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A46213 Whereas we have been necessarily occasioned to take especial notice, that His Majesties revenue arising by hearths, firing places and stoves within this kingdom, hath of late become very much impaired, and still continues deeply in arrear ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Ormonde. Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1661-1669 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688. 1667 (1667) Wing I987; ESTC R36979 1,679 2

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DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE BY THE Lord Lieutenant and Council ORMONDE WHereas We have been necessarily occasioned to take especial notice That His Majesties Revenue arising by Hearths Firing places and Stoves within this Kingdom hath of late become very much impaired and still continues deeply in arrear and unsatisfied into His Majesties Exchequer partly through the great discouragement and obstructions given unto His Majesties Officers and their Deputies in the improvement and collection of the same and the misdemeanors of several persons who have laboured to conceal many Hearthes Firing places and Stoves which by the Law are chargeable and partly by the obstinacy of such persons of Quality and Commanders of His Majesties Castles and Forts as refuse to permit His Majesties Officers or their Deputies to enter into their houses to view and number the several Hearths Firing places and Stoves therein or to take Distresses for the duty arising thereout as also through the Combination of several Inhabitants who purposely to defraud His Majestie do take upon them to shelter the Distresses of their neighbours who by their Delinquency are become liable thereunto and lastly through the negligence or counivance of several Magistrates Ministers Constables and other Officers who have given too much countenance to such undue proceedings and too little assistance to His Majesties said Officers and their Deputies in levying and improving the said Revenue whom they have in some places suffered to be reproached and violently abused without punishing the Malefactors although it be the duty of all Constables and other inferior Officers to accompany assist and defend His Majesties Officers and their Deputies as well in the viewing and numbering of the several Hearths Firing places and Stoves as in their collecting of the Revenue arising thereout and the duty of all Iustices of Peace and chief Magistrates in their respective places and callings and with the utmost of their Authority to support His Majesties said Revenue so well established by Law and so necessary to the safety and defense of His Majestie and His good Subjects We therefore being resolved to redress the aforesaid abuses and for the time to come to remove all impediments to the levying and collecting of the said Revenue and to take a strict account of all such persons as shall hereafter be found wanting in their duty to His Majestie and to the Laws of this Kingdom have thought fit to publish and declare That all arrears of the said Revenue as well those which were incurred from the 24th day of June 1665. to the 25th of March 1666. as those which have accrued since and all future growing duties shall forthwith and with all possible speed and diligence be collected and levyed by and paid unto His Majesties respective Officers and their Deputies aforesaid published nominated and appointed for that purpose by our Proclamation of the 15th of August 1666. and no others And we do hereby strictly charge and command all Iustices of Peace chief Magistrates Constables and all other Officers and Ministers of Iustice whom it doth or may concern that upon pain of being proceeded against as contemners of His Majesties authority and as persons ill affected to the Peace and safety of this his Kingdom they be ayding and assisting to His Majesties said Officers and their Deputies aswel in viewing and numbring the said Hearths Firing places and Stoves as in collecting and levying all such sum or sums of money as is already become due and in arrear or which hereafter shall become due and payable for or by reason of the dutie arising out of the said Hearths Firing places and Stoves And herein we do expect and require from them and every of them such vigorous and effectual assistance to be given to His Majesties said Officers and their Deputies that all concealments of any Hearths Firing places and Stoves may be speedily detected all illegal and undue practices for exempting any persons lyable or sheltering of their distresses prevented all obstructions in the collecting of His Majesties said Revenue removed and all persons who shall deny admission into their Houses or any wayes affront or abuse His Majesties said Officers or their Deputies in word or deed exemplarily punished And we do hereby will and require all Sheriffs Mayors and Bayliffs in the several and respective Counties Cities and Towns Corporate of this His Majesties Kingdom to cause this our Proclamation to be published in all and every the Market places within their limits upon some Market day within fourteen dayes next after thereceipt hereof as they will answer the contrary at their perils Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin the 21 day of March 1666. Ja. Armachanus Mich. Dublin Canc. Ossory R. Coote Hen. Midensis Kingston Fra. Aungier Santry J. Temple Rob. Byron GOD Save the KING Dublin Printed by John Crooke Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie and are to be sold by Samuel Dancer in Castlestreet 1666.