be taken and accompted as percell of the somme that shal be due and payable in the hole at the yeres ende vpon the accompt made for the polle of his shepe ¶ ALSO we the kinges sayd subiectes by the aucthorytie aforesayd do geue and graunt vnto the kinges maiestie one other relief that is to saye viii pens of the pounde of the pryce and value of al and synguler wollen clothes carseyes fryses cottons kendales all other kinde of wollen clothes of what sorte or making soeuer they be that froÌ„ the feast of the Natiuitie of saint Iohn Baptist next coÌ„ming during thre yeres then next folowing shal be made by any persone to be put to sale the same relief to be leuied and gathered yerely during the said thre yeres of the maker of the sayd clothe in such maner and fourme as hereafter in this acte shal be declared PROVIDED alwaies and be it ordeined enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if it shall appere that the rate of viii pens of the pounde of the price and value of the clothe by suche clothier made as is aforesaid shall excede the rate of .xii. pence of the pounde of his goodes and cattals that then euerye suche clothier shall paye onely after the rate of viii pence of the pounde of the clothes not after the value of his goodes and cattals the relief payed the fyrst yere of his entier substaunce to be taken â–ª and accompted as percell of the somme that shal be due and payable in the hole at the first yeres ende vpon accoÌ„pte for the clothes by hym made as is afore said The second relief paied of his entier substaunce to be taken and accompted as percell of the some that shal be due and payable in the hole at the second yeres ende vpon accompt for the clothes by him made as is afore said And the third relief payed of his entier substaunce to be taken and accompted as percell of the somme that shal be due and payable in the hole at the third yeres ende vpon accompt for the clothes by him made as is aforesayd PROVIDED also and be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthorytie aforesayd that if any persone to the â—ntent to defraude the kinges maiestie of the reliefs graunted by this acte or any parte therof do coloure and take vpon him by the assent or consent of the true owner therof to be owner or proprietary of any goodes shepe clothes or other thinges chargeable to the payment of the sayd relief and in dede shal be founde tryed or proued not to be iust and ryght owner therof vpon any informacion therof to be made in the kinges courte of exchequer wythin two yeres next after suche offence that not onlye suche goodes shepe clothes and other thinges or the value therof shal be forfayted to the kyng but also the partie so falselye colouring the same or pretending to be owner or proprietarye of the same shall forfeyte and lose to the kyng the treble value therof to be leuied of his goodes and cattals landes and tenementes to the kinges vse AND to the entent that the kinges maiestie may be iustly and truly satysfied of the sayd relief of the value and substauÌ„ce of euery mannes goodes and other sommes to be payed by siraungers denysens or not denysens by vs to his highnes geuen in maner and fourme afore expressed and in no part therof be defrauded as our entent and hope is his grace shall not be Be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that the lord Chauncellour of Englande the lord Thresaurour of England the lord Presydent of the kinges most honorable counsayll the lord Priuie seale and the lord great Chamberlayne of England for the tyme beyng or two of them at the least wherof the lord Chauncellour or the lord Threasourer to be one of them shal and may name and appointe of and for euerye shyer rydyng and other places aswell within this realme as in wales and other the kinges dominioÌ„s as also for euerie citie and toune beyng a countie of it selfe and of and for the Isle of wyght such certayne nomber of persones of euerye of the same shyres rydynges lathes wapentakes rapes cities tounes and Isle of wight and euerye other place and other the inhabitauntes of the same to be commissioners within the same wherof they be inhabytauntes and also of and for the honorable housholdes of the king our soueraigne lorde the ladie Marie and the ladye Elyzabeth graces the kynges maiesties listers certayne hed officers of the same to be commissioners of the same housholdes in what shyres or other places the sayd housholdes shal happeÌ„ then to be the lord Chauncellour or lord Thresaurour and other with him before named in like maner may name and appoincte of euerye other suche borough and toune corporat aswell in England as in wales and other the kinges dominions as they shall thinke requisyte syx fyue foure thre or two of the hed offycers and other sad and honest inhabitauntes of euery of the sayd cyties boroughes and tounes corporat according to the nomber multitude of people beyng in the same the whiche persones if any suche be therunto named of the sayd inhabitauntes of the sayd boroughes and tounes corporate not beyng counties in them selfes shal be ioined and put as commissioners with the persones named for such shyres and rydinges as the sayd boroughes and tounes corporat not being counties in them selfes be set haue there beyng which persones so named for of the sayd boroughes and tounes corporat not beyng couÌ„ties by reason of there dwellyng in the same shall not take vpon them ne none of them to put any parte of there commission in execution for the premysses out of the sayd borough or toune corporat wherin they beyng so named onely for the same be dwelling and also not to execute the sayd commission within the borough or toune coporat wher they be so dwellyng but ioyntly wyth thre at the least of the other commissioners wythin the shyre or rydyng and in that commission wherin they be so dwellyng at suche dayes and tymes as the sayd other commissioners for the same shere and ryding shal therunto lymyte and appoinct within the same borough or toune corporat not beyng countie corporat wherof they so be and not out of such borough or toune and in that maner to be aiding and assysting with the said other commissioners in and for the good executing of the effect of the sayd commission vpon peyne of euery of the sayd commissioners so named for euery such citie borough and toune corporat not beyng a countie to make suche fyne as the sayd other commissioners in the commission of and for the sayd shyre or riding so named or thre of them at the least shall by there dyscrecions set and certefye into the kinges exchequer ther to be leuyed to the vse of our souereygne lord the king in lyke maner as such or lyke sommes
any suche Collectour shal be charged and yelde accompte vi d. as parcell of their sayd charge that is to say ii d. of euery pound thereof for suche persons as bee limitted to be praysours for their paynes and labours and other ii d. of euery pound therof euery of the sayd chiefe Collectours there accomptant to receiue to their owne vse for their labours and charge in aboute the premisses and ii d. of euery pounde residue to be deliuered allowed and payed by the sayd Collectours so beeyng thereof allowed to suche of the Commissioners as shal take vpon theim the busynes and labour for about the premisses that is to say euery Collectour to pay that Commissioner or Commissioners whiche had the orderyng and the writynges of and for the sayd Relief of clothes where the sayd Collector or Collectours had their colleccion for expences of the sayd Commissioners so takyng vpon them the sayd busynes and labour of their clerkes writyng the sayd preceptes and estretes for the sayd colleccions the same last ii d. of euery pound to bee deuided among the sayd Commissioners hauyng regard to the labour and busynes taken by them and their sayd clearkes in and aboute the premisses For whiche parte so to the sayd commissioners attainyng the sayd cōmissioners vi v. iiii iii. or as many of them as shal be therto appointed by the kynges commission and euery of them ioyntly and seuerally for his or their sayd part may haue his remedy against the sayd Collectour or Collectours whiche thereof been and might haue been allowed by accion of debt in whiche the defendant shall not wage his lawe neither proteccion Iniunccion or other essoyne shal be allowed Prouided alwayes that this graunt of Relief nor any other thyng therin contayned do in any wyse extend to charge the inhabitauntes or dwellers within Ireland Bulleyne and the countie of thesame Calleys Hammes Guysnes and the Marches of thesame Iernesey and Garnesey or any of them of for or cōcernyng any goodes whiche the said inhabitauntes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within Irelande Bulleyne the countie of the same Calleys Hammes Guysnes or other Marches of thesame Iernesey Garnesey ar in any of them Prouided also that the sayd graunt of Relief do not in any maner of wise extend or be preiudicial or hurtful to thinhabitaūtes or resiauntes at this present tyme within the fiue Portes corporate or to any of their membres incorporate or vnited to the same fiue Portes or to any of the same fiue Portes of or for any part or parcel of the sayd summes graūted in this present Parliament of the sayd inhabitauntes now resiaūtes or any of them to bee taxed set asked leuied or payed but that the sayd inhabitauntes and now resiauntes of the sayd Portes their membres and euery of them bee and shal be of and frō the sayd graunt payment of the sayd Relief of their goodes and cattalles duryng their resiauncie there and no lenger acquited and discharged any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this present acte made or had to the contrary notwithstādyng Prouided also that this presēt act of Relief ne any other thing therin cōtayned extend to any of the English inhabitaūtes or resiaūtes in any of the coūties of Northūberland Cumberlād Westmerland the toune of Barwyke the toune of Newcastle vpō Tyne and the bishopricke of Durham nor to any of them of for or cōcernyng any goodes clothes or shcepe whiche the same inhabitauntes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within the sayd counties of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerlād or the toune of Barwike the toune of Newcastle vpō Tyne or the bishopricke of Durham or any of theim but that they and euery of them shal be of from the sayd Relief of and for their goodes liyng and beyng in the same coūties tounes bishopricke or any of thē vtterly acquited and discharged any thing in this present act before rehersed to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also that this act ne any thyng therein contained shall extēd to the goodes of any College Hall or Ostle within the vniuersities of Oxford Cambryge or any of them or to the goodes of the College of Wynton founded by bishop Wykham or to the goodes of the College of Eton next Wyndesore or to the goodes of any reader or scholer with in the sayd Vniuersities and Colleges or any of them there remainyng for studye without fraude or couyn any thyng in this act contayned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that no spiritual person shal be charged by this act for any of his goodes or cattalles other then for sheepe nor shal be charged by this acte for any suche his shepe whiche he hath or at any tyme within thre yeres next folowyng shal haue or kepe for the only purpose to be spēt or eaten in his house so as the nombre of the same shepe so purposed to be spent eaten yerely in his sayd house do not excede the nombre of foure hundreth shepe for one yere nor for any suche his shepe as do go and fede or shall go or feede for the most part of euery yere of iii. yeres next cōmyng vpō his landes tenementes or conunons whereof suche spiritual persone is or shal be seazed in the right of his churche or promocion spiritual whiche lādes tenementes or commons be chargeable to the payment of the first fruites and tentes And forasmuche as diuers and sondry the kynges Maiesties tenasites and other thinhabitauntes and dwellers within the coūties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Glamorgan Breknock Radnor Moūtgomery Denbigh Flynt Marioneth Anglesey Carneruon and of the countie Palentine of Chester be at this present tyme charged chargeable with the seuerall paymentes of diuers great summes of money by the name of a Mysc due to his Maiestie according to the seueral customes of the sayd coūtres for the payment wherof diuers and sondry the gentlemen and other the inhabitantes of the sayd counties be and stand bound to his highnes The kyng our soueraigne lorde is therfore pleased and contented that it be prouided ordained enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that this act or any thing therin cōtained shal not extend to charge any of the kynges Maiesties tenauntes other thinhabitātes and dwellers within any of the sayd coūties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Glamorgan Brecknock Radnor Moūtgomery Denbigh Flynt Marioneth Anglesey Carnaruon and the countie Palentine of Chester beyng charged or chargeable with the sayd Myse for or with any of the paymentes of the sayd Relief graūted to the kinges Maiestie by this acte vntill the seuerall dayes and tymes appointed and agreed for the paimentes of the sayd Myses shal be expired And that the first payment of the sayd relief for goodes shal be made at the receipt of the kinges Exchequier before the first day of Maye then nexte folowyng after the day appointed for the later payment to bee made of the sayd Myse and so yerely before the first day of May at the receipt of the sayd Exchequer vntil the thre seueral paymētes of the sayd Relief be fully made in suche and like maner forme and ordre as is ordayned and appointed by this act for the kynges subiectes concernyng the sayd Relief of goodes to be made at the receipt of the sayd Exchequer accordyng to the tenor of this present act And also that the fyrst paymentes of Relief for clothes and shepe in euery of the sayd seueral Counties shal be made in the sayd Exchequer after the sayd Mises due to bee payde at suche and like dayes tymes yetely as is afore limited by this acte this act or any thing therin contayned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng And furthermore be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesayd that the tenauntes and dwellers of euery of the sayd counties in this prouiso remembred shall seuerally before the feast of sainct Martyne the bishop next ensuyng certifie in the kynges sayd Court of Exchequer vnder the seale of two Iustices of peace of euery of the sayd counties whereof one to be of the Quorum when and as what day the last payment of the sayd seueral Myses in euery of the sayd counties shal ende and expire Imprinted in the house of Richard Grafton printer to the Kynges Maiestie Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum
by the preseÌ„tours of the certificat to be sworne of euery pouÌ„d in goodes debtes as is abouesaid And the sommes that are before rehersed set taxed to be leuied taken of them that shall haue such goodes in custodie as is before rehersed And the same parson or parsones bodye corporate by the aucthorite of this acte shal be discharged against him or them that shal or ought to haue the same at the time of the paiment or delyuerie therof or at his otherwyse departure from the custodie or possessioÌ„ of the same Except alwaies forprysed from the charge assessement of this relief all goodes cattals Iewels ornameÌ„tes of churches chapelles ordeined vsed in churches or chappelles for diuine seruice therin to be celebrated Also we the kinges maiesties subiectes do geue graunt to his highnes eight peÌ„ce to be payed yerely duryng the said .iij. yeres by euery other persone not borne vnder the kinges obeisaunce being denisen or no denisen other then women couert souldiers such persones as be vnder the age of .xii. yeres dwelliÌ„g or resyauÌ„t with in this realme or any other the kynges dominions And the sayd reliefes shal be by the aucthoritie afore sayd taxed assessed rated during the said .iii. yeres in euery shere riding lathe wapeÌ„take rape citie Borough toune euery other place within this realme of Englande wales other the kinges dominions in fourme followiÌ„g that is to say the fyrst yere before the xx daye of Marche the other two yeres before the .xx. daye of Ianuarie The fyrst paiment of yâ— said relief to be had made paide at the receipt of the kinges exchequer before the vi day of May next comming And the second to be made paied at the said receipt before the .xx. day of Aprill which shal be in the yere of our lord God after the computacion of the churche of England M. cccccl And the third payment to be had made at the sayd receipt before the .xx. day of Apryll which shal be in the yere of our lorde M. ccccc.li And the sommes aboue sayd of and for the sayd relief shal be taxed set asked demaunded taken gathered leuied payed vnto the vse of our sayd soâ—eraigne lord his heyres successours in fourme aboue sayd aswell within liberties fraÌ„chesyes sanctuaries auncient demeasne and other whatsoeuer place exempte or not exempt as without Except suche shyres places and persones as shal be forprised in by this preseÌ„t acte any graunt charter prescription vse or lybertie by reason of any letters patentes or other priuilege prescription alowaunce of the same or what soeuer other matter of discharge here tofore to the contrary made grauÌ„ted vsed or obteigned notwithstanding And it is further enacted by the aucthorytie of this present parliament that euery such person aswell such as be borne vnder the kinges obeisaunce as euery other person strauÌ„ger borne denisen or not denysen inhabiting within this realme or within wales or other the kynges dominioÌ„s whiche at the time of the sayd assessing or taxacion yerely to be had or made shal be out of this realme out of wales hauè goodes or cattals within this realme or in wales shal be charged chargeable for the same by the certificat of the inhabytauntes of the partyes wher such goodes cattals landes tenementes or other the premisses thaÌ„ shal be or in such other place wher such person or his factor deputie or attorney shal haue his most resorte vnto withiÌ„ this realme or in wales in lyke maner as if the same persone were or had ben at the tyme of the same assessyng within this realme And that euery person abidiÌ„g or dwelling within this realme or without this realme shal be charged and chargeable to the same relief grauÌ„ted by this acte according and after the rate of the value of his substauÌ„ce goodes cattals and other premysses as such parson so to be charged shal be set at in the time of the said assessyng or taxacion vpon him to be made and in none otherwyse And further we the kinges subicctes do geue and graunt frelye to his highnes one other relief to be paid yerely duryng .iij. yeres at the rcceipt of the kinges exchequer after the rate in maner fourme folowyng that is to saye of euery Ewe kept for the most parte of the yere in seuerall salt or freshe marshes or in leuerall pasture that is to say groundes not commen nor coÌ„menly vsed to be tylled .iii. pence Of euery wether and other shere shepe kept in pasture or marshes as is afore sayd two peÌ„ce And of euery shere shepe kept on coÌ„mons or on seueral grouÌ„des commenly vsed to be tylled thre half pence To be paied yerely during the sayd .iii. yeres by the owner or owners of the same shepe not by any person that hath the same shepe in farme or by leasse paiyng a rent ar any other profyt for the same or whiche is or shal be bound by any maner of couenauÌ„t or suretie to restore the same or as many shepe or the value therof at any tyme. PROVIDED alwaies and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that euery person not hauing aboue the nomber of ten shere shepe shal paye yerely durig the said .iii. yere one halfpeny for that polle of euery suche shere shepe and that euery person hauing aboue ten shere shepe and not aboue .xx. shall paye for euery of them but one peny duryng euery of the sayd .iii. yeres any thyng before in this graunt of the relief of shepe coÌ„teined to the contrarye in any wyse notwythstandyng The fyrst paiment of the said relief of shepe to be made before the fyrst daye of Nouember next comming the seconde before the fyrst daie of NoueÌ„ber whiche shal be in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc.l And the third before the fyrst daye of Nouember which shal be in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc.li PROVIDED alwayes and be it ordeined and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that if the value of the shepe cattall and other moueable goodes of him or her that hath shepe chargeable to the payment of the said relief being rased and gathered into one hole and entire some and value shal be found greater and more for the aduauncement of this relief than the paymeÌ„t that ought to be made by the polle of the said shepe as is before declared that then the owner of the sayd shepe shall not be chargeable with the payment after the rate of the polle And if it shall appere that the paiment after the rate of the polle shall excede in value and be more beneficial to the king then the money rated of the hole substaunce of any persone That then such person hauing shepe shal be charged to paie after the rate of the polle and not after the value of his entier substaunce The relief payed the yere before of his entier substaunce to
AN ACTE OF THE RELIEF GRAVNTED TO THE KINGES MAIESTIE by the Lordes and cōmons WHylest we the kynges maiesties faythfull louing and obedient subiectes the lordes cōmons assembled in this present parliament do cōsyder the present state of the worlde what great troubles be in all places what enemies both his maiestie and this his realme hath and is lyke to haue and that their malice and hatred is bent partly to dyminishe his graces maiestie the honour of this his Realme partly to spoile the same of the iust true auncient enheritaunce right and title that his highnes his most noble progenitours kinges of this Realme of England haue alwayes had to the Realme of Scotland being a member and part of his kingdome and dominion and chieflye for that we of late hauing abandoned the aucthoritie of the Byshop of Rome and his wicked doctrine haue and do adhere to Christe and his most holy word as becometh all christians to do that mean to be no lesse in dede then they professe in name Whylest we also consyder that his grace and we his faithful and obedient subiectes be but one body politique his highnes the head and we the members and that no good or felicitie can come to the one but the other shal be partaker therof and that no hurt or aduersytie can happen to the one where with the other shall not also be grevid Whylest also we consyder the practyses and policies of other princes and potentates what great preparations they make both of men and also of other furniture for the warres and what great treasure thei of late haue leuied and gathered of their subiectes we perceyuing that all the kynges maiesties procedings holye tend to the aduauncement of the true glorie of God the maintenaunce of the maiestie of the Imperiall crowne of this Realme and the defence and sauitee of vs this his realme fully minded to cleaue stick to God his most holy word vtterlie determined to mainteyne his graces honour and all such rightes and titles as be annexed to his Imperiall croune prest and redie to defende our selfes this his realme our countrie and fynally content to leaue father mother brethren systren wyfes chyldren landes goodes yea and this mortal life also rather then we would deny Christ and forsake his worde whiche is the lyuelye foode of mās soule rather then we would suffer his royall maiestie to be in any part diminished rather then we would consent that the Imperial crowne of this realme should be depriued of any honour tytle ryght or interest therunto belōgyng fynally rather then any forien powre should do vs or our coūtrie any hurt or iniurye haue thought it good to prepare and make not only our persones redie for the warres hauing a full affyaunce parfyt cōfydence in God that as he alwaies hath lent victorie to suche as professed him put their hole trust in him albeit they were but verye few and that very feble in mans sight in respect of the multitude force of their enemies so he now wyll haue speciall regarde eye to this litle realme and vs his poore seruaūtes litle flocke taking to his charge and defence our litle shephard tyll yeares strength make him better able to vicket with his enemies that therfore he with vs for vs wyl deuise to withstād resist subdue the force and puissaūce of our stoute foes no more ours then his at the least ours for his cause but also to make among vs a masse of money to relief mainteine the great mestymable charges that our most graciouse soueraigne lorde hath dailie doth susteine a thing much vnable to serue any pece of his present necessities if his grace did meane to spare any part of his own treasure beseching his grace not to cast his eyes vpon the smalnes of this our symple present but to laye by it our good wylles whiche we make the chiefest part of our relief it faithfully promysyng al the rest to be redy when peryll or enemy shall declare this not to suffyce First we his graces said subiectes do by the aucthoritie of this present parliament frely and franckelie geue and graunt vnto his most royall maiestie a relief to continue by the space of .iij. yeres to be rated taxed leuied and gathered of euery parson of what estate or degree he be according to the tenour of this acte after the rate and in maner and fourme followyng that is to say aswel of al euery person as is or hereafter shal be his graces natural subiectes as of al euery fraternitie guilde corporatiō mistery brotherhed companye and cominaltye corporat or not corporat within this realme of England wales and other the kynges dominions being worth ten pondes in money Coyne plate stocke of marchandise corne grayne shepe beastes cattals or other goodes mouable aswell within this realme as without and of all suche sōmes of money as to hym or them is or shal be owing wherof he or they trust in their cōscientes suerlye to be payed yerely twelue pence of euery pound And of euery alien or straunger borne out of the kinges obeysaunce aswell denysen as not denysen inhabityng or resyaunt with in this realme or any other the kinges dominions beyng worth ten poundes in money coyne plate stocke of marchandise corne grayne shepe beastes cattals or other goodes mouable aswell within this realme as without and of al suche sommes of money as to him is or shal be owing wherof he trusteth in his cōscience to be suerly payed yerely two shyllynges of euery pound And of euery alyen or straunger borne out of the kinges obeysaunce aswell denysen as not denysen inhabiting or resyaunt within this realme or any other the kynges dominions beyng worth twenty shyllynges and vnder ten poundes in money coyne plate sttocke of merchaundise corne grayne shepe beastes cattell or other goodes mouable aswel within this realme as without and of al such sommes of money as to him is or shal be owing wherof he trusteth in his cōscience to be suerly paid yerely twelf pence of euery pound Except out of the premysses deducted suche sommes of money as any person or persones before chargeable owe and in his or their cōsciēce truly minde to paie And excepted also the apparel of such parsons their wifes childrē belongīg to their awne bodies sauīg iewels gold syluer stone perle Excepted also alwayes from the charge assessement payment of the said relief all money goodes cattalles of orphanes bequethed or lefte vnto them by their parentes or other their frendes deceassyd And that all plate coyne Iewels goodes debtes cattals personalles being in the rule custodie of any person or persones to the vse of any corporatiō fraternitie guild misterie brotherhod cōpaynye or any cominaltie being corporat or not corporat be shal be rated set charged by reason of this acte at the value certefied
where any suche person or persons shal be takeÌ„ and attached there to remain without baile or mainprise vntil he haue paied the somme or soÌ„mes that suche persones for hymself or for any other by this act shal be chargeable or ought to be charged withall also for the fees of euery suche arrest to hym or theÌ„ that shal execute such precept .xx. d. And that euery officer vnto whom suche precept shal be directed do his true diligence to execute thesame vpon euery persone so beyng indebted vpon pein to forfaict to our saied souereigne Lorde the Kyng for euery default in that behalfe .xx. sÌ„ And that no keper of any gaile froÌ„ his gaile suffre any suche person to go at large by lettyng to baile or otherwise to depart out of his prison before he haue paied his saied debt and thesaid xx d. for thesaied arrest vpoÌ„ pein to forfaite to our souereigne lorde .xl. sÌ„ and thesame gailer to paie vnto our saied souereigne Lorde the double value aswell of the rate whiche thesaid persone so imprisoned was taxed at as of thesaied .xx. d. for the fees And like processe and remedy in like fourme shal be graunted by thesaied commissioners at like informacion of euery persone or persones beyng charged with any somme of money for any other persone or persones by reason of thesaied reliefes euery of thesaid thre yeres and not therof paied but wilfully withdrawen ne the same leuiable within the limite where suche person was therunto taxed And if the somme or sommes beyng behynd vnpaied by any persone or persones as is before saied bee leuied and gathered by force of thesaied processe to be made by thesame comissioners or if in default or for lacke of paiment thereof the persone or persones so owyng thesaied somme or sommes of money by processe of thesame commissioners to be made as is aforesaied be committed to prison in forme aboue saied that then the saied commissioners whiche shall award suche processe shall make certificat therof in thesaid Exchequer of that shal be doen in the premisses in the Terme next folowyng after suche somme or sommes of money so beyng behynd shal be leuied and gathered or suche persone or persones for none paiment of thesame committed to prison AND if it happen any of thesaied collectors to bee assigned or any Maior Sherif Steward Constables hedboroughes housholder bailief or any other officer or minister or other whatsoeuer person or persoÌ„s to disobey thesaied coÌ„missioners or any of theÌ„ in the reasonable request to them made by thesaied commissioners for yerely execucion of thesaid coÌ„mission duryng thesaied .iii. yeres or if any of thofficers or other persones do refuse that to theim shall appertein or belong to do by reason of any precept to him or theÌ„ to be directed or any reasonable commauÌ„dment instauÌ„ce or request touchyng the premisses or other default in any apparauÌ„ce or colleccioÌ„ do make or if any person beyng suspect or not to be indiffereÌ„tly taxed as is afore said do refuse to be examined according to the tenor of this act before thesaied commissioners or as many of theÌ„ as shal be therunto assigned as is aforesaid or wil not appere before the same coÌ„missioners vpon warnyng to hym made or els make resistauÌ„ce or reskous vpon any distresse vpon him to be takeÌ„ for any percell of the said relief or coÌ„mit any misbehauor in any maner of wise coÌ„trary to this act or coÌ„mit any wilfull omission or other whatsoeuer wilfull none doyng or misdoyng contrary to the tenor of this act or graunt thesame coÌ„missioners or twoo of them at the least vpon probable knowlege of any such misdemeanours had by informacion or examinatioÌ„ â–ª shall and maie set vpon euery suche offendour for euery suche offence in name of a fine by thesame offendor to be forfeited .xx. sÌ„ or vnder by the discrecioÌ„ of thesame Commissioners And further thesaid commissioners euery nomber of theÌ„ to two of them at the leâ—â— shal haue aucthoritie by this present Parliament to ponishe euery suche offendor by imprisonment there to remaigne and to bee deliuered by their discrecion as shall seme to theim conuenient Thesaied fines if any suche bee to bee certified by thesaied commissioners that so assessed thesame into thesaid kynges Exchequer there to be leuied paied by the Collectors of that parties for thesaied reliefes returned into thesaid Exchequer to bee therewith charged with the paiment of thesaied Relieffes in suche maner as if thesaid fines had been set and Taxed vpon thesaied offendours for thesaied Reliefes IT is also enacted by thesaid aucthoritie of this present Parliament that euery of thesaied high Collectours whiche shall accompte for any parte of thesaid Reliefes in the kynges Exchequier vpon their seuerall saied accoumptes to bee yelden shal bee allowed yerely duryng thesaied three yeres for euery pound limited to his Colleccion wherof any suche Collectour shal be charged and yelde accompte sixe pence as parcell of their saied charge that is to saie twoo pence of euery pounde therof â–ª for suche persones as then haue had the particuler Colleccion in the Tounes and other places as is aforesaied specified in his Colleccion and other twoo pence of euery pounde thereof euery of thesaied chief Collectours there accomptant to receiue to their awne vse for their laboure and charge in and about the premisses and .ii. d. of euery pound residue to bee deliuered â–ª allowed and paied by thesaied Collectours so beeyng thereof allowed to suche of the Commissioners as shall take vpon them the businesse and laboure for and aboute the premisses That is to saie euery Collectour to paie that Commissioner or Commissioners whiche had the orderyng and the writynges of and for thesaied Reliefes where thesaid Collectour or Collectours had their Colleccion for expences of thesaied Commissioners â–ª so takyng vpon them thesaied businesse and labour of their clerkes writyng thesaied preceptes and estreates for thesaied Colleccions thesame last twoo pence of euery pounde to bee deuided emongest thesaied Commissioners hauyng regard to the labor and busines taken by them and their saied clerkes in and about the premisses for whiche parte so to thesaied Commissioners atteignyng thesaied Commissioners and euery of them ioyntly and seuerally for his or their saied parte â–ª maie haue his remedy against thesaied Collectour or Collectours whiche therof been and might haue been allowed by accion of debt in whiche the defendaunt shal not wage his lawe neither proteccioÌ„ or other essoyne shal be allowed AND that no persone now beyng of the nomber of the compaignie of this present Parliament nor any Commissioner shal be named or assigned to be any Collector subcollector or presentor of thesaied reliefes or of any part therof nor no Commissioner shal be coÌ„pelled to make any presentment or certificat other then in the kynges Exchequer of for or concerning thesaid reliefes or any part therof in any of thesaid .iii. yeres And likewise that none other persone that shal bee named or