Charles II, 1665: An Act for granting One Months Assessment to His Majestie.

Recital of the Victory obtained by the Duke of York over the Dutch Fleet.

Grant to the Duke of £120,902. 15s. 8d. to be raised as by; 16 & 17 C.II. c. 1.; Recital of c. 1. ante.; The said Sum of £120,902. 15s. 8d. to be assessed on the several Counties herein-after mentioned.

Wee Your Majestyes most dutyfull and loyall Subjects the Coo[m]mons assembled in Parlyament takeing notice of that heroicke Courage with which Your Majesties Royall Brother exposed his owne Person for the Defence of Your Majestie and Your People against the Dutch Fleete and of the glorious Victory through the blessing of Almighty God by him obtained are humble Suiters [to (fn. 1) ] Your Majestie That we may have leave to make some expressions of our humble Thanks to his Royall Highnesse for the same, and that for this end Your Majestie would gratiously please to accepte from us Your loyall Subjects the summe of money herein after mentioned and to bestow the same upon Your Majesties Royall Brother, Wherefore we Your Majestyes said dutyfull and loyall Subjects have given and granted and by these presents doe give and grant unto Your most Excellent Majestie (whom God long preserve) The Summe of One hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and two pounds fifteene shillings and eight pence to be raised and leavyed in manner following (that is to say) Whereas in and by a certaine Act lately passed for granting a Royall Ayde unto his Majestie of Twenty fower hundred threescore and seaventeene thousand and five hundred pounds to be raised levyed and paid within the space of Three yeares. It was amongst other things enacted That the summe of Threescore and eight thousand eight hundred and nineteene pounds and nine shillings by the Moneth for Thirty six Monthes begining from the Five and twentyeth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty fower should be assessed taxed leavyed and paid by Twelve Quarterly Payments in the severall Counties Cittyes Burroughes Townes and Places within England and Wales and Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede according to the Rates and Proportions therein expressed. And whereas in and by another Act passed in this present Session of Parlyament It is further enacted That the summe of Fifty two thousand fowerscore and three pounds six shillings eight pence by the Moneth for Twenty fower Moneths begining from the Five and twentyeth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty five shall be likewise assessed taxed collected leavyed and paid by eight quarterly payments in the severall Cittyes Burroughes Townes and Places within England and Wales and the Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede over and above the said summe of Threescore and eight thousand eight hundred and nineteene pounds and nine shillings as an addition to, and increase of the same monethly Assessment Both which Summes together amount unto the summe of One hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and two pounds fifteene shillings and eight pence by the Moneth. It is now further enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and of the Coo[m]mons in this present Parliament assembled That the summe of One hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and two pounds fifteene shillings and eight pence for one Monethes Assesment more begining upon the Six and twentyeth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty seaven and ending upon the Six and twentyeth day of January in the same yeare shall be assessed taxed collected leavyed and paid in the severall Countyes Cittyes Burroughes Townes and Places within England and Wales and the Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede according to the Rates and Proportions following That is to say

Rates of Counties.

For the County of Bedford the suu[m]m of One thousand five hundred seaventy and five pounds twelve shillings six pence farthing.

[For the County of Berks the suo[m]m of One thousand nine hundred eighty nine pounds four shillings nine pence three farthings. (fn. 2) ]

The County of Bucks the summe of two thousand three hundred and ten pounds fowerteene shillings and three pence.

The County of Cambridge the summe of One thousand seaven hundred ninety and one pounds eighteene shillings three halfe pence.

The Isle of Ely the summe of Six: hundred and fowerteene pounds thirteene shillings, and nine, pence.

The County of Chester with the Citty and County of the Citty of Chester the summe of One thousand fower hundred and seaven pounds thirteene shillings and one penny.

The County of Cornwall the summe of Two thousand seaven hundred and seaven pounds seaven pence farthing.

The County of Cumberland the summe of Two hundred ninety and five pounds thirteene shillings fower pence farthing.

The County of Derby the summe of One thousand five hundred and fifteene pounds one shilling and three pence three farthings.

The County of Devon the summe of Five thousand six hundred seaventy and fower pounds five shillings eleaven pence farthing.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Exon the summe of Two hundred and fower pounds eight shillings six pence halfe penny.

The County of Dorset the summe of Two thousand three hundred sixty and two pounds two pence halfe penny.

The Towne and County of Poole the summe of Nineteene pounds five shillings eleaven pence farthing.

The County of Durham the summe of Five hundred sixty and eight pounds eighteene shillings two pence farthing.

The County of Yorke with the Citty and County of the Citty of Yorke and Towne of Kingstone upon Hull the summe of Six thousand ninety and fower pounds thirteene shillings nine pence three farthings.

The County of Essex the summe of Five thousand fower hundred forty and three pounds fower shillings eleven pence three farthings.

The County of Gloucester the suu[m]me of Three thousand one hundred seaventy and seaven pounds two shillings nine pence farthing.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Gloucester the summe of Sixty and nine pounds fower shillings three pence farthing.

The County of Hereford the summe of One thousand nine hundred eighty and eight pounds one shilling five pence three farthings.

The County of Hertford the summe of Two thousand three hundred sixty and fower pounds five shillings and eight pence halfe penny.

The County of Huntington the summe of One thousand one hundred and thirteene pounds five shillings and six pence.

The County of Kent with the Citty and County of the Citty of Canterbury the summe of Five thousand eight hundred forty and fower pounds thirteene shillings two pence halfe penny.

The County of Lancaster the summe of One thousand seaven hundred sixty and eight pounds nine shillings and ten pence halfe penny.

The County of Leicester the summe of One thousand nine hundred and five pounds eleaven shillings and nine pence three farthings.

The County of Lincolne with the Citty and County of the Citty of Lincolne the summe of Fower thousand five hundred twenty and three pounds seaventeene shilling and two pence farthing.

The Citty of London with the Liberty of St Martin Le Grand the summe of Eight thousand nine hundred forty and fewer pounds fowerteene shillings two pence three farthings.

The County of Midlesex with the Citty and Liberty of Westminster the sumnie of Three thousand nine hundred thirty and six pounds and ten pence.

The County of Monmouth the summe of six hundred eighty and five pounds two shillings nine pence three farthings.

The County of Northampton the summe of Two thousand fower hundred eighty and three pounds eighteene shillings three pence farthing.

The County of Nottingham with the Towne and County of the Towne of Nottingham the summe of One thousand five hundred thirty and fower pounds seaven shillings two pence halfe penny.

The County of Norffolke the summe of five thousand, nine hundred twenty and one pounds seaven shillings fower pence farthing.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Norwich the summe of Three hundred and sixteene pounds fower shillings fower pence farthing.

The County of Northumberland with the Townes of Newcastle and Berwicke upon Tweede the summe of Six hundred fifty and fower pounds seaventeene shillings eleaven pence farthing.

The County of Oxo? the summe of One thousand nine hundred ninety and fower pounds seaventeene shillings fower pence farthing.

The County of Rutland the summe of Fower hundred twenty and two pounds eight shillings one penny farthing.

The County of Salop the summe of Two thousand one hundred and fowerteene pounds twelve shillings eight pence farthing.

The County of Stafford the summe of One thousand fower, hundred [ninety (fn. 3) ] and seaven pounds fifteene shillings nine pence. halfe penny.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Litchfield the summe of Two and twenty pounds sixteene shillings nine pence farthing.

The County of Somerset the summe of Fower thousand eight hundred sixty and eight pounds eighteene shillings ten pence three farthings.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Bristoll the summe of Three hundred and fifty pounds six shillings six pence farthing.

The County of Southampton with the Towne and County of Southampton and the Isle of Wight the summe of Three thousand eight hundred forty and six pounds six shillings and seaven pence.

The County of Suffolke the summe of Five thousand seaven hundred ninety and fower pounds fifteene shillings three pence farthing.

The County of, Surrey with the Burrough of Southwarke the summe of Two thousand eight hundred and five pounds eleaven shillings six pence halfe penny.

The County of Sussex the summe of Three thousand one hundred ninety and nine pounds fifteene shillings one penny three farthings.

The County of Warwicke with the Citty and County of the Citty of Coventry the summe of Two thousand ninety and fower pounds fifteene shillings eleaven pence.

The County of Worcester the summe of One thousand eight hundred fifty and one pounds ten shillings ten pence.

The Citty and County of the Citty of Worcester the summe of Ninety seaven pounds nine shillings and three farthings.

The County of Wilts the summe of Three thousand fower hundred fifty and five pounds seaven shillings one penny halfe penny.

The County of Westmerland the summe of Two hundred and three pounds fifteene shillings eight pence halfe penny.

The Isle of Anglesey the summe of Two hundred and twenty pounds fifteene shillings and ten pence.

The County of Brecknocke the summe of Fower hundred ninety six pounds six shillings six pence.

The County of Cardigan the summe of One hundred eighty five pounds sixteene shillings eleaven pence three farthings.

The County of Carmarthen the summe of Fower hundred seaventy eight pounds ten shillings three halfe pence.

The County of Carnarvan the summe of Two hundred fifty and seaven pounds eleaven shillings three farthings.

The County of Denbigh, the summe of Three hundred ninety and two pounds thirteene shillings eight pence halfe penny.

The County of Flint the summe of Two hundred and eight pounds sixteene shillings three pence three farthings.

The County of Glamorgan the summe of Six hundred sixty and five pounds fowerteene shillings one penny three farthing.

The County of Merioneth the summe of One hundred seaventy and seaven pounds one shilling and nine pence three farthings.

The County of Montgomery the summe of Fower hundred eighty and five pounds eighteene shillings and eight pence.

The County of Pembrooke the summe of Five hundred seaventy and three pounds eleaven shillings seaven pence three farthings.

The County of Radnor the summe of Three hundred and six pounds five shillings two pence three farthings.

The Towne of Haverford West: the summe of Twenty and six pounds thirteene shillings.

II. The Commissioners under the said Act, 16& 17 C. II. c. 1. to be Commissioners under this Act, and to have the like Powers, &c.

And bee it further enacted That all and every the persons who are appointed to act as Coo[m]mis?ers for execution of the said former Act shall likewise be, and soe are hereby constituted and appointed to be Coo[m]mis?ers for execution of this present Act within the severall and respective Countyes Cittyes Burroughes Townes and Places for which they were formerly appointed and shall have and execute like Powers and Authorities Rules and Directions touching Assessors, &c. to have the like Benefits and to be liable to the like Penalties as under the said Act. the better assessing collecting leavying receiving and paying the said One hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and two pounds fifteene shillings and eight pence And all and every person or persons who shall be lyeable to, or any wayes concerned or imployed in the assessing collecting leavying receiving or paying (¹) of the moneyes by this Act imposed shall have like Benefitts Advantages and Discharges and shall be subject to like Penaltyes and Forfeitures in case of any negclect or refusall to pay their respective Assesment or to performe their respective Dutyes as any other person or persons lyeable unto or concerned or imployed in the assessing collecting levying receiving or paying any of the said former Assessments ought to have or be subject unto as fully and amply as if all and every the Clauses Matters and Things to the said former Assesments relateing had beene againe in this Act repeated and enacted.

III. Commissioners to meet. The said £120,902. 15s. 8d. to be raised and paid on or before the 15th Feb. 1667.

And bee it further enacted That the severall Coo[m]mis?ers shall meete together at the most usuall and common place of Meeting upon or before the Tenth day of January One thousand, six hundred sixty seaven to putt this Act in execution, And that the said One hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and two pounds fifteene shillings and eight pence shall be assessed collected leavyed and paid unto the Receivers of the severall Countyes appointed or to be appointed by His Majestie and by them answered and paid into His Majestyes Exchequer upon or before the Fifteenth day of February One thousand six hundred sixty and seaven.

ITE queda? Petitio privatas Personas concernens (in se form? Actus continens) exhibita fuit predicto D?o Regi in Parliamento ctdicto cujus Titulus subscribitur.

1. An Act for the naturalization of Lewis Blanquefort and others.