❧ The former Rates being printed by a false Copy, before both Houses were agreed: We here present you with A true account of the Rates for Poll-money, how every one is sessed throughout the Kingdome, as it was drawne up by consent of both Houses, and made an Act of Parliament by the Kings consent, on the third of Iuly, 1641. And since printed at large with the two other Acts for an utter suppressing the Star-Chamber and high-Commission Courts, and for regulating the Counsell Table.
- Every DUke 100—00
- Every Marquesse 080—00
- Every Earle 060—00
- Every Viscount 050—00
- Every Baron 040—00
- Every Eldest sonne of an Earle of 21 yeares of age 040—00
- Every Eldest sonne of a Viscount of 21 yeares of age 035 —00
- Every Eldest sonne of a Baron of 21 yeares of age 030—00
- Every Baronet, and every Knight of the Bath 030—00
- Every Kings Serjeant at Law 025—00
- Every Knight Bachelor 020—00
- Every Serjeant at Law 020—00
- Every Of the Kings, Queenes, and Princes Counsell, who by vertue thereof, or by any privy seale, practises within the bars at Westminster 020—00
- Every Esquire, or so reputed, above 21 yeares age 010—00
- Every Widow, a third part according to her husbands degree Person, man or woman, below the degrees above mentioned, that can expend 100 pounds a yeare 005—00
- Every Bishop 060—00
- Every Deane 040—00
- Every Cannon Resident 020—00
- Every Prebend 010—00
- Every Parson or Vicar of 100 pound per An. 005—00
- Every Doctor of Civill Law 010—00
- Every Arch-Deacon 015—00
- Every Chancellor or Commissary, or Officiall to any Bishop, Deane, or Arch-Deacon 015—00
- Every Doctor of Physicke 010—00
- Every Register to any Bishop 010—00
- Every Register to an Arch-Deacon 005—00
- Every Proctor 005—00
- The Lord Major of London 040—00
- Every Sherife or Alderman, or that hath fined for either 020—00
- Every Deputy Alderman 015—00
- Every Master of any of the first 12 Companies, or hath either served Master, or fined 010—00
- Every Warden of the said Companies, or hath either served, or fined 6 li. 13 sh. 4 d.
- Every Common-Counsell man 005—00
- Every Livery man of the first twelve Companies 005—00
- Every Of the Yeomanry of the first twelve Companies 003—00
- Every person that is or hath been Master of these Companies following, six pounds: Namely,
- Diers,
- Brewers,
- Leather-sellers,
- Girdlers,
- Stationers,
- Wood-mongers,
- Upholsters,
- Apothecaries,
- Pewterers,
- Tallow-Chandlers,
- Armorers, &
- Sadlers.
- Every person that is or hath bin Warden of any of the Companies last named, five pounds. —
- Every livery man, 3 pound.
- Everyone of the Yeomanry 1 pound.
- Every person that is or hath bin Master of these Companies, three pounds, Viz.
- Barber-Surgeons,
- White Bakers,
- Waxe-Chandlers,
- Cutlers,
- Butchers,
- Carpenters,
- Cordwainers,
- Painters,
- Coupers,
- Scriveners,
- Browne Bakers,
- Turners,
- Inholders.
- Every person that is or hath bin Warden of any these companies last named, 2 pounds.
- Every Livery man of the said Companies, 20 shillings.
- Every person that is or hath been Master of the Companies following, 20 shillings, viz.
- Founders,
- Curriers,
- Masons,
- Brick-layers,
- Ioyners,
- Plaisterers,
- Weavers,
- Fruiterers,
- Marblers,
- Embroiderers,
- Poulterers,
- Cooks,
- Plumbers.
- Every person that is or hath bin Warden of any the Companies last named, 15 shill.
- Eve [...]y Livery man of the said Companies, 10 shillings
- Every person that is or hath been a Livery man of the Companies following, 5 shillings, Namely,
- Bowyers,
- Fletchers,
- Blacksmiths,
- Bottle makers,
- Woolpackers,
- Farriers,
- Paviers,
- Loriners,
- Glasiers,
- Clerkes,
- Watermen.
- Every freeman of any Company, not before rated, 12 pence.
- Every Merchant stranger who is a Knight, 40 pounds.
- Every Merchant stranger below that degree, and trading at sea, ten pounds.
- Every Merchant stranger trading within the land, five pounds.
- Every English Merchant residing in London, and not free thereof, five pounds.
- Every English Factor residing in London, forty shillings.
- Every Handicrafts man, or Artizan stranger, being a house-keeper in any part of this Kingdome, five shillings.
- Every Prothonotary of the Kings Bench, forty pounds.
- Every Clerke of the Crowne in the said Office, 20 pounds.
- Every Custos Brevium of the said office, 40 li.
- Every Master of the Rolles, sixty pounds.
- Every Clerk of the crown in Chancery, 20 li.
- The six clerks in the said office, 30 li.
- Every Vsher in the said office, 30 li.
- Every Cursitor of the said office, five pounds.
- Every Clerke of the Petty-bag office, 10 li.
- Every Examiner in the said office, 10 pound.
- Every Prothonotary in the Com. Pleas, 20 li.
- Every Custos Brevium of the said office, 60 li.
- Every Philizer of the said office, 5 pounds.
- Every Atturney of the Exchequer, 10 pound.
- Every Auditor of the said office, 10 pound.
- Every Clerke of the Court of Wards, 60 li.
- Every Atturny of the said office, 5 pounds.
- Every Auditor of the said office, ten pounds.
- Every Feod [...]ry, ten pound.
- Every Escheator, five pound.
- Every Clerke of the Dutchy of Lancaster Court, 10 pounds.
- Every Auditor of the said Court, 10 pound.
- Every Clerke of the privy Seale, 10 pound.
- Every Atturney of the court of Requests, 10 li.
- Every Clerke of the Signet, 10 pounds.
- Every Atturney at Law in any of the Courts at Westminster, 3 pounds.
- Every Person in any office under his Majesty, who receiveth the yearly fee of ten pounds, except his Majesties servants of his houshold, ten pounds.
- Every Person that can dispend of his or her proper estate yearly 50 pound,—2 li.
- Every Person that can dispend of his or her proper estate yearly 20 pound, — 5 s.
- Every Person that can dispend of his or her proper estate yearly 10 pound, —2 s.
- Every Person that can dispend of his or her proper estate yearly 05 pound, —1 s.
- Every Other person of what degree soever, he or she, above 16 yeares of age, not formerly rated, nor receiving Almes, shall pay 6 pence per poll.
- Every Recusant of all degrees, double the rates in every particular before sessed.
THe City of London and ten miles about to pay the said Rates within four dayes after the proclaiming thereof, and in all other places within ten dayes after.
If any shall be wilfull and refuse to pay according to these Rates, he shall pay the Rate double, and the Officer after lawfull demand, (in case of non-payment, is to distrain; and if not paid within four dayes after, the Distresse to be sold, and if any overplus, to be returned to the Owner: and such person is liable to further punishment as the Parliament shall think fit.
If any shall disswade or counsell not to pay according hereunto; or if any that sesse, shall consent for sessing any under these Rates for any by-ends, and proved by two witnesses, they shall be committed till they have answered it at the next quarter Sessions.
If any designed to collect shall neglect his duty herein, he shall be accountable to the King and Parliament, and liable to their censure.
If any shall lend any summes of money, it will be very acceptably taken, and shall have eight in the hundred by the yeer, and the Principall repaid in due time.
Such as are under-rated of what they were in the former Subsidies, from five pounds land and upward, and seven pounds ten shillings goods, and upward; then five pound lands to pay five pounds; and ten pound lands ten pounds, and so upwards; and of goods two thirds of what he is sessed proportionably.
If any Archbishops or Bishops Rate shall come to lesse by this Rate than a double Tenth of what he is in the Kings bookes, then he shall pay a double Tenth.
A limitation to spare some places nominated in the said Act at large, who have been at charge for billetting of souldiers.
And lastly, all the Rates to be paid in currant English money, and none in farthings, for the more expedition.