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A25427 The state of His Majesties revenue in Ireland as the same was given in to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties treasury in England, by Francis Lord Angier vice-treasurer of Ireland. And also, the humble proposals of the Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh upon the said state. Together with His Majesties contract thereupon, concerning His whole revenue in Ireland, by letters patents bearing date the 4th of August, 1672. Aungier, Francis, Earl of Longford, d. 1700.; Ranelagh, Richard Jones, Earl of, 1638?-1712. aut 1673 (1673) Wing A3163D; ESTC R214836 187,678 180

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sorts of Strong Waters by retaile And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the better Execution of his Majesties Gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Souldiers and other His Subjects there And also one other Act entituled An Act for the explaining of some doubts arising upon an Act entituled An Act for the better Execution of His Majesties gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Soldiers and other his subjects there and for making of some alterations of and additions unto the said Act for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said Kingdom And whereas also His Majesty is pleased to demise and to farme let all and every the Branches of his Revenue herein before mentioned and all other Branches of his Revenue of that nature whether the same do arise by virtue of all every or any the Acts aforesaid or by virtue of any other Act Statute Custome or Prerogative Royal or whatsoever touching or concerning the premises or any other part thereof together with several other duties and payments herein after mentioned And whereas also the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor and Ralph Bucknall have offered to farm of His Majesty the Branches of his Revenue aforesaid and other the duties and payments hereafter mentioned and to take a Lease of so much thereof as is now out of Lease for the terme of seven years beginning at the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past before the date hereof and to take a Lease of the residue thereof as soon as the respective Leases now in being shall expire during the residue of the said seven years and to pay for the same during the first year in consideration of the Quit-rents Hearth-mony Wine-licenses and such other Revenue as shall be injoyed during that year the Rent of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds and from thence during the second year to pay a further encrease of Rent of seventy five thousand pounds more A Recital of the Rents during the whole Lease in consideration of the Customes and Imported excise which during that year will come into possession in all during that year one hundred sixty six thousand and five hundred pounds and during the third year to pay two hundred and six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds that is to say forty one thousand six hundred twenty five pounds part thereof at our Lady-day one thousand six hundred seventy and one and the residue thereof at the three following quarter-dayes of that year that is to say on each quarter-day fifty four thousand eight hundred seventy five pounds in consideration of the Inland Excise and Ale and Beer Licenses which on the twenty fifth day of March 1671 will come into possession And also to pay during the four last years for the whole two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds yearly by quarterly payments and to pay down by way of Advance the sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds in manner following That is to say upon every first Monday in every Month after the sealing of these presents to pay down by way of advance into His Majesties Exchequer at Dublin the full sum of ten thousand pounds per mensem over and above the Rent by these presents reserved untill the whole sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds shall be fully paid in and advanced as a security for the better payment of the Rent herein reserved and to let the same remain in His Majesties hands during the first four years of the said Term at ten pounds per Cent. according as Interest is payable by the Laws of Ireland so as after the first four years they might have liberty to reimburse themselves by way of retayner out of their rent as much of the said seventy thousand pound as they shall think fit they first giving unto His Majesty such sufficient security for the payment of the rents herein reserved during the residue of the said seven years as the Lord-Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being shall think fit to accept and allow of so as the interest thereof at the rate of ten pounds per Cent. so long as the same shall remain in His Majesties hands may be paid quarterly by way of deduction out of the Rent hereby reserved Which said offers and proposals having been made to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury their Lordships upon due consideration hereof had did represent the same unto His Majesty in Councel and afterwards by vertue of and in pursuance of an Order made by His Majesty in Councel bearing date the eleventh day of November now last past did proceed to a full and final agreement and conclusion touching the same Now this Indenture Witnesseth That the Kings most Excellent Majesty for and in consideration of the sum of seventy thousand pounds so as aforesaid to be advanced and paid in which said sum of seventy thousand pounds they the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall and every of them do Covenant to pay unto our Soveraign Lord the King at his Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin over and above the Rents herein afore-mentioned by the proportion of ten thousand pound per mens untill the whole be advanced and paid in the first payment of the said ten thousand pound per mens to begin in the first moneth after the date of these presents and that the whole seventy thousand pounds be left in His Majesties hands for four years and from thence untill the end of the terme unless other sufficient security for payment of the rent be given in lieu thereof according to the intent and meaning of the said proposal aforementioned And also for and in consideration of the yearly rents herein and hereby reserved and of other the Covenants Provisoes Conditions and Agreements herein after-mentioned on the parts and behalfes of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall to be paid done and performed and for divers other good causes and considerations His said Majesty thereunto especially moving HATH by and with the advice of the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury and others of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council and of His especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion demised and granted and to farme letten and by these Presents for His Highness his heirs and Successors doth demise grant and to Farme let unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Phillip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George
THE STATE OF His Majesties Revenue IN IRELAND As the same was Given in to the Right Honourable the LORDS COMMISSIONERS of His Majesties Treasury in England By Francis Lord Angier Vice-Treasurer of IRELAND AND ALSO The Humble Proposals OF THE Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount RANELAGH Upon the said STATE TOGETHER WITH His Majesties Contract THEREUPON Concerning His whole Revenue in IRELAND BY LETTERS PATENTS Bearing date the 4th of August 1672. In the SAVOY Printed by Tho. Newcomb 1673. FUIMUS The Right honble Charles Viscount Bruce of Ampthill Son Heir Apparent of Thomas Earl of Ailasbury Baron Bruce of Whorleton A STATE of HIS MAJESTIES YEARLY REVENUE and CHARGE IN IRELAND From the 25 th of December 1669 to the 25 th of December 1675 being the time when the present Farm determines From the 25 th of December 1669 to the 25 th of December 1670. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents 91500 00 00 Customs 75000 00 00 Inland Excise 39000 00 00 Total 205500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1870 Abatement allowed by the second Contract 11378 00 00 Salaries of the Commissioners 02750 00 00 Interest of the 70000 li. 07000 00 00 Quit-rents abated to the Duke of Ormond 05000 00 00 Quit-rents respited and discharged and for Lands in the Kings hands 12929 03 08 ¾ Total 39057 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 166442 16 03 ¼ His Majesties Charge To the Military List 155341 13 07 To the Civil List 16501 11 11 Total Charge 171843 05 06 Clear Revenue deduct 166442 16 03 ¼ The Charge exceeds the Revenue this year 5490 09 02 ¾ From the 25 th of December 1670 to the 25 th of December 1671. Revenue Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise for the first quarter ending 25th March 1671 009750 00 00 Inland Excise for the remaining three quarters 039750 00 00 Total 216000 00 00 Abatements Anno 1671. Abatement allowed by the second Contract 014771 10 00 All the other Abatements mentioned in the Accompt of the last year comes to 027679 03 08 ¾ Total 042450 13 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 173549 06 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of the Civil and Military Lists as before 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 001706 00 09 ½ From the 25 th of December 1671 to the 25 th of December 1672. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents 091500 00 00 Customs 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1672. Abatement allowed by the second Contract 015000 00 00 All the other Abatements amount unto 027679 03 08 ¾ Total 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1672 to the 25 th of December 1673. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1673. Allowed the same as the first year 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1673 to the 25 th of December 1674. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1674. Abatements allowed as before 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1674 to the 25 th of December 1675. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1675. Abatements allowed as before 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ½ Charge Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ So that when the said Farm determines viz. the 25th day of December 1675 the Annual Revenue will exceed the Annual Charge the sum of 016215 14 07 ½ A STATE of HIS MAJESTIES DEBTS TO THE CIVIL and MILITARY LISTS c. Due to the Kings Guard of Horse for 12 months pay ending the last of December 1670 07677 12 00 Due to 29 Troops more 12 months ending the last of December 1670 56935 04 00 Due to 61 Companies of Foot 12. months ending the last of December 1670 53642 08 00 Due to the Regiment of Guards 11. months pay ending the 30th of December 1670 20746 07 04   139001 11 04 Advanced by the new Farmers 070000 00 00 Lent by Alderman Bucknall 10000 li. which with interest at 10 li. per Cent. and Exchange at 5 li. per Cent. comes to 011500 00 00 To the City of Londonderry 004000 00 00 For Lands inclosed in the Parke 010000 00 00 Arrears of the Civil List about 004000 00 00 Due for Arms and Ammunition sent out of England 006076 00 00 Due to Patrick Archer 006294 05 00 Due to the Train of Artillery 001147 05 02 Insolvent Assignments due to the Army 010000 00 00 Due to the Earl of Anglesey to be paid out of forfeited Recognizances 002500 00 00 Due to the Lord Arlington being the remainder of 10000 l. granted to him 006250 00 00 Part of the 10 months arrear due to the Army in the Lords Justices time 040789 18 00 To Collonel Lane's Daughters 006000 00 00 Total Debt 317558 19 06 Towards the discharging which Debts there is in prospect these particular Funds that follow The Overplus of the Revenue above the Charge at the end of the Farm 016215 14 07 ½ Out of the 50000 li. reserved to the King by the Act of Explanation 010000 00 00 By the Assignment of the Duke of Ormond to His Majesty out of the years value 025000 00 00 In arrear upon Sir Alexander Bence for the Inland Excise 008000 00 00 By contract with the 49. men out of their share of the years value 050000 00 00 Total in view 109215 14 07 ½ So there remains unpaid 203343 04 10 ½ To discharge which there is no Fund left of His Majesties Revenue but to the product of the Old Arrears upon the Commission of Inquiry now on foot and the casual Revenue the Quantum whereof cannot be ascertained This was given in to His Majesty and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Angier Vice-Treasurer of Ireland THE Lord Ranelaghs SHORT PROPOSALS I Do Humbly offer to pay Your Majesties Charge and Debts mentioned in the State of Your Revenue given You in by the Vice-Treasurer as far as Your Majesty is obliged That the Farmers should continue their Bargain as now
William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall within ten days next after such proof so to be made as aforesaid satisfie content and pay or cause to be satisfied contented and paid Within ten days after proof to pay to his Majesty over and above the rent unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors into the Receipt of the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs and Successors at Dublin so much money as the customs subsidies and impost of such goods wares and merchandizes so to be paid or compounded for and not shipped before the end of the said Term of six years to be accounted as aforesaid shall duly and truly amount unto over and above the yearly Rent and sums of money in and by these presents reserved and payable And to the intent and purpose that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns may be the fuller impowred and the better enabled to their own proper use and behoof to discover demand levy collect recover and take during the Term aforesaid all and every the customs subsidies and duties of Excise and new Impost and all other sums and duties whatsoever hereby granted and also may be the better assured to enjoy the same according to the true intent and meaning of these presents His said Royal Majesty doth for himself his Heirs and Successors covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralp Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns in manner and form following that is to say That the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of his Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland or the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours and Privy Councel there for the time being respectively shall and will from time to time during the continuance of this present Lease so far as they are impowred by Law constitute and appoint the said John Forth That the Farmers or such persons as they shall appoint shall be Commissioners and collectors of the customs and excise and no other William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or such other person or persons as the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall nominate and appoint and no other Commissioners and Collectors of and for said Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and Commissioners and Governours of and for the said imported duties of Excise and new Impost with full power and authority so far as the Laws shall permit to nominate and appoint such Sub-Commissioners Deputies Waiters Collectors and other Officers respectively in the several and respeective Ports and places of his Majesties Kingdom of Ireland and the Islands and Territories thereto belonging from time to time during the said Term of six years as fully as the late Commissioners of the Customs and Excise or the said Treasurer of the Kingdom are impowred by the said Acts of Parliament herein before particularly recited or either of them and as is therein declared limited and appointed so as such person or persons so to be nominated by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns be persons of Integrity and honest conversation and not be disabled by the said Acts or either of them or by any other Law or Statute in the said Kingdom of Ireland to execute the same Offices and Imployments And whereas by the thirteenth Rule order and direction annexed unto and following the said Act of Tonnage and Poundage the said Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being are authorized to appoint one certain Port in each Province of the said Kingdom of Ireland where Merchants strangers or others importing goods or merchandize into the said Realm of Ireland with the intent to export the same again may make composition or compound for the duties of goods And whereas Rules and Instructions for the regulating the Ports so to be appointed as aforesaid are to be approved of by the chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being Therefore the said Governour or Governours and Councel for the time being shall from time to time Such one Port and no other in each Province to be appointed for a free Port As the Lord Lieutenant c. shall think and may consist with publick safety The Farmers are to observe all rules in the Act for Tonnage and Poundage during the said Term of six years hereby granted appoint such one Port and no other in each Province and ratifie approve and allow of such Instructions and Rules for the regula ing thereof so far as the same is lawful and may consist with publick safe as they the said chief Governour and Governours and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the chief Governour or Governours to be always one or more shall think fit And further that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will during the said Term of six years duely observe such Rules Orders and Directions for Advancement of Trade and Encouragement of Merchants as are prescribed and laid down in the Act for settling the Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage on his Majesty his Heirs or Successors herein formerly mentioned and also all other Acts now in force prohibiting the Exportation of Wool Leather or any other thing whatsoever And the Act prohibiting the exportation of Wool Leather and other goods prohibited to be exported out of the said Kingdom of Ireland except as herein is excepted and provided for and shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer to be done any thing or things whatsoever contrary to any of them or the Rules Orders and directions in them or any of them prescribed except as herein is excepted and provided for nor shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer or permit any Goods or Merchandize to be shipped or landed Notice to the Kings Officer upon goods landed but in the presence of or after due notice given at his place of Office unto such Officer or Officers as by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or
said Annual Quit-rents of such Lands shall or may amount unto any Continuance of such Lands in the hands and possession of his Majesty or any granting thereof in Custodium or other letting or devising of the same to the contrary notwithstanding Saving alwayes to his Majesty such Rents as are or shall be reserved of any such Grant in Custodium or other Lease thereof made or to be made for any less Term than one and twenty years PROVIDED lastly that if the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Buck-nall their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall not within the space of Twelve moneths next ensuing the date hereof cause this present Indenture to be enrolled in his Majesties High Court of Chancery in Ireland and also in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland in the Office of the Treasurers Remembrancer there That then and in such case and for every such default the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them shall forfeit and lose unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors the sum of One hundred pounds for each moneth after the said year expired wherein the said Indenture shall remain and continue without Enrolment thereof made in manner and form aforesaid IN WITNESS WHEREOF Our said Sovereign Lord the King to one part of this present Indenture remaining in the hands of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall hath caused his Great Seal of England to be affixed And to the other part thereof remaining in the hands of our said Sovereign Lord the King the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall have interchangably set their Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written By the King May it please Your most Excellent Majesty YOur Majesty in consideration of 70000 pounds advanced by 10000 pounds per mensem and covenanted to be left in Your Majesties hands for four years at 10 pounds per cent and good security to be given for payment of your Rent when any part of it shall be taken out and in consideration of the Rents reserved Is hereby gratiously pleased to Demise unto John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall Your Revenue in Ireland arising by Hearth-money Licenses to retaile Wine and Strong-waters the new Quit-rents given to Your Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation the Chief-rents Fee-farme-rents Rents service Rents charge Rents secke Rents reserved upon Leases exceeding one and twenty years Coppyhold and all other ancient Crown-rents except such Quit-rents as have been granted or released by your Majesty since Michaelmas last and except the Rents reserved upon the Farms of the Customs and Excise which are yet in being To have and to hold from Christmass-day last for seven years Rendering yearly 91500 pounds at the four usual Feasts The first payment was to begin at our Lady-day last past And your Majesty is further pleased to Demise unto them your Revenue arising by Customes and imported Excise To have and to hold from Christmass-day next ensuing for six years rendering yearly seventy five thousand pounds But the times of payment thereof are to be monethly according to the rate of 6000 pounds a moneth at two several payments in the moneth by Equal portions The first payment is to begin on the 31 of January next but every 15 of January following during the Terme and also upon the 15 of January after the Terme there must be paid 6000 pounds And your Majesty is further pleased to demise unto them your Revenue arising by Inland Excise and by Licenses to Retaile Ale and Beer To have and to hold for four years and three quarters from the 25 of March 1671 Rendering yearly 53000 pounds for the first four years by four quartely payments and 39750 pounds during the last three quarters with Covenants and Provisoes suitable to the respective Terms which have been seen and examined by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury and by some of the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council in England and some of the Lords and others of His Majesties Privy Council in Ireland HENEAGE FINCH THE PATENT FOR THE ABATEMENT CARLES the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Recital of the aforesaid Indenture c. Whereas We in and by one Indenture of Demise bearing date the Twelfth Day of July last past before the date hereof made or mentioned to be made between Our-self of the one part and John Forth Alderman and now one of the Sheriffs of the City of London William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon of the City of London Esquires James Hayes of Lincolns Inne in the County of Middlesex Esquire Dannet Forth George Dashwood of the City of London Esquires William Muschamp and Humphrey Taylor of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquires and Ralph Bucknall of the City of London Esquire of the other part for the considerations therein mentioned have demised granted and to Farm lett unto the said John Forth and other the Persons last before mentioned the Duty arising by Hearth-money the Duties arising by Licences to retail Wine and Strong-waters all the New Quit-rents given to Us by the late Acts commonly called The Acts of Settlement and Explanation all Chief Rents and Fee-farm Rents all Rents Service Rents Charge Rents Seck Rents reserved upon Leases Exceeding 21. years at the making hereof Assart Rents Rents due for Purprestures arrented Copyhold Rents and all other certain Rents Annuities and Sums of Money yearly payable to Us within Our said Kingdom of Ireland whether the same be due by the Common Law Statutes Custom or Prescription or by our Ancient Prerogative Right and Inheritance of the Crown or otherwise howsoever Except the Rents payable upon the Farm of the Customs and Imported Excize within our said Kingdom of Ireland still in being and the Rents due and payable upon the Farm of Beer and Ale and other the In-land Excize and of the Moneys payable for Licences to retail Ale and Beer which is still also in being To have and to hold from Christmass-day last for seven years from thence next ensuing under the yearly Rent of Fourscore and Eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawfull English Money or lawful Irish Money equivalent thereto at the four usual feasts by equal portions And the first payment thereof