Anno quarto et quinto, Philippi & Mariae.  
❧ Acts made at a Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the .xx day of january, in the fourth and fift year of the reign of our sovereign Lord and Lady, Philippe and mary by the grace of God, king and Queen of England, Spain, France, both the Sicilles, jerusalem, and Ireland, defenders of the faith Archidukes of Austria, Dukes of Burgundy, Milan and Brabant, counties of Haspurge Flaunders, and Tyrol, and there continued and kept until the vij day of March, than next following, and enacted as followeth.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.   printer's device of John Cawood (or Iohannis Cavvodi)  

❧ The Table.  

AN Act for the confirmation of letters patents. Cap. i.  
An act for the having of Horse, Armour, and Weapon. Cap. two.  
An act for the taking of musters. Cap. iii.  
An act that accessaries in murder and divers felonies, shall not have the benefit of clergy. Cap. iiii.  
An act touching the making of  clothes. Cap. v.  
An act to inquire of frenchmen being denizens. Cap. vi  
An act to make up the jury with circumstantibus, where the king and queens majesties or the queens majesty is a party. Cap. seven.  
An act for the punishment of such as shall take away maidens that be inheritors, being within age of xvi years, or that marry them without the consent of their parents. Cap. viii  
An act for the continuation of certain statutes. Cap. ix.  
An act for the confirmation of the subsidy of the clergy. Cap. x.  
An act of a subsidy and one fifteen granted by the temporalty. Cap. xi.    


¶ An Act for the confirmation of Letters patents.  
WHERE sithen the vii day of july in the first year of the queens majesties reign divers and sundry Honours, Castles, manors, Lands, Tenements, Rents, reversions, services, and other hereditaments, have been conveyed and assured to her highness, her heirs and successors by or from divers and sundry persons, & bodies politic, aswell for the discharge and satisfaction of great debts, and sums of money, as for other good considerations. For the perfect assurance confirmation and further surety whereof.  
BE IT enacted ordained and established by the king and queens Majesties, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by th'authority of the same. That all Feoffementes, fines, Surrenders, assurances, conveyances and estates in any wise conveyed had or made, to or for our said sovereign Lord and Lady, the king and queens Majesties, or to or for our said sovereign Lady the queen, by or from any such person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, of any such Honours, castles manors, Lands, Tenements, Rents, reversions, Services, or other hereditaments, for any debt, sum or sums of money or other consideration, whatsoever, shall stand remain & be good and available in the law to all intentes, constructions, and purposes, according to the true meaning, intent and purport of the same.  
saving to all and every person and persons, and to their heirs bodies politic and corporate, & to their successors, and to every of them, (other than such person or persons, and their heirs and wives, and every of them bodies politic and corporate, & their successors and every of them, of or from whom, the king & queens highness, or the queens highness only hath obtained or purchased, the said premises, or any parcel thereof, by exchange, gift bargain, fine, feoffment, recovery, deed, enrolled or otherwise) all such right title, interest, use, possession, rents, reversions, Remainders, Olfiees, Fees, Commons, profits, and commodities, whatsoever which they or any of them have might or aught to have had of, in or to the premises or any part thereof in as large and ample manner, form and condition to all intentes constructions and purposes, as if this act had never been had ne made. This present Act or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  
AND where aswell our said sovereign lord, & Lady, as our said sovereign Lady the queens highness, sithence the said vii day of july in the first year of her majesties reign, aswell for divers & great sums of money, as also for divers & sundry other considerations, have, & hath bargained, sold, given or granted by their or her graces sundry letters patents indentures, or other writings, sealed under the great seal of England, or the seal of the Duchy of Lancaster, aswell to bodies politic & corporate, as to divers and sundry other their loving & obedient subjects, divers and sundry honours, castles, manors, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services, & other hereditaments, in fee simple, fee tail, or for term of life, lives or years, as in the same several letters patents, indentures, & other writings, is mentioned & declared. And to th'intent the same letters patents, indentures, & other writings, should be of good available and perfect force & effect, to all and every her highness loving Subjects, according to the true meaning & effect of the same.  
our SAID sovereign Lord and Lady the king and Queen, are contented and pleased, that it be enacted by th'authority of this present parliament. And therefore by our said sovereign lord, and lady, the king and queens majesties, the laides spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, be it enacted and established, the aswell all and singular letters patents, indentures and other writings Sealed under the great Seal of England, or under the Seal of the Duchy of Lancaster, and heretofore made or granted by our said sovereign Lord and Lady, the king and Queen, or by our said sovereign lady the Queen, for any Sums of money, or for and upon any other considerations, as all other letters patentes, hereafter to be made by our said sovereign lord & lady, for any sum or sums of money during the space of Seven years next ensuing the making of this act, to any body politic, or corporate, or to any other person or persons, whatsoever, of any honours, castles, manors, lordships, granges, Meses, lands, tenements, meadows pastures, rents, reversions, services, woods, advowsons, nominations, patronages, annuities, rights, interests, entries, conditions, letes, courts, liberties, privileges, franchises, or of any other hereditaments, with their appurtenances, or of any part or parcel of them sealed with or under the great seal of England, or under the Seal of the Duchy of Lancaster, of whatsoever kind, nature, or quality they or any of them be or shallbe reputed known or taken, with their appurtenances or any part or parcel of them, shallbe good perfit and effectual in the law, and shall stand, be taken, reputed, deemed, & adjudged good perfect sure available & effectual in the law, aswell against the king and queens Majesties, as against the queen her heirs and successors according to the tenor of the said letters patents, the same to be expounded construed deemed & adjudged most beneficial for the patentees and grauntees of the same, according unto the words & purport of every the said letters patents, without any confirmation, licence, or toleration of the queen, her heirs or successors, any misnaming, misrecital, or non recital of any the same honours, castles, manners, lands, tenements & other the premises or any parcel thereof, or any lack of finding of offices, or inquisitions of and in the premises, whereby the title of the queens highness therein ought to have been found before the making of the same letters patents or other writings, or any misrecital, or none recital of leases thereof before made, as well of record as not of record, or any lack of the certainty, miscastinge, rating, or setting forth of the yearly values and rates of the premises, or of the yearly rents reserved of & for the premises or any parcel thereof, mentioned or contained in any the said letters patentes, or other writings, or for that the premises be, or any part thereof is valued to a more or less value in the said letters patents or writings, than the said manors, lands, tenements, and other the premises, than were or shallbe in yearly value, or any misnaming of the towns, hamlets, parishes, or counties where the same honours, Castles, manors, lands, tenements, rents, hereditaments, and other the premises and every parcel thereof, or any parcel thereof lain or been, or any lack of the true naming of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or of the natures, kinds, sorts, or quantities of the said possessions or hereditaments or any parcel thereof, or any lack of the true naming of the corporation, or any lack of attornment, livery, or season, or any misnaming of any the late tenants or farmers of the same so sold or given, notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that this act nor any thing therein contained shall not extend to make any letters patents of any office or offices, to be of any other effect, force, or strength than the same letters patents were or should have been before the making of this act.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that all and singular such patentees, grantees, and donees, and every of them, which at any time heretofore sithence the said seventh day of july have obtained and gotten of our said Sovereign Lord and Lady the king and Queen or of any of them, or at any time hereafter during the space of seven years, shall obtain and get of our said Sovereign lord and lady the king and Queen that now be, or of any of them, by way of exchange, or for any sum or sums of money, any letters patents of any monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, or other ecclesiastical possessions, or of any parcel of them, or of any other manors Lands tenements or Hereditaments whatsoever, which at the date and making of any the same letters patents so made, sithence the said seventh day of july or hereafter to be made during the space of seven years as is aforesaid, were or shallbe of better and more yearly value to the king and queens highness or to any of them, in yearly rent and farm, than was, is, or shallbe contained, mentioned or specified in any such letters patents, or in the particulars or rate thereof made or to be made by any auditor or auditors, surveyor or surveyors or other officer, that then every such patentee, grauntee, and donee, their heirs executors or assigns and every of them, within one year nerte after office and other due proof order and decree thereof made and had, or to be made and had within the space and term of ten years next after this present parliament in the court of the exchequer, shall content and pay unto the queens majesty her heirs and successors, for the same overplus and more value of the same monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, manors lands, tenements, and other hereditaments whatsoever, with their appurtenances, so sold, given, granted, or exchanged as is aforesaid, after the rate of twenty years purchase, and according to the yearly value and rate as the same manors, Lands, tenements, and other hereditaments whatsoever, were at the time of the making of any such letters patents so made, or to be made in manner & form aforesaid. Any thing contained in any such letters patents to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED also and be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that this act or any provision therein contained, shall not in any wise extend to confirm, ratify, or make good any lease or leases, made or to be made by our said Sovereign Lord and Lady the king and Queen, or by any of them for term of life, lives, or for years, whereupon the old and accustomed rents or more, be not, or hereafter shall not be reserved, and yearly payable during the time and term of every such lease, nor that this present act shall in any wise extend to revive or make good any letters patents made of any office or offices to any controller, customer, alneger, searcher ne to any letters patents of the grant of any other office or offices heretofore granted or made by the king and queens majesty, or any of them, which now be or at any tune heretofore have been adnichilated, determined or made void by judgement, by authority of parliament, or by decree, nor to any patent to be made to any person or persons for term of years, or during the minority of any heir of any manors Lands or tenements, whereof any traverse hereafter shallbe tendered within three months after any office found and certified into any of the kings courts of record, ne to make good any letters patents made by our laid Sovereign lord and Lady or any of them, of any office or offices to be of any other effect force or strength then the same letters patents were or should have been before the making of this Act.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that this act or any thing therein contained, shall not extend to any letters patents which at any time heretofore sithen the beginning of the queens majesties reign have been made or hereafter shallbe made by the king and queens highness, or by the queens majesty only, to any person or persons of any manors Lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services, or other hereditaments, by force of any information, suit, or suggestion, made, or to be made to her highness, that the same manors, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, so contained in any such letters patents, were concealed lands, nor to any letters patents heretofore made by our said sovereign Lord and lady the king and queens majesties, or any of them, to Rause jackson clerk, now master of the hospital of the Savoy in the parish of Saint Clementes Dacorum, without the bars of the new temple London, and to his brethren, being perpetual chaplains of the same Hospital, and to their successors, but that the same letters patents and every of them, shall stand, remain, and be in the same force, strength, and effect, as they were before the making of this act, any thing in this act mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.  
AND where the manor of Southwell in the county of Nottingham, and also the Scite and procincte of the college of Southwell in the same county together, with divers other lands, tenements, and hereditaments to the said late college lately belonging or appertaining, were conveyed and assured by indenture, fine, or otherwise, by or from john Beaumont esquire, unto our late Sovereign Lord king Edward the sixth and to his heirs and successors, for the discharge and satisfaction of divers great sums of money, wherein the same john Beamounte was indebted to the said late king. Be it enacted and established by the authority aforesaid, that the said conveyance and assurance shallbe perfect, good, sufficient and available against the said Beaumont and his heirs, to all intentes, constructions and purposes, according to the purport, tenor, and true meaning of the same conveyances, and assurances. Saving to all and every person or persons, and bodies politic and corporate, their heirs and successors and every of them, other than the said john Beaumont, his wife, and his heirs, and all other claiming any estate or interest by or from them or any of them sithence the same conveyance and assurance, all such right, title, interest, possession, estate, leases, rents, services, commons, and all other profits and commodities whatsoever, as they or any of them, should, or might have had if this act had never been had ne made. any thing therein contained to the contrary, notwithstanding.   

AN ACT for the having of horse, armour, and weapon.  
The ii Chapter.  
FOR THE BETTER furniture and defence of this Realm. Be it enacted by the king and queens Majesties, with thassents of the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons in this present parliament assembled, & by authority of the same, that as much of all & every act and Statute concerning only the keeping or finding of horse, horses, or armour, or of any of them heretofore made or provided, and all & every forfeiture, and penalty, concerning only the same, shallbe from hence forth utterly void repealed and of none effect. And be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that every noble man, gentleman & other temporal person, after the rate & proportion hereafter declared shall have & keep in a readiness such horses, geldings, Armour & other furniture for the wars, at the jest, & in such sort & manner as is & shallbe in this act hereafter expressed and declared. That is to say, all and every person temporal, having any honours, lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods of estate of inheritance or freehold, to the clear yearly value of one thousand pound or above, shall from & after the first day of May, which shall be in the year of our lord god, a thousand .v. hundred fifty & eight, have, find, keep sustain & maintain with in this realm of England, of their own proper and at their own proper costs and expenses vi horses, or geldyngs, able for demilances, whereof iii of them at the least to be horses, with sufficient harnesses, steel saddles and weapon, requisite and appertaining to the said demilances, horses or geldings, and ten light horses or geldings able and meet for light horsemen, with the furniture of harness and weapon requisite for the same. And also forty corselets furnished, forty almain rivets or in stead of the said almain rivets, forty coats of plate, corseletes or brygandines furnished forty pikes xxx long bows xxx shefes of arrows xxx steel caps or skulls twenty black bills, or halberds twenty haque butts, and twenty morions or salads. And every person temporal having any honours, lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of a thou sand marks, or above, and under the clear yearly value of a thousand pound, shall have, find, sustain and maintain within this realm of their own proper and at their own proper costs and expenses, four horses or geldings, able for demilances whereof two at the least to be horses, with sufficient harnesses, and weaponne, and saddles meet and requisite to the said dymylaunces Horses or geldings, and two light horses or geldings, able and meet for light horsemen, with furniture of harness, and weapon requisite for the same. And also of armour and weapon xxx corselets furnished xxx almain rivets or in stead of the said almain rivets, thirty. coats of plate, corselets, or brigandines furnished xxx pikes, twenty long bows twenty shefes of arrows twenty steel caps or skulls, ten black bills or halbertes, ten haquebuttes, and ten morions or salletes. And every person temporal having honours, lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures, or woods of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of four hundred pounds or above, and under the clear yearly value of a thousand marks shall have, find, keep, sustain and maintain as is aforesaid two horses, or one horse and one gelding able for demilances, with sufficient furniture of harness, steel saddles and weapon for the same as is aforesaid, and four geldings able for light horsemen with sufficient harness and weapon for the same, and also twenty corselets furnished .xx, almaigne rivettes furnished, or in stead of almain rivets, twenty coats of plate corselets or brygandines furnished, twenty pikes, fifteen long bows fifteen shefes of arrows, fifteen steel caps or skulls, six haquebuttes, and six morians or salletes. And that every person temporal having lord ships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures, or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of. CC. pounds or above, and under the clear yearly value of. CCCC. pounds, shall from the said first day of May, have keep sustain and maintain i great horse or gelding, able for a demi-lance, with sufficient furniture of harness, steeled saddle, & weapon for the same, & two geldings, able for light horsemen with harness and weapons sufficient, as is aforesaid, for the same, and also ten corselets furnished, ten almain rivets, or in the place of almain rivets, x. coats of plate, corselets or brigandines furnished, x. pikes viii long bows viii. shefes of arrows viii steel Caps or skulls, three haquebutts, & three morions or salads. And every person temporal having any lord ships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures, or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of one hundred pounds, or above, & under the yearly value of ii hundred pounds shall from and after the said first day of May, have, keep, and maintain (as is aforesaid) two geldings, able and meet for light horsemen, with sufficient harness, and weapon requisite for the same. And also three corselets furnished, three almain rivets, or in stead of them so many coats of plate, corselets, or brygandines furnished iii pikes iii long bows, three shefes of arrows, three steel caps or skulls, two haquebuttes, and two morions or sallettes. And also every person temporal having lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures, or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of a hundred marks or above, and under the yearly value of a hundred pounds, from the said first day of May, shall have, keep, maintain and sustain one gelding able and meet for a light horseman, with the harness & weapon sufficient & requisite for the same, two corselets furnished, two almain rivittes, or in stead of the same two coats of plate, or brigandines furnished, two pikes, two long bows, two shefes of arrows ii steel caps or skulls i haquebut i morian or salet. And also every person temporal, having lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows pastures or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the yearly value of xl pounds or above, & under the yearly value of a hundred marks, shall from & after the said first day of May, have maintain & keep ii corselets furnished ii almain rivets, or in stead of the same ii coats of plate, corselets or brigandines furnished, two pikes, one long bow, one shefe of arrows, one steel cap or skull ii haquebuttes ii morions or salads. And also every person temporal having lordships, manors, houses, lands meadows, pastures, or woods of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of twenty pounds or above, and under the yearly value of forty pounds, shall from the said first day of May, have, keep, & maintain one corselet furnished, one pike, one haquebut, one morian or saller, one long bow, one shefe of arrows, & one steel cap or skull. And also every person temporal having lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods, of any such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of x pounds or above, & under the yearly value of twenty pound, shall from & after the said day have, keep, & sustain one almain ryvitte, cote of plate or brigandine furnished, one haquebut i morian, or salad, & one long bow, & one spefe of arrows, one steel cap or skull. And also every person temporal having lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods, of such estate as is aforesaid, to the clear yearly value of five pounds or above, & under the yearly value of x. pounds, shall from and after the said first day of May, have, keep, & sustain one cote of plate furnished, one black bill, or halberd, one long bow, one shefe of arrows, and one freele cap, or skull. And also every person temporal, having goods or chattles to the value of one thousand marks or above, shall from the said first day of may, have find, keep, sustain, and maintain as is aforesaid, one horse, or able for a demylaunce, with sufficient harness, steel saddle, & weapon, requisite and convenient for the same, and one gelding able and meet for a light horseman, with harness and weapon sufficient and requisite as is aforesaid for the same, or eighteen corselets furnished in the stead of the said horse, and gelding, and furniture of the same at his choice. And also shall from the same day have, find, keep, and maintain of armour and weapon, two corseletes furnished, two almain rivets, or for the same almonryvettes, two cottes of plate, two corselets, or two brigandines furnished, two pikes, four long bows, four sheaf of arrows, four steel caps or skulls, and three haquebuttes, with three morions, or salletes. And also every person temporal having goods or cattles, to the values hereafter in this present act, specified and declared, shall from and after the said first day of May have find, keep, sustain and maintain such geldings, armour, weapon and furniture forwarre as is hereafter declared. That is to say, having to the value of four hundred pounds or above, and under the value of a thousand marks, one gelding able and meat for a light horseman with sufficient harness and weapon requisite, and meet for the same or ix corselets, furnished at his election, and also shall have, find, and keep one other corselette furnished, one pike, two almain ryvetes, or plate coats or brygandines furnished, one haquebut, two long bows, two shefes of arrows, and two steel caps or skulls. And having in goods and cattles, to the value of two hundred pound or above, and under four hundred, one corselet furnished one pike two almaigne ryvetes, plate coats, or brigandines, furnished one haquebut, one murryan or salet, two long bows and two shefe of arrows, and two scules or steel caps. And having in goods and chattles to the value of a hundred pounds or above, and under ii hundred, one corselette, furnished and one pike, one pair of almain ryvyttes, one plate cote, or pair of brigandine furnished, two long bows, and two shefes of arrows, and two skulls. And having as is aforesaid, in goods and cattles, to the value of forty pounds, or above, and under a hundred pounds, two pair of almond rivettes, or two coats of plate or brigandines, furnished, one long bow and one shefe of arrows, one steel cap or skull, and one black bill, or halberd. And having as is aforesaid in goods and chattels to the value of twenty pounds or above, and under xl pounds, one pair of almain rivets, or one cote of plate, or one pair of brygandines, two long bows, two shefes of arrows, two skulls or steel caps, and one black bill or halberd. And having as is aforesaid to the value of ten pounds or above, and under twenty pounds, one long bow, one shefe of arrows, with one stëele cap or skull, and one black bill or halberd. And also that every person temporal, not being above charged by this act, having, or that hereafter shall have any annuity or annuities, or yearly fee or fees for term of life, or of any estate of inheritance, or any copyhold or copyholdes, for term of life, or of any estate of inheritance, to the clear yearly value of xxx pounds or above, shallbe charged and chargeable with such furniture of war as is aforesaid, in every degree, quality, and condition, according to the proportions and rates before expressed, limited, and appointed for goods and cattles.  
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every person which by virtue of the act made in the parliament holden at westminster in the xxxiii year of the reign of king henry the eight, was bound (by reason that his wife should wear such kind of apparel or other thing, as in the same statute is specially mentioned and declared) to keep or find one great stoned trotting horse and is not by this act before charged, to have, maintain, and keep any horse or gelding, shall from the said first day of may, have, keep, and maintain one gelding, able and meet for a light horseman, with sufficient harness and weapon for the same, in such manner and form as every temporal person having lordships, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods of such estate as is aforesaid, of the clear yearly value of one hundred marks, is charged or appointed to find have and maintain by this present act.  
AND BE IT further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that if any person chargeable by this act, as is aforesaid, shall by the space of any three whole months after the said first day of may, lack or want the said number and kinds of horses, geldings, armour, weapon, and furniture aforesaid, or any of them, after such rate, proportion, manner, and form as is in this act above limited, declared, and appointed. That then every such person shall forfeit and lose for every such three months that he shall so lack and want the same number and kinds of horses, geldings, armour, weapon, and furniture, or any part thereof, for every horse or gelding so lacking, ten pounds, and for every demi-lance and turniture of the same, three pounds, and for every corselet and furniture of the same. xl.s. and for every almain ryvette, cote of plate, or brigandine, and the furniture of the same. xx.s. and for every bow & sheaf of arrows, bill, halberd, haque but steel cap, skull, morion and salad. x.s. the one moiety of which said forfeitures, shallbe to the king and Queen our sovereign Lord and Lady, and to theirs and successors of the same our sovereign lady, and the other moiety to him or them that will sue for the same in any court of record, by bill, plaint, action of debt, or information, in the which bill, plaint, action, or information, no wager of law, essoin, or protection shall be allowed or admitted.  
AND BE IT further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the inhabitants of every city, borough, town, parish, and hamlette within this realm, other than such as are specially charged before in this act, shall have, find, keep, sustain, and maintain, at their common charges and expenses, such harness, and weapon, and as much thereof as shallbe appointed by the commissioners of our said sovereign lord and lady, and of the heirs and successors of the same our sovereign lady, for the musters or view of armour within such city, borough, town, parish or hamletre, there to be kept, in such place as by the said commissioners shall be appointed. And the numbers and kinds thereof to be written and comprised in a pair of indentures, to be made between the said commissioners or two of them at the least, and twelve, eight, or four of the chiefest of every such city, borough town, parish, or hamlette, whereof one part to remain with the chief officer of the same city, borough, town, parish, or hamlette: and the other part to remain with the clerk of the peace of the shire or county where every iuche city, town, borough, parish, or hamlette shall stand or be. And if the same inhabitants of every such city, borough town, parish, or hamlette, other than such as are specially (as is aforesaid) charged, shall lack or want such harness or weapons, or any part thereof, as shall be unto them appointed by the said commissioners for the musters or view of armour, as is aforesaid, by the space of any three months together next after any such appointment made: that then the same inhabitants shall forfeit for every the said three months for every such harness or weapons so lacking after the rate above limited, the one moiety thereof to be to our said sovereign lord and lady, and to theirs and successors of our said sovereign lady, and tother moiety to him or them that will sue for the same in any of the courts of record of our said sovereign lord and Lady, and of the heirs and successors of the same our sovereign Lady, by bill, plaint, action of debt, or information, wherein no wager of law, essoin or protection shallbe admitted or allowed.  
AND BE IT further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that the lord Chancellor of England for the time being, shall have full power and authority by virtue of this present act, from time to time to grant out commissions under the great seal of England, to the justices of peace within every shire or county of this realm, or to so many of them as by his discretion shall be thought meet and convenient for the appointing and limittinge of the said harnesses and weapons, to be found, kept, and maintained, in every such city, borough, town parish, and hamlette, at the common charges of the inhabitants thereof, as is aforesaid.  
Provided always, that this act or any thing therein contained shall not extend to take away or discharge any tenant, or farmer, of his service or covenant towards his Lord, for the finding of horse, armour, or weapon, or for doing of service by himself or any other, which, by the tenure of his land or farm, he is bound to do, at the time of making of this act, but that he shall yield, pay, and do the same in as large ample manner and form, as though this act had never been had ne made.  
AND be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that the justices of peace, of every Shire, shall have power and authority by virtue of this act, from time to time, to make search and view of and for the said furnytures of horses, geldings, armour and weapon, to be found maintained and kept by any person abovesaid, having lordships, manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods to the clear yearly value of. CC. pounds or under, and not above the yearly value of. CCCC. pounds, or to be found, maintained or kept by any person or persons chargeable by this act, by reason of his or their goods, cattles, annuities, fees, or copyholdes as is aforesaid, and to hear and determine at their quarter Sessions all and every the defaults committed or done contrary to this act, within the county, where such Sessions shallbe kept, by inquisition, presentment, bill, or information before them exhibited, or by examination of two lawful witness, at the discretion of the same justices, & to award process thereupon as though they were indicted before them by verdict of xii men or more. And upon the conviction of the offender by information or suit of any other than the king or the queen, or of theirs or successors of the queen to make estreats of the one moiety of the said forfeitures to be levied to those of our said sovereign lord and lady, or of theirs or Successors of the same our sovereign lady, as they use to do of other fines issues, and amercyamentes, growing in the sessions of peace, and to award execution of the other moiety for the compleynaunte or informer against the offender, by fieri facias or capias, as the kings justices at westminster, may do and use to do. And if any such conviction shall hereafter happen at th'only suit of our said sovereign lord and lady, or of the heirs or successors of the same our sovereign lady, that then the whole forfeitures to be estreated and levied to their uses only.  
AND BE IT FURTHER enacted by the authority aforesaid, that whensoever any person shall at any time hereafter be convicted by virtue of this act, for any default or thing mentioned in this act, that then the same person shall not otherwise or eftsoons be vexed, troubled, sued or convicted for the same default or thing, wherefore he shallbe so convicted.  
AND be it moreover enacted by the auchtoritie aforesaid, that if any Souldioure shall at any time hereafter make sale of his horse, harness, and weapon, or any of them contrary to the form of the said statute, made in the said second and third years of the said late king, that then not only the same Soldier shall incur the penalties of that statute, but also the said sale made by such souldioure to any person or persons knowing him to be a soldier, shallbe void and of none effect, against him or them that found or set forth the said horse, harness, and weapon, or any of them, to, or for the furniture of such souldioure to serve with the same.  
PROVIDED always, that no person shall be impeached or troubled for any offence done contrary to this act, unless presentment or suit thereof be had, made, or taken with in one year next after th'offence done, any thing in this act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED alway and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if at any time hereafter it shall fortune any person or persons aforesaid, to be sued or impeached for any forefeyture or penalty, for not having, sustaining, or keeping such furniture of corselets, pikes, haquebuttes, or morions, as by this act is before limited, rated, and appointed, and for his or their excuse and answer, shall allege and plead that the same furniture so lacking, could not by him or them conveniently be had, gotten, or provided, for want and lack of the same within this realm, according to the tenure and purport of this act, the same matter of want and lack as is aforesaid, shall be allowed, and taken for a good and sufficient answer and bar in the law, in case it be true, and if the same be denied or traversed, that thereupon an issue shallbe joined, and that the trial shall be of every such issue only had by the certificate to be made by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, the Lord precedent of the Council, the Lord Steward of the Kings and Queens most honourable household, the Lord privy Seal, the Lord Admiral, and the lord Chambrelayne of the said household, or by three of them, in writing under their seals, or the seals of three of them, this present act, or any statute, law, or usage heretofore had to the contrary notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED also and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no person or personnes chargeable by virtue of this Act, to or for the finding or having of any Horse, Gelding, Armour, Weapon, or furniture for the war, as is aforesaid, shall be charged with the same, or with any of them both, for his manors, houses, lands, meadows, pastures and woods, and also for his goods, cattles, fermes, leases, copyholdes, rents, annuities.  
Provided also and be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that this act or any thing therein contained, shall not in any wise extend or be adjudged or interpreted, to abrogate, repeal, or make void any part, sentence, matter, clause, article, or thing, contained or specified in the statute, made in the xxxiii year of the reign of the late noble Prince of worthy memory king Henry the eight, for or concerning the having of long bows and arrows, & the using, order, exercising, and maintenance of archery, and shooting in long bows, but that the same statute, and every article, clause, sentence, and thing therein contained and specified, touching, or in any wise concerning the having of long bows, arrows, using, order, exercising, or maintenance of archery, and shooting in long bows, shall stand and remain in force, and be observed, performed, and kept, according to the tenure, effect, and true meaning of the said act, upon the pains contained in the same, as this act had not been had ne made, this present act or any thing therein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED also, that if it shall fortune the said furniture of armure aforesaid, or any part thereof, at any time hereafter to be lost or spent in any service of defence of this realm, or else the horses or geldings aforesaid, to be killed or destroyed, or else by some other occasion to be dead, that in such case or cases, no person or persons shallbe charged with any forfeiture or penalty aforesaid, for not having such quantity or number of armour, horses, or geldings as is aforesaid, so that he or they within one year next after such loss or want, do supply the same again in all points, according to the true meaning and purport of this act, any thing in the same act to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  
Provided also, that the want of any gauntlet or gauntlets, shall not be deemed, accounted, or taken for any tack or want of furniture for a corselet, any words before expressed, sounding to the contrary notwithstanding.  
Provided also and be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that every person and persons charged with the finding of any haque but, and his or their servant or servants, shall and may exercise and use shooting in the same haquebutte, at such marks as are limited and appointed by the statute made in the xxxiii year of the reign of king Henry the eight, or at their own proper games, so that they carry not, or use not the same haque but in any high way, unless it be coming or going to or from the musters, or marching towards or from the service of defence of the realm, any clause or article in the said act of the xxxiii year, to the contrary notwithstanding.  
Provided always, that this act ne any thing therein contained, shall extend to charge any person or persons, dwelling or abiding within the countries of North-wales, and South-Wales, and within the county Palentine of Lancaster and Chester, or either of them, with the finding or having of any haque but, but that they and every of them, shall and may at their will, liberty, and pleasure, have and keep, in stead and place of every haquebutte, charged by this act, one long bow, and one sheaf of arrows, over and besides such other armour and munition as is by the laws of this realm limited and appointed, any thing in this act to the contrary notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED always that the Lord chancellor of England, or keeper of the great seal for the time being, shall and may from time to time by virtue of the king and queens highness commission, name assign, and appoint commissioners in every city, borough, and town corporate, wherein there be justices of the peace, as well in England as in Wales, so many of the same justices of peace, with such and as many other persons, to be joined with them dwelling out of the said cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, as he or they shall think meet, to take view of armour in every of the same cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, according to this present act, and also to assign what harness and armour shall be provided and kept by the inhabitants of every such city, borough, and town corporate, as is aforesaid, according to this present act.   

AN ACT for the taking of musters.  
The three chapter.  
WHERE heretofore commandment hath been given by the king and queens majesties, and other the progenitors of the queens majesty, kings of this realm, to divers and sundry persons, to muster their majesties people and subjects of this their realm of England, and to levy a number of them for the service of their majesties and of this realm, in their wars, such as were most able and likeliest to serve well in the same, which service hath been greatly hindered, as well for that a great number hath absented them from the said musters, which ought to have come to the same, as also for that many of the most able and likely men for that service, have been through friendship or rewards, released, forborn, and discharged of the said service, & some other not being able or meet, taken, appointed, and chosen thereunto, and yet the same disability and unaptness notwithstanding, the same unable & unmeet persons upon sums of money, or other kind of rewards, or exactions by them paid, to some such as had the order of the said musters, have been also released and discharged of the said service, to the great impoverishment of the subjects, and chiefly to the great peril and danger of this noble realm, in the hindrance of the true and necessary service thereof.  
FOR remedy whereof, be it enacted by the king and queen our sovereign lord and lady, with th'assent of the lords Spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by th'authority of the same, that if any person or persons, that shall be commanded, at any time hereafter, generally, or specially, to muster afore any such as shall have authority or commandment for the same by, or from the king and queens Majesties, or by theirs or successors of the queens majesty, or by any lieutenant, warden or other person or persons aucthorysed for the same, do willingly absent him or themselves from the same musters, having no true and reasonable excuse of sickness, or other lawful impediment, or at their appearance at such musters, do not bring with them such their best furniture of array, and armour, as he or they shall then have for his or their own person in a readiness, shall for every such default and offence, have and suffer imprisonment by the space of ten days, without bail or mainepryce, by the commandment of such as shall have authority as is aforesaid, to take the same musters, unless he or they so offending as is aforesaid, do agree to or with the said commissioners, or two of them, to pay to those of the king and queen our sovereign lord and lady, or of the heirs and successors of the same our sovereign lady, for every such offence, forty shillings for a fine, which said fine after agreement for the payment of the same as is aforesaid, shallbe certified and estreated into the court of the exchequer at westminster, by such as shall have power to take the said musters as is aforesaid, or by two of them, under their seals or the seals of two of them, within the space of two months next after such agreement, to pay the said fine had or made, and the same fine so estreated to be levied in such form as fines assessed by the justices of assize, or of jail delivery, in their circuits are used to be levied.  
AND BE IT FURTHER enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons which at any time or times hereafter shall be commanded or appointed by the king and Queen our sovereign Lord and lady, or by the heirs and successors of the same our sovereign Lady, by their commission, letters, or otherwise authorized, to levy muster or make any men to serve in their wars, or otherwise for the defence of this realm, do by any mean exact, levy, receive, or take, or cause to be taken any sum or sums of money, or other reward or thing whatsoever, of any person or persons, for service in the wars, or that shallbe appointed, named or mustered to serve in any such setuice, or for the sparing, releasing or discharging of such person or persons from the said service, that then every such person that so shall offend in exacting, receiving or taking by any ways or means any sum or sums of money, or other reward, or thing whatsoever as is afore said, shall for every such offence forfeit ten times so much as he shall so receive exact or take.  
AND be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that if any capitain, petty captain or other, having charge of men for service in war, shall for any advantage, lucre or gain by him to be taken, or received, discharge or licence, any of the soldiers, or men appointed to serve in the wars, under his rule or order, to depart from the same service, or shall not pay unto his soldiers, and to every of them, their full and whole wages, conduct and coat money, within ten days next after that such captain, petty captain, or other having charge of men as is aforesaid, shall have received the same, that then the party so offending in giving any such licence or discharge as is aforesaid, shall lose & forfeit for every such offence, ten times the value of the thing so taken or received, and shall also pay to every soldier from whom he shall so withhold any the said wages, conduct, or coat money; triple the sum so withholden, the one moiety of all which forfeitures, other than such as before by this act is limited or given to the sold your or soldiers as is aforesaid, for their wages, coat or conduct money withdrawn, shallbe to the king and the queens majesties, and theirs and successors of the queens majesty, and tother moiety there of to him or them that will sue for the same, by action of debt, bill, plaint, information or otherwise, in any court of record, in which action or suit no essoygne protection or wager of law, shallbe allowed.  
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all justices of assizes in their circuits, and all justices of peace, within the limits of their commission, in their assizes and sessions, and Stewards of leets, lawedayes, and liberties, at their leets and lawdays shall and may from time to time inquire, here, and determine every of the said offences, committed or done contrary to this act, within the precynctes of their commission, leete or liberty, and if any person or persons shallbe before the said justices of assize, justices of peace, or any of them, presented or indicted of any thoffences aforesaid that then the said justices of assize, or justices of peace, before whom such indictment or presentment shallbe taken or had, shall and may by the authority of this act, award such process against every such person or persons so indicted as upon inditements of trespass is used and accustomed to be made, & if any such person or persons so indicted, do appear before the said justices & confess the same, or plead to the same indictments, & after by verdycte of xii men shall be of any the said offences contained in such indictment or inditements convicted, that then the said justices before whom any such conviction shallbe so had, shall & may award such person or persons so convicted unto prison, there to remain without bail or maynepryce, until such time as he or they have paid, or satisfied the moiety of the forfeiture aforesaid, unto the king and queens majesties use, and tother moiety thereof unto him or them that shall come before the said justices and give evidence against the party to be convicted at the time of the said conviction, and by whose evidence he shallbe of the said offence convicted. And if any such conviction shallbe had without any evidence openly given by any person or persons, that then the party convicted as aforesaid shall remain in prison as is aforesaid, until he have satisfied the hole forfeiture to the king and queens majesties use.  
PROVIDED always and be it further enacted by th'authority afore said, that if any the offences aforesaid, touching captains, petty captains, or other having charge of men, shallbe committed during the time that any army or number of men being under a lieuten aunt shallbe assembled and continue together, or by any captain, petty captain, or other having charge of men that shall serve under any lord warden, or other cheiftayne, that then upon complaint thereof, the lord lieutenant or the lord warden, or other cheyftayne, during the time of any his or their commission shall and may hear, order, and determine the same offences, by his or their dyscretyons.  
provided always that this act, nor any thing therein contained shall not in any wise extend to take away or discharge any tenant or fermoure of his service or covenant, towards his lord, for the finding of horse, armour or weapon, or for doing of service by himself, or by any other, which by the tenure of his land or otherwise is bound to do before the making of this act, but that he shall yield, do and pay the same in as ample manner and form as though this art had never been had or made.  
provided also and be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid that if any such capitain, petty captain, or other having charge of men as is aforesaid, shallbe at any time hereafter convicted, or ordered by virtue of this act, for any of his offences aforesaid, that then the same captain, petty captain or other having charge of men as is aforesaid, so convicted, shall not otherwise or eftsoons be vexed, troubled, sued, or convicted for the same offence, whereof he shall be so before convicted or ordered.  
AND where one branch or article contained in the statute made in the second and third year of the reign of the late king Edward the sixth, entitled, an act touching the true service of Captains, and soldiers, whereby the departure of any soldier serving as in the said act is expressed, without licence of the lyeutenaunte or other office or officers named in the said act, or in their absence, of their deputies, was made felony is of no force, strength, ne effect, at this present, by reason of the act of repeal of certain treasonnes' felonies and primynyre made in the first session of the parliament held at Westminster, in the fyrstyere of the queens majesties reign. Be it for good and reasonable consideratyons enacted and established by th'authority of this present parliament, that the said branch or article, and every sentence and matter therein contained, be from henceforth holy revived, and recontinued, and be and remain in full strength and effect to all intentes, constructions and purposes, the said act of repeal notwithstanding. And that all and every other article, clause, proviso, and matter contained in the same act, shall stand, remain, and be in their full force, strength, and effect. Any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  
AND yet nevertheless wherein the said act it is provided, that no person or persons, should be charged for the taking or receiving of any gift or reward of any of his or their tenants or friends towards the relief, aid, or help of the same personnes being commanded to serve in wars, or otherwise to find men on horseback, or on foot, within this realm or without, nor for the gift, reward, aid or help reserved, or covenanted, to be paid or given to any person appointed to serve in wars, or to find horse or men, to serve by reason of any grant, covenant reservation, custom or tenure, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding, as by the said act and proviso more plainly it doth and may appear. Be it enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, the no person or persons shall or may by colour of the said proviso, or of any words or matter therein contained, exact or demand, or levy any sum or sums of money, horse, armour, or any other thing, other than shalve employed forthwith in the present service of those wars, of the king and queen's majesties, her heirs or successors, for which it is levied, the which sum or sums of money, horse, armour, or other thing, or as much thereof as shall not be spent, lost, or consumed in the said service, shallbe rendered and restored to such person or persons, as paid or delivered the same, upon the penalties and forfeitures, contained in the said act.  
PROVIDED always, that no person or persons, inhabiting within any city, borough, or town corporate, being a county of itself, or in which any justices of peace be or herealter shallbe, by charter, shallbe compellable by virtue of this act, to make his or their appearance, with such furniture as is aforesaid, at any muster hereafter to be had, or taken out of the Suburbs, precinct, or liberties of the same City, Borough or Town, nor before any person or persons, aucthorysed by commission or otherwise as is aforesaid, unless the mayor, or other head of fycer, of such city, borough, or town, & one other discrete inhabitant of the same at the least be joined in the same commission or other authority as is aforesaid, with the same other person or persons so authorized, any thing before mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.   

AN ACT that accessaries in murder and divers felonies, shall not have the benefit of clergy.  
The four Chapter.  
FOR THE due punishment of such as command, counsel, or hire any person or persons, to commit, perpetrate, or do any petty treason, wilful murdre, or any of the offences in this present act mentioned. Be it enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that all and every person and personnes that after the first day of March next coming, shall maliciously command, hire, or counsel any person or persons, to commit or do any petty treason, wilful murder, or to do any robbery in any dwelling house or houses, or to commit or do any robbery in or near any high way in the realm of England, or in any other the Queves dominions, or to commit or do any robbery in any place within the marches of England against scotland, or wilfully to burn any dwelling house, or any part thereof, or any barn then having corn or grain in the same, that then every such offender or offenders, and every of them being outlawed thereof, or being thereof arraigned and found guilty by the order of the law, or being otherwise lawfully attainted or convicted of the same offence, or being arraigned thereof do stand mute of malice or froward mind, or do challenge peremtorye above the number of twenty persons, or will not answer directly to such offence, shall not have the benefit of his or their clergy.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted, that every lord and lords of the parliament, and pier and piers of the realm, having place and voice in the parliament, upon every indictment for any of the offences aforesaid, shallbe tried by theyrpiers, as hath been accustomed by the laws of this realm.   

AN ACT touching the making of  clothes.  
The .v. Chapter.  
WHERE in the parliament holden at westminster, in the fift and sixth year of the reign of our late sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, there was by great deliberation and advise one good act made for the true & perfect making of  cloth within this realm, sithence the making whereof, divers clothiers found themselves aggrieved, alleging that it is unpossible for them to observe the same act in all points, & have in this present parliament prayed some mitigation thereof, it is therefore at their special instance & request ordered, established, enacted, & provided, in manner & form following.  
IN PRIMIS, that every white cloth & clothes commonly called long Worcester's, & all like clothes of like making mentioned in the said act, which by the same was limited to weigh. ixxxiiii. pounds, being well scoured, thicked, milled, and fully dried, shall weigh. ixxv. pounds at the least.  
Iten, every white cloth which shallbe made in the counties of Wyltes. Gloucester, & Somerset, or any of them, or else where of like making, being appointed by the said act to weigh lxiiij pounds, shall weigh being well scoured, thicked, milled, and fully dried lxj pounds at the least.  
ITEM, every broad cloth made in the shires of Kent and Sussex, or at the town of Reding, or any of them, or else where of like making, mentioned in the said act, which by the same was limited to weigh lxxxx. pounds at the least, shall weigh being well scoured, thicked, milled, and fully dried lxxxvi pounds at the least.  
ITEM, that every course short cloth made in the shires of Suff. Norff. and Essex, or any of them, or else where of like sort, & every course cloth to be made within the Shire of Kent, not exceeding the price of six pounds, all which by the said Act are appointed to contain vii quarters of a yard at the least in breadth, shall contain and be at the water, being through wet, six quarters and a half within the list through and by all the whole cloth at the least.  
ITEM, every yard of cloth commonly called handy warp, being welscoured, thicked, milled, and fully dried, shall contain the breadth specified in the said act, & shall weigh two pounds and a half at the least.  
And forasmuch as many persons do counterfeit the making of Coksal, Bocking and Braintree clothes commonly called handiwarpes, adding there unto such like lists as the makers of such clothes do, to the great deceit of the king and queens majesties subjects. Be it therefore enacted, that no person or persons from the first day of May next coming, shall add unto any cloth or clothes, any such like list or lists, except the warp thereof be spun upon the rock or distaff, upon pain of forfeiture of the same cloth or clothes, or the very value thereof. Provided always that the cloth makers within the city of Worcestour may make such lists as they have done heretofore.  
Item that no person or persons inhabiting within the westriding in the county of york, shall make or cause to be made any broad cloth or clothes called pewkes, tawneiss, violets, or grenes, except the wolther of before it be converted into yarn, be first died, litted, and coloured with the colour blue, of the value of two pence a pound, upon pain of forfeiture of every such coloured cloth, or the value thereof, whereof the will shall not be first died, litted, & coloured with the colour blue of two d. a. li. as is aforesaid.  
Item that every ordinary karsey mentioned in the said act, shall contain in length in the water betwixt xvi and xvii yards, yard and inch, and being well scoured, thicked, milled, dressed, & fully dried shall weigh xix pounds the piece at the least. And every karseye called sorting karsey, mentioned in the said Act, being well scoured, thicked, milled, dressed, and fully dried, ready to be showed, shall weigh xxii pounds at the least.  
ITEM, that every devonshire karsey called Dossone, the which is appointed by the same statute to weigh being dry xiiij pounds at the least, shall weigh being well scoured, thicked, milled, and fully dried, after the rate of every yard one pound at the least.  
ITEM, that one article mentioned in the said statute concerning welsh cottons touching the length and weight, shallbe clearly void, and every good of welsh lining shall contain and be three quarters of a yard in breadth in the water, and shall weigh one pound and a half quarter, and every yard of cotton being fully wrought and cottoned, shall weigh one pound at the least.  
AND be it further enacted, that no person or persons which shall buy to sell again by way of retail or otherwise, any of the said welsh linings, shall dress or work, or cause to be dressed or wrought within his or their dwelling house or houses, or in any other place by himself, or his servant or servants, any of the said welsh linings, but shall put the same to some such person or persons, as shallbe of the art or science of Sheremen, Cottoners, or frysers, to be by them wrought and dressed, upon pain of forfeiture for every welsh cotton or lyninge, frysed or cottoned to the contrary uj s. viii. d.  
ITEM, that all and every cotton or cottons called Manchester, Lanckeshire, and Cheshire cottous, and all clothes called Manchester Rugs, or Manchester Fryses, may be divided into two half pieces, and shall contain and be after the rate of such breadth and weight, as in the said acts limited and appointed to a whole piece of every of the several pieces of cottons & rugs aforesaid any thing in the said former statute to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
AND if any cloth or karsey of the several kinds of makings, mentioned in the said former act, or this statute, do exceed the several lengths mentioned in the same, that then every yard so exceeding, shall weigh after such rate as every yard of such cloth or karseys containing the said several lengths, shall or aught to weigh, upon pain of forfeiture for every yard, not weighing after such rate. u.ss. And if any such cloth or karseys shall lack of such weight as by the said statute or this act it ought and is appointed to have, than the maker thereof or other person in whose hands or possession the same shall be found, shall forfeit for every pound lacking above four pounds. u.ss. and also for every pound exceeding not above four pounds two s. in manner and form as in the said former act is appointed.  
ITEM, one article mentioned in the said statute, wherein the alneger is prohibited to set his seal to any cloth or karsey which shall prove pursy, bandy, squally, in or by warp or wofe, or else shall happen to be evil burled or wasted in the mill, or otherwise to be full of holes, mylbrackes, or to be holy, shallbe void and of none effect.  
ITEM it is enacted that if at any time after the first day of may, any cloth or karsey, thorough the default or negligence of the karders, spinners, or weavers, or any of them, shall, or do prove either pursy, cockeley, bandy, squally, or rowye, by warp or woof, or else shall happen to be evil burled, or wasted in the mill, or else thorough the default or negligence of the mill man, or otherwise, to be full of holes, mylbrackes, or to be holy, that then the maker of every such cloth or kersey so being defective or faulty as is aforesaid, shall fix unto every end of the said cloth or karseye so being defective and faulty, and offered to be sold, one seal of lead, in the which seal shallbe engraved this word (faulty) upon pain of forfeiture of such cloth or karsey, or the value thereof so offered to be sold, whereunto such seal shall not be set.  
ITEM, the article mentioned in the said former act of returning of defective clothes, karseyes, frises, or cottons being transported over the seas by the merchants, shallbe utterly void. But nevertheless be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if it shall fortune hereafter any merchant or merchants, to transport any cloth or clothes, karseys, fryses, or cottons, whereunto the seal with this word (faulty) was not annexed at the time of the sale thereof by the clothier, and the same clothes, karseys, fryses, or cottons so transported, or any of them to be found faulty or defective, and the same merchant or merchants thereof, within two years after such sale, to bring a certificate, sealed with the seal of any town or company in the parties beyond the seas, or signed by a notary there, after the accustomed manner, testisienge and declaring thereby the loss and damage which the merchants shall have sustained by such defective and faulty cloth or clothes so transported, that then the clothier or clothiers, or other person of whom the cloth or clothes was bought, their executors or adminisiratours, shall within six weeks next after request made by the said merchant, his executors, administrators, or assigns, well and truly satisfy coutente and pay, to such merchant, his executors or administrators, or assigns, all and every such sum and sums of money as shall so be mentioned, expressed, and declared in the said certificate, upon pain of forfeiture to the party grieved, for every none payment upon such request, double the value of such sum or sums mentioned in the said certificate.  
PROVIDED always, that such merchant shall not in any wise have by virtue of this act, any recompense for lack of length, breadth, or weight, of, or for any cloth, whereunto the seal of any citie-borough or town corporate shallbe fixed.  
ITEM, if any person shall by himself, or by any other person by him procured counterfeit, set to, or take away from any cloth, karsey, frise, rug, or cotton, any seal appointed to be fixed to any cloth, karseye, friese, rug, or cotton, either by this act, or by the said former statute, that then every such person so offending, shall incur and have like penalties, forfeitures, and punishments, as in the said former act is appointed and limited for the like offence.  
And for the better execution as well of this present act, as of the said former statute, and to the intent that all kind of karseys, cottons, frises, rugs, and other  cloth, made in any town shallbe the better known, it is further enacted, that the seal of every borough or town corporate, appointed, or to be appointed for the sealing of any such kind of cloth, shall be fixed to all and every such kind of cloth, being well and substaunciallye made within such City, borough, or town corporate, which cloth so Sealed with the seal of any City, borough, or Town corporate, shall not be searched, tried, or viewed by any Searcher or Sealer of any other City, borough, or Town corporate, by virtue of his said office, any thing in this act, or in the said former statute to the contrary notwithstanding.  
Item, be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every person and persons, not dwelling and inhabiting within any City, Borough, or corporate town, and making any of the clothes or karseys aforesaid, may lawfully bring the same to the next City, borough, or corporate town, where any such kind of clothes or karseys be or shallbe commonly made, there to be sealed in manner and form as is before expressed.  
Item, if any Searcher or Sealer appointed, or to be appointed by virtue of this present act, or of the said former Statute, shall set the Seal of any City, borough, or Town corporate, to any cloth, which shall not contain such length, weight, and breadth, as in the said former Statute, or in this present act is appointed, that then the Mayer and Commonalty, or Baylyf and communalty, or other corporation of the Towneshippe, by whatsoever name or names it or they shallbe incorporated, where such cloothe, karfeye, friese, cotton, or rug shallbe so sealed, shall forfeit and lose the hole value of the cloth so fealed.  
It is also enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that the said Searchers or Sealer's, and every one of them, shall have full power and authority by virtue of this Act, in the day time, to enter into all and every house and houses, of every person or persons, where he or they shall think meet to search, and to try all and every kind of cloothes, karseyes, fryses, and rugs as they shall find defective, either in length, breadth, or weight, and the same to try by water and weight, and also to search and seize as forfeit all and every cloth and clothes made of other colours then in the said former act is appointed, friars grey, crane colour, purple, and old medley colours, most commonly used to be made before twenty years last passed, only excepted.  
AND if any manner of person or persons, at any time after the first day of may next coming, shall deny, withstand, or withhold any cloth or clothes, karseys, fryses, rugs, or any of them, from the said Sealer's or Searchers, or any of them, or will not suffer them to enter into their shops, warehouses, houses or places where their clothes, karseys, fryses, or rugs shall be, the same to be searched and tried as is aforesaid, that then every such person or persons so denying or withstanding, for every such withstanding, withholding or denial, to forfeit and lose ten pounds.  
Be it likewise further enacted, that it shall not be lawful for any of the said Searchers, or Sealer's, or any other person, to search any manner of  cloothe or karseye, whereunto the Seal of a City, borough, or Town corporate, shall be fixed, within the common cloth market of London, commonly called Blackewell hall, or in any common cloth fair, or cloth market of any other City, borough, or Town corporate, in and during the time of the fair or market, any Act or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding.  
BE IT further enacted, that all and every article, clause, and sentence in the saydeformer Statute made in the fift and sixth year of the reign of our said late Sovereign Lord, king Edward the sixth, being not repugnant or contrary to any article, clause or sentence contained in this present act, shall stand in full force and effect.  
Provided always, that no person or persons shall incur the danger, penalty, or forfeiture limited and appointed for any offence in the said former act, the which is already mitigated or otherwise appointed by this present act.  
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every clothier shall cause every cloth which he shall put to sale, from and after the feast of the Nativity of saint john baptist necte coming, to be marked with the letter M. crowned, wrought in the cloth, upon pain to forfeit. xx.s. for every cloth, being sold or put to sale by any such clothier after the said feast not marked with the said letter M. as is aforesaid.  
And moreover be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no person or persons after the said feast of the nativity of S. john Baptist, shall sell or put to sale within the realm of England, any coloured cloth of any other colour or colours than are hereafter in this act mentioned that is to say, scarlet, red, crimson, morrey, violet, pewke, brownble us black, green, yellow, blue, oriche tawny, russet, marble, grey, sad new colour Azner, watchet, sheeps colour, Lion colour, motley, iron grey, friars grey, crane colour, purple, and old medley colour, most commonly used to be made above and before twenty years last passed.  
ITEM, where as divers ancient cities, boroughs, and towns corporate within this realm of England, hath been in times passed well and substantially inhabited, occupied, maintained, and upholded, as well by reason of making of broad  clothes and karseys, as also by divers other artificers, inhabiting then in the said towns, at which time also the villages and husband towns flourished, and husbandry and tillage was well maintained, to the great benefit of the realm, and all the people therein, forasmuch as divers years passed, such persons as do use the feat or mystery of cloth making, not contented to live as artificers, and with the trade wherein they have been brought up, do daily plant themselves in villages and towns, being no cities, boroughs, nor corporate towns, and there occupying the seat and place of a husbandman, do not only engross diviers fermes and pastures into their hands, displeasing the husbandman, and decaying the ploughs and tyllages, but also draw with them out of cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, all sort of artificers, whereby not only divers ancient cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, are utterly decayed, destroyed, and depopulated, but also husbandry and tyllages very much decayed, to the great hurt, damage, and prejudice of this realm, and the people therein, if speedy remedy be not foreseen. And forasmuch also as the weavers and workmen of clothiers when they have been traded up in the trade of cloth making and weaving three or four years, do forsake their masters, and do become clothiers and occupiers for themselves, without stock, skill, or knowledge to the great slander of the true cloth making, besides a great number of inconveniences which do grow to the common wealth of this realm thereby, as daily experience teacheth. Be it therefore ordained and enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, that from and after the first day of may next coming, no person or persons whatsoever, shall use or exercise the feat or mystery of making, weaving, or rowing of  clothes, long or short, or karseyes, pinned whites, or plain straits, to th'intent to put the same to sale, but only in a market town where cloth hath commonly been used to be made by the space of ten years last passed, or in a city, borough, or town corporate, upon pain of forfeiture for every such  cloth or karsey, made, woven, or rowed out of such city, borough, town corporate or market town, five pounds.  
AND it is further enacted, that from and after the first day of May no person whatsoever, shall weave or make, or put to weaving or making any  clothes or karseys last rehearsed, to be sold, unless such person shall have been apprentice to the occupation of making, weaving, and rowing of cloth or carseys, or have been exercised there in by the space of seven years before, upon pain of forfeiture of such cloth, or the value thereof.  
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all and every pains, penalties, and forfeitures to be due by force of this statute, or of the said former act being not otherwise appointed, shall be divided equally into two parts, whereof the one shallbe to the queens highness, her heirs and Successors, and tother unto him that will seize (in cases where seaser is limited or appointed) or else to him or them that will sue for the same pains, penalties, and forfeitures, or any of them, by action, bill, plaint, information, or otherwise, in any court of record, wherein no essoin, protection, wager of law, or injunction shall be admitted, allowed, or obeyed.  
PROVIDED always, that it shallbe lawful to any person, now using or exercising the feat or mystery of making, weaving, or rowing of cloth or karsey, to inhabit and dwell where he now doth, and there to use the making, weaving, or rowing of cloth or karsey, as he hath done heretofore, any thing in this act to the contrary notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED always, that it shall be lawful to all and every person or persons, which now do, or hereafter shall inhabit or dwell in any of the Shires of North-wales or South-Wales, Cheshire, or Lancka shire, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Northumberlande, bishopric of Durham, Cornwall, Suffolk, Kent, the town of Goddelmyne in the county of Surrey, or yorkeshyre, being not within twelve miles of the city of york or in any the towns or villages near adjoining the water of Stroude in the county of Gloucester, where clothes hath been usually made by the space of twenty years last passed, and having been apprentice to the occupation of cloth making, or exercised in the same by the space of seven years, to set up, use, and exercise the feat or mystery of making, weaving, or rowing of cloth out of a city, borough, or market town, as heretofore they might have done, any thing in this act to the contrary not withstanding.  
Provided also, that it shallbe lawful to any person, now using or exercising, or that hath used or exercised the feat or mystery of cloth making, the same to contynus, use, and exercise, although he hath not been thereunto apprentice, or have exercised the same by the space of seven years, any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanstandinge.  
Provided always & be it also further enacted by th'authority afore said, that it shall be lawful to every person and persons, to sell & put to sale by retail or otherwise, all & every such coloured cloth and clothes as he or they now have, as freely as he or they may lawfully sell any clothes of the colours in this present act allowed to be sold, until the feast of Saint Mychaell tharchangel nect ensuing, This act or the said former statute, in any wise notwithstanding.   

AN ACT to inquire of the behaviour of french men being Denizens.  
The vi Chapter.  
IN THEIR most humble wise, shown unto your most royal Majesty, the lords spiritual and temporal, and all other your most loving and obedient Subjects, the commons in your most high court of parliament assembled, that where at a parliament held at Westminster, in the xiii year of the reign of king Richard the second, it was for sundry good considerations, ordained and enacted, that no alien frenchman, should have or enjoy any benefice within this realm, but that they should be avoided forthwith out of the same, before a certain time in the said act limited, as in the same act is more plainly contained. And that at what hour, any pryores' aliens, conventual or other benefice or office, given by title of the king, did void by laches, or death of the said prior, and other occupiers, that than (during the wars) honest persons english, should be put therein, in the place of them to accomplish divine service, and none of the enemies aforesaid. And yet notwithstanding the said ordinance, the said aliens frenchmen, by evil imagination and brocage, to continue the evil myschyfes of the said ordinance did purchase letters patents of the king to be denizens, and lieges of the king, and so swore to continue the same, to thuitent to occupy and enjoy the said benefices, and by that means did occupy great number of benefices, against the said ordinance, by means where of the aliens french were increased, to the diminishing of the Subjects of the king and the treasure of the king and the Realm did carry out of this Realm, and the council of the king did discover to the enemies of france, to the great damage of the king and the Realm. For remedy whereof at a parliament holden at Westminster, the first year of the reign, of the most worthy prince of famous memory, king Henry the fift, the same king considering the myschyfes' aforesaid, by th'authority of the same parliament, willed that the said ordinance should be safely holden and kept, and put in due execution, (certain prior aliens excepted) and that they should put in surety, not to discover nor cause to be discovered, the council nor the secrets of the Realm. And where sithence the making of the said Acts of parliament, sundry other good laws and acts, have been made, aswell in the time of king richard the third, as in the time of king henry the eight, in which acts, it is provided, limited, ordained and declared, under what sort the said aliens, and every of them should use themselves within this Realm.  
AND where also by one act of parliament made at westminster, in the two and thirty year of the reign of the said late king henry the eight, it was enacted amongst other things contained in the said act that all manner of Strangers borne out of his grace's obeisance, which before that time were made Denyzens, or that after that should be made Denyzens, from and after the first day of September than next coming, should be bounden, and be obedient, by, and unto all the foresaid acts and statutes, made in the first year of the said king richard the third, and in the fourteen and one and twenty years of the said king henry the eight, and to all the contents of the same, and to all other acts, and statutes of this Realm before that time, made or from henceforth to be made. And that also in all and every Letters patents, of or for any denizen from and after the last day of the same parliament, so holden in the said two and thirty year, to be made to any stranger, not being borne under the kings obeisance, there should be contained in every such Letters patents, a proviso that he or they to whom such Letters patents, shallbe so made and granted, should be bounden and be obedient by and unto all the acts, and Statutes, of this Realm, as is aforesaid, and to all and every the contents of the same, as by the same acts more plainly it doth and may appear.  
Yet sithence the making of the said several Acts, a great number and multitude of the french nation, have arrived into this Realm, aswell near to the seaside, as else where, and under a feigned false and untrue promise or oath of alegyence, and faith promised to be by them borne to this Realm, they have of late years since the said two and thirty year of the Reign of the said late king henry the eight, by sinister and undue means obtained, divers and sundry several Letters patents, whereby they be made Denizens, and by force thereof do emoye the liberties and privileges of this Realm, and yet contrary to the true meaning of the said Letters patents, in their conditions and behaunures, they do remain French, and daily from time to time do discover the council, state and privities of this Realm, and compass, imagine, and procure sundry myschyfes and damage to be done by the french nation to this Realm, contrary to the said Acts of parliament, and contrary to their said letters patents, and the proviso contained in the same.  
FOR remedy whereof, and for the avoiding of the imminent peril that for want of due providence, may ensue to your most royal person, (whom our Lord GOD, long preserve to reign over us) and to this your highness Realm, by the malicious and secret practises of the said Denizens, we most humbly beseech your most excellent Majesty, to have vigilant care and tender consideration, of your own surety, and preservation of this your Realm, and having good and sure experience of your accustomed honourable and merciful disposition and inclination, do also most humbly beseech the same, that by your royal assent, it may be enacted by thauthority of this present parliament, that all french men, and all and every other person and persons, borne in any place, beyond the Seas, which at the time of the birth of any such person or persons, was under the french kings obeisance, not being Denizens, other than such as the king and queens highness, or the queen only shall specially licence, limit, and appoint to remain within this Realm, shall depart out of this Realm, and out and from the dominions and territories of the same, there to remain and continue without return into this Realm, during the time and contmuaunce of the wars, between the french king and our sovereign Lady the queen, or her heirs or successors. And that our sovereign Lord and Lady, the king and the queen, or her highness only, by the authority of this Act, by their letters patents, under the great Seal of England, shall and may have full power and authority, from time to time, during the life of the queens highness (which almighty GOD long prosper and continue) after office found or other due proof, of the mysdeamenor of any such Denizen, committed contrary to the laws of this realm to repeal and make void all and singular letters patents, or asmanye of them, as to her highness shall seem good, made sithence the said two and thirty year of the Reign of King henry theyghte, to any alien or stranger borne french, and under the obeisance of of the french king, concerning only the making of such alien, or Stranger denizen, the same Letters patents of repeal, to be proclaimed and used in manner and form following, that is to say, that every such Letters Patents of repeal, shall contain the names & surnames of every such alien Stranger, whose letters Patents shall so be repealed, and shallbe solempnlye and openly red and proclaimed in the king and Queen's Court of chancery, between the hours of nine, and a leaven, before none, one day in any one term to be kept at westminster, and in such and asmanye terms and counties of this realm, as shallbe limited, or appointed, or other wise seem meet to the queens majesty, at any time hereafter, during her highness said life, and that all and every such letters patents, to be repealed in manner and form aforesaid, from, and immediately after thirty. days next ensuing such repeal, shall touching only the making of such alien or stranger denizen, be void and of none effect, and not before.  
AND be it further enacted by thauchorytie aforesaid, that such aliens and strangers denizens, whose patents the queen's highness hereafter shall fortune to allow or confirm, or whom her highness shall licence to remain and tarry in this Realm, shallbe bounden to the king and Queen's majesties, by recognisance, not to discover nor cause to be discovered the council nor the secrets of this Realm, and further to be bound and obedient unto and by the laws and statutes of the same, and if any such alien borne french, and under the obeisance of the french king, as is aforesaid, shall refuse to knowledge any such recognisance, that then the said confirmation, allowance, and licence, shallbe void and of none effect.  
PROVIDED always that if any such alien as is aforesaid, shall have purchased any Manor, Lands, tenements, or hereditaments, of any estate of inheritance, within this Realm, sithence the time that he was made denizen, or the any Manor, Landes, tenements, or hereditaments within this realm, were given to any such alien, of any estate of inheritance, by any letters patents, or in the same letters patents, whereby he was made denizen, that the same Manor, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, after the decease of such alien, whose letters patents, of making denizen, shallbe as is aforesaid, repealed, shall and may descend, remain or come unto such his heir or heirs, as been borne within this realm, and as be inheritable to the same, or to such other person or persons that should by the laws of this realm, have and enjoy the same, or any part thereof, if this act or no such repeal had been made in such manner and form as though no such repeal were had or made, the same repeal or any thing in this act to the contrary not withstanding.  
Provided also that it shallbe lawful to the queens majesty, her heirs and successors, immediately from and after the departure of every such denizen, out of this Realm, to receive and take the clear yearly issues, revenues, and proffyts of all such Manors, Lands, tenements, Rents, Fees, annuities, and hereditaments, whereof any such denizen were seized or had at the time of this act, or at the time of his departure out of this Realm, as is aforesaid, for and during the life of every such Denizen, in as ample and large manner and form, and in such quality, condition, and degree, as any such denisen might lawfully have received and taken at the time of the making of this present act, and not otherwise, any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.   

AN ACT to make up the jury with circumstantibus, where the king and queens majesties or the queens majesty is a party.  
The vii Chapter.  
WHERE in the parliament holden at Westminster the xiiij day of january in the xxxv year of the reign of the most noble and victorious Prince king Henry the eight, late king of England, amongst other things it was enacted and established, for the speedy trial of Issues joined between party and party, in any of the kings courts of record holden at Westminster, to be tried by the verdict of twelve men, before the justices of assize, or nisi prius, that in every writ of habeascorpora, or distringas, with a nisi prius, delivered of record to the sheriff or other minister or ministers to whom the making of the return shall appertain, where a full jury shall not appear before the justices of assize or nisi prius, or else where after appearance of a full jury, by challenge of any of the parties, the jury is like to remain untaken for default of the jurors, that then the same justices upon request made by the parties plaintiff or demaundaunte, shall have authority by virtue of the said act, to command the Sheriff or other minister or ministers, to whom the making of the said return shall appertain, to name and appoint as often as need shall require, so many of such other able persons of the said county then present at the said assizes or nisi prius, as shall make up a full jury, which persons so to be named and empaneled by such Sheriff or other minister or ministers, shallbe added to the former panel, and their names annexed to the same, as by the said act more at large appeareth, which Statute was made to endure till the end of the next parliament, and after was and is from time to time continued, and doth now remain, stand, and be in effect, which act doth not extend to any jury empaneled, to try an issue joined between the king and the party, or between such as pursue any matter for the king and themselves.  
Be it therefore enacted, ordained, and established by the king and queens majesties the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the lyrste day of june next coming, the justices of assize and nisi prius, before whom any trial shall be made, by virtue of any writ of habeas corpora, or distringas, with a nisiprius, where a full jury shall not appear, or after appearance of a full jury by challenge the jury is like to remain untaken, for default of juriours, shall have authority by virtue of this Act, upon request made for the king and Queen her heirs or successors, by any authorized thereunto, or assigned by the justices of the Court before whom the said inquest shall be taken, or upon request to be made by the party that followeth as well for the king and Queen, her heirs and Successors, as for himself upon any penal Statute or his or their Attorney, to command the sheriff, or other minister or ministers, to whom the making of the said return shall appertain, to name and appoint, as often as need shall require so many of such other able persons of the said county then present at the said assizes, or nisi prius, and to add and annex the names to the former panel, as shall make up a full jury of twelve men for the trial of every such Issue. And that all and every clause, sentence, article, and proviso comprised in the said former act, shall be taken, interpreted, and expounded, to give the like and the same advantage and commodity to the king and queens majesties, her heirs and successors, and all such person and personnes as shall pursue any action, bill, plaint, or information for the king and queens majesties, her heirs and Successors only, or for them and the party, as the party plaintiff in any other action should or might have by virtue of the said Act, in such form and condition, to all intentes and purposes, as if such actions or suits for the king had been specially and particularly mentioned and declared in the said Act.   

AN Act for the punishment of such as shall take away maidens that be inheritors, being within the age of sixteen years, or that mary them without the consent of their parents.  
The vij chapter.  
WHERE maidens and women children of noble men, gentlemen, and others, as well such as be heirs apparent to their ancestors, as others, having left unto them by their father or other ancestor and friends, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, or other great substances in goods and cattles movable, for and to th'intent to advance them in marriage somewhat like, according to their degrees, and as might be most for their surety and comfort, as well for themselves, as of all other their friends and kinsfolks, be often times unwares to their said friends or kinsfolks, by flattery, tryfeling gifts, and fair promises of many unthrifty and light personages, and thereto by the entreaty of persons of lewd demeanour and others, that for rewards buy and sell the said maidens and children, secretly alured and won to contract matrimony with the said unthrifty and light personages, and thereupon either with slight or force, oftentimes be taken and conveyed away from their said parents, friends, or kinsfolks, to the high displeasure of almighty God, dispargement of the said children, and the extreme continual heaviness of all their friends, which ungodly dealing for lack of wholesome laws to the redress thereof, remaineth a great familiar and common mischief in this our common wealth.  
For remedy whereof be it enacted by the king and queens majesties, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons of this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that it shall not be lawful to any person or persons, to take or convey away or cause to be taken or conveyed away any maid or woman child unmarried, being within the age of sixteen years, out, of, or from the possession, custody, or governance, and against the will of the father of such maid or woman child, or of such person or personnes to whom the father of such maid or woman child, by his last will and testament, or by any other act in his life time hath or shall appoint assign, bequeath, give, or grant the order, keeping, education, or governance of such maid or woman child, except such taking and conveying away as shallbe had, made, or done, by, or for such person or persons, as without fraud or covin be, or then shall be the master or mystres of such maid or woman child, or the garden in socage or garden in chivalry, of or to such maid or woman child.  
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons above the age of xiiij years, shall from and after the first day of Apryll next coming, unlawfully take or convey or cause to be taken or conveyed any maid or woman child unmarried being within the age of xvi years, out, of, or from the possession, and against the will of the father or mother of such child, or out or from the possession, and against the will of such person or personnes as then shall happen to have by any lawful ways or means, the order keeping, education, or governance of any such maiden or woman child, that then every such person & persons (so offending) being thereof lawfully attainted, or convicted by the order and due course of the laws of this realm, other than such of whom such person taken away shall hold any lands or tenements by knights service, shall have and suffer imprisonment of his and their bodies by the space of two whole years without bail or maynprice, or else shall pay such fine for his or their said offence, as shallbe assessed by the counsel of the queens highness her heirs or successors in the Star Chambre at Westminster.  
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any such person or persons after the said day, shall so take away, or cause to be taken away as is aforesaid, and deflower any such maid or woman child as is aforesaid, or shall against the will, or unknowing of or to the father of any such maid or woman child, if the father be in life, or against the will, or unknowing of or the mother of any such maid or woman child (having the custody and governance of such child, if the father be dead) by secret letters, messages, or otherwise, contract matrimony with any such maiden or woman child, except such contracts of matrimony as shall be made by the consent of such person or persons as by the title of wardship shall then have, or be entitled to have the marriage of such maid or woman child, that then every such person or persons so offending, being thereof lawfully convicted as is aforesaid, shall suffer imprisonment of his or their bodies by the space of five years, without bail or mayneprice, or else shall pay such fine for his or their said offence as shallbe assessed by the said counsel in the said star Chambre. The one moiety of all which fines shall be to the king and queens majesties, her heirs and successors, the other moiety to the parties grieved.  
And be it further enacted by the said authority, that the king and queens highness honourable Council of the Star Chamber by bill of complaint, or information, and justices of assize by inquisition or indictement, shall have authority by virtue of this act, to hear and determine the said offences, upon every which indictementes and inquisitions such process shallbe awarded and lie, as upon an indictment of trespass at the common law.  
And further be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any woman child or maiden, being above the age of twelve years, and under the age of sixteen years, do at any time consent or agree to such person that so shall make any contract of matrimony, contrary to the form and effect of this statute, that then the next of the kin of the same woman child or maid, to whom th'inheritance should descend, return, or come after the decease of the same woman child and maid, shall from the time of such assent and agreement, have, hold, & enjoy all such lands, tenements, and hereditaments, as the same woman child and maiden, had in possession, reversion, or remainder, at the time of such assent and agreement, during the life of such person that shall so contract matrimony. And after the decease of such person so contracting matrimony, that then the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments, shall descend, revert, remain, and come to such person or persons as they should have done in case this act had never been hadne made, other then to him only that so shall contract matrimony.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted, that this act nor any thing therein contained, shall extend to take away or diminish any liberty, custom, or authority touching or concerning any Orphan or orphans, which now be, or hereafter shallbe within the City of London, or any other city, borough, or town, where orphans are commonly used to be provided for, either by grant, or by custom, but that the lord More of the said city of London, and the aldermen of the same for the time being, and all and every other head office or officers, of any other city, borough, or town, where such orphans be provided for, shall and may have and take like rule, order, keeping and charge of such orphan and orphans, and of all their lands, tenements, goods, and cattles, as heretofore they or any of them lawfully had or used, or lawfully might have had and used, if this act had not been made.   

AN ACT for the continuation of certain Statutes.  
The ix Chapter.  
WHERE IN THE PARLIAMENT Begun and holden at London, the third day of November, in the xxi year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord of most famous memory, king henry the eight, and from thence adjourned to Westminster, and there holden & continued by divers prorogations, unto the dissolution thereof, one act was made and established for the restraint of carriage & conveying of horses and mares out of this realm. And also one other act was there made for the true winding of wols. And one other act was there made to restrain killing of wainlinges, bullocks. Stiers & heifers, being under the age of two years, which said several acts were then made to endure & continue unto the next parliament, as by the said several acts, more plainly appeareth. And where also in the same Parliament one other act was made and established for attaints, to be sued for the punishment of perjury upon untrue verdicts, which act last before rehearsed, was then made and ordained to continue and endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the same act more plainly at large is showed and may appear.  
AND where also in the parliament begun and holden at westminster the eight day of june, in the eight and twenty year of the reign of our said most dread sovereign Lord, king henry the eight, and there continued and kept until the dissolution thereof. It was ordained and enacted, that all and singular the said acts above remembered, and every of them, should continue and endure in their force and strength, and also be observed and kept until the last day of the next parliament, as by the same act amongst other things therein contained, more plainly appeareth. And where also in the Parliament begun and holden at westminster, the eight and twenty day of Apryll, in the one and thirty year of the reign of our said late most dread sovereign Lord, king henry the eight, and there continued until the eight and twenty day of june than next following, it was ordained and enacted by thauthority of the same parliament, that all and singular the said several acts above remembered, and every of them, and all clauses, articles, and provisions in them, and every of them contained, should continue and endure in their force and strength, and also be observed and kept until the last day of the next parliament, as by the same Act amongs other things therein contained, more plainly appeareth.  
AND where in the parliament holden at westminster, in the five and thirty year of the Reign of our said late sovereign Lord, king henry the eight, one act was made for the preservation of woods, to endure for seven years then next following, and from thence to th'end of the next parliament, as by the same act more plainly it doth and may appear. And where also at the parliament holden at westminster, in the seven and thirty year of the reign of the said late king Henry the eight, and there continued and kept until the dissolution thereof, it was ordained and enacted that all and singular the said acts above mentioned, and every of them (except the said act made for the preservation of woods, as is aforesaid) should continue and endure in their force and strength, and also be observed and kept until the last day of the next parliament, than next following, as by the same Act amongs other things therein contained, more plainly appeareth.  
AND where also at the session of the parliament ended at Westminster the xiiij day of March, in the third year of the reign of our late Sovereign Lord king Edward the sixth, one act was made for the true courryinge of leather, which act was made to endure to the end of the next parliaments, as by the same act more plainly appeareth.  
And where also at the Session of a parliament ended at Westminster the first day of February, in the fourth year of the reign of our said late Sovereign Lord king Edward the sixth, one Act was then and there made concerning the buying of rother beasts. And also one other act was then and there made, touching the buying and selling of butter and cheese, which said several acts were then and there made to endure and continue unto the end of the next parliament, as by the same several acts more at large it doth and may appear.  
And where also at the Session of a parliament by prorogation holden at Westminster the xxiii day of january in the fift year of the reign of our said late sovereign Lord king Edward the sixth, one other act was then and there made, against regrators and forestallers, to endure unto the end of the next parliament, which all and singular the said acts above mentioned together, with the said act for preservation of woods, at a parliament holden at Westminster the first day of March, in the seventh year of the reign of our said sovereign Lord king Edward the sixth, and there continued and dissolved the last day of the same month of March, and all clauses, articles, and provisions in them, and every of them contained, were there revived and continued, to stand in their force and strength until the last day of the next parliament.  
And where also at the Session of a parliament holden by prorogation at Westminster the xxiiij day of October, in the first year of the reign of our most gracious Sovereign Lady the Queen's majesty, and there continued and kept until the dissolution thereof, one act was there made and established, against unlawful and rebellious assembles, to endure to the end of the next parliament, as by the same act more plainly doth and may appear.  
And where also at the same Session of parliament last before mentioned, all and singular the acts above mentioned, and before that time continued at sundry parliaments, as is aforesaid, and all clauses, articles, and provisions in them and every of them contained, were there revived and continued to stand in their force and strength unto the last day of the next parliament.  
And where also at a parliament begun and holden at Westminster the twelve day of November, in the first and second years of the reigns of our most gracious Sovereign Lord and Lady the king and queens majesties, and there continued and kept unto the dissolution of the same, being the sixteenth day of Ianuarye than next ensuing, one act was then and there made against seditious words and rumours, to endure to the end of the next parliament, as by the same act moor plainly it doth and may appear. And where also in the said parliament last before recited, all and singular the Acts above mentioned that were before that time continued at sundry parliaments as is aforesaid, and all clauses articles and provisions in them and every of them contained, were by authority of the said parliament, there revived and continued to stand in their force and strength, unto the last day of the next parliament.  
AND where at a parliament begun and holden at Westminster the one and twenty day of October, in the second and third years of the reigns of our aforesaid sovereign Lord and Lady the king and queens majesties, and there continued until the dissolution of the same, being the ninth day of December than next ensuing, one Act was then and there made for the keeping of milk kine, and for the breading and rearing of calves. And one other Act for the reedifying of decayed houses of husbandry, and for the increase of tillage, the said three several acts to endure till the last day of the next parliament. Forasmuch as all and singular the said several acts above mentioned be good and beneficial for the common wealth of this realm.  
BE IT therefore enacted, ordained, and established by the king and queens majesties, our sovereign Lord and Lady, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that all and singular the said several acts and statutes above mentioned and rehearsed, and every of them, and all clauses, articles, and provisions in them and every of them contained, shall be revived, continued, stand, and endure in their full force and strength, to all intentes, constructions, and purposes, and shall be observed and kept in all things until the last day of the next parliament.  
PROVIDED always, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that this present act of continuance of statutes, or any thing therein contained, shall not in any wise extend, to repeal or make void one act of parliament, entitled, an act for the sale of divers wines and spices brought in by merchants, made and ordained in this present parliament, nor any clause, article, or matter therein contained, but that the same Act, and every thing therein contained shall be of as good strength, force, and effect, to all intentes, and purposes as if this act of continuance of statutes, had not been had nor made, any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
AND where in the parliament begun and holden at westminster the xxi day of October, in the second & third years of the reigns of our said sovereign lord and lady, king Philippe and Queen Mary, and there continued and kept until the ix day of December, than next ensuing, one act was then and there made, entituled, an act for the relief of the poor, the said act to endure to the latter end of the first session of the next Parliament. Forasmuch as the said act is good and beneficial for the comen wealth of this realm, be it therefore enacted, ordained, and established, by the authority of this present Parliament, that the said act, last above mentioned and rehearsed, and all clauses, articles, and provisions in the same contained, shallbe revived, continued, stand and endure, in full force and strength, to all intentes and purposes, and shallbe observed and kept, in all things, until the last day of the next parliament.   

AN ACT for the confirmation of the Subsidy of the clergy.  
The ten Chapter.  
WHERE THE PRELATES and Clergy of the province of Canterbury, have most lovingly and liberally for certain considerations, given and granted to the king and queens Majesties, a subsidy of eight shillings of the pound, to be taken and levied of all and singular the Spiritual promotions, within the same province, during the term of four years now next ensuing, in such certain manner and form, and with divers exceptions and provisions specified and contained in a certain instrument, by them thereof made and delivered to the queen's highness, under the Seal of the most reverend father in God, Reginald Poole Cardinal archbishop of Canterbury, and primate of all England, as in the same instrument exhibited in this present parliament, more plainly doth appear, the tenor whereof ensueth in these words.  
The Prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury, being lawfully congregated and assembled in a convocation or Synod upon great and weighty causes to them purposed, and amongst them well weighed and debated, considering their most bounden duties to the king and queens Majesties, the great and ample benefits they have received of their munificency and bountiful goodness, for an evident declaration of their good hearts and minds, specially now when the imminent necessity for the defence of the Realm requireth present aid and remedy, with one unyforme agreement, accord, and consent together, with most hearty good will, have given and granted, and by these presents, do give and grant to the king and Queen's Majesties, one entire subsidy, in manner and form following. That is to say, that every archbishop. Bishop, abbot, prior, abbottess, or prioress, Deane, archdeacon, Prebendarye, Provost, master of College, master of hospitals, parson and vicar, and every other person and persons, of whatsoever name or degree he or they be, enjoying any spiritual promotion or other temporal possessions, to the same spiritual promotions annexed, now not divided nor separated by Act of parliament or otherwise, from the possession of the clergy, shall pay unto the king and Queen's Majesties, for every pound that he or they may yearly dispend by reason of the said spiritual promotion, the sum of eight shillings. And for the true and certain knowledge of the yearly vallewe of the said promotions, and every of them, whereof payment shallbe made, the rate, taxation, valuation, and estimation, remaining of Record, in the king and quenees Majesties late court of the first Fruits and tenths, and now in their Court of the Exchequer, for the payment of the Disme of the clergy, concerning all such promotions, as be in possession of the clergy, or any other, not divided by act of parliament, or otherwise as is aforesaid, shallbe followed and observed without making any other valuation, rate, taxation, or estimation, then in the said Record is comprised and mentioned.  
AND where by the great bounty and godly disposition of the king and Queen's Majesties, certain religious houses, have been of late erected and endowed with Spiritual and Temporal possessions, the tax whereof is not specified in the Records of Thexcheker, or else where within any of their majesties Courts, such tax and valuation of the possessions of the said religious houses, shallbe followed for the payment of this subsidy, as the bishop of that diocese within the which the said religious houses be Situated, shall upon dew search and examination, certify under his Seal, into the Exchequer before the first day of may next ensuing, in which tax the said bishop shall and may make all such allowances as by the act of parliament, made in the six and twenty year of the late king of famous memory henry th'eight, of and for the granting of the perpetual tenth, were appointed, granted, and assigned in the valuation and tax of all Ecclesiastical and spiritual promotions, for the due and true payment of the late perpetual tenth, and also shall and may further allow all such Sums of money, as are given, assigned, or appointed to the finding and maintenance of poor men, School masters, ushers, gramaryens, choristers and other officers and ministers, serving and found within the said monasteries, and religious houses.  
PROVIDED always that forasmuch as the tenth part of the said valuation and tax afore mentioned, shallbe for a time upon certain reasonable considerations and respects yearly paid by the clergy, so that there remaineth only nine parts to the incumbente clear, this subsidy of eight shillings of the pound, shallbe understand and mente only of the said nine parts, and of no more, where and so long as the tenth is or shallbe paid.  
Also the said Prelates and clergy further do grant, that this subsidy of eight shillings of the pound, of the yearly value of every promotion, taxed as is aforesaid, shallbe paid to the king and Queen's Majesties, within four years next ensuing the date hereof, That is to say, two shillings of every pound, in every of the said four years.  
The first payment thereof to be due at the five and twenty day of March, which shallbe in the year of our Lord GOD, a thousand five hundred fifty and eight, and the second payment thereof to be due, at the five and twenty day of March, than next following, which shallbe in the year of our Lord GOD, a thousand five hundred fifty and nine.  
The third payment thereof to be dew the five and twenty day of March, than next following, which shallbe in the year of our Lord GOD, a thousand five hundred and syxtye.  
And the fourth and last payment thereof to be due at the said five and twenty day of March than next ensuing, which shallbe in the year of our Lord GOD, a thousand five hundred syxtye and one, to be delivered and paid yearly, by such person and personnes as in this present grant shallbe appointed, to have the collection thereof, to be paid into the receipt of the king and Queen's majesties Exchequer, or to such person or persons, place and places, to whom and where it shall please their highness to appoint for the receipt thereof, before or at the tenth day of june, in every of the said four years, without paying any thing to the receiver or receivers, or to any other office or person by their Majesties to be assigned, for any discharge, acquyttaunce, or Quietus est, upon payment and receipt of the same subsidy, to be given and delivered, but only twelve pence for the acquyttaunce.  
ITEM the said prelate's and clergy, do also grant that every priest and all other spiritual persons, having a pension by reason of the dissolution of any the late monasteries, colleges, free chapels, chaunteryes, fraternities, guilds, and hospytalls, or of any other spiritual dignity, and corporation, now dissolved, and extinguished within the said province of Canterbury, shall likewise pay to their highnesses eight shillings of every pound of the said pensions, within the said four years, at such days and times, as is before specified, and that for the sure and ascertained payment thereof, deduction and retention of the said eight shillings, shallbe made yearly in the hands of the payers of the said pension, after the rate of two shillings of the pound, every of the said four years, to be delivered and paid unto their majesties use, at such time and to such persons as the Subsidy of eight shillings of the pound aforesaid, shallbe paid unto.  
ITEM that every stypendarye priest, receiving annual stipend of eight pound by the year, and under, (being no perpetuity) within the said prounce, shall pay unto their majesties use six shillings eight pence yearly, during the said four years, at such time and to such persons as the said Subsidy shallbe paid, and under the same penalties as the rest of the clergy do pay for their promotions. And that every priest receiving above eight pound yearly and not above ten pound, to pay likewise ten shillings. And that every preyste receiving above ten pound, and not above twenty marks, to pay thirteen shillings four pence yearly, during the said four years at such time and to such persons as the said subsidy shallbe paid. And that every priest taking stypende above twenty marks, to pay likewise two shillings of the pound, every year during the said four years, in such manner and form as the rest of the clergy do pay for their promotion spiritual, and for default or lack of payment by the said stipendaries, that every person, vycarre or other spiritual or temporal person, proprietary, or farmer, hiring any priest to serve in any place, shallbe answerable for the payment of the said preyste in that behalf, after the said rates, and shall and may make retention of his and their wages quarterly, of so much as the said stipendaries be charged with, by this present commission and grant every of the said four years.  
ITEM the said prelate's and clergy, further do grant that every archbishop and bishop, and the Sea being vacant, every Dean and Chapter of that Sea void, shallbe collectors of this subsidy, within their proper diocese, during the said four years.  
AND to th'intent the king and queens Majesties may be surely and duly answered and paid of the said subsidy, in manner and form aforesaid, and the collector of the same throughly charged and discharged according to the tenor of this grant.  
The said prelate's and Clergy do ordain and decree with one assent and consent, that every collector of the aforesaid subsidy, and of every part and parcel thereof, and their lawful deputy or deputies, shall have full power and authority against every person and personnes liable, charged and bound to pay the said subsidy or any part thereof, denying, refusing, or delaying to pay the same, or making any default in the payment thereof, at the day or days that it ought to be paid (after lawful warning to them given personally, or at their Churches or mansions) to proceed with the censures of the Church, that is to say, by suspension, excommunication, or interdiction, and also by sequestration of the fruits and profits of their benefices or promotions spiritual, in whose hands soever they be, and to make sale of the same fruits, and by all other lawful remedies by their discretions thought convenient, to coarcte, constrain, and compel them and every of them, to the full and undelayde satisfaction of the said subsidy, and every part and parcel thereof, and shall also have like power and authority, both to absolve or cause to be absolved, all persons so paying, from all the said censures and other pains, and also to release and revoke all such process as shall be made against them, or any of them, after they shall have fully satisfied the said subsidy accordingelye. And upon full payment or satisfaction of the said subsidy or any part thereof, all such acquittance or acquittances, which shall be made by the collector or his lawful deputy, shall be sufficient for the discharge of the same.  
PROVIDED always, and it is ordained and decreed, that all and every person and persons, refusing or neglecting to pay the said subsidy at time convenient, as is aforesaid, shall for his or their first default or negligence in not paying the subsidy, according to the purport and tenor of this grant, bear all the charges and reasonable expenses of the said collector or his deputy, in coming going, and demanding of the same, and for the second time likewise offending in none payment, to pay to the said collector, or his deputy the fourth part of the said subsidy, over and above the said sum upon him or his church or person allotted and taxed, which he is bound to pay, and charged by this act of free grant.  
Also the said prelate's and clergy do further ordain and decree, that if any person or personnes above named, chargeable to this subsidy, or any part thereof, after the said censures and process executed against him or them, yet still obstinately refuse, neglect, or make delay to pay the same, or any part thereof as is beforesaid, that then after lawful monition given unto him or them, refusing, neglecting, or delaying by the said Collectors, or their lawful deputy or deputies, personally, or at their Churches, do still by the space of thirty days refuse, or negiecte to make payment of the said subsidy, that then, and in every such case, it shall be lawful to the said collector or his lawful deputy, every such person so refusing, neglecting, or delaying and contemning these former processes, to deprive, amove, and destitute from his or their benefice, spiritual promotion, or pension Ecclesiastical, any appellation, inhibition, or other remedy, ordinary or extraordinary notwithstanding: the said persons so refusing, to be and remain for ever without hope of regress to such their promotion as he or they shallbe deprived of, for the causes aforesaid, by any new presentation of him or them to be made to the same. And that it shall be lawful to the patron of the said benefice or benefices, or other Ecclesiastical promotions, from which the said person or personnes so neglecting to pay shall be deprived, to present unto, or confer every such benefice or promotion Spiritual, as if the said Incumbente or Incumbentes were deceased.  
ITEM the said prelate's and clergy further do ordain and decree, that of so much as the said Collectors shallbe charged with in their accounts, clearly to be paid into the receit of the said Exchequer, or to such person or personnes as it shall please the king and queens majesties to appoint for the receipt of the same, shall be allowed to the said collector upon his said account for the same, for every pound six pence, by way of reward, or in lieu of his charges, collection, portage, conveying, and paying of the said subsidy.  
PROVIDED always that no spiritual promotion, or any lands, possessions, or revenues annexed to the same, being charged by this grant or act of the province of Canterbury, or any goods or cattles growing, being, or renewing of the same, or appertaining to the owners of the same Spiritual promotions, shall be charged or made contributory to any xu or any other subsidy all ready granted, or within five years next ensuing the date of this present to be granted by the laity to the king and queens highnesses.  
ITEM, the said prelate's and clergy further grant, that all Deans, archdeacons, Dignities, Prebendaries, preachers, and petty Canons, of all Cathedral and Collegiate Churches within the said province, shall be charged with this subsidy for their own portions only, thereof to pay eight shillings of the pound, with in the said four years, as is above rehearsed, and that those portions of rents and revenues which their highness. or any of their most noble progenitors, or any other persons, have given unto the said cathedral or Collegiate Churches, for the maintenance of poor men, School masters, ushers, gramariens, choristers, and other officers and ministers, not to be charged with any part of this subsidy.  
provided also that every parson, vicar, or spiritual man, paying any pension whereof no allowance is made in the valuation of his said benefice, in the records of the said late Court of first fruits, or Exchequer, or otherwise, shall and may retain two shillings of every pound, of every such pension, every year during the said four years, to his own relief, in consideration that he is charged to pay his subsidy of eight shillings of the pound, out of every pound of the said pension. Any thing to the contrary notwithstanding.  
provided also that where certain lands, tenements, rents, tithes, pensions, portions, fruits, and other hereditaments, lately be louging to diverse cathedral churches, and other places ecclesiastical, within the said province of Canterbury, or any other yearly payments, going out or being paid out of the said Lands, tenements, and other the premises, or any of them, which were given and assigned to be bestowed, and spent to and upon the finding and maintenance of certain chantries, anniversaries, obyttes, lights, lamps, and other like things, intentes, and purposes, be of late come into the hands and possession of the king and queens Majesties, our sovereign Lord and Lady, by force of a statute thereof made in the first year of the reign of our late Sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, as by the same Statute more plainly appeareth. That the said cathedral churches and the deans or presidents, and chapters of the same, and all other places and persons to whom the said lands, rents, and all other the premises or any of them did lately appertain, shall not be charged to and with any contribution or payment of this Subsidy, of and for that part or portion whereunto the king and queen's majesties, be and hath been entitled or possessed of. nor of, and for any the said yearly payments, going out or paid out of the premises, or any part thereof. But that this said Subsedye shallbe understand to be chargeable and dew only of all and singular lands, tenements, rents, tithes, pensions, portions, fruits, and other hereditaments, which do yet still remain, not dissevered from the hands and possession of the said cathedral churches, and other the places and persons aforesaid. And that deduction and allowance be made to them and every of them, in the payment of the said subsidy, out of the valuation, taration, and estimation, made for the payment of the said Disme, remaining of record, in the king and queens majesties court of the exchequer, for that rate and portion or yearly payment which is come into the hands and possession of our said sovereign lord and lady, or otherwise severed from the possessions of the said cathedral churches, and other places and parsons aforesaid, by force of the Statute premised.  
PROVIDED also that every parson and vicar, whose benefice is above the valuation of five pounds, and not above six pound thirteen shillings and four pence, after the rate of the late perpetual tenth, shall pay every year of the said four years only, Six shillings eight pence, as Stipendiary priests of eight pound yearly wages been charged to do by force of this act, and grant, and none otherwise. And that all parsons and vicars, whose benefices be of the valuation of five pound or under, after the rate of the said late perpetual tenth, shall not be charged nor chargeable with this subsidy, or any part thereof.  
provided always that this subsidy granted by the clergy shall not be demanded or levied out of any benefice, house of students, or college, situate or set within the universities of Orforde & Cambridge, or of any benefice, or other revenues, unto any house of Students, or college in Oxford or cambridge, united, appropred, or appertaining, or of the college of Eton, nigh Windesour, or of the College of Winchester, founded by William Myckeham, some time bishop of Winchester, or any poor men, women or children living of alms, in any Hospitals, alms houses, alms halls, or of grammar schools, or of any other church or benefice, or of any other revenues of the said houses, Colleges, or hospitals, alms houses, or alms halls, or grammar schools, or to any of them annexed, appropried or otherwise appertaining.  
provided also that every preyst and all other late professed religions parsons, having a pension by reason of the dissolution of the late Monasteries, Colleges, free chapels, chantries, Frateruytyes. guilds, and Hospytalls, or any other incorporation, within the province of Canterbury, and being of the sum of forty shillings or under, and not above, shall not be charged or chargeable to the said subsidy or any part thereof, for any such pension of forty shillings or under. any thing contained in this grant to the contratye notwithstanding.  
finally the said Prelates and clergy, being desirous that the said subsidy may be entirely contented and paid to those of the king and queens Majesties, within the said four years, do grant, ordain, and decree, that if it shall happen in th'end of the said four years, anyde arrearages of the said subsidy to be behind unpaid by reason of the exility, and decay of any benefices, or other spiritual promotions, liable to this subsidy, That then it shallbe lawful to every archbishop and Bysihoppe, within their several Diocese, by the consent of his clergy, and the Sea being void, to the Dean and Chapter of that Sea void, to assess & tax all and singuier the ecclesiastical promotions, within their said several Diocese, to become contributors to the full satisfaction of the said subsidy, the same to be collected, levied, and paid the next year immediately ensuing the said forth year, at the days and under the pains, form, & qualities above limited. Anything in this grant to the contrary notwithstanding.  
AND for the true and sure payment of this subsidy, granted by the said Prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury, according to the tenor, purport, effect, and true meaning of this present instrument. The said Prelates and clergy most humbly desire and require the king and Queen's most excellent Majesties, that it may be enacted by aucthortie of this present parliament, that the provisions contained in the foresaid grant, shall stand good and effectual to all intentes and purposes, mentioned in the said grant. And that all processes and penalties, and all other clauses, touching the payment of the said subsidy, and the levying and collection of the same, and of every parcel thereof, may be by the said Prelates and clergy, and their lawful deputies, put in due execution according to the true meaning thereof, without incurring any penalties or dangers of any laws and statutes of this Realm.  
AND for the true and sure payment of the said subsidy, granted by the said prelate's and clergy, of the said province of Canterbury, according to the tenor, effect, and true meaning of the said instrument. Be it enacted by the king and queens Majesties, with th'assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by th'authority of the same, that the said gift and grant, and every matter, sum of money, provision, clause, and sentence in the said instrument contained be ratified, established, and confirmed by th'authority aforesaid.  
AND furthermore be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that every person that shallbe appointed to the collection and gathering of the said subsidy, shall have full power and authority to levy take and perceive the same subsidy, by th'authority of the censures of the church, in manner and form as in the said instrument of grant is contained, without danger of the laws of this realm or by distress upon the possession of the farmers or occupiers of the lands, and tenements, chargeable by the said instrument, for or to the payment of any sum or sums of money, or otherwise by the discretion of the collector thereof. And that no replevye, prohibition, or supersedias shallbe allowed, or obeyed for any person or persons, making default of payment of the said Subsidy, contrary to the tenor of the grants thereof, until such time as they have truly satisfied and contented all such part and portions, as to them in that behalf appertaineth. And that every such fermoure and fermoures, their executors and assigns, that shall fortune hereafter, to be charged to and with the payment of the said Subsidy, or any part thereof, shall by th'authority aforesaid, be allowed and retayve in his hands, as much of his yearly rent and farm, as the sum which he shall fortune to pay for his Lord or Lessor shall extend unto, except the said fermor or farmers, their executors and assigns, by the lease & grant that they have of any part of the lands, and tenements, chargeable to this said subsidy, or by force of any covenant or article, therein contained, be bounden and charged to pay the same, and there of to discharge their leassor and landlord, during the term mentioned in the said lease.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, that every lay person having a spiritual promotion chargeable by this act, and also having temporal possessions, goods, chattles, and debts, chargeable to this subsidy granted by the temporalty, shallbe charged, taxed, and set for his said spiritual promotions with the clergy, and for his said temporal possessions, & chattles, with the temporalty, and not otherwise, any thing before mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.  
And be it further enacted, by th'authority of this present parliament, that the said archbishops, and Bishops, and other parsons chargeable to and with the collection of the said subsidy of eight shillings of the pound, within the said province of Canterbury, shall have upon every payment thereof made in the Queen's court of the exchequer, or else where the king and queens Majesties shall appoint the same to be paid, a sufficient acquittance in writing, of such person or persons, as their majesties shall appoint for the receit thereof, the same acquittance witnessing the same receipt, of as much of the same sum of the same Subsidy, as shall be by any of them so received, and every such acquittance, in writing, sealed, and Subscribed with the name or names of every such person or persons, that so by their highnesses appointment shall receive any of the said Sums of money, shallbe as good and effectual in the law, and also a sufficient discharge, to all intentes, constructions, and purposes, as if it were made by act of parliament. And that every person and persons, which shall have and receive any such acquytaunce, shall pay but only two pence, for every of the same acquyttaunces.  
BEIT also further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all and every grant and grants of all and every Sum and Sums of money which hereafter shall be granted to the king and queens Majesties by the clergy of the province of york, shall be of the same strength, force, and effect, in all things as the said grant made by the said province of Canterbury, and shall be taxed, certified, collected, levied, and gathered according to the tenor, form, and effect of this present act of parliament, to all intentes, constructions, and purposes, in such manner as though it were specially, plainly, and particularly expressed and rehearsed in this act by express words, terms, and sentences in their several natures and kinds.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all provisos before rehearsed, contained in the said grant of the prelate's and clergy of the province of Canterbury, and the like or the same provisions hereafter to be contained in the grant of the prelate's and clergy of the province of york, shall be good and effectual, and to be observed and kept in every point and article, according to the true purport and meaning of the same.   

AN ACT of a Subsidy, and one fifteen granted by the temporalty.  
The xi Chapter.  
WE THE KING AND queens Majesties most humble, faithful, and obedient subjects, the Lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, calling to our remembrance the great and manifold charges, which their graces have all ready sustained by the reason of this present war that their highness have had, and yet have against the french king and the Scots, the ancient enemies of this Realm, and perceiving also that the malice of the same French king and Scots are such, that they have and daily do practise by all dishonourable ways and means, with the aid and power of all their confederaties and allies, to annoy their Majesties, and this their Realm, and other the dominions of the same, and by all likelihood, if opportunity of time and place so permit, do mind to make some invasion into sundry parts of this realm, as well upon the Sea cost as else where, which if it should happen, would be no small annoyance as well to their Majesties, as to the hole estate of this realm. For the wise prevention and resistance whereof (lest any such should happen to be attempted) their highness shallbe enforced, not only to maintain a convenient number, and navy of ships upon the narrow Seas, but also a great power and number of soldiers, to continue in divers and sundry parts of the borders and frontiers of this realm, ready prepared to all purposes, to resist all such malicious attempts or invasions, and to defend the liberty and honour thereof, which cannot be put in order and readiness, without great Sums of money, to be defrayed and employed for the same. And furthermore considering that the same shall not be only for the surety of their majesties persons (whom we pray to god may long reign over us,) and likewise for the surety of this Realm, and their majesties loving Subjects of the same, but also may be a great terror, fear, and discourage to the said french king and Scots, and all their confederates, and allies, to attempt any such invasion or other enterprise. Have granted unto our said Sovereign lady, her heirs and Successors, one subsidy, and one xu and tenth, to be taxed, rated, and levied of our goods, cattles, lands, and tenements in manner and form as hereafter in this present act is limited and contained: And albeit that we doubt not but that our said most gracious Sovereign lord and lady assure themselves, that we their gracious most loving subjects, know the same to be far under the charges which their majesties are like to sustain in this behalf. Yet nevertheless we most humbly beseech their highness to accept this our gift, as a declaration of our true and most faithful hearts, who be, and by god's assistance always shallbe, by all ways and means, and in all respects, ready to serve with all conformity and obedience for the preservation of their most royal persons, and defence and surety of this their majesties realm and dominions, as to the duty of good and obedient subjects appertaineth.  
Wherefore we the said lords and commons, for the great and urgent considerations aforesaid, by one hole assent, by authority of this present parliament, do give and grant to our said sovereign Lady, the queens highness, her heirs and successors, towards the said great costs, and inestimable charges, one hole xu and tenth, to be paid, taken & levied of the movable goods, cattles, and other things usual to such xu and tenth, to be contributory and chargeable within the Shires, Cities, boroughs, Towns, & other places of this their majesties realm, in manner and form afore time used, except the sum of six thousand pound thereof fully to be deducted of the Sum that one hole xu and tenth attaineth unto, in relief, comfort and discharge of the poor cities, towns, & boroughs of this her said realm, wasted, desolate, or destroyed, or over greatly impoverished, after such rate as was and hath afore this time been had and made unto every Shire, and to be divided in such manner and form as heretofore for one hole xu and tenth hath been had and divided.  
And the said one hole xu and tenth, the exceptions and deductions aforesaid thereupon had, deducted, and allowed, to be paid in manner and form following. That is to say, the hole xu and tenth, to be paid to her assigns in the receit of her highness exchequer, before the tenth day of November next coming.  
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the knights elected and returned of, & for the Shires within this realm for this present parliament, Citizens of Cities, and Burgesses of boroughs and towns, where collectors have been used to be named and appointed for the collection of any xu and tenth, before this time granted, shall name and appoint before the last day of August next coming, sufficient and able persons, for the Collection of the said xu and tenth, in every of the said Shires, Cities, boroughs and towns, the said persons then having lands, tenements, and other hereditaments, in his own right, of an estate of inheritance of the yearly value of ten pounds, or in goods worth one hundredth pounds at the least. And also such person or persons, so by them to be named and appointed for the collection of the said xu and tenth, shallbe by them severally appointed, and allotted into hundreds. Rapes, Wapentakes, cities, boroughs, and towns. And also the said persons so named and appointed for the collection of the same xu and tenth, shallbe charged and chargeable upon his or their account or accounts in the exchequer, to be made with all such sum or sums of money, as the hundreds, rapes, wapentakes, cities, boroughs and towns where he or they shall so happen to be appointed amount unto, and of no more sum or sums.  
And upon the payment of such Sums of money, as he shallbe charged with, shall be discharged and have his quietus est, the none accoumptinge, or none payment of any other his fellows, or the insufficiency of them or any of them, notwithstanding. And the names and surnames of every of the said collectors, for the said xv. and tenth together, with the place allotted to their Collection and charge, the said knights, citizens, & Burgesses for the Shires, cities, and boroughs whereunto they be elected, named, and returned, shall certify before the king and queen in their chancery, before the xiii day of October no we next following, according to the tenure of this act. And if default of any such certifying be had or made, in form as is abovesaid, than the lord Chancellor of England for the time being, shall immediately after, name and appoint collectors for the collection of the same xu and tenth, in manner & form as the said knights of the shire, citizens of cities, and Burgesses of boroughs should have done, and as afore time have been used. The which said collectors and every of them shall have like allowance upon their accounts, for their fees, wages, and rewards for the collection of the said xu and tenth, in as large manner and form as any collector or collectors of xu and tenth, have had at any season in time paste. And that the barons of the king and queens Exchequer for the time being, shall and may from time to time award such process for the speedy payment thereof against the collector and collectors of the same, as by their discretions shall be thought convenient.  
PROVIDED alway and be it enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that the said Lord Chancellor, knights of the shires, citizens of Cities, and Burgesses of Burroughes. Towns, and other places, having authority by this present act, to name and nominate the said collectors, of, or for the said fifteen and tenth, shall upon their nomination and election had and made, take by authority of this present parliament, sufficient recognisance, or by obligation of every person so by them to be named to be bounden to the king and Queen's Majesties in the double Sum of their collection, and to be endorsed upon such condition, that if the said collector or collectors, do truly content and pay to the use of the king and Queen in their receipt of their Exchequer before the said tenth day of November now next ensuing, so much of the Sum of money, allotted and appointed to his collection, as the same collector shall have collected and gathered. And do like wise after the said tenth day of the month of November, content and pay to the king and queens majesties uses at the same receipt, the residue of his collection & charge, within one month next after such time as he shall have gathered and collected the same residue, that then the said recognisance or obligation to be void, or else to stand in his full strength and virtue, which recognisance or obligations so taken, the said knights of the Shire, citizens and Burgesses, and every of them, taking any such recognisances or obligations, shall certysye and deliver to the Lord Treasurer and Baronnes of the same Exchequer, before the said tenth day of November now next ensuing, upon pain of forfeiture of ten pound to the Queen for every recoguysaunce or obligation so to be taken and not certified.  
And that every inch collector upon request to him made, shall make and knowledge the same recognisance or obligation according lie, upon like pain and forfeiture of ten pound to the Queen for his refusal thereof. And that the Treasurer or Barons of the exchequer upon the payment of the same collection, or at the said day, shall cancel and deliver the said recognisance or obligation to the said collector or collectors, without any fee, or reward to be paid to any person for the same.  
And furthermore for the great and weighty considerations aforesaid, we the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, do by our like assent and authority of this parliament, give and grant to our said sovereign Lady the queens Majesty, her heirs and Successors, one entire subsidy, to be rated, taxed, levied, and paid at one hole and entire payment, of every person spiritual and Temporal, of what estate or degree he or they be, according to the tenure of this act, in manner and form following. That is to say, as well of every person borne within this realm of England, Wales, or other the queens dominions, as of all and every Fraternity, Guild, Corporation, Mystery, brotherhood, and commonalty, corporated or not corporated, within this Realm of England, Wales, or other the queens dominions, being worth five pound, for every pound, as well in coin, and the value we of every pound that every such person, Fraternity, guild, Corporation, mystery, brotherhood, and commonalty, corporate or not corporate, hath of his or their own, or any other to his or their use, as also plate, stock of merchandises, all manner of corn and blades, household stuff, and of all other goods movable, as well within the Realm as without, and of all such sums of money as to him or them is or shallbe owing, whereof he or they trust in his or their consciences surely to be paid (except and out of the premises deducted such sums of money as he or they own, and in his or their consciences truly intendeth to pay, and except also the apparel of such persons, their wives and children belonging to their own bodies, saving jewels, gold, silver, stone and pearl) shall pay to and for the said Subsidy, two shillings eight pence of every pound.  
And also of every alien borne out of the Queen's obeisance, as well Denizen as other, inhabiting within the Realm, of every pound that he or they have in coin, and the value of every pound in plate, corn, grain, merchandise, householdestuffe or other goods jewels, chattels, movable or unmovable as is aforesaid, as well within this Realm as without, and of all sums of money to him or them owing, whereof he or they trust in his or their conscience or consciences to be paid (except and of the same premises deducted every such Sum or sums of money which he or they do owe, and in his or their conscience or consciences intendeth truly to pay) shall pay of and for every pound, to and for the payment of the said Subsidy five shillings. iiij.d. for every pound.  
And also that every alien and stranger, borne out of the queen's dominions, being denizen or not denizen, not being contrybutorye to any of the rates abovesaid, shall pay to and for the payment of the said Subsidy, eight pence forevery poll, and the master, or he or she with whom the same alien is or shallbe abiding at the time of the taxation or taxations thereof, to be charged with the same for lack of payment thereof.  
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every person borne under the queens obeisance, and every corporation, fraternity, guild, mystery, brotherhood, and commonalty, corporate or not corporate, for every pound that every of the same personnes, and every corporation, fraternity, guild, mystery, brotherhood, and commonalty, corporate or not corporate, or any other to his or their use hath in fee simple, fee tail, for term of life, term of years, by execution, wardship, or by copy of court roll. of and in any honours, castles Manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, hereditaments, annuities, fees, corrodies, or other yearly profits, of the yearly value of twenty shillings, as well within ancient demean, as other places privileged, as else where, and so upwards, shall pay to and for the payment of the said Subsidy, four shillings of every pound.  
And every alien borne out of the queens obeisance, in such case, to pay at the said payment eight shillings of every pound.  
And that all sums presented and chargeable by this act, either for goods and debts, or for lands and tenements, and other the premises, as is in this act contained, shallbe at the said payment set and taxed after the rate and portion, according to the true meaning of this act (lands and tenements chargeable to the dysines of the clergy, and yearly wages due to servants for their yearly service (other than the king and queens servants taking yearly wages of five pounds or above, only except and forprysed.) And that all plate, coin, evils, goods, debts, and chattels personnalles, being in the only custody of any person and persons, to the use of any corporation, fraternity, Guild, mystery, brotherhood, or any commonalty, being corporate or not corporate, be and shall be rated, set, & charged by reason of this act, as the value certified by the presenters of that certificate, to be sworn of every pound in goods and debts as is abovesaid. And of every pound in lands, tenements, annuities, fees, corrodies, or other yearly profits, as is abovesaid. And the sums that are before rehearsed, set, and taxed, to be levied and taken of them that shall have such goods in custody, or otherwise charged for lands as is before rehearsed. And the same person or persons, and body corporate by th'authority of this act, shall be discharged against him or them that shall or ought to have the same at the time of the payment or delivery thereof, or at his otherwise departure from the custody or possession of the same, (except and always forprised from the charge and asseassement of this subledye, all goods, cattles, jewels, and ornaments of Churches and Chapels, which have been ordained and used in Churches or Chapels, for the honour and service of almighty God.) And this payment of the said subsidy shall be by authority aforesaid, taxed, assessed, and rated according to this act, in every Shire, riding, Lathe, Wapentake, Rape, City, Borough, Town, & every other place within this realm of England and Wales, and other the queens dominions, before the last day of Apryll next coming.  
And the particular Sums of every Shire, riding, Burroughe, Town, and other places aforesaid, with the particular names of such as are chargeable for and to the payment of the said subsidy, to be taxed and set by the Commissioners to the same limited, or two of them at the least, with the names of the high collectors, and in the same form shall be certified in the king and Queen's Exchequer, before the last day of may next coming, with the names of the high collectors of the same. And the said Sums in manner and form aforesaid, to be taxed for the payment of the said subsidy, shall be paid in the king and queens receit of their Exchequer aforesaid, to the use of our said Sovereign Lady, before the xxiiij day of june next coming. And the Sums of and for the said Subsidy, shallbe taxed, set, asked, and demanded, taken, gathered, levied, and paid to the use of our said Sovereign Lady, and her heirs and successors in form abovesaid, as well within the liberties, franchises, Saynctuaries, ancient demean, and other whatsoever place, exempt or not exempt, as without (except such Shires, places, and persons as shall be forprised in and by this present act) any grant, charter, prescription, use, or liberty, by reason of any letters patents, or other privilege, prescription, allowance of the same, or whatsoever other matter of discharge heretofore to the contrary made, granted, used, or obtained notwithstanding.  
And it is further enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that every such person, as well such as be borne under the queen's obeisance, as every other person Stranger borne, denizen or not denizen inhabiting within this realm, or within Wales, or other the queens dominions, which at the time of the same assessing or taxation to be had or made, shall be out of this realm, and out of Wales, and have goods or cattles, lands, or tenements, fees or anuities, or other profits within this realm, or in Wales, shall be charged and chargeable for the same, by the certificate of the inhabitants of the parties where such goods, cattles, lands, tenements, or other the premises than shall be, or in such other place where such person or his factor deputy or attourneye, shall have his most resort unto within this realm or in Wales, in like manner as if the said person were or had been at the time of the said asseassing within this Realm. And that every person abiding or dwelling within this Realm, or without this Realm, shall be charged or chargeable to the same subsidy, granted by this Act, according, and after the rate of such yearly substance, or value of lands and tenements, goods, and chattels, and other the premisses, as every person so to be charged shall be set at the time of the said assessing or taxation upon him to be made, and in none otherwise.  
AND furthermore be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that for the asseassinge and ordering of the said subsidy to be duly had, the Lord chancellor of England, or the keeper of the great Seal, the Lord Treasurer of England, the Lord Steward of the King and Queen's Honourable Household, the Lord precedent of the king and queens honourable Counsel, the lord prinye Seal for the time being, or two of them at the least, whereof the Lord Chancellor of England, or keeper of the great Seal for the time being to be one, shall and may name and appoint, of, and for every Shire and Riding, and other places aswell within this realm as in Wales, and other the queens dominions, and also of and for every City and Town, being a county in itself, and of, and for the Isle of Wight, such certain number of persons, of every of the said Shires, Rydinges, Laths, Wapentakes, Rapes, Cities, Towns, and Isle of Wight, and every other place, and other the inhabitants of the same, to be Commissioners with in the same, whereof they be inhabitants, and also of, and for the honourable household of the queens Majesty, and the Lady Elizabeth's grace, in what Shires or other places, the said households shall happen then to be. And the Lord chancellor and other with him before named in like manner, may name and appoint of every other such Burroughe, and town corporate, aswell in England as in Wales, and other the queens dominions as they shall think requisite, six, five, four, three, or two of the head officers, and other sad honest inhabitants of every of the said Cities, burroughs, and Towns Corporate, according to the number and multitude of people being in the same. The which persons if any such be thereunto named, of the said inhabitants of the said burroughs, and Towns Corporate, not being counties in themselves, shallbe joined and put in as commissioners, with the persons named for such Shires, and ridings, as the said burroughs, and towns corporate, not being counties in themselves, be set and have their being, which persons so named for & of the said boroughs, & towns corporate, not being counties, by reason of their dwelling in the same, shall not take upon thenne none of them to put any part of their commission in execution for the premisses out of the said boroughs and Town Corporate, wherein they being so named only for the same be dwelling. And also not to execute the said commission within the Burroughe or Town Corporate, where they be so dwelling, but at such days, and times, as the said other commissioners for the same Shire, and Riding shall thereto lymytte and appoint, within the same Burroughe or town corporate, not being county corporate, whereof they so be, and not out of such Burrow or town, and in that manner to be aiding and assisting with the said other commissioners, in, and for the good executing of theffect of the said commission, upon pain of every of the said commissioners so named for every such city Burrough, and town corporate, not being a county, to make such fine as the said other commissioners in the commission, of, & for the said shire or riding so named, or three of them at the least, shall by their dyscretions set and certify into the king and queen's exchequer, there to be levied to the use of her Majesty, in like manner as such or like Sums had been set and rated upon every such person for the said subsidy. The which commissioners so named of and for the said Cities, burroughs, and Towns, not being counties, & only put in the said commission by reason of their dwelling in the same, shall not have any part of the portion of the fees, and rewards of the commissioners and their clerks, in this act afterwards specified. And the lord chancellor of England, and keeper of the king and Queen's great Seal for the time being, shall make and direct out of the court of chancery, under the king & queens great Seal, several commissions. That is to say, to every Shire, Riding, Lath, Wapentake, Rape, city, Town, Burrough Isle, and household, unto such person and persons, as by his discretion and other with him afore named and appointed in like manner and form as is afore rehearsed, shall be thought suffycyente for the seassing and levying of the same subsidy, in all shires and places, according to the true meaning of this act. Which commission for the payment of the said subsidy, shall be directed and delivered to the said commissioners, or to one of them before the first day of Apryll next coming, and to every of the said commissions ten Sedules, containing in them the tenor of this act, shall be affiled, by the which commission the commissioners in every such commission, named, according to this act, and as many of them as shall be appointed by the same commission, shall have full power and authority to put the effect of the same commission in execution.  
And that by the authority of this act, after such commission to them directed, they may by their assents and agreements, sever themselves for the execution of their commission in hundreds, Laths wards, and rapes, Wapentakes, towns, parishes, and other places, within the limits of their said commission, in such form as to them shall seem expedient to be ordered, and between them to be commoned and agreed, according to the tenor and effect of the commission to them therein directed. Upon which severance every person of this present parliament that shallbe commissioner, shallbe assigned in the hundred wherein he dwelleth.  
PROVIDED always that no person be or shall be compelled to be any commissioner, to and for the execution of this present act, but only in the Shire where he dwelleth and inhabiteth. And that every person being assigned to the contrary thereof, in any wise shall not be compelled to put in execution the effect of this act, or any part thereof.  
AND it is also enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that the commissioners and every of them which shallbe named, limited and appointed according to this act, to be commissioners in every such shire, riding, Lath, Wapentake, Rape, city, town, Burroughe, Isle, and the same households, or any other places, and none other shall truly, effectually, and diligently for their part, execute the effect of this present act, according to the tenor thereof in every behalf, and no otherwise by any other means, without omission, favour, dread, malice, or any other thing to be attempted and done by them or any of them to the contrary thereof. And the same commissioners and as many of them as shallbe appointed by the same commission, and none other for th'execution of the same commission and act, shall for the taxation of the same payment of the said Subsidy before thee, vi. day of Apryll next coming, by virtue of the commissions delivered unto them in form abovesaid, direct their several or joint precept unto eight, seven, six, five, four, or three or more, as for the number of the inhabitants shallbe requisite, of the most substantial discrete, and honest persons inhabitants, to be named by the said commissioners, or by as many of them as shallbe appointed by the said commission, of, and in hundreds, lathes, rapes, wapentakes, wards, parishes, towns, and other places, aswell within liberties, franchises, ancient demean, places exempted, and saintuaryes as without, within the limits of the shires, rydinges, lathes wapentakes, rapes, Cities, Towns, Burroughes, or Isle aforesaid, and other places within the limits of their commission, unto the constables, subconstables, bailiffs, and other like officers, or ministers of every of the same hundreds, towns, wards, lathes, wapentakes, parishes, and other places beforesaid, as to the same commissioners and every number of them, or unto three or two of them by their discretion in division shall seem expedient, as by the manner & use of that parties shallbe requisite. straightly by the same precept charging and commanding the same inhabitants, constables, and other officers aforesaid, to whom such precept shallbe so directed, to appear in their proper persons, before the said commissioners, or such number of them as they shall divide themselves, according to the tenor of the said commission, at certain days and places, by the said commissioners or any number of them as is aforesaid, within Cities, burroughs, and towns Corporate, or without in any other place, as is aforesaid, by their dyscretions, shall be limited there unto, to do and accomplish all that to them on the party of the king and Queen's majesties, shallbe enjoined touching this act. Commanding further by the same precept, that he to whose hands such precept shall come, shall show or deliver the same to the other inhabitants or officers named in the said precept, and that none of them fail to accomplish the same, upon pain of forty shillings, to be forfeited to the queens Majesty.  
AND it is further ordained by the authority of this present parliament, that every of the commissioners then being, in the Shire, and having no sufficient excuse for his absence, shall at the day and place prelyxed, for that part whereunto he was limited to appear in his proper person. And there the same commissioners being present, or asmanye as shallbe appointed by the king and queen's commission, shall call or cause to be called before them the said inhabitants, and officers, to whom they have directed their said precepts, and which had in commandment there to appear by the said precept of the said commissioners, and if any person so warned make default, unless he then be let by sickness or lawful excuse, and that let then be witnessed by the oaths of two credible persons, or if any appearing, refuse to be sworn in form following, to forfeit to the king and queen's Majesties, forty shillings, and so at every time appointed by the said commissioners, for the said taxations, unto such time, the number of every such persons, have appeared and certified in form under written, and every of them, so making default, or refusing to be sworn, to forfeit to the king and queen's Majesties, forty shillings. And upon the same appearance had, one of the most substantial inhabitants, or officer so being warned and appearing before the said commissioners, shallbe sworn upon a book, openly before the commissioners in form following. I shall truly inquire with my fellows, that shallbe charged with me of the hundred, wapentake, ward, town or other place, of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places, that I and my fellows shallbe charged with, and of other, which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places, and chargeable with any sum of money, by this act of the said subsidy, and of all other articles that I shallbe charged with touching the said act, and according to the intent of the same. And thereupon as near as it may be, or shall come to my knowledge, truly to present and certify before you the names, surnames, and the best and uttermost substance and values, of every of them, alwell of lands, tenements, and other hereditaments possessions, and proffytttes, as of goods, chattles, debts, and other things, chargeable by the said act, without any conceylement, love, favour, affection, dread, fear, or malice, as near as god will give me grace, so help me God and the holy contents of this book.  
AND every other person that shall appear there by the same precepts shall make like oath, and upon the oath so taken as is aforesaid, by the inhabitants and officers of every hundred, ward, wapentake town, or other place, the said commissioners, shall openly there tede or cause to be red unto them the said rates, and openly declare the effect of their charge unto them, in what manner and form they ought and should make their certificate, according to the rates and sums thereof abovesaid, and of all manner of persons, as well of aliens & strangers, denizens or not denizens, inhabiting within this realm as of such persons as be borne under the Queen's obeisance chargeable to this act.  
AND of the possessions goods and cattles, of fraternities, guilds, corporations, brotherhedes mysteries, and comminaltyes, and other as is abovesaid, and of persons being in the parties of beyond the Seas, having goods or cattles, lands, or tenements, within this Realm as is aforesaid. And of all goods being in the custody of any person or persons, to those of any other as is abovesaid, by the which information, and showing the said persons should have such plain knowledge of the true intent of this present Act, and of the manner of their certificate, that the same persons, shall have no reasonable cause to excuse them by ignorance. And after such oath and the Statute of the said Subsidy, and the manner of the said certificate to be made in writing, containing the names and surnames of every person, and whither they be borne without the Queen's obeisance or within, and the best value of every person, in every degree, as well of yearly value of lands and tenements, and of such like possession and profits, as the value of goods and chattels, debts, and every thing to the certificate requisite and necessary to them declared, the said Commissioners there being, shall by their discretions appoint and limit unto the said persons an other day and place to appear before the said commissioners, and charging the said persons that they in the mean time shall make diligent inquiry by all ways and means of the premises, and then and there every of them upon pain of forfeiture of. xl.s. to the king and queens Majesties, to appear at the said new prefixed day, and place, there to certify unto the said Commissioners in writing, according to their said charge and according to the true intent of the said grant of Subsidy, and as to them in manner aforesaid hath been declared and showed by the commissioners. At which day and place so to them prefixed, if any of the said persons make default, or appear, and refuse to make the said certificate, that then every of them so offending, to forfeit to the king and queens Majesties, forty shillings, except only a reasonable excuse of his default, by reason of sickness, or otherwise by the oaths of two credible persons, there witnessed be had. And of such as appear ready to make certificate, as is aforesaid, the said commissioners there being shall take and receive the same certificate, and every part thereof, and the names and values, and substance of every person so certified. And if the same commissioners see cause reasonable they shall examen the said presenters thereof, and thereupon the said commissioners at the said days and place, by their agreement amongs themselves, shall from time to time openly there prefix a day at a certain place or places within the limits of their commission by their discretion, for their further proceeding to the said assessing of the said Subsidy, and thereupon at the said day of the said certificate as is aforesaid taken, the same commissioners shall make their precept or precepts to the constables, subconstables, bailiffs, or other officers of such hundreds, wapentakes, towns, or other places aforesaid, as the same commissioners shall be of, comprising and containing in the same precept, the names and furnames of all persons presented before them in the said certificate, of whom if the said commissioners or as many of them as shallbe thereunto appointed by the king and queens commission, shall then have vehement suspect to be of more greater value or substance in lands, goods, chattels, or sums of money owing to them, or other substance beforesasd, than upon such person or persons shallbe certified, the same commissioners shall make their precept or precepts, directed to the constables, bailiffs, or other officers, to whom such precept shallbe directed, commanding the same constables, bailiffs, or other officers, to warn such persons whose names shallbe comprised in the said precept, at their mansions, or to their persons, that the same persons named in such precepts, and every of them, shall personally appear before the said commissioners, at the same new prefixed day and place, there to be examined by all ways and means by the said commissioners, of their greatest substance and best value, and of all and every sums of money owing to them, and other whatsoever matter concerning the premises or any of them, according to this Act. At which day and place so prefixed, the said commissioners then there being, or as many of them as shall be there unto appointed by the king and queens commission, shall cause to be called the said persons, whose names shallbe comptised in the said precept, as is beforesaid, for their examination. And if any of those persons which should be warned as is beforesaid to be examined, which at any time after the warning, and before the prefyred day, shallbe within such place where he may have knowledge of his said appearance to be made, make default and appear not, unless a reasonable cause, or else a reasonable excuse by the oaths of two credible persons before the said commissioners be truly alleged for his discharge, that then every of them so making default, to be taxed to the king and Queen's Majesties, with and at the double sums of the rate that he should or ought to have been set at for and after the best value of his lands, or substance upon him certified, if he had appeared, by the discretion of the commissioners there being. And which commissioners shall travel with every of the persons so then and there appearing, whose names shall be expressed in the said precept or precepts, and in whom any vehement suspect was or shall be had, in form aforesaid, by all such ways and means they can. And that every spiritual person at the said taxations of the said subsidy, shall be rated and set according to the rate abovesaid, of, and for every pound that the same spiritual person or any other to his use, hath by descent, bargain or purchase, in fee simple, fee tail, term of life, term of years, by execution, by ward, or by copy of court roll, in any manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, offices, fees, corrodies, annuities, or hereditaments, after the true, just, and yearly value thereof, after, and according as other the king and queens majesties subjects, born within this realm be charged in sourme above remembered. So that it extend to the yearly value of twenty shillings or above. And if any person certified or rated by virtue of this act, be he commissioner or other to any manner of value, doth find himself grieved with the same presentment, seassing, or taxing, and thereupon complain to the commissioners before whom he shallbe rated, seized, or taxed, or before two of them. That then the said commissioners shall by all ways and means examen particularly and distinctly the person so complaining, and other his neighbours by their disrretion, of every his lands and tenements above specified, and of every his goods, chattles, and debts, above mentioned, and after due examination and perfect knowledge thereof had and perceived by the said commissioners, which shall have power by the authority aforesaid, the said commissioners or two of them, to whom any such complaint shallbe made, by their discretions upon the oath of the said person so complaining, may abate, defalk, increase or enlarge the same assessment according as it shall appear unto them just upon the same examination. And the same Sum so abated, defaulked, increased, or enlarged, to be streated in form as hereafter ensueth, so that he come before the estreats of the same assessing be delivered by the said commissioners, into the king and Queen's majesties exchequer. And if it be proved by witness, his own confession, or other lawful ways or means, within a year after any such oath made, that the same person so taxed and sworn was of any better or greater value in lands, goods or other things above specified at the time of his said oath, than the fame person so sworn did declare upon his said oath, that then every such person so offending, shall lose and forfeit to the king and queens majesties so much in lawful money of England as the said person so sworn was set at or taxed to pay. And all persons set, rated, and taxed as is aforesaid, shallbe bound and charged by the same, and the some or sommes upon him set to be due towards the payment of the said Subsidy and to be levied as hereafter shallbe specified.  
And also it is enacted by the same authority, that every person, to be taxed at the same taxation as is aforesaid, shallbe rated taxed and set and the some on him set to be levied at such place where he and his family at the time of the same presentment to be made, shall keep his house or dwelling, or where he than shallbe most conversant abiding and resyaunte, or shall have his most resort, and shallbe best known, at the time of the said certificate to be made, and no where else. And that no commissioner for this Subsidy shallbe rated or taxed for his goods, or lands, but in the Shire and other place where he shall be commissioner. And that if any person chargeable to this act, the time of the said assessing, happen to be out of this realm, and out of Wales, or far from the place where he shallbe known, than he to be set where he was last abiding in this Realm, or within Wales, and best known, and after the substance and value, and other profits of every person known, by thexamination, certificate, and other manner of wise as is aforesaid. The said commissioners or as many of them, as shallbe appointed by the king and queens majesties commission, shall after the rate aforesaid, set and tax every person, according to the rate of the substance and value of his lands, goods, and other proffyttes, whereby the greatest and most best some according to his most substance, by reason of this act might or may be set or taxed.  
PROVIDED always that every such person, which shallbe set or taxed for payment of, and to this Subsidy, for and after the yearly value of his lands, tenements, and other real possessions or proffites, at the said taxations, shall not be set and taxed, for his goods and cattles, or other movable substance, at the same taxation. And that he that shall be charged or tared for the same Subsidy, for his goods, cattles, and other movables at the same taxation, shall not be charged taxed or chargeable for his lands, or other real possessions, or profits above said, at the same taxation, nor that any person be double charged for the said Subsidy, neither set or taxed at several places, by reason of this act, any thing contained in this present act notwithstanding.  
AND that it be ordained by the same authority of this present parliament, that no person having two mansions, or two places to resort unto, or calling himself household servant, or waiting servant to the king and queens Majesties, or other lord or lady, master or maistres, be excused upon his saying from the raxe of the said Subsidy in neither of the places, where he may be set, unless he bring a certificate in writing from the commissioners, where that he is so set in deed at one place. And if any person that ought to be set by reason of his removing or resorting to two places, or by reason of his saying that he else where was taxed, or by reason of any privilege by his dwelling or abiding in any place not being forprised in this act, or otherwise by his covin or craft happen to escape from the said taxations, and be not set, and that proved by presentment examination or information before the same commissioners, or asmanye of them as shallbe by the same commission appointed, or by the Barons of the king and queens majesties exchequer, or two justices of the peace of the county where such person dwelleth, than every such person that by such means or otherwise willingly by covin shall happen to escape from the said taxation or payment aforesaid, and not be rated, taxed, or set, shallbe charged upon the knowledge and proof thereof with and at the double value that he should or ought to have been set at afore, according to his behaviour, the same double value to be taxed gathered, and paid of his goods and catcells, lands, and tenements, to wards the said Subsidy, and further to be punished according to the discretyons of the barons, justices and commissioners before whom he shallbe convicted for his offence and deceit in that behalf.  
AND further be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that the said commissioners of every commission shall according to their divisions and after they be divided have full power and authority by this act, to set tax and sesse every other commissioner joined with them in every such commission and division. And shall also assess every assessoure, within their division for his and their goods, lands, and other the premises as is abovesaid, by the which said commission the said commissioners, shall indifferently set tax and sesse themselves and the said assessoures, and that aswell the sums upon every of the said commissioners and assessoures, so sessed, rated, and taxed as the sums made and presented by the presenters sworn as is aforesaid, shallbe writtenne certified and estreated. And the estretes thereof to be made with other the inhabitants of the parties, within the limits of the same commission and division, so to be gathered and levied in like manner as it ought or should have been, if the said commissioner had not been in the said commission. And that all persons of the estate of a Baron or barons, and every estate above shallbe charged with their frehold and value as is aforesaid, by the chancellor or keeper of the great Seal, Treasurer of England, lord precedent of the king and queens majesties privy council, and lord prynye Seal, for the time being, or other persons by the king and queens majesties authority, to be limited, and they to be charged for the said several payments of the said subsidy after the form of the said grant according to the taxation aforesaid, and the sums upon them set with the names of the collectors appointed for the gathering and paying of the same, to be estreated, delivered, and certified at days and places above specified, by the lord Chancellor, treasurer, lord precedent of the council, and lord privy Seal for the time being, or such other persons, as shallbe limited by the king and queens majesties, and after the taxes and assesses of the said simmes upon and by the said assessing and certificate as is aforesaid made, the said commissioners or as many of them as shallbe there unto appointed by the king and queens majesties commission, shall with all speed and without delay, by the writing estreted of the said tax thereof, under the Seal and signs manuel of the said commissioners, or of as many of them as shall be appointed at the lest to be made, shallbe delivered unto sufficient & substantial inhabitants constables, subconstables, bailiffs, and other officers, jointly of hundreds, towns, parishes and other places aforesaid, within their limits, or to other sufficient persons inhabitants of the same only by the discretion of the same commissioners, and as the place and parties shall require, aswell the particular names as surnames, as the remembrance of all sums of money, taxed and set of and upon every person aswell man as woman chargeable to this act, householder and all other inhabitants and dwellers within the said parishes, towns, and places contributory to this act of subsidy. By authority of which writing or estrete so delivered, the said officers and other perfonnes so named and deputed severally, shall have full power and authority by virtue of this act immediately after the delivery of the said writing or estreat, to demand levy and gather of every person therein specified, the sum or Sums in the same writing or estrete comprised. And for none payment thereof to distrain the same person or personnes so being behind by their goods and chattles. And the distresses so taken to keep by the space of eight days at the costs and charges of the owner thereof. And if the said owner do not pay such sum of money as shallbe taxed by this act within the same viii days, than the same distress to be appraised by four, three or two of the inhabitants where such distress is taken, and also to be sold by the said constable and other collector for the payment of the said money, and the overplus coming of the sale and keeping thereof if any be, to be immediately restored to the owner of the same distress which said officers and other persons, so deputed to ask, take, gather and levy the said Sums, shall answer and be charged for the portion only to them assigned or limited, to be gathered, levied and comprised in the said writing or estrete to them as is before said delivered, to those of our sovereign Lady the queens Majesty, and her heirs and successors. And the said sum in that writing or estrete comprised to pay unto the high collector or collectors of that place for the collection of the same in manner and form underwritten, thereunto to be named and deputed, and the same inhabitants and officers so gathering the same particular sums, for their collection thereof, shall retain for every twenty shillings, so by them received and paid two pence, and that to be allowed at the payment of their collection by them to be made, by the high collector or collectors.  
AND further be it enacted by the said authority, that the said commissioners or the more part of them as shall take upon them thex ecution and business of the said commission, shall for the same payment of the said subsidy, name such sufficient and able persons, which then shall have and possess lands and other hereditaments, in their own right of the yearly value of twenty pounds, or goods to the value of two hundred marks at the least, and the persons feverallye by the dyscresions of the same commissioners, in shires, ridynges, lathes, wapentakes, rapes, cities, towns corporat, and other whatsoever places aswell with in places privileged as without, not being forprised within this act to be high collectors, & have the collection and receipt of the said sums set & leviable within the precinct, limit, and bonds where they shallbe so limited to gather and receive. So every of the which collectors so severally named, the said commissioners or two of them at the lest shall with alspede and without delay after the said whole sum of the said subsidy, be set by all the limits of the same their commission, or in such limits as the high collectors shallbe so severally assigned, shall under their seals, and signs manuel deliver one estreat indented in perchement to every of the said high collectors, comprising in it the names of all such persons as were assigned to levy the said particular sums, and the sums of every hundred, wapentake, town, or other place aforesaid, with the names and surnames of the persons so chargeable according to the estrete so first thereof made as is aforesaid, and delivered, and the collectors so to be assigned, shallbe charged to answer the hole sum comprised in the said estreat limited to his collection as is aforesaid.  
Provided always and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the said commissioners having authority by this act to name and nominate the said high collectors of the said subsidy, shall immediately upon the nomination and election, take by authority of this present parliament, sufficient recognisances or obligations, without any fee, or reward to be paid therefore of every person so by them to be named to be high collectors, to be bound to the king and queens majesties, in double sum of the sum of his collection, and to be endorsed and made upon such condition, that is to say, for the collection of the same payment of the said subsidy, that if the said collector his heirs or executors do truly content and pay to the use of the queens majesty, her heirs or executors, in receipt of the said exchequer before the said 24 day of june next coming, so much of the said sum of money allotted and appointed to his collection, as he shall collect and gather, and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one month next after such time as he hath gathered and collected the same residue, that then the said recognisance or obligation to be void, or else to stand in full strength and virtue, which said recognisances or obligations so taken, the said commissioners shall severally certify and deliver into the king and queens majesties exchequer, with the several certificates of the said taxations and rates of the payments of the said subsidy, at and by the time to them prescribed and appointed by this act, for the certificate of the taxation of the said subsidy, upon pain of forfeiture of ten pounds to the king and queens majesties, for every recognisance or obligation not certified, and that every such collector so elected named and chosen, upon request to him made, shall knowledge & make the said recognisance or obligation, upon like pain of forfeiture of ten pounds to the king & queens majesty for the refusal thereof. And every such collector so deputed having the said estreat in perchement as is aforesaid, shall have authority by this act, to appoint days and places within the circuit of his collection for the payment of the said subsidy to him to be made, and thereof to geue warning by proclamation or otherwise to all the said constables or other persons or inhabitants, having the charge of the particular collection within the hundreds, parishes, towns, or other places by him or them limited to make payment for their said particular collection of every sum as to them shall aperteyne, and if at the said day and place so limited and prefixed by the said collector, the said constable, officer, or other persons or inhabitants as is beforesaid, for the said particular collection appointed & assigned within such hundred, city, town, or other place, do not pay unto the said collectors the sum within their several hundreds towns, parishes, and other places due & comprised in the said estreat thereof to them delivered by the said commissioners or some of them as is aforesaid, or so much thereof as they have by any means received, ij. d. of every pound, for the said particular collection as is beforesaid, always to be thereof allowed, excepted, and abated, that then it shall be lawful to the said high collectors and every of them, and to their assigns, to distrain every of the said constables, officers, and other inhabitants, for their said several and particular collections of the said sums comprised in the said estreat and writing thereof, to them and every of them, as is before expressed, delivered, or for as much of the same sum as so then shall happen to be gathered and levied, and be behind and unpaid by the goods and cattles of every of them so being behind, and the distress so taken, to be kept, apraysed, and sold as is aforesaid, & thereof to take and levy the sums so then being behind and unpaid, and the overplus coming of the sale of the said distress if any be, to be restored and delivered unto the owner in form above remembered.  
Provided always that no person inhabiting in any city, borough or town corporate, shallbe compelled to be an assessour or collector, of or for any part of the said subsidy, in any place or places out of the said city, borough, or town corporate where he dwelleth.  
And it is also by the said authority enacted, that if any inhabitaunte or officer, or whatsoever person or persons charged to and for the collection or receipt of any part or portion of the said Subsidy, by any manner of means according to this act, or any person or persons for themselves, or as keeper, guardian, deputy, factor, or attorney, of or for any other person or persons, of any goods and chattels of the owner thereof at the time of the said asseassing to be made, being out of this realm, or in any other parties not known, or of and for the goods and cattles of any other person or persons, of any corporation, fraternity, mystery, or other whatsoever commonalty, being incorporate, or not incorporate, and all persons having in their rule, governance and custody any goods or chattles at the time of the said assessing to be made or which for any cause for and by collection, or for himself, or for any other, or by reason that he hath the rule, governance, or custody of any goods or cattles of any other person or persons, corporation, commonalty, or fraternity, gild, or mystery, or any such other like, or as factor deputy or attorney of or for any person, shallbe taxed, rated, valued, & set to any sum or sums by reason of this act, and after the taxation or assessing upon anisuch person or persons as shallbe charged with the receipt of the same, happen to die or departed from the place where he was so taxed and set, or his goods or cattles be so eloined, or in such privy and covert manner kept as the said person or persons charged with the same, by estretes or other writings from the said commissioners, or as many of them as shallbe thereunto appointed by the said commission as is aforesaid, can ne may levy the same sum or sums comprised within the same estretes by distress within the limits of their collection as aforesaid, or cannot sell such distress or distresses as be taken for any of the same payments, before the time limited to the high collector for his payment to be made in the king and Queen's majesties receipt, then upon relation thereof made, with due examination by the oath or examination of such person or persons, as shallbe charged with or for the receipt or collection of the same before the said commissioners, or as many of them as by the said commission shallbe thereunto appointed, where such person or persons, or other as is aforesaid, their goods and chattles were set and taxed and upon plain certificate thereof made in the king and queens majesties exchequer by the same commissioners, as well of the dwelling place, names, and sums of the said persons of whom the said sums cannot be levied and had as is aforesaid, then aswell the constables & other inhabitants appointed for the said particular collection against the high collectors, as the high collector upon his account and othin the said escheker to be discharged thereof, and process to be made for the king and queens majesties out of the said escheker, by the discretion of the Barons of the said escheker against such person his heirs or executors, so being behind with his payment, and over that the same commissioners to whom any such declaration of the premises shallbe made in form aforesaid, from time to time shall have full power and authority to direct their precept or precepts unto the said person or persons charged with any sum, of for or upon any such person or persons, or other as is aforesaid, or to any sheriff, steward balif, or other whatsoever officer minister, person or persons of such place or places where any such person or persons, so owing such sum or sums shall have lands and tenements, or other hereditaments or real possessions, goods, & cattles whereby any such person or persons so indebted, his heirs executors, or assigns or other having the custody, governance, or disposition of any goods chattles, lands, or tenements, or other hereditaments, which ought or may, by this act lawfully be distrained or taken for the same, hath and shall have goods, chattles, lands, tenements, or other possessions whereof such sum or sums, which by any such person or persons may or ought to be levied, be it within the limits of such commission where such person or persons was and were taxed, or without, within any place within this Realm of England, Wales, or other the queen's majesties dominions, marches or territors, by which precept as well such person or persons, as shallbe charged to levy such money, as th'officers of the place or places where such distress may be taken, shall have full power and authority to distrain every such person indebted, charged and chargeable by this act, or his executors or admynystratours of his goods and chattles, his guardians, factors, deputies, loesses, farmers, and assigns, and alother persons, by whosehandes or out of whose lands any such person should have rend, fee, annuity, or other profit, or which at the time of the said assessings shall have goods or cattles or any other thing movable, or any such person or persons being indebted or owing such sum, and the distresses so taken, caused to be kept, appraised, and sold, in like manner and form as is aforesaid, for the distress to be taken upon such person to be taxed to the said subsidy, & being sufficient to distrain with in the limits of the collectors, inhabitants, or other officers, charged with or for the same sums so upon them to be taxed. And if any such distress for none payment happen to be taken out of the limit of the said persons charged and assigned to levy the same, the person so charged for the levy of every such sum by distress, shall perceive and take of the said distress for the labour of every person going for th'execution thereof, for every mile that any such person so laboureth for the same two pence, and every fermoure, tenant, guardian, factor, or other whatsoever person, being distrained or otherwise charged for payment of any such sum or sums or any other sums by reason of this act, shallbe of such sum or sums of him or them so levied and taken, discharged and acquitted at his next day of payment of the same, or at the delivery of such goods and chattles as he that is so distrained had in his custody and governance against him or them that shallbe so taxed and set, any grant or writing oblygatory or other whatsoever matter to the contrary made heretofore notwithstanding.  
And if any such person that should be so distrained have no lands or tenements sufficient whereby he or his tenants and fermoures may be distrained, or hath aloined, aliened, or hide his goods and chattles whereby he should or might be distrained, in such manner that such goods and chattels shall not be known or found, so that the sum of or by him to be paid in the said form, shall ne can be conveniently levied, then upon relation thereof unto the commissioners, or to as many of them as by the said commission shallbe thereunto appointed, where such person or persons was taxed and set, by the oaths of him or them that shallbe charged with the levy and payment of that sum or sums, the same commissioners shall make a precept in such manner as is aforesaid, for to attach, take, & arrest the body of such person or persons that ought to pay the said sums, and by this act shall be charged with and for the said sum and sums, and them so taken, safely to keep in prison within the shire or other place, where any such person or persons shall be taken and attached, there to remain without bail or mayneprice, until he have paid the same sum or sums that such persons for himself or for any other by this act shall be charged or ought to be charged withal, and also for the fees of every such arrest to him or them that shall execute such precept twenty pence, and that every officer unto whom such precept shallbe directed, do his true diligence, and execute the same upon every person so being indebted, upon pain to forfeit to the king and queens majesties, for every default in that behalf twenty shillings and that no keeper of any jail, from his jail suffer any such person to go at large by letting to bail, or otherwise to depart out of his prison before he have paid his said det, and the said twenty pence, for the said arrest, upon pain to forfeit to the king and queens majesties, forty shillings, and the same jailor to pay unto the king and queens majesties, the double value as well of the rate which the said person so imprisoned was taxed at, as of the said twenty pence for the fees, and like process and remedy in like form shall be granted by the said commissioners, or as many of them as by the said commission shallbe thereunto appointed at like information of every person or persons, being charged with any sum of money for any other person or persons, by reason of the said subsidy, and not thereof paid, but wilfully withdrawn, ne the same leviable within the limits where such persons were thereunto taxed, and if the sum or sums being behind unpaid by any person or persons, as is aforesaid, be levied and gathered by force of the said process to be made by the said commissioners, or if in default or for lack of payment thereof, the person or persons so owing the said sum or sums of money, by process of the same commissioners to be made as is aforesaid, be committed to prison in form abovesaid, that then the same commissioners which shall award such process, shall make certificate thereof in the said exchequer, of that shallbe done in the premises in the term next following, after such sum or sums of money so being behind shallbe levied and gathered, or such person or persons for none payment of the same committed to prison. And if it happen any of the said collectors to be assigned, or any mayor, sheriff, steward, constable, the headborough, householder, baylif, or any other officer or minister, or other whatsoever person or persons, to disobey the said commissioners or any of them, at the reasonable request to them made by the said commissioners, for execution of the said commission, or if any of the officers or other persons do refuse that to them shall appertain and belong to do, by reason of any precept to him or them to be directed, or any reasonable commandment, instance, or request touching the premises or other default in any appearance or collection to make, or if any person being suspect, or not, to be indifferently taxed as is aforesaid, do refuse to be examined according to the tenor of this act, before the said commissioners, or as many of them as shallbe thereunto assigned as is aforesaid, or will not appear before the same commissioners, upon warning to him made, or else make resistance or rescues upon any distress upon him to be taken, for any parcel of the said Subsidy, or commit any misbehavour in any manner of wise contrary to this act, or commit any wilful omission or other whatsoever wilful, not doing or misdoing contrary to the tenor of this act or grant, the same commissioners and every number of them above remembered, or two of them at the least, upon probable knowledge of any such misdemeanours had by information or examination, shall and may set upon every such offender for every such offence in name of a fine by the same offender to be forfeited. xl.s. or under, by the discretion of the same commissioners. And further the same commissioners and every number of them, or two of them at the least, shall have authority by this present act, to punish every such offender by imprisonment, there to remain and be delivered by their discretion, as shall seem to them convenient, the said signs if any such be, to be certified by the said commissioners that so assessed the same into the king and queens majesties exchequer, there to be levied and paid by the collectors of that parts for the said Subsidy returned into the said exchequer, to be therewith charged with the payment of the said subsidy, in such manner, as if the said fines had been set and taxed upon the said offenders for the said subsidy.  
It is also enacted by the said authority of this parliament, that every of the said high collectors, which shall account for any part of the said subsidy in the said Exchequer upon their said several accounts to be yielded, shallbe allowed at every of the said payments of the said subsidy, for every pound limited to his collection, whereof any such collector shallbe charged and yield account six pence, as parcel of their charge, that is to say, of every pound thereof for such persons as then have had the particular collection in the towns and other places as is aforesaid, specified in his collection two pence and other two pence of every pound thereof, every of the said chief collectors their accoumptauntes to retain to their own use for their labour and charge, in and about the premises, and two pence of every pound residue to be delivered, allowed, and paid by the said collectors so being thereof allowed, to such of the commissioners as shall take upon them the business and labour, for and about the premises, that is to say, every collector to pay that commissioner or commissioners which had the ordering of the writings, of, and for the said Subsidy, where the said collector or collectors had their collection, for expenses of the said commissioner so taken upon them the said business and labour of their clerks, writing the said precepts and estreats for the said collections, the same last two pence of every pound to be divided amongst the said commissioners, having regard to their labour and business, taken by them or their said clerks in and about the premises, for the which part so to the commissioners attaining, the said commissioners, six, five, four, three, or as many of them as shall be thereunto appointed by the king and queens majesties commission, and every of them jointly and severally for his and their said part, may have his remedy against the said collector or collectors, which therofben and might have been allowed by action of debt, in the which the defendant shall not wage his law, neither protection, neither injunction, or other essoign shall be allowed. And that no person now being of the number of the company of this present parliament, nor any commissioner, shallbe named or assigned to be any collector or subcollectour, or presentour of the said subsidy, or of any part thereof, nor no commissioners shall be compelled to make any presentment or certificate, other then in the king and queens majesties said exchequer, of, for, or concerning the said subsidy or any part thereof, and likewise that none other person that shall be named or assigned to be commissioners in any place, to and for th'execution of this act of subsidy, be or shallbe assigned or named head collectors of any of the payments of the said subsidy, neither of any part thereof. And that every such person or persons which shallbe named and appointed as is aforesaid to be head collectors of the said subsidy, or for any part thereof, & every of them be & shallbe acquitted & discharged of all manner fees rewards, & of every other charges in the king and queens majesties Exchequer, or else where, of them or any of them by reason of that collection, payments or accounts, or any thing concerning the same, to be asked, and that yfanye person receive and take any fees, rewards, or pleasures of any such accoumptante, that then he shall forfeit to the king and queens majesty, for every penny or value of penny so taken, twenty pence, and suffer imprisonment at the king and queens majesties pleasure, and after the taxing and seizing of the said subsidy, as is aforesaid, had and made, and the said estreats thereof in parchment unto the collectors in manner and form before rehearsed delivered, the said commissioners which shall take upon them th'execution of this act, within the limits of their commission, by their agreements, shall have meeting together, at which meeting every of the said commissioners which then shall have taken upon them th'execution of any part of the said commission, shall by himself, or by his sufficient deputy, truly certify and bring forth unto the said commissioners named in the said commission, the certificate and presentment made before him, and such other Commissioners as were limited with him in one limit, so that the same certificate may be accounted and cast with the other certificates of the other limits with in the same commission, and then the said commissioners and every number of them unto two at the least, as is aforesaid, if any be in life, or their executors or administrators of their goods, if they be then deed, shall jointly and severally, as they were divided within their limits, under their seals by their discretion, make one or several writings, indented, containing in it as well the names of the said collectors by the commissioners, for such collection and account in the exchequer, and payment in the said receipt, deputed and assigned, as the gross and several Sums written unto every such collector to receive the said subsidy. And also all fines, amerciaments, and other forfeitures, if any such by reason of this act happen to be within the precinct and limit of their commission, to be certified unto the king and queens majesties said exchequer, by the said commissioners, in which writing or writings indented so to be certified, shallbe plainly declared and expressed, the hole and entire Sum or Sums of the said subsidy, severally limited to the collection of the said collector, severally deputed and assigned to the collection of the said Sums, so that none of the said collectors so certified in the said Exchequer, shall be compelled there to account, or to be charged, but only to and for the sum limited to his collection, and not to or for any sum limited to the collection of his fellow, but that every of them shall be severally charged for their part limited to their collection.  
And if the said commissioners joined in one commission amongst themselves in that matter cannot agree, or if any of them be not ready or refuse to make certificate with other of the same Commissioners, That then the same commissioners may make several indentures in form aforesaid, of their several limits, or separations of Collectors, within the limits of their commission, upon and in the hundreds, wards, wapentakes, Laths, Rapes, or such other like divisions within theyrsayde several limits of their commission, as the places there shall require, to be severed and divided, & as to the same commissioners shall seem good to make divisions of their limits or Collectyons for the several charges of the same collectors. So that alway one collector shallbe charged and account for his part to him to be limited only by himself and not for any Sum limited to the part of any of his fellows, and the charges of every of the collectors to be set and certified severally upon them, and every such collector, upon his account and payment of the some of money limited within his collection to be severally by himself, acquitted and discharged in the said exchequer, without paying any manner fees, or rewards, to any person or persons for the same, upon the pain and penalty last abovesaid, and not be charged for any portion of any other collector. And if any commissioner after he hath taken certificate of them, that, as is aforesaid, shall before any such commissioner be exammed, and the Sums rated and set and the books and writings thereof being in his hands, or if any collector, or other person charged with any receit of any part of the said subsidy, or any other person taxed, or otherwise by this act charged with and for any parcel of the said subsidy, or with any other Sums, or fines, amerciaments, penalty, or other forfeiture, happen to die before the Commissioner Collectoure or other whatsoever person or persons have executed accomplished, satisfied, or sufficient lie discharged, that which to every such person shall appertain or belong to do according to this act, than thexecutors and heirs of every such person, and all other seized of any lands, or tenements, that any such person being charged by this act and deceasing before he be discharged thereof, or any other to his use, only had of estate of inheritance, at the time that any such person was named commissioner, collector, or otherwise charged with and for any manner of thing to be done, satisfied, or paid by reason of this act, and all those that have in their possessions or hands, any goods, or chattles that were to any such person at the time of his death, or any lands, or tenements, that were the same personnes at the time he was as is aforesaid, charged by this act, shallbe by the same, compelled, and charged to do and accomplish in every case as the same person so being charged should have done and might have been compelled to do if he had been in plain life, after such rate of the lands, and goods of the said commissioner or collector as the party shall have in his hands. And if the said commissioners for causes reasonable them moving shall think it not convenient to join in one certificate as is beforesaid, than the said person or personnes that shall first iome together, or he that shall first certify the said writing indented (as is aforesaid) shall certify all the names of the commissioners of that commission, whereupon such writings shallbe there then to be certified, with the division of the hundreds, wapentakes, wards, tithings or other places, to and among such commissioners of the same commission where such separations and division shallbe, with the gross Sums of money aswell of and for the said subsidy, taxed or set of or within the said hundreds, wards, wapentakes, or other places, to him or them divided or assigned, that shall so certify the said first writing, as of fines, amerciaments, penalties, or other forfeitures, (if any happen to be) within the same limits, whereof the same writings shallbe certified, and after such writings indented which as is aforesaid, shallbe certified & not contain in it the hole and full Sums set and taxed within the limits of the same commission, tother commissioners of the same before the day of payment of the said subsidy, shall certify into the said exchequer, by their writing or writing, indented to be made as is aforesaid, the gross and several Sums set and taxed within the places, to them limited, for the said subsidy, and other fines, amercyamentes, penalties, and forfeitures, with the names of the hundreds, wards, wapentakes, and other places, to them assigned, or else by their said wriringes indented to certify at the said place before the said day of payment, such reasonable causes, for their excuses, why they may not make such certificate of and for the said subsidy, which synes amercyamentes, and other forfeitures growing or set by reason of the causes of their lets or of their none certyfying as is abovesaid, or else in default thereof process to be made out of the king and queens majesties said exchequer, against the said commissioners, and every of them not making certificate, as is aforesaid, by the discretion of the Treasurer or Barons of the said exchequer.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by thauthority aforesaid, that the inhabitants of the parish of saint Martynne called Stamforde Baron, in the Suburbs of the borough and town of Stampforde, in the south part of the water there called Welland, which hereafter shallbe contributory to the payment of this present subsidy, granted to the queens majesty, her heirs and successors, shallbe assessed, rated, and taxed for this time by such commissioners, which shallbe appointed for the taxing, rating, and sessing of such subsidy or tax within the county of Lyncolne, and shall be for this time contrybutorye, and pay the said subsidy, to the collector or collectors, which shallbe assigned and appointed for the levying and gathering of the same, with the aldermen and burges of the said borough and town of Stampford.  
provided always and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that all and every person and persons, having manors, lands, tenements, and other hereditaments, chargeable to the payment of the subsidy, granted to the queens Majesty, by this act, and also having spiritual possessions chargeable to her said Majesty, by the grant made by the clergy of this Realm, in this their convocation, and over this having substance in goods, and cattles, chargeable by this said act, that then if any of the said person or persons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the said manors, lands, and tenements, and spiritual possessions, and also assessed, charged & taxed for his or their goods, or chattles, that then he or they shallbe only charged by virtue of this act, for his and their said manors, lands, tenements, hereditaments, or spiritual possessions, or only for his said goods, and cattles, the best thereof to be taken for the queens Majesty and not to be charged for both, or double charged for any of them, any thing in this act contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
provided always that this grant of Subsidy, nor any thing therein contained, in any wise extend to charge the inhabitants, or dwellers within Ireland, jernesey, and Garnesey, or any of them, of or concerning any manors, lands, tenements, or other possessions goods, cattles, or other movable substance, which the said inhabitants or dwellers or any other to their use have within Ireland, jernesey, and Garneseye, or in any of them, or of for or concerning any fees, or wages, which any of the said inhabitants, or dwellers have of the king and queens Majesties, for there attendance, and doing service to our said sovereign. Lord and Lady, in Ireland, jernesey and Garneseye, or in any of them, any of them, any thing in this present act, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
provided also that this present act of Subsidy, ne any thing therein contained, extend to any of the english inhabitants, or resiants, in any of the counties of Northumberlande, Cumberland Westmerlande, the town of Barwycke the town of Newecastell upon Tyne, and the Bishopric of Durham, nor to any of them, of for or concerning any manors, lands, tenements, or other possessions, goods, chattles, or other movable substance, which the same Inhabytauntes or dwellers, or any other to their use have within the said counties of Northumberlande, Cumberlande, Westmerlande, or the town of Berwick, the town of Newecastell upon Tyne, or the bishopric of Durham, or any of them, or of for and concerning any fees, or wages, which any of the said. Inhabytauntes, or dwellers have of the king and Queen's Majesties, for their attendance and doing service to the king and queens majesties, for or within the said counties of Northumberlande, Cumberlande, Westmerlande, the town of Barwycke, the Town of Newecastell upon tyne, and the Byshopprycke of Durham, or any of them, to or for the said taxing, levying gathering or payment, but that the English inhabitants, and resiants, and every of them, of the said counties Bishopric, and towns, and every of them, shallbe of and from the said subsidy, and every parcel thereof, and for their manors, lands, tenements, fees, wages, goods, and chattles, lying and being in the said counties, towns, and bishopric, or any of them utterly acquitted and discharged. Any thing in this present act before rehearsed to the contrary notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED also that all letters patents, granted by the king or queen's majesty or any of her most noble progenitors, to any Cities, burroughs, or towns, within this realm, of any manner liberties, privileges or exemptions from the burden and charge of any such grant of Subsedyes, which be at this present time in force and vailable, shall remain good and effectual, to the said cities, burroughs, and towns, hereafter, according to the purportes thereof, though the inhabitants of the same, shall upon the great and weighty consideration of the grant aforesaid, be for this grant charged and contributory, in like manner, form and sort as other Cities, burroughes, and towns which be not in any wise privileged, be from such grant of Subsidy excepted.  
PROVIDED always and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no Orphan or Infant within the age of xxi year, borne within any of the queens majesties dominions, shallbe charged to any payment of this subsidy, for his or her goods and chattels, to him or her left or bequeathed. any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  
PROVIDED also that this act nor any thing therein contained, shall extend to the goods, or lands of any college, Hall, or Ostell, within the universities of Oxenford, and cambridge, or any of them, or to the goods or lands of the college of Wynton founded by Byshope Wyckeham, or to the goods or lands of the college of Eton, next windsor, or to the goods, or Lands, of any free grammar school, within the realm of England or Wales, or to the goods of any reder, Scolemayster, or scholar, within the said universities and colleges, or any of them, there remaining for study, without fraud or covin, or to the goods and lands of any hospital, measondewe or Spitelhouse prepared and used for the sustentation and relief of poor people. any thing in this act contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
provided also, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that forasmuch as divers and sundry the kings and queens majesties tenants and other inhabitants and dwellers within the counties of Penbroke, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Glamorgan, Breckenocke, Radnour, Mongomery, Denbigh, Flynt, Merioneth, Anglesey, Carnarvan, and of the county palantine of Chester, be at this present time charged and chargeable with the several payments of divers great sums of money by the name of mice, due to their majesties, according to the several customs of the said counties, for the payment whereof divers and sundry the gentlemen and other the inhabitants, be, and stand bounden to their highness. And that also there do remain yet unpaid in diverse of the said dominions and county palantyne, the subsidy granted to the king and queens majesties.  
Be it therefore ordained and enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that this act of subsidy, or any thing therein contained, shall not extend to charge any of the king and queens tenants and other inhabitants and dwellers within any of the said counties of Penbroke, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Glamorgan, Brecknock, Radnoure, Mongomery, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, Anglesey, Carnarvan, and the county palantine of Chester, being charged or chargeable with the said mice, for, or in any of the payments of the said subsidy, granted to the king and queens Majesties by this act, until the several days and times appointed and agreed for the payment of the said mice, shall be expired. And likewise the days and times of the said subsidy lately granted to our said sovereign Lord and Lady be past and expired. And that then the payment of the said subsidy granted by this present act, shall be made at the receit of the kings and queen's Exchequer, before the first day of March next following, after the days appointed for the latter payment to be made of the said myses, and also of the payment of the said former subsidy.  
Furthermore be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that the tenants and dwellers of every the said counties in this proviso remembered, shall severally before the feast of Penthecost next ensuing, certify in the said court of Exchequer, under the seals of two justices of peace of every the said counties, whereof one to be of the Quorum, when and what day the last payment of the said several mises, now due in any of the said counties shall end and expire.  
Provided also, that the said grant of Subsidy, or any other thing therein contained, do not in any wise extend to be prejudicial or hurtful to the inhabitants or resiants at this present time, within the five ports, or to any of their members, incorporate or united to the same five ports, or to any of the same five ports, of, or for any part or parcel of the said Sums granted in this parliament, of the said inhabitants now resiant, or any of them, to be taxed, set, asked, levied, or paid, but the said inhabitants and resiants in the said five ports, and their members, be and shall be, of, and from the said grant and payment of the said subsidy during their resiauncy there, and no longer, clearly acquitted and discharged, any matter or whatsoever thing in this present act had or made to the contrary notwithstanding.   
God save the King and the Queen.   

❧ Excusum Londini IN AEDIBUS JOHANNIS CAWODI. Tipographi Regiae Maiestatis.   

Anno. M.D.LVIII.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.