same to the Vses of this Indenture Page 22. R. V. R. Sir A. B. Sir J. H. J. B. and G. D. will during the Vndertaking quarterly or within 40 dayes after each Quarter pay unto the Vice-Treasurer the usual Fees and Profits for any money paid out as the Vice-Treasurer ought to receive if such Warrants had been directed to himself Page 22. Further Covenants from R. V. R. c. Page 23. All those from whom any Arrears of Quit-rents are due shall have the benefit of a Clause in the Grant to the Farmers of the great Branches concerning the levying thereof and no prosecution shall be made for recovering thereof otherwise than His Majesty might do if this Indenture had not been made Page 23. No Arrears of Quit-rents before the 25th December 1668 shall be demanded for unprofitable Lands Page 23. His Majesty may authorize the Chief Governour and others to install any other debts or arrears due before 25th December 1670 so the same be not above eight half yearly payments the first to be made the 25th of December 1671 and none to extend beyond the 24th of June 1675 and so the same be not sufficiently secured Page 23 24. The Power of Enstallments not to extend to Farmers or Receivers of the Revenue to small sums to such who deny or dispute the debt or refuse without suit to give security for payment by Enstallments Page 24. No suit at Law shall be made for any debt which is not of Record or already charged unless the Chief Governour be first satisfied that there are probable grounds and that His Majesty is justly intitled and might have sued for the same if this Indenture had not been made Page 24. The Chief Governour to issue Proclamations for Accomptants within a limited time to come in and clear Accounts and declaring to other debtors the favorable Enstallments intended them and requiring them to take effectual course to state and secure their respective debts Page 25. R. V. R. c. shall give unto the Chief Governour and such others as His Majesty shall appoint an account of their proceedings in the management of the premisses and will observe their directions for the better and more easie execution of the Powers and accomplishing the ends of this Indenture Page 25. Further Covenants and Powers from His Majesty Page 25. The general Clause concerning Defalcations in case of War Plague c. Page 25. Full power given to R. V. R. c. in their own or His Majesties name to sue for recover and take execution for all Debts and Arrears in any of His Majesties Courts as His Majesty by Law Prerogative or otherwise might do if this Indenture were not made and to apply the same to the uses undertaken and to detain the surplus to their own use without any account to be therefore rendred to His Majesty in any wise Page 27. Power to R. V. R. c. their Deputies Agents and Servants to view search examine and take Copies of all Records Books Papers or other Memorials concerning the Premisses without charge or paying of any Fee for the same Page 27. R. V. R. c. to be freed from all publick employments which would hinder their attendance on this service Page 28. R. V. R. c. may at their own cost and charges have Constats Exemplifications and Duplicates of this Indenture without any further Order or Direction Page 28. His Majesty commands all his Officers and Ministers to be aiding and assisting to the said R. V. R. c. in as ample manner as they ought to do unto His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made Page 28. His Majesty commands the Judges of the Exchequer to award Writs and to cause Process to be executed concerning the premisses Page 29. His Majesty will give R. V. R. c. such further Covenants and Grants as shall be reasonably advised for the full and quiet having and enjoying and such other Powers and Authorities for levying and collecting the premisses and such aid and assistance from His Majesty his Privy Council Exchequer Courts of Justice and all other his Officers and Ministers as any Commissioners Receivers Collectors Farmers and other Ministers of His Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland ever had or ought to have and as in this case shall be thought fit and reasonable Page 30. This Indenture to be inrolled in Ireland within six months Page 30. His Majesty or Chief Governour will after 25th December 1675 until 25th December 1677 authorize R. V. R. c. to levy receive compound or discharge all moneys and arrears comprehended in this agreement which before 25th December 1675 shall be brought in charge upon Record as amply as His Majesty might if this Indenture were not made Page 30 31. This Indenture shall be construed and taken most favourably and beneficially for the said R. V. R. c. and for the better enabling them to execute and perform this Vndertaking Page 31. His Majesty to one part of the Indenture hath affixed the Great Seal of England and R. V. R. c. have put their Hands and Seals to the other part Page 31. 1. THIS INDENTVRE made the fourth day of August in the Three and twentieth year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Sovereign Lord CHARLES the Second The Preamble of this Indenture dated the 4th of August 1671. by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. Annoque Domini One Thousand six hundred seventy one Between the said Kings most Excellent Majesty on the one part Parties to the Indenture and Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh in the Kingdom of Ireland Sir Alexander Bence Knight Sir James Hayes Knight John Bence of London Esquire George Dashwood Esquire Joseph Dean Esquire Robert Huntingdon Esquire John Stepney Esquire and Richard Kingdon Esquire one other part Recital of a former Indenture or Grant 12 July 1669. to John Forth and ten others of the great Branches of the Revenue in Ireland for seven years from 25th December 1675. at 206250 li. for the year ending the 25th December 1671. and 219500 li. per annum the remaining four years WHEREAS the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland that is to say the Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage the Duties of Excise for Goods Imported commonly called the Foreign Excise the Duties of Excise arising from Beer Ale Strong-waters and other Excisable Liquors commonly called the Inland Excise the Duties arising by Hearthmony the Duties arising by Licences to Retail Wines and Strong-waters and by Licences for Selling Ale and Beer by Retail as also all the new Quit-rent given to His Majesty by the late Acts of Settlement and Explanation all Chief-rents and Feefarm-rents all Rents Service-rents Charge-rents Seck-rents reserved upon Leases for one and twenty years or more Assart-rents due for Purprestures arented Copyhold-rents and all other certain and ancient Crown-rents yearly payable to His Majesty
within the said Realm of Ireland under several Reservations Limitations and Conditions therein mentioned are now in farm by vertue of a certain Indenture thereof made by His Majesty unto John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall under his Great Seal of England and bearing date the twelfth day of July in the one and twentieth year of His Mjesties Reign for the terms thereby granted which is not to expire until the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy five by which said Indenture of Lease there is reserved to His Majesty Two hundred six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds for the year ending the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy one and the yearly rent of Two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds from thence to the end of the said term which ends the five and twentieth day of December One Thousand six hundred seventy five as by the said Indenture relation being thereunto had more at large appears Recital of the Patent of Abatements 3 August 1669. to John Forth and eight others whereby the Rent reserved for the year ending 25th Decemb. 1671 will be reduced to 191476 li. 10 s. and to 204500 li. per annum the remaining four years AND whereas His Majesty by his Letters Patents bearing date the third day of August in the one and twentieth year of his Reign reciting the said former Indenture of Demise and the several Rents therein reserved did for the considerations therein expressed Give and Grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breeden James Hayes Dannett Forth George Dashwood and Ralph Bucknall their Executors and Assigns these Sums following that is to say out of the Rent payable between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty eight and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty nine the sum of Six thousand two hundred fifty two pounds and out of the rent payable between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty nine and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy the sum of Eleven thousand three hundred seventy eight pounds And out of the rent due between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one the sum of Fourteen thousand seven hundred seventy three pounds and ten shillings And out of the rent due betweeen the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five for every year during the said four last mentioned years the yearly sum of Fifteen thousand pounds By reason of which last mentioned Grant the rent expressed to be reserved to His Majesty by the said former Indenture of Demise will in effect be reduced to One hundred ninety one thousand four hundred seventy six pounds and ten shillings for the year ending the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one and for the four years thence next ensuing the rent payable by the said Farmers is in effect reduced to the yearly sum of Two hundred and four thousand and five hundrd pounds as in and by the said last recited Indenture relation being thereunto had more at large appears AND whereas His Majesty having taken into his Princely consideration the state of his Revenue in Ireland His Majesty taking into consideration the state of his Revenue and the charge of his Government in Ireland admits and accepts of Proposals from Richard Viscount Ranelagh for himself and others for the receiving and issuing his whole Revenue from the 25th of December 1670 to the 26th of December 1675. and the charge of his Government there in the Payment of the Civil and Military Lists according to the several Establishments together with the great debts now owing by His Majesty in that Kingdom as well for the arrears upon the several establishments as otherwise was pleased to admit of such Proposals to be made to him as might tend to the advancement and furtherance of his service there Whereupon the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh on behalf of himself and of Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon did humbly propose to His Majesty that they might be admitted to receive all His Majesties certain and casual Revenue in Ireland Ordinary and Extraordinary whatsoever as well in arrear as what shall any way grow due to His Majesty his Heirs and Successors until the six and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy five including the last rents due for any part of the said Revenue for the time then incurred though not payable till afterward and that in consideration thereof they would undertake to defray all His Majesties growing charge of his said Kingdom of Ireland and moreover would pay all the arrears of the Establishment there and certain other debts owing by His Majesty in that Kingdom hereby agreed to be by them paid and discharged * 2. And also would pay unto His Majesty for his own use over and besides the Undertaking aforesaid the full sum of Fourscore thousand pounds in such manner and form and with such Limitations and Restrictions as are herein after more particularly expressed and declared All which His Majesty hath thought fit to accept and doth by these Presents declare his gracious acceptance thereof and agreement thereunto to the end therefore that the said Proposal and Agreements may attain their full and due effect Now this Indenture witnesseth The Body of this Indenture The chief Covenants in the present Indenture from His Majesty to the Viscount Ranelagh and his Partners and the consideration thereof That it is covenanted and agreed by and between the parties to these Presents AND FIRST His Majesty in consideration of the Covenants and Agreements Provisoes and Exceptions herein after mentioned and on the part of the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon to be done and performed And to the end the same may be the better performed and brought to their due effect and for several other good causes and considerations His Majesty thereunto
especially moving of his especial grace certain knowledge and meer motion is graciously pleased to covenant and agree and by these presents for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heires Executors and Administrators in manner following that is to say That from and after the date of these presents From the 4th of August 71 to the 26th of December 75 all His Majesties Rents and Arrears of the great Branches of the Revenue His Majesties Treasure and ready Money which are or shall be in the Treasury or due by Imprest or otherwise and all other His Majesties Revenue during the said time shall be issued out and applyed only to the uses undertaken by R. V. Ranelagh and his Partners except what shall be requisite to defray the charges of this Vndertaking and during and untill the six and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred and Seventy five all and every the arrears of Rent reserved upon the present Farmes or Demises of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland or any of them and all and every the growing Rents which upon or before the said Five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred Seventy five shall or may grow due or payable including the last Rents and Payments for the said Revenue which shall incurr and grow due during the said Terme though not payable till after the end of the said Terme And all and every the Rents and Sums of Money which by vertue of the said present Farmes or Demises His Majesty His Heires or Successors is or at any time hereafter can or may be entituled unto And also all His Majesties Treasure and ready Money which upon the day of the date of these presents is or at any time after the date of these Presents and during the terme aforesaid shall be found in His Majesties Treasury in Ireland or shall be any wayes due and owing to His Majesty in that Kingdome by Imprest or otherwise And all other His Majesties Revenue in Ireland Certain and Casual Ordinary and Extraordinary shall from time to time during the terme aforesaid be Issued out and applyed to such Uses Intents and Purposes and in such order and manner and at such times only as the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon Have herein after Covenanted Agreed and Undertaken to see done executed and performed and to no other uses intents or purposes whatsoever except what shall be fit and requisite to defray the necessary Charges and Expences of this Present Undertaking The Monyes which are or shall be received by his Majesties Vice-Treasurer or paid to any within the Establishment shall be accepted as so much of the growing charge of the year commencing from the last of December 70 AND If any Sum or Sums of Money have been or shall be received by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer of Ireland on or since the Five and twentieth day of December last past before the date hereof or have been or shall be on or after the said Five and Twentieth day of December issued and paid out to any person or persons comprehended within the Martial or Civil Lists according to the severall and respective Establishments all Payments so made or to be made and all Moneys so received and issued out shall be deemed and taken and so are hereby declared to be accepted as Moneys issued out for the discharging and answering so much of the growing charge of this present year R. V. R. c. shall not be obliged to defray more of the first years charge then would remain to be answered if the Moneys received and paid by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer since the 25th of December 70 had been duely and wholly applyed to the necessary charges of the year commencing from the last of December 70 commencing upon the last day of December last past And the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon shall not be obliged to answer and defray any more of the charge of this present year commencing as aforesaid then what will remaine to be answered and defrayed if the Moneys received and paid by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer since the Five and twentieth day of December last past had been duely and wholly applyed to the necessary charges of this present year commencing as aforesaid nor shall they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood V. R. c. Shall have no defalcations for Monies which from the 25th of December 70 to the 4th of August 71 have been applyed to the uses only before undertaken Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or any of them or any Person or Persons claiming by from or under them or any of them aske demand or have any Defalcation or abatement of the Summs agreed to be paid by these Presents for or in respect of any Summes of Money which since the five and twentieth day of December now last past and before the date of these presents have been applyed to such uses intents and purposes only as are herein before undertaken to be performed And His Majesty for Himself His Heires and Successors doth further Covenant Grant and Agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heires Executors and Administrators by these Presents that there shall be from time to time such and so many Commissions issued out under His Majesties Great Seal of England or Ireland Such Commissions shall be issued under the great Seale of England or Ireland and directed to V.R. c. or such others as they shall desire Authorizing them as his Majesties Officers to mannage receive compound for and discharge his whole Revenue not pardoned or granted away before the 25th of December 70 as well in arreare on or before that day and yet unpaid as which shall any way grow due before the 26th of December 75 including the payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the said day though payable after and directed to them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them or such other able
discreet and fit persons as they shall humbly desire which Commissions so to be issued out shall sufficiently Authorize and Impower the persons therein to be named to act as His Majesties Officers as shall be found necessary to be done in the managing and for the better and more speedy Levying Collecting Suing for Recovering and Receiving or otherwise Compounding for and Discharging of all and every His Majesties Rents Revenues Profits Duties Incomes Certain and Casual Ordinary and Extraordinary whatsoever in the Kingdome of Ireland not remitted or Pardoned or otherwise granted away and disposed before the Five and Twentieth day of December now last past as well such as upon or before the said Five and twentieth day of December now last past were in arreare and are yet unpaid as such as from and after the said time untill the Six and Twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and Five were or shall be by any matter of Record or otherwise howsoever due owing or payable to His Majesty or which might or ought to have been or may before the said Six and Twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Five be Taxed Levyed Collected Recovered Answered for Paid or Payable to His Majesty His Heires or Successors out of or for any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland or all or any the Estates reall or personal of any person or persons Bodies Politique or Corporate or otherwise by reason of any Tax Assessment Subsidy Impositions Contract Covenant Agreement Account Debt Duty Sum or Sums of Money matter or thing imposed made or issued or which did or shall arise or grow due within the said Kingdome of Ireland before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord one Thousand six Hundred Seventy Five including the Rents Duties and Payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the six and twentieth day of December One thousand Six hundred seventy Five though the same may be payable or Installments made or time given for the Payment thereof after that day The said Powers to such Commissioners shall not inable them to interrupt the Farmers of the great Branches in mannaging the Revenue under their charge nor to receive any Money which shall be due to His Majesty by any future Act of Parliament PROVIDED alwayes that the Powers and Authorities to be given unto such Commissioners so to be nominated shall not enable them to give any disturbance or interruption unto the present Farmers of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue herein before-mentioned or unto any of their Officers or Servants in the Collecting and bringing in those parts of the Revenue which are under their charge nor to receive any sum or sums of Mony or other Annual Rent or Payments which by vertue of any Act of Parliament to be passed after the date of these Presents and before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Five shall or may grow due or payable to His Majesty His Heirs or Successors All which Sums of Money last mentioned must be understood and so are hereby declared to be out of the Covenants and Agreements herein contained wholly excepted and foreprized * 3. PROVIDED also that neither the Moneys called Lapsed Moneys Neither the Lapsed Mony Lands in lieu thereof or the 30000 l. payable for the same nor the English arrears or Lands set out for the same nor the meane profits due for Lands set out on the Dublin Ordinances and already disposed of by the Act of Explanation shall be comprehended in these Agreements nor the forfeited Land in lieu thereof nor the Thirty Thousand pounds payable by the Roman Catholiques of Ireland for the same nor the Moneys called the English-Arreares nor the Land set out for the same nor the Arreares nor Meane-Profits due for Land set out upon the Dublin-Ordinances and already disposed by the late Explanatory Act shall be comprehended in these Covenants or Agreements nor any defalcation allowed for or in respect of the same The said Commissioners shall receive and enjoy all the said arrears growing Revenue which is or shall be in charge or discovered and other the premises subject to the Limitations and restrictions herein expressed and no other AND His Majesty for Himself His Heires and Successors doth further Covenant and Grant to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heires Executors and Administrators by these Presents that the said Commissioners so to be nominated and appointed as aforesaid shall and may have receive take and enjoy the full benefit and advantage of all the said Arreares now due to his Majesty and all the growing Revenues now in Charge or which hereafter may be in charge or discovered and other the Premises subject to such Limitations and Restrictions as are herein expressed and no other And this Indenture further Witnesseth The chief Covenants in this Indenture from R. V Ranelagh and his Partners to his Majesty and the considerations thereof That in consideration of the Covenants and Agreements herein before mentioned and on the part of his Majesty to be done and performed It is Covenanted Granted Concluded Condescended and Agreed by and between the Parties to these Presents AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves their Heires Executors and Administrators and every of them do Covenant Grant and Agree to and with His said Most Excellent Majesty His Heires and Successors in manner and forme following V. R. c. shall within 14 dayes after Warrants signed and directed to them defray so much of His Majesties expence of Ireland which from the last of Decem. 70 to the 4th of August 71 ought according to the Establishment to have been borne by His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made that is to say that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon shall within the space of fourteen dayes after Warrants duely signed and to them directed fully and duely answer defray satisfie discharge and Pay or cause to be fully and duely answered defrayed satisfied discharged and paid so much of His Majesties whole charge and expence of the Kingdome of Ireland which from the last day of December last past unto the day of the date of these presents ought according to the Establishment to have been born and discharged by His Majesty if this present Indenture had not been made AND MOREOVER shall and will from
time to time VR c. shall from the 4th of August 71 to 26 of Dec. 75 defray all the Expences of Ireland according to the Establishments as otherwise which by His Majesty ought to have been borne if this Indenture had not been made and cause the same to be paid by equall proportions within 40 dayes after the end of every Quarter as the same shall respectively grow due The Monies to be paid for such expences are not in any one year to exceed 171843 l. 5 s. 6 d. out of which the Fees Cheques are to be deducted And there are to be due and legal Warrants signed for the issuing thereof and at all times from and after the date of these Presents untill the six and twentieth day of December which shall be in the Year of our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy Five fully and duely answer defray satisfie discharge and pay or cause to be fully and duely answered defrayed satisfied discharged and paid all and singular the Charges and Expences of His Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland as well in the Payment of the Civill and Military Lists there according to their several and respective Establishments which are or shall be made by His Majesty His Heires or Successors as otherwise which by His Majesty His Heires and Successors ought to have been borne defrayed and discharged if this present Indenture had not been made and shall cause the same from time to time to be satisfied and paid by equal Proportions within forty dayes after the end of every Quarter as the same shall respectively grow due and the Payments thereof to be made in good lawfull and currant money of England or such lawfull and currant money in Ireland as may be equivalent in Ireland to so much English money as shall then be due so alwayes that the money to be paid and Issued out for such Charges and expences as aforesaid do not in any one yeare exceed the sum of One Hundred Seventy one thousand eight hundred forty three pounds five Shillings and six pence out of which the Fees and Cheques are to be deducted and so as that there be due and legall Warrants signed for the issuing and payment thereof from time to time If after 25th December 1670 and before 26th December 1675 any Cheques of Pay made or to be made by reason of absence want or unserviceableness of Horse or Armes or neglect of duty the Chief Governour may lessen or remit any such Cheques so the same be done within three moneths after the Muster Rolls shall be closed and before any Warrants of Pay be issued upon such Muster Rolls Duplicates whereof are to be returned to V. R. c. PROVIDED alwayes that if at any time after the five and twentieth day of December now last past or before the six and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five any Cheques of Pay have been or shall be made by His Majesties sworn Officers for or by reason of the absence of any Officer or Soldier from his Command want of Horse or Armes or by reason of their being unserviceable or otherwise neglecting their duties then and in every such case it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being from time to time and as often as he or they shall see cause to reduce and lessen or otherwise totally to remit any Cheques of Pay which have been or shall be made for any the causes aforesaid so as such reducement lessening or remission be within the space of three months next after the Muster Roll are or shall be closed and before any Warrants of Pay be made or issued upon such Muster-Roll Duplicates whereof are from time to time to be returned unto the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon who shall pay and satisfie to every Soldier or other so much pay as by vertue of the said Military List he ought to receive after such reduction or remission made any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them have covenanted and granted and by these presents do covenant and grant to and with our said Sovereign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them V. R. c. shall within four years after 25th December 1671 discharge the Arrears which on the 25th of December 1670 were unpaid according to the estabâ—ishment to any in the Military and Civil Lists and to the Train of Artillery or the Heirs Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them shall and will within the space of four years to commence from the five and twentieth day of December next ensuing the date of these presents fully discharge satisfie and pay or cause to be fully discharged satisfied and paid all and every the Arrears of Pay which at or upon the five and twentieth day of December last past before the date hereof were behind and unpaid to any person or persons comprehended in the Martial or Military List according to the Establishment AND also all and every the Arrears of Pay Wages Sallary or Pension then due to any person or persons comprehended within the Civil List according to the said Establishment AND also all Arrears whatsoever then due to His Majesties Train of Artillery in Ireland and shall cause due satisfaction and payment thereof to be made within the time aforesaid And shall cause due payment to be made of the said Arrears within the said time by even and equal portions without composition or deduction the Fees and Cheques excepted the first payment whereof shall begin and be made the 24th of December 1672. His Majesty shall be discharged from all such arrear so as the same deducting the Fees and Cheques exceed not for the Military List 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. for the Civil List 4000 li. and for the Train of Artillery 1147 li. and by even and equal portions and in good lawful and currant English money or so much lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be equivalent in Ireland to English money without any composition defalcation or other deduction whatsoever the usual Fees and Cheques only excepted the first payment whereof shall begin and be made at or before the four and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and two AND
His Majesty his Heirs and Successors shall be for ever acquitted and at all times hereafter exonerated and discharged of and from all such Arrears then due upon the said Civil and Military Lists according to their several and respective Establishments and of and from every part and parcel thereof so as such Arrears of Pay then due upon the Military List and to be hereafter satisfied and discharged within the time and according to the proportions aforesaid do not in the whole exceed the sum of One hundred thirty nine thousand and one pound eleven shillings and four pence deducting the Fees and Cheques and so as the Arrears then due upon the Civil Lists as aforesaid do not in the whole exceed the sum of Four thousand pounds and so as the Arrears then due to the Train of Artillery do not in the whole exceed the sum of Eleven hundred forty seven pounds * 4. AND MOREOVER the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence V. R. c. shall before 25th December 1675 discharge without any abatement except the Fees so much of these sums as on the 4th of August 1671 shall be unpaid unto these persons and uses  li. The present Farmers 70,000 Sir William Bucknall 11,500 Londonderry Customs 4000. Phenix Parke 10,000 Patrick Archer 6294. Armes and Ammunition 6076. Moiety of the Ten moneths arrears 20,394 19 s. Earl Anglesey 2500. Coll. Lanes Daughters 6000. Earl Arlington 6250. Michael Archbishop of Dublin 2500. Fran. and Eliz. Jones 3500. John St. Leger 400. Rachell Vicountess Falkland 3000 George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them have covenanted and granted and by these presents do further covenant and grant to and with our said Sovereign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Heirs Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them shall and will before the five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy five fully and truly discharge satisfie and pay all and every the debts duties and sums of money hereinafter mentioned or so much thereof as on the day of the date of these presents shall be behind and unpaid that is to say the Seventy thousand pounds advanced by the present Farmers of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland herein before-mentioned And also the moneys lately lent unto His Majesty by Sir William Bucknall Knight and secured by a Patent bearing date at Westminster the five and twentieth day of November in the one and twentieth year of his Reign so as the same for Principal and Interest do not exceed the sum of Eleven thousand and five hundred pounds And also the Four thousand pounds due from His Majesty for the purchase of the Customs of Londonderry And also the moneys due for the purchase made by His Majesty of certain Lands lately enclosed in the Park called the Phenix Parke so as the same do not exceed the sum of Ten thousand pound And also the Six thousand two hundred ninety four pound due to Patrick Archer And also the Six thousand seventy six pound due for Arms and Ammunition sent from England unto Ireland And also that Moiety of the ten months Arrears due to the Army in Ireland during the time of the Government of the late Lord Justices that is to say the late Lord Chancellor Eustace the Earl of Orrery and the late Earl of Mountrath so as the said moiety of ten months Arrears do not in the whole exceed the sum of Twenty thousand three hundred ninety four pounds and nineteen shillings And also the Two thousand and five hundred pounds due to the Earl of Anglesey out of forfeited Recognizances And also the sum of Six thousand pound due to the Daughters of Collonel Lane And also the sum of Six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds being the remainder of Ten thousand pounds heretofore granted by His Majesty unto Henry Lord Arlington one of His Majesties Principal Secretaries of State which said sum of Six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds is to be fully and effectually paid unto the said Henry Lord Arlington his Executors Administrators and Assigns without any abatement or defalcation And also the sum of Two thousand five hundred pounds unto Michael Lord Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland And also the sum of Three thousand and five hundred pound unto Francis and Elizabeth Jones Grand-children of Roger late Viscount Ranelagh to be equally divided between them And also the sum of Four hundred pound unto John St. Leger Esquire which last sum of Four hundred pound is to be paid out of the moneys remaining due upon the Ballance of George Carletons account late Clerk of the Hannaper in Ireland And also the sum of Three thousand pound granted by His Majesty unto Rachell Vice-Countesse of Falkland out of the Prize-goods of all and every which debts and sums of money herein before-mentioned due payment and satisfaction is to be made in good and lawful money of England or such lawful and currant money of Ireland as may in Ireland be equivalent thereunto and that without any composition abatement defalcation or other deduction whatsoever the usual Fees therefore payable onely excepted AND His Majesty his Heirs and Successors shall be for ever acquitted and at all times hereafter exonerated and discharged or otherwise saved harmless and indempnified of and from all and every the said Arrears debts and sums of money herein before-mentioned and of and from every part and parcel thereof and of and from all defalcations out of the sums herein agreed to be paid unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors for or by reason thereof AND WHEREAS the late Farmers of His Majesties Customs in Ireland and of the Excise there for goods imported Whereas the late Farmers of the Customs Excise imported and Inland and Licences of Ale Beer Wine c. demand defalcations by reason of the war with the United Provinces during two years and three quarters of their respective Farms V. R. c. shall either come to an agreement with them for the same or cause their demands in respect thereof to be examined and setled and take upon themselves the whole loss of the defalcations which upon such agreement or examination shall be allowed and discharge His Majesty from the same and also of the Excise arising upon Beer Ale and other Excisable Liquors and of all other the Foreign and Inland Excise there and of the Revenue arising by Licences to retail Ale and Beer and Licences to retail Wine Aqua vitae and Strong-waters there were very much interrupted and hindered
from receiving the benefit of their respective Farms during two years and three quarters of their several Leases by reason of the late war with the States of the Vnited Provinces which continued during all that time and do therefore demand several abatements and defalcations of rent in respect thereof NOW the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon have covenanted and granted and by these presents for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them do further covenant and grant to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them shall and will forthwith either come to an agreement with the said late Farmers touching the premisses or cause all and every the demand of the said late Farmers touching or concerning the defalcations as aforesaid to be examined answered adjusted and setled And shall and will take upon him or themselves the whole loss and damage of such defalcations which upon such agreement or examination shall be thought fit to be allowed and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof and of all claims and demands for or concerning the same shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter for ever acquit exonerate and discharge or otherwise save harmless and indempnifie His Majesty his Heirs and Successors and every of them AND MOREOVER the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh V. R. c. shall over and above the said sums payments and discharges within two years to commence from the 25th of Decemb. 1675 pay unto His Majesty 80000 li. by four equal portions half yearly Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them have covenanted granted and agreed and by these presents for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators for the causes and considerations aforesaid do covenant grant and agree to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors and every of them that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Heirs Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them over and above all and every the debts duties and sums of money herein before covenanted to be paid and over and above all and every the payment and discharges herein before covenanted to be made shall and will also within the space of two years to commence from the five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five satisfie and pay or cause to be satisfied and paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors at his or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin the full sum of Fourscore thousand pound by four equal portions half yearly that is to say at or before the four and twentieth day of Iune in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy six the full sum of Twenty thousand pounds And at or before the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy six the further sum of Twenty thousand pounds more And at or before the four and twentieth day of Iune in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy seven the further sum of Twenty thousand pounds more And at or before the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy seven the further sum of Twenty thousand pounds more in full of the whole Fourscore thousand pounds so covenanted and agreed to be paid as aforesaid Further Covenants from His Majesty That V. R. c. performing their Covenants shall enjoy the whole surplus of the Revenue to their own use without any further or other account matter or thing to be given to His Majesty and are hereby acquitted and discharged against His Majesty of all accounts and demands which can or may be made concerning the same AND they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them well and truly performing fulfilling doing and executing all and singular the Covenants and Agreements in these presents contained which on the part and behalf of them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them * 5. ought to be done performed fulfilled and executed shall and may have hold receive retain keep and enjoy the whole surplus and residue of all or any the said Revenues Profits sums of money and other the premisses so as aforesaid to be collected and received to their own sole and proper use and behoof without any further or other account matter or thing to His Majesty his Heirs or Successors to be therefore rendred or given but shall be and hereby are fully and clearly and absolutely acquitted exonerated and discharged against His Majesty his Heirs and Successors of and from and concerning all accounts or other demands whatsoever which can or may be made touching or concerning the same AND His Majesty for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth further covenant grant and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon The Commission for Enquiry into arrears due to His Majesty is superseded THAT WHEREAS a Commission under His Majesties Great Seal of England hath lately issued and is still depending impowering certain Commissioners therein named to proceed in the enquiry into all arrears now due and owing to His Majesty that all further Proceedings upon the said Commission shall be stayed and the Commission it self shall be and is hereby declared to be superseded AND His Majesty for Himself his Heirs and Successors All respits of Quit rents and other sums of money due to His Majesty are declared void and determined doth further covenant with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon that whereas divers Quit-rents and other sums of money due and payable to His Majesty have by Order of
His Majesties Court of Exchequer at Dublin or by Order of the Council-Board there or otherwise been respited that all such Respits howsoever granted shall cease and are hereby declared to be void and determined AND His Majesty for Himself his Heirs and Successors The Composition with the 49 Officers for the moiety of their 100000 li. payable out of the years va ue shall not be obstructed or delayed but perfected as begun and intended and the whole benefit and advantage thereby to His Majesty shall be enjoyed by the said V. R. c. doth further covenant grant and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon That whereas also the Commissioned Officers who served His Majesty or His Royal Father before the year One thousand six hundred forty nine are by vertue of the Act of Explanation entitled to the sum of One hundred thousand pound therein mentioned and charged upon a Fond commonly called the years value which said Officers have by themselves or their Agents begun and entered into a Treaty of Composition with His Majesty thereby offering to assign unto His Majesty one half of the moneys to them respectively due in hope of a better and more speedy payment of the other half that the said Composition shall in no sort be interrupted hindered obstructed or delayed by Him or any of his Officers or Ministers but perfected as begun and intended and that the whole benefit or advantage which can or may pertain arise or accrue to His Majesty thereby shall be received taken held and enjoyed by them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor AND WHEREAS also in and by the said Act of Explanation it is provided that if the moneys to be raised as aforesaid His Majesty will direct the Chief Governour and Council in Ireland to reapplot and levy upon the Lands of Ireland whatsoever the years value shall be found deficient of the 300000 li. and cause the same to be effectually done as by the Act of Explanation is appointed allowing four years time for the payment thereof half yearly at Michaelmas and Easter the last payment to be made at or before the 29tâ— f September 1675. should fall short of Three hundred thousand pounds then it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours and Council of Ireland for the time being to taxe and assess upon all the Lands in Ireland so much more money as together with what hath been before raised and allowed by vertue of the said Act should make up the full and just sum of Three hundred thousand pound Sterling since the passing of which Act it hath been found by experience that the Three hundred thousand pounds so appointed to be raised is not nor ever can be raised without a general Taxation and Assessment of and upon all the Lands there IN ORDER whereunto His Majesty hath heretofore by his several Letters directed unto the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Council of Ireland for the time being commanded them to proceed in the speedy rating and assessing all the Lands in Ireland that so the full sum of Three hundred thousand pounds might be raised and compleated as by the said Act is directed His Majesty doth hereby for Himself His Heirs and Successors further covenant and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Robert Huntingdon Joseph Deane Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them that His Majesty shall and will forthwith renue and direct other Letters unto the Chief Governour or Governours and Council of Ireland thereby commanding them forthwith to reassess reapplot and levy upon the Lands of Ireland whatsoever shall be found deficient of the Three hundred thousand pounds so as aforesaid appointed to be raised and to cause the same effectually to be done as by the said Act is appointed Nevertheless with this moderation and clemency towards his said Subjects and with this Declaration of his grace and favour to them That they may and shall be allowed Four years time for the payment thereof at every Michaelmas and Easter during the said four years by even and equal portions the last payment whereof to be made at or before the nine and twentieth day of September One thousand six hundred seventy five Provisees Limitations and Restrictions Nothing herein is to restrain His Majesties Prerogative to pardon Offenders or to remit or reduce forfeited Recognizances of the Peace good behaviour appearances or other particulars of the Green-wax or Fines and Forfeitures against the Laws or Outlawries other then what relates to the Revenue unless the 〈◊〉 for which 〈◊〉 same shall â—â—â—pen with thâ— câ—stâ— and charges be fully satisfieâ— but his Majâ—sty may exercise hiâ— Royal Authority in such Câ—sâ—â— as amply as this Indenturâ— had not been made And His Majesty may issue Commissiâ—nâ— for reducement of such sums of money as hath be 〈◊〉 accustomed 〈◊〉 as the sums due to His Majesty after such reducements or levied by his Officers shall be paid to V. R. c. PROVIDED alwayes and so it is hereby declared and agreed that nothing in this present Indenture contained shall be expounded or taken or shall any way extend to hinder weaken lessen or restrain His Majesties Royal Authority Power and Prerogative of pardoning any Offendor or Offendors Criminal or Capital or in the remitting releasing reducing or otherwise suspending or mitigating any forfeited Recognizances concerning the Peace or good Behaviour or concerning appearances or any other Particulars under the Survay of the Green-wax or in the remitting pardoning or discharging any Fines or forfeitures whch are or shall be incurred for or by reason of any offence committed done or suffered against the Penal Laws or Statutes of His Majesties Realm of Ireland or against the Common Laws of the Land or in the remitting pardoning and discharging of any Outlawries which already are or hereafter shall be incurred or any Forfeitures or Penalties by reason thereof other then such Outlawries Penalties and Forfeitures as are or shall be incurred or due by reason or occasion of any Suit commenced or to be commenced touching or concerning any matter or thing relating to any part of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland or in the remitting pardoning or discharging any of those Outlawries Penalties or Forfeitures which have been or shall be incurred for matters concerning His Majesties Revenue as aforesaid from and after such time as the Duty for non-payment whereof any such Outlawry Penalty or Forfeiture did or shall happen together with the Costs and Charges expended in the
prosecution thereof shall be fully satisfied and discharged but that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty his Heirs and Successors to use and exercise his and their Power Prerogative and Authority Royal in all and every the Cases aforesaid as fully and amply as he or they might have done if this present Indenture had never been had nor made any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding PROVIDED also and so it is hereby declared and agreed that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty his Heirs and Successors at any time or times after the date of these presents to issue out such and so many Commissions unto such person and persons as shall be thought fit thereby impowering and authorising them to make such reducements and abatements of the sums of money owing or which hereafter shall grow due unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors as they shall think fit and hath formerly been accustomed in like Cases so always that all and singular such sum and sums of money which from and after such reducement shall be due and payable to His Majesty his Heirs or Successors or which after such reducements or other lawful deductions and allowances made as aforesaid shall be levied or received by any of His Majesties Officers shall forthwith be answered and paid over unto the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the Survivors or Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding PROVIDED also and so it is hereby declared and agreed His Majesty may demise or grant for any Estate his Royal Mines and any Messuages Houses Mannors Castles Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland yet undisposed of or whereunto His Majesties Title shall hereafter appear so as such rent be reserved thereupon as may be at least equivalent to the new Quit-rents or the Ancient Crown Rent if it exceed the Quit-rent and no arrears of Quit-rent or mean profits be discharged that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty his Heirs and Successors from time to time and at all times hereafter to give grant demise lease or confirm unto any person or persons all and every or any of His Majesties Royal Mines within the said Kingdom of Ireland * 6. and also any Messuages Houses Mannors Castles Lands Tenements or Hereditaments within the Realm of Ireland which are yet undisposed or whereunto His Majesties Right and Title shall at any time hereafter be made to appear for such Estate or Estates as His Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall think fit whether the same be an Estate of Inheritance Free-hold or term of years or any other less Estate so as upon every such Gift Grant Demise Lease or Conformation such Rents may alwayes be reserved as may be at least equivalent and proportionable to the new Quit-rents which by the late Acts of Settlement and Explanation are payable by Adventurers and Soldiers or to the Antient Crown Rents therefore payable where the Antient Crown Rents shall exceed the proportion of the new Quit-rents and so also that no arrears or mean profits due thereupon be any way remitted released or discharged any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding If His Majesty grant any Lands c. to the uses of the Declaration 30th November 1660 other then to such or in trust to such who formerly received the issues and profits thereof the same shall be freed from arrears of Quit-rent and mean profits due before 25th December 1668 and V. R. c. shall not molest the Grantees nor the Lands granted but may take their remedy for the same against the former Enjoyers or Pervors of the profits of such Lands c. And if His Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall at any time hereafter for the better promoting the uses intents or purposes of His Majesties late gracious Declaration of the Thirtieth of November in the year One thousand six hundred and sixty give grant or demise any Messuages Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to any person or persons other then to such person or persons their heirs or assigns or to any in trust for him or them or to his or their use who formerly received the issues and profits thereof Then and in every such case all and every the Messuages Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments so to be given granted demised or disposed as aforesaid shall be freed exonerated and discharged of and from all arrearages of Quit-rent and mean profits grown due incurred or accrued upon or before the Five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty eight AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon nor the Survivors nor Survivor of them nor the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them shall in any sort vex or molest or disquiet any such person or persons to whom any Lands or Tenements shall be granted or disposed as aforesaid nor the Lands or Tenements so granted or disposed for or in respect of any such arrears of Quit-rents or mean profits but shall and may pursue and take such other remedy for recovery thereof in His Majesties Name or in their own Names against the former Tenants and Enjoyers of the said Lands and Tenements or the Pervors of the profits thereof as they shall be advised and by their Council learned in the Law Further Covenants from V. R. c. to His Majesty shall be thought expedient And the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon have covenanted and granted and by these presents for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant grant and agree to and with our said Sovereign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors That all and every the Farmers of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland The Farmers of the great Branches of the Revenue and those concerned in the Patent of Abatements and all other Farmers by vertue of any Grant under the Great Seal before 25th December 1670 may under their respective Articles Covenants Conditions and Provisoes enjoy their several Farms according to the tenor thereof without any let of V. R. c. by vertue of a Lease thereof made the twelfth day of June in the One and twentieth year of His Majesties Reign and herein before-mentioned And also such of the said Farmers who are again mentioned in His Majesties Letters Patents bearing date the third day of August in the said One and twentieth
year of His Majesties Reign herein before recited and all other Farmers by vertue of any Grant under the Great Seal of England or Ireland before the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy shall and may under the Articles Covenants Conditions and Provisoes mentioned in their several Grants peaceably and quietly have hold and enjoy their several and respective Grants and Farms according to the tenor and purport thereof and the full benefit of all sums of money therein granted and demised without any lett or interruption of them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or any of them or of any other person or persons claiming by from or under them And further V. R. c. shall not demand defalcations for any sums which are or shall be allowed to such Farmers for the two years ending 25th Decemb. 1670 or for or in respect of any other matters or things setled and determined before that time in pursuance of and according to such Grants or for any pretensions of the said Farmers upon the 9th of June 1671 depending in the Exchequer at Dublin for defalcations for Lands in Certificate and not past in Letters Patents or for the Composition Rents which way soever the same shall be determined The defalcations which may hereafter be pretended unto by the said Farmers shall be onely determined in such way as by their several Agreements is appointed that neither they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon nor any of them nor any other person or persons claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them shall or will at any time or times hereafter ask demand receive or have any Abatement or Defalcations for or in respect of any sum or sums of money which are or shall be allowed or given to such Farmers by vertue or colour of such Leases or Grants for or in respect of the two years ending the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred and seventy or for or in respect of any other matters or things settled and determined before the said time in pursuance of and according to such Grants respectively or for or in respect of any pretensions of the said Farmers upon the ninth day of June One thousand six hundred seventy one depending in the Court of Exchequer at Dublin for Defalcations for Lands in Certificate not passed in Letters Patents or for the Composition Rents which way soever the same is or shall be determined And moreover all and every the Defalcations which may hereafter be pretended unto by the said Farmers or any of them shall be solely and onely determined in such way and manner as by the several agreements relating thereunto was and is appointed any thing in these presents before or after contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding V. R. c. shall allow the usual Enstallments for payment of First-fruits or Twentieth parts And will be concluded by the values made or to be made by the Commissioners now or hereafter to be appointed under the great Seal And His Majesty in case any defect of the Commissions will give order for renewing and rectifying the same and for proceeding thereupon in as ample manner as His Majesty might have done if this Indenture were not made AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators do further covenant and agree to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors by these presents that they and every of them and all others claiming by from or under them shall and will in all Cases where any payments are or shall be due from any Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Persons in Ireland for or in respect of any First-fruits or Twentieth parts permit and allow all and every such persons to have receive and enjoy the full use and benefits of such Enstallments for the payment thereof as by Law or the usual Course and Practice in such Cases is or hath been allowed they doing and performing on their parts what in like Cases hath been accustomed And also shall and will accept of and be contented with and concluded by such values of the First-fruits and Twentieth Parts due from and payable by the said Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Persons as shall appear upon the returns thereof made or to be made by such Commissioners who now are or hereafter shall be in that behalf authorized and appointed under His Majesties Great Seal of Ireland NEVERTHELESS if any defect is or shall be found in the Commissions which now are or hereafter shall be issued out His Majesty is pleased to covenant and agree by these presents That upon humble Petition to him made by the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or such as do or shall claim by from or under them or any of them effectual Order shall be forthwith given for the rectifying and renuing of such Commissions and for the proceeding thereupon in as full and ample manner as His Majesty could or might lawfully have done if this present Indenture had not been made Further Provisoes Limitations and Restrictions His Majesty may alter the payments in the Civil and Military Lists of the Establishments so as the whole yearly charge do not in any one year exceed 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. and may appoint the method and precedency of the payment of His Majesties debts so as those for which interest is payable be first satisfied PROVIDED ALSO and it is further concluded and agreed and so is hereby declared that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty his Heirs and Successors from time to time and at all times hereafter to alter reduce change or encrease any of the Wages Sallaries Pensions Payments or other Entertainments whatsoever mentioned in the several and respective Establishments of the Civil and Military Lists so as the whole yearly charge thereby made do not in any one year exceed the sum of One hundred seventy one thousand eight hundred forty three pounds five shillings and six pence and also where any Annuity Pension or Temporary Payment now comprehended in either of the said Lists shall cease or determine to renue the same and make it payable to such other person or persons and for such further time as His Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall think fit and also to regulate settle and appoint the Method Order and Precedency of the payment of all or any of
His Majesties said Debts so alwayes that such debts for which Interest is or shall be payable be satisfied and paid in the first place and before any other debts for which no Interest is or shall be due or payable any thing herein before or after contained to the contrary notwithstanding Provided also That if any Pention Annuity If His Majesty shall not renue any Pention or Temporary payment in the Establishment which shall cease or be determined V.R. c. shall pay His Majesty so much as the same would have amounted unto if it had not been determined or Temporary payment so as aforesaid determined shall not be thought fit to be renued that then and in every such case the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and all and every Person and Persons claiming by from or under them or any of them * 7 shall pay or cause to be paid unto His Majesty His Heirs and Successors so much Money over and above all the sums and payments herein before agreed to be paid as the said Annuity or Pention so as aforesaid determined would have amounted to and in such manner and forme and at such times as the same Annuity or Pention should have been paid if it had not been determined any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding Provided also And it is further Concluded and Agreed His Majesty may dispose of 7155 l. 4 s. 10d ½ due on the Ballance of the Earl of Angleseys account untill 2d July 67 And of 19491 l. 5 s. 4 d. due on the Ballance of the Accompt of Sir George Carteret untill 20 January 69 without allowing of any Defalcations for the same and so is hereby declared That it shall and may be lawfull to and for His Majesty His Heirs and Successors to have receive and dispose of the full benefit and advantage of Seven thousand one hundred fifty five pounds four shillings ten pence half penny remaining upon the ballance of the Earl of Angleseys account untill the second day of Iuly One thousand six hundred sixty seven and also of the sum of Nineteen thousand four hundred ninety one pounds five shillings and four pence remaining due upon the ballance of the Accompt of Sir George Carteret untill the twentieth day of Ianuary One thousand six hundred sixty nine without making or allowing any Defalcations or abatements therefore out of the said Eighty thousand pounds or any other the sums of money herein before agreed to be paid to or for His Majesty His Heirs or Successors any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided also and it is further concluded and agreed So much of the 50000 l. payable to the Duke of Ormond by the Act of Explanation as is yet behind And the yearly sum of 5000 l. per annum granted to him out of the Quit-rents for a terme unexpired And 30000l. granted to James E. of Suffolke shall be paid unto them respectively out of the several Fonds on which the same are charged as the same would have been if this Indenture had not been made without any Defalcations and so is hereby Declared that the sum of Fifty thousand pounds payable to James Duke of Ormond or his Assignes by the Act of Explanation or so much thereof as is yet behind and unpaid and also the yearly sum of Five thousand pounds per annum granted by His Majesty to the said Iames Duke of Ormond out of the Quit-rents for a terme of years yet unexpired And also the sum of Thirty thousand pounds granted by His Majesty unto Iames Earl of Suffolke shall remain and continue payable and be duely satisfied and paid unto the said James Duke of Ormond and James Earl of Suffolke respectively and to their several and respective Executors Administrators and Assignes out of the several and respective Fonds whereon the same are charged by such person and persons and with such preferences and in such order manner and forme as the said several and respective sums would or ought to have been paid if this present Indenture had not been made deducting onely thereout the due Fees and Charges therefore payable without making or allowing any Defalcations or Abatements therefore out of the said Eighty thousand pounds or any other the sums of Mony herein before agreed to be paid to or for His Majesty His Heires or Successors any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding If His Majesty remit unto E. Anglesey the Meane-Profits and Quit-rents of the Lands in Beare and Bantry mentioned in his Certificate reserving the antient Crown-rents from the date of the Certificate untill the 25th December 70 reserving only the yearly rent of one half penny out of every Acre of the said Lands V.R. c. shall have no defalcations for the same Provided also and it is hereby further agreed and so declared That if His Majesty shall graciously please to grant pardon remitt and discharge unto Arthur Earl of Anglesey all and every or any the Meane-profits and Quit-rents due on out of or for the Lands in the Barrony of Beare and Bantry in the County of Corke mentioned in his Certificate reserving only the antient Crown-rents from the date of the said Certificate untill the Five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred and seventy reserving only the yearly Rent of one half-penny out of every Acre of the said Lands that then and in such case the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon nor any of them nor any claiming under them or any of them shall have any Abatement or Defalcation in respect thereof out of the said Eighty thousand pounds or any the sums of Mony herein Covenanted or undertaken to be discharged and paid by them any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding If His Majesty shall pardon or discharge Sir James Shaen and His Estate from any Suites or Demands concerning any Moneys received from His Majesty towards the Purchase of the Customes of Londonderry or any other debts duties or arrearages whatsoever other then the arrears of Quitrent Crown rent the years value or reapplotment of the deficiency thereof V. R. c. shall have no defalcation in respect thereof If V. R. c. shall sue in their own or His Majesties name and thereupon cause any Lands to be seized or extended for the Payment of Arrears the same shall be so done that no interruption shall be given to the present Farmers contrary to His Majesties Covenants with them and they will beare the whole loss without any Defalcations for the same Provided likewise That if His Majesty shall gratiously please to remit pardon release or otherwise discharge Sir Iames Shaen Knight
and Baronet his heirs executors or administrators or any of them their or any of their Lands Tenements Goods or Chattels of and from any Suits and Demands touching or concerning any sums of Money received from His Majesty for and towards the payment of and for the Purchase of the Customes of London-derry or any other Debts Duties or Arrearages whatsoever other then the Arrears of Quit-rents Crown-rents the Years-value or Reapplotment of the deficiency thereof that then and in such case the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon nor any of them shall have any Abatement or Defalcation whatsoever for or in respect of any such Release or Discharge any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon have covenanted and granted and by these presents for themselves their heires executors and administrators and every of them do further Covenant and Grant to and with His Majesty His Heires and Successors that if they or any of them or any claiming by from or under them or any of them shall at any time hereafter sue and prosecute in His Majesties Name or in their own names and upon such Suit or Prosecution shall cause any Lands to be seized or extended for the payment and satisfaction of any the arrears which they or any of them or any person or persons claiming by from or under them ought to receive that then and in every such case the said Suites Prosecutions Seizures and Extents shall be in such manner and forme that thereby no interruption or disturbance may be given to the present Farmers of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland contrary to the tenor and effect of His Majesties Covenants with them nor they thereby become entitled to any Defalcation from His Majesty but the whole Loss and Damage of such Defalcations if any shall be thought fit to be allowed for or in respect of such Suites Prosecutions Seizures or Extents shall be sustained and born by the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon the survivors and survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them and His Majesty His Heires and Successors shall be thereof and of every part and parcel thereof from time to time and at all times hereafter acquitted exonerated and discharged or otherwise saved harmless and indempnified AND HIS MAJESTY for Himself His Majesty further Covenants His Heires and Successors doth further Covenant Grant and Agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Executors All the Moneys which are or shall grow due or be payable unto His Majesty before the 26th of December 75 shall during the terme be brought into the Receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin in the usual manner to the end the same may be applyed to the uses herein mentioned Administrators and Assignes that all and every the sums of Money now due or which any time after the date of these presents and before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall grow due or payable to His Majesty His Heires or Successors whether for Rent reserved upon the Farme of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland or for any Arrears or otherwise howsoever shall from time to time during the said terme be answered and brought into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin in such manner as the same were heretofore used to be paid and would and ought still to be paid if this present Indenture had not been made to the end that His Majesties Treasure so brought in and remaining in His Majesties Exchequer there may from time to time be issued out from thence and applyed to such uses intents and purposes as are herein before-mentioned and by this present Indenture are undertaken to be done executed and performed His Majesty will Commissionate R. V. Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood to be His Majesties Officers and Commissioners to have the sole custody of all Monys so brought in and sole power to receive give discharges for and issue the same to the uses of this Indenture with clauses therein totally to prohibit any other from intermedling therein during the said time AND That for the better effecting hereof and more orderly and legal proceeding herein His Majesty shall and will forthwith and in due forme of Law Constitute Authorize Commissionate and Appoint them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood to be His Majesties Officers or Commissioners and to have the sole care and Custody of all Monyes so brought in and the sole Power to receive the said Monyes from time to time and to give Acquittances and Discharges for the same and to issue out the said moneys and pay the same to the ends and uses in this present Indenture mentioned with such clauses to be inserted therein as may be sufficient totally to prohibit and restraine any other person or persons from Acting or any way intermedling therein upon any other pretence of Authority whatsoever during the continuance of this present undertaking AND His Majesty doth further Covenant Grant and Agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelgah Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood that all Orders Warrants Directions and Commands which at any time after the date of these presents All Warrants for Payments of any Money from the 4th of August 71 to the 26th of December 75 shall be so made and Signed by the Chief Governour of Ireland and directed to the said R. V.R. Sir A. B. Sir I.H. I. B. and G. D. only to the intent they may wholly apply the same to the uses of this Indenture and before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall be * 8 made and signed touching or concerning the issuing out of any Moneys or paying any part of His Majesties Revenue shall be so made and Signed by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being and be directed unto them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood only to the intent that they may wholly apply the said Moneys to the uses and intents of this present Indenture and to the execution and performance of the undertaking herein before mentioned And yet nevertheless the said Richard Lord Viscount
Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood have Covenanted and Granted by these presents for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heires Executors and Administrators do Covenant and grant to and with His Majesty His Heires and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood or the survivors or survivor of them shall and will from time to time during the continuance of this present undertaking Quarterly or within Forty dayes after each Quarter R. V.R. Sir A.B. Sir I. H. J. B. and G. D. will during the undertaking Quarterly or within 40 dayes after each Quarter pay unto the Vice-Treasurer the usuall Fees and Profits for any Money paid out as the Vice-Treasurer ought to receive if such Warrants had been directed to himself well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto His Majesties Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being all and every the usual and accustomed Fees and Profit for or in respect of any sums of Money by them to be issued and paid out as aforesaid as such Vice-Treasurer for the time being could or ought to have received if such Warrants had been directed unto or such payments had been made by the said Vice-Treasurer himself for the time being any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding AND BECAUSE a rigorous and speedy Collection levying and bringing in of such debts arrears and other sums of money as are now due and owing to His Majesty would in all probability be attended with many evil consequences and inconveniences to His Majesties Government therefore for the prevention thereof and for the better securing all His Majesties Subjects in Ireland from all unnecessary trouble unjust vexation or double payments the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon have covenanted and granted Further Covenants from R. V. R. c. and by these presents for themselves and every of them their and every of their Executors and Administrators do covenant and grant to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors All those from whom any arrears of Quit-rents are due shall have the benefit of a clause in the Grant to the Farmers of the great Branches concerning the levying thereof and no prosecution shall be made for recovery thereof otherwise than His Majesty might do if this Indenture had not been made that whereas in His Majesties Letters Patents herein before mentioned bearing date the third day of August in the one and twentieth year of his Reign amongst other things therein contained there is a Covenant on the part of His Majesty That His Majesty shall not in any one year during the term of seven years therein mentioned collect or receive or suffer to be collected or received from any person or persons above the seventh part of any arrear of Quit-rents by them or any of them then due and in arrear that all and every person and persons from whom any arrear of Quit-rents is now due and payable shall have the full benefit ease and effect of the said Covenant and that no prosecution shall be had or made for the recovery of any arrears of Quit-rents otherwise or in any other manner than His Majesty his Heirs or Successors could or might have prosecuted if this present Indenture had not been made without breach of the said Covenant but that His Majesty his Heirs and Successors shall be from time to time saved harmless of and from all Breaches of the said Covenant which may happen and of and from all Defalcations which can or may be demanded by the said Farmers for or by reason thereof and moreover No arrears of Quit-rents before 25th December 1668 shall be demanded for unprofitable Lands that no arrears of Quit-rents issuing out of or due or payable for or in respect of any unprofitable Lands upon or before the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty eight shall at any time hereafter be sued for prosecuted or any way demanded AND FURTHER that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty his Heirs and Successors His Majesty may authorize the Chief Governour and others to install any other debts or arrears due before 25th Decemb. 1670. so the same be not above eight half yearly payments the first to be made the 25th of December 1671 and none to extend beyond the 24th of June 1675 and so the same be not sufficiently secured from time to time and at all times hereafter to give full power and authority to the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and such other person and persons as His Majesty his Heirs and Successors shall think fit to appoint to order the payment of any other debts or arrears which upon or before the five and twentieth day of December now last past were due and owing to His Majesty by such leasurely and proportionable payments and Enstallments as they in their wisdoms shall think just and equitable upon consideration had of each several and respective Case so alwayes that none of the said debts or arrears so to be installed be installed for any other or longer time then eight equal half yearly payments the first whereof to begin and to be made upon the five and twentieth day of December now next ensuing and no allowance of time or Enstallment hereafter to be made do extend beyond the four and twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy-five and so also as that the payment so to be installed be at the time of the installment thereof sufficiently secured The power of Enstallments not to extend to Farmers or Receivers of the Revenue to small sums to such who deny or dispute the debt or refuse without Suit to give security for payment by instalments NEVERTHELESS IT IS hereby declared That the Power and Authority so to be given as aforesaid shall in no sort extend to the installing of any debts or arrears due or to be due from any Farmers Receivers or Collectors of any part of His Majesties Revenue nor to the enstalling of any small or inconsiderable sums except the debtors thereof shall be found to be very poor and unable nor to give any benefit or ease of payment to such person or persons who shall deny or any way contest or dispute the debt in demand and will not own or acknowledge the same or shall refuse to give security for payment thereof by such Enstallments as shall be allowed without any further Process or Suit of Law AND for the further prevention of all disquiet or vexation which can or may happen to any of His Majesties Subjects
in Ireland by reason or occasion of this present undertaking the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators No Suit at Law shall be made for any debt which is not of Record or already charged unless the Chief Governour be first satisfied that there are probable grounds and that His Majesty is justly entituled and might have sued for the same if this Indenture had not been made do further covenant grant and agree to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors that no Suit Process or other proceeding at Law whatsoever shall at any time hereafter be commenced or prosecuted by them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or any of them or any claiming by from or under them or any of them either in His Majesties name or in their or any of their own proper names for the recovery or bringing in of any debt now due or owing to His Majesty which is not a debt of Record or already charged unless the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland shall be first made acquainted therewith and shall be satisfied that there are good reasonable and probable grounds for such proceeding and that His Majesty is justly entitled thereunto and might have sued for the same if this Indenture had not been made AND to the end that all His Majesties Subjects of Ireland may the better take notice of the provision hereby made on their behalfs and for their ease and benefit The Chief Governour to issue Proclamations for Accomptants within a limited time to come in and clear Accompts and declaring to other Debtors the favâ—urable Installments intended them and requiring them to take effectual course to state and secure their respective debts His Majesty is pleased to declare That the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being shall be directed to issue out from time to time and as occasion shall require such Proclamations as shall be necessary thereby warning and requiring all Collectors Receivers and Accomptants within some reasonable time therein to be prefixed to come in and clear their Accounts and declaring and publishing to all others His Majesties Subjects who are any way indebted to His Majesty the favourable Enstallments of their debts hereby intended to them and requiring them and every of them within the time therein to be limited to take some speedy and effectual course for the stating and securing their respective Debts and Arrears that so they may be capable of the favour and grace hereby intended towards them R. V. R. c. shall give unto the Chief Governour and such others as His Majesty shall appoint an account of their proceedings in the management of the premisses and will observe their directions for the better and more easie execution of the powers and accomplishing the ends of this Indenture And the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators do farther covenant grant and agree to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them and all and every other person and persons claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them shall and will from time to time as often as they shall be thereunto required give unto the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being and to such others as His Majesty shall thereunto authorize and appoint a just and true Accompt of all and every their proceedings in and about the premisses and the management thereof And also shall and will from time to time observe such Orders and directions as they shall receive from such Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and other Persons as aforesaid for the better and more easie execution * 9. of the Powers and Authorities and accomplishing and fulfilling the ends intents and purposes of this present Indenture AND HIS MAJESTY for Himself his Heirs and Successors Further Covenants and powers from His Majesty hath covenanted and granted and by these presents doth covenant grant declare and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors Administrators and assigns by these presents The general clause concerning defalcations in case of war plague c. That if at any time or times before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five any spreading infection of Plague or Pestilence or other great Mortality or any Depopulation or destruction of Houses by Fire or otherwise or any Publick open Warr or Domestick Rebellion or Insurrection or any other unavoidable Calamity shall be or happen within the said Realm of Ireland or any the Counties Cities Townes or Places of or within the same or if hereafter during the said terme any General Act of Pardon or Oblivion or other Act or thing shall be done or Passed by Authority of Parliament Or if His Majesty His Heirs or Successors shall at any time before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five make any particular Pardon or Release or since the five and twentieth day of December now last past hath done or before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall cause to be done any other Act or thing whatsoever or if any Proclamation or other Act of State shall issue whereby or by reason or occasion whereof any of the Revenues Rents Profits Sums of money Debts or Arrears which ought to be received and applyed as aforesaid or any part thereof shall be pardoned suspended lessened diminished discompted reckoned extinguished or taken away other then such part thereof which is herein before excepted or whereof they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon have herein before undertaken to bear the loss and to Indemnifie His Majesty His Heirs and Successors from any Defalcation or whereby or by meanes whereof they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood
Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or the survivors or survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of the survivor of them shall or may be hindred or obstructed in having receiving collecting and levying the said Rents Revenues Debts and Arreares except as aforesaid THEN THEY The said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors Administrators and Assignes shall from time to time and in every or any of the said cases have such proportionable respit forbearances abatements defalcations and allowances out of the sums hereby undertaken to be paid as upon Consideration had of the Damage susteined and of the Proofs thereof made shall be thought reasonable the said allowances to be made by and with the approbation and order in writing of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland to be alwayes one or more and the said Richard Lord Ranelagh or any other person concerned in the present undertaking is alwayes to be excluded from any Vote herein and these Presents or the Enrollment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Authority without any other or further Warrant or Declaration of the Pleasure of His Majesty His Heires or Successors in that behalf to be obtained AND HIS MAJESTY For Himself Full Power given to R. V. R. c. in their own or His Majesties Name to sue for recover and take Execution for all Debts and Arrears in any of His Majesties Courts as His Majesty by Law Prerogative or otherwise might do if this Indenture were not made and to apply the same to the uses undertaken and to detain the surplus to their own use without any accompt to be therefore rendred to His Majesty in any wise His Heires and Successors hath Covenanted and Granted and by these Presents doth further Covenant and Grant to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon that they and every of them their and every of their Executors and Administrators shall have full power and authority either in their or any of their name or names or in the name of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or any of them and at their own proper cost and charges to implead sue and prosecute as well all and every person and persons their heires executors and assignes and every or any of them as shall or may by any meanes be found not to have paid or be indebted charged or answerable to His Majesty His Heires or Successors for any the Rents Revenues Profits Debts Sums of Money or Arrears herein before mentioned or for any part or parcell thereof either in His Majesties Court of Exchequer at Dublin or in any other Court of Record whatsoever either in England or Ireland in as full and ample manner as His Majesty might lawfully have done if this present Indenture had not been made and to take execution of all and every the sums of money so to be recovered and the same to have and receive and apply to the uses intents and purposes herein before undertaken to be performed and the surplus thereof if any shall remain after the said undertaking duely satisfied and performed to retain and keep to his and their own proper uses without any account or other matter or thing to be therefore rendered to His Majesty His Heires or Successors in any wise and to proceed sue and prosecute in for and concerning the premises as fully and amply and in such and the like manner and forme as our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty His Heirs or Successors of His or their Regall Power Prerogative and Authority or by the Laws of His Majesties Realms and Dominions should or might have done if this Present Indenture had not been made AND These Presents or the Inrollment thereof shall be to all and every our Officers whom it shall or may concerne Power to R.V.R. c. their Deputies Agents and Servants to view search examine and take copies of all records books papers or other memorialls concerning the Premises without charge or paying of any fee for the same a sufficient Warrant and Authority in that behalfe AND HIS MAJESTY DOTH hereby straightly charge and command all and every the Officers and Ministers of His Courts and all and every other person and persons whatsoever in whose custody any Rolls Records Books Papers or other memorialls whatsoever touching or concerning the Premises either in England or Ireland do or shall remaine that they and every of them do from time to time and at all times hereafter during the continuance of this present Undertaking permit and suffer the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and all and every their Deputies Agents and Servants to view inspect search and examine the said Rolls Books Papers and Records and to take Copies of the same the said Copies to be made by the respective Officers in whose Custody the same do or shall remain or by their Clerks or Servants without any Fee or other charge to be paid for the same AND HIS MAJESTY is well pleased and doth by these Presents for Himself R. V.R. c. to be freed from all Publick employments which would hinder their attendance on this service His Heires and Successors Covenant Grant and Agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them and willeth and ordaineth that they and every of them and all and every of their Deputies Agents Officers and Servants as much as His Majesty may lawfully and by the Orders and Customes of those Places where they or any of them or any of their Deputies Agents Officers or Servants shall inhabit tollerate and dispence with shall be freed and discharg'd from all publick Offices and Services which would require their or any of their personall attendance and might withdraw them or any of them from their necessary attendance in and upon the Execution of their present service herein before undertaken to be performed AND HIS MAJESTY is pleased further to Covenant and Agree R. V. R. c. may at their own Cost and Charges have Constats Exemplifications and Duplicates of this Indenture without any further order or direction that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and
every of their Executors and Administrators shall and may at their proper cost and charges have as many Constats Exemplifications and Duplicates of these Presents or of any Covenant Article or Sentence therein contained and of every and such Part and Parcel of the same and when and as often as to them or any of them shall seem meet And these Presents or the Enrollment of the same shall be to the Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland for the time being * 10 As also to the Lord Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer and to all and every Officer and Minister in England or Ireland to whom it shall or may appertain a sufficient Warrant and Authority for allowing granting and passing the same and that without any further or other Grant or Warrant from His Majesty His Heires or Successors to be had procured or obtained in that behalfe AND OUR SAID SOVERAIGNE LORD the Kings Majejesty His Majesty commands all His Officers and Ministers to be aiding and assisting to the said R. V.R. c. in as ample manner as they ought to doe unto His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made doth by these Presents for Him His Heires and Successors straightly Charge and Command all and every Justices of the Peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables and Head-borroughs and other Officers of and within every City Borrough Town within the Realm of Ireland and all other His Majesties Officers and Ministers whatsoever whether Civil or Military that they and every of them be from time to time aiding and assisting unto the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Executors Administrators Deputies Factors and servants in the due Execution of all and every the afore-mentioned Premises according to the true intent and meaning of these Presents whether it be in and about the levying or recovering any of the Rents Revenues Debts or sums of Money herein before-mentioned or the arreares thereof by distress seizures entries and due proceedings thereupon or otherwise in the due recovering thereof or any part thereof in as large ample beneficial and diligent wise order and manner whatsoever as they and every of them should or ought to have been recovered to our said Soveraign Lord the King His Heires or Successors by any manner of meanes if this present Indenture had never been had nor made upon pain of His Majesties indignation and displeasure and of such further paines penalties and imprisonments as by the Lawes and Statutes of the said Realm can or may be inflicted upon them for their negligence and contempt in that behalfe AND His Majsties will and pleasure is His Majesty commands the Judges of the Exchequer to award Writs and to cause Process to be executed concerning the premisses That the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer Chancellor or Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall have by force of these presents full Power and Authority to make forth and award Writs under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequer for that purpose according to the Order and Course of the said Court and the Contemners of the said Writs to punish in such sort as by the course of the said Court hath been accustomed AND in an especial manner His Majesties will and pleasure is That the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellour and Barons of his Exchequer there or any three of them whereof the said Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellour or Chief Baron to be one do strictly require and enjoyn all and every the Sheriffs Bailiffs Constables and other Officers who are or shall be authorized employed or directed to levy any the said Rents Revenues Debts Sums of Money or Arrears or any of them or otherwise to execute any Process concerning the same that they do in their several places from time to time with diligence and faithfulness do and perform the same without partiality and delay and after execution or receipts otherwise thereof either make speedy returns of such speedy payment thereof as they ought and as shall be in that behalf requisite His Majesty will give R. V. R. c. such further Covenants and Grants as shall be reasonably advised for the full and quiet having and enjoying and such other powers and authorities for levying and collecting the premisses and such aid and assistance from His Majesty his Privy Council Exchequer Courts of Justice and all other his Officers and Ministers as any Commissioners Receivers Collectors Farmers and other Ministers of His Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland ever had or ought to have and as in this case shall be thought fit and reasonable AND HIS MAJESTY doth hereby declare and agree That He his Heirs and Successors shall and will from time to time upon humble suit on that behalf made give such further Covenants and Grants for the full and quiet having and enjoying the premisses according to the true intent and meaning of these presents as shall be in that behalf reasonably advised and such other power and authority for levying and collecting the premisses and such aid and assistance from His Majesty and his Privy Council His Majesties Court of Exchequer and the Officers thereof and all other His Majesties Courts of Justice and all other his Officers and Ministers whatsoever as any Commissioners Receivers Collectors Farmers and other Ministers of any part of His Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland ever had or ought to have and as in this Case shall be thought fit and reasonable This Indenture to be inrolled in Ireland within six months PROVIDED ALWAYES That if the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or some of them shall not within the space of six months next ensuing the date hereof cause this present Indenture to be enrolled in His Majesties High Court of Chancery in Ireland and in the Office of His Majesties Remembrancer there that then and in such case and for every such default the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors and Administrators and every of them shall forfeit and lose unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors the sum of One hundred pounds for each month after the said six months expired wherein the said Indenture shall remain and continue without enrollment thereof made in manner and form aforesaid His Majesty or Chief Governour will after 25th Decemb. 1675 until 25th December 1677 authorize R. V. R. c. to levy receive compound or discharge all moneys and arrears
comprehended in this agreement which before 25th December 1675 shall be brought in charge upon Record as amply as His Majesty might if this Indenture were not made AND MOREOVER HIS MAJESTY for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth covenant and grant to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators That His Majesty his Heirs and Suceessors or the Lord Lieutenant or Deputy or other Chief Governour or Governours of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being shall and will after the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy five and until the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy and seven from time to time sufficiently authorize the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or such as they shall nominate and appoint as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit to demand levy collect recover receive and take or otherwise compound for and discharge all sums of money and the arrearages thereof which after the date of these presents and before the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy and five shall be ascertained and brought into charge upon Record and which if they had been duly collected and levied during the said term should and ought to have been answered and paid unto them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon in as full and ample manner as His Majesty could or ought to have collected or levied the same if this present Indenture had never been had or made AND LASTLY HIS MAJESTY is hereby graciously pleased to declare and grant This Indenture shall be construed and taken most favourably and beneficially for the said R. V. R. c. and for the better enabling them to execute and perform this undertaking That these His Letters Patents and the Covenants and Agreements on the part of His Majesty herein contained shall be construed adjudged deemed and taken in all and every His Majesties Courts of Record and elsewhere within his said Kingdom of Ireland most favourably and beneficially for the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors Administrators and Assigns and for the better enabling them to execute and perform the said undertaking In witness whereof to the one part of this Indenture His Majesty to one part of the Indenture hath affixed the Great Seal of England and R. V. R. c. have put their hands and seals to the other part remaining with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty hath caused the Great Seal of England to be affixed and to the other part of this Indenture remaining with our said Soveraign Lord the King the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon have set their hands and Seals the day and year first above-written Annoque Domini 1671. August 1671. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli 2. Vicessimo tertio HIs Majesties Covenants and Agreements with Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon whereby in consideration of their undertaking to defray His Majesties growing Charge in Ireland and to pay the Arrears of the Establishments there and other debts owing by His Majesty and Fourscore thousand pounds more to his Majesty His Majesty is pleased to covenant that all the Arrears of Rent reserved upon the Farm of the Revenue in Ireland and all the growing Rents until the 25th of December 1675 and all his Majesties Treasure and ready money in Ireland due or owing to his Majesty by Imprest or otherwise and all his Majesties Revenue certain and casual shall during the said Term be applied to the uses by them undertaken and that they shall have the Surplus to their own use but all Revenue arising by new Acts of Parliament and hereafter to be passed and the lapsed moneys the 30000 li. payable by the Roman Catholicks the English Arrears and the Profits of doubling Ordnance Lands are excepted The Lord Viscount Ranelagh and the rest covenant with his Majesty to defray his Majesties whole Charge of the Kingdom of Ireland from the 25th of December 1670 unto the 25th of December 1675 not exceeding 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. in any one year and all Arrears of Pay due to the Military List upon the last of December 1670 not exceeding 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. and to the Civil List not exceeding 4000 li. and to the Train of Artillery not exceeding 1147 li. and the 70000 li. advanced by the Farmers the moneys lent by Sir William Bucknall not exceeding 11500 li. the Customs of Londonderry not exceeding 4000 li. the money due for Phenix Parke not exceeding 10000 li. to Patrick Archer 6294 li. for Arms and Ammunition sent from hence 6076 li. The moiety of Ten Moneths Arrears not exceeding 20394 li. 19 s. 00 d. To the Earl of Anglesey 2500 li. To the Lord Arlington 6250 li. To the Daughters of Collonel Lane 6000 li. To the Lord Archbishop of Dublin 2500 li. To Francis and Elizabeth Jones 3500 li. To John St. Leger Esquire 400 li. out of the Ballance of Sir George Carletons Accompt and to the Lady Faulkland out of the Prize Goods 3000 li. They are also to save his Majesty harmless from all Defalcations to be demanded by the Farmers and to pay his Majesty 80000 li. for his own use within two years after the 25th of December 1675 and that the Duke of Ormond shall receive 50000 li. and the Earl of Suffolk 30000 li. out of the proper Fonds whereon they are charged and that his Majesty shall have the disposal of 7155 li. due on the ballance of the Earl of Angleseys Account and 19491 li. due on the ballance of Sir George Carterets Account His Majesty doth hereby covenant that the Commission of Enquiry now on foot shall be forthwith superseded That all respits of Quit-rents and other sums due to his Majesty shall be forthwith determined That the Composition with the Commission Officers shall not be obstructed but perfected as begun and intended and the Grantees to have the benefit thereof That his Majesty will forthwith renew his Letters to the Chief Governour and Council of Ireland to re-applot
the deficiency of the years value allowing his Subjects four years time for the payment thereof with several Provisoes Restrictions and Qualifications herein particularly expressed viz. inter alias That his Majesty notwithstanding may pardon Criminal or Capital Offences forfeited Recognizances Fines or Forfeitures upon Penal Laws or Outlawries That his Majesty may appoint Commissioners for Reducements as formerly but the moneys due thereupon to belong to the Grantees That his Majesty may let Leases of any his Royal Mines Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland yet undisposed or to which his Majesties Title hereafter may be made appear under such Rents as shall be equal to the Quit-rents payable by Adventurers or else the Old Crown Rents and in case his Majesty dispose of any his Lands to the uses of his Declaration of the 30th of November 1660 to any but such their heirs or assigns who received the profits thereof then the arrears of Quit-rents due thereupon before the 25th of December 1668 not to be charged on the Lands but to be recovered of the former Enjoyers and Pervors of the Profits thereof That the present Farmers of his Majesties Revenue in Ireland may continue their Farms without interruption by the Grantees who are to have no abatement for Defalcations to be allowed the said Farmers for the years ended the 25th of December 1670 and the Defalcations hereafter to be made the said Farmers to be determined onely as by the several agreements relating thereunto is appointed That the Grantees upon payments of First-fruits and twentieth parts by the Clergy shall allow usual installments and be concluded by the returns of the Commissioners for that purpose but if their Commissions shall be found defective his Majesty covenants to give order for the rectifying thereof That his Majesty may renew alter or encrease any annuity temporary payments or entertainments in his Majesties Establishments so as the yearly charge exceed not 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. and also regulate and appoint the method of payment of his Majesties debts so as such for which Interest is payable be first satisfied That if his Majesty shall not think fit to renew any such annuity or payment the Grantees to pay his Majesty his Heirs and Successors such sum as the same will come to over and above the payments aforesaid All moneys are to be brought into the Treasury and the Lord Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood are to be commissionated to have the sole Custody thereof during the continuance of their Undertaking All Warrants for issuing out of moneys are to be directed to them and they covenant with his Majesty to pay the Vice-Treasurer for the time being his usual Fees quarterly or 40 days after The Covenants with the Farmers for installment of arrears of Quit-rents are to continue and the Chief Governour of Ireland and such others whom his Majesty shall appoint are to have power to enstall any other debts or arrears under certain qualifications Nothing which is not now in Charge on Record can be sued for without first satisfying the Chief Governour of Ireland of the grounds of the proceedings A just account is to be given from time to time of all the proceedings in the managing of the Revenue and the directions of the Chief Governour to be observed No Defalcation is to be expected for any pardon or release which may be made to the Earl of Anglesey or Sir James Shaen In case of Plague War Fire or other unavoidable Calamity there is to be defalcation and they are to be enabled to levy what shall appear due upon Record at any time within two years after the term expired and the Patent is to be expounded most beneficial for the Undertakers and to enable them to perform their Contract And these are the Clauses of Assistance and other beneficial Clauses fit and proper Subscribed by Mr. Attorney General by Warrant under his Majesties Sign Manual and Procur ' by Mr. Secretary Trevor LETTERS PATENTS GRANTED BY HIS MAJESTY CONTAINING A Demise of His Revenue OF IRELAND FOR SEVEN YEARS Bearing Date the Twelfth day of July 1669. AS ALSO LETTERS PATENTS Granted by His MAJESTY CONTAINING AN ABATEMENT OF RENT Bearing Date the Third day of August 1669. TOGETHER WITH MARGINAL NOTES and an ALPHABETICAL TABLE Prosperè succedant Regi Vobisque C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT In the SAVOY Printed by Tho. Newcomb 1672. THIS INDENTURE made the Twelfth day of July An. Dom. 1669. and in the One and twentieth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. BETWEEN the said Kings Most Excellent Majesty on the one part and John Forth Alderman and now one of the Sheriffs of the City of London William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet and John Breedon of the City of London Esquires Iames Hayes of Lincolns-Inn in the County of Middlesex Esq Dannet Forth and George Dashwood of the City of London Esquires William Muschamp and Humphry Taylor of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquires and Ralph Bucknall of the City of London Esq on the other part WHEREAS in our Parliament begun and held at Dublin upon the eighth day of May in the thirteenth year of His Majesties Reign and there continued by several Proroguations unto the twenty sixth day of October in the seventeenth year of His Majesties Reign several Acts of Parliament were passed during the several Sessions of the said Parliament for the better ascertaining setling establishing and declaring of His Majesties Revenue in His said Kingdom of Ireland and amongst others one Act was passed Entituled A recital of the Acts touching the Kings Revenue in Ireland from the 8. of May in the 13 to the 6th of Octo. in the 17 year of His Reign An Act for setling the Subsidie of Poundage and granting a Subsidie of Tunnage and other sums of Money unto His Royal Majesty His Heirs and Successors the same to be paid upon Merchandizes imported and exported into or out of the Kingdom of Ireland according to a book of Rates hereunto annexed And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the setling of the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty his Heires and Successors according to the book of Rates therein inserted And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licenses for the selling of Ale and Beer And also one other Act Entituled An Act for establishing an additional Revenue upon his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for the better support of his and their Crown and Dignity And also one other Act Entituled An Additional Act for the better ordering and collecting the revenue arising by Hearth-mony And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all
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
their appurtenances whereof no estate is already limitted by these presents except before excepted unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Phillip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns from the Feast-day of the Nativity of our Lord now last past for during From Christmass last for seven years and untill the full end and term of seven years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended TO the only proper use benefit and behoof 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other then the rents and sums of money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or injoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Vse Vsage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Notwithstanding the clause in the Act for Hearth-mony any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the clause in the late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon his Majesty his heirs and successors for the better support of his and their Crown and dignity Which enacts That all the Revenues arising by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Courts of Exchequer and shall not be charged or chargeable with any Gifts Grants or Pensions whatsoever and that all and every such grant and all and every such Clause of non obstante therein contained should be utterly void and all and every persons to whom such grants should be passed should be accomptants to his Majesty for all Moneys received by pretence of such Grants And also all and every Ordinance Order Custome Proclamation Letters Patents Provision Restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the Farmers covenant to pay YIELDING and PAYING therefore and 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 for them and every of them their and every of their heirs executors and administrators and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors yearly and every year during the said term of seven years mentioned in this present demise at or into his or their receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such deductions Ninety one thousand five hundred pounds abatements and allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds sterling of lawfull money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be Equivalent to fourscorce and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawful English money At or before four the most usual Feasts That is to say the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary Quarterly The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary now last past before the date of these presents AND for the better enabling the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Covenants of the first demise Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies and Assignes to have enjoy collect levy and receive the said Annual Rents Payments Rates Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine and Strongwaters Revenues Profits and other the Premises hereby demised according to the true intent and meaning hereof His Majesty doth by these presents as much as in him lies and as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit nominate constitute and appoint the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Officers Deputies Substitutes Agents and Assignes and no other person or persons whatsoever to be his Majesties Officer and Officers from and after the Commencement and during the continuance of this present demise for the receiving The Farmers made the Kings Collectors collecting and answering the said Annual rents as also the Duty arising by the Fire-hearths and Stoves by vertue of the said several Acts in that behalf or any of them and for viewing and numbering of the several Chimney-hearths and Stoves and other firing-places mentioned in the said Acts and for the inspecting and examining the several Rolls Certificates and Returnes thereof With power to do those things which the Kings Officers are enabled to do made and to be made from time to time into His Majesties Court of Exchequer in pursuance of the said Act or Acts or any other things belonging to the same and to do and execute all and every other the matters and things touching or concerning the Revenues Duties Profits or other the premises herein demised which are directed and authorized to be done and executed by the said Acts by Officers to be thereunto lawfully appointed And further that the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies Agents and Assignes shall and may Collect Receive Levy and enjoy to their own use and benefit such sum and sums of Money or part or parts of the said Rate Duty and Premises hereby demised as by and according to the purport intent and true meaning of these presents shall have accrewed due and payable to them at or before the end or expiration of the terme or time of seven years hereby granted Although this present Demise and the said terme of seven yeares shall be expired and determined And His said Majesty doth hereby give and grant unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood
c. in whose hands soever they be except the Records in the Office of the Remembrancer Clerks of the Peace and Town-Clerks And all persons are commanded to deliver the same except such as have not finished their Accompts A discharge for the delivery of the said Accounts Books c. Returnes Duplicates Rolls Accompts and VVritings any way relating unto the Revenue of the Hearth-money in whose hands soever they be for His Majesties use and service other then such as are to remaine as Records in the Office of his Majesties Remembrancer in the Exchequer or with the respective Clerkes of the Peace Recorders or Town-Clerks as aforesaid and the same to lodge and dispose of where they may be most conveniently made use of for the said service in the said chief Office or Vnder-Offices respectively And all or any person or persons now or formerly imployed in and about the said Revenue and others who have any of the said Writings in their Custody and keeping are hereby commanded and required to deliver up the same accordingly saving onely such persons who have not finished their Accompts may have the use thereof for the perfecting of their Accompts and obtaining their discharges respectively and the Receipt or Receipts of the said Iohn Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors or Assignes or any one of them shall be to such Officer or Officers and other persons for their so doing a sufficient Warrant and discharge AND our said Soveraign Lord the King doth hereby for Himself his Heires and Successors Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet John Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal No persons to intermeddle in the Ordering Collecting or receiving of the Duties demised besides the Farmers and who they shall appoint their Executors Administrators and Assignes in manner following that is to say that neither his said Majesty his Heires and Successors nor his Lieutenant or other chief Governor of Ireland and Council there shall or will at any time or times during the said terme unless at their instance and desire authorize and appoint any other person or persons whatsoever besides the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes in any wise during the Continuance of this present demise to act or intermeddle in the ordering collecting and receiving levying and managing of the said annual payments Rates Duties and premises hereby demised or mentioned to be demised or any part or parts thereof AND his Majesty is pleased further to covenant and by these presents for himself his Heires and Successors doth covenant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them that if at any time during the continuance of this present Terme any of the Duties arising by Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses for selling Wine Aquavitae or Strong-waters by Retayle Feefarme-rents Quit-rents Rents reserved upon Leases or any other Annual rents Payments or Duties hereby demised or granted or mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted shall happen to be paid into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin If any of these Duties shall be paid into the Exchequer it is to be accepted in part of the Rent if any due that then and in every such Case His Majesty His Heires and Successors shall and will be pleased to accept of the sums of Money so paid in and to retaine the same in part of payment of the Rents reserved by these presents if any shall then be due and if no part of the Rents reserved by these presents shall then be due and owing or not so much as the sums so paid into His Majesties Receipt shall amount unto It shall and may be lawful to and for 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 And if no rent be due or not so much as is paid in the Farmers are to have the same out of the Exchequer without Fee their Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them to aske demand have and receive to their own use and behoofe all and every such Duties Rents and Sums of Money which are hereby demised and at the time of such demand shall have been paid into His Majesties Receipt as before and shall be found to exceed the sums of money then due and owing to His Majesty for Rents without any Fee gratuity reward or other charges whatsoever to be paid for the same AND His Majesty doth hereby strictly charge and command the Lord Treasurer and Vice-treasurer Chancellor and Barons of His said Court of Exchequer and all other the Officers and Ministers of his Revenues now and for the time being that they and every of them upon the sight of these presents or the Enrolment thereof do forthwith pay and deliver or cause to be paid and delivered unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to their own use VVithout further VVarrant and without any other or further Account all and singular the Duties Rents and Sums of Money which by vertue of this present demise they ought to have and which at the time of their or any of their demand shall be found to be or have been paid unto His Majesties Receipt as aforesaid over and above the Rent then due to His Majesty And for so doing these presents or the Inrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf And if any Act done or to be done by His Majesty his Heires or Successors or by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or by the Lord Treasurer the Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer or by any other Officers or Ministers of His Majesties Revenue there now and for the time being or by any of them If the Farmers are or shall be obstructed in having these Duties shall be any obstruction or hinderance unto them the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes in the having and receiving the full and entire sums of money so as aforesaid paid
into His Majesties Receipt over and above the Rent then due unto His Majesty They are to have defalcation by retainer Then His Majesty is pleased that there shall be an Allowance and Defalcation made by way of Recouper and Retayner of so much of the Rent by these presents reserved as may be sufficient to give recompence and satisfaction for the same together with damages and interest at 10 per cent from the time of detaining thereof VVith interest and damages And his Majesty doth hereby authorize the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being and any six or more of them Lord Lieutenant c. upon proof to allow the same whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more upon due proof of such obstruction or hinderance made by any Order or Declaration of Council to be made in Council and signed with their hands to allow the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns to retaine and keep in his and their hands so much of the Rents by these presents reserved as may be sufficient to recompence the loss or damage which shall or may be suffered by not receiving the Duties Rents and Sums of Money so as aforesaid paid into his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by any obstruction or hinderance therein as aforesaid And His Majesty doth hereby require and command the Barons of His Court of Exchequer The Barons c. commanded also to permit and allow the same and all other the Officers and Ministers of His Revenue there that they permit and allow the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to have the full benefit of such order of defalcations and for so doing these presents or the enrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf AND whereas in and by the said Act intituled An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all sorts of Strong-waters by Retayle it is among other things provided That every person licensed to Retaile according to the forme of the said Act should pay the sums appointed by the said Act to be paid in manner following that is to say one moyety thereof before the person so to be licensed take out his license and the other moyety thereof at the end of six Moneths after the date of such license into the hands of Collectors to be appointed for that purpose of which Collectors the Commissioners for granting the said licenses are to take Recognizances with good security with condition for payment duly into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer all such sum and sums of money which in respect of the said licenses shall be receiv'd by him And in case the said Recognizances shall be forfeited the Commissioners are to returne the same into His Majesties said Court of Exchequer And the Commissioners are farther appointed to take Bonds of the parties licensed for their respective second payments As by the said Act more at large appeares And whereas also his Majesty is informed that several Receivers of his Majesties Fee-farme-rents and other the Annual rents duties and payments hereby demised have entred into several Bonds and Recognizances for the due payment unto his Majesty of all such Rents Duties and Sums of money which they shall respectively receive His Majesty is hereby graciously pleased to covenant and agree And by these presents for himself his Heires and Successors doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood If any Securities given by persons licensed to retaile VVines and Strong-waters or by any Collectors of those Duties or by any Receivers of the Fee-farme-rents c. shall become forfeited William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them that if at any time after the commencement of this present terme any such Bonds or Recognizances entred into by Collectors Retaylors Receivers or their sureties shall happen to be forfeited for or by reason of the non-payment of any rent or sum of money which 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 Assignes ought by vertue of these presents to have had and enjoyed to their own use if the same had been duely paid or if at any time during the continuance of this present tearm any other Bonds or Recognizances of that nature shall be entred into and also forfeited to His Majesty during the continuance of the said tearm That then and in every such case it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 Assignes and every of them to have hold take receive and enjoy to their own proper use benefit and behoof without any Accompt or other matter or thing to be therefore paid or rendred other then the rents by these presents reserved The Farmers are to have the benefit of those forfeitures and of all Executions thereupon the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised gotten or had by all and every such Bonds Recognizances and Securities and of all Judgments Executions and Extents thereupon and Compositions for the same And that it shall be lawful for them 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 in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Sucessors and at their own proper costs and charges to sue prosecute and implead in His Majesties Court of Exchequer all and every person and persons by whom any such Obligation or Recognizance shall be forfeited Power to sue such securities in the Kings name and his and their Sureties and in the name or names of him His Heires or Successors to procure Judgement and sue forth Execution of and for all and every the penalties and forfeitures in the said Obligations or Recognizances contained And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth hereby command the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer for the time being that when and as often as any of the said penalties and
forfeitures of the said Obligations or Recognizances shall be levied or paid into the Court of Exchequer And when the forfeitures are levyed they are to be delivered to the Farmers without further account so often all and every the said penalties and forfeitures be delivered unto 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 Assignes to their onely use and benefit without any other or further account And for so doing these Presents And the Officers discharged Commissioners for licenses to sell VVine c. not take Securities but such as they will answer for without the Farmers consent or the Enrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them and to all other Officers and Ministers to whom it shall appertain a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth further charge and command all and every the Commissioners for granting of Licenses to persons to sell Wine Aquavitae or Strong-waters by Retaile that they presume not to take any Bonds or Recognizances by vertue of the said Act but of such sufficient persons for whom they will undertake if the parties prove unable unless the said Bonds and Recognizances be taken with or by the consent and good liking of the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Vnder their hands or the hands of some of them Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes or some of them thereunto first had by writing under their or some of their hands And that they do not deliver cancel or make void the said Bonds or Recognizances or any of them unless it be after notice first given to and with the consent and good liking of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes or some of them in writing first had and obtained And if any act done or to be done by His Majesty his Heires or Successors or by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or by the Lord Treasurer the Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer or by any other Officers or Ministers of his Majesties Revenues there for the time being or by any of them shall be any obstruction or hinderance unto them the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp If they are hindred in receiving the forfeitures Fees of the Court excepted they are to have Defalcation by retainer Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes in the having or receiving the full benefit of such forfeited Obligations and the penalties thereof or of the Iudgments and Executions thereupon had the due and lawful Fees of the Officers of the said Court onely excepted Then his Majesty is pleased that there shall be an allowance and Defalcation made by way of recouper and retainer of so much of the rate by these presents reserved as may be sufficient to give recompence and satisfaction for the same And his Majesty doth hereby authorize the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland VVhich the Lord Lieutenant c. upon proof are to allow of without further VVarrant and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more upon due proof thereof made to grant unto them an Order in writing for the allowance of such Defalcations without any other or further Warrant from his Majesty to be therefore had or obtained And his Majesty for himself his Heires and Successors is further pleased to covenant and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and every of them that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Iohn Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them from time to time and at all times during the continuance of this present Demise to sue for distreyne levy prosecute and recover all and every the Quit-rents and Annual payments hereby demised Power to sue in the Kings name and to have the benefit of all Process seizure execution c. of which all Iudges and Officers are to take notice and the arrearages thereof in his Majesties name or in their own names as they shall be advised And further that they and every of them shall have the full benefit and advantage of all such Process seizure execution power and prerogative as his Majesty might have used and exercised for the due and legal recovery of the premises or any part thereof if this present Demise had not been made And hereof all Iudges Officers and Ministers of His Majesties revenue are required to take notice and to be aiding and assisting to them accordingly And his said Majesty doth hereby further for him his Heirs and Successors covenant promise and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes that if any Lands tenements or hereditaments within the said Realme of Ireland charged or chargeable with any Rents If Rents by the Kings seizing of Land Quit-rents or other payments hereby demised shall at any time hereafter come into the possession of his Majesty his Heires or Successors by vertue of any Grant Surrender or other Conveyance or of any Attainder of Treason Misprision of Treason Felony Premunire or otherwise howsoever whereby or by reason whereof any of the Rents Quit-rents or other payments hereby granted or any of them shall cease determine or otherwise be extinguished or if any Iudgment hath been or shall hereafter be given in his Majesties Court of Exchequer or any other of his Courts at Dublin whereby any Lands which were vested in his Majesty or restored by any Decrees which are confirmed by the Explanatory Act or setled by any Clause or Proviso without a particular exemption from Quit-rents in the same clause expresly mentioned shall be discharg'd from payment of quit-rents the quit-rents of all such Lands whether they be the Lands of innocent Papists or others being hereby intended to be demised then in all and every such case and cases the said
other wayes or meanes whatsoever established for Customes Subsidies and Imposts or in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts and other Payments and Duties of for or by reason of all and all manner of Wines Wares Goods and Merchandises whatsoever of whatsoever nature kind quality or condition they are or shall be as well those which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive shall be conveyed imported or brought into the Realm of Ireland or any Port Haven Harbor Creek Road or Place thereunto belonging or duly entred in any Custom-house there or shall be brought into any Warehouse or other places belonging to them or any of them from any forein Island Collony or Plantation whatsoever heretofore made or planted or hereafter to be made or planted or from any other parts beyond the Seas and Realms of England or Scotland or any of them by way of Merchandise Provision Prize taken from Pirates or Enemies or other wayes howsoever As also those which at any time or times between the said Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of Lord One Thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive shall be conveyed exported or carried by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ireland or any part thereof or Shipped or put into any Boat Lighter Gabbard Wherrey Crayer Ship or Vessel or any Boats Gabbards Wherreys Crayers Lighters Ships or Vessels within any of the Ports or places of or within the Realm of Ireland or any of them or within any Havens Creeks Roads or Places or members of or belonging to the said Ports or Places or any of them with intent to be from thence carryed or conveyed by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ireland into any parts or places beyond the Seas or into the Realms of England or Scotland or either of them or any part of either of them And also All Customes Subsidies and Imposts Payment and Duties which at any time or times within the terme aforesaid shall grow or be due or payable to His Majesty his Heires or Successors As also the Customes for the Over-lengths of all Woollen Cloaths which shall be transported for the Overlengths of all woollen Cloaths or Kerseys which shall be transported from the Realm of Ireland into any parts beyond the Seas or put into any Ship Boat or other Vessel with intent to be transported or conveyed into parts beyond the Seas And moreover our said Soveraign Lord the King for him his Heirs and Successors Doth also grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes by these presents 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 have take and enjoy to their own proper uses and behoofes All and all manner of Customes Subsidies and Imposts or sums of mony Duties or payments commonly called known or payable as or in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts or any of them and for all Goods Wares and Merchandizes whatsoever which at any time or times between the feast of the Nativity of our Lord And also the Custome of Goods brought into Ireland by any Ships of His Majesty now next ensuing and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1675. inclusive shall be brought into the said Realm of Ireland in or by any the Ships or Fleets of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or any other Ships or Vessels employed or to be employed in the service of his Majesty his Heires or Successors Or by His Authority by Letters of Marque or for Pyrates Goods or goods taken from Pyrates or by the Ships or Vessels of any other by Authority from or under his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by Letters of Marque or by any other wayes whatsoever or for Pyrates Goods or Goods taken from Pyrates or Enemies which by any meanes within the times or termes aforesaid shall come into the said Realm of Ireland as if the same Wares Merchandizes and Goods or any of them had been brought into the said Realm of Ireland by any of his Majesties Subjects by way of Merchandize for or upon all or any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever as well exported as imported or which shall become forfeited to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by vertue of and according to the late Act of Parliament for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation or any the Powers or Clauses therein contained And to the intent 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 Assignes may justly and truly receive have take and enjoy the said Customes Subsidies Imposts Payments Duties or sums of money in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts of all such Goods Wares and Merchandizes according to the true intent and meaning of these presents It is Covenanted and agreed and also our Soveraign Lord the King for Him His Heirs and Successors doth streightly charge and Command and by these presents doth ordain That no part of any such Goods be unladen or any way disposed of That no goods be unladen till a true Entry he made as well by His Majesties Officers as the Farmers untill a true Entry be taken and made of all such Goods as well by His Majesties Officers in those ports where such Goods shall be brought in as 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 and Assignes their Deputies and Agents or some of them And our said Soveraign Lord the King for him his Heirs and Successors and of his more especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion doth further Demise and grant unto 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 all and all manner of Rates Charges Impositions sums of Money payments and other Duties of Excise whatsoever which at any time or times and from time to time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Foreign Excise demised which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. inclusive shall may or ought to happen come arise grow renue
Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and nine From Christmass 1669 for 6 years from the date hereof for during and untill the terme of six years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the only proper use benefit and behoof 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 their Executors Administrators and Assignes without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made rendred or done for the same other then the rents and sums of Money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved and Covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Use Usage or Prescription and as largely and beneficially as His Majesty may Demise or Grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be Demised or Granted any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for setling the Excise Non obstante any Law and more especially the Clause in the Act for Excise or New Impost upon His Majesty his Heires and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made for and during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and six more of the Councel of that Kingdom and reserving the highest rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty and which Declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void And also all and every Ordinance Order Custom Proclamation or Letters Patents provision restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Yielding and Paying Yielding and Paying therefore yearly and 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 and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King His Heirs and Successors yearly and every year during the said term of six years mentioned in this present Demise at or into his or their receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such Deduction Abatements and Allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds The Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be equivalent to threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful English money at or before the dayes and times and according to the several and respective proportions herein after mentioned That is to say at or before the last day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at and before the 14th day of February By monthly payments which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 28th day of February which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l And at or before the 15th day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1970 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 6000 l. which twenty four several payments so as aforesaid appointed to be made do in the time and space of twelve Months amount unto the full and just sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds And also yeilding and paying at or before every succeeding 15th day of January during the said term of six years the sum of 6000 l. And on every other last day of January 14th day of February 28th day of February 15th day of March last day of March 15th day of April last day of April
15th day of May last day of May 15th day of June last day of June 15th day of July last day of July 15th day of August last day of August 15th day of September last day of September 15th day of October last day of October 15th day of November last day of November and on every other 15th day of December and last day of December yearly during the said term of six years the sum of 3000 l. And also Yielding and Paying And 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 and every of them do further covenant by these presents to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King after the end and expiration of the said terme of six years these sums following That is to say upon or before the last day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. at which time the said term of six years will be fully expired the sum of 3000 l. And upon or before the 15th day of January then next following which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. the full sum of 6000 l. which two last payments being added to the several payments herein before appointed during the said term of six years do amount in the whole to the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand pounds and are in full performance of the Contract made with our said Soveraign Lord the King To yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord for and in respect of the Duties of Customes and imported Excise so as aforesaid Demised for six years the yearly Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds And our said Soveraign Lord the King in consideration of the great yearly Rent and sum of Mony before reserved or mentioned to be paid And to the intent the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them shall not by the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors or by his or their or any of their means or by any Act or means of his late Father K. Charles of blessed memory If the Farmâ—rs shall be hindred in the receipt of these duties or otherwise be hindered debarred or diminished of any the Customes Subsidies Duties of Imported Excise and other Sums of money and profits to them before by these presents mentioned or meant to be demised granted or to Farm letten during the term of six years or Covenanted or agreed to be taken except before excepted but that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them shall have full satisfaction and allowance for all such their losses and hinderances in that behalf to be had or sustained according to the purport true intent and meaning of these presents Is therefore pleased and contented And doth of his Especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion grant for Him His Heirs and Successors unto the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor Or if His Majesty His Father King James or Queen Elizabeth or if His Majesty shall exonerate and discharge any person by any Patent or Grant of Exemption or prohibit or restrain the Trade and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them in manner and form following That is to say that if his Majesty or his late Royal Father King Charles or his late Royal Grandfather King James or the late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory have heretofore freed exonerated discharged remitted pardoned or respited or that His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or any of them hereafter at any time or times during the said term of six yeares hereby granted shall free exonerate discharge remit pardon or respite any Owner or Owners of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes or other person or persons whatsoever or any Goods Wares or Merchandizes to be brought into this Realm or carried out of the same by any of His Majesties Subjects of what nature soever in the Ships or Bottoms either of His Majesties Subjects or Strangers of or from the payment or answering of any Customs Subsidies Imposts Sum or Sums of Money or other Duties or Premises by these presents demised or granted or covenanted or agreed or appointed to be paid or enjoyed as aforesaid except before excepted or otherwise if the Kings most Excellent Majesty or his late Father or Grandfather or the late Queen Elizabeth have given or granted or if the Kings most Excellent Majesty his Heires or Successors shall give or grant at any time hereafter during the said terme of six years any license or liberty to any person or persons or have made or suffered or shall make or suffer any restraint or Prohibition of Trade Traffick Passage and Entercourse of any Merchants Ships or have done or procured or shall do or procure or suffer to be done in any manner of wise any other Act or thing whatsoever whereby or by reason whereof the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them shall at any time or times during or within the said term of six years be lawfully letted or hindred to have take levy receive obtain or enjoy any of the said Customes Subsidies Impositions Duties of Excise Sums of Money or other the Premisses before by these presents demised or granted or mentioned or intended to be hereby demised or granted or covenanted or agreed to be taken or enjoyed or any part or parcel thereof except before excepted or whereby or by reason whereof they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall lose or be hindered of or in any of the Customes Subsidies Imposts Payments Duties Sums of Money or benefit before by these Presents mentioned or meant to be demised or granted or covenanted or agreed to be taken or enjoyed except before excepted or if the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood Vnless by their consent negligence or default they shall be hindred from the Receipt of these Duties William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns without their or any of their consent negligence or wilfull default shall be by the Laws of that
our Realm of Ireland barred letten or hindred to receive take or recover and shall not or may not have receive or recover any of the premisses before demised or granted or mentioned or intended to be demised or granted or covenanted or agreed to be received or taken in such ample sort and manner as 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 ought to have the same according to the purport true intent and meaning of these presents towards the payment of the Rents and Sums of Mony reserved or payable by or according to the true meaning of these presents That then and so often and in every or any such case it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 Then they are upon proof upon such due proof thereof to be had or made before the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more as they the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governors of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall by any Order or Declaration of Councel to be made in Councel and signed with their hands allow of to stay keep retaine and recoupe in his or their hands to his and their own proper use so much of the said yearly Rent or Sums of Money due payable or answerable or before by these presents reserved or mentioned to be paid as by the said Order or Declaration of Councel in writing To have such reasonable defalcation out of the Rent by way of Retainer as shall be declared in writing by the Lord Lieutenant and six of the Councel with Dammages so as aforesaid to be obtained shall be thought reasonable and proportionable to the Dammage which 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 or Assigns shall or may have received by reason of any such respite of payment exoneration diminution discharge license hinderance or otherwise as aforesaid And also 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 and every of them shall so often and upon every such due proof had and Order or Declaration in writing made as is aforesaid have full allowance and defalcation to them and every of them to be made by the Court of Exchequer Which is also to be allowed by the Court of Exchequer of and for all and every the said Payments Rates Excises Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money and other duties demised or mentioned to be demised as aforesaid and so discharged hindered lost or not paid by any the occasions or means aforesaid to the full value and sum thereof to be allowed deducted or defalked out of the Rent So much is to be defalked out of the Rent and Sum of money reserved due and payable or covenanted or agreed to be paid by the true intent and meaning of these presents at and upon the next payment thereof then next following to be had or made or at any payment then after to be made or any part at one payment and part at other payment or payments at the free Election of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns And the said Lord Lieutenant Chief Governour and Council Lord Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer to allow the same upon due proof without farther warrant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Council there or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall by force of these presents and upon sight hereof or of the Enrollment or Exemplification thereof have full Power and Authority And his Majesty doth hereby will and require them and every of them upon due proof to be made from time to time to make and allow such and the same defalcations deductions and allowances according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any further or other Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors in that behalf to be had or obtained And his Majesty doth hereby will and require the Lord Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being the Lord Chief Baron and other the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other the Officers and Ministers of his Revenue there that they and every of them do from time to time permit and allow the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns to have and enjoy the full benefit of all such defalcations to be made as aforesaid any thing herein before to the contrary notwithstanding AND our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty for himself his Heirs and Successors doth further covenant promise and grant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns by these presents That if our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors or any of them or any others jointly or in common together with the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall at any time hereafter during the continuance of this present Demise or Lease If Goods Exported or Imported bring or cause to be brought by way of Merchandize from any the parts beyond the Seas into his Realm of Ireland or shall carry or cause to be carried by way of Merchandize out of his Realm of Ireland into any the parts beyond the Seas any Goods Wares Merchandizes the Customs Subsidies Imposts and Duties whereof are by these presents mentioned or intended to be demised or granted belonging to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors or to any of them or to them or any of them
or others joyntly or in common or to be brought or carried forth by way of Merchandize for the Use or Accompt of His Majesty Solely on his Majesties account or joyntly with others His Heirs or Successors or for the Use and Accompt of any of them and others or as the Goods of His Majesty his Heirs or Successors solely or joyntly or in common with others or for the sole Adventure of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or the Adventure of any of them and others together That then and so often the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall upon such due proof made and allowed as before in these presents is expressed Vpon due proof to have Abatement and Defalcation out of the Rent for any other Deductions and Defalcations by them to be made have Defalcation Deduction and Abatement out of the yearly Rent or Sum of Money before by these presents mentioned to be reserved covenanted or agreed to be paid of and for the Customes Subsidies Excises and other Duties and Premisses hereby Demised of the said Goods Wares or Merchandizes so to be Imported or Exported according to such Rates and Proportions as shall be due or payable to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns by the true meaning of these presents for the like Goods Wares or Merchandizes of Irish Subjects of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland to be brought in or carried out of the said Kingdom by way of Merchandize by or for the proper Adventure of the said Subjects of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors having no property or interest in them And 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 Assignes By Reteyner shall and may from time to time deduct reteyn and keep the same Sums of Money so by these presents agreed to be defalked and deducted as aforesaid in their own hands and to their own use out of the aforesaid yearly Rent or Sum of money before reserved or mentioned to be paid by these presents And that the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall by force of these presents and upon sight hereof or of the Enrollment or Exemplification hereof have full power and Authority upon such due proof as aforesaid To be allowed by the Lord Lieutenant c. without further Warrant to make and allow from time to time such and the same Defalcations Deductions and allowances according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any other or further Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors in that behalf to be had procured or obtained which allowances and Defalcations so made shall be of full force and effect in our Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all Officers and Ministers of our Revenue there are required to observe the same accordingly Nevertheless it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and it is hereby agreed notwithstanding the said Covenant last beforementioned Nevertheless his Majesty may Export or Import That our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors shall or may bring into or carry out or cause to be brought into or carried out of the Realm of Ireland at all and every time and times during the continuance of this Demise without any allowance defalcation or deduction to be made out of the Rent Sum and Sums of Money hereby mentioned to be reserved and without payment or allowance to be made of or for the Customs or other Duty for the same any Presents or Gifts of Honour Presents and Gifts of Honour and not Merchandizes as also Victual Aprarel c. and Allom. and not vendable or esteemed as Merchandizes to or from Foreign Princes or States or any Victuals Apparel Munitions or other Provisions Goods and Commodities which by the true intent and meaning of these presents are herein aftermentioned to be brought in or carried out without payment of Custom Subsidie or other Duty or thing in respect of the Importation or Exportation thereof or giving any allowance deduction or defalcation of or for the same And also that His Majesty his Heirs and Successors may Export any Alloms of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors which during the said term shall be Exported for the proper and sole benefit use and accompt of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors and their Farmers thereof and for and upon his and their own sole and proper Adventure without payment of any Custom Subsidie or other Duty or giving any allowance deduction or defalcation for the same And his Highness doth by these presents covenant and grant for him his Heirs and Successors 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 Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns that if his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being at any time or times hereafter before the end and determination of this Grant shall by his or their Royal Proclamation or by any Act of State Order of Councel or otherwise forbid the Transportation of any Corn If Corn or any other Commodity be forbid by any Act of State c. or Act of Parliament to be Imported or Exported or Grain at such time or times when and where the same shall or may be lawfully Transported out of the Realm of Ireland or shall forbid the Transportation out of or the bringing into the Realm of Ireland of any other several or particular Wares Goods or Merchandizes whereof if they were brought in or carried out of the Realm of Ireland the Customs Subsidies and other Duties ought by the true intent and meaning of these presents to be due and payable to 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 or if the same Goods Wares or Merchandizes shall be by any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made restrained either from being Transported out of or from being brought into the Realm of Ireland by reason whereof the same or any part thereof shall not be Transported out of or brought into
the Realm of Ireland at any time during the continuance of these presents to the prejudice hurt or hinderance 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns That then and so often during all and every such time and times the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more shall have full power and Authority by these presents by their Order in writing and in manner and form aforesaid upon the humble Petition 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns to make unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns such reasonable recompence and defalcation out of the yearly Rent by these presents reserved for and in respect of the said restraint The Lord Lieutenant c. upon Petition by their Order in writing shall allow make Defalcation as to them or any six or more of them respectively as is aforesaid shall be thought meet and expedient for and during the time of such restraint as is aforesaid and that these presents or the Enrollment or Exemplification thereof shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more to make the said recompence allowance defalcation and deduction accordingly in that behalf and to 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 the Farmers to stop so much of the Rent as shall be so allowed without any Accompt to stop and reteyn so much of the said Rent in their hands as shall be so allowed unto them for their own uses without any Accompt Forfeiture or other recompence to be had or made to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors for the same any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding AND his Majesty doth hereby for him his Heirs and Successors also streightly charge and command The King commands all his Officers to do no Act to the prejudice of the Farmers That none of the Officers Ministers or Servants whatsoever they be or shall be of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors in any wise by colour pretence or means of their Offices or otherwise during the continuance of this Demise or Lease shall wittingly or willingly withdraw conceal deny withhold or diminish from the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them any of the said Customs Susidies Imposts Payments and Sums of Money in lieu of Customs Subsidies Imposts or any of the Duties of Excise for Goods Imported or other benefits by these presents mentioned to be demised granted and to Farm letten to 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 or any thing to be by them or any of them had done used or enjoyed by vertue of or according to the true meaning of these presents in respect of the same Customs and Premisses to them 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 mentioned to be demised granted or agreed to be by them taken had or enjoyed or of any of them Vpon pain of Fine and Imprisonment for the first loss of his or their Offices for the second offence upon pain of Fine and Imprisonment the said Offendors therein for his or their first offence and loss of his or their Offices for his or their second offence the said pains and penalties to be inflicted upon the said Offenders by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer of Ireland for the time being when there shall be a Lord Treasurer to be one or in default of a Lord Treasurer the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be one upon Complaint by English Bill in the Court of Exchequer-Chamber Vpon Complaint by English Bill in the Exchequer Chamber there in that behalf to be made AND our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty for himself his Heirs or Successors doth of his especial Grace certain Knowledge and meer Motion give grant and assign by these presents unto 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 and to all and every person and persons which by them and every or any of them by writing under their or any of their Hands and Seals shall be in that behalf deputed and assigned full and free use benefit and disposition during the continuance of this Demise of all Custom-houses The Farmers their Officers to have the use of all Custom-houses in Ports Havens Creeks and places within every of the said Ports any Customs or other Duties and Premisses whereof or wherein arising are granted or demised and the Members thereof where landing lading or unlading shipping in or shipping out carrying or discharging of any manner of Wares Goods Merchandizes or Commodities into or from the Realm of Ireland shall be and to be present with all and every the Customers Comptrollers Collectors Surveyors Searchers Waiters and other Officers Attendants and Ministers having charge within the said Ports and Creeks for and concerning the said Merchandizes Wares and Commodities or Customs Subsidies Sums of Money and other Duties for the same by these presents demised or granted and to see provide and take order for and concerning their and every of their better levying having and enjoying of the premisses and the benefits profits and commodities thereof before by these presents mentioned to be granted and demised according to the true intent and meaning of these presents
the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall be thought meet and convenient And our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented and by these presents doth covenant and grant for him his Heirs and Successors 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 Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents and doth ordain That all such devices concealments practices shifts policies Act practices withdrawings hindrances matters causes and things whatsoever that shall fortune to arise grow be done or tend to the prejudice hindrance loss or decay of or unto his Highness his Heirs or Successors to the loss of the Farmers or 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them concerning the Customs touching or concerning any of the Customs Susidies Imposts Duties of Excise and benefits before by these presents demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted as is aforesaid contrary to the effect and true meaning of these presents together with all the devisors together with the Practisers shall be corrected redressed and reformed practicers concealers or doers thereof shall from time to time during the continuance of these presents in force as often as any such thing shall happen to be and as need shall require be corrected amended ordered provided for redressed and reformed And 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 or Assigns and every of them shall have and receive full redress and reformation thereof and therein by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland c. by the said Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be always one by any such lawful convenient and reasonable ways means order or decree as unto the said Lord Treasurer and Barons or any three or more of them as aforesaid shall be thought lawful meet necessary and convenient according to the true intent and meaning of these presents to the best relief and benefit 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns And it is also further covenanted declared and agreed No seizures but by the Farmers their Agents or by his Majesties Searchers That no seizure or seizures shall at any time or times hereafter be made of or for any Goods Wares or Merchandizes not duly and lawfully Shipped Exported or Imported or for Non-payment of Customs Susidies or otherwise but 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 Deputies Agents and Assigns or by his said Majesties Searchers or such other Officers or persons of or in the several Ports of the Kingdom of Ireland which by vertue of their Offices or any Grants or other Authorities to them or any of them in that behalf made or given may or ought to seize And further also That all forfeited Goods Wares and Merchandizes hereby intended to be granted to and received and taken 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 Bucknal their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall immediately after seizure thereof made be brought and laid up in his Majesties Ware-house or Store-house of and in the several and respective Ports where the same shall be so seized The Goods seized are to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-houses and not to be discharged without the consent of the Farmers or by due course of Law and not be disposed of and discharged without the consent 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns or their Deputies or their chief Officer or Officers in the said Ports respectively or by due course and proceedings of Law any Law Use Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas in and by the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act for settling the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty his Heirs and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted amongst other provisions touching the Excise for Goods Imported it is provided That every Merchant who is not a Shop-keeper Retailer or Consumptioner after Entry of his or their Goods by Bill under his or their hand Bonds given by the Merchant Importer not to deliver any Goods to the Shop-keeper without the Excise first paid or the hand of such for whom he or they will engage to be answerable presently and before he or they be permitted to have any warrant to receive his or their Goods out of their Ship or from the Water-side shall make and enter into a sufficient Obligation either singly if he or they be known Merchants and reputed responsable persons or otherwise with sufficient Security and in such sum as shall be double the value of his or their Goods with Condition that he or they shall not and will not deliver or cause or suffer any of the said Goods to be delivered unto any of the Buyers thereof or to be put into the custody or possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer whatsoever before such time as the Duty of Excise set and imposed by the said Act be first duly paid and satisfied If such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer is liable to pay the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods to be laid up Ware-house room to be paid And that if such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer should be lyable to pay down the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods Imported to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-house and not to be delivered out till such Bond given or the Excise paid and due consideration for the Ware-house-room during the time the Goods continued there as by the said Act more at large appears And whereas also our said Soveraign Lord the King is credibly informed that divers persons have and do from time to time ship and lade divers Goods Wares and Merchandizes whereof the Customs Subsidies and other Duties are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns Port Bonds at divers Ports Havens Creeks and other places within the Realm of Ireland pretending to carry convey discharge and unlade the same at some other Port Haven Creek and other places of Lading and Unlading within the said Realm or some of them and do also enter into Bonds for the Discharging and Unlading of the same accordingly and to return Certificates thereof some and many of which persons do nevertheless transport carry and convey the same into the parts beyond the Seas whereby the same Customs Subsidies and other Duties are not truly and justly answered AND Whereas our said Soveraign Lord the King is likewise credibly informed that for the good of the said Kingdom and to prevent the transportation of Gold and Silver now a days Bonds of Merchants-strangers not to transport Gold or Silver used by Merchants-strangers the said Merchants-strangers are bound to our said Soveraign Lord the King to imploy within the said Kingdom such monies as they should receive within the said Kingdom for their Merchandize which Merchants notwithstanding have and do many times neglect to imploy their said moneys in the said Kingdom to the great impoverishment of the said Realm and also to the loss of the Customs and Subsidies Therefore to the end 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 and every of them which are by these presents charged to pay so great Rent for and in respect of the said Customs Subsidies Duties of Excise for Goods imported and other the premisses may receive no hinderance nor be defeated of that which by the true meaning of these presents they ought to enjoy by any such fraudulent and indirect dealings Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is pleased and contented and by these presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors doth give and grant unto 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 without any Accompt or other thing therefore to be paid If forfeited the benefit thereof and of the judgments and executions thereupon to be to the Farmers rendred or made the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised gotten or had as well of and by all and every such bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory and of all judgments executions and extents thereupon and compositions for the same and also of and by all bonds and obligations which by force of or according to the late Act of Parliament touching the Excise and new Impost or the late Act of Parliament for the encreasing of shipping and Navigation shall within the said time and space of six years to be accompted as aforesaid be by any person or persons whatsoever entred into and by the labour travel and industry 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns Deputies Agents or Servants or any of them at any time or times found out and discovered to be forfeited to our Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors during the continuance of the said term of six years for or in respect of any Goods imported which by any Merchant importer shall be delivered out or put into the possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer without payment of the Excise thereof first made or for or in respect of the Transportation of any the said Wares Goods or Merchancizes into any the parts beyond the Seas or in respect of the not employment of the said moneys as aforesaid contrary to the Tenor and effect of the said bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory and the conditions of the same and that it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 and every of them in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors and at their own proper costs and charges to sue prosecute and implead in the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs or Successors all and every such person or persons by whom any such bonds obligations Liberty to prosecute those bonds in the Kings name bills or writings obligatory shall be forfeited to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors and his and their Sureties and in the name and names of him his Heirs or Successors to procure judgment and sue forth execution of and for all and every the penalties and sums of money and forfeitures in the same bonds obligations bills or writings obligatory or any of them contained unto his Highness his Heirs and Successors due or to be due as aforesaid by reason of the same and our said Soveraign Lord the King doth by these presents streightly charge and command the Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor Vice-Treasurer Chamberlain and Barons of the Exchequer of his Highness his heirs or successors for the time being that when and as often as any the penalties forfeitures and sums of money so as aforesaid forfeited or to be forfeited or due unto his Majesty his heirs or successors Exchequer Officers commanded to deliver the sums of money levied upon such forfeitures to the Farmers upon or by reason of the said bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory or any of them shall be leavied paid and answered into the Exchequer by the labour travel or discovery 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of their Deputies Agents or servants or any of them That then and so often the said Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor Chamberlains and Barons of the said Exchequer for the time being shall and may deliver or cause the same to be delivered unto 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 to the only use and behoof 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns without any account or other thing to be therefore rendred yielded or paid all and every the said forfeitures penalties and sums of money so recovered levied and paid into the said Exchequer as is
Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Foâ—â—h George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors and Assigns shall pay and discharge all debentures for Repayment of Customs for Forreign Goods If goods have been imported and paid custom before the commencement of this Lease and shall be shipt out during the term the Farmers shall discharge all Debentures for repayment of such customs and for it shall have Defalcation by way of retayner with Interest All such sums being first duly proved before the Lord Lieutenant c. Lord Lieutenant c. commanded to allow the same the Customs inward whereof shall be paid before the feast of the Nativity of our Lord next ensuing before the date hereof which have been or shall be re-shipped or carried out of the said Realm of Ireland during the said Term of six Years And 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 and Assigns shall have full allowance deduction and defalcation out of the Rent by these presents reserved and shall and may re-imburse themselves by way of Recouper and Retainer of so much of the said Rent as shall be sufficient to satisfie them and every of them for all such and so much money as shall be by them paid on or by force of such debentures as aforesaid with Interest for the forbearance thereof every such sum and sums of money so paid being first duly certified and made appear to be paid as aforesaid to the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them as aforesaid And our said Sovereign Lord the King doth for himself his Heirs and Successors by these presents streightly charge and command and also authorize the said Lord Lieutenant and other chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being and any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour and Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more to make and allow unto 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 and Assigns full allowance abatement and defalcation of and for all and every the said payments sum and sums of money paid and certified or made appear to be paid for debentures as aforesaid out of the Rents and sums of money by these presents reserved according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any further or other warrant from his Majesty without further warrant his Heirs or successors to be had procured or obtained in that behalf And it is further agreed and declared and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Musâ—hamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for Themselves their Executors Administrators and Assigns do covenant grant and agree to and without our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors by these presents 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 and Assigns shall and will If goods imported during the term whereof the custom is paid shall be exported after the term the Farmers shall discharge all Debentures for repayment of such customs with out Defalcation Provided such Debentures be delivered to them within three months after the term well and truly satisfie pay and discharge all and every debenture and debentures for repayment of Customs for forreign Goods made and to be made within the aforesaid Term of six years the Customs inward whereof shall be paid during the said Term which at any time after the expiration of the said Term shall be re-shipped or carried out of the said Realm of Ireland without any defalcation abatement or allowance whatsoever Provided that the same debentures be brought in or delivered to 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 or some or one of them within three months after the end of the said Term of six years any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And furthermore 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 do covenant and grant for themselves Executors Administrators and Assigns to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors by these presents 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 or some of them shall and will during the continuance of this present Lease or demise in force well and truly by warrant and direction of the Lord Lieutenant The Farmers by warrant from the Lord Lieutenant c. or other Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being or by warrant and direction of the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Vice-Treasurer or the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being in writing under their or any of their hands in that behalf or by such other warrant in writing as in Cases of this nature is usual to them or any of them to be directed and not otherwise content and pay are to pay all Customs comptrollers Officers c their usual fees or cause to be contented and paid to all and every Customer Collector Comptroller Surveyor Surveyor-General and other Officer and Minister whatsoever of our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors for the time being of any of the Customs Subsidies Excises and duties before by these presents demised or granted during the Term of six years unto 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 all and every such several duties fees and sums of money as they and every of them have received taken or been allowed for by reason or in respect of their said Offices in such like manner and form as hath been heretofore most accustomably used to be paid or allowed for the same and thereof shall exonerate discharge and save harmless our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors during the said Term And so likewise shall and will from time to time yearly during the continuance of the said term by like warrant and direction
of the said Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being as aforesaid in writing under their or any of their hands to them or any of them in that behalf to be directed and by like warrant to pay the officers of his Majesties Exchequer and not otherwise pay and satisfie or cause to be paid and satisfied unto all and every Officer Minister and Ministers of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors of and in the said Court of Exchequer all such or the like several fees duties and sums of money as heretofore hath been used and accustomed to be paid to them by the several Customers Comptrollers Surveyors and searchers of the Ports aforesaid and every of them or their deputies in such manner and form as the same should or ought to have been done or paid if this demise and grant had not been had or made And shall and will also from time to time during the continuance of this demise or Lease for six years in force content satisfie and pay as also all annuities pensions and usual payments issuing out of the Customs c. or cause to be contented satisfied and paid all and singular annuities or yearly payments payable or issuing out of the Customs Subsidies and other duties before by these presents demised and granted or mentioned or intended to be demised or granted for six years unto all and every such person and persons to whom any such annuities or yearly payments shall be due and payable together with the arrears of such annuities c. by warrant together with the arrearages of such annuities or yearly payments if any such be at the several times and days of payment thereof upon warrant and direction of the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to 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 by writing under his or their hand or hands to be in that behalf directed AND Our said Sovereign Lord the King is pleased and contented and by these presents of his special Grace certain Knowledge and meer motion for his Highness his Heirs and Successors doth covenant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors administrators and assigns and every of them that for and in consideration of such several duties fees sums of money annuities and payments which the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Buucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them shall from time to time during the said Term of six years so as aforesaid satisfie content and pay unto all and every the Customers Collectors Comptrollers Surveyor Surveyors General Officers Ministers and other persons respectively accordigng to the true intent and meaning of these presents as is is aforesaid it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 and shall be defalked for such payments from time to time to deduct defaulk and detain so much out of the yearly Rent and sums of money before by these presents reserved or payable as all and every such sum and sums of money duties fees and payments 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 or assigns or any of them shall according to the true intent and meaning of these presents by such warrant or direction as aforesaid satisfie content and pay unto all and every the Customers out of the Rents next due after such payments or at any oter time or times at their election Collectors Comptrollers Surveyors Surveyor General Officers and Ministers and other persons respectively as is afore-mentioned shall amount unto the same and every part thereof respectively to be deducted defaulked and detained out of the next Rent or Rents to grow due next after such respective payments so to be made as aforesaid or at any other time or times after at their election And that the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Covernours of Ireland Lord Lieutenant c. to allow the same upon sight of the enrolment hereof and on certificate under the hands and seals of such persons as shall receive the same and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more by force of these presents upon sight hereof or of the enrolment constat or explication thereof and upon certificate or other sufficient testimony of payment of the said duties fees annuities payments and sums of money aforesaid in writing under the hands and seals of such persons which shall have received the same as is afore-mentioned shall have full power and authority by an Order in writing under their hands to make and give allowance of the said deduction and defalcation accordingly without any further or other warrant of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors to be had sued for or obtained in that behalf And 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 do for themselves their Executors Administrators and Assigns covenant promise and grant to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors by these presents 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 or Assigns or any of them for their parts shall not at any time during the continuance of this present demise and grant of six years abate or diminish any Custom Subsidy Excise The Farmer are not to abate or diminish any of the present rates and Customs Rate profits or duty which shall arise grow or be due within any the said Ports or places before in and by these presents mentioned from any Merchant Importer or Retayler of Goods imported or take any less or greater sum or sums to the prejudice of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or of any of his Subjects for the Customs Subsidies Imposts Excise or other duties for any Wares
Merchandizes or Goods that shall be brought into or transported from any of the said Ports or places at any time during the said Term by any Merchant Alien Stranger Denizen or Natural Subject other than such as by the Laws Statutes and Customs of the said Realm of Ireland have or ought to have been used to be taken for the same and every part thereof without the assent of his Majesty without his Majesties consent under the great Seal or Privy Seal nor shall the Farmers do any act to hinder or damnifie his Majesty of or for any Custom subsidy c. his Heirs or Successors in writing under the great Seal or Privy Seal nor shall nor will willingly do or suffer to be done any other act or thing whatsoever whereby the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall or may in any wise be hindred or damnified of or for any Custom Subsidy Impost or other profit after this present demise or grant ended or expired in any the Ports or places aforesaid and 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 shall and will at all times during the continuance of this Grant be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more or by the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer In all doubtful cases the Farmers are to be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant and Councel or by the Treasurer Vice-Treaserer and Barons of the Exchequer Chancellor and Barrons of the Exchequer there for the time being in cases proper for the determination of the said Court of Exchequer for or concerning any question or doubt which shall hereafter arise or happen upon or by Reason of any matter or thing which shall be done 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 their or any of their deputies or servants in or about the execution of these presents or any other clause or article herein contained And that they or any of them their or any of their deputies factors or servants shall not at any time or times hereafter during the continuance of these presents They shall not willingly permit any Merchant to trade to the prejudice of any corporations c. licence or wittingly or willingly permit or suffer any Merchant or Merchants their factors or servants to Trade or Traffick in any manner of way which shall or may be prejudicial or hurtful to any Corporations or bodies Politique of any Merchants incorporated by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or Ireland by the Kings most Excellent Majesty that now is or any of his Highness progenitors or Predecessors or contrary or repugnant to the liberties and priviledges to them or any of them by any such Letters Patents given or granted under colour or pretence of any clause sentence matter or thing in these presents given granted or specified any thing in these presents contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding The moderation of all forfeitures And moreover whereas heretofore it hath happened and many times hereafter it may fall out and happen that some forfeitures may be had made and committed by some Merchant or Merchants their servants or sactors of their Goods wares or Merchandizes by the strict penalties of the Laws and Statutes of the said Realm concerning Customs and some act or things may by them or some of them be done perpetrated committed or omitted whereby their wares goods and merchandizes may be seized as forseited by the strict Rules of the said Laws and Statutes of the said Realm is to be submitted to such order as the Lord Lieutenant and Councel or Treasurer Vice Treasurer ard Chancellor of the Exchequer by the advice of the Barons shall make whereas nevertheless in equity and conscience heretofore in such like cases the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or some of them or the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer and Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland for the time being have used according to his and their wisdom and conscience sometimes by the advice of the Barons of the Exchequer for the time being and sometimes by the advice of the Officers of the said Ports to make some moderation thereof and to give redress therein 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 do therefore covenant promise and grant for them and every of them their and every of their Executors administrators and assigns to and with the Kings most Excellent Majesty his Heirs and Successors by these presents that in every such case and when and as often as any such case of Equity or Conscience shall happen 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 which orders c the Farmers are to fulfill perform and abide by shall stand unto perform fulfil and abide all and every such order direction and ordinance therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more or the Lord Treasurer or Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the advice of the Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being or any three of them shall set down and appoint And whereas heretofore in every of the said Custom-houses in every of the said Ports and creeks within the said Realm there hath been usually made unto Merchants Factors Masters Shippers and Mariners sundry allowances and divers wares and merchandizes in cases reasonable have been permitted and suffered heretofore to pass both into the said Realm and out of the said Realm Custom free whereof and for which not Custom of late hath been demanded yielded or paid according to a large continued usage heretofore accustomed and used in that behalf which notwithstanding this present demise and grant were fit and convenient to have coutinuance during the continuance of this grant for the better encouragement of all Merchants in the Trade of merchandize Now therefore 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 do covenant promise and grant for them their Executors administrators and Assigns to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors by these presents 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 and every of them their and every of their deputies and servants The Farmers are to allow usual bills of store according to the Rules in the book of Rates shall and will during the continuance of this Grant allow to all and every Merchant Master Shipper and Marriner of any Ship or Vessel such provision favors portage and store as is provided allowed and made by and according to the Rates and Rules set down and expressed in the book of Rates now established And if any variance difference or controversie shall happen to Differences between merchants and the Farmers touching such bills of store to be decided by the Lord Lieutenant and six of the Councel with the advice of the Treasurer Vice-Treasurer and Barons or three of them arise or grow at any time or times during the Term aforesaid between the said Merchants Masters Shippers and Marriners or any of them And 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 Assigns deputies or servants or any of them touching the said provision favors portage and stores so from time to time to be allowed as aforesaid That then 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 Assigns deputies and servants and every of them in all and every such cases shall from time to time stand to perform and abide such order and direction therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more shall by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer or any three or more of them set down and appoint And further also 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 and their and every of their deputies and servants shall and will at all and every time and times within the said Term of six years to be accounted as aforesaid permit and suffer all such foaring beer and provision for every Ship and Vessel They are also to allow to Ships outward bound reasonable foaring beer and other provisions with the privity of the Customers and Comptrolers of the Port Custom free which during the said Term shall happen to be bound to pass out of the said Realm into any the parts or places beyond the Seas as they from time to time with the privity of the Customers and Comptrollers of the port from whence it shall pass or their deputies or some or one of them shall in their discretions think fit reasonable and convenient the same to be set down in writing under the hands of them or some of them to remain and be Registred in every Port and creek of the said Realm with the Officers there and without payment of any Custom and without demand or challenge of any Custom subsidy duty sum or sums of money fee or other thing for the same And if any variance or controversie shall happen to arise or grow at any time or times during the Term aforesaid and all differences thereupon to be regulated as in the foregoing covenant between the Merchant Owner or Master of any Ship or Vessel so as aforesaid to be bound to pass out of the said Realm or any other person or persons and 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 deputies assigns or servants or any of them touching or concerning the said foaring beer and provision so from time to time to be allowed as aforesaid That then the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators deputies Assigns and servants and every or any of them in all and every such cases shall from time to time stand to and abide such order and direction therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland to be always one or more by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them respectively as is aforesaid shall set down and appoint in that behalf And further also 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 from time to time and at all times during the said Term of six years to be accompted as aforesaid remit and abate unto all and every person and persons that shall build or cause to be built The Farmers are to allow all such as build ships of three decks or two decks and an half to make their first two voyages free from one tenth part of the custome within any of his Majesties Dominions any Ship or Vessel of three decks or two decks and an half with a fore-castle and five foot between each deck mounted with thirty peeces of ordnance at least and other ammunition proportionable for the first two Voyages that the said Ship or Ships shall make from his Majesties Dominions to any forreign parts one tenth part of the customs that shall be paid or payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for all such goods and merchandizes as shall be exported or imported in any the said Ship or Ships to and from the said Kingdom of Ireland according to the purport intent and true meaning of the late Act of Parliament passed in England for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in his Majesties Customs and the provisions and clauses therein in that behalf provided and made And without any defalcation or abatement out of the said yearly Rent hereby reserved or any
other allowance or recompence to be therefore or by reason thereof made paid or rendred by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or any person or persons whatsoever unto 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 or any of them And 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 and every of them The Farmers are to permit Merchant strangers in eight months to transport what they imported custom free their and every of their deputies and servants from time to time during the said Term of six years to be accompted as aforesaid shall and will permit and suffer every Merchant alien or stranger his and their Deputies factors and servants and every of them which have brought any goods wares or merchandizes from any the parts beyond the Seas into the said Realm of Ireland being no goods prohibited to be brought into or carried out of the said Realm by any Statute or Restraint And having there paid the Customs and Subsidies inward due for the same to transport and carry out again the same goods wares and merchandizes the property or nature thereof being not altered or changed out of any the Ports or Creeks aforesaid into any the parts beyond the Seas And every Merchant being subject born the property not being altered to export the same goods at any time within one year next after the first Entry of the same upon the first bringing thereof at any time within eight months next after the first entry of the same into the said Custom-books upon the first bringing thereof into the said Realm free from all custom outward and without demand or challenge of any custom subsidy or duty for any such Transportation outward for the same And likewise shall and will permit and suffer every Merchant being subject born within the said Realm his deputies factors and servants and every of them from time to time during the continuance of this Grant which have brought any wares goods or merchandizes from any the parts beyond the Seas into the said Realm of Ireland being no goods prohibited to be brought into or carried out of the said Realm by any Statute or Restraint and there having paid the custom and subsidy inward due for the same to transport and carry out the same goods wares and merchandizes the property or nature thereof being not altered or changed out of any Ports or Creeks of the said Realm into the parts beyond the Seas at any time within one year next after the first entry of the same into the Custom-house book upon the first bringing thereof into the said Realm free of all Customs outward and without demand or challenge of any Custom Subsidy or Duty for any such Transportation of the same as is aforesaid And 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 Victuals and apparel for his Majesties service by warrant of Lord Lieutetenant Treasurer c. to be custom free Administrators and Assigns and every of them their and every of their deputies servants and factors shall and will permit and suffer from time to time during the continuance of this Demise all manner of victuals and apparel provided or to be provided for any of the Kings Majesties Armies which shall then be within the Realms of England or Scotland or elsewhere and all apparel provided or to be provided for any the Kings Majesties Armies and Garrisons and every of them in any place wheresoever as shall be allowed by warrant in writing under the hand of the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Covernours of Ireland for the time being or under the hand of the Lord Treasurer or Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being to pass and to be transported out of any the said Ports and Creeks into the said several places beyond the Seas respectively whereunto they shall be directed custom free and without demand of any Custom Subsidy Duty Sum or Sums of money for any custom outward for the same victual and apparel and every of them so to be Transported as aforesaid And shall and will permit and suffer also all such necessary provisions as shall be yearly provided within the said Realm for the Service of his Majesties Navies Armies or Garrisons or any Officers Souldiers or Mariners therein being and shall by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland to be always one or more be limited and set down in writing under his hand or their hand or hands to pass and be transported into every place and places where the same shall be appointed and directed to be carried and unladen without lett impediment or hinderance 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 their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them or of their or any of their deputies and servant custom free and without demand of any Custom Subsidy Duty Sum or Sums of money for the the transportation or for the custom for the same Provided always and it is hereby declared that all apparel victuals and other provisions laden on board by pretence of such warrants what exceeds those warrants and is exported for merchandize to pay and exceeding the quantities in such warrants mentioned if the same be laden on board with intent to be sold and uttered by way of merchandize shall be subject and lyable to the payment of customs any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding And also shall and will in like manner permit and suffer all and every such person and persons as shall have license to pass and depart out of the said Realm Such as have licence to pass beyond Sea are to be suffered to go without exaction and of custom for apparel only into any the parts beyond the Seas by bill signed by the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors or by warrant from the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governors of the Kingdom of Ireland for the time being to pass and depart out of the said Realm according to such licence at any time during the continuance of these presents without the lett hinderance or disturbance 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns or
any of them their or any of their deputies or servants free of custom of their apparel only and without demand or challenge of any custom subsidy duty sum or sums of money due for the same and shall also at all and every time and times during the continuance of this present demise Presents to Forreign Princes sent by Vs or any company of Merchants to pass custom free permit and suffer all such goods wares merchandizes or jewels which shall happen to be sent for presents or gifts either from the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors or from any Company or Corporation of Merchants within the said Realms of England or Ireland to any foreign King Prince or Potentate every or any of them custom free and without demand of any custom duty sum or sums of money for or by reason of the same And 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 or Assigns or any of them their or any of their deputies or servants shall not under colour or by pretence of this present demise and grant The Farmers to suffer no prejudice to be done to the Prizage or Butlerage and the Lord Ormond to enjoy the benefit of his Patent paying the usual duties do or suffer to be done or cause to be done or suffered any act or acts thing or things that may be hurtful or prejudicial to the butlerage or prizage of wines or to the Office of the Kings Majesties Butler of the said Realm of Ireland Provided also and the true intent and meaning of all parties to these presents are that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to prejudice any Letters Patents or Grant heretofore made under his Majesties great Seal of England or Ireland or either of them unto the Right Honourable James Duke of Ormond or any his Ancestors of the prize wines which shall become due and payable within his Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland during the said Term of six years but that the said James Duke of Ormond his Heirs and Assigns shall and may fully clearly and absolutely paying only the usual duties accustomed to be paid receive the full benefit of all and every such Letters Patents according to the true purport and meaning of them and every of them any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And 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 and every of them and every of their deputies and servants shall and will from time to time during the continuance of this Demise or Lease give unto the Company of Merchants in England trading or which shall trade unto the East or West-Indies or into the Countries newly discovered or hereafter to be discovered and to all other Corporations or Companies of Merchants incorporated or authorized by several Charters under the great Seal of England or Ireland either by the Kings Majesty or by his Noble Progenitors and Predecessors and to the singular members of such Companies and others such reasonable days and times for the payment of their and every of their Customs Time to the companies and their members for payment of their customs upon good security Poundage and other duties upon good and sufficient security as shall be between the said Merchant and 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 Assign and every of them their and every of their deputies and servants agreed upon or in default of such agreement such days and times upon good and sufficient security as are given to the said Companies and Corporations of Merchants according to their Letters Patents and every of them by the Kings Majesty or any of his Progenitors or Predecessors in his or their several Letters Pattents under the great Seal of England or Ireland severally and respectively made unto the said Companies or Corporations of Merchants and every of them for the payment of their customs subsidies poundage duties and sums of money hereby granted and demised which shall be due and payable at any time within the said Term of six years to be accompted as aforesaid for or by reason of any goods wares or merchandizes by them the said Merchants to be transported out of or brought into the said Realm And 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 do for themselves and every of them their and every of their Executors Administrators and Assigns covenant promise and grant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors by these presents If any goods whereof the custom shall be compounded for within the Term shall be shipt out after the Farmers shal pay those customs to his Majesty over and above the Rent That if any Merchant alien stranger or denizen or natural born subject within the said Realm shall at any time or times during the continuance of this present demise or lease satisfie and pay to them the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them the custom subsidy impost and other duty due for or in respect of the transportation of any goods wares or merchandizes or shall at any time or times during the continuance of this present lease and demise compound and agree with 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 deputies servants and factors or any of them for the custom subsidy impost and other duties of any such goods wares and merchandizes the said goods wares and merchandizes for which such custom subsidy or impost shall be so paid or compounded for as is aforesaid not being shipped or laden into some Ship or other Vessel within the continuance of this present lease and demise to the intent to be from thence transported from the Ports Havens and Creeks aforesaid into the parts beyond the Seas that in every such case upon such proof thereof to be made as the Lord Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer of Ireland or Chancellour of the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall allow 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 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
by the Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being shall be appointed to that purpose or some of their Deputies nor shall not within the space of six Months They shall not towards the end of the Term fill the Markets immediately next before the Expiration or other Determination of the said Term of six years directly or indirectly design or contrive to anticipate the Receipt of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by inviting treating or compounding with any Merchant or Importer to Import Goods to fill the Markets THE IN-LAND EXCIZE AND ALE and BEER LICENCES AND His Majesty of his more abundant special grace certain knowledge and meer motion hath demised and granted and by these Presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors for and in consideation of the 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced and of the Covenants and Agreements herein also contained Demise of all the In-land Excize doth demise and grant unto 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 all and all manner of Rates Charges Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the Act aforesaid or otherwise howsoever shall at any time after the 25th day of March 1671. unto the 25th day of December 1675. inclusive grow due and renew and from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizeable Liquors brewed or made vended spent or consumed within the said Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any the Goods Merchandizes or Commodities whatsoever which are of the Native Growth Production or Manufacture of the said Realm of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the In-land Excize and also that Duty or Sum of Twenty Shillings And the duty of Twenty shillings for Ale and Beer Licences which shall grow due and payable annually to his Majesty by such Persons who shall yearly be Licenced to sell Ale and Beer in their Houses by Retail for and in respect of such Licence and all other Duties of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act of the Improvement of His Majesties Revenue upon the granting of Licences for the selling of Ale and Beer or otherwise howsoever shall or may at any time after the 25th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and one unto the Five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive grow due and renew or from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors or any of them Habendum TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Rates Charges and Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning the Excize are due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizable Liquors brewed or made in the Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes of the growth production or manufacture of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of The In-land Excize And also all that Duty of Twenty Shillings which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Licences for selling Ale and Beer will be yearly due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors from every Person and Persons taking or renewing any Licence for selling Ale and Beer by Retayl except before excepted unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Twenty fifth day of March From the4 25th day of March 1671 for Four years and three quarers which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one for during and until the full end and term of Four years and three quarters of a year from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the onely proper use benefit and behoof of 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 without any Account Matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other than the Rents and Sums of Money and other things herein before or hereafter in and by these presents reserved and covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large and ample manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custom Use Usage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliaments and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Non obstante the Clause in the Act for Ale and Beer Licences intituled An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licences for selling Ale and Beer which enacts That all the Sums of money due and payable by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Court of Exchequer and shall not be set or let to Farm his Majesty intending to retain the same in his own hands and not to interest any private Person whatsoever with the profits thereof and that all and every such Lease and every Clause of Non obstante therein contained should be utterly void And that all such Lessees or Farmers should be Accountants unto His Majesty for all profits received by pretence of any such Grant or farme And also the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for setling of the Excize And also the Clause in the Act for Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty His Heirs or Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland or six or more of the
Council of that Kingdom and reserving the highest Rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty and which declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void And also all and every Ordinance Order Custome Proclamation Letters Patents And every Ordinance Order Custome c. Provision Restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding YIELDING and PAYING and the said John Forth Yielding and paying William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for them and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them do by these presents covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors for and during the residue of four years and three quarters of a year mentioned in this present Demise That is to say from the Feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Virgin Mary which shall be in the year of our Lord 1671. for and during the terme of four years and three quarters of a year from thence next ensuing and upon the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. From our Lady day 1671 to Christmass 1675. yearly fully to be compleat and ended at or into his or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such Deductions Abatements and Allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned yearly and every year during the said four years and three quarters of a year last before mentioned the Rent following That is to say the full yearly Sum of Fifty three thousand pounds sterling of good and lawful Money of England The Rent of 53000 l. for the first four years at the usual feast during the first four years of the said Terme or so much other lawful and current Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto at or before the four most usual Feasts in the year That is to say the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord by even and equal portions The first quarterly payment of the said yearly Rent of Fifty three thousand pounds reserved during the said first four years to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist The first quarterly payment to begin upon the feast of Saint John the Baptist 1672. which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy two And for the last three quarters 39750 l. at the usual Feast-dayes And during the three last quarters of a year of the said terme the full Sum of Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds of lawful English Money or so much lawful and current Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto at or before the three last and usual Feast dayes of the said Term That is to say the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ by even and equal portions the first quarterly payment of the said Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds reserved during the last three quarters of a year to begin and be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy and five And whereas by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Intituled An Act for the settling of the Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty His Heires and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted it is amongst other things provided That if any Vintner Inne-keeper Victualler Alehouse-keeper or maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters using common selling and retailing of Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters in his or their Houses should think fit to compound for the Excise of all Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters which he or they shall brew make distill draw retail or vend in his or their Houses That the Commissioners or Sub-Commissioners of Excize respectively should have authority to make such Composition for any time not exceeding twelve moneths and at such Rates to be paid monethly as they shall think reasonable So as the Rates were not less than such Compounder had paid for Excize in twelve moneths before going And that upon such Composition made the Party compounding should with able Sureties enter into a sufficient Obligation to our Soveraign Lord the King for paying and performing such Composition and thereupon should be discharged from making any weekly Entries during the time of such Composition and from all Fines Penalties and Forfeitures concerning the same as by the said Act more at large appeares His Majesty is graciously pleased to covenant and agree and by these presents for Himself His Heirs and Successors If any composition for Excize shall be made by the Commissioners or Sub-Commissioners with any Retailer or Distiller which shall continue of force during the terme doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam 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 That if at any time hereafter and before the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy one any such Composition or Agreement for Excise shall happen to be made with any of the Persons aforesaid shall continue in force after the said Feast of the Annuntiation last mentioned or if at any time after the commencement of this present Demise and Grant for Four years and three quarters of a year any new or other Composition or Agreement shall happen to be made with any such Vintner Inn-keeper Victualler Alehouse-keeper or Maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters for the Excize of such Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters as he or they usually brew make distill draw retail or vend in his or their Houses which Composition shall remain and be of force during any part of the said term of Four years and three quarters That then and in every such case The Farmers shall have the benefit of the same and the Moneys payable thereupon it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 to have hold take receive and enjoy to their own proper use benefit and behoof all and every sum and sums of Money which by reason or vertue of any such Composition or Compositions Agreement or Agreements made or to be made as aforesaid shall at any time during the said term of Four years and three quarters of a year grow due and payable without any Account or other Matter or Thing to be therefore rendred or given other than the Rent by these presents reserved And if any of the said sums due or payable during the said term for or in respect of any such Composition as aforesaid shall be behind and unpaid by reason whereof the Obligations and Securities entred into for the payment and performance of such Composition shall become forfeited unto his Majesty Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is pleased and contented and by these presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors And the Forfeiture doth give and grant unto 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 without any Account or other thing to be therefore paid or rendred other than the Rent by these presents reserved the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised gotten or had by all and every such Obligations and securities and of all Judgments Executions and Extents thereupon and Compositions for the same and that it shall be lawful for them 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 in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors With power in the Kings name to sue the Obligations and at their own proper Costs and Charges to sue prosecute and implead in his Majesties Court of Exchequer all and every Person and Persons by whom any such Obligation shall be forfeited and his and their Sureties and in the name or names of Him his Heirs or Successors to procure Judgement and sue forth Execution of and for all and every the Penalties and Forfeitures in the said Obligations contained and our said Sovereign Lord doth hereby Command the Lord Treasurer And the Lord Treasurer c. are commanded to deliver the said Forfeitures when levied to the Farmers Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of his Court of Exchequer for the time being that when and as often as any of the said Penalties and Forfeitures of the said Obligations shall be levied or paid into the said Court of Exchequer so often all and every the said Penalties and Forfeitures be delivered unto 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 to their own onely use and behoof without any other or further Account And for so doing these Presents or the Enrollment thereof shall be to them and every of them and to all other Officers and Ministers to whom it shall appertain a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf The Commissioners and Sub-Commissioners are to take no Securities but such as they will answer for And our said Sovereign Lord the King doth further charge and command all and every the Commissioners and Sub-Commissioners of Excize respectively that they presume not to take any Obligation or Security for paying or performing any Composition or Agreement for Excize which shall have continuance or effect during any part of the said term of Four years and three quarters of a year hereby granted but of such sufficient Persons for whom they will undertake if the Parties prove unable unless the said Bonds be taken with or by the consent and good liking of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns or some of them hereunto first had by writing under their or some of their hands Nor cancell any without the Farmers consent And that they do not deliver cancell or make void the said Bonds or Writings or any of them unless it be after notice first given to and with the consent and good liking 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns or some of them in writing thereunto first had and obtained And if any Act done or to be done by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governours of Ireland and Council there for the time being or by the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer or any Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue for the time being or by any of them shall be any obstruction or hinderance unto them 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 in the having or receiving the full benefit of such forfeited Obligations and the Penalties thereof or of the Judgements and Executions thereupon had If the Farmers are hindred of those Forfeitures they are to have Defalcation By way of Retainer the due Fees of the Officers of the Exchequer onely excepted then his Majesty is pleased that there shall be an allowance and defalcation made by way of recouper and retainer of so much of the Rent by these presents reserved as may be sufficient to give recompence and satisfaction for the same And his Majesty doth hereby authorize the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being and any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more And the Lord Lieutenant c. authorized to allow the same to grant unto them an Order in writing for the allowance of such Defalcations without any other or further warrant from his Majesty to be therefore had and obtained And 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 for themselves and every of them respectively and for their respective Heires Executors and Administrators do further covenant promise grant and agree to and with his Most Excellent Majesty his Heires and Successors The Farmers covenant not to demand more of the Subject than what shall be agreeable to Law that neither
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 nor any of them nor their nor any of their Executors Administrators Deputies Officers or Substitutes nor any of them shall or will within the space or compass of any one quarter or fourth part of a year during the said terme of four years and three quarters of a year hereby demised the said quarters to be accounted successively the one after the other immediately after the commencement of the said terme of four years and three quarters of a year demand receive collect gather or take by way of composition or otherwise from any Brewer or Victualler or other person whatsoever any more or greater Sum or Sums of Money by vertue colour or pretence of these presents than shall be due and payable by any such Brewer Victualler or other person or persons for his or their Excize for that quarter respectively or shall be in arrear for their Excize before the beginning of such a respective quarter or shall be agreeable to the Laws and Statutes of Excize HIS MAJESTIES GENERAL COVENANTS He Majeâ— Coveâ— reâ—â—o all â—ns AND further to the intent the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet John Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns may be the better enabled to pay the Rent and Sums of Money by these presents reserved and payable to the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors at the dayes and times herein before limited and appointed for the payment of the same our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented and for Him his Heirs and Successors of his especial grace certain knowledge and meer motion doth covenant and grant to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam 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 by these presents 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 Bucknall their Deputy or Deputies Executors Administrators or Assignes or any of them for any difficulty delay or doubt that they or any of them shall find in recovering or levying of the said annual Rents or Payments Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine or Strong-waters Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money Duties of Excize for Goods imported Duties of Excize for Ale and Beer and other the Duties of In-land Excize Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Ale and Beer and all other the Duties Revenues Profits and Premises respectively demised as aforesaid or mentioned to be hereby demised granted or leased or of any part or parcel of the same and which by the true intent and meaning of these presents 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 or Assigns ought to have take and receive to their own use after the same shall become due and payable or for the difficulty of getting in any other of their or any of their debts due unto them or any of them to be thereby the better enabled to satisfie His Majesties said Rent or for any other cause or occasion whatsoever will give grant or assign or cause or procure to be given granted or assigned to our said Soveraign Lord the King If the Farmers desire to assign any of the Duties demised His Heirs or Successors or to any of them the said annual Rents Payments Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money and other the Duties Revenues Profits and Premises by these presents respectively demised or granted or any part or parcel thereof after the same shall be due or payable or any Bonds Bills Obligations Or any Bonds Bills c. therefore due Judgements Statutes Recognizances Specialties Debts Duties Sum or Sums of Money which shall be due owing or appertaining to 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 for or in respect of the same or of any other cause whatsoever by any Person or Persons whatsoever Then our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty His Majesty will accept the Assignment and cause speedy process to issue out for the recovery thereof His Heires and Successors and every of them to whom 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 or any of them shall and will give grant or assign or cause to be assigned as aforesaid the same or any part thereof shall accept receive and take the said Gift Grant or Assignment and thereupon with all celerity and expedition shall and will from time to time cause to be made forth of the said Court of Exchequer of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or of any of them as speedy process or other proceedings for the speedy recovering and levying of the said annual Rents Payments Customes Subsidies and Imposts Debts Sums of Money Excizes Duties Bonds Bills Judgements Statutes Recognizances Specialties and other the Premises which shall be so given granted or assigned as is aforesaid and every part and parcel of the same as the use and course of the said Court may allow and permit or as other Debts due or to be due to His Highness His Heires or Successors immediately may by order of the said Court be levyed or recovered any Letters of Privy-Seal Non obstante any Privy Seal c. made by His Majesties said late Grand-father or Father or by our said Soveraign Lord the King that now is concerning the assignment of Debts or any Commandment Direction Signification Grant or Declaration made or to be made from His late Majesty or our said Soveraign Lord the King by Privy-Seal or Great Seal or otherwise howsoever to the contrary notwithstanding And our said Soveraign Lord the King for Him His Heirs and Successors doth by these presents covenant promise and grant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns All Moneys so recovered to be paid to the Farmers without account that all and singular the said annual Rents Payments Customes Subsidies Excizes Debts Duties Sums of Money Revenues Profits and other the premises which shall be recovered and levyed or paid by reason of any such Debt Bond Obligation Bill Judgment
Statute Recognizance Process Order Course or Suite of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires or Successors as also all and every the foresaid Pains and Penalties which shall so likewise be recovered and which the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns are or ought to have according to the intent of these presents shall immediately after the recovering or levying thereof from time to time be delivered by the said Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the said Exchequer or some of them to 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 or some of them to their and every of their own proper uses and behoofs without any Account or other thing to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors to be had paid or done of or for the same or any part or parcel thereof other than the said several and respective yearly Rents and Sums of Money and other Things and Duties before in these presents respectively reserved and agreed to be paid to his Highness his Heirs and Successors according to the tenor purport Or else shall be retained by the King in part of the Rent and true meaning of these presents or else shall be retained towards or for or in part of payment of the said Rent and Sums of Money to His Highness his Heirs and Successors reserved or payable by force of these presents which then shall be due if to the said Lord-Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer or the more part of them for the time being it shall be thought meet and convenient for his Majesties service and surety in the premises And also that our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors shall from time to time as occasion shall be make or cause to be made unto 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 The Farmers are to have such Grants of the Forfeitures recovered as they desire and the Extents thereupon Administrators and Assigns and every or any of them under the Great Seal of England or Ireland or under the Seal of the Court of Exchequer there or otherwise as 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 Assignes or any of them their or any of their Councill learned in the Law shall be reasonably devised or required and at their or any of their proper Costs and Charges in the Law such and so many Grants Conveyances and Assurances of and for the said annual Rents Excizes Customes Subsidies Imposts Debts Duties Revenues and Profits Forfeitures Pains Penalties and Sums of Money and of all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Goods and Chattels extended or seized thereupon or for or by reason thereof which by our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors or by any of them shall be had recovered levyed or paid by vertue of any such Process Order Course or Suits if the said Lord-Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons or the more part of them shall not think good so to retain the same And his Majesty doth hereby for him his Heirs and Successors authorize and straitly charge and command as well the Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland for the time being as the said Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being or some of them to perform do and execute or cause to be performed done and executed his Highness said pleasure herein according to the true intent and meaning of these presents And these Presents or the Enrollment Constat or Exemplification of the same shall be from time to time a sufficient warrant to the said Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being and to all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors for the time being to whom it shall appertain for the making forth Process suing for recovering and levying of the said Annual Rents Excizes Customes Subsidies Imposts Debts Duties Revenues Profits and Sums of Monyes and every of them and of all the said Forfeitures Pains and Penalties and for the Payment and delivery over to 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 or to any of them the said annual Rents Excizes Imposts Customes Subsidies Debts Duties Revenues Profits Forfeitures Pains Penalties and Sums of Money and other things whatsoever which by vertue of such Process Order Course or Suits as is aforesaid shall be levyed or paid and for to accept the same so recovered as in part of payment of the Rent and Sums of Money above reserved or payable according to the tenor of these presents then next due to be paid in case it shall be thought meet to retain the same as aforesaid and also for the making of such Grants and Assurances of the said annual Rents Excize Customes Subsidies Impositions Debts Duties Revenues Profits Forfeitures Pains Penalties and Sums of Money and other things that shall be so recovered levyed or paid as is aforesaid under the Great Seal of Ireland and under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequer or either of them or otherwise as by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet John Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them or by their or any of their Counsel learned in the Law shall be reasonably according to the true intent and meaning of these presents devized and required without any other Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of his Highness his Heirs or Successors to be obtained or had in that behalf And that they the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam 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 and may from time time during the said several and respective termes of years to be accounted as aforesaid The Farmers power to take Bonds in the Kings name take Bonds Obligatory in the name of the Kings Majesty his Heirs or Successors or in the names 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 their Executors Administrators or Assignes or any of them as well of all and every Merchant and Merchants and Owners of the said Goods Wares and Merchandizes whereof the Customes Subsidies Impositions and other Duties are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised or any of them as of any other Person or Persons for any other Debt Duty or Cause whatsoever with Surety or Sureties as otherwise for Payment of the said Customes Subsidies Impositions and Duties and other the Debts and Duties whatsoever and every or any of them in such sort and manner and at such dayes and times as to them 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 or any of them shall seem meet and convenient and to detain and keep the said Bonds and every of them in their or some of their hands And to have the benefit of them and to have and take the full benefit and advantage of the same and every of them to their own proper use by way of Suite at their own Cost and Charge in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires or Successors or otherwise and upon satisfaction and payment thereupon or otherwise to deliver up or cancel the same or otherwise to dispose thereof for their best advantage and benefit or profit or otherwise as they shall think fit And also 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 Assignes and every of them shall have full power liberty and authority in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heires and Successors or any of them or in the name or names of them 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 or any of them at their pleasure to implead And at their charge to prosecute sue and prosecute all and every such Person and Persons his and their Heires Executors Administrators and Assignes and every or any of them which shall so become bound to his Majesty his heires or Successors or otherwise indebted of and for all and every such Sums of money Penalties or Forfeitures as shall grow or become due or payable by reason or means of any such Bonds or Debts as also all and every other Person and Persons their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns that shall or may by any meanes be found to be indebted chargeable or answerable to His Majesty his Heires or Successors or to 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 or any of them for and in respect of the said Annual Rents Payments Excizes Customes Subsidies Impositions Revenues Profits and Duties and all and every part or parcel of the same or other Debts or Duties or for not payment of the same and the Sum and Sums of Moneys Penalties and Forfeitures Arrearages of Rents Profits Payments Excizes Customes Subsidies Impositions Revenues Profits and Duties and all and every part and parcel of the same which shall be recovered or had of the Bodies Goods Chattels Lands Tenements and Hereditaments or any of them of the said Person or Persons their Heires Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them to levy hold and take Execution thereof to the use of them 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 Assignes and every of them and further to do make take and prosecute in such like manner and forme as his Majesty his Heires or Successors of his or their Royal Prerogative power and Authority in his or otherwise in their own proper Names or by any whatsoever Right or Title should or might have done according to the true intent and meaning of these presents And also that these presents Without further warrant to the Treasurer c. or the enrollment thereof from time to time shall be as well to the Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of his Majesties said Court of Exchequer for the time being and all other Officers and Ministers of the same Court as also to the Barons Justices Officers and Ministers of his Highness his Heires and Successors of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being or of any other his Majesties Courts of Record and to every of them sufficient warrant and discharge to hear determine sue prosecute grant levy and make execution against all and every Person and Persons their Heires Executors Administrators and Assigns by and upon whom any of the said Sums of money penalties or forfeitures due or payable upon or by reason of any such Bonds or any of the said Customes Subsidies Imposts Impositions and Duties before by these presents demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted or any part or parcel thereof be or shall be charged due or levyable in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires or Successors or in the name or names of them 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 Assignes or any of them to the proper use and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns or any of them in manner and forme aforesaid according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any Account or other profit or thing whatsoever to his Highness his Heirs or Successors therefore to be had paid or done the said yearly Rent or Sums of money by these presents reserved and covenanted to be paid as aforesaid onely excepted and foreprized And whereas in and by the several laws and statutes touching the Customes Excize Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licences of Retaylers and other the Duties and Profits hereby respectively demised several Fines and Penalties are imposed upon offenders and variously distributed And whereas in all cases where any Fines or Penalties are imposed or other Forfeiture incurred for non-payment of any Duties of Excize there the Duty it self is wholly lost as to the present Farmers thereof His Majesty is therefore graciously pleased to declare and doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said
paid in shall be suffered to remain and continue in his Majesties hand untill the end of the terme of seven years hereby granted then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 and the Survivors and Survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of the Survivor of them to retain and keep in his and their own hands the last half years Rent which shall be due and payable for the Premisses that is to say the several and respective quarterly Rents which shall grow due and payable at or upon the feast of St. Michael the Arch-angel which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ which shall be in the said year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five then next ensuing being the two last quarterly payments during the several and respective terms herein befor granted to the intent they may be thereby fully satisfied re-imbursed and paid the whole several and respective Sums of Threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced together with the Interest thereof then due rendring the over-plus if any be to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors And if it shall happen by reason of any Accidents or other Interruptions or by reason of any just and necessary defalcations then due and unsatisfied that the two last quarterly payments so as aforesaid intended to be retained shall not be sufficient to re-imburse the said Threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced together with the Interest thereof which shall be then behind and unpaid His Majesty is pleased further to declare that the same shall be satisfied and paid out of some part of his Majesties Revenue in Ireland which shall grow due after the expiration of the said several and respective terms whereof the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of his Majesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue there And also all and every the respective Farmers Collectors Commissioners or Receivers for the time being are hereby required to take notice and to see the same paid accordingly and for so doing these presents or the enrollment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf And His said Majesty doth hereby further for himself The Farmers impowered to recover all Arrears at the end of their terms his Heirs and Successors covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivors and Survivor of them their Executors Administrators and Assigns That from and immediately after the expiration or other determination of the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivors or the Survivor of them their Executors Administrators and Assigns or such other Person or Persons as he or they shall nominate shall be sufficiently impowered to levy raise recover and receive to their own proper use and behoof all such Arrears of Rents Payments Duties Impositions Customs Subsidies Excizes Sums of Money Profits and Premises hereby granted as aforesaid as shall become due unto them at any time during the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted If any Plague or War happen or Act of Parliament pass to lessen or suspend any of the Duties then to be a defalcation Provided alwayes That it is hereby intended declared and agreed and His Majesty for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth covenant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns by these presents that if at any time or times during the continuance of all or any the several and respective demises herein before granted any spreading Infection of Plague Pestilence or any great Mortality depopulation or destruction of Houses by fire or otherwise or any forraign invasion or any publick open or domestick War Rebellion or Insurrection shall be or happen within his said Realm of Ireland or any the Counries Cities Towns or Places of or within the same Or if Authority of Parliament Proclamation or any other Act of State Or if His Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall at any time during the said several terms pass any General Act of Pardon or Oblivion or make any other particular Pardon or Release or shall pass any other Act of Parliament or hath done or shall cause to be done any other Act whereby or by reason or occasion whereof the said Customs Impositions Excizes Hearth-moneys Annual Payments Rents or Duties or any other the Revenues Profits and Premises hereby severally and respectively demised or any Arrears thereof which shall incurr and grow due during the said several and respective Demises or any part thereof other than what is herein before expresly excepted or prohibited shall be pardoned suspended lessened diminished or taken away or whereby or by means whereof 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 be hindred or obstructed in or from the having levying receiving or collecting thereof then 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 from time to time and in every or any the said Cases have such proportionable recompence abatements defalcations and allowances by and out of the said several and respective Yearly Rents hereby reserved as upon consideration had of the nature of the several branches of the Revenue hereby demised and of the damage which may arise by reason of such suspension diminution or obstruction as aforesaid and of the proofs thereof which shall be produced 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 Deputies or Assigns shall be thought reasonable The said allowances abatements and defalcations to be made by and with the approbation and order in writing of the Lord Lieutenant and other Chief Governour and Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any Six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour
Revenue hereby demised or any part thereof in as large ample beneficial and diligent wise order and manner whatsoever as they and every of them should or ought to have been to our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors by any manner of means if these several and respective Demises or Grants had not been had or made upon pain of his Majesties indignation or displeasure and of such pains and penalties and imprisonments as by the Laws or Statutes of the said Realm can or may be inflicted upon them for their negligence and contempt in that behalf And his Majesties will and pleasure is That the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer Chancellor or Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall have by force of these Presents full power and authority to make forth and award Writs under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequor for that purpose according to the order and course of the said Court and the Contemners of the said Writs to punish in such sort as by the course of the said Court hath been accustomed And in an especial manner his Majesty's will and pleasure is Clause for better collecting and levying the Duties c. That the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of his Exchequer there or any three of them whereof the said Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor or Chief Baron to be one do strictly require and enjoyn all and every the Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables and other Officers who are or shall be authorized imployed or directed to levy any the Rents Annual Payments or Duties aforementioned or any of them or otherwise to execute any Process concerning the same That they do in their several places from time to time with diligence and faithfulness do and perform the same without partiality and delay and after Execution or Receipts otherwise hereof either make speedy returns or such speedy payment thereof as they ought and as shall be in that behalf requisite And His Majesty doth hereby declare and agree That He his Heirs and Successors shall and will from time to time during the continuance of the said several and respective Demises upon humble suit in that behalf give such further and other power and authority for the ordering bettering collecting and levying the said Annual Rents or Payments Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licences for retailing Wines or Strong-waters Customs Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money and Duties of Excize for Goods imported Duties of Excize for Ale and Beer and other the Duties of In-land Excize Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Ale and Beer and all other the Duties Revenues and Premises respectively demised as aforesaid and like aid and assistance from His Majesty and his Privy Council his Majesties Court of Exchequer and the Officers thereof and all other His Majesties Courts of Justice and all other his Officers and Ministers whatsoever as any Commissioners Receivers Collectors Farmers and other Ministers of any other part or parts of his Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland now have or hereafter may have and as in this case shall be thought fit and reasonable Clause for further Assurance And further That His said Majesty his Heirs and Successors shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter during the continuance of all or any the respective Demises or Grants herein before made or mentioned to be made upon application to him or them to be 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 and Assigns in that behalf made and at their Costs and Charges give and grant such further and other Assurance and Assurances Priviledge and Priviledges Powers and Authorities for the better security and sure making of the Annual Payments Rates Duties and Premises to them 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 with under and subject unto the Provisoes Reservations and Agreements herein contained and such others as by his Majesties Council learned in the Law for the time being and the Council learned in the Law 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 their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall be reasonably devised advised or desired And for recovery of the Arrears at the end of the several terms And that from and after the several and respective expirations of the said several and respective terms of years His Majesty his Heirs and Successors or the Lord Lieutenant or Deputy or other Chief Governour or Governours of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being respectively shall and will sufficiently authorise 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 or such as they shall nominate and appoint as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit to demand collect levy recover receive and take all such Arrears of Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and all such Arrears of the said Duties of Excize and New Impost And all such Arrears of the Duties arising by Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses to retaile Wine Aqua-vitae Strong-waters Beer or Ale and all such Arrears Rents Annual payments Revenues Profits and Premises as are granted by these Presents and which shall become due unto them at any time during the said several and respective termes of years hereby granted and which at the several and respective ends and expirations of the said several and respective termes of yeares shall so remain in arreare and unsatisfied And our said Soveraign Lord the King for himself His Majesty will not pardon any of the Duties his Heires and Successors doth further covenant 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns that neither our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heires or Successors nor any of them shall and will at any time or times hereafter before the end of the several and respective Demises and Leases herein before made pardon and release to any Person or Persons or compound or agree with any Person or Persons other than unto 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 Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes or of
or for any of the said annual Rents or Payments Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine or Strong-waters Duties of Hearth-money of or for any of the said Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money Duties of Excize for Goods imported Duties of Excize for Beer and Ale or other Duties for In-land Excize or any Duties arising by Licenses for retailing of Beer and Ale or any other Duties by these presents respectively demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns And the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood The Farmers may sue and prosecute in their own or His Majesties name 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 have full power and authority either in their or any of their name or names or in the name of his Highness his Heirs or Successors or any of them at the pleasure of the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam 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 to implead sue and prosecute as well all and every such Person and Persons their Heires Executors and Assigns and every or any of them as shall or may by any means be found not to have paid or to be indebted charged or answerable to our said Lord the King his Heires or Successors or to 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 Assignes or any of them for the annual Rents Payments Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money Duties of Excize for goods imported Duties for Inland Excize and other Duties in and by these presents respectively demised and granted or mentioned to be demised and granted unto 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 Assignes as is aforesaid or any part or parcel of the same in the Court of Exchequer of his Highness his Heires or Successors or in any other Court or Courts of Record whatsoever And the said several annual Rents Payments Revenues Customes Subsidies Imposts Sums of money Duties and other things before in these presents demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted as aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof for so much and such part thereof as by the true intent and meaning of these presents 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 ought to have take or receive to their own uses to take recover and levy upon the Bodies Goods Chattels Lands Tenements or Hereditaments of them or any of them their or any of their Heires Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them from whom any of the Sums of money Revenues or Duties aforesaid shall be due or payable and to take Execution thereof to the proper use 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 their Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them and to do make and prosecute for and concerning the same respectively in such and in the like manner and form as our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heires or Successors of his or their Regal power Prerogative and Authority as by the Laws of the Realm of Ireland in his or their Name or Names should or might have done if the said several and respective Demises or Leases had never been had nor made And that these presents or the enrollment of the same from time to time shall be as well to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland for the time being and all other Officers and Ministers of the same Court as also to the Barons Justices Officers and Ministers of his Majesty his Heires and Successors of the same Court for the time being or of any other Court or Courts of Record and to every of them a sufficient warrant in that behalf without any accompt or other profit or thing whatsoever to our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors thereof or therefore to be had paid or done other than the said several and respective yearly Rents which in and by these presents are mentioned to be reserved and covenanted to be paid as aforesaid and other than such as are hereby excepted reserved or saved to our said Lord the King his Heirs and Successors And that they the said John Forth William Bucknall And paying their Rents and performing their Covenants are quietly to enjoy 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 well and truly paying and satisfying the several and respective yearly Rents and Sums of Money hereby reserved as aforesaid and performing fulfilling and keeping all and singular the Covenants Provisoes and Agreements in these presents mentioned which on their parts ought to be performed shall and may at all times during the continuance of the several and respective Demises or Leases hereby granted fully and freely have levy take use receive and enjoy all and every the said Annual Rents or Payments Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Wine or Strong-waters Customs Subsidies Imposts Sums of Money and Duties of Excize for Goods imported Duties of Excize for Ale and Beer and other the Duties of In-land Excize Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Ale and Beer and all other the Duties Revenues and Premises by these presents respectively granted or demised or mentioned to be granted or demised as aforesaid except before excepted to their own proper uses and benefits and that all and every the Covenants Articles and Clauses in these Presents contained on the behalf of our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors to be performed in all things and from time to time shall be most strongly and largely construed taken and expounded against the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors and largely beneficially and favourably for the avail benefit and advantage 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
their Executors Administrators and Assigns according to the true intent and meaning of these presents any Statute Law Act of Parliament Usage Custom Proclamation Prohibition or Restraint heretofore had made set forth or proclaimed or hereafter to be had made or set forth or proclaimed in any wise notwithstanding And also notwithstanding that all and every Statute Proclamation or Restraint being or that hereafter shall be to the contrary thereof or of any part thereof be not herein by special and express words named recited Non obstante Non-recitals or mis-recitals c. or dispenced withal by these presents And notwithstanding the not recital or mis-recital of any former Lease or Grant heretofore made of the premises or of any part or parcel thereof And notwithstanding the not-recital or mis-recital of the Titles of any Act or Acts of Parliament touching or concerning any of the branches of Revenue or other the Duties and Profits herein before respectively demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted And notwithstanding the true yearly value of the Premisses or of any part thereof not in these Presents mentioned or not rightly mentioned or any mis-recital of any Letters Patents before mentioned or any of them or of the Date or Dates certain Content or Contents of them or any of them or any other mis-recital or mis-naming or not recital or not naming whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding And the Statutes in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and the eighteenth year of King Henry the Sixth or in the thirty seventh year of King Henry the Sixth or any of them or any defect or lack of any form or omission in these Presents or any other Law Statute Restraint Proclamation Letters Patents or Prohibition whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding The Farmers to have the use of all Publick Offices and Places c. and to inlarge and repair them so as they exceed not 3000 l. which is to be deducted out of the last Quarters rent And his Majesty for the better enabling 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 Assignes to manage the several and respective Farmes herein before respectively demised is pleased 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 from time to time and at all times during the respective termes before granted have full power licence liberty and authority to make use of all and all manner of Houses Offices and Places which do belong unto his Majesty and are now or within these five years last past have been made use of as publick Offices for the receipt or management of His Majesties Revenue or any branch thereof and also all and all manner of furniture utensils and necessaries thereunto belonging together with all Beams Scales and Weights Boates Barges or other Vessels Instruments or other matter or thing whatsoever relating to the same and which do belong to His Majesty and in case the same shall not be found sufficient for the necessary uses of the Revenue and the mannagement thereof it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them from time to time to lay out and expend in the necessary repairing and amending and enlarging any of the Houses Offices and Places aforesaid so much Monies as they shall think fit so as all the expences and disbursements touching or concerning the Premisses do not in the whole from first to last exceed the sum of Three thousand pounds and all and every the Sums of Money so as aforesaid expended shall be repayed satisfied and re-imbursed by way of Recooper and Retainer of so much of the several and respective Rents hereby reserved as will be due and payable on the last quarter of the last year of the said termes or other sooner determination of these presents as the said expences will amount unto And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers there are hereby authorized and impowered upon due proof of such expences and disbursements made to admit The Lord-Treasurer c. to allow the same without further warrant accept and allow of the said expences and the Sum of Money they shall amount unto not exceeding Three thousand pounds as is aforesaid in part of payment of the said last Quarters rent And for so doings these presents or the enrolments thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf And the said John Forth William Bucknall And they are to keep them in good repair William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for themselves their Executors Administrators or Assigns in consideration hereof do covenant and agree with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Successors 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 Assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times during the said several and respective terms of years at his and their own proper costs and charges keep in good and sufficient repair all such Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Cellars and other the Premisses whereof they are to have the use and which shall be mended and enlarged during the said several and respective termes of yeares as aforesaid and the same together with all such Scales Weights Bookes Furniture Boats Barges and other utensils belonging to His Majesty his Heires and Successors and whereof they are to have the use as aforesaid shall and will according to such inventories as have been formerly taken deliver up at the expiration or other determination of the said respective termes of years in as good plight and condition as they received the same reasonable use thereof excepted And also shall and will during the said several termes of years pay such Rent or Rents if any such be due for such the Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Yards Cellars and other Roomes aforesaid as His Majesty his Heires or Successors ought to pay for the same respectively THE FARMERS General Covenants AND to the end his said Majesty may from time to time be fully satisfied of the true yearly Value of all and singuler the premises herein respectively demised and granted the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
of St. Michael the Archangel now last past or for or in respect of any Quit-rents due or payable for any Land inclosed in his Majesties Park near Dublin called the Phoenix Park or any other his Majesties Parks whatsoever And whereas much time hath been already spent since the said Proposals first made to his Majesty by the said Lessees and Farmers and his Majesties acceptance thereof before the Covenants Provisoes and Agreements in these presents contained could be setled and made ready for his Majesties great Seal to be thereunto affixed By reason whereof a great part of the first year of the Lease for seven years hereby granted which was to take effect in possession and to Commence from the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now last past is elapsed and gone No advantage to be taken of any forfeiture so as the Rent which was to have been paid before Midsummer 1669 be paid in six months after the date hereof and that some doubt may arise whether the said Lessees and Farmers will not immediately upon the sealing hereof incurre some danger of forfeiture for breach of some Proviso or Condition herein before mentioned by reason of their non-payment of their Rent and other sums of money which should have been paid at such days and times as are now past His Majesty is hereby pleased to declare that no advantage shall be taken of any forfeiture for non-payment of any Rent or other sums of money which should have been paid before the Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist one thousand six hundred sixty and nine so as the same be paid in to his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin within the space of six months next ensuing the date of these presents any thing before contained in these presents to the contrary notwithstanding And his Majesty doth hereby further declare and agree that for the better and more effectual impowering and enabling 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 to have take receive collect and enjoy the said Quit-rents and all other the rents hereby demised as the same shall from time to time grow due and payable during the term hereby granted It shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth The Farmers or any five or more of them to give Acquittances for Quit-rents c. William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or any five or more of them from time to time and at all times during the term hereby demised to make and give under their or any five or more of their hands Acquittance or Acquittances to all or any person or persons whatsoever paying the said Quit-rents and other the rents hereby demised And the Acquittance or Acquittances of them the said John Forth And the same to be to these paying the same a sufficient discharge William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or any five or more of them shall be unto aâ—l and every such person or persons so paying the same from time to time a sufficient discharge for the same And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers of the Revenue there for the time being are hereby authorized and impowered to admit allow and approve of all such Acquittance or Acquittances by them 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 or any five or more of them from time to time so made and given as aforesaid and to exonerate and discharge all and every the person and persons of and for all and every such Quit-rents and other rents sum and sums of money in all and every Acquittance or Acquitcances mentioned and contained in as full and effectual manner and form as if the same Quit-rents and other rents sum and sums of money had been really paid by such person or persons into the recept of his Majesties Exchequer in Ireland And for so doing these presents or the Inrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Authority in that behalf The persons making and giving the said Acquittances to any the Officers their just fees c. PROVIDED always that the several persons who shall make or give such Acquittances do pay or secure to be paid unto all and every the Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Court of Exchequer aforesaid all such just and usual Fees Allowances and Duties for and in respect of such Rents and sums of money for which such Exonerations and Discharges shall be made by them as aforesaid as they the said Officers and Ministers ought to have had and received in case the said Quit-rents and other rents and sums of money in such Acquittances mentioned and contained had been actually paid into his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer as aforesaid And for the better ascertaining and securing the payment of the Quit-rents hereby demised Where Lands vested in his Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation and subject hereby to the payment of Quit-rents or are or shall be granted in Custodium or demised for years The Farmers to receive so much yearly Quit-rents as by the said Acts are due and in default thereof to pay themselves by way of Retayner c. Saving to his Majesty such Rents as shall be reserved on any such Grant in Custodium or other Lease for any less term than one and twenty years The Patent to be inrolled in Chancery and Exchequer in Ireland within a year after the date hereof on pain of losing 100 l. a moneth after the said year expired His Majesty is graciously pleased further to declare and agree that where any Lands vested in His Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation or either of them and subject to the payment of such Quit-rents as are hereby demised do or shall remain in his Majesties hands or are or shall be granted in Custodiâ—um or otherwise let or demised for any term of years That then and in all and every such case and cases it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 to have and receive so much yearly Quit-rent as by the said Acts of Parliament or either of them are due and payable for such Lands or in default thereof to pay themselves the said Annual Quit-rents by way of Retainer of so much of the yearly rent reserved by these presents as the
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
be due or payable or are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs and successors or any of them for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes which within the times aforesaid shall be brought in and imported into the Realm of Ireland from any parts beyond the Seas and for which a Duty or payment of Excise is of right belonging to his Majesty his heirs and successors by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Entitled An Act for the Setling of Excise or new Imposts upon his Majesty his heires and successors according to the Books of Rates therein inserted Except the Alnagâ— and such other duties of Excise as may hereafter be imposed beyond the present rates and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the foreign and imported Excise excepted alwayes and foreprized and reserved out of this present Demise and Grant the Duty and Subsidy of Alnage And all and all manner of Customes Subsidies Imposts sum and sums of Money Excizes Duties and payments whatsoever which at any time hereafter by any Act or Acts of Parliament to be made and of force and effect in Ireland or by any Letters Patents Commission or otherwayes shall be granted set or imposed upon or otherwise grow due or payable more and other then the Rates Duties and Payments now imposed set or in being for any foreign Commodities Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever of what nature or kind soever imported from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland And all other kinds or branches of Revenue and all improvement or increase of any part of the Revenue demised by Act of Parliament hereafter to be made or into any the Roads Ports Creeks or places thereunto belonging And also except all new and other kinds or Branches of Revenues and Improvement or increase of any part of the Revenue hereby demised which by vertue of any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made shall grow due and payable to his Majesty his heirs or Successors within his or their Realm of Ireland AND also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customes Subsidies sums of Money and other Duties whatsoever to be perceived taken and had or which shall may or ought to happen come arise grow or be due or chargeable or payable to our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs or successors Except also Bullion to be imported or to any of them of for or by reason of all and all manner of Bullion whatsoever imported into Ireland And also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customes Subsidies Impositions Forfeitures and other Duties or Sums of Money whatsoever due or payable or to be due or payable to our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires or successors of for or by reason of all and all manner of Allomes and liquors of Allomes As also Allome Smaults Saffers Smaults Saffers and all matters and things which shall be necessary for the making of Smaults of what nature or by what name or names soever the same be or shall be called or known And which during the terme hereby granted shall be brought from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland And also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant all Prizage and Butlerage of and for all and all manner Also the Prizage and Butlerage and whatsoever sort of Wines of what nature kind or quality or by what name or names soever the same be or shall be known and also excepted and fore-prized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customs Subsidies of Poundage Sums of Money and other Duties whatsoever which at any time or times during the term of and in the Customs and Subsidies hereby granted shall be due or payable to his said Majesty his Heirs or Successors for or by reason of the Importation of any Logwood alias Blockwood As also Logwood and Blockwood forfeited into the said Realm of Ireland And all and all manner of Logwood alias Blockwood whatsoever that shall happen to be forfeited to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or any of them for or by reason of the non-payment of Customs Subsidies or Imposts due or to be due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors of and for the same or any part or parcel thereof And all penalties forfeitures and benefits which shall or may happen to come grow or arise to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors for the non-payment of the Customs and Subsidies due and payable or to be due or payable for the same or that may be forfeited for the Importation thereof contrary to a late Act of Parliament for the Incouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation And all and every sum and sums of money and other Duties which shall may or ought to happen come arise renew or be due chargeable or payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors or any of them at any time or times during the said term of or for all or any of the said Logwood alias Blockwood And also except the duty commonly call'd or known by the name of Port-Corn Port-Corn also excepted and five shillings per Tonn upon French Shipping And also except the Imposition Duty or Sum of five shillings per Tonn which by vertue of the said late Act for Incouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation and of one other late Act passed in Ireland touching the Rates of Merchandizes and the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage is imposed or set upon any Ship or Vessel belonging to any of the Subjects of the French King which shall come into any Port Harbour or Road of Ireland and shall there lade or unlade any Goods or Commodities or take in or set on shoar any Passengers whatsoever To Have hold receive ask demand take levy perceive retain The Habendum use exercise and enjoy All and singular the said Customs Tonnage Poundage Subsidies Imposts Payments Duties and Sums of Money in lieu of Customs which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Tonnage or Poundage or otherwise howsoever are due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors And also all and singular the Rates Charges Impositions Payments and other Duties of Excise which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Excise are due and payable unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes imported into Ireland and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the Foreign and Imported Excise except before excepted unto 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 from the