ALDRICHGATE WARDE

168. [r. 19] ALDRICHGATE WARDE

This Indenture made the fyrst daye of August in the foure and twenteth yeare of the Reigne of our soveraigne ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god, Queene of Englande Fraunce and Irelande, defendor of the fayth, etc. Betwene the right honourable Sir James Harvy, knight, Lorde Maior of the Cytye of London, Sir Rowlande Haywarde, Sir Lyonell Duckett, Sir John Ryvers, Sir Thomas Ramsey and Sir Nicholas Woodroffe, knightes and Aldermen of the Cytye afforesaide, And William Fleetwood, Serjaunt at the lawe, Recorder of the same Cytye, the Queenes Majesties Commissioners with others, aucthorized by her highnes letters patentes under the great seale of Englande, for the taxacion and levyenge of the seconde payment of the subsydye latelye graunted to her Majestye by her highnes high Court of parlyament holden at Westminster by divers prorogacions the syxtenth day of Januarye, in the three and twenteth yeare of the Reigne of our saide soveraigne ladye, with in the saide Cytye of London on thone partye, And Marmaduke Franck, Cordwayner, and John Stevens, Brewer, Cytizens of London, whom the saide Commissioners have named, deputed and chosen, and by theise presentes do name, depute and chose to be Pettycollectors of the same seconde payment of the saide subsidye within the warde of Aldrichgate, within the saide Cytye on thother partye. Wytnesseth that the same Marmaduke Franck and John Stevens so named, deputed and chosen by the saide Commyssioners to be Petycollectors within the saide warde, and auchthorised by theise presentes therunto, shall receyve, Collect, leavye and gather, of all and everye the severall persones herunder named to the Queenes Majesties use, all suche severall sommes of monye as in this present extract bene taxed and assessed uppon them, and everye of them, for their severall values and substances, rated specyfyed and conteyned as hereafter followeth. That is to say. Of

184. All which sommes of monye before expressed, so by the saide Marmaduke Franck and John Stevens, Petycollectors, to be collected and receyved, they the same Petycollectors shall trulye content and pay unto Raphe Ayloffe grocer and Henrye Allyngeton skynner, high Collectors of the sayde seconde payment of the saide subsydye wythin the saide warde of Aldrichgate, at such dayes, tymes, and places, as the saide high Collectors shall herafter to them the saide Petycollectors name and appoynt, they the saide Petycollectors retayninge in their owne handes to and for their owne proper use, of everye pounde of the saide sommes of monye so by them to be receyved for their owne laboures ii d. And makinge suche other Deductions and allowaunces as in the saide act of subsidye ys conteyned in that behalfe, accordinge to the tenor of the same act. In Wytnes whereof to thone part of theis Indentures remayninge with the saide Petycollectors, the saide Commyssioners have put their handes and scales. And to thother part of the same Indentures remayninge with the saide Comissioners, the saide Petycollectors have put their handes and scales. Yeouen the daye and yeare abovewrytten.

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