes of money taxed and set of and vppon euerie person as well man as woman chargeable to this Act House-holders and other Inhabitants and dwellers within the said Parishes Townes and places contributory to this Act of Subsidie By authority of which writing and estreate so deliuered the same Officers and other persons so named and deputed seuerallyâ— shall haue full power and authority by vertue of this Act immediatly after the deliuery of the said writing or estreate to demaund leuie gather of euery person therein speeissed the snmme summes in the same writing or estreate comprised and for not payment thereof to distraine the same person or persons so being behinde by their Goods and Chattels and the distressâ— so taken to keepe by the space of eight daies at the costs and charges of the owner thereof And if the said owner doe not pay such summe of money as shal be leauied by authority of this 〈◊〉 within the said eight daies then the same distrâ—sse to be appraised by foure three or two of the Iuhabiâ—â—â—ts where 〈◊〉 distresse is taken and also then to d ee fould by the Constable or other Collector for the payment of the said muney the ouerplus comming of the sale and keeping there of if any bee to bee immediatly restored to the owner of the same distresse which said Officers and othr persons so 〈◊〉 to aske take gather and leauy the the said summes shall answere and bee charged for the portion onely to the lâ—â—â—signed and limitted to bee gathered leauied and comprised in the said Writting of estreate so to them as is aforesaid â—â—â—â—ered to the vse of our Soueraigne Lord the Kings 〈◊〉 and his Heires and Successors and the said summe in that writting or estreate comprised to pay vnto the High Collector or Bollectors of that place for the collection of the same in manner and forme vnerwritten therevnto toâ—eâ— named and deputed And the same Inhabitants and 〈◊〉 so gathering the same particular summes for their collection thereof shâ—â—â— retaine for euery twenty shillings so by them reâ—â—ation and pays two pence and that to be allowed at the payment of their collection by them to bee made to the High Collector or Collectors And 〈…〉 for the said authority that the said Commissiones 〈…〉 part of them as shall take vppon them the 〈◊〉 and â—â—sines of the said Commission shall for euery or the said payments of the said Subsidie name such sufficient 〈…〉 persons which then shall haue and possests lands and other hereditaments in their owne right of the cleare 〈…〉 of twenty pounds or goods to the value of foure 〈…〉 at the least as hee shal be taxed in the Sulâ—â—â—ie Booke 〈◊〉 any such be in the said limits for 〈◊〉 of such so assested 〈◊〉 those to bee appointed Collectors that then shal be sufficient in lands or goods neerest to the values aforesaid as 〈◊〉 their discretion shal be thought good in the seuerall Counties Shines Citties Townes-corporate and other what so ouer places as well within places priuiledged as without not being foreprised within this Act to bee High Collectorâ—â— and to haue the look 〈◊〉 and receipt of the said summes set and leauiable within the Precluts Limits Bounds where they shall be so limired and appointed to bee High Collâ—â—â—rs and to euerie of the said Collectors so seuerally 〈◊〉 the said Commissionâ—â—â— or 〈◊〉 of them at the least with all 〈◊〉 and without 〈…〉 the whole summè of any payment of the said Subsidy be set by all the limits of the same their Commission or in 〈◊〉 dimits as the High Collectors shal be so seueâ—â—lly assigâ—ed sâ—alk vnder their Seales and signes Mannuall deliuer one estreate indented in parchment comprising in it the names of all such persons as were assigned to leauy the and particular 〈◊〉 And the summes of euerie Baâ—â—ny Contred Hundred Cittie Towne and other places aforesaid with the names and surnames of the persons so chargeable according to 〈◊〉 thereof made and deliuered as is â—â—â—gesaid and the Collectors to bee assigned shal be charged to answere the whole 〈◊〉 comprised in the said estreate limitted to his collertion as is aforesaid Prouided alwaies and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that the said Commissioners hauing authority by this Act to name and nominate the said High Collectors of the said Subsidy shall immediatly 〈…〉 〈◊〉 take by authority of this 〈…〉 recogniâ—anâ—es or obligations 〈…〉 so bee payd therefore of euery 〈…〉 med to bee High Collectors to bee 〈…〉 Kings Maâ—â—â—ie in the double summe of the 〈◊〉 of his collection and to be 〈◊〉 and â—â—ade vpon such condition That is to say for the 〈◊〉 of the said first payments of the said Subsidie that 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 Collector his heires or executors doe truely content and pay to the vse of the Kings Maiestie his Heires and 〈◊〉 in the Rereipt of the said Excherquer at or before she said first day of December which shal be in the said yeare or our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene so much of the said summe of money allotted and appointed to his collection as hee shall collect and gather and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth next after such time as he hath gathered and collected the same residue that then the said recognisances or obligations to be voyd or else to stand in full strength and vertue And for the collection of the said second payment of the said Subsidy vpon condition that if the said Collector his heires or executors doe truely rontent and pay to the vse of the Kings Maiestie his Heires and Suâ—â—ssors in his Highnes Court of Excherquâ—â— at or before the said first day of Iune which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixercene so 〈◊〉 of the said 〈◊〉 of money alloted and
set and taxed after the Rate and proportion according to the true meaning of this Act Lands and Tenements chargeable to the twentieth part of the Clergy and yearly wages due to Seruants for their yearely seruice other then the Kings Seruants taking yearely wages of fiue poundes or aboue onely excepted and foreprised And that all Plate Coyne Iewells goods Debts and Chattels personals and all Lands Tenements and other the premises as aforesaid being in the rule and custodie of any person or persons to the vse of any Corporation Fraternity Guild Mistery Brotherhood or any Commonaltie being Corporate or not Corporate bee and shal be rated set charged by reason of this Act at the value certified by the presenters of that certificate of euery pound in goods and debts as is abouesaid And for euery pound in Lands Tenements Annuities Fees Corrodies and other yearely profits as is a foresaid And the sūmes that are aboue rehearsed set taxed to be leuied and taxed of them that shall haue such goods in custodie or otherwise charged for lands as is before expressed And the same person or persons and body corporate by authority of this Act shal be discharged against him or them that shall or ought to haue the same at the time of the payment or deliuery thereof or at his otherwise departure from the custody or possession of the same except and alwaies forprised from the charge and Assesment of this Subsidy all Goods Chattels Iewels Ornaments of Churches or Chappels which haue beene ordained and vsed in Churches or Chappels for the honor and seruice of Almighty God And the first payment of the said Subsidy shal be by the authority aforesaid taxed sessed and rated according to this Act In euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne and euery other place within this Realme of Ireland before the first day of September next comming which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred fifteene And the second payment of the said Subsidy shall bee by the authority aforesaid taxed sessed and rated according to this Act in euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne and euery other place within this Realme of Ireland before the first day of March which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the particular summes of euery County Barony Cantred Citty Borough Towne or other places aforesaid with the particuler names of such as are or shal be chargeable for and to the first payment of the said Subsidy to bee taxed and set by the Commissioners for the same to bee limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the High Collectors and in the same forme shal be certified into the Kings Exchecquer before the first day of October which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the particular summes of euery Countie Barony Cantred Cyttie Borough Towne or other places aforesaid with the particular names of such as are or shal be chargeable for and to the second payment of the said Subsidy to bee taxed and set by the Commissioners for the same to bee limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the High Collectors and in the same forme shal be certified into the Kings Exchecquer before the first day of Aprill which shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixteene And the said summes in forme aforesaid to bee taxed to and for the first payment of the said Subsidy shal be payd in one entier summe into the Kings Receipt of his Exchecquer aforesaid to the vse of our said Soueraigne Lord at or before the first day of December which shal be in the said yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and fifteene and the said summes in manner and forme aforesaid to bee taxed to and for the second payment of the said Subsidy shal be paid in one entier summ einto the Receipt aforesaid to the vse aforesaid at or before the first day of Iune wich shal be in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and sixteene and the summes aforesaid of and for the said Subsidie shal be taxed set asked and demaunded taken gathered leuied and payd to the vse of our said Soueraigne Lord his heires and successors in forme aforesaid as well within the Liberties Franchises Sanctuaries auncient Demeasnes and others whatsoeuer places exempt or not exempt as without Any graunt Charter Prescription Use Libertie or Freedome by any letters Patents or other priuiledges prescription or allowance of the same or whatsoeuer other matter of discharge to the contrary heretofore made vsed graunted or obtained notwithstanding And it is further enacted by the authority of this present Parliamēt that euery such person as well such as be borne vnder the Kings obeysance as euery other person stranger borne Denizen or not Denizē inhabiting within this Realme which at the time of the same Assessings or taxatiōs or of euery of thē to be had or made shal be out of this Realme haue goods Chattels lāds or Tenements Fees or Annuities or other profits within this Realme shal be charged and chargeable for the same by the certificate of the inhabitants of the place where such Goods Chattels Lands Tenements or other the premises then shal be or in such other place where such person or persons or his or their factors Deputy or Atturney shall haue their most resorte vnto within this Realme in like manner as if the said person were or had beene at the time of the said Assessing within this Realme And that euery person abyding or dwelling within this Realme or without this Realme shal be charged or chargeable to the same Substdy graunted by this Act according and after the Rate of such yearely substance or value of Lands or Tenements Goods Chattels and other the premises as euery person so to be charged shal be set at the time of the said Assessing or taxation vppon him to be made and none otherwise And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that for the Assessing and ordering of the said Subsidie to bee duely had the Lord Deputie or other cheefe Gouernour of this Realme for the time being with th' aduise of the Lord Chauncellor the Vice-Treasurer the Lord Cheefe Iustice of his Maiesties cheefe place the Lord Cheefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common pleas the Lord Cheefe Baron of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer and the Maiester of the Rolls for the time being or any two or moe of them shall or may name and appoint of and for euery Countie or Sheire within this Realme as also of and for euery Citty and Towne being a County of it selfe such and so many Persons as they shall thinke conuenient to bee Commissoners of and in the said seuerall Counties Citties or Townes And aliso the said Lord Deputy or other Cheefe Gouernour with th'
said Commissioners or as many of them as shal be appointed by the Kings Maiesties Commission or Commissions shall after the rate and rates aforesaid cause euery person so to be set rated and taxed according to the rate of the substaÌ„te value of his laÌ„ds goods Chattels and other profits chargeable by this Act whereby the greatest or most best summe or suÌ„mes according to his most substance by reason of this Act might or may be set or taxed And that euery person taxed in any County or place other then where he and his family were resident for the most part of the yeare then next before or in any County or place other then where he is a Commissioner for the Subsidy if he be a Commissioner vppon certificate made to the said Court of Exchecquer vnder the hands seales of two Commissioners for the same Subsidy in the same CouÌ„ty or place where such person his family were resiant for the most part of the yeare next before or where he is a CoÌ„missioner for the taxation paymeÌ„t of the same Subsidie testifying such his most restaÌ„cy hauing a family or being a CoÌ„mmissioner shal be a sufficieÌ„t discharge for the taxation of that person in all other places of for all other summes of money vppon such persons so set and taxed saue onely the taxation made in that County or place from which such certificate shal be made as is aforesaid and for the suÌ„me of money vppon such persons there assessed or taxed And that such certificate without any plea or other circumstance shal be a sufficient warrant as well to the Barons and Auditor and Auditors of the said Court of Excheequer and to all and euerie other Officers to whome the allowance thereof shall appertaine paying for such discharge and allowance onely sixe pence and no more Prouided alwaies that euerie such person which shal be rated or taxed according to the intent and true meaning of this Act for payment of and to this Subsidie for and after the yearely value of his Lands Tenements other reall possessions or profits at any of the said taxations shall not after be set and rated for his goods and Chattels or other moneable substance at the same taxation and that hee that shal be set charged or taxed for the same Subsidy for his goods Charels other moueables at any of the said taxations according to the true meaning of this Art shall not after be chatged taxed or chargeable for his lends or other reall possessions and profits abouesaid at the same taxations or any of them nor that any person by any taxation bee double charged for the said Subsidy nor set or taxed at seuerall places by reason of this Act. But if any person happen to be double set taxed or charged either in any place or at seuerall places then he to bee discharged of the one taxation charged with the other according to the meaning and intent of this Act any thing contained in this present Act to the contrary notwithstanding And that it bee ordained and enacted by the said authority of this present Parliament that no person hauing two mansions or two places to resort vnto or calling himselfe household seruant or waiting-seruant to the Lord-deputy or other Lord or Lady Master or Mistres bee excused vppon his saying from the taxes of the said Subsidy in neither of the places where he may bee set or taxed vnlesse he bring a certificate in writing from the Commissioners where that he is so set or taxed indeede at one place And if any person that ought to bee set and taxed to this present Subsidy by reason of his remouing and resorting to two places or by reason of his saying that hee else where was taxed or by reason of any priuiledge of his dwelling or abyding in any place not being foreprised in this Act or otherwise by his Couine or craft or by any words or sayings or otherwise or if any that is a Commissioner or Assessor of others happen to escape from the said taxation for the payment of this Subsidy and be not set and taxed according to the true intent of this Act and that prodned by presentmeÌ„t examination information or otherwise before the said Commissioners or two of them or before the Barons of the Kings Maiesties Exchecquer or two Iustices of the Peace of the County where such person dwelleth then euerie such person that by such meanes or otherwise willingly by Couin or without iust cause shall happen to escape from the said taxations or payments aforesaid or any of them and shall not bee rated taxed and set shal be charged vppon the knowledge and proofs thereof with at the double value of somuth as he should might or ought to haue beene set and taxed at by vertue of this Act and the same double value to bee gathered leauied and payd of his Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements towards the said Subsidy and further to bee punished according to the discretions of the Barons Iustices and Commissioners before whome hee shal be committed for his offence and deceipt in that behalfe And hee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the said Commissioners in euery Commission which shall 〈◊〉 or inhabit in any County or place within the simits of their Commission or the more part of them shall haue full power and authority by this Art to set taxe and sesse euery other Commissioner ioyned with them in euery such Commission and the said Commissioners within euery diuision shall also assesse euery assessor within his or their diuision for his or their goods Lands and other the premists as is abouesaid by the which said Commission the said Commissioners to whome it shall appertaine shall indifferently set taxe and sesse themselues and the said assessors and that as well the summes vppon euerie of the said Commissioners and Assessors so sessed rated and taxed as the summes made and presented by the presentors as is aforesaid shal be written certified set and estreated and the estreats thereof to be made with the other inhabitants of that part and within the limits of the same Commission and diuision so to bee gathered and leauied in like manner as it ought or should haue beene if the said Commissioners had not beene in the said Commission And that all persons of the estates of a Baron or Barons and euerie estate aboue shal be charged with their freeh◠〈◊〉 and value as aforesaid by the Lord-deputy or other Chiefe Gouernour of this Realme with the aâ—erise aforesaid And they to bee charged for the said seuerall payments of the said Subsidy after the forme of the said graunt according to the taxation aforesaid And the summie of and vppon them to bee set and taxed with the names of the Collectors appointed for the gathering and paying of the same to bee estreated deliuered and certified at daies and places alone specified by the Lord-deputy or other Chiefe Gouernour of the
the said Commissioners which then shall haue taken vppon them the execution of any part of the said Commission shall by himselfe or his sufficient Deputie truely certifie and bring forth vnto the said Commissioners named in the said Commission the certificate and presentment made before him and such other Commissioners as were limitted with him in one limitt so that the same certificate may bee accounpted and cast with th' other certificats of th' other limits within the same Commission and then the said Commissioners and euerie number of them vnto two at the least as is aforesaid if any bee in life or their executors or administrators of their goods if they then bee dead shall ioyntly and seuerally as they were deuided in their limits vnder their Seales by their discretion make one or seuerall writings indented containing in it as well the names of the said Collectors by the Commissioners for such collection and accounpts in the Exchecquer and payments in the same Receipt deputed and assigned as the grosse and seuerall summes written vnto euerie such Collectors to receaue the said Subsidie and also all fines amerciaments and other forfeitures if any such by reason of this Act happen to bee within the Precinct and limitt of their Commission to bee certified into the Kings Maiesties said Exchecquer by the said Commissioners in which writing or writings indented so to bee certified shal be plainely declared and expressed the whole and entire summe or summes of the said Subsidies seuerally limitted to the collection of the said Collectors seuerally deputed and assigned to the collection of the said summes so that none of the said Collectors so certified in the said Exchecquer shal be compelled there to accoumpt or to bee charged but onely to and for the summes limitted to his collection and not to and for any summe limitted to the collection of his fellowes but euerie of them shal be seuerally charged for their part limitted to their collection And if the said Commissioners ioyned in one Commission amongst themselues in that matter cannot agree or if any of them bee not ready or refuse to make certificate with other of the same Commissioners that then the said Commissioners may make seuerall Indentures in forme aforesaid of their seuerall limits or separations of Collectors within the limitts of their Commission vpon and in the Baronies Cantreds or such other like deuisions within the said seuerall limitts of their Commission as the places there shall require to bee seuered and deuided and as to the same Commissioners shall seeme good to make deuisions of their limitts or Collections for the seuerall charges of the same Collectors so that alway one Collector shal be charged and accoumpt for his part to him to bee limitted onely by himselfe and not for any summe limitted to the part of any of his fellowes and the charges of euerie of the Collectors to bee set and certified seuerally vppon them And euerie such Collector vppon his accoumpt and payment of the summe of money limitted within his collection to bee seuerally by himselfe acquitted and discharged in the said Exchecquer without paying any manner of Fees or rewardes to any person or persons for the same vppon paine and penaltie last abouesaid and not to bee charged for any portion of any other collector and if any Commissioner after he hath taken certificate of them that as is aforesaid shalve lefore any such Commissioners examined and the summes rated and set and the Books writings thereof being in his hands or if any Collector or other person charged with any Receipt of any part of the said Subsidie or any other person taxed or otherwise by this Act charged with or for any parcell of the said Substdie or with any other summe Fine amerciament penaltie or other forfeiture happen to die before the Commissioners Collectors or other whatsoeuer person or persons haue executed accomplished satissied or sufficiently discharged that which to euerie such person shall appertaine or belong to doe according to this Act then the executors and heires of euerie such person and all other seissed of any Lands and Cenements that any such person being charged by this Act and deceasing before hee be discharged thereof or any other to his vse onely had of estate of inheritance at the time that any such person was named Commissioner Collector or otherwise charged with or for any manner of thing to bee done satisfied or payd by reason of this Act and all those that haue in their possessions or hands any Goods Chattels Leases or other things that were to any person or persons at the time of his death or any Lands or Tenements that were to the same persons at the time hee was as is aforesaid charged by this Act shalve by the same compelled and charged to doe and accomplish in euerie Case as the same person so being charged should haue done or might haue beene compelled to doe it hee had beene 〈◊〉 plaâ—e life after such rate of the Lands and Goods of the said Commissioner or Collector as the partie shall haue in his hands and if the said Commissioners for causes reasonable them moueing shall thinke it not conuenient to ioyne in one certificate as is aforsaid Then the said person or persons that shall first ioyne together or hee that shall first certifie the said writing indented as is aforesaid shall certifie all the names of the Commissioners of that Commission wherevppon such writing shal be there then to bee certified with deuision of the Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Tythings and other places to and among such Commissioners of the same Commission with the names of the same Commissioners where such separations and deuisions shal be with the grosse summes of money as well of and for the said Subsidie taxed or set of or within the said Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Tythings or other places to him or them deuided or assigned that shall so certifie the said first writing as of the Fines amerciaments penalties other forfeitures if any happen to bee within the same limits whereof the same writings shaide certiâ—ed and after such writing indented which as is aforesaid shal be certified and not containe in it the whole and full summes set and taxed within the limits of the said Commission the other Commissioners of the same before the day of payment of the said Subsidie shall certifie into the said Exchecquer by their writing or writings indented to bee made as is aforesaid the grosse and seuerall summes set and taxed within the places to them limitted for the said Subsidie and other Fines amerciaments penalties and forfeitures with the names of the Baronies Cantreds Hundreds Tythings and other places to them assigned or else by their said writings indented to certifie at the same place before the same day of payment such reasonable causes for their excuses whie they may not make such certificate of and for the said Subsidies Fines amerciaments and other causes growing or set by reason of the causes of their lets or of their not certifying as is aforesaid or else in default thereof processe to bee made out of the Kings Maiesties said Exchecquer against the said Commissioners and euerie of them not making certificate as is aforesaid by the discretion of the Treasurer and Baruns of the said Exchecquer Prouided alwaies and bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all and euerie person and persons hauing Mannors Lands Tenements and other Hereditaments chargeable to the payment of the said Subsidie graunted to the Kings Maiestie by this Act and also hauing spirituall possessions chargeable to his said Maiestie by the graunt made by the Cleargie of this Realme in their conuocation and ouer this hauing substance in Goods and Chattels chargeable by this sayd Act that then if any of the said person or persons be hereafter charged or assessed and taxed for the said Mannors Lands and Tenements and spirituall possessions and also assessed charged and taxed for his and their Goods and Chattels that then hee or they shal be onely charged by vertue of this Act for his and their said Mannors Lands Tenements Hereditaments and spirituall possessions or enely for his said Goods and Chattels the best thereof to bee taken for the Kings Maiestie and not to bee charged for both or double charged for any of them Any thing in this Act contained to the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding Prouided alwaies that this graunt of Subsidie or any thing therein contained in any wise extend not to charge the Prouost fellowes and schollers of the Colledge of the holie Trinitie neere Dublin nor any Mannors Lands Tenements or other possessions Goods Chattells or other moueable substance which the said Prouost fellowes schollers or any others to their vse haue within this Realme of Ireland Any thing in this present Act to the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding Prouided alwaies and bee it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid that no Orphant or Infant within the age of twenty and one yeares borne within any the Kings Maiesties Dominions shal be charged to any payment of this Subsidy for his or her Goods and Chattels to him or her left or bequeathed Any thing in this Act contained to the contrarie notwithstanding Prouided neuerthelesse and bee it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid that if any Alien or Stranger borne Denizen or not Denizen and dwelling or inhabiting within this Realme of Ireland shall assigne or conuay ouer vnto any his or their Childe or Children borne within this said Realme of Ireland any his or their Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels to the intent thereby to defraud the Kings Maiestie of his said Subsidie of or for the same that then all and euerie such Child or Children so being seised of any such Lands and Tenements or possessed of any such Goods or Chattels shal be charged and chargeable to and with the payment of double the said Subsidie for the same Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels at the said rates and values as Aliens and Strangers Denizens or not Denizens are before limitted and appointed to pay FINIS Imprinted at Dublin by Iohn Franckton Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie for Ireland Anno Domini 1615. * * ** * *