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| June 2. |
Order on the Act of 26 May, appointing 10 assessors dwelling in Middlesex
and London to assess the inhabitants within 20 miles. [A 2, p. 8.] |
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91. Order—on information of the Collectors of Weekly Assessments that
many are behind hand, and as yet distress has been forborne,—that the
collectors do their utmost to gather in the balance, and appear on 29 June
before the committee, bringing notes of the total sums assessed in their
precincts, and of their payments to the Goldsmiths' Hall Treasurers, shewing
their acquittances, and a note of the balances in hand, with a roll of those who
have not paid, and of the sums; stating who are poor, or complain of overrating, that the collectors appointed thereto may levy the same by distress.
[1 page.] |
| June 3. |
92. Order that the Collectors for Weekly Assessments on the Ordinance
of Parliament of 4 March last do their best to collect the arrears, and pay them
in before 12 June, and meantime give a note of those who are refractory and
refuse to pay to the commissioners appointed to distrain, who are to pay in
money to the collectors, and carry goods to Goldsmiths' Hall to Sam. Gosse,
receiver therefor; the collectors to pay the distrainers not only the 2d. in the
pound ordered by Parliament, but 2d. of their own money, if they are not
willing to perform their duty by distraining. The collectors to appear 12 June
with the accounts, as named in the preceding order. [Draft, 1¾ pages; also A 2,
pp. 9, 10.] |
| June 3. |
93. On information that goods belonging to delinquents and disaffected
persons are carried to the house and warehouses of Mr. Smith in Leadenhall
Street, order that the same be searched for, seized, and brought to Guildhall,
to remain till further order. [2/3 page.] |
| June 5. |
Order that the churchwardens and collectors for the poor of Hackney parish
appear before this committee to-morrow, and bring the books or rolls of the
parishioners rated for the poor. [A 2, p. 10.] |
| June 7. |
Committee for Advance of Money to Sir Edw. Scott, and 8 other knights
and 5 gentlemen in 5 [wards]. We beg you to use all diligence that the
moneys on weekly assessments in your divisions be forthwith collected, and
that you certify in writing what moneys are gathered, and what will speedily
be collected, and use all haste for sending the money hither to the treasurers,
according to the Ordinance. [A 2, p. 11.] |
| June 12. |
94. Notes of returns from several wards. Castle Baynard cannot make
return till a difference is reconciled. The landlords are assessed at 6d. in the
pound, whereas in other wards they pay but 3d. [¾ page.] |
| June 17. |
95. Order that—as the assessors of Broad Street Ward have often attended,
and declared and certified that divers persons in the ward were rated too high,
their assessments being the soonest brought in, and the highest rated, and when
they would have altered it on better information, they could not, because it
was entered in the book kept by the committee's clerk;—Toby Maidwell and
11 others, assessed at from 20l. to 66l., shall only pay such sums as the assessors
certify to be proportionable to their estates. [1 page; also A 2, p. 18.] |
| June 20. |
Order appointing 25 fresh assessors named for London and within 20 miles
thereof, by virtue of the Ordinance of 26 May last. |
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Like order appointing 14 assessors for co. Surrey, within 20 miles from
London. |
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Like order for 6 assessors for co. Herts. |
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Like order for 7 for co. Kent. |
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Like order for 12 for co. Essex. |
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Order appointing a Mitigation Committee of 11 to ease those who are overrated in their assessments, and to order abatements on information from the
respective assessors. [A 2, pp. 21–26.] |
| June 22. |
Form of order for the serving of notices on assessed persons, a return to
be made to the clerk of the committee of the days when they were served, and
of the answers thereto. |
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Form of the notice itself; if the sum be paid in plate or money within
10 days after notice, it will be repaid on the Public Faith, but not otherwise.
[A 2, p. 27.] |
| June 22. |
96. Nomination by the several assessors of 29 persons as collectors. [2/3 col.] |
| June 22. |
97. Appointment of the said collectors by the Committee for Advance of
Money. [½ page; also A 2, p. 45.] |
| June 22. |
Order that the collectors give notice of the sums assessed, and in default
of payment after demand, levy the same by distress or otherwise. [A 2, p. 33.] |
| June 23. |
98. Order—on report to the committee by the collectors that divers
tenants refuse to pay the sums assessed on their landlords, and divers are
behind in their weekly assessments, and distress in most places has been
forborne—that the collectors do their utmost to gather in the remainder,
appear on Thursday, and bring a note of the assessments, and of sums paid in
at Goldsmiths' Hall, shewing their acquittances, and a roll of the sums unpaid—noting such as are poor, or complain of over-rating—that the sums may be
levied by distress. Those distrained on to pay 3d. in the pound for charges.
The tenants who pay for their landlords shall be indemnified by Parliament
for deducting the sums out of their rents. [1 page.] |
| June 26. |
Committee for Advance of Money to the Treasurers at Goldsmiths' Hall. It
was ordered that, in case of complaint of over-rating, the plaintiff should deposit
½ his assessment, which is to be set apart and not disposed of, till further order
of the Mitigation Committee, either for repayment of the whole or part, or for
further payment. You are to certify the committee of these receipts. [A 2, p. 28.] |
| June 27. |
99. Order that as divers sums will be thus paid in by deposit, the accounts
thereof be kept apart, and the moneys not issued till the Mitigation Committee
have determined how much each party shall pay; and then none to be issued
but by warrants of Parliament, or such as have authority from them for that
purpose. [1 page; also A 2, p. 31.] |
| June? |
100. Note of a quarter's weekly assessment for the 58 inhabitants of
Hampton, Middlesex, from Lady-day, 1643, the sums varying from 2d. to 2s. 6d.
[1 column.] |
