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
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 STATE OF His Majesties Revenue IN IRELAND As the same was Given in to the Right Honourable the LORDS COMMISSIONERS of His Majesties Treasury in England By Francis Lord Angier Vice-Treasurer of IRELAND AND ALSO The Humble Proposals OF THE Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount RANELAGH Upon the said STATE TOGETHER WITH His Majesties Contract THEREUPON Concerning His whole Revenue in IRELAND BY LETTERS PATENTS Bearing date the 4th of August 1672. In the SAVOY Printed by Tho. Newcomb 1673. FUIMUS The Right honble Charles Viscount Bruce of Ampthill Son Heir Apparent of Thomas Earl of Ailasbury Baron Bruce of Whorleton A STATE of HIS MAJESTIES YEARLY REVENUE and CHARGE IN IRELAND From the 25 th of December 1669 to the 25 th of December 1675 being the time when the present Farm determines From the 25 th of December 1669 to the 25 th of December 1670. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents 91500 00 00 Customs 75000 00 00 Inland Excise 39000 00 00 Total 205500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1870 Abatement allowed by the second Contract 11378 00 00 Salaries of the Commissioners 02750 00 00 Interest of the 70000 li. 07000 00 00 Quit-rents abated to the Duke of Ormond 05000 00 00 Quit-rents respited and discharged and for Lands in the Kings hands 12929 03 08 ¾ Total 39057 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 166442 16 03 ¼ His Majesties Charge To the Military List 155341 13 07 To the Civil List 16501 11 11 Total Charge 171843 05 06 Clear Revenue deduct 166442 16 03 ¼ The Charge exceeds the Revenue this year 5490 09 02 ¾ From the 25 th of December 1670 to the 25 th of December 1671. Revenue Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise for the first quarter ending 25th March 1671 009750 00 00 Inland Excise for the remaining three quarters 039750 00 00 Total 216000 00 00 Abatements Anno 1671. Abatement allowed by the second Contract 014771 10 00 All the other Abatements mentioned in the Accompt of the last year comes to 027679 03 08 ¾ Total 042450 13 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 173549 06 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of the Civil and Military Lists as before 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 001706 00 09 ½ From the 25 th of December 1671 to the 25 th of December 1672. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents 091500 00 00 Customs 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1672. Abatement allowed by the second Contract 015000 00 00 All the other Abatements amount unto 027679 03 08 ¾ Total 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1672 to the 25 th of December 1673. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1673. Allowed the same as the first year 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1673 to the 25 th of December 1674. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1674. Abatements allowed as before 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ¼ Charge The Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ From the 25 th of December 1674 to the 25 th of December 1675. Reven Hearth-money Wine-Licences Quit-rents c. 091500 00 00 Customs c. 075000 00 00 Inland Excise 053000 00 00 Total 219500 00 00 Abatements Anno 1675. Abatements allowed as before 042679 03 08 ¾ Clear Revenue payable this year 176820 16 03 ½ Charge Charge of both Lists 171843 05 06 Excess of the Revenue above the Charge 004977 10 09 ¼ So that when the said Farm determines viz. the 25th day of December 1675 the Annual Revenue will exceed the Annual Charge the sum of 016215 14 07 ½ A STATE of HIS MAJESTIES DEBTS TO THE CIVIL and MILITARY LISTS c. Due to the Kings Guard of Horse for 12 months pay ending the last of December 1670 07677 12 00 Due to 29 Troops more 12 months ending the last of December 1670 56935 04 00 Due to 61 Companies of Foot 12. months ending the last of December 1670 53642 08 00 Due to the Regiment of Guards 11. months pay ending the 30th of December 1670 20746 07 04  139001 11 04 Advanced by the new Farmers 070000 00 00 Lent by Alderman Bucknall 10000 li. which with interest at 10 li. per Cent. and Exchange at 5 li. per Cent. comes to 011500 00 00 To the City of Londonderry 004000 00 00 For Lands inclosed in the Parke 010000 00 00 Arrears of the Civil List about 004000 00 00 Due for Arms and Ammunition sent out of England 006076 00 00 Due to Patrick Archer 006294 05 00 Due to the Train of Artillery 001147 05 02 Insolvent Assignments due to the Army 010000 00 00 Due to the Earl of Anglesey to be paid out of forfeited Recognizances 002500 00 00 Due to the Lord Arlington being the remainder of 10000 l. granted to him 006250 00 00 Part of the 10 months arrear due to the Army in the Lords Justices time 040789 18 00 To Collonel Lane's Daughters 006000 00 00 Total Debt 317558 19 06 Towards the discharging which Debts there is in prospect these particular Funds that follow The Overplus of the Revenue above the Charge at the end of the Farm 016215 14 07 ½ Out of the 50000 li. reserved to the King by the Act of Explanation 010000 00 00 By the Assignment of the Duke of Ormond to His Majesty out of the years value 025000 00 00 In arrear upon Sir Alexander Bence for the Inland Excise 008000 00 00 By contract with the 49. men out of their share of the years value 050000 00 00 Total in view 109215 14 07 ½ So there remains unpaid 203343 04 10 ½ To discharge which there is no Fund left of His Majesties Revenue but to the product of the Old Arrears upon the Commission of Inquiry now on foot and the casual Revenue the Quantum whereof cannot be ascertained This was given in to His Majesty and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Angier Vice-Treasurer of Ireland THE Lord Ranelaghs SHORT PROPOSALS I Do Humbly offer to pay Your Majesties Charge and Debts mentioned in the State of Your Revenue given You in by the Vice-Treasurer as far as Your Majesty is obliged That the Farmers should continue their Bargain as now
it stands And that I would besides give Your Majesty Fourscore thousand pounds sterling to be paid in two years from the end of the Farm by equal Portions half yearly Your Majesty superceding the Commission of Enquiry lately issued and impowering me to Receive the Benefit of all that is or shall be due or payable to You until the 26 of December 1675. excepting any Addition to Your Revenue that shall hereafter be made by Act of Parliament and excepting 7000 l. being the Ballance of the Earl of Anglesey's Account and about 20000 l. being the Ballance of Sir George Carteret's Account This I do now Humbly offer to Your Majesty that my Proposal may not be either forgotten or mistaken whilst I am preparing to put it into better form TO THE KINGS Most Excellent MAJESTY The Humble Proposals of Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh THat the Charge of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland not exceeding what it is computed to be in a Paper styled The State of Your Majesties Revenue delivered in by your Vice-Treasurer shall from the 25 of December 1670. until the 26 of December 1675. be fully and duely answered and discharged excepting what ought to be deducted for Cheques made by your Majesties sworn Officers That all arrears of Pay due to your Martial and Civil Lists at or on the last day of December last past according to the establishment and all other Debts mentioned in the aforesaid State which your Majesty is obliged to pay shall before the 25 of December 1675. be fully paid and discharged and that without any Composition or Defalcation except the Fees and Cheques usually and duely made and except what shall be found to be still due of the Ten months Arrears in the Lords Justices time which hath all along been compounded for one half and so much every body concerned therein shall have That all such Defalcations as shall appear to be justly due unto the late Farmers of your Majesties Customs Imported Inland Excize Licenses for Ale and Beer Licenses for Wine Aquavitae and Strong-waters during the two years and three quarters of the late War with the Dutch shall be adjusted and setled in such manner as your Majesty shall be wholly freed and discharged from any Demand for or concerning the same That the present Farmers of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland may continue their Farms under the Articles Covenants Conditions and Provisions mentioned in their several Grants and that any pretence of Defalcation by them shall be solely determined in such manner as by their several Agreements is and was appointed without any Lett or Interruption therein That your Majesty shall have and dispose of as you shall think fit the Ballances of the Earl of Anglesey's Account and the Ballance of Sir George Carteret's Account being 20000 l. or thereabouts That as to any addition which shall hereafter be made to your Majesties Revenue by Act of Parliament the Proposer will in no wise pretend thereunto or intermeddle therewith That the Proposer over and above the Payments and Discharges to be made as aforesaid will be engaged to pay your Majesty 80000 l. sterling within the space of two years to commence from the 25 of December 1675. by four equal Portions half yearly That Your Majesty may continue the Excize of Your Royal Prerogative and Power to Suspend Mitigate Reduce or Pardon any Particulars under the survey of the Greenwax and any Fines and Forfeitures upon Penal Laws other then such as relate to your Revenue and for appointing Commissioners for reducements thereof But that all such Moneys which after such reducements shall be Payable Levied or Received by Your Majesties Officers shall belong to the Proposer That as for any payment due to Your Majesty from the Clergy for First Fruits or Twentieth Parts the Proposer will be concluded by such Returns as shall be made by the Commissioners lately impowred for that purpose under the Great Seal of Ireland That to the end Your Majesties Revenue may not be diverted out of its proper and usual Channel The Proposer Declares That all Moneys due and payable to Your Majesty whither upon the account of the present Farms Arrears or otherwise shall be answered and brought into the Receipt of Your Majesties Exchequer in the same manner as formerly to be there ready to answer the Vses herein undertaken That all Warrants for the issuing out of any of Your Majesties said Revenue shall be Signed and Ordered as formerly by your Majesty or Chief Governor and directed to the Proposer who will forthwith answer the same according to the intent of these Proposals That the 30000 l. Granted by Your Majesty to the Earl of Suffolk shall be satisfied out of the proper Fond whereon it is Charged That it is not intended hereby to abridge Your Majesty from Granting Leasing or Confirming unto any Person or Persons c. any Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments within Your said Kingdom which are yet undisposed of or to which Your Majesties Title hereafter shall be made appear so that the Quit-Rents or the Crown-Rents which shall be found most for Your Majesties profit be reserved and no Arrears or mean Profits due thereon be remitted That to prevent and avoid the many and sad consequences which may happen by a speedy and rigid Levying and bringing in of Your Majesties Debts and Dues and to secure and ease Your Subjects from any unnecessary trouble unjust vexations or double payments It is Humbly Proposed 1. THat all Persons in Arrears for Quit-Rents shall have the full benefit and effect of a Covenant for Instalments already made between Your Majesty and the present Farmers of Your Revenue 2. That a Power may be given to Your Governors and such others whom Your Majesty shall think fit to appoint for Installing all other the Debts Arrears c. due to Your Majesty on or before the 25 of December 1670. where they shall see cause upon consideration had upon every respective Case so that none of them be installed for above eight half yearly Payments of which none to extend beyond the 24 day of June 1675. And that the payment so Installed be sufficiently secured But this Power not to extend to any Farmers Receivers or Collectors who either are or have been of Your Majesties Revenue nor to any small or inconsiderable Sums except the Debtors be found very unable nor to any who shall not own the Debts or will not consent to secure the Payments thereof by such Installments without Suits at Law 3. That nothing which is not now in charge shall be sued for or Levied until satisfaction be first given to the chief Governor and such others whom Your Majesty shall please to appoint that there is good grounds for so doing and that Your Majesty is justly entituled thereunto 4. That the chief Governour may be directed to issue out Proclamations as occasion shall require whereby all Collectors Receivers and Accomptants may be warned within a reasonable time to come in
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
Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all that the Annual rate duty charge or imposition of two shillings sterling by the year due and payable to His Majesty his Heires and Successors for or in respect of any Fire-hearth or other place used for Firing and Stoves within any House or Edifice and which at any time after the Feast of the Nativity now last past unto the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall or may from time to time during the terme aforesaid become due and payable or are appointed to be paid unto His Majesty His Heires and Successors by virtue of the said late Act Intituled An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon His Majesty His Heires and Successors for the better support of His and their Crown and Dignity And of the said other Act Intituled An Additional Act for the better ordering and collecting the Revenue arising by Hearth-Money or otherwise howsoever And also all and every the powers liberties priviledges profits and advantages in and by the said Acts or either of them vested in His Majesty and also all those Rates Charges Duties Impositions Payments and Sums of Mony due and payable to His Majesty by such person or persons who now are or at any time before the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 shall be licensed to utter and sell by way of Retaile in their respective houses any Wine or Aqua-vitae Vsquebagh Brandy Balkan or any kind of distilled strong-waters or spirits and all other duties and sums of Money of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all sorts of strong-waters by retaile or otherwise howsoever have grown due or shall or may at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive grow due and renew or from time to time during the terme aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors or any of them and all other the benefits profits and advantages of the said Act and also all those annual Quit-rents and payments of three pence per Acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Leinster in the Realm of Ireland and of two pence farthing per acre yearly for every acre of English Measure within the Province of Munster in the Realm of Ireland and of one penny half peny per acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Connaught in the Realm of Ireland and of two pence per acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Ulster in the Realm of Ireland and of one shilling six pence yearly out of every twenty shillings Rent for which any Houses or Tenements in any the Corporations in Ireland which have been allotted to any person or persons their heirs or assigns in or towards satisfaction of any arrears due to any Commissioned Officers who served his Majesty or his Royal Father in the Wars of Ireland upon or before the fifth of June 1649 have been or shall be let or demised And all and every the Annual Quit-rents and payments of that nature which by vertue of the said late 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 of the said 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 some Alterations of and additions unto the said Act for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said Kingdom or by any other Act of Parliament whatsoever or otherwise howsoever From Christmass last untill Christmass 1675 inclusive shall or may at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God now last past and before and untill the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive grow due and payable or from time to time during the terme aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty his Heires and Successors or any of them by or from all every or any of the Adventurers or Soldiers their Heires or Assignes setled in any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments by vertue of the two Acts of Parliament last before mentioned or either of them and by or from all and every person and persons restored unto and reprized for his and their estate and estates and by vertue of both or either of the Acts aforesaid and by or from such Commissioned Officers who served his Majesty or his Royal Father in the Wars in Ireland at any time before the fifth of June 1649 their heirs or assigns respectively and by or from any other person or persons whatsoever All which said annual quit-rents and payments are by the latter of the said two Acts of Parliament last mentioned commonly called the Explanatory Act charged upon and enacted to be issuing out of all Lands whatsoever which by the said Explanatory Act or by the said former Act commonly called the Act of Settlement were vested in his Majesty or restored by any Decrees in the said Explanatory Act confirmed or setled or mentioned to be disposed restored confirmed or setled unto or upon any person or persons bodies politick or corporate by vertue of any clause in both or either of the said Acts contained and not particularly by plain and express words excepted from quit-rents in the same clause and no other person or persons bodies politick or corporate whatsoever and out of all and singular the Lands appointed to be set out for augmentation of Bishopricks for endowment of Parochial Churches with Gleabe for the better support of the Provost or of the Provost and Fellows of the Colledge of Dublin for the maintainance of the Fort at Duncannon and the benefit of the Corporation at Bandon Bridge and out of all the Lands injoyed by transplanted persons in the Province of Connaught or the County of Clare and out of all other the Lands seized sequestred or set out by reason of or upon account of the late Rebellion or War the Lands of James Duke of Ormond Elizabeth Lady Duchess of Ormond the Earl of Burlington and Cork the Earl of Roscomon and other the Protestants of Ireland heretofore sequestred only excepted AND His Majesty of his further especial grace certain knowledge
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