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.

1. THIS INDENTVRE made the fourth day of August in the Three and twentieth year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Sovereign Lord CHARLES the Second,The Preamble of this Indenture dated the 4th of August 1671. by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ire­land King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini One Thou­sand six hundred seventy one. Be­tween the said Kings most Excel­lent Majesty on the one part,Parties to the Indenture. and Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh in the Kingdom of Ireland, Sir Alexander Bence Knight, Sir James Hayes Knight, John Bence of London Esquire, George Dashwood Esquire, Joseph Dean Esquire, Robert Huntingdon Esquire, John Stepney Esquire, and Richard Kingdon Esquire, one other part.Recital of a for­mer Indenture or Grant 12 Ju­ly 1669. to John Forth and ten o­thers of the great Branches of the Revenue in Ireland for seven years from 25th. Decem­ber 1675. at 206250 li. for the year ending the 25th. De­cember 1671. and 219500 li. per annum the remaining four years. WHEREAS the great Bran­ches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland (that is to say) the Cu­stoms and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage, the Duties of Ex­cise for Goods Imported, commonly called the Foreign Excise; the Duties of Excise arising from Beer, Ale, Strong-waters, and other Excisable Liquors, commonly called the Inland Excise; the Duties arising by Hearthmony; the Duties arising by Licences to Retail Wines and Strong-waters, and by Licences for Selling Ale and Beer by Retail; as also all the new Quit-rent given to His Majesty by the late Acts of Settlement and Explanation, all Chief-rents, and Feefarm-rents, all Rents, Service-rents, Charge-rents, Seck-rents, reserved upon Leases for one and twenty years or more, Assart-rents due for Purprestures arented, Copyhold-rents, and all other cer­tain and ancient Crown-rents yearly payable to His Majesty with­in the said Realm of Ireland under several Reservations, Limitations, and Conditions, therein mentioned, are now in farm by vertue of a certain Indenture thereof made by His Majesty unto John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Bree­don, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, under his Great Seal of England, and bearing date the twelfth day of July, in the one and twentieth year of His Mjesties Reign, for the terms there­by granted, which is not to expire until the Feast of the Nativity of [Page 2] our Lord, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy five, by which said Indenture of Lease, there is reserved to His Majesty, Two hundred six thousand, two hundred and fifty pounds, for the year, ending the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy one, and the yearly rent of Two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds, from thence to the end of the said term, which ends the five and twentieth day of December, One Thousand six hundred seventy five; as by the said Indenture, relation being thereunto had, more at large appears.

Recital of the Patent of A­batements 3 Au­gust 1669. to John Forth and eight others, whereby the Rent reserved for the year ending 25th Decemb. 1671, will be reduced to 191476 li. 10 s. and to 204500 li. per annum, the re­maining four years.AND whereas His Majesty by his Letters Patents, bearing date the third day of August in the one and twentieth year of his Reign, reciting the said former Indenture of Demise, and the several Rents therein reserved, did for the considerations therein expres­sed, Give and Grant unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breeden, James Hayes, Dannett Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Exe­cutors and Assigns these Sums following (that is to say) out of the Rent payable between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty eight, and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty nine, the sum of Six thousand two hun­dred fifty two pounds; and out of the rent payable between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty nine, and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy, the sum of Eleven thousand, three hundred seventy eight pounds; And out of the rent due between the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy, and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one, the sum of Fourteen thousand seven hundred seventy three pounds and ten shillings; And out of the rent due betweeen the five and twenti­eth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hun­dred seventy one, and the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, for eve­ry year during the said four last mentioned years, the yearly sum of Fifteen thousand pounds: By reason of which last mentioned Grant the rent expressed to be reserved to His Majesty by the said former Indenture of Demise, will in effect be reduced to One hun­dred ninety one thousand four hundred seventy six pounds and ten shillings, for the year ending the five and twentieth day of Decem­ber in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one, and for the four years thence next ensuing, the rent payable by the said Farmers, is in effect reduced to the yearly sum of Two hundred and four thousand and five hundrd pounds, as in and by the said last recited Indenture, relation being thereunto had, more at large ap­pears.

AND whereas His Majesty having taken into his Princely con­sideration the state of his Revenue in Ireland, His Majesty ta­king into conside­ration the state of his Revenue, and the charge of his Government in Ireland, ad­mits and accepts of Proposals from Richard Vis­count Ranelagh, for himself and others, for the receiving and is­suing his whole Revenue, from the 25th of De­cember 1670; to the 26th of December 1675. and the charge of his Government there in the Payment of the Civil and Military Lists according to the several Establishments, together with the great debts now owing by His Majesty in that Kingdom, as well for the arrears upon the several establishments, as otherwise, was pleased to admit of such Proposals to be made to him, as might tend to the advancement and furtherance of his service there; Whereupon the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, on behalf of himself and of Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dash­wood, Joseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, John Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, did humbly propose to His Majesty that they might be admitted to receive all His Majesties certain and casual Revenue in Ireland, Ordinary and Extraordinary whatsoever, as well in arrear, as what shall any way grow due to His Majesty, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, until the six and twentieth day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seven­ty five, including the last rents due for any part of the said Reve­nue, for the time then incurred, though not payable till after­ward; and that in consideration thereof they would undertake to defray all His Majesties growing charge of his said Kingdom of Ire­land, and moreover would pay all the arrears of the Establish­ment there, and certain other debts owing by His Majesty in that Kingdom, hereby agreed to be by them paid and discharged.2. And also would pay unto His Majesty for his own use, over and besides the Undertaking aforesaid, the full sum of Fourscore thou­sand pounds in such manner and form, and with such Limitations and Restrictions as are herein after more particularly expressed and declared; All which His Majesty hath thought fit to accept, and doth by these Presents declare his gracious acceptance thereof, and agreement thereunto, to the end therefore that the said Proposal and Agreements may attain their full and due effect.

Now this Indenture witnesseth, The Body of this Indenture. The chief Cove­nants in the pre­sent Indenture from His Maje­sty to the Vis­count Ranelagh and his Partners, and the conside­ration thereof. That it is covenanted and agreed by and between the parties to these Presents: AND FIRST His Majesty in consideration of the Covenants and Agreements, Provisoes and Exceptions, herein after mentioned, and on the part of 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, to be done and performed, And to the end the same may be the bet­ter performed and brought to their due effect; and for several other good causes and considerations His Majesty thereunto espe­cially moving; of his especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, is graciously pleased to covenant and agree, and by these presents, for Himself, his Heirs and Successors, doth cove­nant, grant and agree, 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, [Page 4] and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, their and every of their Heires, Executors and Administrators in manner following (that is to say) That from and after the date of these presents,From the 4th of August (71) to the 26th of De­cember (75) all His Majesties Rents and Ar­rears of the great Branches of the Revenue, His Majesties Trea­sure and ready Money, which are or shall be in the Treasury, or due by Imprest or otherwise, and all other His Maje­sties Revenue du­ring the said time shall be issued out and applyed only to the uses under­taken by R. V. Ranelagh and his Partners, except what shall be requisite to de­fray the charges of this Ʋnder­taking. and during and untill the six and twentieth day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred and Seventy five, all and every the arrears of Rent reserved upon the present Farmes, or Demises of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ire­land, or any of them, and all and every the growing Rents, which upon or before the said Five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred Seventy five, shall or may grow due or payable, including the last Rents and Payments for the said Revenue, which shall incurr and grow due during the said Terme, though not payable till after the end of the said Terme; And all and every the Rents and Sums of Money, which by vertue of the said present Farmes or Demises, His Majesty, His Heires, or Succes­sors, is, or at any time hereafter can, or may be entituled unto; And also all His Majesties Treasure and ready Money, which upon the day of the date of these presents is, or at any time after the date of these Presents, and during the terme aforesaid shall be found in His Majesties Treasury in Ireland, or shall be any wayes due and owing to His Majesty in that Kingdome by Imprest or otherwise; And all other His Majesties Revenue in Ireland Certain and Casual, Or­dinary and Extraordinary, shall from time to time during the terme aforesaid, be Issued out, and applyed to such Uses, Intents, and Purposes, and in such order and manner, and at such times only, as 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 herein after Covenanted, Agreed, and Undertaken to see done, executed and performed, and to no other uses, intents, or purposes whatsoever, except what shall be fit and requisite to defray the necessary Charges and Expences of this Present Undertaking.The Monyes which are or shall be received by his Majesties Vice-Treasurer, or paid to any with­in the Establish­ment shall be ac­cepted as so much of the growing charge of the year commencing from the last of De­cember (70)

AND, If any Sum or Sums of Money have been, or shall be received by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, on or since the Five and twentieth day of December last past before the date here­of, or have been, or shall be on or after the said Five and Twentieth day of December, issued and paid out to any person or persons com­prehended within the Martial or Civil Lists, according to the seve­rall and respective Establishments, all Payments so made or to be made, and all Moneys so received and issued out shall be deemed and taken, and so are hereby declared to be accepted, as Moneys is­sued out for the discharging and answering so much of the growing charge of this present year,R. V. R. &c. shall not be obliged to defray more of the first years charge then would re­main to be answered if the Moneys received and paid by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer since the 25th of December (70) had been duely and wholly applyed to the necessary charges of the year, commencing from the last of December (70) commencing upon the last day of De­cember last past; And the said Richard Lord Viscount Rane­lagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, Iohn Bence, George [Page 5] Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, shall not be obliged to answer and defray any more of the charge of this present year commencing as aforesaid, then what will remaine to be answered and defrayed, if the Moneys re­ceived and paid by His Majesties Vice-Treasurer since the Five and twentieth day of December last past, had been duely and wholly ap­plyed to the necessary charges of this present year commencing as aforesaid, nor shall they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, V. R. &c. Shall have no defalca­tions for Monies which from the 25th of Decem­ber (70) to the 4th of August (71) have been applyed to the u­ses only before un­dertaken. Joseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, John Stepney, and Richard King­don, or any of them, or any Person or Persons claiming by, from, or under them, or any of them, aske, demand, or have, any Defalcation, or abatement of the Summs agreed to be paid by these Presents, for, or in respect of any Summes of Money which since the five and twentieth day of December now last past, and before the date of these presents have been applyed to such uses, intents, and purposes only, as are herein before undertaken to be performed.

And, His Majesty, for Himself, His Heires, and Successors, doth further Covenant, Grant, and Agree to and with 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, and every of them, their and every of their Heires, Executors and Administrators by these Pre­sents, that there shall be from time to time, such and so many Com­missions issued out under His Majesties Great Seal of England or Ire­land, Such Commissi­ons shall be issued under the great Seale of Eng­land or Ireland, and directed to V.R. &c. or such others as they shall desire, Au­thorizing them as his Majesties Officers to man­nage, receive, compound for, and discharge his whole Revenue (not pardoned or granted away be­fore the 25th of December (70) as well in ar­reare, on, or be­fore that day, and yet unpaid, as which shall any way grow due be­fore the 26th of December (75) including the pay­ments which shall be due for the time incurred be­fore the said day, though payable after. and directed to them 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, or the Survivors, or Survivor of them, or the Exe­cutors or Administrators of the Survivor of them, or such other able, discreet, and fit persons, as they shall humbly desire, which Commissions so to be issued out, shall sufficiently Authorize, and Impower the persons therein to be named, to act as His Majesties Officers, as shall be found necessary to be done in the managing, and for the better and more speedy Levying, Collecting, Suing for, Re­covering and Receiving, or otherwise Compounding for, and Dis­charging of all and every His Majesties Rents, Revenues, Profits, Duties, Incomes, Certain and Casual, Ordinary and Extraordinary whatsoever in the Kingdome of Ireland, not remitted or Pardoned, or otherwise granted away and disposed before the Five and Twen­tieth day of December now last past, as well such as upon or before the said Five and twentieth day of December now last past were in ar­reare and are yet unpaid, as such as from and after the said time un­till the Six and Twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and Five, were or shall be by any matter of Record or otherwise howsoever due, owing or payable to His Majesty, or which might or ought to have been, or may before the said Six and Twentieth day of De­cember, [Page 6] in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seven­ty Five, be Taxed, Levyed, Collected, Recovered, Answered for, Paid or Payable to His Majesty, His Heires or Successors out of, or for any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments in Ireland, or all or any the Estates, reall, or personal of any person or persons, Bodies Politique or Corporate, or otherwise by reason of any Tax, Assess­ment, Subsidy, Impositions, Contract, Covenant, Agreement, Ac­count, Debt, Duty, Sum or Sums of Money, matter or thing impo­sed, made or issued, or which did, or shall arise or grow due within the said Kingdome of Ireland before the said six and twentieth day of December, in the year of Our Lord, one Thousand six Hundred Se­venty Five, including the Rents, Duties and Payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the six and twentieth day of December One thousand Six hundred seventy Five, though the same may be payable, or Installments made, or time given for the Pay­ment thereof after that day.

The said Powers to such Commis­sioners shall not inable them to in­terrupt the Far­mers of the great Branches in man­naging the Reve­nue under their charge, nor to re­ceive any Money which shall be due to His Ma­jesty by any fu­ture Act of Par­liament.PROVIDED alwayes that the Powers and Authorities to be gi­ven unto such Commissioners so to be nominated, shall not enable them to give any disturbance or interruption unto the present Far­mers of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue herein before-mentioned, or unto any of their Officers or Servants in the Col­lecting and bringing in those parts of the Revenue which are under their charge; nor to receive any sum or sums of Mony, or other Annual Rent or Payments, which by vertue of any Act of Parliament to be passed after the date of these Presents, and before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Five, shall, or may grow due or payable to His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors. All which Sums of Money last mentioned must be understood, and so are hereby declared to be out of the Covenants and Agreements herein contained wholly except­ed and foreprized.

3.PROVIDED also, that neither the Moneys called Lapsed Moneys,Neither the Lap­sed Mony, Lands in lieu thereof, or the 30000 l. pay­able for the same, nor the English arrears, or Lands set out for the same, nor the meane profits due for Lands set out on the Dublin Ordinances, and already disposed of by the Act of Explanation, shall be comprehended in these Agreements. nor the forfeited Land in lieu thereof, nor the Thirty Thou­sand pounds payable by the Roman Catholiques of Ireland for the same, nor the Moneys called the English-Arreares, nor the Land set out for the same, nor the Arreares, nor Meane-Profits due for Land set out upon the Dublin-Ordinances, and already disposed by the late Ex­planatory Act, shall be comprehended in these Covenants or Agree­ments, nor any defalcation allowed for, or in respect of the same.

The said Com­missioners shall re­ceive and enjoy all the said arrears & growing Revenue, which is, or shall be in charge, or discovered, and other the premises, subject to the Li­mitations and re­strictions herein expressed, and no other.AND His Majesty for Himself, His Heires and Successors, doth further 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 Heires, Executors and Administrators by these Presents, that the said Commissioners so to be nominated and appointed as aforesaid, shall and may have, receive, take, and enjoy the full benefit and advan­tage of all the said Arreares now due to his Majesty, and all the grow­ing [Page 7] Revenues now in Charge, or which hereafter may be in charge or discovered, and other the Premises subject to such Limitations and Restrictions, as are herein expressed and no other.

And this Indenture further Witnesseth, The chief Cove­nants in this In­denture from R. V Ranelagh, and his Partners, to his Majesty, and the considerations thereof. That in consi­deration of the Covenants and Agreements herein before mentioned, and on the part of his Majesty to be done and performed; It is Co­venanted, Granted, Concluded, Condescended, and Agreed by and between the Parties to these Presents.

AND 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, for them­selves, their Heires, Executors and Administrators, and every of them do Covenant, Grant and Agree, to and with His said Most Excellent Majesty, His Heires and Successors in manner and forme following;V. R. &c. shall within 14 dayes after Warrants signed, and direct­ed to them, defray so much of His Majesties expence of Ireland, which from the last of Decem. (70) to the 4th of August (71) ought (ac­cording to the Establishment to have been borne by His Majesty, if this Indenture had not been made. that is to say, that they 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, shall within the space of fourteen dayes after Warrants duely signed, and to them directed, fully and duely answer, defray, satisfie, discharge and Pay, or cause to be fully and duely answered, defrayed, satisfied, discharged, and paid, so much of His Majesties whole charge and ex­pence of the Kingdome of Ireland, which from the last day of De­cember last past, unto the day of the date of these presents, ought ac­cording to the Establishment to have been born and discharged by His Majesty, if this present Indenture had not been made.

AND MOREOVER, shall and will from time to time,VR. &c. shall from the 4th of August (71) to (26) of Dec. (75) defray all the Expences of Ireland, accor­ding to the Esta­blishments, as o­therwise which by His Majesty ought to have been borne, if this In­denture had not been made, and cause the same to be paid by equall proportions with­in 40 dayes after the end of every Quarter, as the same shall respect­ively grow due. The Monies to be paid for such ex­pences, are not in any one year to exceed 171843 l. 5 s. 6 d. (out of which the Fees & Cheques are to be deducted) And there are to be due and legal War­rants signed for the issuing thereof. and at all times from and after the date of these Presents untill the six and twentieth day of December, which shall be in the Year of our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy Five, fully and duely answer, defray, satisfie, discharge and pay, or cause to be fully and duely an­swered, defrayed, satisfied, discharged and paid all and singular the Charges and Expences of His Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland, as well in the Payment of the Civill and Military Lists, there, according to their several and respective Establishments, which are, or shall be made by His Majesty, His Heires or Successors, as otherwise which by His Majesty, His Heires and Successors ought to have been borne, defrayed and discharged, if this present Indenture had not been made, and shall cause the same from time to time, to be satisfied and paid by equal Proportions, within forty dayes after the end of every Quarter, as the same shall respectively grow due; and the Payments thereof to be made in good, lawfull, and currant money of England, or such lawfull and currant money in Ireland as may be equivalent in Ireland to so much English money as shall then be due, so alwayes that the money to be paid and Issued out for such Charges and ex­pences as aforesaid, do not in any one yeare exceed the sum of One Hundred Seventy one thousand eight hundred forty three pounds five Shillings and six pence, out of which the Fees and Cheques are to be deducted, and so as that there be due and legall War­rants signed for the issuing and payment thereof from time to time

If (after 25th. December 1670, and before 26th December 1675, any Cheques of Pay made or to be made by rea­son of absence, want, or unser­viceableness of Horse or Armes, or neglect of duty, the Chief Gover­nour may lessen or remit any such Cheques, so the same be done within three mo­neths after the Muster Rolls shall be closed, and before any Warrants of Pay be issued upon such Muster Rolls, Dupli­cates whereof are to be returned to V. R. &c.PROVIDED alwayes that if at any time after the five and twentieth day of December now last past, or before the six and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, any Cheques of Pay have been or shall be made by His Majesties sworn Officers, for or by reason of the absence of any Officer or Soldier from his Command, want of Horse or Armes, or by reason of their being unserviceable or otherwise neglecting their duties, then and in every such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, from time to time, and as often as he or they shall see cause to reduce and lessen, or otherwise totally to remit, any Cheques of Pay which have been or shall be made for any the causes aforesaid, so as such reducement, lessening, or remission, be within the space of three months next after the Muster Roll are or shall be closed, and before any Warrants of Pay be made or issued upon such Muster-Roll; Duplicates whereof are from time to time to be returned unto the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Joseph Deane, Ro­bert Huntingdon, John Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, who shall pay and satisfie to every Soldier or other, so much pay as by vertue of the said Military List he ought to receive after such reduction or remission, made, any thing herein before contained to the con­trary in any wise notwithstanding.

AND 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, for themselves, their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and every of them, have covenanted and granted, and by these pre­sents do 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 Iames Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Hun­tingdon, John Stepney and Richard Kingdon, or the Survivors or Sur­vivor of them,V. R. &c. shall within four years after 25th De­cember 1671, discharge the Arrears which on the 25th of December 1670, were un­paid according to the estab [...]ish­ment, to any in the Military and Civil Lists, and to the Train of Artillery. or the Heirs, Executors or Administrators of the Survivor of them, shall and will within the space of four years, to commence from the five and twentieth day of December next ensu­ing the date of these presents, fully discharge, satisfie and pay, or cause to be fully discharged, satisfied, and paid, all and every the Arrears of Pay which at or upon the five and twentieth day of De­cember last past, before the date hereof were behind and unpaid to any person or persons comprehended in the Martial or Military List, according to the Establishment.

AND also all and every the Arrears of Pay, Wages, Sallary, or Pension then due to any person or persons comprehended within the Civil List, according to the said Establishment.

AND also all Arrears whatsoever then due to His Majesties Train of Artillery in Ireland, and shall cause due satisfaction and payment [Page 9] thereof to be made within the time aforesaid,And shall cause due payment to be made of the said Arrears within the said time by even and equal portions, without composi­tion or deducti­on (the Fees and Cheques excep­ted) the first pay­ment whereof shall begin and be made the 24th of December 1672. His Majesty shall be dis­charged from all such arrear, so as the same (deducting the Fees and Cheques) exceed not for the Mili­tary List, 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. for the Ci­vil List 4000 li. and for the Train of Artil­lery 1147 li. and by even and e­qual portions, and in good, lawful, and currant English money, or so much lawful and currant money of Ireland, as shall be equiva­lent in Ireland to English money, without any composition, defal­cation, or other deduction whatsoever (the usual Fees and Cheques only excepted) the first payment whereof shall begin and be made at or before the four and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and two. AND 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 Ammunition6076.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. Leger400.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 [Page 10] 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 [Page 11] 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 from receiving the benefit of their respective Farms, during two years and three quarters of their seve­ral Leases, by reason of the late war with the States of the Ʋnited Provinces, which continued during all that time, and do therefore demand several abatements and defalcations of rent in respect thereof,

NOW 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 covenanted and granted, and by these presents, for them­selves, their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and every of them, do further covenant and grant to and with His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that they 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, or the Survivors or Survivor of them, shall and will forthwith either come to an agreement with the said late Far­mers touching the premisses, or cause all and every the demand of the said late Farmers touching or concerning the defalcations, as a­foresaid, to be examined, answered, adjusted, and setled; And shall and will take upon him or themselves the whole loss and da­mage of such defalcations, which upon such agreement or exami­nation shall be thought fit to be allowed, and thereof, and of eve­ry part and parcel thereof, and of all claims and demands, for or concerning the same, shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter, for ever acquit, exonerate, and discharge, or o­therwise save harmless and indempnifie His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and every of them.

AND MOREOVER the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, V. R. &c. shall (over and above the said sums, payments, and discharges) within two years, to commence from the 25th of Decemb. 1675, pay unto His Majesty 80000 li. by four equal portions, half yearly. Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, have covenanted, granted, and agreed, and by these presents for themselves, and every of them, their and every of their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, for the causes and considerations aforesaid, do covenant, grant and agree, to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, and every of them, that they 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, or the Survivors or Survivor of them, or the Heirs, [Page 12] Executors, or Administrators of the Survivor of them, over and above all and every the debts, duties, and sums of money herein before covenanted to be paid, and over and above all and every the payment and discharges herein before covenanted to be made, shall and will also within the space of two years to commence from the five and twentieth day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, satisfie and pay, or cause to be satisfied and paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, at his or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, the full sum of Fourscore thousand pound, by four equal portions half yearly, that is to say, at or before the four and twentieth day of Iune in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy six, the full sum of Twenty thousand pounds; And at or before the five and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy six, the fur­ther sum of Twenty thousand pounds more; And at or before the four and twentieth day of Iune in the year of our Lord One thou­sand six hundred seventy seven, the further sum of Twenty thousand pounds more; And at or before the five and twentieth day of De­cember in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seven­ty seven, the further sum of Twenty thousand pounds more, in full of the whole Fourscore thousand pounds, so covenanted and agreed to be paid as aforesaid.

Further Cove­nants from His Majesty, That V. R. &c. (performing their Covenants) shall enjoy the whole surplus of the Revenue to their own use, without any fur­ther, or other ac­count, matter, or thing, to be gi­ven to His Ma­jesty; and are hereby acquitted and discharged against His Majesty of all accounts and de­mands, which can or may be made concerning the same.AND they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alex­ander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Io­seph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard King­don, or the Survivors or Survivor of them, or the Executors or Ad­ministrators of the Survivor of them, well and truly performing, fulfilling, doing, and executing all and singular the Covenants and Agreements in these presents contained, which on the part and be­half of them 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, or the Survivors or Survivor of them, or the Executors or Admini­strators of the Survivor of them5. ought to be done, performed, fulfilled, and executed, shall and may have, hold, receive, retain, keep, and enjoy, the whole surplus and residue of all or any the said Revenues, Profits, sums of money, and other the premisses so as aforesaid to be collected and received to their own sole and proper use and behoof, without any further or other account, matter, or thing, to His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, to be therefore rendred or given, but shall be, and hereby are fully and clearly and absolutely acquitted, exonerated, and discharged a­gainst His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, of and from, and con­cerning all accounts or other demands whatsoever, which can or may be made touching or concerning the same.

AND His Majesty for Himself, his Heirs and Successors, doth further covenant, grant, and agree, to and with the said Richard [Page 13] Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, The Commission for Enquiry into arrears due to His Majesty, is superseded. THAT WHEREAS a Commission under His Majesties Great Seal of England hath lately issued, and is still depending, impowering certain Commissioners therein named, to proceed in the enquiry into all arrears now due and owing to His Majesty, that all further Proceedings upon the said Commission shall be stayed, and the Commission it self shall be and is hereby declared to be superseded.

AND His Majesty, for Himself, his Heirs and Successors,All respits of Quit rents and other sums of money due to His Majesty, are declared void and determined. doth further covenant 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, that whereas divers Quit-rents and other sums of money due and payable to His Majesty, have by Order of His Majesties Court of Exchequer at Dublin, or by Order of the Council-Board there, or otherwise been respited, that all such Respits howsoever granted, shall cease; and are hereby declared to be void and deter­mined.

AND His Majesty for Himself, his Heirs and Successors,The Composition with the 49 Of­ficers for the moi­ety of their 100000 li. pay­able out of the years va ue, shall not be obstructed or delayed, but perfected as be­gun and intended, and the whole be­nefit and advan­tage thereby to His Majesty, shall be enjoyed by the said V. R. &c. doth further covenant, grant, and agree, 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, That whereas also the Com­missioned Officers who served His Majesty or His Royal Father be­fore the year One thousand six hundred forty nine, are by vertue of the Act of Explanation entitled to the sum of One hundred thousand pound, therein mentioned and charged upon a Fond, com­monly called the years value, which said Officers have by them­selves or their Agents, begun and entered into a Treaty of Com­position with His Majesty, thereby offering to assign unto His Majesty one half of the moneys to them respectively due, in hope of a better and more speedy payment of the other half; that the said Composition shall in no sort be interrupted, hindered, ob­structed, or delayed by Him or any of his Officers or Ministers, but perfected as begun and intended; and that the whole benefit or advantage which can or may pertain, arise, or accrue to His Maje­sty thereby, shall be received, taken, held, and enjoyed by them 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 Executors or Administrators of the Survivor.

AND WHEREAS also in and by the said Act of Explana­tion it is provided, that if the moneys to be raised as aforesaid,His Majesty will direct the Chief Gover­nour and Coun­cil in Ireland to reapplot and levy upon the Lands of Ireland what­soever the years value shall be found deficient of the 300000 li. and cause the same to be effe­ctually done, as by the Act of Explanation is appointed, al­lowing four years time for the pay­ment thereof half yearly at Micha­elmas and Ea­ster, the last pay­ment to be made at or before the 29t [...] f Septem­ber 1675. should fall short of Three hundred thousand pounds, then it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours, and Council of Ireland, for the time [Page 14] being, to taxe and assess upon all the Lands in Ireland, so much more money as together with what hath been before raised and allowed by vertue of the said Act, should make up the full and just sum of Three hundred thousand pound Sterling; since the passing of which Act, it hath been found by experience, that the Three hundred thousand pounds so appointed to be raised, is not nor ever can be raised without a general Taxation and Assess­ment of and upon all the Lands there.

IN ORDER whereunto His Majesty hath heretofore by his several Letters directed unto the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Council of Ireland (for the time being) command­ed them to proceed in the speedy rating and assessing all the Lands in Ireland, that so the full sum of Three hundred thousand pounds might be raised and compleated, as by the said Act is directed. His Majesty doth hereby, for Himself, His Heirs and Successors, further covenant and agree, to and with the said Richard Lord Vis­count Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Robert Huntingdon, Joseph Deane, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, that His Majesty shall and will forthwith renue and direct other Letters unto the Chief Governour or Governours, and Council of Ire­land, thereby commanding them forthwith to reassess, reapplot, and levy upon the Lands of Ireland, whatsoever shall be found de­ficient of the Three hundred thousand pounds, so as aforesaid ap­pointed to be raised, and to cause the same effectually to be done, as by the said Act is appointed; Nevertheless with this moderation and clemency towards his said Subjects, and with this Declaration of his grace and favour to them, That they may and shall be allowed Four years time for the payment thereof at every Michaelmas and Easter during the said four years, by even and equal portions, the last payment whereof to be made at or before the nine and twentieth day of September One thousand six hundred seventy five.

Provisees, Limi­tations, and Re­strictions. Nothing herein is to restrain His Majesties Pre­rogative to par­don Offenders, or to remit or re­duce forfeited Recognizances of the Peace, good behaviour, appearances, or o­ther particulars of the Green-wax, or Fines and Forfeitures against the Laws, or Out­lawries (other then what relates to the Revenue) unless the [...] for which [...] same shall [...] ­pen, with th [...] c [...]st [...] and charges be fully satisfie [...]) but his Maj [...]sty may exercise hi [...] Royal Authori­ty in such C [...]s [...] as amply as this Indentur [...] had not been made, And His Majesty may is­sue Commissi [...]n [...] for reducement of such sums of mo­ney as hath be [...] accustomed, [...] as the sums due to His Majesty after such re­ducements, or levied by his Offi­cers shall be paid to V. R. &c.PROVIDED alwayes, and so it is hereby declared and agreed, that nothing in this present Indenture contained, shall be expound­ed or taken, or shall any way extend to hinder, weaken, lessen, or restrain His Majesties Royal Authority, Power, and Preroga­tive, of pardoning any Offendor or Offendors Criminal or Capital, or in the remitting, releasing, reducing, or otherwise suspending or mitigating any forfeited Recognizances concerning the Peace or good Behaviour, or concerning appearances or any other Parti­culars under the Survay of the Green-wax; or in the remitting, pardoning, or discharging any Fines or forfeitures whch are or shall be incurred, for or by reason of any offence committed, done, or suffered against the Penal Laws or Statutes of His Majesties Realm of Ireland, or against the Common Laws of the Land, or in the remitting, pardoning, and discharging of any Outlawries which al­ready are, or hereafter shall be incurred, or any Forfeitures or Penalties by reason thereof, other then such Outlawries, Penalties, [Page 15] and Forfeitures, as are or shall be incurred, or due by reason or occasion of any Suit commenced, or to be commenced, touching or concerning any matter or thing relating to any part of His Ma­jesties Revenue in Ireland; or in the remitting, pardoning, or dis­charging any of those Outlawries, Penalties, or Forfeitures which have been or shall be incurred for matters concerning His Majesties Revenue as aforesaid, from and after such time as the Duty, for non-payment whereof any such Outlawry, Penalty, or For­feiture did or shall happen, together with the Costs and Charges expended in the prosecution thereof, shall be fully satisfied and discharged, but that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Ma­jesty, his Heirs and Successors to use and exercise his and their Power, Prerogative, and Authority Royal in all and every the Ca­ses aforesaid, as fully and amply, as he or they might have done if this present Indenture had never been had nor made, any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwith­standing.

PROVIDED also, and so it is hereby declared and agreed, that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, at any time or times after the date of these presents, to issue out such and so many Commissions unto such person and per­sons as shall be thought fit, thereby impowering and authorising them to make such reducements and abatements of the sums of money owing, or which hereafter shall grow due unto His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, as they shall think fit, and hath formerly been accustomed in like Cases; so always that all and singular such sum and sums of money which from and after such reducement shall be due and payable to His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or which after such reducements or other lawful deductions and al­lowances made, as aforesaid, shall be levied or received by any of His Majesties Officers, shall forthwith be answered and paid o­ver unto 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, or the Survivors or Survivor of them, or the Executors or Admini­strators of the Survivor of them, any thing herein before contain­ed to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

PROVIDED also, and so it is hereby declared and agreed,His Majesty may demise or grant for any E­state his Royal Mines, and any Messuages, Hou­ses, Mannors, Castles, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments in Ireland, yet undisposed of, or whereunto His Majesties Title, shall hereafter appear; so as such rent be reserved thereupon as may be at least equivalent to the new Quit-rents, or the Ancient Crown Rent, if it exceed the Quit-rent, and no arrears of Quit-rent or mean profits be discharged. that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, from time to time and at all times hereafter, to give, grant, demise, lease or confirm, unto any person or persons, all and every or any of His Majesties Royal Mines within the said Kingdom of Ireland, 6. and also any Messuages, Houses, Mannors, Castles, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments within the Realm of Ireland, which are yet undisposed, or whereunto His Majesties Right and Title shall at any time hereafter be made to appear, for [Page 16] such Estate or Estates as His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall think fit, whether the same be an Estate of Inheritance, Free-hold, or term of years, or any other less Estate, so as upon every such Gift, Grant, Demise, Lease, or Conformation, such Rents may alwayes be reserved, as may be at least equivalent and pro­portionable to the new Quit-rents, which by the late Acts of Settle­ment and Explanation are payable by Adventurers and Soldiers, or to the Antient Crown Rents therefore payable, where the Antient Crown Rents shall exceed the proportion of the new Quit-rents, and so also that no arrears or mean profits due thereupon, be any way remitted, released, or discharged, any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding:If His Majesty grant any Lands, &c. to the uses of the Declara­tion 30th No­vember 1660, (other then to such, or in trust to such who for­merly received the issues and profits thereof) the same shall be freed from ar­rears of Quit-rent and mean profits due before 25th December 1668, and V. R. &c. shall not molest the Gran­tees nor the Lands granted, but may take their remedy for the same against the former En­joyers or Pervors of the profits of such Lands, &c. And if His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall at any time hereafter, for the better promoting the uses, intents, or purposes of His Maje­sties late gracious Declaration of the Thirtieth of November in the year One thousand six hundred and sixty, give, grant, or demise, any Messuages, Mannors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, to any person or persons, other then to such person or persons, their heirs or assigns, or to any in trust for him or them, or to his or their use who formerly received the issues and profits thereof; Then and in every such case all and every the Messuages, Mannors, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, so to be given, granted, demised, or disposed, as aforesaid, shall be freed, exonerated and dischar­ged, of and from all arrearages of Quit-rent and mean profits grown due, incurred, or accrued upon or before the Five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty eight.

AND 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, nor the Survivors nor Survivor of them, nor the Executors or Ad­ministrators of the Survivor of them, shall in any sort vex or mo­lest or disquiet any such person or persons, to whom any Lands or Tenements shall be granted or disposed as aforesaid, nor the Lands or Tenements so granted or disposed, for or in respect of any such arrears of Quit-rents or mean profits, but shall and may pursue and take such other remedy for recovery thereof, in His Majesties Name, or in their own Names, against the former Tenants and En­joyers of the said Lands and Tenements, or the Pervors of the pro­fits thereof, as they shall be advised, and by their Council learned in the Law,Further Cove­nants from V. R. &c. to His Majesty. shall be thought expedient; And 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, have covenanted and granted, and by these presents, for themselves and every of them, their and eve­ry of their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, do covenant, grant, and agree, to and with our said Sovereign Lord the Kings Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That all and every the Farmers [Page 17] of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland, The Farmers of the great Bran­ches of the Reve­nue, and those concerned in the Patent of Abate­ments and all o­ther Farmers, by vertue of any Grant under the Great Seal be­fore 25th. De­cember 1670, may (under their respective Arti­cles, Covenants, Conditions, and Provisoes) enjoy their several Farms, accord­ing to the tenor thereof, without any let of V. R. &c. by vertue of a Lease thereof made the twelfth day of June, in the One and twentieth year of His Majesties Reign, and herein before-men­tioned; And also such of the said Farmers who are again mentioned in His Majesties Letters Patents bearing date the third day of Au­gust, in the said One and twentieth year of His Majesties Reign, herein before recited; and all other Farmers, by vertue of any Grant under the Great Seal of England or Ireland, before the five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thou­sand six hundred and seventy, shall and may under the Articles, Covenants, Conditions, and Provisoes mentioned in their several Grants, peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy their several and respective Grants and Farms, according to the tenor and pur­port thereof, and the full benefit of all sums of money therein granted and demised, without any lett or interruption of them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, John Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, or any of them, or of any other person or persons claiming by, from, or under them. And further,V. R. &c. shall not demand defal­cations for any sums which are or shall be allow­ed to such Far­mers for the two years ending 25th Decemb. 1670, or for or in respect of any other mat­ters or things set­led and determi­ned before that time, in pursu­ance of, and ac­cording to such Grants, or for a­ny pretensions of the said Farmers upon the 9th of June 1671, de­pending in the Exchequer at Dublin for defal­cations for Lands in Certificate and not past in Let­ters Patents, or for the Composi­tion Rents, which way soever the same shall be de­termined. The defalcati­ons which may hereafter be pre­tended unto by the said Farmers, shall be onely determined in such way as by their several Agreements is appointed. that neither 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, nor any of them, nor any other person or persons claiming or to claim, by, from, or under them or any of them, shall or will at any time or times hereafter, ask, demand, receive, or have any Abatement or Defalcations, for or in respect of any sum or sums of money which are or shall be allowed or given to such Farmers, by vertue or colour of such Leases or Grants, for or in respect of the two years ending the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred and seventy, or for or in respect of any other matters or things settled and determined before the said time, in pursuance of, and according to such Grants respectively, or for or in respect of any pretensions of the said Farmers, upon the ninth day of June, One thousand six hundred seventy one, depending in the Court of Exche­quer at Dublin, for Defalcations for Lands in Certificate not passed in Letters Patents, or for the Composition Rents, which way soever the same is or shall be determined; And moreover all and every the Defalcations which may hereafter be pretend­ed unto by the said Farmers or any of them, shall be solely and onely determined, in such way and manner as by the seve­ral agreements relating thereunto, was and is appointed, any thing in these presents, before or after contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

V. R. &c. shall allow the usual Enstallments for payment of First-fruits or Twentieth parts; And will be con­cluded by the va­lues made, or to be made by the Commissioners, now or hereafter to be appointed under the great Seal; And His Majesty, in case any defect of the Commissions, will give order for renewing and rectifying the same, and for proceeding there­upon in as ample manner as His Majesty might have done, if this Indenture were not made.AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, for them­selves and every of them, their and every of their Heirs, Execu­tors, and Administrators, do further covenant and agree, to and with His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, by these presents, that they and every of them, and all others claiming, by, from, or un­der them, shall and will in all Cases where any payments are or shall be due from any Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Persons in Ireland, for or in respect of any First-fruits or Twentieth parts, permit and allow all and every such persons, to have, receive, and enjoy the full use and benefits of such Enstallments for the payment thereof, as by Law or the usual Course and Practice in such Cases, is or hath been allowed, they doing and performing on their parts what in like Cases hath been accustomed; And also shall and will ac­cept of, and be contented with, and concluded by such values of the First-fruits and Twentieth Parts, due from, and payable by the said Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Persons as shall appear upon the returns thereof made or to be made, by such Commissioners who now are or hereafter shall be in that behalf authorized and appoint­ed under His Majesties Great Seal of Ireland.

NEVERTHELESS if any defect is or shall be found in the Commissions, which now are or hereafter shall be issued out, His Majesty is pleased to covenant and agree by these presents, That upon humble Petition to him made by the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Joseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, John Step­ney, and Richard Kingdon, or such as do or shall claim by, from, or under them, or any of them, effectual Order shall be forth­with given for the rectifying and renuing of such Commissions, and for the proceeding thereupon, in as full and ample manner as His Majesty could or might lawfully have done, if this present Indenture had not been made.

Further Provi­soes, Limitations, and Restrictions. His Majesty may alter the payments in the Civil and Mili­tary Lists of the Establishments, so as the whole yearly charge, do not in any one year exceed 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. and may appoint the method and pre­cedency of the payment of His Majesties debts, so as those for which interest is payable, be first satisfied.PROVIDED ALSO and it is further concluded and agreed, and so is hereby declared, that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, to alter, reduce, change, or encrease any of the Wages, Sallaries, Pensions, Payments, or other Entertainments whatsoever mentioned in the several and respective Establishments of the Civil and Military Lists, so as the whole yearly charge thereby made, do not in any one year exceed the sum of One hun­dred seventy one thousand eight hundred forty three pounds five shillings and six pence, and also where any Annuity, Pension, or Temporary Payment, now comprehended in either of the said Lists, shall cease or determine, to renue the same and make it payable to such other person or persons, and for such further time as His Ma­jesty, his Heirs or Successors shall think fit, and also to regulate, settle, and appoint the Method, Order, and Precedency of the [Page 19] payment of all or any of 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 [Page 20] 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 and Baronet, his heirs, executors, or administrators, or any of them, their, or any of their Lands, Tenements, Goods or Chat­tels, of and from any Suits and Demands touching or concerning any sums of Money received from His Majesty for and towards the payment of, and for the Purchase of the Customes of London-derry, or any other Debts, Duties, or Arrearages whatsoever, other then the Arrears of Quit-rents, Crown-rents, the Years-value, or Re­applotment of the deficiency thereof, 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, shall have any Abatement, or Defalcation whatsoever, for, or in respect of any such Release or Discharge, any thing herein before contained to the contrary, in any wise notwithstanding.

AND 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 covenanted and granted, and by these presents for themselves, [Page 21] their heires, executors, and administrators, and every of them, do further Covenant and Grant, to, and with His Majesty, His Heires and Successors, that if they, or any of them, or any claiming by, from, or under them, or any of them, shall, at any time hereafter sue, and prosecute in His Majesties Name, or in their own names, and upon such Suit or Prosecution, shall cause any Lands to be seized, or ex­tended, for the payment and satisfaction of any the arrears, which they, or any of them, or any person or persons, claiming by, from, or under them, ought to receive; that then, and in every such case, the said Suites, Prosecutions, Seizures and Extents, shall be in such manner and forme, that thereby no interruption or disturbance may be given to the present Farmers of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland, contrary to the tenor and effect of His Majesties Covenants with them; nor they thereby become entitled to any Defalcation from His Majesty, but the whole Loss and Damage of such Defalcations, if any shall be thought fit to be allowed, for, or in respect of such Suites, Prosecutions, Seizures or Extents, shall be sustained and born by 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, the survivors and survivor of them, or the Executors or Administrators of the Survi­vor of them, and His Majesty, His Heires and Successors, shall be thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, from time to time, and at all times hereafter acquitted, exonerated and discharged, or otherwise saved harmless and indempnified.

AND HIS MAJESTY for Himself,His Majesty further Cove­nants. His Heires and Successors, doth further Covenant, Grant and Agree, to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Ro­bert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, their, and every of their Executors,All the Moneys which are, or shall grow due, or be payable unto His Majesty be­fore the 26th of December (75) shall, during the terme be brought into the Receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin in the usual manner, to the end the same may be applyed to the uses herein mentioned. Administrators and As­signes, that all and every the sums of Money now due, or which any time after the date of these presents, and before the six and twen­tieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, shall grow due, or payable to His Majesty, His Heires or Successors, whether for Rent reserved upon the Farme of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland, or for any Arrears or otherwise howsoever, shall from time to time, during the said terme, be answered, and brought into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, in such manner as the same were heretofore used to be paid, and would and ought still to be paid, if this present Indenture had not been made, to the end that His Majesties Trea­sure so brought in, and remaining in His Majesties Exchequer there, may from time to time be issued out from thence, and applyed to such uses, intents, and purposes, as are herein before-mentioned, and by this present Indenture are undertaken to be done, executed, and performed.

His Majesty will Commissionate R. V. Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dash­wood, to be His Majesties Officers and Commissio­ners, to have the sole custody of all Monys so brought in, and sole power to receive (give discharges for) and issue the same to the uses of this Indenture, with clauses therein to­tally to prohibit any other from in­termedling there­in during the said time.AND, That for the better effecting hereof, and more orderly and legal proceeding herein, His Majesty shall and will forthwith, and in due forme of Law Constitute, Authorize, Commissionate and Appoint them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dash­wood, to be His Majesties Officers or Commissioners, and to have the sole care and Custody of all Monyes so brought in, and the sole Power to receive the said Monyes from time to time, and to give Acquittances and Discharges for the same, and to issue out the said moneys and pay the same to the ends and uses in this present Inden­ture mentioned, with such clauses to be inserted therein, as may be sufficient totally to prohibit and restraine any other person or per­sons, from Acting, or any way intermedling therein, upon any other pretence of Authority whatsoever, during the continuance of this present undertaking.

AND, His Majesty doth further Covenant, Grant and Agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelgah, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dashwood, that all Or­ders, Warrants, Directions, and Commands, which at any time after the date of these presents,All Warrants for Payments of any Money from the 4th of August (71) to the 26th of December, (75) shall be so made and Signed by the Chief Go­vernour of Ire­land, and directed to the said R. V.R. Sir A. B. Sir I.H. I. B. and G. D. only to the intent they may wholly apply the same, to the uses of this Indenture. and before the six and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand six hun­dred seventy five, shall be8 made and signed touching or concerning the issuing out of any Moneys, or paying any part of His Majesties Revenue, shall be so made and Signed by the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, and be directed unto them the said Richard Lord Viscount Rane­lagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dashwood, only to the intent that they may wholly apply the said Moneys to the uses and intents of this present Indenture, and to the execution and performance of the undertaking herein before mentioned; And yet nevertheless the said Richard Lord Vis­count Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dashwood, have Covenanted and Granted by these pre­sents for themselves and every of them, their, and every of their Heires, Executors and Administrators, do Covenant and grant to and with His Majesty, His Heires and Successors, that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, and George Dashwood, or the survivors or survi­vor of them, shall and will from time to time, during the continu­ance of this present undertaking, Quarterly, or within Forty dayes after each Quarter,R. V.R. Sir A.B. Sir I. H. J. B. and G. D. will, during the un­dertaking, Quar­terly, or within 40 dayes after each Quarter, pay unto the Vice-Treasurer the usuall Fees and Profits for any Money paid out, as the Vice-Treasurer ought to receive, if such Warrants had been directed to himself. well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto His Majesties Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being, all and eve­ry the usual and accustomed Fees and Profit, for, or in respect of any sums of Money by them to be issued and paid out as aforesaid, as such Vice-Treasurer for the time being, could, or ought to have received if such Warrants had been directed unto, or such payments had [Page 23] been made, by the said Vice-Treasurer himself for the time being, any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwith­standing.

AND BECAUSE a rigorous and speedy Collection levying and bringing in of such debts, arrears, and other sums of money as are now due and owing to His Majesty, would in all probability be attended with many evil consequences and inconveniences to His Majesties Government; therefore for the prevention thereof, and for the better securing all His Majesties Subjects in Ireland, from all unnecessary trouble, unjust vexation or double payments, 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, have cove­nanted and granted,Further Cove­nants from R. V. R. &c. and by these presents for themselves and eve­ry of them, their and every of their Executors and Administra­tors, do covenant and grant, to and with His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors,All those from whom any ar­rears of Quit-rents are due, shall have the benefit of a clause in the Grant to the Farmers of the great Bran­ches, concerning the levying there­of, and no prose­cution shall be made for recove­ry thereof, other­wise than His Majesty might do, if this In­denture had not been made. that whereas in His Majesties Letters Patents here­in before mentioned, bearing date the third day of August, in the one and twentieth year of his Reign, amongst other things therein contained, there is a Covenant on the part of His Majesty, That His Majesty shall not in any one year, during the term of seven years therein mentioned, collect or receive, or suffer to be collected or received from any person or persons, above the seventh part of any arrear of Quit-rents, by them or any of them then due and in arrear, that all and every person and persons from whom any arrear of Quit-rents is now due and payable, shall have the full benefit, ease, and effect of the said Covenant, and that no prose­cution shall be had or made for the recovery of any arrears of Quit-rents, otherwise, or in any other manner than His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, could or might have prosecuted, if this pre­sent Indenture had not been made, without breach of the said Co­venant; but that His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, shall be from time to time saved harmless of and from all Breaches of the said Covenant, which may happen, and of and from all Defalcations which can or may be demanded by the said Farmers, for or by rea­son thereof; and moreover,No arrears of Quit-rents be­fore 25th De­cember 1668, shall be demanded for unprofitable Lands. that no arrears of Quit-rents issuing out of, or due or payable, for or in respect of any unprofitable Lands, upon or before the five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty eight, shall at any time hereafter, be sued for, prosecuted, or any way de­manded.

AND FURTHER that it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors,His Majesty may authorize the Chief Governour and others to in­stall any other debts or arrears due before 25th Decemb. 1670. so the same be not above eight half yearly pay­ments, the first to be made the 25th of Decem­ber 1671, and none to extend be­yond the 24th of June 1675, and so the same be not sufficiently secu­red. from time to time and at all times hereafter, to give full power and authority to the Lord Lieu­tenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and such other person and persons as His Majesty, his Heirs and Succes­sors shall think fit to appoint to order the payment of any other debts or arrears, which upon or before the five and twentieth day of [Page 24] December now last past, were due and owing to His Majesty, by such leasurely and proportionable payments and Enstallments as they in their wisdoms shall think just and equitable, upon conside­ration had of each several and respective Case, so alwayes that none of the said debts or arrears so to be installed, be installed for any o­ther or longer time then eight equal half yearly payments, the first whereof to begin and to be made upon the five and twentieth day of December now next ensuing, and no allowance of time or En­stallment hereafter to be made, do extend beyond the four and twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy-five, and so also as that the payment so to be in­stalled, be at the time of the installment thereof sufficiently se­cured.

The power of En­stallments not to extend to Far­mers or Recei­vers of the Re­venue, to small sums to such who deny or dispute the debt, or re­fuse without Suit to give security for payment by instalments.NEVERTHELESS IT IS hereby declared, That the Power and Authority so to be given as aforesaid, shall in no sort extend to the installing of any debts or arrears due, or to be due, from any Farmers, Receivers, or Collectors, of any part of His Ma­jesties Revenue, nor to the enstalling of any small or inconsidera­ble sums, except the debtors thereof shall be found to be very poor and unable, nor to give any benefit or ease of payment to such person or persons, who shall deny, or any way contest or dispute the debt in demand, and will not own or acknowledge the same, or shall refuse to give security for payment thereof by such Enstallments as shall be allowed, without any further Process or Suit of Law.

AND for the further prevention of all disquiet or vexation, which can or may happen to any of His Majesties Subjects in Ire­land, by reason or occasion of this present undertaking, 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, for themselves and every of them, their and every of their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators,No Suit at Law shall be made for any debt which is not of Record, or already charged, unless the Chief Governour be first satisfied that there are probable grounds, and that His Majesty is justly entituled and might have sued for the same, if this Indenture had not been made. do further, covenant, grant, and agree, to and with His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that no Suit, Process, or other proceeding at Law whatsoever, shall at any time hereafter be commenced or prosecuted, by them 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, or any of them, or any claiming by, from, or under them, or any of them, either in His Majesties name, or in their or any of their own proper names, for the reco­very or bringing in of any debt now due or owing to His Majesty, which is not a debt of Record, or already charged, unless the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, shall be first made acquainted therewith, and shall be satisfied that there are good, reasonable and probable grounds for such proceed­ing, and that His Majesty is justly entitled thereunto, and might have sued for the same, if this Indenture had not been made.

AND to the end that all His Majesties Subjects of Ireland may the better take notice of the provision hereby made on their be­halfs, and for their ease and benefit,The Chief Go­vernour to issue Proclamations for Accomptants within a limited time to come in and clear Ac­compts, and de­claring to other Debtors the fa­v [...]urable Install­ments intended them, and re­quiring them to take effectual course to state and secure their respe­ctive debts. His Majesty is pleased to de­clare, That the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, shall be directed to issue out from time to time, and as occasion shall require, such Procla­mations as shall be necessary, thereby warning and requiring all Collectors, Receivers, and Accomptants, within some reasonable time therein to be prefixed, to come in and clear their Accounts, and declaring and publishing to all others His Majesties Subjects, who are any way indebted to His Majesty, the favourable Enstall­ments of their debts hereby intended to them, and requiring them and every of them, within the time therein to be limited, to take some speedy and effectual course for the stating and securing their respective Debts and Arrears, that so they may be capable of the favour and grace hereby intended towards them;R. V. R. &c. shall give unto the Chief Governour and such others as His Majesty shall appoint, an account of their proceedings in the management of the premisses, and will observe their directions for the better and more easie execution of the powers and accomplishing the ends of this In­denture. And 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, for themselves and every of them, their and every of their Heirs, Executors, and Ad­ministrators, do farther covenant, grant, and agree, to and with His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that they 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, and every of them, and all and every other person and persons claiming or to claim, by, from, or under them, or any of them, shall and will from time to time, as often as they shall be thereunto required, give unto the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ire­land for the time being, and to such others as His Majesty shall thereunto authorize and appoint, a just and true Accompt of all and every their proceedings in and about the premisses, and the management thereof; And also shall and will from time to time ob­serve such Orders and directions as they shall receive from such Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour, and other Persons as aforesaid, for the better and more easie execution9. of the Powers and Authorities, and accomplishing and fulfilling the ends, in­tents and purposes of this present Indenture.

AND HIS MAJESTY for Himself, his Heirs and Successors,Further Cove­nants and powers from His Maje­sty. hath covenanted and granted, and by these presents doth cove­nant, grant, declare, and agree, to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir Iames Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Joseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, John Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, their Executors, Admini­strators and assigns, by these presents,The general clause concerning defalcations, in case of war, plague, &c. That if at any time or times before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, any spreading infe­ction of Plague or Pestilence, or other great Mortality, or any [Page 26] Depopulation, or destruction of Houses by Fire, or otherwise, or any Publick open Warr, or Domestick Rebellion or Insurrection, or any other unavoidable Calamity, shall be, or happen within the said Realm of Ireland, or any the Counties, Cities, Townes or Places, of, or within the same; or if hereafter during the said terme any General Act of Pardon, or Oblivion, or other Act or thing shall be done, or Passed by Authority of Parliament; Or if His Maje­sty, His Heirs or Successors, shall at any time before the said six and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thou­sand six hundred seventy five, make any particular Pardon, or Re­lease, or since the five and twentieth day of December now last past hath done, or before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, shall cause to be done any other Act or thing whatsoever; or if any Proclama­tion, or other Act of State shall issue, whereby, or by reason, or occasion whereof, any of the Revenues, Rents, Profits, Sums of mo­ney, Debts, or Arrears, which ought to be received and applyed as aforesaid, or any part thereof shall be pardoned, suspended, lessen­ed, diminished, discompted, reckoned, extinguished, or taken away, other then such part thereof which is herein before ex­cepted, or whereof 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, have herein before undertaken to bear the loss, and to In­demnifie His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors from any Defalca­tion, or whereby or by meanes whereof they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, or the survivors or survivor of them, or the Execu­tors or Administrators of the survivor of them, shall, or may be hin­dred, or obstructed in having, receiving, collecting, and levying the said Rents, Revenues, Debts and Arreares except as afore­said.

THEN THEY, The said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard King­don, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, shall from time to time, and in every or any of the said cases, have such proportionable respit, forbearances, abatements, defalcations, and allowances, out of the sums hereby undertaken to be paid, as upon Consideration had of the Damage susteined, and of the Proofs thereof made shall be thought reasonable, the said allowances to be made by and with the approbation and order, in writing, of the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland to be alwayes one or more; and the said Richard Lord Ranelagh, or any other person concerned in the present undertaking, is alwayes to be exclu­ded [Page 27] from any Vote herein; and these Presents, or the Enrollment thereof, shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Authority, without any other or further Warrant, or Declara­tion of the Pleasure of His Majesty, His Heires or Successors in that behalf to be obtained.

AND HIS MAJESTY, For Himself,Full Power gi­ven to R. V. R. &c. in their own, or His Majesties Name, to sue for, recover, and take Execution for all Debts and Ar­rears, in any of His Majesties Courts, as His Majesty by Law, Preroga­tive, or otherwise might do, if this Indenture were not made, and to apply the same to the uses underta­ken, and to detain the surplus to their own use, without any ac­compt to be there­fore rendred to His Majesty in any wise. His Heires and Successors, hath Covenanted and Granted, and by these Presents doth further Covenant and Grant, to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, that they, and every of them, their, and every of their Executors and Administrators, shall have full power and authority, either in their or any of their name or names, or in the name of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or any of them, and at their own proper cost and charges to implead, sue and prosecute as well all and every person and persons, their heires, executors and assignes, and every or any of them, as shall or may by any meanes be found not to have paid, or be indebted, charged, or answerable to His Majesty, His Heires or Successors, for any the Rents, Revenues, Profits, Debts, Sums of Money, or Arrears herein before mentioned; or for any part or parcell thereof, either in His Majesties Court of Exchequer at Dublin, or in any other Court of Record whatsoever, either in England or Ireland, in as full and ample manner, as His Ma­jesty might lawfully have done if this present Indenture had not been made; and to take execution of all and every the sums of mo­ney so to be recovered, and the same to have and receive, and apply to the uses, intents and purposes herein before undertaken to be per­formed, and the surplus thereof, if any shall remain after the said un­dertaking duely satisfied and performed, to retain and keep to his and their own proper uses, without any account or other matter or thing to be therefore rendered to His Majesty, His Heires or Succes­sors in any wise, and to proceed, sue and prosecute, in, for, and con­cerning the premises, as fully and amply, and in such and the like manner and forme as our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, His Heirs or Successors of His or their Regall Power, Prerogative and Authority, or by the Laws of His Majesties Realms and Domini­ons should or might have done, if this Present Indenture had not been made.

AND, These Presents, or the Inrollment thereof, shall be to all and every our Officers whom it shall or may concerne,Power to R.V.R. &c. their Depu­ties, Agents, and Servants, to view search, examine, and take copies of all records, books, papers, or other memorialls con­cerning the Pre­mises, without charge, or paying of any fee for the same. a suffici­ent Warrant and Authority in that behalfe.

AND HIS MAJESTY DOTH hereby straightly charge and command all and every the Officers and Ministers of His Courts, and all and every other person and persons whatsoever, in whose custody any Rolls, Records, Books, Papers, or other me­morialls whatsoever, touching or concerning the Premises, either in England or Ireland, do, or shall remaine; that they, and every of them, do, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, during the [Page 28] continuance of this present Undertaking, permit and suffer the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, Iohn Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Hunting­don, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and all and every their De­puties, Agents and Servants, to view, inspect, search and examine the said Rolls, Books, Papers and Records, and to take Copies of the same, the said Copies to be made by the respective Officers in whose Custody the same do or shall remain, or by their Clerks or Servants, without any Fee or other charge to be paid for the same.

AND HIS MAJESTY is well pleased, and doth by these Presents for Himself,R. V.R. &c. to be freed from all Publick employ­ments, which would hinder their attendance on this service. His Heires and Successors, Covenant, Grant and Agree, to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dashwood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, and willeth and ordaineth that they and every of them, and all and every of their Deputies, Agents, Officers, and Servants, as much as His Majesty may lawfully, and by the Orders and Customes of those Places, where they, or any of them, or any of their Deputies, Agents, Officers or Servants, shall inhabit, tolle­rate and dispence with, shall be freed and discharg'd from all publick Offices and Services, which would require their or any of their per­sonall attendance, and might withdraw them, or any of them from their necessary attendance in and upon the Execution of their pre­sent service herein before undertaken to be performed.

AND HIS MAJESTY is pleased further to Covenant and Agree,R. V. R. &c. may at their own Cost and Charges have Constats, Exemplificati­ons, and Dupli­cates of this In­denture, without any further order or direction. that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Alexander Bence, Sir James Hayes, John Bence, George Dash­wood, Ioseph Deane, Robert Huntingdon, Iohn Stepney, and Richard Kingdon, and every of them, their, and every of their Executors and Administrators, shall, and may, at their proper cost and charges, have as many Constats, Exemplifications and Duplicates of these Pre­sents, or of any Covenant, Article or Sentence therein contained, and of every and such Part and Parcel of the same, and when, and as often, as to them, or any of them shall seem meet; And, these Presents, or the Enrollment of the same shall be to the Lord Chan­cellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland for the time being,10 As also to the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exche­quer, and to all and every Officer and Minister in England or Ire­land, to whom it shall or may appertain, a sufficient Warrant and Authority, for allowing, granting, and passing the same, and that without any further or other Grant or Warrant from His Majesty, His Heires or Successors, to be had, procured, or obtained in that behalfe.

AND OUR SAID SOVERAIGNE LORD the Kings Maje­jesty,His Majesty commands all His Officers and Ministers to be aiding and assisting to the said R. V.R. &c. in as ample manner as they ought to doe unto His Majesty, if this Indenture had not been made. doth by these Presents, for Him, His Heires, and Successors, [Page 29] straightly Charge and Command all and every Justices of the Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bayliffs, Constables and Head-borroughs, and o­ther Officers of, and within every City, Borrough, Town within the Realm of Ireland, and all other His Majesties Officers and Mini­sters whatsoever, whether Civil or Military, that they and every of them be from time to time aiding and assisting unto 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 Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Factors and servants, in the due Execution of all and every the afore-mentioned Premises, according to the true intent and meaning of these Presents, whether it be in, and about the levying, or recovering any of the Rents, Re­venues, Debts, or sums of Money herein before-mentioned, or the arreares thereof by distress, seizures, entries, and due proceedings thereupon, or otherwise in the due recovering thereof, or any part thereof, in as large, ample, beneficial, and diligent, wise order and manner whatsoever, as they and every of them should, or ought to have been recovered to our said Soveraign Lord the King, His Heires or Successors, by any manner of meanes, if this present Indenture had never been had nor made, upon pain of His Majesties indigna­tion and displeasure, and of such further paines, penalties and impri­sonments, as by the Lawes and Statutes of the said Realm, can, or may be inflicted upon them, for their negligence and contempt in that behalfe.

AND His Majsties will and pleasure is,His Majesty commands the Judges of the Ex­chequer to a­ward Writs, and to cause Process to be executed concerning the premisses. That the Lord Treasu­rer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being, or any three or more of them, whereof the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, or Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being to be one, shall have by force of these presents full Power and Authority to make forth and award Writs under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequer for that purpose, according to the Order and Course of the said Court, and the Contemners of the said Writs to punish in such sort as by the course of the said Court hath been accustomed.

AND in an especial manner His Majesties will and pleasure is, That the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellour, and Ba­rons of his Exchequer there, or any three of them, whereof the said Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellour, or Chief Baron to be one, do strictly require and enjoyn all and every the Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other Officers, who are or shall be au­thorized, employed, or directed, to levy any the said Rents, Re­venues, Debts, Sums of Money, or Arrears, or any of them, or otherwise to execute any Process concerning the same, that they do in their several places from time to time with diligence and faith­fulness do and perform the same without partiality and delay, and after execution or receipts otherwise thereof, either make speedy [Page 30] returns of such speedy payment thereof as they ought, and as shall be in that behalf requisite.

His Majesty will give R. V. R. &c. such fur­ther Covenants and Grants as shall be reasona­bly advised, for the full and quiet having and en­joying, and such other powers and authorities for levying and col­lecting the pre­misses, and such aid and assistance from His Maje­sty, his Privy Council, Exche­quer, Courts of Justice, and all other his Officers and Ministers, as any Commissioners, Receivers, Collectors, Farmers, and other Ministers, of His Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland, ever had or ought to have, and as in this case shall be thought fit and reasonable.AND HIS MAJESTY doth hereby declare and agree, That He, his Heirs and Successors, shall and will from time to time, up­on humble suit on that behalf made, give such further Covenants and Grants for the full and quiet having and enjoying the premisses, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, as shall be in that behalf reasonably advised, and such other power and au­thority for levying and collecting the premisses, and such aid and assistance from His Majesty and his Privy Council, His Majesties Court of Exchequer, and the Officers thereof, and all other His Majesties Courts of Justice, and all other his Officers and Ministers whatsoever, as any Commissioners, Receivers, Collectors, Far­mers, and other Ministers, of any part of His Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland, ever had, or ought to have, and as in this Case shall be thought fit and reasonable.

This Indenture to be inrolled in Ireland within six months.PROVIDED ALWAYES, That if 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, or some of them, shall not within the space of six months next ensuing the date hereof, cause this present Indenture to be enrolled in His Majesties High Court of Chancery in Ireland, and in the Office of His Majesties Remem­brancer there, that then and in such case, and for every such de­fault, 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 and Administrators, and every of them, shall for­feit and lose unto His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the sum of One hundred pounds for each month after the said six months expi­red, wherein the said Indenture shall remain and continue without enrollment thereof made in manner and form aforesaid.

His Majesty or Chief Governour will after 25th. Decemb. 1675, until 25th. De­cember 1677, authorize R. V. R. &c. to levy, receive, com­pound, or dis­charge all moneys and arrears 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 [Page 31] 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.

THIS INDENTURE made the Twelfth day of July, An. Dom. 1669. and in the One and twentieth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord Charles the Se­cond, by the Grace of God, of England, Scot­land, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c. BETWEEN the said Kings Most Excellent Majesty on the one part, and John Forth Alderman, and now one of the Sheriffs of the City of London, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, and John Breedon of the City of London Esquires, Iames Hayes of Lincolns-Inn in the County of Middlesex Esq Dannet Forth and George Dashwood of the City of London Esquires, William Muschamp and Humphry Taylor of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquires, and Ralph Bucknall of the City of London, Esq on the other part. WHEREAS in our Parliament begun and held at Dublin upon the eighth day of May, in the thirteenth year of His Ma­jesties Reign, and there continued by several Proroguations unto the twenty sixth day of October, in the seventeenth year of His Majesties Reign, several Acts of Parliament were passed during the several Ses­sions of the said Parliament, for the better ascertaining, setling, establish­ing and declaring of His Majesties Revenue in His said Kingdom of Ireland; and amongst others, one Act was passed, Entituled,A recital of the Acts touching the Kings Re­venue in Ire­land, from the 8. of May in the 13, to the 6th of Octo. in the 17 year of His Reign. An Act for setling the Subsidie of Poundage, and granting a Subsidie of Tunnage, and other sums of Money unto His Royal Majesty, His Heirs and Successors; the same to be paid upon Merchandizes imported and exported into, or out of the Kingdom of Ireland, according to a book of Rates hereunto annexed: And also one other Act, Entituled, An Act for the setling of the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty, his Heires and Successors, according to the book of Rates therein inserted: And also one other Act, Entituled, An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licenses for the selling of Ale and Beer: And also one other Act, En­tituled, An Act for establishing an additional Revenue upon his Ma­jesty, his Heirs and Successors, for the better support of his and their Crown and Dignity: And also one other Act, Entituled, An Additi­onal Act for the better ordering and collecting the revenue arising by Hearth-mony: And also one other Act, Entituled, An Act for the bet­ter ordering the selling of Wines, and Aqua-vitae, together with all sorts of Strong Waters by retaile: And also one other Act, Entituled, An Act for the better Execution of his Majesties Gracious Declara­tion for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland, and satisfaction [Page 2] of the several Interests of Adventurers, Souldiers, and other His Sub­jects there: And also one 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 of some alterations of, and additions unto the said Act, for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said Kingdom. And whereas also His Majesty is pleased to demise, and to farme let all and every the Branches of his Revenue herein before mentioned, and all other Branches of his Revenue of that nature, whether the same do arise by virtue of all, every, or any the Acts aforesaid, or by virtue of any other Act, Statute, Custome, or Prerogative Royal, or whatso­ever, touching or concerning the premises, or any other part thereof, together with several other duties and payments herein after men­tioned. And whereas also the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, have offered to farm of His Majesty the Branches of his Revenue aforesaid, and other the duties and payments hereafter mentioned, and to take a Lease of so much thereof as is now out of Lease, for the terme of seven years, beginning at the Feast of the Na­tivity of our Lord now last past before the date hereof; and to take a Lease of the residue thereof as soon as the respective Leases now in being shall expire, during the residue of the said seven years; and to pay for the same during the first year, in consideration of the Quit-rents, Hearth-mony, Wine-licenses, and such other Revenue as shall be injoyed during that year, the Rent of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds; and from thence during the second year, to pay a further encrease of Rent of seventy five thousand pounds more, A Recital of the Rents du­ring the whole Lease. in consideration of the Customes and Imported excise, which during that year will come into possession; in all, during that year, one hun­dred sixty six thousand and five hundred pounds; and during the third year, to pay two hundred and six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds; that is to say, forty one thousand six hundred twenty five pounds, part thereof at our Lady-day one thousand six hundred seven­ty and one, and the residue thereof at the three following quarter-dayes of that year, that is to say, on each quarter-day fifty four thousand eight hundred seventy five pounds, in consideration of the Inland Excise, and Ale and Beer Licenses, which on the twenty fifth day of March 1671 will come into possession: And also to pay during the four last years for the whole, two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds yearly by quarterly payments: and to pay down by way of Advance the sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds in manner following, That is to say, upon every first Monday in every Month after the sealing of these presents, to pay down by way of advance into His Majesties Exchequer at Dublin, the full sum of ten thousand pounds per mensem, over and above the Rent by these pre­sents [Page 3] reserved, untill the whole sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds shall be fully paid in and advanced, as a security for the better payment of the Rent herein reserved; and to let the same remain in His Majesties hands during the first four years of the said Term, at ten pounds per Cent. according as Interest is payable by the Laws of Ireland; so as after the first four years they might have liberty to re­imburse themselves, by way of retayner, out of their rent, as much of the said seventy thousand pound as they shall think fit; they first giving unto His Majesty such sufficient security for the payment of the rents herein reserved, during the residue of the said seven years, as the Lord-Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ire­land for the time being shall think fit to accept and allow of; so as the interest thereof at the rate of ten pounds per Cent. so long as the same shall remain in His Majesties hands, may be paid quarterly by way of deduction out of the Rent hereby reserved. Which said offers and proposals having been made to the Right Honourable the Lords Com­missioners of His Majesties Treasury, their Lordships upon due consi­deration hereof had, did represent the same unto His Majesty in Coun­cel; and afterwards, by vertue of, and in pursuance of an Order made by His Majesty in Councel, bearing date the eleventh day of November now last past, did proceed to a full and final agreement and conclusi­on touching the same.

Now this Indenture Witnesseth, That the Kings most Ex­cellent Majesty, for, and in consideration of the sum of seventy thousand pounds so as aforesaid to be advanced and paid in, which said sum of seventy thousand pounds, they the said John Forth, VVil­liam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Taylor, Ralph Bucknall, and every of them, do Covenant to pay unto our Soveraign Lord the King at his Receipt of Exche­quer at Dublin, over and above the Rents herein afore-mentioned, by the proportion of ten thousand pound per mens. untill the whole be ad­vanced and paid in; the first payment of the said ten thousand pound per mens. to begin in the first moneth after the date of these presents; and that the whole seventy thousand pounds be left in His Majesties hands for four years, and from thence untill the end of the terme, unless other sufficient security for payment of the rent be given in lieu there­of, according to the intent and meaning of the said proposal afore­mentioned. And also for and in consideration of the yearly rents herein and hereby reserved, and of other the Covenants, Provisoes, Conditions, and Agreements herein after-mentioned, on the parts and behalfes of the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Taylor, Ralph Bucknall, to be paid, done and performed; and for divers other good causes and considerations His said Majesty thereunto especially moving, HATH, by and with the advice of the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury, and others of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council, and [Page 4] of His especial Grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, demised and granted, and to farme letten, and by these Presents for His Highness his heirs and Successors, doth demise, grant, and to Farme let unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Phillip Iem­met, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George 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, Ʋsquebagh, 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 [Page 5] 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, [Page 6] 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 and meer motion, HATH demised and granted, and by these presents for his Highness, his heires and successors, doth demise and grant un­to the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Phi­lip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, all and all manner of chief-rents, rents service of Inheritance, rents of As­size, And also all other rents. rents charge, rents seck or dry rents, fee-farm rents, rents reserved upon Leases which were made for 21 years or more, Assart rents, rents due for Purprestures arented, Copyhold-rents, and all other cer­tain and ancient Crown-rents yearly payable unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors within the said Realm of Ireland, and which at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past, and be­fore,Payable to His Majesty His Heires and Succes­sors, from Christmass last to Christ­mass 1675. or untill the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1675 inclusive, shall or may grow due and payable, or from time to time during the terme aforesaid of right ought to be paid unto his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, by any person or persons, bodies politick or corporate, by reason of any Tenure, Charter, Patent, Lease, Demise, or Grant made for the Terme of 21 years or more, or to be made of any Messuages, Mannors, Lands, Tene­ments, or Hereditaments, or of any Rights, Royalties, Liberties, Privi­ledges,Except all annual quit-rents, where­of any grant or release hath been made by His Majesty, bearing date before Mi­chaelmass last past. Franchises and Immunities whatsoever. Except and alwayes re­served out of this present Demise, all and every such annual quit-rents and payments of three pence per acre in the Province of Leinster, two pence farthing per acre in the Province of Munster, two pence half peny per acre in the Province of Connaught, and two pence per acre in the Province of Ʋlster, and of one shilling six pence out of every 20 shillings yearly, for which any Houses in Corporations which have been allotted towards satisfaction of any arrears due to any Com­missioned Officers who served His Majesty or His Royal Father before the 5 of June 1649 in the Wars of Ireland, have been or shall be let or demised, whereof any Grant or Release hath been made by His Majesty to any person or persons by vertue of any Letters patents under the Great Seal of England, or under the Great Seal of Ireland, bearing date before the Feast of S. Michael the Arch-angel now last past, and next and immediately preceding the date of these presents. And also except and alwayes reserved out of this present Demise, all and every the yearly rents, duties, and sums of mony heretofore reserved, and which of right still are and ought to be due and payable unto His Ma­jesty, his Heirs and Successors, for or in respect of one or more Lease or [Page 7] Leases heretofore made, and yet in being, of all and singular the Customes and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage; And the pre­sent farm of the Customes. and all other sums of Mony due and payable in lieu of Custome, and of all those Rates and Duties of Ex­cise due and payable to His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for or by reason of any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes imported into the Realm of Ireland. And also for and in respect of one or more Lease or Leases heretofore made, and still in being, of all and singular the Rates and Du­ties of Excise due and payable to His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors,And also of the Excise. for or by reason of any Beer, Ale, Aqua-vitae, and other liquors Exciseable, for or by reason of any Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, or other commodi­ties, of the growth, production, or manufacture of the Realm of Ireland, commonly called, The Inland Excise: And of all other rates and du­ties due and payable unto His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, for or in respect of any Licenses granted or to be granted for selling of Ale and Beer by retaile: all which rates and duties,And Ale and Beer Licen­ses. or the rents thereupon reser­ved, during the continuance of the said several and respective termes and Leases, shall remain and be payable unto His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors; any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwith­standing.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and every the Rates, Charges, The Haben­dum. Duties and Impositions of two shillings sterling by the year, which by vertue of the said late Act for the establishing an additional Revenue upon His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for the better support of His and their Crown and Dignity; and by vertue of the said late additio­nal Act for the better ordering and collecting the Revenue arising by Hearth-mony, are due and payable, or may grow due and payable un­to His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, for or by reason of any Fire-hearth, or other place used for firing and Stoves, within any House or Edifice, or other place within the Realm of Ireland (except before excepted:) And also all those Rates, Charges, Duties, Impositions, and sums of Mony which by vertue of the late Act for the better or­dering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae, together with all sorts of strong waters by retaile, are due and payable, or may grow due and payable by such person or persons who now are, or hereafter may be licensed to utter or sell by way of Retaile in their respective houses any Wine, Aqua-vitae, Ʋsquebagh, Brandy, Balkan, or any kind of distilled strong-waters or spirits, (except before excepted) and also all and every the several and respective annual Quit-rents and pay­ments of three pence per acre for every Acre in the Province of Lein­ster, and two pence farthing per acre for every acre in the Province of Mun­ster, and one penny half-penny per Acre for every acre in the Province of Connaught, and two pence per acre for every acre in the Province of Ʋlster, and of one shilling and six pence yearly for every twenty shillings rent, for which any houses in any Corporation in Ireland al­lotted to any person, his heirs or assigns, in satisfaction of any arrears, hath been or shall be let or demised; and all other the annual Quit-rents and payments which by vertue of the said two late Acts of Par­liament, commonly called, The Act of Settlement, and The Act of Ex­planation, [Page 8] or either of them, are or may grow due and payable unto his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, and are charged upon and made to be issuing out of the several and respective Lands therein specifi­ed and declared (except before excepted) and also all manner of chief rents, rents service of Inheritance, rents of assize, rents charge, rents seck, or dry rents, fee-farm-rents, and all other ancient Crown-rents yearly payable unto his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, within the Realm of Ireland (except before excepted) and all other the pre­mises herein before mentioned, with their and every of their appurte­nances, whereof no estate is already limitted by these presents (ex­cept before excepted) unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Phillip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, from the Feast-day of the Nativity of our Lord now last past, for, du­ring,From Christ­mass last for seven years. and untill the full end and term of seven years from thenceforth next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended: TO the only pro­per use, benefit and behoof of 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, without any account, matter, or other thing to be yielded, made, or done for the same, other then the rents and sums of money, and o­ther things hereafter in and by these presents reserved, covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed; and in as large, ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may, might or ought to have, take or injoy the same, by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes, Act or Acts of Parliament, Custome, Ʋse, Ʋsage, or Prescription; and as largely, amply, and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same, or any part thereof, or as the same are hereby mentioned, meant, or intend­ed to be demised or granted;Notwith­standing the clause in the Act for Hearth-mo­ny. any Law, Statute, Act or Acts of Parlia­ment, and more especially the clause in the late Act of Parliament, in­tituled, An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon his Majesty, his heirs and successors, for the better support of his and their Crown and dignity: Which enacts, That all the Revenues arising by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Courts of Exchequer, and shall not be charged or chargeable with any Gifts, Grants or Pensions whatsoever; and that all and every such grant, and all and every such Clause of non obstante therein contained, should be utterly void; and all and every persons to whom such grants should be passed, should be accomp­tants to his Majesty for all Moneys received by pretence of such Grants: And also all and every Ordinance, Order, Custome, Proclamation, Letters Patents, Provision, Restraint, or any other matter or thing had or made, or to be had or made to the contrary, in any wise notwithstand­ing.

And the Farmers co­venant to pay.YIELDING and PAYING therefore, and the said John Forth, Wil­liam Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, [Page 13] Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, for them and every of them, their and every of their heirs, executors and administrators, and e­very of them, do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King, his heires and successors, to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, his heires and successors, year­ly and every year, during the said term of seven years mentioned in this present demise, at or into his or their receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin, or by such other payments, and with such deductions, Ninety one thousand five hundred pounds. a­batements, and allowances, and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned, the full sum of fourscore and eleven thou­sand and five hundred pounds sterling, of lawfull money of England, or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be Equivalent to fourscorce and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawful English money; At or before four the most usual Feasts: That is to say, the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, Quarterly. The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, The Feast of St. Mi­chael the Archangel, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, by even and equal portions; the first payment thereof to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary now last past before the date of these presents.

AND for the better enabling the said John Forth, VVilliam Buck­nall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Covenants of the first de­mise. Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, De­puties and Assignes, to have, enjoy, collect, levy, and receive the said Annual Rents, Payments, Rates, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine and Strongwaters, Revenues, Profits, and other the Premises hereby demised, according to the true intent and meaning hereof; His Majesty doth by these presents, as much as in him lies, and as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit, nominate, constitute and appoint the said Iohn Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Bree­don, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, Officers, Deputies, Substitutes, Agents and As­signes, and no other person or persons whatsoever, to be his Majesties Officer and Officers, from and after the Commencement, and during the continuance of this present demise, for the receiving,The Far­mers made the Kings Collectors. collecting and answering the said Annual rents, as also the Duty arising by the Fire-hearths and Stoves, by vertue of the said several Acts in that behalf, or any of them; and for viewing and numbering of the several Chimney-hearths and Stoves, and other firing-places mention­ed in the said Acts; and for the inspecting and examining the several Rolls, Certificates and Returnes thereof,With power to do those things which the Kings Officers are enabled to do. made and to be made from time to time into His Majesties Court of Exchequer, in pursuance of the said Act or Acts, or any other things belonging to the same; and to do and execute all and every other the matters and things touching or concerning the Revenues, Duties, Profits, or other the premises [Page 14] herein demised, which are directed and authorized to be done and executed by the said Acts, by Officers to be thereunto lawfully ap­pointed: And further, that the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphry Tay­lor, Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Agents and Assignes, shall and may Collect, Receive, Levy and enjoy, to their own use and benefit, such sum and sums of Money, or part or parts of the said Rate, Duty and Premises hereby demised, as by and according to the purport, intent, and true meaning of these presents shall have accrewed due and payable to them, at or before the end or expiration of the terme or time of seven years hereby granted, Although this present Demise, and the said terme of seven yeares shall be expired and determined. And His said Majesty doth hereby give and grant unto the said John Forth, VVilliam Buck­nall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, or their Deputy and Deputies, Officer and Officers, Substitute and Substitutes, Agent and Agents, from time to time, and at all times after the Commencement, and during the continuance of this pre­sent demise, full power and authority to do, performe, and put in execution all and singular the powers and authorities in the said se­veral Acts or any of them mentioned,Power to put the Acts in execution. for the receiving and collecting the Duty arising by the said Annual Rents, Fire-hearths and Stoves, and other the duties and premises; and to do, execute, and put in Execution all and every other the matters and things any way belong­ing to or concerning the same, directed and appointed by the said Acts or any of them, to all Intents or purposes whatsoever. 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, Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, or their Deputy and De­puties, Substitute and Substitutes, Agent or Agents, and other Un­der-Officer or Officers, shall and may from time to time, and at any time and times during the Continuance of this present demise, have power to search, view, take Notice and Copies of all Returnes, Du­plicates and Records whatsoever, in his Majesties Exchequer, or in the hands of any Clerke of the Peace, or Custos Rotulorum of any particular County,And to search Books and Papers, to take Copies of Records, and the Cu­stody of Re­turns, &c. City or Place, or elsewhere, or in the hands of any other person or persons, touching or concerning the premises, or any way relating thereunto; or for the Examination, finding out, and discovering of Parishes, Villages, Places, and Names of Persons, for the better improving and managing the hereby demised premises. And all and every His Majesties Officer and Officers whom the same doth or may concerne, are hereby strictly Commanded and Required to take notice hereof, and permit the same to be done accordingly; As also to examine, compare, attest and signe such Constats, and [Page 15] Copies of any of the said Records in their respective Custodies, as shall be prepared and offered unto them by the said John Forth, Returnes and Duplicates to be signed without Fee. William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, De­puties and Assignes, and that without Demanding any Fee, Reward, or Recompence for any such search, perusal, taking of Notes or Co­pies to be written by the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Agents, or Assigns, and without any other Warrant or Authority in that behalf, and without any lett, delay, denyal or interruption in or about the same.

AND His Majesty is graciously pleased, and by these presents, for himself, his Heires and Successors, doth will, command and require, that all and singular the said Returnes and Records of and concerning the said annual payments and duties of Hearth-money, The said Re­turnes and Records. and other the premises already returned, and also those that shall hereafter from time to time be returned into the Court of Exchequer,To be placed and put in the Farmers Head-Office. during the Continuance of this present demise, shall be placed and put in such house or place as 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 shall from time to time have and appoint for their chief Office, in or near the City of Dublin, for the ordering and mannaging all the matters and things for or any way concerning the Collecting and Levying of the Duties aforesaid: And that the Returnes and Recordes so remain­ing in the said chief Office, shall be in the possession and under the care and inspection of His Majesties Remembrancer, his deputy or de­puties; Yet so, as that the said John Forth, William Bucknall, Wil­liam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, Geeorge Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors,The Far­mers may search, and take Copies of the same. Administrators and Assignes, for their more speedy, convenient, and perfect managing of the several annual payments, Rates, duties and premises hereby demised, may from time to time during the Continuance of this present demise, have liberty to view, inspect, search and examine, and take Copies of the same; the same Copies to be made by such person or persons,Which Copies are to be made by such persons as the Kings Re­membrancer shall allow without Fee. as His Majesties Remembrancer, or his Deputy for the time being shall allow of, without any Fee or other Charge to be paid for the same: And that all and every the Returnes and Records of and concerning the premises, which do, or shall hereafter remain in the hands of the re­spective Clerkes of the Peace, Recorders of Cities, or Town-Clerkes respe­ctively, shall be placed and kept in such convenient house or place in every respective County, City or Town, where every Ʋnder-Farmer, Deputy or Officer of the said John Forth, William Bucknall, Wil­liam [Page 16] Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dan­net Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and As­signes,So also of Records and returnes in the hands of the Clerkes of the Peace, Re­corders, Town-Clerks &c. without Fee. for the same County, City, Town or Place, may have access to the same, to view, search, examine and take Copies of them: and that both the said Records in the chief Office and respective places where the Records shall be kept by the Clerks of the Peace, Town-Clerks, and Recorders of every County, City, Town or Place, they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Buck­nall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of their Ʋnder-farmers, Deputies and Agents as they shall appoint, shall have Free access to the same at all reasonable and convenient times for the purposes aforesaid, without any Fee or Fees, or other charge for the same.

AND for the better enabling the said Iohn Forth, William Buck­nall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, to pay the said Rents, and to execute and discharge the Trusts and Powers by these presents committed and granted unto them; they are hereby authorized and impowered to demand, take, receive and keep all and every other Bookes, They are fur­ther to ask, demand, and receive, all o­ther Books, Returnes, &c. in whose hands soever they be, ex­cept the Re­cords in the Office of the Remembran­cer, Clerks of the Peace, and Town-Clerks. And all persons are commanded to deliver the same, except such as have not finished their Ac­compts. A discharge for the deli­very of the said Ac­counts, Books, &c. Returnes, Duplicates, Rolls, Accompts and VVritings, any way relating unto the Revenue of the Hearth-money, in whose hands soever they be, for His Maje­sties use and service, other then such as are to remaine as Records in the Office of his Majesties Remembrancer in the Exchequer, or with the respective Clerkes of the Peace, Recorders or Town-Clerks as afore­said; and the same to lodge and dispose of where they may be most conveniently made use of for the said service in the said chief Office or Ʋnder-Offices respectively. And all or any person or persons now or formerly imployed in and about the said Revenue, and others who have any of the said Writings in their Custody and keeping, are hereby commanded and required to deliver up the same accordingly (saving onely such persons who have not finished their Accompts, may have the use thereof for the perfecting of their Accompts, and obtain­ing their discharges respectively) and the Receipt or Receipts of the said Iohn Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors or Assignes, or any one of them, shall be to such Officer or Officers, and other persons, for their so doing, a sufficient Warrant and dis­charge.

AND our said Soveraign Lord the King doth hereby, for Himself, his Heires and Successors, Covenant, promise and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, John Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dash­wood, [Page 17] William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal, No persons to intermed­dle in the Or­dering, Col­lecting, or receiving of the Duties demised, be­sides the Far­mers, and who they shall ap­point. their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, in manner following (that is to say) that neither his said Majesty, his Heires and Succes­sors, nor his Lieutenant or other chief Governor of Ireland and Coun­cil there, shall or will at any time or times during the said terme (un­less at their instance and desire) authorize and appoint any other per­son or persons whatsoever besides the said John Forth, William Buck­nall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, and Assignes, in any wise, during the Continuance of this present demise, to act or intermeddle in the ordering, collecting and receiving, levying and managing of the said annual payments, Rates, Duties, and premises hereby demised, or mentioned to be demised, or any part or parts thereof.

AND his Majesty is pleased further to covenant, and by these presents, for himself, his Heires and Successors, doth covenant, grant, and agree to and 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 Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, and every of them, that if at any time during the continuance of this pre­sent Terme, any of the Duties arising by Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licenses for selling Wine, Aquavitae or Strong-waters by Retayle, Feefarme-rents, Quit-rents, Rents reserved upon Leases, or any other Annual rents, Payments or Duties hereby demised or granted, or mentioned, meant or intended to be demised or granted, shall happen to be paid into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin; If any of these Duties shall be paid into the Ex­chequer, it is to be accept­ed in part of the Rent, if any due. that then, and in every such Case, His Majesty, His Heires and Suc­cessors, shall and will be pleased to accept of the sums of Money so paid in, and to retaine the same in part of payment of the Rents re­served by these presents, if any shall then be due; and if no part of the Rents reserved by these presents shall then be due and owing, or not so much as the sums so paid into His Majesties Receipt shall a­mount unto, It shall and may be lawful to and for 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, And if no rent be due, or not so much as is paid in, the Farmers are to have the same out of the Ex­chequer without Fee. their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of them, to aske, demand, have and receive, to their own use and behoofe, all and every such Duties, Rents and Sums of Money which are hereby de­mised, and at the time of such demand shall have been paid into His Majesties Receipt as before, and shall be found to exceed the sums of money then due and owing to His Majesty for Rents, without any Fee, gratuity, reward, or other charges whatsoever to be paid for the same.

AND His Majesty doth hereby strictly charge and command the Lord Treasurer and Vice-treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of His [Page 18] said Court of Exchequer, and all other the Officers and Ministers of his Revenues now and for the time being, that they, and every of them, upon the sight of these presents, or the Enrolment thereof, do forthwith pay and deliver, or cause to be paid and delivered unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Buck­nall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, to their own use,VVithout further VVarrant. and without any other or further Account, all and singular the Duties, Rents and Sums of Money which by vertue of this present de­mise they ought to have, and which at the time of their or any of their demand shall be found to be, or have been paid unto His Majesties Receipt as aforesaid, over and above the Rent then due to His Maje­sty: And for so doing, these presents, or the Inrolment thereof, shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf. And if any Act done, or to be done by His Majesty, his Heires or Successors, or by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Go­vernor or Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, or by the Lord Treasurer, the Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer, or by any other Officers or Mini­sters of His Majesties Revenue there now and for the time being, or by any of them,If the Far­mers are or shall be ob­structed in having these Duties. shall be any obstruction or hinderance unto them the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assignes, in the having and receiving the full and entire sums of money, so as aforesaid paid into His Majesties Receipt over and above the Rent then due unto His Majesty:They are to have defal­cation by re­tainer. Then His Majesty is pleased that there shall be an Allowance and Defalcation made by way of Recouper and Retayner of so much of the Rent by these presents reserved, as may be sufficient to give re­compence and satisfaction for the same, together with damages and inte­rest at 10 per cent. from the time of detaining thereof.VVith inte­rest and da­mages. And his Majesty doth hereby authorize the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, and any six or more of them,Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. upon proof to allow the same. whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Go­vernor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one, or more, upon due proof of such obstruction or hinderance made by any Order or Declaration of Council to be made in Council, and signed with their hands, to allow the said John Forth, William Buck­nall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administra­tors and Assigns, to retaine and keep in his and their hands so much of the Rents by these presents reserved, as may be sufficient to recom­pence the loss or damage which shall or may be suffered by not re­ceiving the Duties, Rents and Sums of Money so as aforesaid paid into his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, or by any obstruction [Page 19] or hinderance therein as aforesaid. And His Majesty doth hereby re­quire and command the Barons of His Court of Exchequer,The Barons, &c. com­manded also to permit and allow the same. and all other the Officers and Ministers of His Revenue there, that they permit and allow the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Buck­nall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, to have the full benefit of such order of defalcations; and for so doing, these presents, or the enrolment thereof, shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf.

AND whereas in and by the said Act, intituled, An Act for the bet­ter ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae, together with all sorts of Strong-waters by Retayle, it is among other things provided, That every person licensed to Retaile, according to the forme of the said Act, should pay the sums appointed by the said Act to be paid in manner following, that is to say, one moyety thereof before the person so to be licensed take out his license, and the other moyety thereof at the end of six Moneths after the date of such license, into the hands of Collectors to be appointed for that purpose, of which Collectors the Commissioners for granting the said licenses are to take Recogni­zances with good security, with condition for payment duly into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer all such sum and sums of money which in respect of the said licenses shall be receiv'd by him: And in case the said Recognizances shall be forfeited, the Commissioners are to returne the same into His Majesties said Court of Exchequer. And the Commissioners are farther appointed to take Bonds of the parties licensed for their respective second payments; As by the said Act more at large appeares. And whereas also his Majesty is informed that several Receivers of his Majesties Fee-farme-rents, and other the Annual rents, duties and payments hereby demised, have entred into several Bonds and Recognizances for the due payment unto his Majesty of all such Rents, Duties and Sums of money which they shall respectively receive; His Majesty is hereby graciously pleased to cove­nant and agree, And by these presents, for himself, his Heires and Successors, doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, If any Se­curities gi­ven by per­sons licensed to retaile VVines and Strong-wa­ters, or by any Collect­ors of those Duties, or by any Receivers of the Fee-farme-rents, &c. shall be­come forfeit­ed. William Mus­champ, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of them, that if at any time after the commencement of this present terme, any such Bonds or Recognizances entred into by Collectors, Retaylors, Receivers, or their sureties, shall happen to be forfeited, for, or by reason of the non-payment of any rent or sum of money which 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 and Assignes ought by vertue of these presents to have had and enjoyed to their own use, if the same had been duely paid; [Page 20] or if at any time during the continuance of this present tearm, any other Bonds or Recognizances of that nature shall be entred into, and also forfeited to His Majesty during the continuance of the said tearm; That then, and in every such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 Assignes, and every of them, to have, hold, take, receive and enjoy, to their own proper use, benefit and behoof, without any Accompt or other matter or thing to be therefore paid or rendred, other then the rents by these pre­sents reserved,The Far­mers are to have the be­nefit of those forfeitures, and of all Executions thereupon. the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised, gotten or had by all and every such Bonds, Recognizances and Secu­rities, and of all Judgments, Executions and Extents thereupon, and Compositions for the same: And that it shall be lawful for 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and every of them, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heires and Sucessors, and at their own proper costs and charges, to sue, prose­cute and implead in His Majesties Court of Exchequer all and every person and persons by whom any such Obligation or Recognizance shall be forfeited,Power to sue such securi­ties in the Kings name. and his and their Sureties; and in the name or names of him, His Heires or Successors, to procure Judgement, and sue forth Execution of and for all and every the penalties and for­feitures in the said Obligations or Recognizances contained. And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth hereby command the Lord Trea­surer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Court of Ex­chequer for the time being, that when and as often as any of the said penalties and forfeitures of the said Obligations or Recognizances shall be levied or paid into the Court of Exchequer,And when the forfei­tures are le­vyed, they are to be deliver­ed to the Farmers without fur­ther account. so often all and every the said penalties and forfeitures be delivered unto 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 Assignes, to their onely use and benefit, with­out any other or further account; And, for so doing, these Pre­sents,And the Of­ficers dis­charged. Commissio­ners for li­censes to sell VVine, &c. not take Se­curities, but such as they will answer for, without the Farmers consent. or the Enrolment thereof, shall be to them and every of them, and to all other Officers and Ministers to whom it shall ap­pertain, a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf. And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth further charge and command all and every the Commissioners for granting of Licenses to persons to sell Wine, Aquavitae, or Strong-waters by Retaile, that they presume not to take any Bonds or Recognizances by vertue of the said Act, but of such sufficient persons for whom they will undertake if the par­ties prove unable, unless the said Bonds and Recognizances be taken with or by the consent and good liking of the said John Forth, Wil­liam [Page 21] Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Ʋnder their hands, or the hands of some of them. Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Admini­strators and Assignes, or some of them thereunto first had by writing under their or some of their hands; And that they do not deliver, cancel, or make void the said Bonds or Recognizances, or any of them, unless it be after notice first given to, and with the consent and good liking of the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, or some of them, in writing first had and obtained. And if any act done or to be done by His Majesty, his Heires or Successors, or by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ire­land, and Council there for the time being, or by the Lord Treasurer, the Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer, or by any other Officers or Ministers of his Majesties Revenues there for the time being, or by any of them, shall be any obstruction or hinderance unto them the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, If they are hindred in re­ceiving the forfeitures, (Fees of the Court except­ed) they are to have De­falcation by retainer. Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assignes, in the having or receiving the full benefit of such forfeited Obligations, and the penalties thereof, or of the Iudgments and Executions thereupon had (the due and lawful Fees of the Officers of the said Court onely ex­cepted) Then his Majesty is pleased that there shall be an allowance and Defalcation made by way of recouper and retainer of so much of the rate by these presents reserved as may be sufficient to give recom­pence and satisfaction for the same. And his Majesty doth hereby au­thorize the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland, VVhich the Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. upon proof are to allow of without fur­ther VVar­rant. and Council there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Go­vernors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more, upon due proof thereof made, to grant unto them an Order in writing for the allowance of such Defalcations, without any other or further War­rant from his Majesty to be therefore had or obtained.

And his Majesty, for himself, his Heires and Successors, is further pleased to covenant and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth, Wil­liam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, and every of them, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Iohn Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, and Assignes, and every of them, from time to time and at all times du­ring the continuance of this present Demise, to sue for, distreyne, levy, prosecute and recover all and every the Quit-rents and Annual [Page 22] payments hereby demised,Power to sue in the Kings name, and to have the be­nefit of all Process, sei­zure, execu­tion, &c. of which all Iudges and Officers are to take notice. and the arrearages thereof, in his Majesties name, or in their own names, as they shall be advised; And further, that they and every of them, shall have the full benefit and advantage of all such Process, seizure, execution, power and prerogative as his Maje­sty might have used and exercised for the due and legal recovery of the premises or any part thereof, if this present Demise had not been made. And hereof all Iudges, Officers and Ministers of His Majesties revenue are required to take notice, and to be aiding and assisting to them accor­dingly.

And his said Majesty doth hereby further, for him, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, covenant, promise and grant to and with the said Iohn Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Bree­don, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Mus­champ, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, that if any Lands, tenements or here­ditaments within the said Realme of Ireland, charged or chargeable with any Rents, If Rents by the Kings seizing of Land. Quit-rents, or other payments hereby demised, shall at any time hereafter come into the possession of his Majesty, his Heires or Successors, by vertue of any Grant, Surrender, or other Conveyance, or of any Attainder of Treason, Misprision of Treason, Felony, Premunire, or otherwise howsoever, whereby, or by reason whereof any of the Rents, Quit-rents or other payments hereby granted, or any of them, shall cease, determine, or otherwise be extinguished; or if any Iudgment hath been, or shall hereafter be given in his Majesties Court of Exchequer, or any other of his Courts at Dublin, whereby any Lands which were vested in his Majesty, or re­stored by any Decrees which are confirmed by the Explanatory Act, or setled by any Clause or Proviso, without a particular exemption from Quit-rents in the same clause expresly mentioned, shall be dis­charg'd from payment of quit-rents, the quit-rents of all such Lands, whether they be the Lands of innocent Papists, or others, being hereby intended to be demised; then in all and every such case and cases, the said Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ire­land, and Council there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Go­vernors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more, shall have full power and authority by these presents, by their order in writing, and in manner and forme aforesaid, upon the humble Peti­tion of the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Ʋpon the Farmers pe­tition to the Lord Lieute­nant, &c. Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assignes, to make unto the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Aministrators and Assignes, such reasona­ble recompence and defalcation out of the yearly rent hereby re­served for and in respect of such rents so happening to extinguish or [Page 23] cease as aforesaid, immediately from and after the time that such Rents shall happen to extinguish or cease as aforesaid,They are to have Defal­cation from the time that such Rents shall cease. for and during such ces­ser and extinguishment, as to them or any six or more of them respect­ively as aforesaid shall be thought meet and expedient: And that these presents, or the Enrolment or Exemplification thereof, shall be a suffici­ent warrant and discharge to the said Lord Lieutenant or other chief Go­vernor and Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, or any six or more of them (whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be al­wayes one or more) to make the said recompence and defalcation in that behalf accordingly.

And whereas many rents due and payable to his Majesty have been of long time conceal'd, and are not, neither have been put in charge in His Majesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland since His Majesties Re­stauration; the discovery and prosecution whereof, and the causing the same to be put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer for the future, must of necessity occasion great expence and trouble; His Majesty therefore, for the better encouragement of the said Iohn 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 Assignes, to undertake the discovery and prosecution of all such Concealements at their own proper costs and charges, is graciously pleased to covenant, And by these presents, for himself, his Heires and Successors, doth covenant, grant, and agree to and 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 Executors, Administrators and Assignes, that if any conceal'd Rents other then the new Quit-rents made paya­ble to his Majesty by the late Acts of Parliament commonly called the Act of Settlement, and the Act of Explanation, Concealed Rents other then the new Quit-rents, and such rents as shall be discovered within two years. which shall not within the space of two years next ensuing the date of these presents be otherwise discovered, shall at any time during the continuance of this present grant be discovered by the said John Forth, William Buck­nall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administra­tors or Assignes, or any of them, and at their or any of their proper costs and charges in Law, shall be so far prosecuted in His Majesties name, that they shall be duly recovered and put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer; that then, and in such case, they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, shall have and receive to their own use and behoofe out of the arrears of the rents so to be recovered, and not otherwise, so much money as three years [Page 24] arrearages of the Rents so to be discovered and put in charge shall amount to,The Farmers are to have three years value of the same to be paid out of the arrears of such conceal­ed Rents. without any Account or other matter or thing to be there­fore rendered. And all Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Reve­nue are hereby required to cause the said three years arrearages to be from time to time paid out accordingly; And for so doing, these pre­sents, or the Enrolment hereof, shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge.

CUSTOMES AND Imported Excise.

AND His Majesty of His more abundant special Grace, certain knowledge and meer motion, Hath further Demised, Granted, and to Farme letten, and by these Presents for His Highness, his Heires, and Successors, for and in consideration of the sum of 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced, and of other the Covenants and Agreements hereafter mention­ed, doth further Demise, Grant, and to Farme let unto the said Iohn Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, all Customes, Subsi­dies and Impositions, or Sums of Mony taken or known by the name, or in lieu of Customs, Subsidies, and Impositions, Payments, Duties, and Sums of Money; And all manner of Subsidies of Tonnage or Poundage, The Subsi­dies of Ton­nage and Poundage, and the duties of Excise for goods im­ported and demised. now or heretofore taken or known by the name of Tonnage or Poundage, and all other Subsidies and Imposts, sums of Money, rights, payments and duties which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ, which shall be in the year of Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive, shall, may, or ought to happen, come, arise, grow, renew, be due or payable,From Christ­mass next to Christmass 1675. or are appointed to be paid to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, or to any of them by the said late Act of Parliament, Entituled, An Act for setling the Subsidy of Poundage, and granting a Subsidy of Tonnage and other sums of money unto his Royal Majesty his Heirs and Successors, the same to be paid upon Merchandise imported and exported into or out of the Realm of Ireland, according to a Book of Rates hereunto annexed,According to the late Act, or by reason of any Cu­stom, usage or prescripti­on, or other­wise. or by any other the Laws, Statutes and Customes of the Realm of Ireland, or any of them heretofore made or established, or by reason of any Custom, usage, or prescription, or in right of his Prerogative Royal, or by any other wayes or meanes whatsoever established, for Customes, Subsidies and Imposts, or in lieu of Customes, Subsidies, and Imposts, [Page 26] and other Payments and Duties, of, for, or by reason of all and all man­ner of Wines, Wares, Goods and Merchandises whatsoever, of what­soever nature, kind, quality or condition they are or shall be; as well those which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord next ensuing, unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive, shall be conveyed, import­ed, or brought into the Realm of Ireland, or any Port, Haven, Harbor, Creek, Road, or Place thereunto belonging, or duly entred in any Cu­stom-house there, or shall be brought into any Warehouse or other pla­ces belonging to them, or any of them from any forein Island, Collony or Plantation whatsoever, heretofore made or planted, or hereafter to be made or planted, or from any other parts beyond the Seas and Realms of England or Scotland, or any of them, by way of Merchan­dise, Provision, Prize taken from Pirates or Enemies, or other wayes howsoever; As also those which at any time or times between the said Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, now next ensuing, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, which shall be in the year of Lord, One Thousand six hundred seventy five, inclusive, shall be conveyed, ex­ported or carried by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ire­land or any part thereof, or Shipped or put into any Boat, Lighter, Gab­bard, Wherrey, Crayer, Ship, or Vessel, or any Boats, Gabbards, Wherreys, Crayers, Lighters, Ships or Vessels, within any of the Ports or places of or within the Realm of Ireland, or any of them, or with­in any Havens, Creeks, Roads, or Places, or members of, or belong­ing to the said Ports or Places, or any of them, with intent to be from thence carryed or conveyed by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ireland into any parts or places beyond the Seas, or in­to the Realms of England or Scotland, or either of them, or any part of either of them: And also All Customes, Subsidies, and Imposts, Payment, and Duties, which at any time or times within the terme aforesaid shall grow or be due or payable to His Majesty, his Heires or Successors,As also the Customes for the Over­lengths of all Woollen Cloaths which shall be tran­sported. for the Overlengths of all woollen Cloaths or Kerseys which shall be transported from the Realm of Ireland into any parts beyond the Seas, or put into any Ship, Boat, or other Vessel, with intent to be transported or conveyed into parts beyond the Seas. And moreover our said Soveraign Lord the King, for him, his Heirs and Successors, Doth also grant and agree, to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, and Assignes, by these presents, 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, and Assigns, shall have, take, and enjoy to their own proper uses and behoofes, All and all manner of Customes, Subsidies and Imposts, or sums of mony, Duties or payments commonly called, known, or payable, as, or in lieu of Customes, Subsidies, and Imposts, or any of them; and for [Page 27] all Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes whatsoever, which at any time or times between the feast of the Nativity of our Lord,And also the Custome of Goods brought into Ireland by any Ships of His Maje­sty. now next ensuing, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1675. inclusive, shall be brought in­to the said Realm of Ireland, in or by any the Ships or Fleets of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or any other Ships, or Vessels em­ployed, or to be employed in the service of his Majesty, his Heires or Successors,Or by His Authority by Letters of Marque, or for Pyrates Goods, or goods taken from Pyrates. or by the Ships or Vessels of any other by Authority from or under his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, by Letters of Marque or by any other wayes whatsoever, or for Pyrates Goods, or Goods taken from Pyrates, or Enemies, which by any meanes within the times or termes aforesaid shall come into the said Realm of Ireland, as if the same Wares, Merchandizes and Goods, or any of them had been brought into the said Realm of Ireland by any of his Majesties Subjects by way of Merchandize, for or upon all or any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes whatsoever, as well exported as imported, or which shall become forfeited to his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors by vertue of, and according to the late Act of Parliament for the encoura­ging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation, or any the Powers or Clauses therein contained: And to the intent 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 Assignes may justly and truly receive, have, take, and enjoy the said Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Payments, Duties, or sums of money in lieu of Customes, Subsidies, and Imposts of all such Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, according to the true in­tent and meaning of these presents, It is Covenanted and agreed, and also our Soveraign Lord the King for Him, His Heirs and Successors doth streightly charge and Command, and by these presents doth ordain, That no part of any such Goods be unladen or any way disposed of,That no goods be un­laden till a true Entry he made as well by His Ma­jesties Offi­cers as the Farmers. untill a true Entry be taken and made of all such Goods, as well by His Majesties Officers in those ports where such Goods shall be brought in, as by 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 Assignes, their Deputies and Agents, or some of them: And our said Soveraign Lord the King, for him, his Heirs and Successors, and of his more especial Grace, certain knowledge and meer motion, doth further Demise and grant unto 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 all and all manner of Rates, Charges, Impositions, sums of Money, pay­ments, and other Duties of Excise whatsoever, which at any time or times, and from time to time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing, unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord,Foreign Ex­cise demised. which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. inclusive, shall, may, or ought [Page 28] to happen, come, arise, grow, renue, be due, or payable, or are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs and successors or any of them, for or in respect of any Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, which within the times aforesaid shall be brought in, and imported into the Realm of Ireland from any parts beyond the Seas, and for which a Duty or payment of Excise is of right belonging to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament, Entitled, An Act for the Setling of Excise or new Imposts upon his Majesty, his heires and successors, according to the Books of Rates therein inserted, Except the Alnag [...] and such other duties of Ex­cise as may hereafter be imposed beyond the present rates. and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoe­ver commonly called or known by the name of the foreign and imported Ex­cise: excepted alwayes, and foreprized, and reserved out of this present Demise and Grant the Duty and Subsidy of Alnage; And all and all manner of Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, sum and sums of Money, Ex­cizes, Duties, and payments whatsoever, which at any time hereafter by any Act or Acts of Parliament to be made, and of force and effect in Ireland, or by any Letters, Patents, Commission, or otherwayes shall be granted, set, or imposed upon, or otherwise grow due or payable more and other then the Rates, Duties and Payments now im­posed, set, or in being for any foreign Commodities, Wares, or Merchandizes whatsoever, of what nature or kind soever, imported from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland, And all other kinds or branches of Revenue, and all improve­ment or in­crease of any part of the Revenue de­mised by Act of Parlia­ment hereaf­ter to be made. or into any the Roads, Ports, Creeks, or places thereunto belonging, And also ex­cept all new and other kinds or Branches of Revenues, and Improve­ment or increase of any part of the Revenue hereby demised, which by vertue of any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made shall grow due and payable to his Majesty, his heirs or Successors within his or their Realm of Ireland.

AND also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise, all and all manner of Customes, Subsidies, sums of Money, and other Duties whatsoever to be perceived, taken and had, or which shall, may, or ought to happen, come, arise, grow or be due, or chargeable, or payable, to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his heirs or successors,Except also Bullion to be imported. or to any of them, of, for, or by reason of all and all manner of Bullion whatsoever imported into Ireland; And also ex­cepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, Forfeitures, and other Duties, or Sums of Money whatsoever, due or payable, or to be due or payable to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his heires or suc­cessors, of, for, or by reason of all and all manner of Allomes, and liquors of Allomes,As also Al­lome, Smaults, Saffers. Smaults, Saffers, and all matters and things which shall be necessary for the making of Smaults, of what nature or by what name or names soever the same be or shall be called, or known; And which during the terme hereby granted shall be brought from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland: And also excepted, and foreprized, out of this present Grant all Prizage and Butlerage of and for all and all manner,Also the Pri­zage and Butlerage. and whatsoever sort of Wines, of what nature, kind, or quality, or by what name or names soever the same [Page 29] be, or shall be known, and also excepted and fore-prized out of this present Grant and Demise, all and all manner of Customs, Subsidies of Poundage, Sums of Money, and other Duties whatsoever, which at any time or times during the term of and in the Customs and Subsidies hereby granted, shall be due or payable to his said Majesty his Heirs or Successors, for or by reason of the Importation of any Logwood alias Blockwood As also Log­wood and Blockwood forfeited. into the said Realm of Ireland; And all and all manner of Logwood alias Blockwood whatsoever that shall happen to be forfeited to his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or any of them, for or by rea­son of the non-payment of Customs, Subsidies, or Imposts due, or to be due and payable to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, of and for the same, or any part or parcel thereof; And all penalties, forfei­tures and benefits, which shall or may happen to come, grow or arise to his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, for the non-payment of the Customs and Subsidies due and payable, or to be due or payable for the same, or that may be forfeited for the Importation thereof, con­trary to a late Act of Parliament for the Incouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation: And all and every sum and sums of money, and other Duties, which shall, may, or ought to happen, come, arise, renew, or be due, chargeable, or payable to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, or any of them, at any time or times during the said term, of or for all, or any of the said Logwood, alias Blockwood; And also except the duty commonly call'd or known by the name of Port-Corn; Port-Corn also except­ed, and five shillings per Tonn upon French Shipping. And also except the Imposition, Duty, or Sum of five shillings per Tonn, which by vertue of the said late Act for Incouraging and Increa­sing of Shipping and Navigation, and of one other late Act passed in Ireland touching the Rates of Merchandizes, and the Subsidy of Ton­nage and Poundage is imposed or set upon any Ship or Vessel belonging to any of the Subjects of the French King, which shall come into any Port, Harbour, or Road of Ireland, and shall there lade or unlade any Goods or Commodities, or take in, or set on shoar any Passengers what­soever.

To Have, hold, receive, ask, demand, take, levy, perceive, retain,The Haben­dum. use, exercise, and enjoy, All and singular the said Customs, Tonnage, Poundage, Subsidies, Imposts, Payments, Duties and Sums of Money in lieu of Customs, which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Tonnage or Poundage, or otherwise howso­ever are due and payable to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors; And also all and singular the Rates, Charges, Impositions, Payments, and other Duties of Excise, which by vertue of the said late Act of Parlia­ment touching or concerning Excise, are due and payable unto his Ma­jesty, his Heirs and Successors, for or in respect of any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes imported into Ireland, and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoever, commonly called or known by the name of the Fo­reign and Imported Excise (except before excepted) unto 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, [Page 30] Administrators or Assigns, from the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and nine,From Christ­mass 1669, for 6 years from the date hereof. for, during, and untill the terme of six years, from thenceforth next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of 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 Assignes, with­out any account, matter, or other thing to be yielded, made, rendred, or done for the same, other then the rents and sums of Money, and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved, and Covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed, and in as large, ample, and beneficial manner as his Majesty may, might, or ought to have, take, or enjoy the same, by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes, Act or Acts of Par­liament, Custome, Use, Usage, or Prescription, and as largely and be­neficially as His Majesty may Demise or Grant the same, or any part thereof, or as the same are hereby mentioned, meant or intended to be Demised or Granted, any Law, Statute, Act or Acts of Parliament; and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament, Entituled, An Act for setling the Excise, Non ob­stante any Law, and more especi­ally the Clause in the Act for Ex­cise. or New Impost upon His Majesty, his Heires and Successors, according to the Book of Rates therein inserted, which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made, for and during the space of se­ven years next ensuing the said Act, or after the said seven years with­out the Advice of the chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and six more of the Councel of that Kingdom, and reserving the highest rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Sta­tute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty, and which Declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void; And also all and every Ordinance, Order, Custom, Proclamation, or Letters Patents, provisi­on, restraint, or any other matter or thing had or made, or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding: Yielding and Paying, Yielding and Paying therefore yearly. 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, and every of them do by these presents, Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, His Heirs and Successors, yearly, and every year during the said term of six years, mentioned in this present Demise, at or into his or their receipt of Ex­chequer at Dublin, or by such other payments, and with such De­duction, Abatements and Allowances, and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned, the full sum of threescore and fifteen thou­sand pounds The Sum of threescore and fifteen thou­sand pounds. of lawful money of England, or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be equivalent to threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful English money, at or before the dayes and times, and according to the several and respective proportions herein after mentioned, That is to say, at or before the last day of Ja­nuary, which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1669. the sum of [Page 31] 3000 l. And at and before the 14th. day of February, By monthly payments. which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 28th day of February, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th. day of March, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of March, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th. day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or be­fore the last day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of May, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of May, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l, And at or before the 15th. day of June, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of June, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th. day of July, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of July, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of August, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of August, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of September, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of September, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of October, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of October, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of November, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1970, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of November, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of January, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670, the sum of 6000 l. which twenty four se­veral payments so as aforesaid appointed to be made, do in the time and space of twelve Months amount unto the full and just sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds; And also yeilding and paying at or be­fore every succeeding 15th day of January, during the said term of six years the sum of 6000 l. And on every other last day of January, 14th day of February, 28th day of February, 15th day of March, last day of March, 15th day of April, last day of April, 15th day of May, last day of May, 15th day of June, last day of June, 15th day of July, last day of July, 15th day of August, last day of August, 15th day of September, last day of September, 15th day of October, last day of October, 15th day of November, last day of November, and on every other 15th day of December, and last day of December yearly during the said term of six years, the sum of 3000 l. And also Yield­ing [Page 32] and Paying: 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, and every of them, do further covenant by these presents, to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, after the end and expiration of the said terme of six years, these sums following, That is to say, upon or before the last day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. at which time the said term of six years will be fully expired, the sum of 3000 l. And upon or before the 15th day of January then next following, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. the full sum of 6000 l. which two last payments being added to the several payments herein before appoint­ed, during the said term of six years, do amount in the whole to the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand pounds, and are in full performance of the Contract made with our said Soveraign Lord the King, To yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord, for and in respect of the Duties of Customes and imported Excise, so as aforesaid Demised for six years, the yearly Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds.

And our said Soveraign Lord the King, in consideration of the great yearly Rent and sum of Mony before reserved or mentioned to be paid: And to the intent the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, or any of them, shall not by the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or by his or their, or any of their means, or by any Act or means of his late Father K. Charles of blessed memory,If the Far­m [...]rs shall be hindred in the receipt of these duties, or otherwise be hindered, debarred, or diminished of any the Customes, Subsidies, Duties of Im­ported Excise, and other Sums of money and profits to them, before by these presents mentioned, or meant to be demised, granted, or to Farm letten, during the term of six years, or Covenanted or agreed to be taken (except before excepted) but that they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Bree­don, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Mus­champ, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Ad­ministrators and Assigns, and every of them, shall have full satisfaction and allowance for all such their losses and hinderances in that behalf to be had or sustained, according to the purport, true intent and meaning of these presents, Is therefore pleased and contented, And doth of his Especial Grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, grant for Him, His Heirs and Successors, unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor, Or if His Majesty, His Father, King James, or Queen Elizabeth, or if His Majesty shall exonerate and discharge any person by any Patent or Grant of Exemption, or prohibit or restrain the Trade. and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns; and every of them in manner and form following, That is to say, that if his Majesty, or his late Royal Father King Charles, or his late Royal [Page 33] Grandfather King James, or the late Queen Elizabeth of famous me­mory, have heretofore freed, exonerated, discharged, remitted, par­doned or respited, or that His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or any of them, hereafter at any time or times during the said term of six yeares hereby granted, shall free, exonerate, discharge, remit, pardon or re­spite any Owner or Owners of any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes, or other person or persons whatsoever, or any Goods, Wares, or Mer­chandizes to be brought into this Realm, or carried out of the same, by any of His Majesties Subjects of what nature soever, in the Ships or Bottoms either of His Majesties Subjects or Strangers, of or from the payment or answering of any Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Sum or Sums of Money, or other Duties or Premises by these presents demised or granted, or covenanted or agreed, or appointed to be paid or enjoyed as aforesaid, (except before excepted) or otherwise, if the Kings most Excellent Majesty, or his late Father, or Grandfather, or the late Queen Elizabeth have given or granted, or if the Kings most Excellent Majesty, his Heires or Successors, shall give or grant at any time here­after during the said terme of six years, any license or liberty to any per­son or persons, or have made or suffered, or shall make or suffer any restraint or Prohibition of Trade, Traffick, Passage and Entercourse of any Merchants Ships; or have done or procured, or shall do or procure, or suffer to be done in any manner of wise any other Act or thing whatsoever, whereby, or by reason whereof the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam 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, shall at any time or times during or within the said term of six years, be lawfully letted or hindred to have, take, levy, receive, obtain or enjoy any of the said Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, Duties of Excise, Sums of Money, or other the Premisses be­fore by these presents demised or granted, or mentioned or intended to be hereby demised or granted, or covenanted or agreed to be taken or enjoyed, or any part or parcel thereof, (except before excepted) or whereby or by reason whereof they the said John Forth, William Buck­nall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, shall lose or be hindered of or in any of the Customes, Subsidies, Im­posts, Payments, Duties, Sums of Money, or benefit before by these Pre­sents mentioned or meant to be demised or granted, or covenanted or agreed to be taken or enjoyed, (except before excepted) or if the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, Ʋnless by their consent, negligence or default, they shall be hin­dred from the Receipt of these Duties. William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, without their or any of their consent, negli­gence, or wilfull default, shall be by the Laws of that our Realm of Ireland barred, letten or hindred to receive, take or recover, and shall not, or may not have, receive or recover any of the premisses before [Page 34] demised or granted, or mentioned or intended to be demised or grant­ed, or covenanted or agreed to be received or taken, in such ample sort and manner as 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, and Assigns, ought to have the same, according to the purport, true intent and meaning of these presents, towards the payment of the Rents and Sums of Mony re­served or payable by or according to the true meaning of these presents: That then, and so often, and in every or any such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for 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,Then they are upon proof. upon such due proof thereof to be had or made be­fore the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Go­vernours of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more, as they the said Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governors of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Go­vernours of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more, shall by any Order or Declaration of Councel, to be made in Councel, and signed with their hands, allow of, to stay, keep, retaine and recoupe in his or their hands, to his and their own proper use, so much of the said yearly Rent or Sums of Money due, payable or answerable, or before by these presents reserved or mentioned to be paid, as by the said Order or Declaration of Councel in writing,To have such reasonable de­falcation out of the Rent by way of Re­tainer, as shall be declared in writing by the Lord Lieute­nant, and six of the Coun­cel, with Dammages. so as aforesaid to be obtained, shall be thought reasonable and proportionable to the Dammage which 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, shall or may have received by reason of any such respite of payment, exoneration, diminution, dis­charge, license, hinderance, or otherwise as aforesaid. And also 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, shall so often, and upon every such due proof had, and Order or Declaration in writing made as is aforesaid, have full allowance and defalcation to them and every of them, to be made by the Court of Exchequer, Which is also to be allowed by the Court of Exche­quer. of and for all and every the said Payments, Rates, Excises, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, and other duties demised or mentioned to be demised as aforesaid, and so discharged, hindered, lost, or not paid by any the occasions or means aforesaid, to the full value and sum thereof, to be allowed, deducted, or defalked out of the RentSo much is to be defalked out of the Rent. and Sum [Page 35] of money reserved due and payable, or covenanted or agreed to be paid by the true intent and meaning of these presents, at and upon the next payment thereof then next following to be had or made, or at any pay­ment then after to be made, or any part at one payment, and part at other payment or payments, at the free Election of the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administra­tors or Assigns: And the said Lord Lieutenant,Chief Gover­nour and Council, Lord Trea­surer and Vice-Trea­surer, to al­low the same upon due proof with­out farther warrant. or other Chief Gover­nour or Governours of Ireland, and Council there, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more, shall by force of these presents, and upon sight hereof, or of the Enroll­ment or Exemplification thereof have full Power and Authority; And his Majesty doth hereby will and require them and every of them, upon due proof to be made from time to time, to make and allow such and the same defalcations, deductions and allowances, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, without any further or other Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, in that behalf to be had or obtained. And his Majesty doth hereby will and require the Lord Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being, the Lord Chief Baron, and other the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and all other the Officers and Ministers of his Revenue there, that they and every of them do from time to time permit and allow the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, to have and enjoy the full benefit of all such defalcations to be made as aforesaid, any thing herein before to the contrary notwithstanding.

AND our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, for himself, his Heirs and Successors, doth further covenant, promise, and grant to and 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 Exe­cutors, Administrators, and Assigns, by these presents, That if our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, or any of them, or any others jointly or in common, together with the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall at any time hereafter during the continuance of this present Demise or Lease,If Goods Ex­ported or Im­ported. bring or cause to be brought by way of Merchandize from any the parts beyond the Seas, into his Realm of Ireland, or shall carry or cause to be carried by way of Merchandize out of his Realm of Ireland, into any the parts beyond the Seas, any Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, the Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, and Duties whereof are by these presents mentioned or intended to be de­mised or granted, belonging to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, or to any of them, or to them or any of them, or others joyntly or in common, or to be brought or carried forth by [Page 36] way of Merchandize for the Use or Accompt of His Majesty,Solely on his Majesties account, or joyntly with others. His Heirs or Successors, or for the Use and Accompt of any of them and others, or as the Goods of His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, solely or joyntly, or in common with others, or for the sole Adventure of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or the Adventure of any of them and others toge­ther; That then and so often the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, shall upon such due proof made and allowed as before in these presents is ex­pressed,Ʋpon due proof to have Abatement and Defal­cation out of the Rent. for any other Deductions and Defalcations by them to be made, have Defalcation, Deduction, and Abatement out of the yearly Rent or Sum of Money before by these presents mentioned to be reserved, co­venanted, or agreed to be paid of and for the Customes, Subsidies, Excises, and other Duties and Premisses hereby Demised, of the said Goods, Wares or Merchandizes so to be Imported or Exported, according to such Rates and Proportions as shall be due or payable to the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, Iohn Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors Administrators or Assigns, by the true meaning of these presents, for the like Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes of Irish Subjects of His Maje­sties Kingdom of Ireland, to be brought in or carried out of the said Kingdom by way of Merchandize, by or for the proper Adventure of the said Subjects of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, having no pro­perty or interest in them: 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 Assignes,By Reteyner. shall and may from time to time deduct, reteyn, and keep the same Sums of Money, so by these presents agreed to be defalked and deducted as aforesaid, in their own hands, and to their own use, out of the aforesaid yearly Rent or Sum of money before reserved or men­tioned to be paid by these presents: And that the said Lord Lieute­nant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more, shall by force of these presents, and upon sight hereof, or of the Enrollment or Exemplification hereof, have full power and Authority upon such due proof as aforesaid,To be al­lowed by the Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. without fur­ther War­rant. to make and allow from time to time such and the same Defalcations, Deductions and allowances, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, without any other or further Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, in that behalf to be had, procured or obtained; which allowances and Defalcations so made, shall be of full force and effect in our Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and all Officers and Ministers of our Revenue there are required to observe the same accordingly. Nevertheless it is the true intent and [Page 37] meaning of these presents, and it is hereby agreed, notwithstanding the said Covenant last beforementioned,Neverthe­less his Ma­jesty may Export or Import. That our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, shall or may bring into or carry out, or cause to be brought into or carried out of the Realm of Ireland, at all and every time and times during the continuance of this Demise, without any allowance, defalcation, or deduction to be made out of the Rent, Sum and Sums of Money hereby mentioned to be reserved, and without payment or allowance to be made of or for the Customs or other Duty for the same, any Presents or Gifts of Honour,Presents, and Gifts of Ho­nour, and not Merchan­dizes, as also Victual, Ap­rarel, &c. and Allom. and not vendable or esteemed as Merchandizes, to or from Foreign Princes or States, or any Victuals, Apparel, Munitions, or other Provisions, Goods and Commo­dities, which by the true intent and meaning of these presents, are herein aftermentioned to be brought in or carried out without payment of Custom, Subsidie, or other Duty or thing, in respect of the Importa­tion or Exportation thereof, or giving any allowance, deduction or defalcation of or for the same. And also that His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, may Export any Alloms of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, which during the said term shall be Exported for the proper and sole benefit, use and accompt of his Majesty, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, and their Farmers thereof, and for and upon his and their own sole and proper Adventure, without payment of any Custom, Subsidie, or other Duty, or giving any allowance, deduction or defalcation for the same. And his Highness doth by these presents covenant and grant for him, his Heirs and Successors, to and 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 Bucknal, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, that if his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, at any time or times hereafter; before the end and determination of this Grant, shall by his or their Royal Proclamation, or by any Act of State, Order of Councel, or otherwise, forbid the Transportation of any CornIf Corn or any other Commodity be forbid by any Act of State, &c. or Act of Par­liament, to be Imported or Exported. or Grain at such time or times when and where the same shall or may be lawfully Trans­ported out of the Realm of Ireland, or shall forbid the Transportation out of, or the bringing into the Realm of Ireland, of any other several or particular Wares, Goods or Merchandizes, whereof if they were brought in or carried out of the Realm of Ireland, the Customs, Subsi­dies, and other Duties ought by the true intent and meaning of these presents, to be due and payable to 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 if the same Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, shall be by any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made, restrained either from being Trans­ported out of, or from being brought into the Realm of Ireland, by reason whereof the same or any part thereof shall not be Transported out of, or brought into the Realm of Ireland, at any time during the [Page 38] continuance of these presents, to the prejudice, hurt, or hinderance of 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, That then and so often during all and every such time and times, the said Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieute­nant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, to be always one or more, shall have full power and Authority by these presents, by their Order in writing and in manner and form aforesaid, upon the humble Petition of 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, to make unto 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 and Assigns, such reasonable recompence and defalcation out of the yearly Rent by these presents reserved for and in respect of the said restraint,The Lord Lieutenant, &c. upon Petition by their Order in writing, shall allow & make Defal­cation. as to them or any six or more of them respectively as is aforesaid, shall be thought meet and expedient, for and during the time of such restraint as is aforesaid; and that these presents, or the Enrollment or Exemplifi­cation thereof, shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to the said Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ire­land, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, to be always one or more, to make the said recompence, allowance, defalcation and deduction accordingly in that behalf, and to 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 the Farmers to stop so much of the Rent as shall be so allowed, without any Accompt. to stop and reteyn so much of the said Rent in their hands, as shall be so allowed unto them for their own uses, without any Ac­compt, Forfeiture, or other recompence to be had or made to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors for the same, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

AND his Majesty doth hereby for him, his Heirs and Successors, also streightly charge and command,The King commands all his Offi­cers to do no Act to the prejudice of the Farmers. That none of the Officers, Mini­sters or Servants, whatsoever they be or shall be, of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, in any wise by colour, pre­tence, or means of their Offices or otherwise, during the continuance of this Demise or Lease, shall wittingly or willingly withdraw, con­ceal, deny, withhold or diminish from the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey [Page 39] Taylor, and Ralph Bucknal, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, or any of them, any of the said Customs, Susidies, Imposts, Payments, and Sums of Money in lieu of Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, or any of the Duties of Excise for Goods Imported, or other benefits by these pre­sents mentioned to be demised, granted, and to Farm letten to 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, or any thing to be by them or any of them had, done, used or enjoyed by vertue of, or according to the true meaning of these presents, in respect of the same Customs and Premisses, 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 Bucknall, mentioned to be demised, granted or agreed to be by them taken, had or enjoyed, or of any of them,Ʋpon pain of Fine and Im­prisonment for the first, & loss of his or their Offi­ces for the second of­fence. upon pain of Fine and Imprisonment, the said Offendors therein for his or their first offence, and loss of his or their Offices for his or their second offence; the said pains and penalties to be inflicted upon the said Offenders by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exche­quer there for the time being, or any three or more of them, whereof the Lord Treasurer of Ireland for the time being, when there shall be a Lord Treasurer, to be one, or in default of a Lord Treasurer, the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be one, upon Com­plaint by English Bill in the Court of Exchequer-ChamberƲpon Com­plaint by English Bill in the Exche­quer Cham­ber. there in that behalf to be made.

AND our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty for himself, his Heirs or Successors, doth of his especial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer Motion, give, grant and assign by these presents unto 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 to all and every person and persons which by them, and every or any of them, by writing under their or any of their Hands and Seals, shall be in that behalf deputed and assigned, full and free use, benefit and disposition, during the continuance of this Demise, of all Custom-housesThe Farmers & their Offi­cers to have the use of all Custom-houses. in Ports, Havens, Creeks, and places within every of the said Ports, any Customs, or other Duties and Premisses whereof or wherein arising are granted or demised, and the Members thereof where landing, lading or unlading, shipping in or shipping out, carrying or discharging of any manner of Wares, Goods, Merchandizes or Commodities, into or from the Realm of Ireland shall be, and to be present with all and every the Customers, Comptrollers, Collectors, Surveyors, Searchers, Waiters, and other Officers, Attendants and Ministers, having charge within the said Ports and Creeks, for and concerning the said Merchandizes, Wares and Commodities, or Customs, Subsidies, Sums of Money, and other Duties for the same, by these presents demised or granted; and to see, provide, and take order for and concerning their and every [Page 40] of their better levying, having and enjoying of the premisses, and the benefits, profits and commodities thereof, before by these presents mentioned to be granted and demised, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, at all times and places when and where the said Officers or Ministers, or any of them, shall by reason of any their said several Offices have an occasion or an Authority to view, search or see; and also in every such place to see, provide, and use lawful and reasonable ways, orders and means, whereby the said John Forth, William Bucknal, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknal, their Executors, Administra­tors and Assigns, and every of them, shall and may be justly and truly contented,Free access to all Books or Registers, Bonds or other Wri­tings, taken, made, kept or preserved by any Custo­mer, Comp­troller, Sur­veyor, &c. answered and paid, without any fraud, concealment or diminution, of all and every the Customs, Subsidies, Sums of Money, Profits, and other things and Duties before in and by these presents mentioned to be demised, granted or Leased. And that they the said John Forth, William Bucknal, 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, their and every of their Deputies and Servants, shall and may from time to time, during the continuance of this present Demise or Lease, have free access unto all Books or Registers, Bonds, or other Writings whatsoever, taken, made, kept or preserved, or to be taken, made, kept or preserved by any Customer, Comptroller, Surveyor, Commissioner, or Collector of Excise, or other Officers of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors whom­soever, serving or attending, or which during the continuance of this present Demise or Lease in force, shall serve or have any charge in any Custom-house, or to, for, or about any Custom, Subsidie or Impost, or the Collection of any Custom, Susidie or Impost, or Duty of Excise for Goods Imported, or other the premisses hereby demised or mentioned to be demised, or any of them concerning. 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 Bucknal, their Executors, Admi­nistrators and Assigns, and every of them, their and every of their Servants and Deputies, shall and may from time to time, during the continuance of this Demise or Lease in force, at their wills and plea­sures takes Notes and Copies of the said Books, Registers, Bonds or Writings,And to take Notes and Copies of the said Books, &c. for the better Col­lection, &c. of the Du­ties. to the intent thereby to be the better informed of such Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Duties of Excise, Sum and Sums of Money, as are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised; and for the better recovery, collection, having and enjoying of the same, without the lett, hinderance, denyal or disturbance of the said Customers, Comptrollers, and other the Officers aforesaid. And that the said John Forth, William Bucknal, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Kalph Bucknal, their Executors, [Page 41] Administrators, Assigns, Deputies, Servants and Factors, and every of them, before by these presents shall have full power and Authority at all time and times, from time to time during the continuance of this present Demise or Lease in force, when it shall seem good, meet and expedient 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Servants and Assigns, with the privity and knowledge of the Customer or Comp­troller of the Customs in every of the Ports within the Realm of Ireland, respectively, they attending on their Offices, to do, make and execute all and all manner of Compositions,Power to make Compo­sitions, give Discharges and War­rants for Landing Goods, and to do all other Acts con­cerning the Duties. Discharges and Agreements which by Law may be done, for and concerning the Customs, Subsidies, and other Duties before by these presents demised or granted, or men­tioned to be thereby demised and granted as aforesaid, (except before excepted) and to give order for the Landing of the same Wares and Merchandizes, the Customs, Subsidies, and other Duties whereof are by these presents mentioned to be demised or granted, at the places used for the same; And to do all other act and acts, thing and things that to the Office of any Customer, Collector, Comptroller, Searcher, Sur­veyor General, or any other Officer, and every or any of them, of and in all and every the Creeks and Members thereunto belonging, doth or shall appertain, to be done for or concerning the said Customs, Sub­sidies, or Imposts, Profits, and other Duties before in and by these pre­sents mentioned to be demised, granted, and to Farm letten, or any of them,Preserving the power of the Kings Surveyor Ge­neral, Custo­mers, Col­lectors, or Comptrollers (except as is before excepted) so always as the power of the Surveyor General, Customer, Collector or Comptroller of our said So­veraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, belonging to them by the Laws and Statutes of the Realm of Ireland, do and shall stand in force, according to the purport and true meaning and intent of these presents. 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 Assigns, and every of them, shall and may receive, take,The Farmers may receive the Customs by their own hands, or of their Agents. collect and levy to and for their own proper use, as well all and all manner of Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Profits, Sums of Money, and other Duties before by these presents de­mised or granted, (except before excepted) which during the con­tinuance of this Demise or Lease, shall grow due or be payable for the same Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, or any of them, (except before excepted) as well at and by all and every the Owner and Owners of the said Goods, Wares and Merchandizes and every of them, as also at and by the hands of any of their Deputies, Factors and Servants, or any other person or persons conveying and bringing inward as aforesaid, or transporting, conveying or shipping outward as is also aforesaid, the said Merchandize, Wares or Goods whatsoever, or by the hands of the [Page 42] Customers, Collectors, and every other Officers for the time being, of and in every the said Ports and places, the Customs and other Duties whereof and wherein are in and by these presents mentioned to be de­mised or granted unto 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, as aforesaid, at the free will and liberty of 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 and Assigns, and every of them, without any lett, di­sturbance, restraint, denyal or interruption of any Customers, Col­lectors, Comptrollers, Searchers, Waiters or any other Officers, Mini­sters or Attendants whatsoever, of his Highness, his Heirs or Successors, or any of them, of or in respect of the said Ports, Places and Creeks, and without any Accompt or Accompts,Without Ac­compt, other then the Rent reserved. or other thing therefore to be paid, yielded or done to his Highness, his Heirs or Successors, other than the Rent and Sums of Money by these presents reserved, or ap­pointed to be yielded and paid to his Highness, his Heirs and Suc­cessors for the same. And also 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 the Deputies, Factors and Servants of them and every of them, and all and every the Officers of the Custom-house, who are by any Letters Patents thereunto lawfully authorized, shall and may from time to time during the continuance of this Demise and Lease, at their and every of their wills and pleasures,The Farmers and their Servants as well by night as by day, may search Ships, enter Cellars, Shops, &c. as well by night as by day, go on board, view, search and survey every Ship, Vessel or Bottom, riding or lying within any of the said Havens, Ports, Creeks, and Places, and by day time to enter into any Cellar, Vault, Ware-house, Shop or Place, to view, search, and see whether there be any such Mer­chandizes, Wares or Goods, the Custom, Subsidie, Imposts, or other Duties whereof is not, nor shall not then be to them or some of them truly answered, paid or agreed for, or shall not then appear to them to be truly answered, paid or agreed for as aforesaid, according to the true meaning hereof; And also to examine the Shippers, Owners,To examine Shippers, Owners, &c. and other the Factors, Conveyors, Carriers, and bringers inward or out­ward of any the same Merchandizes and Goods, and every other sus­pected person and persons, in all convenient and lawful manner, upon their Oaths,Ʋpon their Oaths. without any lett, impediment, restraint, impeachment, contradiction or denyal of any of the Customers, Collectors, Searchers, Surveyors, Waiters, or other Officers, of or in the said Ports, Creeks and Places, or any of them, or of any other person or persons whatsoever; And further also to adminster any other Oath or Oaths,Power to ad­minister Oaths. to any other person or persons whatsoever, for, touching or concerning the pre­misses, [Page 43] as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as any the Commissioners of the Customs or Excise, Customer or Comp­troller in his Majesties Ports in Ireland, by vertue of his or their Offices, or of any Act of Parliament, or otherwise, may legally do; (the Fees and Duties for the Administration of such Oath or Oaths,The Fees for the Admi­nistration of the Oaths to be paid to whom of right they belong. nevertheless to continue and be paid and payable to such Officer & Of­ficers, or other person or persons, to whom the same do, or of right ought to belong, or are ordered or established to be paid:) And for the bet­ter performance hereof, our said Soveraign Lord the King, for him, his Heirs and Successors, doth give full power and Authority unto the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being, or any three or more of them, whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be one, to make forth under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequer,Court of Ex­chequer to issue out so many Com­missions con­cerning the premisses, as the Farmers shall think fit. such and so many Commissions concerning the premisses, in and by these pre­sents mentioned to be demised, or any thing thereunto appertaining or belonging, from time to time according to the course of that Court, as 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 such other person or persons shall think fit, to be directed to such persons as they, or any three or more of them as is aforesaid, shall in that behalf appoint; And that as well all and every the Officers and Ministers, which at any time or times during the continuance of these presents in force, shall have any Office or Authority from or under the Jurisdiction of the Lord High Admiral of Ireland, as also all and every the Customers, Comptrollers, Collectors, Searchers, Port-Reeves, Waiters, Surveyors,All the Offi­cers of the Lord High Admiral, & his Majesty, and all other Officers and Ministers of his Highness, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, within any the Ports, Creeks or places whatsoever, shall from time to time during the continuance of this Demise or Lease, be aiding and assisting unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, to be ayding and assisting 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, their Deputies, Factors and Servants, in every such search, and in all other the premisses and services,in every search, &c. for the most benefit and advan­tage of 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and their Deputies, Factors and Servants, in, about and concerning the premisses, to them before, in, and by these presents mentioned to be granted or demised, in as ample, beneficial, diligent manner, wise, order, decree and means whatsoever, as they and every of them should and ought to have been or done to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, [Page 44] by any manner of means, for or concerning the same or any part thereof, if this present Lease or Grant had not been had or made, upon pain of imprisonment of every such person or persons that shall be so found obstinately faulty,Ʋpon pain of Imprison­ment for the first, and for­feiture of his or their Offi­ces for the second of­fence, toge­ther with further Fine and punish­ment. remiss or negligent therein, for his or their first offence to be committed; and under the pain and penalty of the loss and forfeiture of the Office of every such person or persons, for his or their second offence in that behalf to be committed; and also of such further Fine and punishment as to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being, or any three or more of them, whereof the Lord Treasurer, or Chan­cellor of the Exchequer for the time being, to be one, shall be thought meet and convenient. And our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented, and by these presents doth covenant and grant for him, his Heirs and Successors, to and 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 Bucknal, their Executors, Administra­tors and Assigns, and every of them, by these presents, and doth ordain, That all such devices, concealments, practices, shifts, po­licies,Act practices withdrawings, hindrances, matters, causes and things what­soever, that shall fortune to arise, grow, be done, or tend to the pre­judice, hindrance, loss or decay of or unto his Highness, his Heirs or Successors,to the loss of the Farmers or of 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,concerning the Customs, touching or concerning any of the Customs, Susidies, Im­posts, Duties of Excise, and benefits before by these presents demised or granted, or mentioned to be demised or granted as is aforesaid, contrary to the effect and true meaning of these presents, together with all the devisors,together with the Practi­sers, shall be corrected, re­dressed and reformed practicers, concealers or doers thereof, shall from time to time during the continuance of these presents in force, as often as any such thing shall happen to be, and as need shall require, be corrected, amended, ordered, provided for, redressed and reformed: 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 or Assigns, and every of them, shall have and receive full redress and reformation thereof and therein,by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, &c. by the said Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being, or any three or more of them, whereof the Lord Treasurer, or Chancellor of the Exche­quer for the time being, to be always one, by any such lawful, convenient and reasonable ways, means, order or decree, as unto the said Lord Treasurer and Barons, or any three or more of them as aforesaid, shall be thought lawful, meet, necessary and convenient [Page 45] according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, to the best relief and benefit of 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 it is also further covenanted, declared and agreed,No seizures but by the Farmers & their A­gents, or by his Majesties Searchers. That no seizure or seizures shall at any time or times hereafter be made, of or for any Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, not duly and lawfully Shipped, Exported or Imported, or for Non-payment of Customs, Susidies, or otherwise, but by 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, Deputies, Agents, and Assigns, or by his said Majesties Searchers, or such other Offi­cers or persons of or in the several Ports of the Kingdom of Ire­land, which by vertue of their Offices, or any Grants or other Authorities to them or any of them in that behalf made or given, may or ought to seize. And further also, That all forfeited Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, hereby intended to be gran­ted to, and received and taken by 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, shall immediately after seizure thereof made, be brought and laid up in his Majesties Ware-house or Store­house of and in the several and respective Ports where the same shall be so seized,The Goods seized are to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-houses, and not to be discharged without the consent of the Farmers, or by due course of Law. and not be disposed of and discharged with­out the consent of 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 their Deputies, or their chief Officer or Officers in the said Ports respectively, or by due course and proceedings of Law, any Law, Use, Usage or Custom to the contrary not­withstanding. And whereas in and by the said late Act of Par­liament, entituled, An Act for settling the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, according to the Book of Rates therein inserted; amongst other provisions touching the Excise for Goods Imported, it is provided, That every Mer­chant who is not a Shop-keeper, Retailer or Consumptioner, after Entry of his or their Goods by Bill under his or their [Page 46] hand,Bonds given by the Mer­chant Im­porter, not to deliver any Goods to the Shop-keeper without the Excise first paid. or the hand of such for whom he or they will engage to be answerable presently and before he or they be permitted to have any warrant to receive his or their Goods out of their Ship, or from the Water-side, shall make and enter into a sufficient Obligation either singly, if he or they be known Merchants, and reputed responsable persons, or otherwise with sufficient Security, and in such sum as shall be double the value of his or their Goods, with Condition that he or they shall not and will not deliver, or cause or suffer any of the said Goods to be delivered unto any of the Buyers thereof, or to be put into the custody or possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer whatsoever, before such time as the Duty of Excise set and imposed by the said Act, be first duly paid and satisfied.If such Bond be not given, the Mer­chant Im­porter is li­able to pay the Excise, or in case of refusal the Goods to be laid up. Ware-house room to be paid. And that if such Bond be not given, the Merchant Importer should be lyable to pay down the Excise, or in case of refusal, the Goods Imported to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-house, and not to be delivered out till such Bond given, or the Excise paid, and due conside­ration for the Ware-house-room during the time the Goods continued there, as by the said Act more at large appears. And whereas also our said Soveraign Lord the King is credibly in­formed, that divers persons have and do from time to time ship and lade divers Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, whereof the Customs, Subsidies, and other Duties are in and by these presents men­tioned to be demised to 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 and Assigns,Port Bonds. at divers Ports, Havens, Creeks, and other places within the Realm of Ireland, pretending to carry, con­vey, discharge and unlade the same at some other Port, Haven, Creek, and other places of Lading and Unlading within the said Realm, or some of them; and do also enter into Bonds for the Dis­charging and Unlading of the same accordingly, and to return Certi­ficates thereof, some and many of which persons do nevertheless transport, carry and convey the same into the parts beyond the Seas, whereby the same Customs, Subsidies, and other Duties are not truly and justly answered.

AND, Whereas our said Soveraign Lord the King, is likewise cre­dibly informed, that for the good of the said Kingdom, and to pre­vent the transportation of Gold and Silver now a days,Bonds of Merchants-strangers, not to trans­port Gold or Silver. used by Mer­chants-strangers, the said Merchants-strangers are bound to our said Soveraign Lord the King to imploy within the said Kingdom such monies as they should receive within the said Kingdom for [Page 47] their Merchandize, which Merchants notwithstanding have and do many times neglect to imploy their said moneys in the said Kingdom to the great impoverishment of the said Realm, and also to the loss of the Customs and Subsidies; Therefore to the end 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, which are by these presents charged to pay so great Rent, for, and in respect of the said Customs, Subsidies, Duties of Excise, for Goods imported and other the premisses, may receive no hinderance, nor be defeated of that which by the true meaning of these presents they ought to enjoy by any such fraudulent and indirect dealings, Our said So­veraign Lord the Kings Majesty is pleased and contented, and by these presents for his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, doth give and grant unto 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, without any Accompt or other thing therefore to be paid,If forfeited, the benefit thereof, and of the judg­ments and executions thereupon, to be to the Far­mers. rendred or made the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised, gotten or had as well of and by all and every such bonds, obligations, bills and wri­tings obligatory; and of all judgments, executions, and extents there­upon and compositions for the same; and also of, and by all bonds and obligations, which by force of, or according to the late Act of Parliament touching the Excise and new Impost, or the late Act of Parliament for the encreasing of shipping and Navigation, shall within the said time and space of six years, to be accompted as a­foresaid, be by any person or persons whatsoever entred into, and by the labour, travel and industry of 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, Deputies, Agents or Servants, or any of them at any time or times found out and discovered to be forfeited to our Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, during the continuance of the said term of six years, for, or in respect of any Goods imported, which by any Merchant importer shall be delivered out, or put into the possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer, without payment of the Excise thereof first made, or for, or in respect of the Transpor­tation of any the said Wares, Goods or Merchancizes, into any the parts beyond the Seas, or in respect of the not employment of the said moneys as aforesaid, contrary to the Tenor and effect of the said bonds, obligations, bills and writings obligatory, and the conditions of the same; and that it shall and may be lawful to, and [Page 48] for 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, and every of them, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Succes­sors, and at their own proper costs and charges, to sue, prosecute and implead in the Exchequer of his Highness, his Heirs or Succes­sors, all and every such person or persons, by whom any such bonds, obligations,Liberty to prosecute those bonds in the Kings name. bills or writings obligatory shall be forfeited to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, and his and their Sureties, and in the name and names of him, his Heirs or Suc­cessors, to procure judgment and sue forth execution of, and for all and every the penalties and sums of money, and forfeitures in the same bonds, obligations, bills or writings obligatory, or any of them contained unto his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, due or to be due as aforesaid, by reason of the same; and our said Soveraign Lord the King doth by these presents streightly charge and com­mand the Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor, Vice-Treasurer, Chamberlain and Barons of the Exchequer of his Highness, his heirs or successors for the time being, that when and as often as any the penalties, forfeitures and sums of money, so as aforesaid forfei­ted or to be forfeited, or due unto his Majesty, his heirs or succes­sors,Exchequer Officers com­manded to deliver the sums of mo­ney levied upon such forfeitures to the Far­mers. upon or by reason of the said bonds, obligations, bills, and writings obligatory, or any of them, shall be leavied, paid and answered into the Exchequer, by the labour, travel or discovery of 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 their Deputies, Agents or servants, or any of them; That then, and so often the said Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, Chamberlains and Barons of the said Exchequer for the time being, shall and may deliver, or cause the same to be delivered unto 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, to the only use and behoof of 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, without any account or other thing to be therefore rendred, yielded or paid, all and every the said forfei­tures, penalties and sums of money, so recovered, levied and paid into the said Exchequer, as is aforesaid, in recompence and satis­faction of such loss and detriment, as they or any of them shall sus­tain, [Page 49] by reason of any such delivery of Goods imported by the Mer­chant Importer, to any Shop-keeper or Retailer, without payment of the Excise thereof first made, or by reason of any such Trans­portation into the parts beyond the Seas, or not imployment of the said moneys, contrary to the Tenor and effect of the said bonds, obligations, bills or writings obligatory, and the conditions thereof or any of them;And these pres nts, or Inrolment thereof, shall be a sufficient warrant to the said Ex­chequer Offi­cers. and these presents or the inrolment thereof shall be as well unto the said Lord Treasurer, and to the said Chancel­lor and Vice-Treasurers, Chamberlains and Barons of the said Ex­chequer for the time being, as to all other Officers and Ministers to whom in that behalf it shall or may appertain, a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf; And our said Soveraign Lord the King willing and intending 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, shall enjoy the benefit of all the said bonds, according to the Tenor, true intent and meaning of these presents, doth by these presents for his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, streightly charge and command all the Commissioners and Sub-commissioners of Ex­cise respectively, and all other the Officers of his Highness,The Commis­sioners and Sub Com­missioners of the Excise are comman­ded not to take bonds for the not delivery of Goods impor­ted into the possession of any Shop-keeper or Re­tayler, with­out payment of the Excise first made, or Port bonds or Strangers bond, without security of sufficient men and such as they will un­dertake for. Nor shall the said bonds be taken up without the Farmers consent in writing. No Cocquet to be made, or deliver, or cancel the said bonds without their consent in writing. his Heirs and Successors, of and belonging to all, every or any of the Custom-houses within the Realm of Ireland; That they nor any of them, nor their nor any of their Deputies at any time hereafter, during the continuance of this Demise or Lease, do presume to take, or cause or suffer to be taken, any bond or writing obligatory, for or concerning the not delivery of Goods imported into the possession of any shop-keeper or Retailer, without payment of the Excise first made, or for or concerning the carrying of any Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, from any Port within the said Realm of Ireland, to any other Port of the same, or of any strangers for imployment of their money within the said Realm, of any other but good sufficient men, such as they will undertake for, if the parties so to be bound, shall prove unable to pay the sums of money in the same bonds or writings obligatory to be contained, unless the said bonds or wri­tings obligatory shall be taken with or by the consent and good liking of 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 and Assigns, or some of them thereunto first had by writing under their, or some or one of their hands; and likewise, that the said Officers shall not make any Cocquet or certificate, testifying the unshipping or landing of the said Goods, wares or merchandizes within the said Realm of Ireland, or deliver, cancel, or make void the said bonds or writings, or any of them, unless it be after notice first given to and with the consent and good liking of the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet [Page 50] Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, in writing thereunto first had and obtained; all which his Majesty willeth and commandeth to be observed, as the said Officers and every of them will answer the contrary at their, and every of their uttermost perils, any Custom, Law, Statute, Usage, or either matter to the contrary hereof had in any wise notwithstanding; and in case 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 some of them, shall not or may not have, receive and enjoy the full benefit of the forfeitures of such Obligations made for the not delivery of Goods imported to any Shop-keeper or Retailer,If the Farm­ers are hindred from the benefit of such forfeited bonds, without payment of the Excise first made, or for discharge of Merchandizes within the said Realm, or for the imployment of money received by the said Merchants-stran­gers, or of any part thereof by these presents granted or intended unto them,by reason of any former Grant. for or by reason of any other or former Grant or Grants thereof, or of any part thereof by his Majesty, or by his Royal Fa­ther of happy memory, to any other person or persons; It is his Majesties pleasure, and his Highness doth for him, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, covenant, grant and agree to and 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 Executors, Admini­strators and Assign, by these presents; 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 and Assigns,They are to have defal­cation for so much as the conditions of the said bonds a­mount unto shall have full allowance, defalcation, deduction and abatement of, and for so much of the said forfei­tures which shall be leavied, or for so much as the Customs, Ex­cises and other Duties payable for the Goods mentioned in the conditions of the said Obligations shall amount unto, and as they can­not receive by the occasion aforesaid, and ought to enjoy according to the true meaning of these presents; and that it shall and may be lawful to and for them, or any of them to stay, keep and retain in their own hands out of the Rents or Sums of money,by way of Retainer. by these presents reserved, and to grow due and payable, or covenanted and agreed to be paid such, and so many sums of money as shall amount unto, and be sufficient to give them satisfaction and recompence for the same; And our said Soveraign Lord the King, for him, his Heirs, and Successors,Which is to be allowed by the Lord Lieutenant, &c. Without fur­ther War­rant. doth by these presents streightly charge and com­mand, and also authorize the Lord Lieutenant, and other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, and any six or more of them, (whereof the Lord Lieu­tenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more from time to time) to allow un­to [Page 51] 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, full allowance, abate­ment, deduction and defalcation of, and for all such sums of money to be due by and upon such and so many of the said forfeited bonds,without fur­ther warrant as they cannot receive by reason of any such former Grants as afore­said, and ought to have and enjoy according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, without any further or other warrant from his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, to be had, procured or obtained.

AND, Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is further plea­sed and contented, and by these presents for his Higness his Heirs and Successors, doth covenant and grant to and 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 Executors, Admi­nistrators and Assigns, and every of them, that neither his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, nor any of them, will at any time hereafter, until the end of this present Demise or Lease,His Maje­sties Cove­nants to lay no new Im­position upon any wares imported or exported without the Farmers consent impose or lay any new Imposition or Taxation upon any Wares or Merchandizes, where­of the Custom, Impost or other Duties are granted by these pre­sents to be transported out of the said Realm into any the parts be­yond the Seas, or to be brought during the continuance of this Lease from any the parts beyond the Seas into the said Realm, [...]ithout the assent, consent and good liking of 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,testified un­der their hands, unless a new Impo­sition be laid by Authority of Parlia­ment. and testified under their hand or hands in writing, first had and obtained, unless such new Imposition shall be set and laid by Authority of Parliament; Provided further, and the said Kings most Excellent Majesty doth for himself, his Heirs and Successors, covenant, declare and agree to and 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 Bucknal, their Executors, and Assigns; by these presents; That in case at any time or times, during the Term of six Years hereby granted, as aforesaid, any new or further Duty, Custom or Imposition, shall be by his said Maje­sty, his Heirs and Successors,If any new Imposition be layd with their consent by and with the consent of 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 by authority of Parliament be imposed or set upon, or due or payable for any forreigners wares,upon any for­reigners Wares. goods or merchandizes, which shall be imported into the said Realm of Ireland, or any of them, or any parts or places in them, or any of [Page 52] them, over and besides, or more then the Duties, Impositions and payments now due and payable for the same,If any be, the Farmers are to the colle­ction of it, that they then 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, shall during the rest and residue of the said Term of six Years, have the collecting and manage­ing, and be collectors and managers of such new imposed duty and duties, to and for his Majesties use and benefit; and to be Account­ants and accountable for the same in such manner,and be Ac­countants for it. and to have such sallaries and allowances for their cares and pains therein, as by his said Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, 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, or Assigns, shall be agreed on, and thought fit and convenient in that behalf: And whereas, by the Laws and ancient usage, Merchants paying their Customs and other Duties outward, if in their Journies their Goods and Merchandizes have been taken at Sea by Enemies in time of war or by Pyrates, have used to have allowance of their Customs and other Duties, so formerly paid upon their exportation of their Goods and Merchandizes in lieu and stead of the former, so taken as aforesaid. Now it is mutually covenanted and agreed by and between the Kings Majesty, for himself, his Heirs and Succes­sors, and the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, Geor [...] Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Buck­nall, for themselves, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns; That if it shall happen,If goods shipt off, after Cu­stom paid, during the continuance of this present Lease, that any such Coods or Merchandizes, for which the said Custom or other Duties shall be duely answered and paid, to be taken at Sea by any the Enemies of his Majesty,be taken by Enemies, Py­rates, &c. other goods may be shipt off Custom free; his Heirs or Succes­sors, in time of War or by Pyrates, or when letters of marque or re­prizal shall be so generally or frequently granted, 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,but if the loss in these ca­ses groweth considerable. His Majesty is to hear it, shall suffer considerable damage there­by, that then and in every such case and cases, upon due proof of such considerable losses to be made in such manner and form, as in other cases of defalcation is directed, his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, will bear the loss thereof; 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 Assigns,and the Far­mers to have Defalcation. shall have defalcation and allowance made unto them of and for the same out of the Rent aforesaid, in such manner, and upon such just and due proof, and with such appro­bation [Page 53] as any other allowances are to be made according to the true meaning of these presents.

PROVIDED also, and it is further agreed, covenanted and declared; That the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Fo [...]h, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors and Assigns, shall pay and discharge all debentures for Repayment of Customs for For­reign Goods:If goods have been import­ed and paid custom before the com­mencement of this Lease, and shall be shipt out du­ring the term the Farmers shall discharge all Debentures for repay­ment of such customs, and for it shall have Defalcation by way of re­tayner, with Interest, All such sums being first duly proved be­fore the Lord Lieutenant, &c. Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. commanded to allow the same. the Customs inward whereof shall be paid before the feast of the Nativity of our Lord, next ensuing, before the date hereof, which have been, or shall be re-shipped or carried out of the said Realm of Ireland, during the said Term of six Years; 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 and Assigns, shall have full allowance, deduction and defalcation out of the Rent, by these presents reserved, and shall and may re-imburse themselves by way of Recouper and Retainer of so much of the said Rent, as shall be sufficient to satisfie them and every of them, for all such and so much money as shall be by them paid, on or by force of such debentures, as aforesaid, with Interest for the forbearance thereof, every such sum and sums of money so paid, being first duly certified and made appear to be paid, as aforesaid, to the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, as aforesaid; And our said Sovereign Lord the King doth for himself, his Heirs, and Suc­cessors by these presents, streightly charge and command, and al­so authorize the said Lord Lieutenant and other chief Governour and Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, and any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour and Governours of Ireland for the time be­ing, to be always one or more to make and allow unto 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, and Assigns, full allowance, abatement and defalcation of, and for all and every the said payments, sum and sums of money, paid and certified, or made appear to be paid for debentures, as aforesaid, out of the Rents and sums of money by these presents reserved according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, without any further or other warrant from his Majesty,without fur­ther warrant his Heirs or successors, to be had, procured or obtained in that behalf; And it is further agreed and declared, and the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Mus [...]hamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, for Themselves, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, do covenant, grant and agree to, and [Page 54] without our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, by these presents; 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 and Assigns, shall and will,If goods im­ported, du­ring the term whereof the custom is paid, shall be ex­ported after the term, the Farmers shall dis­charge all Debentures for repay­ment of such customs with out Defalca­tion. Provided such Deben­tures be deli­vered to them within three months after the term. well and truly satisfie, pay and discharge all and every debenture and debentures, for repayment of Customs for forreign Goods, made and to be made within the aforesaid Term of six years (the Customs inward, whereof shall be paid, during the said Term) which at any time after the expiration of the said Term, shall be re-shipped or carried out of the said Realm of Ireland, with­out any defalcation, abatement or allowance, whatsoever; Pro­vided, that the same debentures be brought in, or delivered to 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 some or one of them, within three months after the end of the said Term of six years, any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding. And furthermore, 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 covenant and grant for them­selves, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, by these presents, 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 and Assigns, or some of them, shall and will, during the continuance of this present Lease or demise, in force well and truly by warrant and direction of the Lord Lieutenant,The Farmers by warrant from the Lord Lieute­nant, &c. or other Governour or Governours of Ireland, for the time being, or by warrant and direction of the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Vice-Treasurer, or the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being, in writing under their or any of their hands in that behalf, or by such other warrant in writing, as in Cases of this nature is usual to them or any of them, to be directed, and not otherwise, content and pay,are to pay all Customs, comptrollers, Officers, &c, their usual fees. or cause to be contented and paid to all and every Custo­mer, Collector, Comptroller, Surveyor, Surveyor-General, and o­ther Officer and Minister whatsoever, of our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, for the time being, of any of the Customs, Subsidies, Excises and duties, before by these presents de­mised or granted, during the Term of six years, unto 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, all and every such several duties, fees, and sums of money, as they and every of them have received, taken [Page 55] or been allowed for, by reason or in respect of their said Offices, in such like manner and form as hath been heretofore most accusto­mably used to be paid or allowed for the same, and thereof shall ex­onerate, discharge and save harmless our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, during the said Term; And so like­wise shall and will from time to time yearly, during the continuance of the said term by like warrant and direction of the said Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, or Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the time being, as aforesaid, in writing under their or any of their hands to them or any of them in that behalf to be directed,and by like warrant to pay the offi­cers of his Majesties Exchequer, and not otherwise, pay and satisfie, or cause to be paid and satisfied unto all and every Officer, Minister and Ministers of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors of and in the said Court of Exchequer, all such or the like several fees, duties and sums of money, as here­tofore hath been used and accustomed to be paid to them by the se­veral Customers, Comptrollers, Surveyors and searchers of the Ports aforesaid, and every of them or their deputies in such manner and form as the same should or ought to have been done or paid, if this demise and grant had not been had or made; And shall and will also from time to time, during the continuance of this demise or Lease for six years in force, content, satisfie and pay,as also all annuities, pensions and usual pay­ments issuing out of the Cu­stoms, &c. or cause to be contented, satisfied and paid all and singular annuities or yearly payments, payable or issuing out of the Customs, Subsidies and other duties before, by these presents, demised and granted, or mentioned or intended to be demised or granted for six years unto all and every such person and persons, to whom any such annuities or yearly payments shall be due and payable,together with the arrears of such annui­ties, &c. by warrant. together with the ar­rearages of such annuities or yearly payments (if any such be) at the several times and days of payment thereof, upon warrant and di­rection of the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Go­vernours of Ireland, Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to 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, by writing under his or their hand or hands, to be in that behalf directed.

AND, Our said Sovereign Lord the King is pleased and content­ed, and by these presents of his special Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer motion for his Highness, his Heirs and Successors doth co­venant, grant and agree to and 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 Executors, administrators and assigns, and every of them that for and in consideration of such se­veral duties, fees, sums of money, annuities and payments, which the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip [Page 56] Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dash­wood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Buucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, or any of them, shall from time to time, during the said Term of six years, so as afore­said, satisfie, content and pay unto all and every the Customers, Collectors, Comptrollers, Surveyor, Surveyors General, Officers, Ministers and other persons respectively, accordigng to the true intent and meaning of these presents, as is is aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful to and for 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 shall be defalked for such pay­ments from time to time to deduct, defaulk and detain so much out of the yearly Rent and sums of money be­fore by these presents; reserved or payable, as all and every such sum and sums of money, duties, fees and payments, as 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, shall according to the true intent and meaning of these presents by such warrant or direction, as aforesaid, satisfie, content and pay unto all and every the Customers,out of the Rents next due after such pay­ments, or at any o­ter time or times at their election, Collectors, Comptrollers, Surveyors, Surveyor Ge­neral, Officers and Ministers, and other persons respectively; as is a­fore-mentioned, shall amount unto the same and every part there­of respectively to be deducted, defaulked and detained out of the next Rent or Rents to grow due next after such respective pay­ments so to be made, as aforesaid, or at any other time or times af­ter at their election; And that the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Covernours of Ireland, Lord Lieu­tenant &c. to allow the same upon sight of the enrolment hereof, and on certificate under the hands and seals of such persons as shall receive the same. and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or o­ther chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, for the time being, to be always one or more, by force of these presents upon sight hereof, or of the enrolment, constat or explication thereof, and upon cer­tificate or other sufficient testimony of payment of the said duties, fees, annuities, payments and sums of money aforesaid in writing, under the hands and seals of such persons which shall have recei­ved the same, as is afore-mentioned, shall have full power and au­thority by an Order in writing under their hands, to make and give allowance of the said deduction and defalcation accordingly, without any further or other warrant of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, to be had, sued for or obtained in that behalf; 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, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, covenant, promise and grant to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors by these presents; That they [Page 57] 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 for their parts, shall not at any time during the continuance of this present demise and grant of six years, abate or diminish any Custom, Subsidy, Excise,The Farmer are not to a­bate or dimi­nish any of the present rates and Cu­stoms. Rate, profits or duty, which shall arise, grow, or be due within any the said Ports or places, before, in and by these presents, mentioned from any Merchant, Importer or Retayler of Goods imported, or take any less or greater sum or sums, to the prejudice of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or of any of his Subjects, for the Customs, Sub­sidies, Imposts, Excise, or other duties for any Wares, Merchandi­zes or Goods that shall be brought into or transported from any of the said Ports or places at any time during the said Term, by any Merchant, Alien, Stranger, Denizen or Natural Subject, other than such as by the Laws, Statutes and Customs of the said Realm of Ire­land, have or ought to have been used to be taken for the same and every part thereof, without the assent of his Majesty,without his Majesties consent under the great Seal or Privy Seal; nor shall the Farmers do any act to hinder or damnifie his Majesty of or for any Cu­stom, subsidy, &c. his Heirs or Successors, in writing under the great Seal or Privy Seal; nor shall nor will willingly do or suffer to be done any other act or thing whatsoever, whereby the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall or may in any wise be hindred or damnified of or for any Cu­stom, Subsidy, Impost or other profit, after this present demise or grant ended or expired in any the Ports or places aforesaid; 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, shall and will at all times, during the continuance of this Grant, be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Go­vernours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, for the time being, to be al­ways one or more, or by the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer,In all doubt­ful cases the Farmers are to be ordered and directed by the Lord Lieutenant, and Councel or by the Treasurer, Vice-Trea­serer and Barons of the Exche­quer. Chan­cellor and Barrons of the Exchequer, there for the time being in cases proper for the determination of the said Court of Exchequer, for or concerning any question or doubt, which shall hereafter arise or happen upon, or by Reason of any matter or thing which shall be done by 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, their or any of their deputies or servants in or about the execution of these pre­sents, or any other clause or article herein contained; And that they or any of them, their or any of their deputies, factors or ser­vants, shall not at any time or times hereafter, during the continu­ance of these presents,They shall not willingly permit any Merchant to trade to the prejudice of any corpora­tions, &c. licence or wittingly or willingly permit or suffer any Merchant or Merchants, their factors or servants to Trade [Page 58] or Traffick in any manner of way which shall or may be prejudi­cial or hurtful to any Corporations or bodies Politique of any Mer­chants incorporated by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or Ireland, by the Kings most Excellent Majesty, that now, is, or any of his Highness progenitors or Predecessors, or contrary or repugnant to the liberties and priviledges to them or any of them by any such Letters Patents, given or granted under colour or pretence of any clause, sentence, matter or thing in these presents given, granted or specified, any thing in these presents contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding:The modera­tion of all forfeitures. And moreover, whereas heretofore it hath happened, and many times hereafter it may fall out and happen that some forfeitures may be had made and committed by some Merchant or Merchants, their servants or sactors of their Goods, wares or Merchandizes by the strict penalties of the Laws and Statutes of the said Realm,concerning Customs, and some act or things may by them or some of them be done, perpetrated, committed or omitted, whereby their wares, goods and merchandizes may be seized as for­seited by the strict Rules of the said Laws and Statutes of the said Realm,is to be sub­mitted to such order as the Lord Lieutenant and Councel, or Treasurer, Vice Trea­surer ard Chancellor of the Exche­quer, by the advice of the Barons, shall make. whereas nevertheless in equity and conscience heretofore in such like cases, the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Gover­nour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or some of them, or the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer and Chan­cellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, for the time being, have used ac­cording to his and their wisdom and conscience, sometimes by the ad­vice of the Barons of the Exchequer for the time being, and sometimes by the advice of the Officers of the said Ports, to make some mode­ration thereof, and to give redress therein, 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 therefore covenant, pro­mise and grant for them and every of them, their and every of their Executors, administrators and assigns, to and with the Kings most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, by these presents, that in every such case, and when, and as often as any such case of Equity or Conscience shall happen; 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 and assigns,which orders &c the Far­mers are to fulfill, per­form and a­bide by. shall stand unto, perform, fulfil and a­bide all and every such order, direction and ordinance therein, as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, for the time being, to be always one or more, or the Lord Treasurer or Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, for the time being, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by the advice of the Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being, or any three of them, shall set down and appoint; And whereas hereto­fore [Page 59] in every of the said Custom-houses, in every of the said Ports and creeks within the said Realm, there hath been usually made unto Merchants, Factors, Masters, Shippers and Mariners, sundry allowances, and divers wares and merchandizes in cases reasonable, have been permitted and suffered heretofore, to pass both into the said Realm, and out of the said Realm Custom free, whereof and for which not Custom of late hath been demanded, yielded or paid ac­cording to a large continued usage heretofore accustomed and used in that behalf, which notwithstanding this present demise and grant, were fit and convenient to have coutinuance, during the continu­ance of this grant, for the better encouragement of all Merchants in the Trade of merchandize; Now therefore 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 covenant, promise and grant, for them, their Executors administrators and Assigns, to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, by these presents; 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 and Assigns, and every of them, their and every of their deputies and servants,The Farmers are to allow usual bills of store accord­ing to the Rules in the book of Rates. shall and will, during the continuance of this Grant allow to all and every Merchant, Master, Shipper and Marriner of any Ship or Ves­sel, such provision, favors, portage and store, as is provided, allow­ed, and made by and according to the Rates and Rules set down and expressed in the book of Rates now established: And if any variance, difference or controversie shall happen to,Differences between mer­chants and the Farmers, touching such bills of store to be de­cided by the Lord Lieute­nant and six of the Councel with the ad­vice of the Treasurer, Vice-Trea­surer and Barons, or three of them. arise or grow at any time or times, during the Term aforesaid, between the said Merchants, Masters, Shippers and Marriners, or any of them; 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 Assigns, deputies or servants, or any of them, touching the said provision; favors, portage and stores, so from time to time to be allowed, as aforesaid; That then 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, Assigns, deputies and servants, and every of them in all and every such cases, shall from time to time stand to perform and abide such order and direction therein, as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Gover­nours of Ireland, for the time being, to be always one or more, shall by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer, or any three or more of [Page 60] them set down and appoint. And further also, 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 and assigns, and their and every of their deputies and servants, shall and will at all and every time and times within the said Term of six years, to be accounted as aforesaid, per­mit and suffer all such foaring beer, and provision for every Ship and Vessel,They are al­so to allow to Ships out­ward bound reasonable foaring beer, and other provisions, with the pri­vity of the Customers and Comptro­lers of the Port, Custom free. which during the said Term shall happen to be bound to pass out of the said Realm into any the parts or places beyond the Seas, as they from time to time, with the privity of the Customers and Comptrollers of the port from whence it shall pass, or their de­puties, or some or one of them, shall in their discretions think fit, reasonable and convenient, the same to be set down in writing un­der the hands of them or some of them, to remain and be Registred, in every Port and creek of the said Realm, with the Officers there, and without payment of any Custom, and without demand or chal­lenge of any Custom, subsidy, duty, sum or sums of money, fee or o­ther thing for the same: And if any variance or controversie shall happen to arise or grow at any time or times, during the Term a­foresaid,and all diffe­rences there­upon to be re­gulated, as in the fore­going cove­nant. between the Merchant, Owner, or Master of any Ship or Vessel, so as aforesaid, to be bound to pass out of the said Realm; or any other person or persons; 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, deputies, assigns or servants, or any of them touching or concern­ing the said foaring beer, and provision, so from time to time to be allowed, as aforesaid; That then the said John Forth, VVilliam Buck­nall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, deputies, Assigns and servants, and every or any of them, in all and every such cases, shall from time to time stand to and abide such order and direction therein, as the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieute­nant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, to be al­ways one or more, by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer, for the time being, or any three or more of them respectively, as is aforesaid, shall set down and appoint in that behalf. And further also; 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 and Assigns, shall and will from time to time, and at all times, during the said Term of six years, to be accompted, as aforesaid, remit and abate unto all and every [Page 61] person and persons, that shall build or cause to be built,The Farm­ers are to al­low all such as build ships of three decks or two decks and an half, to make their first two voyages free from one tenth part of the custome. within any of his Majesties Dominions, any Ship or Vessel of three decks or two decks and an half, with a fore-castle and five foot between each deck, mounted with thirty peeces of ordnance at least, and other am­munition proportionable for the first two Voyages, that the said Ship or Ships shall make from his Majesties Dominions, to any forreign parts, one tenth part of the customs that shall be paid or payable to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for all such goods and merchan­dizes, as shall be exported or imported in any the said Ship or Ships, to and from the said Kingdom of Ireland, according to the purport, intent and true meaning of the late Act of Parliament passed in En­gland, for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in his Majesties Customs, and the provisions and clauses therein, in that behalf pro­vided and made; And without any defalcation or abatement out of the said yearly Rent hereby reserved, or any other allowance or re­compence to be therefore, or by reason thereof made, paid or ren­dred by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or any person or per­sons whatsoever, unto 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. 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 and Assigns, and every of them,The Farmers are to permit Merchant strangers in eight months to transport what they imported cu­stom free. their and every of their deputies and servants from time to time, during the said Term of six years, to be accompted, as aforesaid, shall and will permit and suffer every Mer­chant, alien or stranger, his and their Deputies, factors and servants, and every of them, which have brought any goods, wares or mer­chandizes from any the parts beyond the Seas, into the said Realm of Ireland, being no goods prohibited to be brought into or carried out of the said Realm by any Statute or Restraint; And having there paid the Customs and Subsidies inward due for the same, to transport and carry out again the same goods, wares and merchandi­zes (the property or nature thereof being not altered or changed) out of any the Ports or Creeks aforesaid into any the parts beyond the Seas,And every Merchant, being subject born the pro­perty not be­ing altered) to export the same goods at any time, within one year next af­ter the first Entry of the same, upon the first brin­ging thereof. at any time within eight months next after the first entry of the same into the said Custom-books upon the first bringing thereof into the said Realm, free from all custom outward, and with­out demand or challenge of any custom, subsidy or duty for any such Transportation outward for the same; And likewise shall and will permit and suffer every Merchant being subject, born within the said Realm, his deputies, factors and servants, and every of them from time to time, during the continuance of this Grant, which have brought any wares, goods or merchandizes from any the parts be­yond the Seas into the said Realm of Ireland, being no goods prohi­bited to be brought into or carried out of the said Realm by any Sta­tute [Page 62] or Restraint, and there having paid the custom and subsidy in­ward due for the same, to transport and carry out the same goods, wares and merchandizes (the property or nature thereof being not altered or changed) out of any Ports or Creeks of the said Realm into the parts beyond the Seas at any time within one year next after the first entry of the same into the Custom-house book, upon the first bringing thereof into the said Realm, free of all Customs out­ward, and without demand or challenge of any Custom, Subsidy or Duty for any such Transportation of the same, as is aforesaid: 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,Victuals and apparel for his Majesties service by warrant of Lord Lieute­tenant, Trea­surer, &c. to be custom free. Administrators and Assigns, and every of them, their and every of their deputies, servants and factors, shall and will permit and suffer from time to time, during the continuance of this Demise, all manner of victuals and apparel provided or to be provided for any of the Kings Majesties Armies, which shall then be within the Realms of England or Scotland, or elsewhere, and all apparel provided or to be provided for any the Kings Majesties Armies and Garrisons, and every of them in any place wheresoever, as shall be allowed by war­rant in writing under the hand of the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Covernours of Ireland for the time being, or under the hand of the Lord Treasurer, or Vice-Treasurer of Ireland for the time being, to pass and to be transported out of any the said Ports and Creeks, into the said several places beyond the Seas respe­ctively, whereunto they shall be directed custom free, and without demand of any Custom, Subsidy, Duty, Sum or Sums of money, for any custom outward for the same victual and apparel, and every of them, so to be Transported as aforesaid; And shall and will permit and suffer also all such necessary provisions, as shall be yearly provided within the said Realm for the Service of his Majesties Navies, Armies or Garrisons, or any Officers, Souldiers or Mariners therein being, and shall by the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour and Go­vernours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, to be always one or more, be limited and set down in writing under his hand or their hand or hands to pass and be transported into every place and places, where the same shall be appointed and directed to be carried and unladen, without lett, impediment or hinderance of 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, or of their, or any of their deputies and servant custom free, and without demand of any Custom, Subsi­dy, Duty, Sum or Sums of money for the the transportation or for the custom for the same; Provided always, and it is hereby declared, that all apparel, victuals and other provisions laden on board by pre­tence [Page 63] of such warrants,what exceeds those war­rants, and is exported for merchandize to pay. and exceeding the quantities in such warrants mentioned, if the same be laden on board with intent to be sold and uttered by way of merchandize, shall be subject and lyable to the payment of customs, any thing herein before contained to the con­trary notwithstanding. And also shall and will in like manner per­mit and suffer all and every such person and persons as shall have li­cense to pass and depart out of the said Realm,Such as have licence to pass beyond Sea, are to be suffered to go without ex­action, and of custom for apparel only. into any the parts beyond the Seas, by bill signed by the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or by warrant from the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governors of the Kingdom of Ireland, for the time being, to pass and depart out of the said Realm according to such li­cence at any time, during the continuance of these presents, with­out the lett, hinderance or disturbance of 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, or 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 Ʋs 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 [Page 64] 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 [Page 65] 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, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, shall within ten days next after such proof, so to be made, as aforesaid, sa­tisfie, content and pay, or cause to be satisfied, contented and paid,Within ten days after proof, to pay to his Majesty over and a­bove the rent. unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, into the Receipt of the Exchequer of his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, at Dublin, so much money as the customs, subsidies and impost of such goods, wares and merchandizes, so to be paid or com­pounded for, and not shipped before the end of the said Term of six years, to be accounted as aforesaid, shall duly and truly amount unto over and above the yearly Rent and sums of money, in and by these presents reserved and payable; And to the intent and purpose, 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, may be the fuller impowred and the better enabled to their own proper use and behoof, to discover, demand, levy, collect, recover and take, during the Term afore­said, all and every the customs, subsidies and duties of Excise and new Impost, and all other sums and duties whatsoever hereby grant­ed, and also may be the better assured to enjoy the same according to the true intent and meaning of these presents; His said Royal Maje­sty doth for himself, his Heirs and Successors covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralp Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and As­signs, in manner and form following (that is to say) That the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of his Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland, or the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Go­vernour [Page 66] or Governours, and Privy Councel there for the time be­ing respectively, shall and will from time to time, during the con­tinuance of this present Lease, so far as they are impowred by Law, constitute and appoint the said John Forth, That the Farmers or such persons, as they shall appoint, shall be Commissi­oners and collectors of the customs and excise, and no other. William Bucknall, Willi­am Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, or such other person or persons, as 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, shall nominate and appoint, and no other Commissioners and Collectors of and for said Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage, and Commissioners and Gover­nours of and for the said imported duties of Excise and new Impost, with full power and authority, so far as the Laws shall permit, to no­minate and appoint such Sub-Commissioners, Deputies, Waiters, Collectors, and other Officers respectively, in the several and respe­ective Ports and places of his Majesties Kingdom of Ireland, and the Islands and Territories thereto belonging from time to time, du­ring the said Term of six years, as fully as the late Commissioners of the Customs and Excise, or the said Treasurer of the Kingdom are impowred by the said Acts of Parliament, herein before particu­larly recited or either of them, and as is therein declared, limited and appointed, so as such person or persons so to be nominated by 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, be persons of Integrity and honest conversation, and not be disabled by the said Acts or either of them, or by any other Law or Statute in the said Kingdom of Ireland, to execute the same Offices and Imployments. And whereas by the thirteenth Rule, order and direction annexed unto, and following the said Act of Tonnage and Poundage, the said Lord Lieutenant, Deputy, or other chief Governour or Governours, and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland, for the time being, are authorized to appoint one certain Port in each Province of the said Kingdom of Ireland, where Merchants, strangers or others importing goods or merchandize into the said Realm of Ireland, with the intent to export the same again, may make composition or compound for the duties of goods; And whereas Rules and Instructions for the re­gulating the Ports so to be appointed, as aforesaid, are to be appro­ved of by the chief Governour or Governours, and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland, for the time being. Therefore the said Go­vernour or Governours, and Councel for the time being, shall from time to time,Such one Port and no other in each Province to be appointed for a free Port, As the Lord Lieutenant, &c. shall think, and may consist with publick safety. The Farmers are to observe all rules in the Act for Tonnage and Poundage. during the said Term of six years hereby granted, ap­point such one Port, and no other in each Province, and ratifie, ap­prove and allow of such Instructions and Rules for the regula ing thereof, so far as the same is lawful and may consist with publick [Page 67] safe, as they the said chief Governour and Governours, and Coun­cel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the chief Governour or Governours to be always one or more shall think fit. And further, 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, and Assigns, shall and will during the said Term of six years, duely observe such Rules, Orders and Directions for Advancement of Trade and En­couragement of Merchants, as are prescribed and laid down in the Act for settling the Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage on his Ma­jesty, his Heirs or Successors, herein formerly mentioned; and al­so all other Acts now in force, prohibiting the Exportation of Wool, Leather, or any other thing whatsoever,And the Act prohibiting the exporta­tion of Wool, Leather, and other goods. prohibited to be exported out of the said Kingdom of Ireland (except as herein is excepted and provided for) and shall not nor will not do, or willing­ly suffer to be done any thing or things whatsoever, contrary to any of them, or the Rules, Orders and directions in them, or any of them prescribed (except as herein is excepted and provided for) nor shall not nor will not do, or willingly suffer or permit any Goods or Merchandize to be shipped or landed,Notice to the Kings Offi­cer upon goods landed but in the presence of or after due notice given at his place of Office unto such Officer or Officers, as by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or by the Lord Lieutenant, Deputy, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland, for the time being, shall be appointed to that purpose, or some of their Depu­ties, nor shall not within the space of six Months,They shall not towards the end of the Term fill the Markets. immediately next before the Expiration or other Determination of the said Term of six years, directly or indirectly design or contrive to anticipate the Receipt of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, by inviting, trea­ting or compounding with any Merchant or Importer to Import Goods to fill the Markets.

THE IN-LAND EXCIZE, AND ALE and BEER LICENCES.

AND His Majesty of his more abundant special grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, hath demised and granted, and by these Presents for his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, for and in consideation of the 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced, and of the Co­venants and Agreements herein also contained,Demise of all the In-land Excize. doth demise and grant unto 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, all and all manner of Rates, Charges, Impositions, Sums of Money, Payments, and Duties of Excize whatsoever, which by vertue of the Act aforesaid, or otherwise howsoever, shall at any time after the 25th. day of March 1671. unto the 25th. day of Decem­ber 1675. inclusive grow due, and renew, and from time to time, during the term aforesaid, ought to become due and payable, and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for or in respect of any Beer, Ale, Strong-Waters, or other Excizeable Liquors brewed, or made, vended, spent or consumed within the said Realm of Ireland, or for or in respect of any the Goods, Mer­chandizes or Commodities whatsoever, which are of the Native Growth, Production, or Manufacture of the said Realm of Ire­land; and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever, commonly called or known by the name of the In-land Excize; and also that Duty or Sum of Twenty Shillings, And the duty of Twenty shillings for Ale and Beer Licences. which shall grow due and pay­able annually to his Majesty, by such Persons who shall yearly be Licenced to sell Ale and Beer in their Houses by Retail for and in respect of such Licence; and all other Duties of that nature, which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament, entituled, An Act of the Improvement of His Majesties Revenue upon the granting of Licen­ces for the selling of Ale and Beer, or otherwise howsoever, shall or may at any time after the 25th. day of March, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and one, unto the Five and twentieth day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive, grow due, and renew, or from time to time, during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable, and are appointed to be paid [Page 70] unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, or any of them.

Habendum.] TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Rates, Charges, and Impositions, Sums of Money, Payments, and Duties of Excize whatsoever, which by vertue of the said late Act of Par­liament, touching or concerning the Excize, are due and payable unto His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for or in respect of any Beer, Ale, Strong-Waters, or other Excizable Liquors brewed, or made in the Realm of Ireland, or for or in respect of any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes of the growth, production, or manufacture of Ireland, and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever, common­ly called or known by the name of, The In-land Excize; And also all that Duty of Twenty Shillings, which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Licences for selling Ale and Beer, will be yearly due and payable to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, from every Person and Persons taking or renewing any Licence for sel­ling Ale and Beer, by Retayl, (except before excepted) unto the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jem­met, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dash­wood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, from the Twenty fifth day of March, From the4 25th day of March 1671 for Four years and three quar­ers. which shall be in the year of our Lord One thou­sand six hundred seventy one, for, during, and until the full end and term of Four years and three quarters of a year from thenceforth next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, to the onely proper use, benefit, and behoof of 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, without any Account, Matter or other thing to be yielded, made, or done for the same, other than the Rents and Sums of Money, and other things herein before or hereafter, in and by these presents reserved and covenanted, or agreed to be paid or performed, and in as large and ample manner as his Majesty may, might, or ought to have, take, or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes, Act or Acts of Parliament, Custom, Use, Usage or Pre­scription, and as largely, amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same, or any part thereof, or as the same are hereby mentioned, meant or intended to be demised or granted; Any Law, Statute, Act or Acts of Parliaments, and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament,Non ob­stante the Clause in the Act for Ale and Beer Li­cences. intituled, An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues, upon the granting of Li­cences for selling Ale and Beer, which enacts, That all the Sums of money due and payable by the said Act, shall be duly and con­stantly paid into his Majesties Court of Exchequer, and shall not be set or let to Farm, his Majesty intending to retain the same in his own hands, and not to interest any private Person whatsoever with the profits thereof; and that all and every such Lease, and [Page 71] every Clause of Non obstante therein contained, should be utterly void; And that all such Lessees or Farmers should be Accountants unto His Majesty for all profits received by pretence of any such Grant or farme; And also the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act for setling of the Excize, And also the Clause in the Act for Ex­cize. or new Impost, upon His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, according to the Book of Rates therein inserted; which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made, during the space of se­ven years next ensuing the said Act, or after the said seven years, with­out the Advice of the Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, or six or more of the Council of that Kingdom; and reserving the highest Rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty, and which declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void; And also all and eve­ry Ordinance, Order, Custome, Proclamation, Letters Patents,And every Ordinance, Order, Cu­stome, &c. Provision, Restraint, or any other matter or thing had or made, or to be had or made, to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstand­ing.

YIELDING and PAYING, and the said John Forth, Yielding and paying. William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Bree­don, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Mus­champ, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, for them, and every of them, their and every of their Heirs, Executors and Administrators, and every of them, do by these presents covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heires and Successors, to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, for and during the residue of four years and three quarters of a year, men­tioned in this present Demise; That is to say, from the Feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Virgin Mary, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1671. for and during the terme of four years, and three quarters of a year, from thence next ensuing; and upon the Feast of the Nativity, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675.From our Lady day 1671, to Christmass 1675. year­ly. fully to be compleat and ended, at or into his or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, or by such other payments, and with such Deductions,, Abatements and Allowances, and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned yearly, and every year, during the said four years and three quarters of a year last before mentioned; the Rent following, That is to say; the full yearly Sum of Fifty three thousand pounds sterling of good and lawful Money of England, The Rent of 53000 l. for the first four years, at the usual feast. during the first four years of the said Terme, or so much other lawful and current Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto, at or before the four most usual Feasts in the year, That is to say, the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary, the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, by even and equal portions; The first quarterly payment of the said yearly Rent of Fifty three thousand pounds reserved, during the said first four years, to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, The first quarterly payment to begin upon the feast of Saint John the Baptist, 1672. [Page 72] which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hun­dred seventy two; And for the last three quarters 39750 l. at the usual Feast-dayes. And during the three last quarters of a year of the said terme the full Sum of Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds of lawful English Money, or so much lawful and cur­rent Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto, at or before the three last and usual Feast dayes of the said Term; That is to say, the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ, by even and equal portions; the first quarterly payment of the said Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds reserved, during the last three quarters of a year, to begin and be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy and five.

And whereas by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament, Intituled, An Act for the settling of the Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty, His Heires and Successors, according to the Book of Rates therein inserted, it is amongst other things provided, That if any Vintner, Inne-keeper, Victualler, Alehouse-keeper, or maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters, using common selling and retailing of Beer, Ale, Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters in his or their Houses, should think fit to compound for the Excise of all Beer, Ale, Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters, which he or they shall brew, make, distill, draw, retail or vend, in his or their Houses; That the Commissioners or Sub-Commissio­ners of Excize respectively should have authority to make such Com­position for any time, not exceeding twelve moneths; and at such Rates to be paid monethly as they shall think reasonable; So as the Rates were not less than such Compounder had paid for Excize in twelve moneths before going; And that upon such Composition made, the Party compounding should with able Sureties enter into a sufficient Obligation to our Soveraign Lord the King, for paying and perfor­ming such Composition; and thereupon should be discharged from making any weekly Entries during the time of such Composition, and from all Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures concerning the same; as by the said Act more at large appeares, His Majesty is graciously plea­sed to covenant and agree, and by these presents for Himself, His Heirs and Successors,If any com­position for Excize shall be made by the Commis­sioners, or Sub-Com­missioners, with any Retailer or Distiller, which shall continue of force during the terme. doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam 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; That if at any time hereafter, and before the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary, which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy one, any such Composition or A­greement for Excise shall happen to be made with any of the Per­sons aforesaid, shall continue in force after the said Feast of the An­nuntiation last mentioned; or if at any time after the commence­ment [Page 71] of this present Demise and Grant for Four years and three quarters of a year, any new or other Composition or Agreement shall happen to be made with any such Vintner, Inn-keeper, Vi­ctualler, Alehouse-keeper, or Maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters, for the Excize of such Beer, Ale, Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters, as he or they usually brew, make, distill, draw, re­tail or vend in his or their Houses; which Composition shall re­main and be of force during any part of the said term of Four years and three quarters, That then, and in every such case,The Far­mers shall have the be­nefit of the same, and the Moneys pay­able thereup­on. it shall and may be lawful to and for 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, to have, hold, take, receive, and en­joy to their own proper use, benefit and behoof, all and every sum and sums of Money, which by reason or vertue of any such Com­position or Compositions, Agreement or Agreements made, or to be made as aforesaid, shall at any time during the said term of Four years and three quarters of a year, grow due and payable, without any Account or other Matter or Thing to be therefore rendred or given, other than the Rent by these presents reserved. And if any of the said sums due or payable, during the said term, for or in re­spect of any such Composition as aforesaid, shall be behind and un­paid, by reason whereof the Obligations and Securities entred into for the payment and performance of such Composition, shall become forfeited unto his Majesty;

Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is pleased and content­ed, and by these presents, for his Highness, his Heirs and Successors,And the Forfeiture. doth give and grant unto 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, without any Account or other thing to be therefore paid or rendred, o­ther than the Rent by these presents reserved, the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised, gotten, or had by all and every such Obli­gations and securities, and of all Judgments, Executions and Extents thereupon, and Compositions for the same; and that it shall be lawful for 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and every of them, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors,With power in the Kings name to sue the Obligati­ons. and at their own proper Costs and Charges, to sue, prosecute, and implead in his Majesties Court of Exchequer, all and every Per­son and Persons, by whom any such Obligation shall be forfeited, and his and their Sureties, and in the name or names of Him, his Heirs or Successors, to procure Judgement, and sue forth Execu­tion of and for all and every the Penalties and Forfeitures in the [Page 72] said Obligations contained; and our said Sovereign Lord doth here­by Command the Lord Treasurer,And the Lord Trea­surer, &c. are comman­ded to deliver the said For­feitures, when levied, to the Far­mers. Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of his Court of Exchequer for the time being, that when and as often as any of the said Penalties and Forfeitures of the said Obligations shall be levied or paid into the said Court of Exche­quer, so often all and every the said Penalties and Forfeitures be delivered unto 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, to their own onely use and behoof, without any other or further Ac­count; And for so doing, these Presents, or the Enrollment there­of, shall be to them, and every of them, and to all other Officers and Ministers to whom it shall appertain, a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf.

The Com­missioners and Sub-Commissio­ners are to take no Se­curities, but such as they will answer for.And our said Sovereign Lord the King doth further charge and command all and every the Commissioners and Sub-Commissioners of Excize respectively, that they presume not to take any Ob­ligation or Security for paying or performing any Composition or Agreement for Excize, which shall have continuance or ef­fect, during any part of the said term of Four years and three quarters of a year hereby granted; but of such sufficient Persons, for whom they will undertake, if the Parties prove unable, un­less the said Bonds be taken with or by the consent and good liking of the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, or some of them hereunto first had by writing under their, or some of their hands;Nor cancell any without the Farmers consent. And that they do not deliver, cancell, or make void the said Bonds or Writings, or any of them, unless it be after notice first given to, and with the consent and good liking of 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, or some of them, in writing thereunto first had and obtained.

And if any Act done, or to be done by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or by the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor or Governours of Ireland and Council there for the time being, or by the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Ex­chequer, or any Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue for the time being, or by any of them, shall be any obstruction or hin­derance unto 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, in the having or receiving the full benefit of such forfeited Obligations, and the [Page 73] Penalties thereof, or of the Judgements and Executions thereupon had,If the Far­mers are hin­dred of those Forfeitures, they are to have Defal­cation, By way of Retainer. (the due Fees of the Officers of the Exchequer onely excepted) then his Majesty is pleased that there shall be an allowance and defalcation made by way of recouper and retainer of so much of the Rent by these presents reserved, as may be sufficient to give recompence and satisfaction for the same. And his Majesty doth hereby authorize the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, and any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more,And the Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. authorized to allow the same. to grant unto them an Order in writing for the allowance of such Defalcations, without any other or further warrant from his Majesty to be therefore had and ob­tained.

And 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, for themselves, and every of them respectively, and for their respective Heires, Executors and Administrators, do further co­venant, promise, grant and agree, to and with his Most Excellent Majesty, his Heires and Successors,The Farmers covenant, not to demand more of the Subject than what shall be agreeable to Law. that neither 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, nor any of them, nor their, nor any of their Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Offi­cers, or Substitutes, nor any of them, shall or will within the space or compass of any one quarter, or fourth part of a year, during the said terme of four years and three quarters of a year hereby demised, the said quarters to be accounted successively the one after the other, im­mediately after the commencement of the said terme of four years and three quarters of a year, demand, receive, collect, gather, or take by way of composition, or otherwise, from any Brewer or Victualler, or other person whatsoever, any more or greater Sum or Sums of Mo­ney, by vertue, colour or pretence of these presents, than shall be due and payable by any such Brewer, Victualler, or other person or per­sons, for his or their Excize for that quarter respectively, or shall be in arrear for their Excize before the beginning of such a respective quarter, or shall be agreeable to the Laws and Statutes of Excize.

HIS MAJESTIES GENERAL COVENANTS.

He Maje­ [...] Cove­ [...] re­ [...] [...]o all [...]ns.AND further, to the intent the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, John Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dash­wood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, may be the better enabled to pay the Rent and Sums of Money by these presents reserved and payable to the Kings Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, at the dayes and times herein before limited and appointed for the payment of the same, our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented, and for Him, his Heirs and Successors, of his especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, doth covenant and grant to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam 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, by these presents, That if 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 Deputy or Deputies, Executors, Admini­strators or Assignes, or any of them, for any difficulty, delay or doubt, that they or any of them shall find in recovering or levy­ing of the said annual Rents or Payments, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine or Strong-waters, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, Duties of Excize for Goods imported, Duties of Excize for Ale and Beer, and other the Duties of In-land Excize; Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Ale and Beer, and all other the Duties, Revenues, Profits and Premises respectively demised as aforesaid, or mentio­ned to be hereby demised, granted or leased, or of any part or parcel of the same; and which by the true intent and meaning of these presents, 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, ought to have, take and receive to their own use, after the same shall become due and payable, or for the difficulty of getting in any other of their, or any of their debts due unto them, or any of them, to be thereby the better enabled to satis­fie [Page 75] His Majesties said Rent, or for any other cause or occasion whatsoever, will give, grant or assign, or cause or procure to be gi­ven, granted or assigned to our said Soveraign Lord the King,If the Far­mers desire to assign any of the Duties demised, His Heirs or Successors, or to any of them, the said annual Rents, Pay­ments, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, and other the Duties, Revenues, Profits and Premises by these presents respe­ctively demised or granted, or any part or parcel thereof, after the same shall be due or payable; or any Bonds, Bills, Obligations,Or any Bonds, Bills, &c. there­fore due; Judgements, Statutes, Recognizances, Specialties, Debts, Duties, Sum or Sums of Money which shall be due, owing or apper­taining to 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, for, or in respect of the same, or of any other cause whatsoever, by any Person or Persons whatsoever, Then our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty,His Majesty will accept the Assign­ment, and cause speedy process to is­sue out for the recovery thereof. His Heires and Successors, and every of them, to whom 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, shall and will give, grant or assign, or cause to be assigned as aforesaid, the same or any part thereof, shall accept, receive and take the said Gift, Grant or Assignment, and there­upon with all celerity and expedition shall and will from time to time cause to be made forth of the said Court of Exchequer of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or of any of them, as speedy process, or other proceedings, for the speedy recovering and levying of the said annual Rents, Payments, Customes, Sub­sidies and Imposts, Debts, Sums of Money, Excizes, Duties, Bonds, Bills, Judgements, Statutes, Recognizances, Specialties, and other the Premises, which shall be so given, granted or assigned as is aforesaid, and every part and parcel of the same, as the use and course of the said Court may allow and permit, or as other Debts due, or to be due to His Highness, His Heires or Succes­sors, immediately may by order of the said Court be levyed or re­covered, any Letters of Privy-SealNon ob­stante any Privy Seal, &c. made by His Majesties said late Grand-father or Father, or by our said Soveraign Lord the King that now is, concerning the assignment of Debts, or any Command­ment, Direction, Signification, Grant, or Declaration made, or to be made, from His late Majesty, or our said Soveraign Lord the King, by Privy-Seal or Great Seal, or otherwise howsoever to the contrary not­withstanding.

And our said Soveraign Lord the King, for Him, His Heirs and Successors, doth by these presents covenant, promise and grant to and 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 Executors, Administrators and [Page 76] Assigns,All Moneys so recovered, to be paid to the Farmers, without ac­count. that all and singular the said annual Rents, Payments, Customes, Subsidies, Excizes, Debts, Duties, Sums of Mo­ney, Revenues, Profits, and other the premises, which shall be recovered and levyed, or paid, by reason of any such Debt, Bond, Obligation, Bill, Judgment, Statute, Recognizance, Process, Order, Course, or Suite of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heires or Successors; as also all and every the fore­said Pains and Penalties which shall so likewise be recovered, and which the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Buck­nall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, are, or ought to have, according to the intent of these presents, shall immediately after the recovering or levying thereof, from time to time be deli­vered by the said Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the said Exchequer, or some of them, to 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 some of them, to their, and every of their own proper uses and behoofs, without any Account or other thing, to our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs or Succes­sors, to be had, paid, or done, of, or for the same, or any part or parcel thereof, other than the said several and respective yearly Rents and Sums of Money, and other Things and Duties before in these presents respectively reserved and agreed to be paid to his Highness, his Heirs and Successors, according to the tenor, purport,Or else shall be retained by the King in part of the Rent. and true meaning of these presents; or else shall be re­tained towards, or for, or in part of payment of the said Rent and Sums of Money to His Highness, his Heirs and Successors, re­served or payable by force of these presents, which then shall be due, if to the said Lord-Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Court of Exchequer, or the more part of them for the time being, it shall be thought meet and convenient for his Majesties service and surety in the premises. And also, that our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, shall from time to time, as occasion shall be, make, or cause to be made unto 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,The Far­mers are to have such Grants of the Forfeitures recovered, as they de­sire, and the Extents thereupon. Administrators and Assigns, and every or any of them, under the Great Seal of England or Ireland, or under the Seal of the Court of Exchequer there, or otherwise, as by 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 Assignes, or any of them, their, or any of their Councill learned in the Law, shall be reasonably de­vised [Page 77] or required, and at their, or any of their proper Costs and Charges in the Law, such and so many Grants, Conveyances and Assurances of, and for the said annual Rents, Excizes, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Debts, Duties, Revenues, and Profits, For­feitures, Pains, Penalties, and Sums of Money, and of all Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels ex­tended or seized thereupon, or for, or by reason thereof, which by our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Suc­cessors, or by any of them shall be had, recovered, levyed, or paid by vertue of any such Process, Order, Course, or Suits, if the said Lord-Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons, or the more part of them, shall not think good so to retain the same. And his Majesty doth hereby for him, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, authorize and straitly charge and command, as well the Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland for the time being, as the said Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being, or some of them, to perform, do and execute, or cause to be performed, done and executed, his Highness said pleasure herein, accor­ding to the true intent and meaning of these presents; And these Presents, or the Enrollment, Constat or Exemplification of the same, shall be from time to time a sufficient warrant to the said Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland, Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the said Court of Ex­chequer for the time being, and to all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heirs and Suc­cessors for the time being, to whom it shall appertain, for the ma­king forth Process, suing for, recovering and levying of the said Annual Rents, Excizes, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Debts, Duties, Revenues, Profits and Sums of Monyes, and every of them, and of all the said Forfeitures, Pains and Penalties; and for the Payment and delivery over to 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 to any of them, the said annual Rents, Excizes, Imposts, Customes, Subsidies, Debts, Duties, Revenues, Profits, Forfeitures, Pains, Penalties, and Sums of Money, and other things whatsoever, which by vertue of such Process, Order, Course or Suits, as is aforesaid, shall be levyed or paid, and for to accept the same so recovered as in part of payment of the Rent and Sums of Money above reserved or payable, accor­ding to the tenor of these presents, then next due to be paid, in case it shall be thought meet to retain the same as aforesaid, and also for the making of such Grants and Assurances of the said annual Rents, Excize, Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, Debts, Du­ties, Revenues, Profits, Forfeitures, Pains, Penalties, and Sums of Money, and other things that shall be so recovered, levyed, or paid, as is aforesaid, under the Great Seal of Ireland, and under the Seal of [Page 78] the said Court of Exchequer, or either of them, or otherwise as by the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, John Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Exe­cutors, Administrators or Assigns, or any of them, or by their, or any of their Counsel learned in the Law shall be reasonably, accor­ding to the true intent and meaning of these presents, devized and re­quired, without any other Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of his Highness, his Heirs or Successors, to be obtained or had in that be­half.

And that they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVil­liam 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, shall and may from time time, during the said several and respective termes of years to be accounted as aforesaid,The Far­mers power to take Bonds in the Kings name. take Bonds Obligatory in the name of the Kings Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, or in the names of 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 Assignes, or any of them, as well of all and eve­ry Merchant and Merchants, and Owners of the said Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, whereof the Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, and other Duties, are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised, or any of them as of any other Person or Persons for any other Debt, Du­ty or Cause whatsoever, with Surety or Sureties as otherwise for Pay­ment of the said Customes, Subsidies, Impositions and Duties, and other the Debts and Duties whatsoever, and every or any of them in such sort and manner, and at such dayes and times as 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 Bucknall, their Executors Ad­ministrators or Assigns, or any of them, shall seem meet and conveni­ent, and to detain and keep the said Bonds and every of them in their or some of their hands,And to have the benefit of them. and to have and take the full benefit and ad­vantage of the same, and every of them, to their own proper use, by way of Suite, at their own Cost and Charge, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heires or Successors, or otherwise, and upon satisfaction and payment thereupon, or otherwise to deli­ver up or cancel the same, or otherwise to dispose thereof for their best advantage and benefit, or profit, or otherwise, as they shall think fit; And also 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 and Assignes, and every of them, shall have full power, liberty and authority, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the [Page 79] Kings Majesty, his Heires and Successors, or any of them, or in the name or names of 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and every or any of them at their pleasure to implead,And at their charge to prosecute, sue and pro­secute all and every such Person and Persons, his and their Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every or any of them, which shall so become bound to his Majesty, his heires or Successors, or otherwise indebted of and for all and every such Sums of money, Penalties or Forfeitures as shall grow or become due or payable, by reason or means of any such Bonds, or Debts, as also all and every other Person and Persons, their Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, that shall or may by any meanes be found to be indebt­ed, chargeable, or answerable to His Majesty, his Heires or Suc­cessors, or to 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, or any of them, for and in respect of the said Annual Rents, Payments, Excizes, Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, Revenues, Profits and Du­ties, and all and every part or parcel of the same, or other Debts or Duties, or for not payment of the same, and the Sum and Sums of Moneys, Penalties and Forfeitures, Arrearages of Rents, Profits, Payments, Excizes, Customes, Subsidies, Impositions, Reve­nues, Profits and Duties, and all and every part and parcel of the same, which shall be recovered or had, of the Bodies, Goods, Chattels, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, or any of them, of the said Person or Persons, their Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of them, to levy, hold and take Execution thereof, to the use of 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 Bucknall, their Execu­tors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of them, and further to do, make, take and prosecute in such like manner and forme as his Majesty, his Heires or Successors, of his or their Royal Pre­rogative, power and Authority, in his, or otherwise in their own proper Names, or by any whatsoever Right or Title should or might have done, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents.

And also, that these presents,Without fur­ther warrant to the Trea­surer, &c. or the enrollment thereof from time to time, shall be as well to the Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of his Majesties said Court of Exchequer for the time being, and all other Officers and Ministers of the same Court, as also to the Barons, Justices, Officers, and Ministers of his Highness, his Heires and Successors of the said Court of Exchequer for the time being, or of any other his Majesties Courts of Record, and to every of them sufficient warrant and discharge to hear, de­termine, [Page 80] sue, prosecute, grant, levy and make execution against all and every Person and Persons, their Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, by and upon whom any of the said Sums of money, penalties or forfeitures due or payable upon, or by reason of any such Bonds, or any of the said Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Impositions and Duties, before by these presents demised or granted, or mentioned to be demised or granted, or any part or parcel thereof, be, or shall be charged, due or levyable, in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King, his Heires or Successors, or in the name or names of 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assignes, or any of them, to the proper use and behoof of the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Tay­lor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and As­signs, or any of them, in manner and forme aforesaid, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, without any Account or other profit or thing whatsoever to his Highness, his Heirs or Suc­cessors, therefore to be had, paid or done, the said yearly Rent or Sums of money by these presents reserved and covenanted to be paid as afore­said, onely excepted and foreprized.

And whereas in and by the several laws and statutes touching the Customes, Excize, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licences of Retaylers, and other the Duties and Profits hereby respectively de­mised, several Fines and Penalties are imposed upon offenders, and variously distributed; And whereas in all cases where any Fines or Penalties are imposed, or other Forfeiture incurred for non-payment of any Duties of Excize, there the Duty it self is wholly lost, as to the present Farmers thereof; His Majesty is therefore graciously pleased to declare, and doth hereby covenant and agree to and 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 Executors, Administrators and Assigns, that His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, during the continuance of the several and re­spective demises herein before made and granted, or mentioned to be made and granted,His Maje­sties Cove­nants not to discharge any of the Du­ties nor Pe­nalties. will not pardon, remit, or any way discharge any of the Duties hereby granted or demised, or any Fine, penalty or forfeiture whatsoever, which during the said several and respective termes of years shall happen to be incurred by any Offender or Offen­ders, and shall and may be lawfully imposed or levyed, and become due and payable for any offence committed against the Laws and Statutes aforesaid.

All Com­missioners for putting the Laws in exe­cution, Judges, &c. are directed to levy and cause to be levyed all the said Fines and Forfei­tures, and to pay the In­formers, and the Kings part to the Farmers;And further, that all and every the Commissioners appointed, or to be appointed for putting any of the said Laws and Statutes in Execution, and all and every the Judges in any of the four Courts, [Page 81] and all Justices of Peace in their several Sessions, shall from time to time, and at all times during the continuance of this present Demise, be directed and appointed well and truly to levy, and cause to be levyed all and every the Fines, penalties and forfeitures, which shall happen to be duly and legally imposed, and there­out pay, or cause to be paid unto the several and respective Infor­mers, and to such others to whom the said Statutes have allotted and distributed any share or part of the said Fines and forfeitures, such part or share as to them shall appertain, and such part and proportions of the said Fines, penalties and forfeitures which shall remain due and payable to His Majesty, shall pay, or cause to be paid unto the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, And the Farmers are made Colle­ctors and Receivers of the same. Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Buck­nall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, (the Charges of levying the same being first deducted;) For which purpose his Majesty doth hereby constitute and appoint 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 Bucknall, and the Survivors and Survivor of them, his and their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, to be Collectors and Receivers to His Majesties use of his part of the penalties, fines and forfeitures accrewing due as aforesaid; 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, for them and every of them, and for the Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assigns of them and every of them, do covenant and grant to and with His Majesty, His Heires and Successors by these Presents, That within One and twenty dayes next after every of the Four most usual Feasts or Quarter-dayes which shall incurre,The Farmers covenant to pay quarter­ly, or within 21 dayes af­ter, all the pe­nalties and Forfeitures they receive over and a­bove the Rent, during the continuance of the several and re­spective Demises, 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, the Survivor and Survivors of them, his and their Exe­cutors, Administrators or Assigns, shall and will satisfie and pay His Majesty, His Heires and Successors at His or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, over and above the several and respective yearly Rents herein before reserved as aforesaid, all and every the fines, penalties and forfeitures to them paid and delivered as afore­said, or so much thereof as shall remain in their or any of their hands after the several defalcations, deductions,Or so much as remains in their hands after all de­falcations, &c. satisfied. allowances and payments herein mentioned shall be made and satisfied; And his Majesty is graciously pleased further to declare and agree, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, [Page 82] Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Admini­strators and Assignes, upon all and every the Accounts by them to be made touching and concerning any Fines, And in con­sideration thereof are to defa [...]k as much of their Rent as the Moneys paid in for the Penalties a­mount unto. Penalties and for­feitures by them received as aforesaid, to abate, defalk, deduct, de­tain and keep to his and their own use so much of the several and respective Rents hereby reserved, as they or any of them shall from time to time pay into the said receipt of His Majesties Exchequer, of, for, or in respect of the said fines, penalties and forfeitures in con­sideration and for satisfaction of the said several Duties lost and un­paid by reason of any Fines and penalties that shall be incurred and imposed; And upon full payment made as aforesaid, all and every the Persons lyable to any account for Fines, penalties or forfeitures, shall be thereof wholly discharged, the said Laws and Statutes impo­sing the said Penalties, or any other Law or Statute to the contrary not­withstanding.

The Farmers may defalk the Interest of the 70000 l. quarterly. And His Majesty for himself, his Heires and Successors, is hereby graciously pleased to covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Iemmet, John Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam 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 from time to time, and at all times during the continuance of the several and respective termes before granted, to defalk and deduct out of the several and respective yearly Rents herein before reserved, and to retain quarterly and every quarter of a year so much thereof in their own hands as may be sufficient to satisfie and pay the quarterly interest of the threescore and ten thousand pounds so as afore­said advanced after the rate of ten pounds per Cent. for one year; And further that if the 70000 l. And if the 70000 l. re­main in the Kings hands during the terme, the Farmers may detain the last half years rent; and if that will not re­imburse them, to be supplyed out of the fu­ture growing Revenue. so as aforesaid agreed to be advan­ced and paid in, shall be suffered to remain and continue in his Ma­jesties hand untill the end of the terme of seven years hereby granted, then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for 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, and the Survi­vors and Survivor of them, and the Executors, and Administrators of the Survivor of them, to retain and keep in his and their own hands the last half years Rent which shall be due and payable for the Pre­misses; that is to say, the several and respective quarterly Rents which shall grow due and payable at or upon the feast of St. Michael the Arch-angel, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five, and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ, which shall be in the said year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five then next ensuing, being the two last quarterly [Page 83] payments, during the several and respective terms herein befor granted, to the intent they may be thereby fully satisfied, re-imbur­sed and paid the whole several and respective Sums of Threescore and ten thousand pounds, so as aforesaid advanced, together with the Interest thereof then due, rendring the over-plus, if any be, to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors; And if it shall happen by reason of any Accidents or other Interruptions, or by reason of any just and necessary defalcations then due and unsatisfied, that the two last quarterly payments, so as aforesaid intended to be retained, shall not be sufficient to re-imburse the said Threescore and ten thousand pounds, so as aforesaid advanced, together with the Interest thereof which shall be then behind and unpaid; His Majesty is pleased fur­ther to declare, that the same shall be satisfied and paid out of some part of his Majesties Revenue in Ireland which shall grow due after the expiration of the said several and respective terms, whereof the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of his Ma­jesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and all other Officers and Mi­nisters of his Majesties Revenue there; And also all and every the respective Farmers, Collectors, Commissioners, or Receivers for the time being, are hereby required to take notice, and to see the same paid accordingly; and for so doing these presents, or the en­rollment thereof, shall be to them and every of them a sufficient war­rant and discharge in that behalf.

And His said Majesty doth hereby further for himself,The Farmers impowered to recover all Arrears at the end of their terms. his Heirs and Successors, covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, and the Survivors and Survivor of them, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, That from and immediately after the expiration or other determination of the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted, they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, Iames Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, Willi­am Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, and the Survi­vors or the Survivor of them, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, or such other Person or Persons as he or they shall nominate, shall be sufficiently impowered to levy, raise, recover, and receive to their own proper use and behoof all such Arrears of Rents, Payments, Duties, Impositions, Customs, Subsidies, Excizes, Sums of Money, Profits, and Premises hereby granted as aforesaid, as shall become due unto them at any time during the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted.If any Plague or War happen, or Act of Parliament pass to lessen or suspend any of the Duties, then to be a defal­cation.

Provided alwayes, That it is hereby intended, declared and a­greed, and His Majesty, for Himself, his Heirs and Successors, doth covenant, grant and agree to and 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 Executors, Admini­strators [Page 84] and Assigns, by these presents, that if at any time or times during the continuance of all or any the several and respective demi­ses herein before granted, any spreading Infection of Plague, Pesti­lence, or any great Mortality, depopulation or destruction of Houses by fire, or otherwise, or any forraign invasion, or any publick, open, or domestick War, Rebellion, or Insurrection shall be or happen within his said Realm of Ireland, or any the Counries, Cities, Towns, or Places of or within the same; Or if Authority of Parliament, Proclamation, or any other Act of State; Or if His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall at any time during the said several terms, pass any General Act of Pardon or Oblivion, or make any other particular Pardon or Release, or shall pass any other Act of Parliament, or hath done, or shall cause to be done any other Act whereby or by reason or occasion whereof the said Customs, Impositions, Excizes, Hearth-moneys, Annual Payments, Rents or Duties, or any other the Revenues, Profits and Premises hereby severally and respectively demised, or any Arrears thereof which shall incurr and grow due during the said several and respe­ctive Demises, or any part thereof, other than what is herein be­fore expresly excepted or prohibited, shall be pardoned, suspended, lessened, diminished, or taken away, or whereby, or by means whereof 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 shall be hindred or obstructed in or from the having, levying, receiving, or collecting thereof, then 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 and Assigns, shall from time to time, and in every or any the said Cases have such proportionable recompence, abatements, defalca­tions and allowances by and out of the said several and respective Yearly Rents hereby reserved, as upon consideration had of the na­ture of the several branches of the Revenue hereby demised, and of the damage which may arise by reason of such suspension, diminu­tion or obstruction as aforesaid, and of the proofs thereof which shall be produced by 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, Deputies or Assigns shall be thought reasonable, The said allowances, abatements and defalcations to be made by and with the approbation and order in writing of the Lord Lieutenant, and other Chief Governour and Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, or any Six or more of them (whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Go­vernors of Ireland for the time being, to be alwayes one or more,) And these Presents, or the enrollment thereof, shall be unto the said [Page 85] Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor and Governors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, or to any six or more of them, (whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more) a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf, without any further or other warrant or declaration of the pleasure of his Majesty, his Heires or Successors in that behalf to be had or obtained; Never­theless it is declared and agreed,But his Ma­jesty may re­ceive such Duties for which defal­cations are made. that it shall and may be lawful to and for his Majesty, his Heires and Successors to recover and receive to his and their own use and uses such parts and proportions of the Sums, annual Payments and Duties for which allowances and de­falcations shall be had or made to 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 Assignes, the said several and respective demises or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

And also that the said John Forth, William Bucknall, The Far­mers may have Dupli­cates of their Patent, or any clause there­in. 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, shall and may at their proper costs and charges, from time to time during the continuance of the several and respective demises and grants herein before made at their and every of their wills and plea­sures, and at their own costs and charges, have all and as many Con­stats, Exemplifications and Duplicats of these presents, or of any Covenant, Article, or Sentence therein contained, and of every and such part and parcel of the same, and when, and as often as to them or any of them shall seem meet, and these presents, or the Enrollment of the same shall be unto the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ire­land for the time being, as also to the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exchequer, and to all and every Officer and Minister in England or Ireland to whom it shall or may appertain, a sufficient war­rant and authority for the allowing, granting and passing of the same; and that without any further or other grant or warrant from his High­ness, his Heirs or Successors, to be had, procured or obtained in that behalf: And to the end 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 their Deputies, Agents and Factors immediately attend­ing this service, may have the better opportunity to attend the ma­naging thereof.

And that they may not be distracted from this their service,And shall be discharged from publick Offices and Taxes. which is of so great weight, and so much concerneth his Majesty and them­selves, his Majesty is well pleased, and doth by these presents for him, his Heires and Successors, grant, covenant and agree to and with them and every of them, and willeth and ordaineth that they [Page 86] and every of them, as much as his Majesty may lawfully and by the Orders and Customes of those places where they and every of them inhabit, tolerate and dispence with, shall be freed and dis­charged from all publick Offices and Services, which would require their personal attendance, and might withdraw them or any of them from their necessary attendance on this service; 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 and Assigns, their and either of their De­puties and other Officers, shall be from time to time, and at all times during the continuance of the said several and respective demi­ses freed, acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all pay­ments or answering of Taxes, Impositions, or other things whatsoever, as well publick as private that may or shall be imposed, taxed or as­sessed upon them, or any of them, for or in respect of this present Farme or Demise, or any thing therein contained, or of the said Of­fice or Offices of Collectors or Receivers of the Duty aforesaid, by vertue of any Act of Parliament now in force, or at any time here­after to be made.

And if it shall happen that they, or any of them shall be so taxed or assessed, contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents, That then, upon producing or shewing forth these our Letters Pa­tents, or the enrollment or exemplification or constat thereof, or of so much thereof as shall be thought necessary, His Majesty for Himself, his Heires and Successors, doth hereby will, require, and strictly command all Commissioners or Officers, and Ministers what­soever that shall be imployed either in imposing such Taxes or As­sessemnts, or in collecting or levying of the same, That they de­sist and forbear to proceed upon the execution of their Offices and Duties against 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 respectively, and their Deputies and other Officers in or for imposing, or in collecting such Taxes, Charges or Assessements; his Majesties pleasure, and full intent and meaning being, that they and every of them shall be, and are hereby freed and discharged of and from the same.

Clause of as­sistance, com­manding all Sheriffs, &c. to be aiding and assisting.And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth by these presents for him, his Heires and Successors, streightly charge and command all and every Justices of Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bayliffs, Con­stables, Head-Boroughs and other Officers of and within every Ci­ty, Borough, Town, and all other His Majesties Officers and Mini­sters whatsoever, whether Civil or Military, that they and every of them shall from time to time during the said terme be aiding and as­sisting unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, [Page 87] George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and their and every of their Deputies, Factors and Servants, and every of them, in the due Execution of all and every the aforementioned Pre­misses, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, whether it be in and about the levying or recovering of the said Quit-rents, and other annual Rents and Payments, or any of them, or any Arrears thereof by distress, seizures, entries and due proceedings thereupon, or otherwise in the due recovery thereof, or of any other the Revenue hereby demised, or any part thereof, in as large, ample, beneficial and diligent wise order and manner whatsoever, as they and every of them should or ought to have been to our said Sove­reign Lord the King, his Heirs or Successors, by any manner of means, if these several and respective Demises or Grants had not been had or made, upon pain of his Majesties indignation or displea­sure, and of such pains and penalties, and imprisonments as by the Laws or Statutes of the said Realm can or may be inflicted upon them for their negligence and contempt in that behalf; And his Ma­jesties will and pleasure is, That the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being, or any three or more of them, (whereof the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, or Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being to be one,) shall have by force of these Presents full power and autho­rity to make forth and award Writs under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequor for that purpose, according to the order and course of the said Court, and the Contemners of the said Writs to punish in such sort, as by the course of the said Court hath been accustom­ed. And in an especial manner his Majesty's will and pleasure is,Clause for better collect­ing and levy­ing the Du­ties, &c. That the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of his Exchequer there, or any three of them, (whereof the said Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, or Chief Baron to be one) do strictly require and enjoyn all and every the Sheriffs, Bayliffs, Constables, and other Officers, who are or shall be authorized, imployed or directed to levy any the Rents, Annual Payments, or Duties aforementioned, or any of them, or otherwise to execute any Process concerning the same, That they do in their several places from time to time with diligence and faithfulness do and per­form the same, without partiality and delay; and after Execution or Receipts otherwise hereof, either make speedy returns, or such speedy payment thereof as they ought, and as shall be in that be­half requisite. And His Majesty doth hereby declare and agree, That He, his Heirs and Successors, shall and will from time to time during the continuance of the said several and respective Demises, upon humble suit in that behalf, give such further and other power and authority for the ordering, bettering, collecting and levying the said Annual Rents or Payments, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licences for retailing Wines or Strong-waters, Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, and Duties of Excize for Goods [Page 88] imported, Duties of Excize for Ale and Beer, and other the Duties of In-land Excize, Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Ale and Beer, and all other the Duties, Revenues and Premises respectively demi­sed as aforesaid, and like aid and assistance from His Majesty and his Privy Council, his Majesties Court of Exchequer, and the Of­ficers thereof, and all other His Majesties Courts of Justice, and all other his Officers and Ministers whatsoever, as any Commissioners, Receivers, Collectors, Farmers, and other Ministers of any other part or parts of his Majesties Revenue in England or Ireland now have, or hereafter may have, and as in this case shall be thought fit and reasonable.

Clause for further As­surance,And further, That His said Majesty, his Heirs and Successors shall and will from time to time, and at all times hereafter, during the continuance of all or any the respective Demises or Grants herein before made or mentioned to be made, upon application to him or them, to be by 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 in that behalf made, and at their Costs and Charges give and grant such further and other Assurance and Assurances, Priviledge and Priviledges, Powers and Authorities, for the better security and sure making of the Annual Payments, Rates, Duties, and Pre­mises 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 Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, with, under, and subject unto the Provisoes, Reservations and Agreements herein contained, and such others as by his Majesties Council learned in the Law for the time being, and the Council learned in the Law of 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, shall be reasona­bly devised, advised or desired.

And for re­covery of the Arrears at the end of the several terms.And that from and after the several and respective expirations of the said several and respective terms of years, His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, or the Lord Lieutenant or Deputy, or other Chief Governour or Governours of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being respectively, shall and will sufficiently authorise 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 such as they shall nominate and appoint, as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit, to demand, collect, levy, recover, receive and take all such Arrears of Customs, and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage, and all such Ar­rears of the said Duties of Excize and New Impost, And all such [Page 89] Arrears of the Duties arising by Hearth-money, Duties arising by Li­censes to retaile Wine, Aqua-vitae, Strong-waters, Beer, or Ale, and all such Arrears, Rents, Annual payments, Revenues, Profits, and Premises as are granted by these Presents, and which shall become due unto them at any time during the said several and respective termes of years hereby granted, and which at the several and respective ends and expirations of the said several and respective termes of yeares, shall so remain in arreare and unsatisfied.

And our said Soveraign Lord the King, for himself,His Majesty will not par­don any of the Duties. his Heires and Successors, doth further covenant, grant and agree to and 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 Executors, Administrators and Assigns, that neither our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, his Heires or Successors, nor any of them, shall and will at any time or times hereafter, be­fore the end of the several and respective Demises and Leases herein before made, pardon and release to any Person or Persons, or compound or agree with any Person or Persons other than unto and 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 Executors, Administrators and Assignes, or of or for any of the said annual Rents, or Payments, Duties arising by Li­censes for retailing Wine, or Strong-waters, Duties of Hearth-money of or for any of the said Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, Duties of Excize for Goods imported, Duties of Excize for Beer and Ale, or other Duties for In-land Excize, or any Duties arising by Licenses for retai­ling of Beer and Ale, or any other Duties by these presents respe­ctively demised or granted, or mentioned to be demised or granted to the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dash­wood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns.

And the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood,The Far­mers may sue and pro­secute in their own, or His Maje­sties name.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, shall have full power and authority either in their or any of their name or names, or in the name of his Highness, his Heirs or Succes­sors or any of them, at the pleasure of the said John Forth, VVilliam Bucknall, VVilliam 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, to implead, sue and prosecute, as well all and every such Person and Persons, their Heires, Executors and Assigns, and every or any of them, as shall or may by any means [Page 90] be found not to have paid, or to be indebted, charged or answerable to our said Lord the King, his Heires or Successors, or to 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 Assignes, or any of them, for the annual Rents, Payments, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licenses, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, Duties of Excize for goods imported, Duties for Inland Excize, and other Duties, in and by these presents respectively demised and granted, or mentioned to be demised and granted unto 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 Assignes, as is aforesaid, or any part or parcel of the same in the Court of Ex­chequer of his Highness, his Heires or Successors, or in any other Court or Courts of Record whatsoever; And the said several annual Rents, Payments, Revenues, Customes, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of money, Duties, and other things before in these presents demised or granted, or mentioned to be demised or granted, as aforesaid, and every part and parcel thereof, for so much, and such part thereof as by the true intent and meaning of these presents, 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, ought to have, take or receive to their own uses, to take, recover and levy upon the Bodies, Goods, Chat­tels, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments of them or any of them, their, or any of their Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assignes, and every of them from whom any of the Sums of money, Revenues, or Duties aforesaid, shall be due or payable, and to take Execution thereof to the proper use of 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 Assignes, and every of them, and to do, make and prosecute for and concerning the same respectively, in such and in the like manner and form as our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, his Heires or Successors, of his or their Regal power, Prerogative and Au­thority, as by the Laws of the Realm of Ireland, in his or their Name or Names should or might have done, if the said several and respective Demises or Leases had never been had nor made; And that these presents, or the enrollment of the same from time to time, shall be as well to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland for the time being, and all other Officers and Ministers of the same Court; as also to the Barons, Justices, Officers, and Ministers of his Majesty, his Heires and Successors, of the same Court for the time being, or of any [Page 91] other Court or Courts of Record, and to every of them a sufficient warrant in that behalf, without any accompt or other profit or thing whatsoever to our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs or Suc­cessors, thereof or therefore to be had, paid, or done, other than the said several and respective yearly Rents which in and by these presents are mentioned, to be reserved and covenanted to be paid as aforesaid, and other than such as are hereby excepted, reserved or saved to our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors.

And that they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, And paying their Rents, and perform­ing their Covenants, are quietly to enjoy. 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, well and truly paying and satisfying the several and respective yearly Rents and Sums of Money hereby reserved as aforesaid, and performing, fulfilling and keeping all and singu­lar the Covenants, Provisoes and Agreements in these presents men­tioned, which on their parts ought to be performed, shall and may at all times during the continuance of the several and respective De­mises or Leases hereby granted, fully and freely have, levy, take, use, receive, and enjoy all and every the said Annual Rents or Payments, Duties of Hearth-money, Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Wine or Strong-waters, Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Sums of Money, and Duties of Excize for Goods imported, Duties of Ex­cize for Ale and Beer, and other the Duties of In-land Excize, Duties arising by Licences for Retailing Ale and Beer, and all other the Du­ties, Revenues and Premises by these presents respectively granted or demised, or mentioned to be granted or demised as aforesaid (except before excepted) to their own proper uses and benefits; and that all and every the Covenants, Articles and Clauses in these Presents contained, on the behalf of our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to be performed in all things, and from time to time shall be most strongly and largely construed, taken and expounded against the Kings Majesty, his Heirs and Suc­cessors, and largely, beneficially and favourably for the avail, bene­fit and advantage of 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, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, any Statute, Law, Act of Parliament, Usage, Custom, Proclamation, Prohibition or Restraint heretofore had, made, set forth, or pro­claimed, or hereafter to be had, made, or set forth, or pro­claimed, in any wise notwithstanding; And also notwithstanding that all and every Statute, Proclamation or Restraint being, or that hereafter shall be to the contrary thereof, or of any part thereof, be not herein by special and express words named, recited,Non ob­stante Non-recitals or mis-recitals, &c. or dispenced withal by these presents; And notwithstanding the not recital or mis-recital of any former Lease or Grant heretofore made [Page 92] of the premises, or of any part or parcel thereof, And notwithstand­ing the not-recital or mis-recital of the Titles of any Act or Acts of Parliament touching or concerning any of the branches of Revenue, or other the Duties and Profits herein before respectively demised or granted, or mentioned to be demised or granted; And notwith­standing the true yearly value of the Premisses, or of any part there­of not in these Presents mentioned, or not rightly mentioned, or any mis-recital of any Letters Patents before mentioned, or any of them, or of the Date or Dates, certain Content or Contents of them, or any of them, or any other mis-recital or mis-naming, or not recital or not naming whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding. And the Statutes in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth, and the eighteenth year of King Henry the Sixth, or in the thirty seventh year of King Henry the Sixth, or any of them, or any defect or lack of any form or omission in these Presents, or any o­ther Law, Statute, Restraint, Proclamation, Letters Patents, or Prohibition whatsoever, to the contrary thereof in any wise not­withstanding.

The Farm­ers to have the use of all Publick Of­fices and Places, &c. and to in­large and re­pair them, so as they exceed not 3000 l. which is to be deducted out of the last Quarters rent.And his Majesty for the better enabling 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 Assignes, to manage the several and respective Farmes herein before respectively demised, is pleased 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 and Assigns, shall from time to time and at all times during the respective termes before granted, have full power, licence, liberty and authority to make use of all and all manner of Houses, Offices and Places which do belong unto his Majesty, and are now, or within these five years last past have been made use of, as publick Offices for the receipt or management of His Majesties Revenue, or any branch thereof, and also all and all man­ner of furniture, utensils and necessaries thereunto belonging, toge­ther with all Beams, Scales and Weights, Boates, Barges, or other Vessels, Instruments, or other matter or thing whatsoever relating to the same, and which do belong to His Majesty; and in case the same shall not be found sufficient for the necessary uses of the Reve­nue, and the mannagement thereof, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, Iohn Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and e­very of them, from time to time to lay out and expend in the neces­sary repairing, and amending, and enlarging any of the Houses, Of­fices, and Places aforesaid, so much Monies as they shall think fit, so as all the expences and disbursements touching or concerning the [Page 93] Premisses do not in the whole, from first to last, exceed the sum of Three thousand pounds; and all and every the Sums of Money so as aforesaid expended, shall be repayed, satisfied and re-imbursed by way of Recooper and Retainer of so much of the several and respective Rents hereby reserved, as will be due and payable on the last quarter of the last year of the said termes, or other sooner determination of these presents, as the said expences will amount unto; And the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and all other Officers and Ministers there, are hereby authorized and impowered upon due proof of such expences and disbursements made to admit,The Lord-Treasurer, &c. to allow the same, without fur­ther war­rant. accept and allow of the said expen­ces, and the Sum of Money they shall amount unto, not exceeding Three thousand pounds, as is aforesaid, in part of payment of the said last Quarters rent; And for so doings, these presents or the enrolments thereof, shall be to them and every of them, a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf.

And the said John Forth, William Bucknall, And they are to keep them in good re­pair. William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, for themselves, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, in consideration hereof, do covenant and agree with our said Sove­raign Lord the King, his Heires and Successors, 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 and Assignes, shall and will from time to time, and at all times during the said several and respective terms of years, at his and their own proper costs and charges, keep in good and suf­ficient repair all such Custome-houses, Ware-houses, Offices, Cellars, and other the Premisses whereof they are to have the use, and which shall be mended and enlarged during the said several and respective termes of yeares as aforesaid, and the same together with all such Scales, Weights, Bookes, Furniture, Boats, Barges, and other utensils belonging to His Majesty, his Heires and Successors, and whereof they are to have the use as aforesaid, shall and will according to such in­ventories as have been formerly taken, deliver up at the expiration or other determination of the said respective termes of years, in as good plight and condition as they received the same (reasonable use there­of excepted) And also shall and will during the said several termes of years, pay such Rent or Rents (if any such be due) for such the Custome-houses, Ware-houses, Offices, Yards, Cellars, and other Roomes aforesaid, as His Majesty, his Heires or Successors, ought to pay for the same respectively.

THE FARMERS General Covenants.

AND to the end his said Majesty may from time to time be fully satisfied of the true yearly Value of all and singuler the premises herein respectively demised and granted, 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, for themselves, their Executors, and Administrators, do covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with his Majesty, his Heirs and Suc­cessors by these presents, in manner and form following, (that is to say) 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, and the Survivor and Survivors of them and the Executors, and Administrators of such Survivor,The Far­mers are to keep dictinct Books and Entries of all Profits. Fines, For­feitures and Defalca­tions. shall and will from time to time and at all times during the several and respective terms hereby granted, make and keep distinct fair written Books, containing due and true Entryes of all and every the rates, duties, sum and sums of money by them or any of them, their or any of their Executors, or Admi­nistrators, or their or any of their Officers, Substitutes or Servants, had, received, levied, and raised by vertue of these presents, for or by reason of any duties arising by Hearth-money, for or by reason of any duties arising by Licensing of persons to Retail VVine, Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters, or for or by reason of any Fee-farm-rents; Quit-rents, or other Annual Rents and payments herein before de­mised, or for or by Reason of any Customs, Subsidies, Impositions, or duties of Excise for goods imported, or for or by Reason of any Excise due and payable for any Beer, Ale, Strong-waters, or other Exciseable Liquors, or for any other commodities of the Growth, pro­duction or manufacture of Ireland, commonly called Inland Ex­cise, or for or by reason of any duties arising by Licensing of persons to Retail Beer, Ale, or Strong-waters in his or their houses (except before excepted) or for fines, forfeitures or penalties relating to, or any way touching ot concerning the premises herein before demised or granted respectively, or any part or parcel thereof, which by them or any of them shall be received; And of all Compositions, and abate­ments [Page 96] of any the duties aforesaid by them or any of them made, and of all deductions or defalcations to them or any of them allowed, in some Book or Books to be by them for that purpose separately and distinctly kept; and shall and will also submit to such comptrol upon their Receipts and payments, and such yearly Audit of their ac­compts, as his Majesty shall thing fit to appoint: And also shall and will at or before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1673. (unless the several and respective terms hereby granted shall sooner determine) permit and suffer all and singular their Books of accompts touching or concerning these present Farmers, And suffer such Books to be view­ed, and Co­pies thereof taken, &c. Or shall ren­der an ac­compt there­of upon Oath, if required. or the receipts and payments thereof, to be viewed, and Copies thereof to be taken at his Majesties charge, by such per­son or prrsons as his Majesty hath appointed, or shall think fit to ap­point; or shall otherwise upon his or their corporal Oaths, if there­unto required by the Lord Lieutenant, or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being, to be always one or more, render a true and full account of the yearly value of the premises during every year of the said several and respective Terms then incurred.

And they the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Rasph Bucknall, for themselves and every of them, and the Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns, of them and every of them, do covenant and grant to and with his Majesty,If any Du­ties by Act of Parliament increase, the Rent to increase, and the Farmers to accompt for the over-plus. his Heirs and Successors, that if at any time hereafter during the said several respective Terms of years, any of the rates or duties of Hearth-money, Lycenses to retayl, Cu­stoms or Excise, or any other the rents, duties or revenues so as afore­said demised, shall be by authority of Parliament raised; or if at any time hereafter any Act of Parliament shall be passed whereby the rates and duties aforesaid shall or may be more generally imposed, or extended to any other persons, or made demandable, levyable, or receivable in more places, or of more persons then by the present Laws and Statutes they are or ought to be, Then, and in such case 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, and the Survivor and Survivors of them, his and their Execu­tors administrators and Assigns, shall thenceforth during the re­sidue of the respective Terms hereby granted, receive, and by all lawful ways and means recover the same, and shall therefore yield and pay such further increase of Rent as shall be protionable to the increase or extent of the said Rates, and as by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them (whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the [Page 97] time being to be always one or more, shall be thought reasonable, or in default thereof, shall truly and faithfully Collect, gather and receive all and singular the rates and duties so as aforesaid increased, and a true account thereof shall render, and pay what shall be due thereupon unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, at his and their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin, and at the four usual Feasts, over and above the Rents by these presents reserved.

PROVIDED always, and upon this condition nevertheless,If any Rent reserved on the demise for 7 years and four years and 3 quar­ters be behind 90 days, The Farmers shall forfeit a quarters In­terest of the said 70000l. advanced. And it is hereby covenanted, concluded and agreed upon by and between all the said parties to these presents, that if at anytime here­after during the said several and respective terms of seven years, and four years and three quarters hereby granted, the said several and respective yearly Rents therein mentioned, and thereupon reserved to be quarterly paid at the four usual Feasts, or any part or parcel there­of, shall be behind and unpaid in part or in all, contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents, by the space of fourscore and ten days, next after any of the said Feasts or days of payment on which the same ought respectively to be paid as aforesaid, the Defal­cations duly allowed being first deducted: Or if default shall be made in the payment of any other sum or sums of Money in and by these presents covenanted and agreed to be paid in part or in all, by the space of fourscore and ten days next after any of the days of pay­ment herein appointed for the payment thereof, contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents, That then and in every such case, and for every such default, 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, shall forfeit and lose so much money as the inte­rest of seventy thousand pounds for one quarter of a year, after the rate of ten pounds per Cent. for one whole year shall amount unto. Or if at any time hereafter during the said term of six years hereby granted,Or if any Rent reser­ved on the Demise for six years be behind twenty days, to forfeit a months In­terest of the said 70000 l. the yearly Rent therein mentioned and thereupon reserved to be paid by several proportions, and at several times, amounting in the whole to twenty four several payments in the time and space of twelve months, or any part or parcel thereof, shall be behind or un­paid in part or in all, by the space of twenty days next after any of the said days or times of payment, the Defalcations duly allowed being first deducted, That then and in every such case, and for every such default the said Lessees and Farmers, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, shall forfeit and lose so much money as the interest of 70000 l. for one month, after the rate of ten pounds per Cent for one whole year shall amount unto.

Provided also,And if the Rent reser­ved quar­terly be be­hind fourty days after the ninety days, or the Rent reser­ved on the Demise for six years, o­ther twenty days after the former twenty days, Then the farme to be seized. that if the said yearly Rents in and by the said se­veral demises for seven years, and four years and three quarters of a year reserved, or any part or parcel thereof, shall be behind and un­paid by the space of fourty days more next ensuing the fourscore and ten days in the former proviso mentioned, that is to say, by he space [Page 98] of one hundred and thirty days after any the Feasts or days of Pay­ment in the said several demises limited: Or if the said yearly Rent in and by the said demise for six years reserved, shall be behind and unpaid by the space of twenty days more, next ensuing the twenty days in the said former Proviso mentioned, that is to say by the space of fourty days after any of the days of payment, in the said demise for six years limited; That then, and from thenceforth, in every or any such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for his said Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to seize the said several and respe­ctive Farms, and all the said duties hereby granted and demised as aforesaid, into his and their hands, and the same to demise and let to Farme to any other person or persons who will contract and agree for the same.And if the Lord Lieu­tenant, &c. or any six of them, &c. discharge the Farmers by order in Writing, their seve­ral demises to be voyd. And that in case the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland, and Councel there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors for the time being to be always one or more, shall after failer of payment as aforesaid, by any Order in writing to be left at the receipt of his Majesties Exchequer in Ireland, or to be sent thither by any Messenger; summon or cause to be summoned 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, or any of them, the Survivor or Survivors of them or any of them, their or any of their Executors or Administrators, to ap­pear before them, to shew cause, if they can, why the said several and respective Farms, or either of them, should not be seized and disposed as aforesaid: And having heard his or their Allegations, or in default of their appearance, shall under their hands and seals sig­nifie unto 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 Bucknall, and the Survivor and Survivors of them, their Executors, administrators and Assigns, their pleasure, 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, or the Survivor or Survivors of them, or his or their Executors, Ad­ministrators or Assigns, shall forbear to act or intermeddle any fur­ther in the mannagement or administration of the said several and respective Farms, or any of them; and shall leave such signification at any of the Custom-houses, or at the Office of Excise, or any other chief Office or dwelling-place to them or any of them belonging, wheresoever the same shall be kept: That then, and immediately from thenceforth, these present several demises and grants, or such of them which in the said writing under hand and seal shall be parti­cularly mentioned, and all and every clause, article and thing there­in contained, which on the part of his Majesty ought to be performed, shall cease, determine, and be utterly void and of none effect, as if [Page 99] these presents had not been made, without any Office, Inquisition or Seizure, Scire-fatias, Process, or other matter or thing whatsoever whereby to avoid or determine the same, (any thing in these presents contained to the contrary notwithstanding)

NEVERTHELESS the Revenues and profits of all or any the respective Farmers so as aforesaid to be avoided or determined,But the pro­fits received between the last Rent paid, and such avoy­dance, shall be answered to his Ma­jesty. which shall have been received by 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, between the last Feast-day next pre­ceding such breach of the Condition and the time of seizing, avoid­ing or determining such Farm or Farms, shall be duly and truly answered and paid unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Succes­sors.

PROVIDED always,If the Farme be seized, the 70000 l. advanced, or so much as remains in his Maje­sties hands, is to go to­wards the arrears, The residue and Interest to the Parmers. that if at any time hereafter the said several and respective Farms or any of them shall happen to be seized, and the Estate and Interest in them or any of them avoided or determined in manner aforesaid, for non-payment of the said re­spective yearly Rents herein before reserved, or for non-payment of any part thereof, or for any other the causes aforesaid; or that these presents shall by Act of Parliament, or Act of State hereafter to be made, or any other way, cease or become void, by reason of any breach of the before mentioned provisoes, covenants and agree­ments, or any of them, or be demised to let to Farme to any other person or persons: Then his Majesty doth hereby declare, That the sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced and paid, and the Interest thereof then due, or so much thereof as shall be then remaining in his Majesties hands behind and unpaid, shall be accepted by his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for and towards the satisfaction of such arrears of Rent as shall be then owing and unpaid: and the residue thereof, (if any such be) together with the Interest thereof then due (the said arrears being first deducted) shall be repaid and satisfied out of such part of his Majesties Re­venue as shall grow due and payable after such avoidance or deter­mination as aforesaid. And the Lord Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chan­cellor, and Barons of the Exchequer, and all and every the Farmers,And the Lord Trea­surer, &c. on sight hereof to pay the same ac­cordingly. Commissioners, Collectors and Receivers thereof, or any part there­of, are hereby impowred and required to pay the same accordingly, upon the sight of this present Grant, or the Inrolment thereof, with­out any other or further Warrant.

PROVIDED always nevertheless,The Power of granting Licences to transport Wool-flocks to continue. and it is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of all parties to these presents, that nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend to lessen, abate, interrupt, make void, or give any disturbance to the execution of any Orders, Directions or Authorities lately granted by his Majesty, under the great Seal of Ireland, to make Licences or Dispensations for the transportation of Wool-flocks and other Commo­dities [Page 100] therein mentioned, into his Majesties Kingdom of England onely, and not elsewhere, nor into any forreign parts out of his Majesties Dominions,And to grant par­dons of the offences committed against the Statutes of the 11. and 13. Eliz. and to grant pardons of the offences commit­ted against the Statutes of the Eleventh and Thirteenth of Queen Elizabeth in that case made and provided, and of the forfeitures, and penalties forfeited to his Majesty by the said Acts, or either of them; nor to give any disturbance to the execution of the like Authority granted or to be granted by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, at any time during the continuance of the said several and respective Leases unto any other Lieutenant, Deputy, chief Governor or Go­vernors of Ireland for the time being; nor to lessen or make void any powers or authorities given or granted to the Commissioners of Appeals,And the Pow­er granted the Commissi­oners of Ap­peals. or to his Majesties Court of Exchequer, but that they and every of them shall and may at all times during the continuance of the said several Leases, lessen, abate, mitigate, compound for, or dis­charge such fines, penalties and forfeitures as by Law they are autho­rized to do: any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof not­withstanding.

And because in this present Indenture several demises are con­tained, wherein several Duties and Revenues of a different kind and nature are demised for several and different terms of years; and pro­vision is likewise made that Defalcations of Rent shall be allowed in several cases, in such manner and form as herein before is expressed; Notwithstanding which Provisions, some doubt may arise whether they to whom the power of making such allowances by way of De­falcation is intrusted and committed, may not or ought not upon every demand of Defalcation to be made, have a respect to, and con­sideration of all and every the Branches of Revenue hereby severally and respectively demised as aforesaid, and then refuse to make any Defalcation unless the Farmers so demanding the same shall make it appear that they have sustained great loss upon the whole Revenue severally demised as aforesaid, although they should make it appear that they have sustained great loss by that Branch of Revenue for which a Defalcation is demanded: For better Explanation therefore of this doubt, his Majesty is pleased hereby to declare and agree, that when, and as often as any Defalcation shall be demanded by vertue of any Covenant, Clause or Article in these presents contained, for and in respect of dammage suffered in any particular Branch of Revenue herein before mentioned and demised,All Defal­cations to be considered in every particular branch, for which De­falcation is demanded, not colle­ctively, by computing what is got or lost upon the several branches; but distri­butively, by computing what is got or lost by that parti­cular which De­falcation, &c. That then and in every such case the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Go­vernors of Ireland, and Council there for the time being, or any six or more of them, whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Go­vernor or Governors for the time being to be always one or more, shall from time to time proceed to consider of such Defalcations, without any respect of, or inquiry into what hath been or may be gotten or lost upon the whole contract for taking to farm all the se­veral Branches of Revenue herein before mentioned, but shall onely take into consideration that Branch of Revenue for which a Defal­cation [Page 101] is particularly demanded, and upon consideration thereof had, if it shall be found that the Farmers and Lessees thereof, their Exe­cutors and Assigns, have sustained great loss and Damage in that Branch of the Revenue, for which a Defalcation is demanded, by reason of such Accidents, for which a Defalcation is intended, ac­cording to the true meaning of these presents; Then, and in every such Case, a reasonable Defalcation shall be made and allowed as aforesaid; It being the true intent and meaning of these presents, That in cases of Defalcations each several Branch of Revenue com­prised in any of the several Demises and Terms of years shall be con­sidered severally and apart by it self, without any respect to, or consideration had of any Profit or Advantege which may have been made of any other Branch of Revenue for which no Defalcation is demanded.

Provided always, and it is hereby declared and agreed,No Defal­cation for Quit-rents granted a­way before Michaelmas last, that nothing herein contained shall any way Entitle the said Farmers or Lessees, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, or any of them, to ask, demand, or have any defalcation for or in respect of any new Quit-rents, which by vertue of any Letters Patents under his Majesties great Seal of England, or under his Majesties great Seal of Ireland, have been Granted, Released,Or for the Quit-rents of the Lands inclosed in Phoenix Park. or Discharged at any time before the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel now last past; or for or in respect of any Quit-rents due or payable for any Land inclosed in his Majesties Park near Dublin called the Phoenix Park, or any other his Majesties Parks whatsoever.

And whereas much time hath been already spent since the said Proposals first made to his Majesty by the said Lessees and Farmers, and his Majesties acceptance thereof, before the Covenants, Pro­visoes and Agreements in these presents contained could be setled and made ready for his Majesties great Seal to be thereunto affixed, By reason whereof a great part of the first year of the Lease for se­ven years hereby granted, which was to take effect in possession, and to Commence from the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now last past, is elapsed and gone,No advan­tage to be taken of any forfeiture, so as the Rent which was to have been paid before Mid­summer 1669, be paid in six months af­ter the date hereof. and that some doubt may arise whether the said Lessees and Farmers will not immediately upon the sealing hereof incurre some danger of forfeiture for breach of some Proviso or Condition herein before mentioned, by reason of their non-pay­ment of their Rent, and other sums of money which should have been paid at such days and times as are now past: His Majesty is hereby pleased to declare, that no advantage shall be taken of any forfeiture for non-payment of any Rent or other sums of money which should have been paid before the Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist, one thousand six hundred sixty and nine, so as the same be paid in to his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin within the space of six months next ensuing the date of these presents; any thing before contained in these presents to the contrary notwithstanding.

And his Majesty doth hereby further declare and agree, that for the better and more effectual impowering and enabling the said John [Page 102] Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, to have, take, receive, collect and enjoy the said Quit-rents, and all other the rents hereby demised, as the same shall from time to time grow due and payable, during the term hereby granted; It shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth, The Far­mers or any five or more of them to give Ac­quittances for Quit-rents, &c. William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, or any five or more of them, from time to time, and at all times during the term hereby demised, to make and give under their or any five or more of their hands, Acquittance or Acquittances to all or any person or persons whatsoever paying the said Quit-rents and other the rents hereby demised. And the Acquit­tance or Acquittances of them the said John Forth, And the same to be to these pay­ing the same a sufficient discharge. William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, or any five or more of them, shall be unto a [...]l and every such person or persons so paying the same from time to time, a sufficient discharge for the same; And the Lord Trea­surer, Vice-Treasurer Chancellor, and Barons of the Court of Exche­quer in Ireland, and all other Officers and Ministers of the Revenue there for the time being, are hereby authorized and impowered to admit, allow, and approve of all such Acquittance or Acquittances by 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 Buck­nall, or any five or more of them, from time to time so made and given as aforesaid, and to exonerate and discharge all and every the person and persons of and for all and every such Quit-rents, and o­ther rents, sum and sums of money in all and every Acquittance or Acquitcances mentioned and contained, in as full and effectual man­ner and form as if the same Quit-rents and other rents, sum and sums of money had been really paid by such person or persons into the re­cept of his Majesties Exchequer in Ireland: And for so doing, these pre­sents or the Inrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Authority in that behalf.

The persons making and giving the said Acquit­tances to any the Of­ficers their just fees, &c.PROVIDED always, that the several persons who shall make or give such Acquittances, do pay or secure to be paid unto all and every the Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Court of Exchequer aforesaid, all such just and usual Fees, Allowances and Duties, for and in respect of such Rents and sums of money for which such Exo­nerations and Discharges shall be made by them as aforesaid, as they the said Officers and Ministers ought to have had and received, in case the said Quit-rents, and other rents and sums of money in such Acquittances mentioned and contained, had been actually paid into his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer as aforesaid.

And for the better ascertaining and securing the payment of the Quit-rents hereby demised,Where Lands vested in his Maje­sty by the Acts of Set­tlement and Explanati­on, and sub­ject hereby to the payment of Quit-rents, or are or shall be granted in Custodium, or demised for years, The Far­mers to re­ceive so much yearly Quit-rents as by the said Acts are due, and in default thereof to pay themselves by way of Retayner, &c. Saving to his Majesty such Rents as shall be reserved on any such Grant in Custodium, or other Lease for a­ny less term than one and twenty years. The Patent to be inrolled in Chancery, and Exche­quer in Ire­land, within a year after the date hereof, on pain of losing 100 l. a moneth after the said year expired. His Majesty is graciously pleased further to declare and agree, that where any Lands vested in His Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, or either of them, and subject to the payment of such Quit-rents as are hereby demised, do or shall remain in his Majesties hands, or are or shall be granted in Custodi [...]um, or otherwise let or demised for any term of years, That then and in all and every such case and cases, it shall and may be lawful to and for 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, to have and receive so much yearly Quit-rent as by the said Acts of Parliament, or either of them, are due and payable for such Lands; or in default thereof, to pay themselves the said Annual Quit-rents by way of Retainer of so much of the yearly rent reserved by these presents, as the said Annual Quit-rents of such Lands shall or may amount unto (any Continuance of such Lands in the hands and posses­sion of his Majesty, or any granting thereof in Custodium, or other letting or devising of the same, to the contrary notwithstanding.) Saving alwayes to his Majesty such Rents as are or shall be reserved of any such Grant in Custodium, or other Lease thereof made or to be made for any less Term than one and twenty years.

PROVIDED lastly, that if the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Buck-nall, their Executors, Admini­strators or Assigns, shall not within the space of Twelve moneths next ensuing the date hereof, cause this present Indenture to be en­rolled in his Majesties High Court of Chancery in Ireland, and also in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, in the Office of the Treasurers Remembrancer there, That then and in such case, and for every such default, 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, shall forfeit and lose unto His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the sum of One hundred pounds for each moneth after the said year expired, wherein the said Indenture shall re­main and continue without Enrolment thereof made in manner and form aforesaid.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Our said Sovereign Lord the King to one part of this present Indenture, remaining in the hands of 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, hath caused his Great Seal of England to be affixed: [Page 104] And to the other part thereof, remaining in the hands of our said Sovereign Lord the King, 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, have interchangably set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year first above written.

THE PATENT FOR THE ABATEMENT.

CARLES the Second by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King, De­fender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:Recital of the aforesaid Indenture, &c. Whereas We in and by one Indenture of Demise, bearing date the Twelfth Day of July last past before the date hereof made, or mentioned to be made, between Our-self of the one part, and John Forth Alderman, and now one of the Sheriffs of the City of London; William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, of the City of London Esquires, James Hayes of Lincolns Inne in the County of Middlesex Esquire, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, of the City of London Esquires, William Muschamp, and Humphrey Taylor of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquires; and Ralph Bucknall of the City of London E­squire, of the other part, for the considerations therein mentioned, have demised, granted, and to Farm lett unto the said John Forth, and other the Persons last before mentioned the Duty arising by Hearth-money, the Duties arising by Licences to retail Wine and Strong-wa­ters, all the New Quit-rents given to Us by the late Acts commonly called The Acts of Settlement and Explanation, all Chief Rents and Fee-farm Rents, all Rents Service, Rents Charge, Rents Seck, Rents reserved upon Leases Exceeding 21. years at the making hereof, Assart Rents, Rents due for Purprestures arrented, Copyhold Rents, and all other certain Rents, Annuities and Sums of Money yearly payable to Us within Our said Kingdom of Ireland, whether the same be due by the Common Law, Statutes, Custom or Prescription, or by our Ancient Prerogative, Right and Inheritance of the Crown, or o­therwise howsoever, Except the Rents payable upon the Farm of the Customs and Imported Excize within our said Kingdom of Ire­land, still in being, and the Rents due and payable upon the Farm of Beer and Ale, and other the In-land Excize, and of the Moneys pay­able for Licences to retail Ale and Beer, which is still also in being; [Page 108] To have and to hold from Christmass-day last for seven years from thence next ensuing, under the yearly Rent of Fourscore and Eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawfull English Money, or lawful Irish Money, equivalent thereto, at the four usual feasts by equal por­tions: And the first payment thereof to begin upon our Lady day last past before the date hereof.

And whereas we have by the same Indenture likewise demised to the said John Forth, and other the Farmers first above named, the Customes and Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage, and the Duties of Excize for Goods imported as fully as they have been, or may be granted, except the Alnage and such other Duties of Customes and Excize as may hereafter be imposed beyond the present Rates; And except the Customes of Bullion, Allome, Smaults, Saffers, and also the Prizage and Butlerage, and the Customes of Logwood, and Logwood forfeited; and except the Duty of five shillings per Tonne upon French Shipping, To have and to hold from the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God next ensuing for Six years, under the yearly rent of Threescore and fifteen thousand pounds, but payable in several proportions, and according unto several Monthly distributions therein more particular­ly mentioned and expressed.

And whereas also, We have by the same Indenture demised unto the said Farmers the Excize of Beer and Ale and Strong-waters, and other Excisable Liquors, within our said Realm of Ireland, commonly called the Inland Excize, and Duties arising upon Licenses to retail Ale and Beer. To have and to hold from the Five and Twentieth day of March 1671. for the terme of Four years and three quarters from thence next ensuing; Yielding and paying, during the First four years of the said term, Fifty three thousand pounds yearly, by four quarterly payments, and during the Last three quarters of a year, Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, by three equal and quarterly payments; The first payment of the Fifty three thou­sand pounds to be upon the Feast of St. John the Baptist 1672. And the first payment of the Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds to be upon the Feast of St. John the Baptist 1675. As by the same Indenture, and the several demises thereby made, or mentioned to be made, (amongst divers other Powers, Provisoes, Covenants and Clauses therein contained) more fully and at large it doth and may appear: By reason of which several and respective demises so as aforesaid made; There will be due and payable to Us, during the First year of the said Seven years, ending at the Feast of the Nati­vity of our Lord next ensuing, only the Rent of Fourscore and Eleven thousand and five hundred pounds, And after the said Feast of the Nati­vity of our Lord next ensuing, unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. there will be due and payable unto us, as a further encrease of Rent, the yearly Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds, which being added unto the for­mer Sum, amounts to One hundred threescore and six thousand and five hundred pounds yearly, and after the Feast of the Annuntiation of the bles­sed [Page 109] Virgin Mary which shall be in the year of our Lord 1671. unto the said Feast of the Annuntiation in the year of our Lord 1675. there will be due and payable as a further Encrease of Rent, the yearly Sum of Fifty and three thousand pounds, and from thence untill the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord 1675. the Sum of Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, in all the Sum of Two hundred and nineteen thousand and five hundred pounds yearly; Which Rent was first undertaken to be given by the said William Muschamp and Hum­phrey Taylor alone, who did also contract and agree to advance the Sum of Threescore and ten thousand pounds: And whereas the Cove­nants, Reservations, and Agreements aforesaid, were of too great weight and value to rest upon the security of the said William Mus­champ, and Humphrey Taylor onely, insomuch that We did in no sort think fit to make or perfect any Grant of the Premisses, untill John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, were willing to contract with Us, and to become Tenants and Farmers of the Premisses; who have also submitted to Our further pleasure, that all Quit-rents which have by Us been grant­ed or released before the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel now last past, should stand excepted out of the Demise to them made, to their no small loss and detriment.

We therefore, for the better Encouragement of them the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, in the management of the said Farm, and in consi­deration of their many and acceptable Services to us heretofore done, and hereafter to be done and performed, and as a mark of Our especial favour to them shewn, and for divers other good Cau­ses and Considerations Us thereunto especially moving, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, have given and granted, and by these Presents for us, Our Heirs and Successors, do give and grant unto the said John Forth, William Bucknall, Wil­liam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors,Ab [...]eme [...] of 623 [...] l. out of the Rent of 91500 l. per Annum, due between the 25 Dec. last, and 25 Dec. next. And out of the 2 Rents or sums of 91500 l. and 75000 l. due between 25 Dec. 1669. and 25 Dec. 1670.—11378 l. Administrators and Assignes, out of the several Rents in and by the aforesaid Indenture to Us reserved and payable as aforesaid, the several Sums of Money, and in the proportions and manner following: (that is to say) out of the aforesaid Rent or Sum of Fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds per Annum, due and payable to Us by the aforesaid Indenture, between the Five and twentieth day of December last past, and the Five and twentieth day of December next ensuing the date hereof, the Sum of Six thousand two hundred fifty and two pounds; And out of the said two several yearly Rents or Sums of Fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds, and Threescore and fif­teen thousand pounds per Annum, to Us due and payable by the a­foresaid Indenture, between the Five and twentieth day of December [Page 110] 1669. and the Five and twentieth day of December 1670. the Sum of Eleven thousand three hundred seventy and eight pounds; And out of the several Rents or Sums of Money to Us due and payable by the aforesaid Indenture,And out of the other Rents due between 25. Dec. 1670. and 25. Dec. 1671. 14773 l. 10 s And out of the Rents due between 25 Dec. 1671. and 25 Dec. 1675. du­ring the last four years 15000 l. Habendum to the onely benefit of these Pa­tentees. betwen the Twenty fifth day of December 1670. and the Twenty fifth day of December 1671. the Sum of Fourteen thousand seven hundred seventy three pounds and ten shillings; And also out of the several Rents, or Sums of Money to Us due and payable by the aforesaid Indenture, between the Five and twen­tieth day of December 1671. and the Five and twentieth day of Decem­ber 1675. for every year, during the said four last mentioned years, the Yearly Sum of fifteen thousand pounds, To have and to hold the said Sum of Six thousand two hundred fifty and two pounds, and the said Sum of Eleven thousand three hundred seventy and eight pounds, and the said Sum of Fourteen thousand seven hundred se­venty and three pounds and ten shillings, and also the said Yearly Sum of fifteen thousand pounds unto the said John Forth, William Buck­nall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, in manner and form aforesaid, as of our free gift, without any account, trust, or other matter or thing whatso­ever to Us, or any other to be rendered for the same, and to their own sole use and benefit, and not for the benefit of any other the parties to the said Iadenture: And we do hereby grant and agree to and with the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dash­wood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, that it shall and may be law­full to and for them the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Admi­strators and Assigns, from time to time during the continuance of the several and respective demises in the said Indenture mentio­ned to abate, deduct, defalk, detain, retain, and keep in their hands and to their own proper use and behoof out of the several and respe­ctive Rents and Summes of Money, who are also to detain their said a­batements out of the Rents. by the Indenture aforesaid reser­ved, the aforesaid several Sums of Six thousand two hundred fifty and two pounds, and Eleven thousand three hundred and seventy eight pounds, and the said sum of Fourteen thousand and seven hundred seventy and three pounds, and ten shillings, and also during the said Four years as aforementioned, the yearly Sum of Fifteen thousand pounds per Annum, by equal quarterly payments and deductions, according to the true intent and meaning of these Presents, and of Our will and pleasure herein before de­clared.

And We do hereby command, authorize and impower the Lord Treasurer,And the Lord Trea­surer, &c. to suffer fuch abatements, &c. Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of Our Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and all other Officers and Ministers of Our Revenue there for the time being, That they and every of them do accordingly permit and suffer the said John Forth, William [Page 111] Bucknall, VVilliam Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, to detain, retain,By way of Retainer. and keep in their hands, and to their own proper use and behoof out of the said several Rents by the Indenture aforesaid reserved, and due and payable unto Us as aforesaid, the said several Sums of Six thousand two hundred fifty and two pounds, and Eleven thousand three hundred seventy and eight pounds, and the said Sum of Fourteen thousand seven hundred seventy and three pounds and ten shillings, and the said yearly Sum of Fifteen thousand pounds per Annum, in such manner and at such times as the same are hereby granted, ac­cording to the true intent and meaning of these Our Letters Patents; And that they, and every of them, do accordingly exonerate and discharge the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, and Ralph Bucknall, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and every or any of them, of, for, and concerning the same Sums of Money, and every part and parcel thereof hereby gi­ven and granted as aforesaid, in as full and effectual manner and form, as if the same Sum and Sums of Money had been really paid into the Receipt of Our Exchequer in Ireland, at the dayes and times where­in they are by Our said recited Indenture of Demise mentioned to be payable; And for so doing, these Presents,By vertue of these Pre­sents, with­out further warrant. or the enrollment thereof, shall be to them, and every of them, a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf.

And whereas there are several Sums of Money now due, and in arrear to His Majesty for Quit-rents from several Persons within the said Kingdom of Ireland, a speedy and hasty Collection whereof may not onely very much hinder and dis-able the Persons so owing the same Arrears to pay the same, But also the future growing Quit-rents by them to be due and payable, and by the Indenture aforesaid demised and granted to 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; whereas a moderate Collection of the said Arrears may render the same Persons more able to pay, as well the said Arrears, as also the future growing Quit-rents.

To the end therefore 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, may be the better secured in the full enjoyment and perception of the same Quit-rents to them demised for the term of Seven years, according to the true intent and mean­ing of the same Indenture, His Majesty is hereby graciously pleased to declare, and doth hereby covenant, grant and agree, to and with [Page 112] 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, That His Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall not, nor will not in any one year, during the said term of Seven years to them the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, William Muschamp, Hum­phrey Taylor, His Maje­sty will not in any one year collect above one se­venth part of any arrears of Quit-rents, now due, &c, Non ob­stante the ill reciting, not reciting, &c. the a­foresaid In­denture, &c. and Ralph Bucknall, so as aforesaid granted, collect, gather, receive, or take, nor suffer to be collected, gathered, received or taken of, or from any person or persons whatsoever, above one Seventh part of any such arrears of Quit-rents by them, or any of them, now due and in arrear as aforesaid.

Notwithstanding the ill reciting, not reciting, or mis-reciting the aforesaid Indenture of Demise, made or granted, to the said John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dashwood, Philip Jemmet, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannet Forth, George Dashwood, VVilliam Muschamp, Humphrey Taylor, and Ralph Bucknall, or to the former Farmers of any of the said Farms still in being, or any the Rents or Sums of Money thereby or thereupon reserved and payable to Us, or any other Matter, Cause or Thing whatsoever therein contained, to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding, or any other de­fect, matter, cause or thing whatsoever, to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents. Witness Our Self at West­minster the Third day of August, in the One and twentieth year of Our Reign.