THE RATES OF merchandises AS THEY ARE SET DOWN in the Book of Rates for the Custom and Subsidy of Poundage, and for the Custom and Subsidy of clothes, the same being appointed by his Majesty, and Confirmed by the Lord deputy and Council, and ordered to be published in Print, for the direction of such as it may concern in this Kingdom of Ireland. DUBLIN. Printed by john Franckton, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty. 1608. BY THE LORD DEPUTY AND COUNCIL. WHereas by an Act of Parliament made in the fifteenth year of the reign of King Henry the seventh of famous memory, it was at the prayer of the Commons ordained and established▪ That the said King & his Heirs should have, perceive and levy of all and every xx. s. worth of all manner of Merchandise and Wares brought into this land of Ireland, by any manner of person or persons, to be sold within the same Land, twelve pence, and likewise should have, levy and receive of every twenty shillings worth of all manner of Merchandise and Wares after the price that they be bought within this Land, and to be carried out of the same, to be sold by any manner of person or persons beyond the Sea, twelve pence, as in the same Act among other things, more at large is contained; And forasmuch as hitherto the Wares and merchandises out of which the said poundage or twelve pence of the pound is to be raised, have had not certain values or Rates set upon them in this Kingdom, by reason whereof the said Poundage or twelve pence of the pound hath not been truly and fully answered unto the Kings most excellent Majesty, and his Progenitors; We have therefore caused all the goods and merchandises chargeable with the said poundage either brought in, or transported out of this Kingdom, together with the several kinds, qualities, numbers, weights, measures and contents of the same, and the values, prices, and Rates thereof to be particularly entered and expressed in this present Book, containing in leaves on both sides ●●to the intent his Majesty may henceforth be justly answered of the said poundage, according to the tenor of the said Act of Parliament; Wherefore we do hereby declare & publish his highness pleasure & comandment to be, That all his majesties Customers or Collectors of Customs or Subsidies within any Port, Haven or creak of this his highness Realm of Ireland, for the time being shall from & immediately after notice given by these presents of his Highness said pleasure, levy and take up to his majesties use the said poundage or twelve pence upon the pound, according to the prizes, values, & rates mentioned and expressed in this Book, & not otherwise, as they and every of them will answer for the contrary, at their perils. Willing further, and hereby commanding his majesties Thresurer & Barons of the Eschecquer of this Realm, and the said Comptroullers and Surveyors for the time being, within any Port, Haven, or creak of this Realm of Ireland, and every of them, to charge the said Collectors and Customers & every of them, to see his Highness duly answered of the said poundage, according to the values, prices, and Rates, mentioned in this Book, and none otherwise. Given at his majesties Castle of Dublin the twenty-three day of june. 1608. ❧ AN abstract OF THE RATES OF THE MOST Usual Commodities of Ireland, set according to their values and worth, upon view of a Copy of the said Rates received from thence, conferred by us with the Book of Rates for the Commodities of England, and is done by Order from the Lords and others of his majesties most Honourable Privy Council of England. A aniseeds the C. weight, cont. five score and twelve pound. thirty. s. Allome the C. weight, cont. 112. pound xx. s. B BAcon the Flitch, two. s. vi. d. Battery or Kettels the C. weight cont. one hundred & twelve pound. three l. Brass Pots the C. weight. three l. Beer the Tun, xl. s. Buffins, Moccadoes, Grogarines, and all such Stuffs, as in England. Butter the Barrel, i. l. vi. s. viii. d. C caps, Of Velvet the dozen i l. x. s. Of the dozen i l. Chequers of sundry colours, the Pack count iiii. C. yards, vi. score to the C. viii. l. Cheese the C. weight, cont. 112. pound. vi. s. viii. d Coles vocat. Seacoles, the Chaulder, x. s. Colme to burn lime the chaulder, vi. s. viii. d Corn and Grain of all sorts, to pay as in England, that is, Wheat the Quarter, count eight Bushels, containing viii. gallons to the Bushel, two. s. And every Quarter of other Grain, as Rye, Barley, Malt, Oats, beans & Pease, to pay xvi. d. F Fish HErrings white and full the Barrel, x. s, Salmon the Tun, vi. l. All other sorts of Fish to be rated as in England. Furs, Martron skins the dozen two. l. Otter skin's the dozen i l. Fox skins the dozen x. s All other sorts as in England. G Glasses of all sorts, as in England. H HIdes of Ox or Cow the piece v. s Hawks of all sorts, as in England. Honney the Tun, as in England. Hops the C. weight, containing 112. pound i l. Into England, the Horse xiii. l. vi. s. viii. d Horses Into any other foreign part, the piece xx. l. x. s I Iron the Tun, seven. l. L Lead the Fodder or Tun, vi. l. xiii. s. iiii. d M MAnteling the Pack, count iiii. C. yards, 120. to the hundred. xii. l. Manteling or Frizes the yard. vi. d Mantells Of the best sort the piece xiii. s. iiii. d Of the worst sort the piece, vi. s. viii. d O Oil of all sorts, as in England, P PEwter the C. weight cont. 112. pound. three l. Petticoats of Cotten the dozen two. l. R Rugs for Beds. THe best, i. l. All other sorts the piece x. s Blanketing Rugs the piece, v. s S SAckecloath the piece, containing 15 yards, i. l. Saffron the pound, i. l. Salt, Spanish the Wey, count 40. Bushels, i. l. vi. s. viii. d. French the Wey, count 40. Bushels xx, s, white the weigh con. 40. Bushels i l. vi. s. viii. d Silks of all sorts as in England, Soap the Firkine x. s. Soap Ashes the C. weight three s. iiii. d. Spices and Drugs of all sorts, as in England. Slates the thousand vi. s. viii. d. Small Wares of all sorts, as in England. Skins, Lamb skins the C. cont. 120, white or black x, s, Mortkines raw the C. count 120 vi. s. viii. d. T TAllow & Tallow Candles the C. weight, xx, s, Timber The Tun in great & small pecces vi, s, viii d Pipe staves the M. count ten C. 120 to the C. v. l. Hogshead-staves the thousand, xl. s. barrel Boards the thousand thirty. s. Inch Boards the C. foot, cont. 110. iii. s. iiii. d Two Inch Boards the like C. foot vi. s. viii. d. Three Inch Boards or Planks the like C. foot x. s. Four Inch Planks the like C. foot xiii. s. iiii. d. Thread Black or Brown the Bolt x. s All other sorts of Thread as in England Tin the C. weight, cont. 112. pound liii. s. iiii. d W Wax the C. weight, cont. 112. pound. iiii. l. Wines of all sorts, for Custom and Subsidy, as in England Wool of all sorts, the Stone iiii. s. cloth, and all Woollen Stuffs whatsoever, as in England Yarn vocat. Irish Yarn, the hundred weight count 112. pound three l. vi. s. viii. d All other commodities which shall be either brought into or shipped forth of the Realm of Ireland, not being herein mentioned & rated, shallbe valued as in the Book of Rates made for the valuation of merchandises in England, & shall pay custom and Subsidy according to the same. And all other commodities whirh are not mentioned herein, nor in the said Book of Rates for England, shall be valued according to their worth: and if the same be to be shipped forth, then to be valued as the same cost in that Kingdom, and if the same shall be brought in, then to be valued as it cost at the place from whence the same was brought. All herein contained, is to be understood English money.