it stands And that I would besides give Your Majesty Fourscore thousand pounds sterling to be paid in two years from the end of the Farm by equal Portions half yearly Your Majesty superceding the Commission of Enquiry lately issued and impowering me to Receive the Benefit of all that is or shall be due or payable to You until the 26 of December 1675. excepting any Addition to Your Revenue that shall hereafter be made by Act of Parliament and excepting 7000 l. being the Ballance of the Earl of Anglesey's Account and about 20000 l. being the Ballance of Sir George Carteret's Account This I do now Humbly offer to Your Majesty that my Proposal may not be either forgotten or mistaken whilst I am preparing to put it into better form TO THE KINGS Most Excellent MAJESTY The Humble Proposals of Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh THat the Charge of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland not exceeding what it is computed to be in a Paper styled The State of Your Majesties Revenue delivered in by your Vice-Treasurer shall from the 25 of December 1670. until the 26 of December 1675. be fully and duely answered and discharged excepting what ought to be deducted for Cheques made by your Majesties sworn Officers That all arrears of Pay due to your Martial and Civil Lists at or on the last day of December last past according to the establishment and all other Debts mentioned in the aforesaid State which your Majesty is obliged to pay shall before the 25 of December 1675. be fully paid and discharged and that without any Composition or Defalcation except the Fees and Cheques usually and duely made and except what shall be found to be still due of the Ten months Arrears in the Lords Justices time which hath all along been compounded for one half and so much every body concerned therein shall have That all such Defalcations as shall appear to be justly due unto the late Farmers of your Majesties Customs Imported Inland Excize Licenses for Ale and Beer Licenses for Wine Aquavitae and Strong-waters during the two years and three quarters of the late War with the Dutch shall be adjusted and setled in such manner as your Majesty shall be wholly freed and discharged from any Demand for or concerning the same That the present Farmers of His Majesties Revenue in Ireland may continue their Farms under the Articles Covenants Conditions and Provisions mentioned in their several Grants and that any pretence of Defalcation by them shall be solely determined in such manner as by their several Agreements is and was appointed without any Lett or Interruption therein That your Majesty shall have and dispose of as you shall think fit the Ballances of the Earl of Anglesey's Account and the Ballance of Sir George Carteret's Account being 20000 l. or thereabouts That as to any addition which shall hereafter be made to your Majesties Revenue by Act of Parliament the Proposer will in no wise pretend thereunto or intermeddle therewith That the Proposer over and above the Payments and Discharges to be made as aforesaid will be engaged to pay your Majesty 80000 l. sterling within the space of two years to commence from the 25 of December 1675. by four equal Portions half yearly That Your Majesty may continue the Excize of Your Royal Prerogative and Power to Suspend Mitigate Reduce or Pardon any Particulars under the survey of the Greenwax and any Fines and Forfeitures upon Penal Laws other then such as relate to your Revenue and for appointing Commissioners for reducements thereof But that all such Moneys which after such reducements shall be Payable Levied or Received by Your Majesties Officers shall belong to the Proposer That as for any payment due to Your Majesty from the Clergy for First Fruits or Twentieth Parts the Proposer will be concluded by such Returns as shall be made by the Commissioners lately impowred for that purpose under the Great Seal of Ireland That to the end Your Majesties Revenue may not be diverted out of its proper and usual Channel The Proposer Declares That all Moneys due and payable to Your Majesty whither upon the account of the present Farms Arrears or otherwise shall be answered and brought into the Receipt of Your Majesties Exchequer in the same manner as formerly to be there ready to answer the Vses herein undertaken That all Warrants for the issuing out of any of Your Majesties said Revenue shall be Signed and Ordered as formerly by your Majesty or Chief Governor and directed to the Proposer who will forthwith answer the same according to the intent of these Proposals That the 30000 l. Granted by Your Majesty to the Earl of Suffolk shall be satisfied out of the proper Fond whereon it is Charged That it is not intended hereby to abridge Your Majesty from Granting Leasing or Confirming unto any Person or Persons c. any Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments within Your said Kingdom which are yet undisposed of or to which Your Majesties Title hereafter shall be made appear so that the Quit-Rents or the Crown-Rents which shall be found most for Your Majesties profit be reserved and no Arrears or mean Profits due thereon be remitted That to prevent and avoid the many and sad consequences which may happen by a speedy and rigid Levying and bringing in of Your Majesties Debts and Dues and to secure and ease Your Subjects from any unnecessary trouble unjust vexations or double payments It is Humbly Proposed 1. THat all Persons in Arrears for Quit-Rents shall have the full benefit and effect of a Covenant for Instalments already made between Your Majesty and the present Farmers of Your Revenue 2. That a Power may be given to Your Governors and such others whom Your Majesty shall think fit to appoint for Installing all other the Debts Arrears c. due to Your Majesty on or before the 25 of December 1670. where they shall see cause upon consideration had upon every respective Case so that none of them be installed for above eight half yearly Payments of which none to extend beyond the 24 day of June 1675. And that the payment so Installed be sufficiently secured But this Power not to extend to any Farmers Receivers or Collectors who either are or have been of Your Majesties Revenue nor to any small or inconsiderable Sums except the Debtors be found very unable nor to any who shall not own the Debts or will not consent to secure the Payments thereof by such Installments without Suits at Law 3. That nothing which is not now in charge shall be sued for or Levied until satisfaction be first given to the chief Governor and such others whom Your Majesty shall please to appoint that there is good grounds for so doing and that Your Majesty is justly entituled thereunto 4. That the chief Governour may be directed to issue out Proclamations as occasion shall require whereby all Collectors Receivers and Accomptants may be warned within a reasonable time to come in
Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall have full power and authority by these presents by their order in writing and in manner and forme aforesaid upon the humble Petition of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Vpon the Farmers petition to the Lord Lieutenant c. Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes to make unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Aministrators and Assignes such reasonable recompence and defalcation out of the yearly rent hereby reserved for and in respect of such rents so happening to extinguish or cease as aforesaid immediately from and after the time that such Rents shall happen to extinguish or cease as aforesaid They are to have Defalcation from the time that such Rents shall cease for and during such cesser and extinguishment as to them or any six or more of them respectively as aforesaid shall be thought meet and expedient And that these presents or the Enrolment or Exemplification thereof shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to the said Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more to make the said recompence and defalcation in that behalf accordingly And whereas many rents due and payable to his Majesty have been of long time conceal'd and are not neither have been put in charge in His Majesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland since His Majesties Restauration the discovery and prosecution whereof and the causing the same to be put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer for the future must of necessity occasion great expence and trouble His Majesty therefore for the better encouragement of the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to undertake the discovery and prosecution of all such Concealements at their own proper costs and charges is graciously pleased to covenant And by these presents for himself his Heires and Successors doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes that if any conceal'd Rents other then the new Quit-rents made payable to his Majesty by the late Acts of Parliament commonly called the Act of Settlement and the Act of Explanation Concealed Rents other then the new Quit-rents and such rents as shall be discovered within two years which shall not within the space of two years next ensuing the date of these presents be otherwise discovered shall at any time during the continuance of this present grant be discovered by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assignes or any of them and at their or any of their proper costs and charges in Law shall be so far prosecuted in His Majesties name that they shall be duly recovered and put in charge in his Majesties Court of Exchequer that then and in such case they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes shall have and receive to their own use and behoofe out of the arrears of the rents so to be recovered and not otherwise so much money as three years arrearages of the Rents so to be discovered and put in charge shall amount to The Farmers are to have three years value of the same to be paid out of the arrears of such concealed Rents without any Account or other matter or thing to be therefore rendered And all Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue are hereby required to cause the said three years arrearages to be from time to time paid out accordingly And for so doing these presents or the Enrolment hereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge CUSTOMES AND Imported Excise AND His Majesty of His more abundant special Grace certain knowledge and meer motion Hath further Demised Granted and to Farme letten and by these Presents for His Highness his Heires and Successors for and in consideration of the sum of 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced and of other the Covenants and Agreements hereafter mentioned doth further Demise Grant and to Farme let unto the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all Customes Subsidies and Impositions or Sums of Mony taken or known by the name or in lieu of Customs Subsidies and Impositions Payments Duties and Sums of Money And all manner of Subsidies of Tonnage or Poundage The Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and the duties of Excise for goods imported and demised now or heretofore taken or known by the name of Tonnage or Poundage and all other Subsidies and Imposts sums of Money rights payments and duties which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ which shall be in the year of Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive shall may or ought to happen come arise grow renew be due or payable From Christmass next to Christmass 1675. or are appointed to be paid to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors or to any of them by the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for setling the Subsidy of Poundage and granting a Subsidy of Tonnage and other sums of money unto his Royal Majesty his Heirs and Successors the same to be paid upon Merchandise imported and exported into or out of the Realm of Ireland according to a Book of Rates hereunto annexed According to the late Act or by reason of any Custom usage or prescription or otherwise or by any other the Laws Statutes and Customes of the Realm of Ireland or any of them heretofore made or established or by reason of any Custom usage or prescription or in right of his Prerogative Royal or by any
their appurtenances whereof no estate is already limitted by these presents except before excepted unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Phillip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns from the Feast-day of the Nativity of our Lord now last past for during From Christmass last for seven years and untill the full end and term of seven years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended TO the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other then the rents and sums of money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or injoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Vse Vsage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Notwithstanding the clause in the Act for Hearth-mony any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the clause in the late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon his Majesty his heirs and successors for the better support of his and their Crown and dignity Which enacts That all the Revenues arising by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Courts of Exchequer and shall not be charged or chargeable with any Gifts Grants or Pensions whatsoever and that all and every such grant and all and every such Clause of non obstante therein contained should be utterly void and all and every persons to whom such grants should be passed should be accomptants to his Majesty for all Moneys received by pretence of such Grants And also all and every Ordinance Order Custome Proclamation Letters Patents Provision Restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the Farmers covenant to pay YIELDING and PAYING therefore and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for them and every of them their and every of their heirs executors and administrators and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires and successors yearly and every year during the said term of seven years mentioned in this present demise at or into his or their receipt of the Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such deductions Ninety one thousand five hundred pounds abatements and allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of fourscore and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds sterling of lawfull money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be Equivalent to fourscorce and eleven thousand and five hundred pounds of lawful English money At or before four the most usual Feasts That is to say the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary Quarterly The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary now last past before the date of these presents AND for the better enabling the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Covenants of the first demise Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies and Assignes to have enjoy collect levy and receive the said Annual Rents Payments Rates Duties of Hearth-money Duties arising by Licenses for retailing Wine and Strongwaters Revenues Profits and other the Premises hereby demised according to the true intent and meaning hereof His Majesty doth by these presents as much as in him lies and as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit nominate constitute and appoint the said Iohn Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Officers Deputies Substitutes Agents and Assignes and no other person or persons whatsoever to be his Majesties Officer and Officers from and after the Commencement and during the continuance of this present demise for the receiving The Farmers made the Kings Collectors collecting and answering the said Annual rents as also the Duty arising by the Fire-hearths and Stoves by vertue of the said several Acts in that behalf or any of them and for viewing and numbering of the several Chimney-hearths and Stoves and other firing-places mentioned in the said Acts and for the inspecting and examining the several Rolls Certificates and Returnes thereof With power to do those things which the Kings Officers are enabled to do made and to be made from time to time into His Majesties Court of Exchequer in pursuance of the said Act or Acts or any other things belonging to the same and to do and execute all and every other the matters and things touching or concerning the Revenues Duties Profits or other the premises herein demised which are directed and authorized to be done and executed by the said Acts by Officers to be thereunto lawfully appointed And further that the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies Agents and Assignes shall and may Collect Receive Levy and enjoy to their own use and benefit such sum and sums of Money or part or parts of the said Rate Duty and Premises hereby demised as by and according to the purport intent and true meaning of these presents shall have accrewed due and payable to them at or before the end or expiration of the terme or time of seven years hereby granted Although this present Demise and the said terme of seven yeares shall be expired and determined And His said Majesty doth hereby give and grant unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood
Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and nine From Christmass 1669 for 6 years from the date hereof for during and untill the terme of six years from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes without any account matter or other thing to be yielded made rendred or done for the same other then the rents and sums of Money and other things hereafter in and by these presents reserved and Covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large ample and beneficial manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custome Use Usage or Prescription and as largely and beneficially as His Majesty may Demise or Grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be Demised or Granted any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliament and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for setling the Excise Non obstante any Law and more especially the Clause in the Act for Excise or New Impost upon His Majesty his Heires and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made for and during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and six more of the Councel of that Kingdom and reserving the highest rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty and which Declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void And also all and every Ordinance Order Custom Proclamation or Letters Patents provision restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Yielding and Paying Yielding and Paying therefore yearly and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and every of them do by these presents Covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King His Heirs and Successors yearly and every year during the said term of six years mentioned in this present Demise at or into his or their receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such Deduction Abatements and Allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned the full sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds The Sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful money of England or so much other lawful and currant money of Ireland as shall be equivalent to threescore and fifteen thousand pounds of lawful English money at or before the dayes and times and according to the several and respective proportions herein after mentioned That is to say at or before the last day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at and before the 14th day of February By monthly payments which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 28th day of February which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1669. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of April which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l And at or before the 15th day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of July which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670. the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of October which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1970 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the last day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 3000 l. And at or before the 15th day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord 1670 the sum of 6000 l. which twenty four several payments so as aforesaid appointed to be made do in the time and space of twelve Months amount unto the full and just sum of threescore and fifteen thousand pounds And also yeilding and paying at or before every succeeding 15th day of January during the said term of six years the sum of 6000 l. And on every other last day of January 14th day of February 28th day of February 15th day of March last day of March 15th day of April last day of April
the Exchequer for the time being to be one shall be thought meet and convenient And our said Soveraign Lord the King is pleased and contented and by these presents doth covenant and grant for him his Heirs and Successors to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents and doth ordain That all such devices concealments practices shifts policies Act practices withdrawings hindrances matters causes and things whatsoever that shall fortune to arise grow be done or tend to the prejudice hindrance loss or decay of or unto his Highness his Heirs or Successors to the loss of the Farmers or of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them concerning the Customs touching or concerning any of the Customs Susidies Imposts Duties of Excise and benefits before by these presents demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted as is aforesaid contrary to the effect and true meaning of these presents together with all the devisors together with the Practisers shall be corrected redressed and reformed practicers concealers or doers thereof shall from time to time during the continuance of these presents in force as often as any such thing shall happen to be and as need shall require be corrected amended ordered provided for redressed and reformed And that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns and every of them shall have and receive full redress and reformation thereof and therein by the Lord Treasurer of Ireland c. by the said Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be always one by any such lawful convenient and reasonable ways means order or decree as unto the said Lord Treasurer and Barons or any three or more of them as aforesaid shall be thought lawful meet necessary and convenient according to the true intent and meaning of these presents to the best relief and benefit of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns And it is also further covenanted declared and agreed No seizures but by the Farmers their Agents or by his Majesties Searchers That no seizure or seizures shall at any time or times hereafter be made of or for any Goods Wares or Merchandizes not duly and lawfully Shipped Exported or Imported or for Non-payment of Customs Susidies or otherwise but by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies Agents and Assigns or by his said Majesties Searchers or such other Officers or persons of or in the several Ports of the Kingdom of Ireland which by vertue of their Offices or any Grants or other Authorities to them or any of them in that behalf made or given may or ought to seize And further also That all forfeited Goods Wares and Merchandizes hereby intended to be granted to and received and taken by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall immediately after seizure thereof made be brought and laid up in his Majesties Ware-house or Store-house of and in the several and respective Ports where the same shall be so seized The Goods seized are to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-houses and not to be discharged without the consent of the Farmers or by due course of Law and not be disposed of and discharged without the consent of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or their Deputies or their chief Officer or Officers in the said Ports respectively or by due course and proceedings of Law any Law Use Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas in and by the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act for settling the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty his Heirs and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted amongst other provisions touching the Excise for Goods Imported it is provided That every Merchant who is not a Shop-keeper Retailer or Consumptioner after Entry of his or their Goods by Bill under his or their hand Bonds given by the Merchant Importer not to deliver any Goods to the Shop-keeper without the Excise first paid or the hand of such for whom he or they will engage to be answerable presently and before he or they be permitted to have any warrant to receive his or their Goods out of their Ship or from the Water-side shall make and enter into a sufficient Obligation either singly if he or they be known Merchants and reputed responsable persons or otherwise with sufficient Security and in such sum as shall be double the value of his or their Goods with Condition that he or they shall not and will not deliver or cause or suffer any of the said Goods to be delivered unto any of the Buyers thereof or to be put into the custody or possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer whatsoever before such time as the Duty of Excise set and imposed by the said Act be first duly paid and satisfied If such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer is liable to pay the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods to be laid up Ware-house room to be paid And that if such Bond be not given the Merchant Importer should be lyable to pay down the Excise or in case of refusal the Goods Imported to be laid up in his Majesties Ware-house and not to be delivered out till such Bond given or the Excise paid and due consideration for the Ware-house-room during the time the Goods continued there as by the said Act more at large appears And whereas also our said Soveraign Lord the King is credibly informed that divers persons have and do from time to time ship and lade divers Goods Wares and Merchandizes whereof the Customs Subsidies and other Duties are in and by these presents mentioned to be demised to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
by the Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being shall be appointed to that purpose or some of their Deputies nor shall not within the space of six Months They shall not towards the end of the Term fill the Markets immediately next before the Expiration or other Determination of the said Term of six years directly or indirectly design or contrive to anticipate the Receipt of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by inviting treating or compounding with any Merchant or Importer to Import Goods to fill the Markets THE IN-LAND EXCIZE AND ALE and BEER LICENCES AND His Majesty of his more abundant special grace certain knowledge and meer motion hath demised and granted and by these Presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors for and in consideation of the 70000 l. so as aforesaid advanced and of the Covenants and Agreements herein also contained Demise of all the In-land Excize doth demise and grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all and all manner of Rates Charges Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the Act aforesaid or otherwise howsoever shall at any time after the 25th day of March 1671. unto the 25th day of December 1675. inclusive grow due and renew and from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizeable Liquors brewed or made vended spent or consumed within the said Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any the Goods Merchandizes or Commodities whatsoever which are of the Native Growth Production or Manufacture of the said Realm of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the In-land Excize and also that Duty or Sum of Twenty Shillings And the duty of Twenty shillings for Ale and Beer Licences which shall grow due and payable annually to his Majesty by such Persons who shall yearly be Licenced to sell Ale and Beer in their Houses by Retail for and in respect of such Licence and all other Duties of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament entituled An Act of the Improvement of His Majesties Revenue upon the granting of Licences for the selling of Ale and Beer or otherwise howsoever shall or may at any time after the 25th day of March which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and one unto the Five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive grow due and renew or from time to time during the term aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors or any of them Habendum TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Rates Charges and Impositions Sums of Money Payments and Duties of Excize whatsoever which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning the Excize are due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Beer Ale Strong-Waters or other Excizable Liquors brewed or made in the Realm of Ireland or for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes of the growth production or manufacture of Ireland and all other the Duties of Excize whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of The In-land Excize And also all that Duty of Twenty Shillings which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Licences for selling Ale and Beer will be yearly due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors from every Person and Persons taking or renewing any Licence for selling Ale and Beer by Retayl except before excepted unto the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Twenty fifth day of March From the4 25th day of March 1671 for Four years and three quarers which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy one for during and until the full end and term of Four years and three quarters of a year from thenceforth next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the onely proper use benefit and behoof of John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any Account Matter or other thing to be yielded made or done for the same other than the Rents and Sums of Money and other things herein before or hereafter in and by these presents reserved and covenanted or agreed to be paid or performed and in as large and ample manner as his Majesty may might or ought to have take or enjoy the same by force or vertue of any Statute or Statutes Act or Acts of Parliament Custom Use Usage or Prescription and as largely amply and beneficially as his Majesty may demise or grant the same or any part thereof or as the same are hereby mentioned meant or intended to be demised or granted Any Law Statute Act or Acts of Parliaments and more especially the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament Non obstante the Clause in the Act for Ale and Beer Licences intituled An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licences for selling Ale and Beer which enacts That all the Sums of money due and payable by the said Act shall be duly and constantly paid into his Majesties Court of Exchequer and shall not be set or let to Farm his Majesty intending to retain the same in his own hands and not to interest any private Person whatsoever with the profits thereof and that all and every such Lease and every Clause of Non obstante therein contained should be utterly void And that all such Lessees or Farmers should be Accountants unto His Majesty for all profits received by pretence of any such Grant or farme And also the Clause in the said late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for setling of the Excize And also the Clause in the Act for Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty His Heirs or Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted which prohibits any Lease to be thereof made during the space of seven years next ensuing the said Act or after the said seven years without the Advice of the Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland or six or more of the
their Executors Administrators and Assigns according to the true intent and meaning of these presents any Statute Law Act of Parliament Usage Custom Proclamation Prohibition or Restraint heretofore had made set forth or proclaimed or hereafter to be had made or set forth or proclaimed in any wise notwithstanding And also notwithstanding that all and every Statute Proclamation or Restraint being or that hereafter shall be to the contrary thereof or of any part thereof be not herein by special and express words named recited Non obstante Non-recitals or mis-recitals c. or dispenced withal by these presents And notwithstanding the not recital or mis-recital of any former Lease or Grant heretofore made of the premises or of any part or parcel thereof And notwithstanding the not-recital or mis-recital of the Titles of any Act or Acts of Parliament touching or concerning any of the branches of Revenue or other the Duties and Profits herein before respectively demised or granted or mentioned to be demised or granted And notwithstanding the true yearly value of the Premisses or of any part thereof not in these Presents mentioned or not rightly mentioned or any mis-recital of any Letters Patents before mentioned or any of them or of the Date or Dates certain Content or Contents of them or any of them or any other mis-recital or mis-naming or not recital or not naming whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding And the Statutes in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and the eighteenth year of King Henry the Sixth or in the thirty seventh year of King Henry the Sixth or any of them or any defect or lack of any form or omission in these Presents or any other Law Statute Restraint Proclamation Letters Patents or Prohibition whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding The Farmers to have the use of all Publick Offices and Places c. and to inlarge and repair them so as they exceed not 3000 l. which is to be deducted out of the last Quarters rent And his Majesty for the better enabling the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes to manage the several and respective Farmes herein before respectively demised is pleased that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall from time to time and at all times during the respective termes before granted have full power licence liberty and authority to make use of all and all manner of Houses Offices and Places which do belong unto his Majesty and are now or within these five years last past have been made use of as publick Offices for the receipt or management of His Majesties Revenue or any branch thereof and also all and all manner of furniture utensils and necessaries thereunto belonging together with all Beams Scales and Weights Boates Barges or other Vessels Instruments or other matter or thing whatsoever relating to the same and which do belong to His Majesty and in case the same shall not be found sufficient for the necessary uses of the Revenue and the mannagement thereof it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them from time to time to lay out and expend in the necessary repairing and amending and enlarging any of the Houses Offices and Places aforesaid so much Monies as they shall think fit so as all the expences and disbursements touching or concerning the Premisses do not in the whole from first to last exceed the sum of Three thousand pounds and all and every the Sums of Money so as aforesaid expended shall be repayed satisfied and re-imbursed by way of Recooper and Retainer of so much of the several and respective Rents hereby reserved as will be due and payable on the last quarter of the last year of the said termes or other sooner determination of these presents as the said expences will amount unto And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers there are hereby authorized and impowered upon due proof of such expences and disbursements made to admit The Lord-Treasurer c. to allow the same without further warrant accept and allow of the said expences and the Sum of Money they shall amount unto not exceeding Three thousand pounds as is aforesaid in part of payment of the said last Quarters rent And for so doings these presents or the enrolments thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf And the said John Forth William Bucknall And they are to keep them in good repair William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for themselves their Executors Administrators or Assigns in consideration hereof do covenant and agree with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Successors that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times during the said several and respective terms of years at his and their own proper costs and charges keep in good and sufficient repair all such Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Cellars and other the Premisses whereof they are to have the use and which shall be mended and enlarged during the said several and respective termes of yeares as aforesaid and the same together with all such Scales Weights Bookes Furniture Boats Barges and other utensils belonging to His Majesty his Heires and Successors and whereof they are to have the use as aforesaid shall and will according to such inventories as have been formerly taken deliver up at the expiration or other determination of the said respective termes of years in as good plight and condition as they received the same reasonable use thereof excepted And also shall and will during the said several termes of years pay such Rent or Rents if any such be due for such the Custome-houses Ware-houses Offices Yards Cellars and other Roomes aforesaid as His Majesty his Heires or Successors ought to pay for the same respectively THE FARMERS General Covenants AND to the end his said Majesty may from time to time be fully satisfied of the true yearly Value of all and singuler the premises herein respectively demised and granted the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John
duly and wholly applied to the necessary charges of the year commencing from the last of December 1670 Page 4. V. R. c. shall have no defalcations for moneys which from the 25th of December 1670 to the 4th of August 1671 have been applied to the uses only before undertaken Page 5. Such Commissions shall be issued under the Great Seal of England or Ireland and directed to V. R. c. or such others as they shall desire Authorizing them as His Majesties Officers to manage receive compound for and discharge his whole Revenue not pardoned or granted away before the 25th of December 1670 as well in arrear on or before that day and yet unpaid as which shall any way grow due before the 26th of December 1675 including the Payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the said day though payable after Page 5. The said Powers to such Commissioners shall not inable them to interrupt the Farmers of the great Branches in managing the Revenue under their charge nor to receive any money which shall be due to His Majesty by any further Act of Parliament Page 6. Neither the lapsed Money Lands in lieu thereof or the 30000 li. payable for the same nor the English arrears or Lands set out for the same nor the Mean Profits due for Lands set out on the Dublin Ordinances and already disposed of by the Act of Explanation shall be comprehended in these Agreements Page 6. The said Commissioners shall receive and enjoy all the said Arrears and growing Revenue which is or shall be in charge or discovered and other the Premises subject to the Limitations and Restrictions herein and no other Page 6. The Chief Covenants in this Indenture from R. V. Ranelagh and his Partners to His Majesty and the considerations thereof Page 7. V. R. c. shall within 14. dayes after Warrants signed and directed to them defray so much of His Majesties expence of Ireland which from the last of December 1670 to the 4th of August 1671 ought according to the Establishment to have been born by His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made Page 7. V. R. c. shall from the 4th of August 1671 to the 26th of December 1675 defray all the expence of Ireland according to the Establishments as otherwise which by His Majesty ought to have been born if this Indenture had not been made and cause the same to be paid by equal proportions within 40. days after the end of every Quarter as the same shall respectively grow due Page 7. The Moneys to be paid for such Expences are not in any one year to exceed 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. out of which the Fees and Cheques are to be deducted And there are to be due and legal Warrants signed for the issuing thereof Page 7. If after the 25th of December 1670 and before the 26th of Decemb. 1675 any Cheques of pay made by reason of absence want or unserviceableness of Horse or Arms or neglect of duty the Chief Governour may lessen or remit any such Cheques so the same be done within three moneths after the Muster Rolls shall be closed and before any Warrants of Pay be issued upon such Muster Rolls duplicates whereof are to be returned to V. R. c. Page 8. V. R. c. shall within four years after 25th December 1671 discharge the Arrears which on the 25th of December 1670 were unpaid according to the Establishment to any in the Military and Civil Lists and to the Train of Artillery Page 8. And shall cause due payment to be made of the said Arrears within the said time by even and equal portions without composition or deduction the fees and cheques excepted the first payment whereof shall begin and be made the 24th December 1672 Page 9. His Majesty shall be discharged from all such Arrear so as the same deducting the fees and cheques exceed not for the Military List 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. for the Civil List 4000 li. and for the Train of Artillery 1147 li. Page 9. V. R. c. shall before 25th December 1675 discharge without any Abatement except the Fees so much of these sums as on the 4th of August 1671 shall be unpaid unto these persons and uses  li. s. d. The Present Farmers 70000   Sir William Bucknall 11000   Londonderry Customs 4000   Phoenix Parke 10000   Patrick Archer 6294   Arms and Ammunition 6076   Moiety of the Ten Months Arrears 20394 19  Earl Anglesey 2500   Colonel Lane's Daughters 6000   Earl Arlington 6250   Michael Archbishop of Dublin 2500   Fran. and Eliz. Jones 3500   John St. Leger 400   Rachel Vicountess Falkland 3000   Page 9. Whereas the late Farmers of the Customs Excise imported and Inland and Licences of Ale Beer Wine c. demand defalcations by reason of the war with the United Provinces during two years and three quarters of their respective Farms V. R. c. shall either come to an agreement with them for the same or cause their demands in respect thereof to be examined and setled and take upon themselves the whole loss of the defalcations which upon such agreement or examination shall be allowed and discharge His Majesty from the same Page 11. V. R. c. shall over and above the said sums payments and discharges within two years to commence from the 25th of December 1675 pay unto His Majesty 80000 li. by four equal Portions half yearly Page 11. Further Covenants from His Majesty That V. R. c. performing their Covenants shall enjoy the whole surplus of the Revenue to their own use without any further or other account matter or thing to be given to His Majesty and are hereby acquitted and discharged against His Majesty of all accounts and demands which can or may be made concerning the same Page 12. The Commission for Enquiry into Arrears due to His Majesty is superseded Page 13. All respits of Quit-rents and other sums of money due to His Majesty are declared void and determined Page 13. The Composition with the 49. Officers for the moiety of their 100000 li. payable out of the years value shall not be obstructed or delayed but perfected as begun and intended and the whole benefit and advantage thereby to His Majesty shall be enjoyed by the said V. R. c. Page 13. His Majesty will direct the Chief Governour and Council in Ireland to reapplot and levy upon the Lands of Ireland whatsoever the years value shall be found deficient of the 300000 li. and cause the same to be effectually done as by the Act of Explanation is appointed allowing four years time for the payment thereof half yearly at Michaelmass and Easter the last payment to be made at or before the 29th of September 1675 Page 13 14. Provisoes Limitations and Restrictions Page 14. Nothing herein is to restrain His
discreet and fit persons as they shall humbly desire which Commissions so to be issued out shall sufficiently Authorize and Impower the persons therein to be named to act as His Majesties Officers as shall be found necessary to be done in the managing and for the better and more speedy Levying Collecting Suing for Recovering and Receiving or otherwise Compounding for and Discharging of all and every His Majesties Rents Revenues Profits Duties Incomes Certain and Casual Ordinary and Extraordinary whatsoever in the Kingdome of Ireland not remitted or Pardoned or otherwise granted away and disposed before the Five and Twentieth day of December now last past as well such as upon or before the said Five and twentieth day of December now last past were in arreare and are yet unpaid as such as from and after the said time untill the Six and Twentieth day of December which shall be in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and Five were or shall be by any matter of Record or otherwise howsoever due owing or payable to His Majesty or which might or ought to have been or may before the said Six and Twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Five be Taxed Levyed Collected Recovered Answered for Paid or Payable to His Majesty His Heires or Successors out of or for any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland or all or any the Estates reall or personal of any person or persons Bodies Politique or Corporate or otherwise by reason of any Tax Assessment Subsidy Impositions Contract Covenant Agreement Account Debt Duty Sum or Sums of Money matter or thing imposed made or issued or which did or shall arise or grow due within the said Kingdome of Ireland before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord one Thousand six Hundred Seventy Five including the Rents Duties and Payments which shall be due for the time incurred before the six and twentieth day of December One thousand Six hundred seventy Five though the same may be payable or Installments made or time given for the Payment thereof after that day The said Powers to such Commissioners shall not inable them to interrupt the Farmers of the great Branches in mannaging the Revenue under their charge nor to receive any Money which shall be due to His Majesty by any future Act of Parliament PROVIDED alwayes that the Powers and Authorities to be given unto such Commissioners so to be nominated shall not enable them to give any disturbance or interruption unto the present Farmers of the great Branches of His Majesties Revenue herein before-mentioned or unto any of their Officers or Servants in the Collecting and bringing in those parts of the Revenue which are under their charge nor to receive any sum or sums of Mony or other Annual Rent or Payments which by vertue of any Act of Parliament to be passed after the date of these Presents and before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Five shall or may grow due or payable to His Majesty His Heirs or Successors All which Sums of Money last mentioned must be understood and so are hereby declared to be out of the Covenants and Agreements herein contained wholly excepted and foreprized * 3. PROVIDED also that neither the Moneys called Lapsed Moneys Neither the Lapsed Mony Lands in lieu thereof or the 30000 l. payable for the same nor the English arrears or Lands set out for the same nor the meane profits due for Lands set out on the Dublin Ordinances and already disposed of by the Act of Explanation shall be comprehended in these Agreements nor the forfeited Land in lieu thereof nor the Thirty Thousand pounds payable by the Roman Catholiques of Ireland for the same nor the Moneys called the English-Arreares nor the Land set out for the same nor the Arreares nor Meane-Profits due for Land set out upon the Dublin-Ordinances and already disposed by the late Explanatory Act shall be comprehended in these Covenants or Agreements nor any defalcation allowed for or in respect of the same The said Commissioners shall receive and enjoy all the said arrears growing Revenue which is or shall be in charge or discovered and other the premises subject to the Limitations and restrictions herein expressed and no other AND His Majesty for Himself His Heires and Successors doth further Covenant and Grant to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heires Executors and Administrators by these Presents that the said Commissioners so to be nominated and appointed as aforesaid shall and may have receive take and enjoy the full benefit and advantage of all the said Arreares now due to his Majesty and all the growing Revenues now in Charge or which hereafter may be in charge or discovered and other the Premises subject to such Limitations and Restrictions as are herein expressed and no other And this Indenture further Witnesseth The chief Covenants in this Indenture from R. V Ranelagh and his Partners to his Majesty and the considerations thereof That in consideration of the Covenants and Agreements herein before mentioned and on the part of his Majesty to be done and performed It is Covenanted Granted Concluded Condescended and Agreed by and between the Parties to these Presents AND the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves their Heires Executors and Administrators and every of them do Covenant Grant and Agree to and with His said Most Excellent Majesty His Heires and Successors in manner and forme following V. R. c. shall within 14 dayes after Warrants signed and directed to them defray so much of His Majesties expence of Ireland which from the last of Decem. 70 to the 4th of August 71 ought according to the Establishment to have been borne by His Majesty if this Indenture had not been made that is to say that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon shall within the space of fourteen dayes after Warrants duely signed and to them directed fully and duely answer defray satisfie discharge and Pay or cause to be fully and duely answered defrayed satisfied discharged and paid so much of His Majesties whole charge and expence of the Kingdome of Ireland which from the last day of December last past unto the day of the date of these presents ought according to the Establishment to have been born and discharged by His Majesty if this present Indenture had not been made AND MOREOVER shall and will from
in Ireland by reason or occasion of this present undertaking the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators No Suit at Law shall be made for any debt which is not of Record or already charged unless the Chief Governour be first satisfied that there are probable grounds and that His Majesty is justly entituled and might have sued for the same if this Indenture had not been made do further covenant grant and agree to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors that no Suit Process or other proceeding at Law whatsoever shall at any time hereafter be commenced or prosecuted by them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon or any of them or any claiming by from or under them or any of them either in His Majesties name or in their or any of their own proper names for the recovery or bringing in of any debt now due or owing to His Majesty which is not a debt of Record or already charged unless the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland shall be first made acquainted therewith and shall be satisfied that there are good reasonable and probable grounds for such proceeding and that His Majesty is justly entitled thereunto and might have sued for the same if this Indenture had not been made AND to the end that all His Majesties Subjects of Ireland may the better take notice of the provision hereby made on their behalfs and for their ease and benefit The Chief Governour to issue Proclamations for Accomptants within a limited time to come in and clear Accompts and declaring to other Debtors the favâ—urable Installments intended them and requiring them to take effectual course to state and secure their respective debts His Majesty is pleased to declare That the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being shall be directed to issue out from time to time and as occasion shall require such Proclamations as shall be necessary thereby warning and requiring all Collectors Receivers and Accomptants within some reasonable time therein to be prefixed to come in and clear their Accounts and declaring and publishing to all others His Majesties Subjects who are any way indebted to His Majesty the favourable Enstallments of their debts hereby intended to them and requiring them and every of them within the time therein to be limited to take some speedy and effectual course for the stating and securing their respective Debts and Arrears that so they may be capable of the favour and grace hereby intended towards them R. V. R. c. shall give unto the Chief Governour and such others as His Majesty shall appoint an account of their proceedings in the management of the premisses and will observe their directions for the better and more easie execution of the powers and accomplishing the ends of this Indenture And the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon for themselves and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators do farther covenant grant and agree to and with His Majesty his Heirs and Successors that they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them and all and every other person and persons claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them shall and will from time to time as often as they shall be thereunto required give unto the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being and to such others as His Majesty shall thereunto authorize and appoint a just and true Accompt of all and every their proceedings in and about the premisses and the management thereof And also shall and will from time to time observe such Orders and directions as they shall receive from such Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and other Persons as aforesaid for the better and more easie execution * 9. of the Powers and Authorities and accomplishing and fulfilling the ends intents and purposes of this present Indenture AND HIS MAJESTY for Himself his Heirs and Successors Further Covenants and powers from His Majesty hath covenanted and granted and by these presents doth covenant grant declare and agree to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors Administrators and assigns by these presents The general clause concerning defalcations in case of war plague c. That if at any time or times before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five any spreading infection of Plague or Pestilence or other great Mortality or any Depopulation or destruction of Houses by Fire or otherwise or any Publick open Warr or Domestick Rebellion or Insurrection or any other unavoidable Calamity shall be or happen within the said Realm of Ireland or any the Counties Cities Townes or Places of or within the same or if hereafter during the said terme any General Act of Pardon or Oblivion or other Act or thing shall be done or Passed by Authority of Parliament Or if His Majesty His Heirs or Successors shall at any time before the said six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five make any particular Pardon or Release or since the five and twentieth day of December now last past hath done or before the six and twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall cause to be done any other Act or thing whatsoever or if any Proclamation or other Act of State shall issue whereby or by reason or occasion whereof any of the Revenues Rents Profits Sums of money Debts or Arrears which ought to be received and applyed as aforesaid or any part thereof shall be pardoned suspended lessened diminished discompted reckoned extinguished or taken away other then such part thereof which is herein before excepted or whereof they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon have herein before undertaken to bear the loss and to Indemnifie His Majesty His Heirs and Successors from any Defalcation or whereby or by meanes whereof they the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood
comprehended in this agreement which before 25th December 1675 shall be brought in charge upon Record as amply as His Majesty might if this Indenture were not made AND MOREOVER HIS MAJESTY for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth covenant and grant to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators That His Majesty his Heirs and Suceessors or the Lord Lieutenant or Deputy or other Chief Governour or Governours of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being shall and will after the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy five and until the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy and seven from time to time sufficiently authorize the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon or such as they shall nominate and appoint as far as the Laws and Statutes of Ireland will permit to demand levy collect recover receive and take or otherwise compound for and discharge all sums of money and the arrearages thereof which after the date of these presents and before the five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred seventy and five shall be ascertained and brought into charge upon Record and which if they had been duly collected and levied during the said term should and ought to have been answered and paid unto them the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon in as full and ample manner as His Majesty could or ought to have collected or levied the same if this present Indenture had never been had or made AND LASTLY HIS MAJESTY is hereby graciously pleased to declare and grant This Indenture shall be construed and taken most favourably and beneficially for the said R. V. R. c. and for the better enabling them to execute and perform this undertaking That these His Letters Patents and the Covenants and Agreements on the part of His Majesty herein contained shall be construed adjudged deemed and taken in all and every His Majesties Courts of Record and elsewhere within his said Kingdom of Ireland most favourably and beneficially for the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon their Executors Administrators and Assigns and for the better enabling them to execute and perform the said undertaking In witness whereof to the one part of this Indenture His Majesty to one part of the Indenture hath affixed the Great Seal of England and R. V. R. c. have put their hands and seals to the other part remaining with the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty hath caused the Great Seal of England to be affixed and to the other part of this Indenture remaining with our said Soveraign Lord the King the said Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir Iames Hayes Iohn Bence George Dashwood Ioseph Deane Robert Huntingdon Iohn Stepney and Richard Kingdon have set their hands and Seals the day and year first above-written Annoque Domini 1671. August 1671. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli 2. Vicessimo tertio HIs Majesties Covenants and Agreements with Richard Lord Viscount Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence George Dashwood Joseph Deane Robert Huntingdon John Stepney and Richard Kingdon whereby in consideration of their undertaking to defray His Majesties growing Charge in Ireland and to pay the Arrears of the Establishments there and other debts owing by His Majesty and Fourscore thousand pounds more to his Majesty His Majesty is pleased to covenant that all the Arrears of Rent reserved upon the Farm of the Revenue in Ireland and all the growing Rents until the 25th of December 1675 and all his Majesties Treasure and ready money in Ireland due or owing to his Majesty by Imprest or otherwise and all his Majesties Revenue certain and casual shall during the said Term be applied to the uses by them undertaken and that they shall have the Surplus to their own use but all Revenue arising by new Acts of Parliament and hereafter to be passed and the lapsed moneys the 30000 li. payable by the Roman Catholicks the English Arrears and the Profits of doubling Ordnance Lands are excepted The Lord Viscount Ranelagh and the rest covenant with his Majesty to defray his Majesties whole Charge of the Kingdom of Ireland from the 25th of December 1670 unto the 25th of December 1675 not exceeding 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. in any one year and all Arrears of Pay due to the Military List upon the last of December 1670 not exceeding 139001 li. 11 s. 4 d. and to the Civil List not exceeding 4000 li. and to the Train of Artillery not exceeding 1147 li. and the 70000 li. advanced by the Farmers the moneys lent by Sir William Bucknall not exceeding 11500 li. the Customs of Londonderry not exceeding 4000 li. the money due for Phenix Parke not exceeding 10000 li. to Patrick Archer 6294 li. for Arms and Ammunition sent from hence 6076 li. The moiety of Ten Moneths Arrears not exceeding 20394 li. 19 s. 00 d. To the Earl of Anglesey 2500 li. To the Lord Arlington 6250 li. To the Daughters of Collonel Lane 6000 li. To the Lord Archbishop of Dublin 2500 li. To Francis and Elizabeth Jones 3500 li. To John St. Leger Esquire 400 li. out of the Ballance of Sir George Carletons Accompt and to the Lady Faulkland out of the Prize Goods 3000 li. They are also to save his Majesty harmless from all Defalcations to be demanded by the Farmers and to pay his Majesty 80000 li. for his own use within two years after the 25th of December 1675 and that the Duke of Ormond shall receive 50000 li. and the Earl of Suffolk 30000 li. out of the proper Fonds whereon they are charged and that his Majesty shall have the disposal of 7155 li. due on the ballance of the Earl of Angleseys Account and 19491 li. due on the ballance of Sir George Carterets Account His Majesty doth hereby covenant that the Commission of Enquiry now on foot shall be forthwith superseded That all respits of Quit-rents and other sums due to his Majesty shall be forthwith determined That the Composition with the Commission Officers shall not be obstructed but perfected as begun and intended and the Grantees to have the benefit thereof That his Majesty will forthwith renew his Letters to the Chief Governour and Council of Ireland to re-applot
the deficiency of the years value allowing his Subjects four years time for the payment thereof with several Provisoes Restrictions and Qualifications herein particularly expressed viz. inter alias That his Majesty notwithstanding may pardon Criminal or Capital Offences forfeited Recognizances Fines or Forfeitures upon Penal Laws or Outlawries That his Majesty may appoint Commissioners for Reducements as formerly but the moneys due thereupon to belong to the Grantees That his Majesty may let Leases of any his Royal Mines Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in Ireland yet undisposed or to which his Majesties Title hereafter may be made appear under such Rents as shall be equal to the Quit-rents payable by Adventurers or else the Old Crown Rents and in case his Majesty dispose of any his Lands to the uses of his Declaration of the 30th of November 1660 to any but such their heirs or assigns who received the profits thereof then the arrears of Quit-rents due thereupon before the 25th of December 1668 not to be charged on the Lands but to be recovered of the former Enjoyers and Pervors of the Profits thereof That the present Farmers of his Majesties Revenue in Ireland may continue their Farms without interruption by the Grantees who are to have no abatement for Defalcations to be allowed the said Farmers for the years ended the 25th of December 1670 and the Defalcations hereafter to be made the said Farmers to be determined onely as by the several agreements relating thereunto is appointed That the Grantees upon payments of First-fruits and twentieth parts by the Clergy shall allow usual installments and be concluded by the returns of the Commissioners for that purpose but if their Commissions shall be found defective his Majesty covenants to give order for the rectifying thereof That his Majesty may renew alter or encrease any annuity temporary payments or entertainments in his Majesties Establishments so as the yearly charge exceed not 171843 li. 5 s. 6 d. and also regulate and appoint the method of payment of his Majesties debts so as such for which Interest is payable be first satisfied That if his Majesty shall not think fit to renew any such annuity or payment the Grantees to pay his Majesty his Heirs and Successors such sum as the same will come to over and above the payments aforesaid All moneys are to be brought into the Treasury and the Lord Ranelagh Sir Alexander Bence Sir James Hayes John Bence and George Dashwood are to be commissionated to have the sole Custody thereof during the continuance of their Undertaking All Warrants for issuing out of moneys are to be directed to them and they covenant with his Majesty to pay the Vice-Treasurer for the time being his usual Fees quarterly or 40 days after The Covenants with the Farmers for installment of arrears of Quit-rents are to continue and the Chief Governour of Ireland and such others whom his Majesty shall appoint are to have power to enstall any other debts or arrears under certain qualifications Nothing which is not now in Charge on Record can be sued for without first satisfying the Chief Governour of Ireland of the grounds of the proceedings A just account is to be given from time to time of all the proceedings in the managing of the Revenue and the directions of the Chief Governour to be observed No Defalcation is to be expected for any pardon or release which may be made to the Earl of Anglesey or Sir James Shaen In case of Plague War Fire or other unavoidable Calamity there is to be defalcation and they are to be enabled to levy what shall appear due upon Record at any time within two years after the term expired and the Patent is to be expounded most beneficial for the Undertakers and to enable them to perform their Contract And these are the Clauses of Assistance and other beneficial Clauses fit and proper Subscribed by Mr. Attorney General by Warrant under his Majesties Sign Manual and Procur ' by Mr. Secretary Trevor LETTERS PATENTS GRANTED BY HIS MAJESTY CONTAINING A Demise of His Revenue OF IRELAND FOR SEVEN YEARS Bearing Date the Twelfth day of July 1669. AS ALSO LETTERS PATENTS Granted by His MAJESTY CONTAINING AN ABATEMENT OF RENT Bearing Date the Third day of August 1669. TOGETHER WITH MARGINAL NOTES and an ALPHABETICAL TABLE Prosperè succedant Regi Vobisque C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT In the SAVOY Printed by Tho. Newcomb 1672. THIS INDENTURE made the Twelfth day of July An. Dom. 1669. and in the One and twentieth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. BETWEEN the said Kings Most Excellent Majesty on the one part and John Forth Alderman and now one of the Sheriffs of the City of London William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet and John Breedon of the City of London Esquires Iames Hayes of Lincolns-Inn in the County of Middlesex Esq Dannet Forth and George Dashwood of the City of London Esquires William Muschamp and Humphry Taylor of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquires and Ralph Bucknall of the City of London Esq on the other part WHEREAS in our Parliament begun and held at Dublin upon the eighth day of May in the thirteenth year of His Majesties Reign and there continued by several Proroguations unto the twenty sixth day of October in the seventeenth year of His Majesties Reign several Acts of Parliament were passed during the several Sessions of the said Parliament for the better ascertaining setling establishing and declaring of His Majesties Revenue in His said Kingdom of Ireland and amongst others one Act was passed Entituled A recital of the Acts touching the Kings Revenue in Ireland from the 8. of May in the 13 to the 6th of Octo. in the 17 year of His Reign An Act for setling the Subsidie of Poundage and granting a Subsidie of Tunnage and other sums of Money unto His Royal Majesty His Heirs and Successors the same to be paid upon Merchandizes imported and exported into or out of the Kingdom of Ireland according to a book of Rates hereunto annexed And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the setling of the Excise or New Impost upon his Majesty his Heires and Successors according to the book of Rates therein inserted And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the Improvement of his Majesties Revenues upon the granting of Licenses for the selling of Ale and Beer And also one other Act Entituled An Act for establishing an additional Revenue upon his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for the better support of his and their Crown and Dignity And also one other Act Entituled An Additional Act for the better ordering and collecting the revenue arising by Hearth-mony And also one other Act Entituled An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all
Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all that the Annual rate duty charge or imposition of two shillings sterling by the year due and payable to His Majesty his Heires and Successors for or in respect of any Fire-hearth or other place used for Firing and Stoves within any House or Edifice and which at any time after the Feast of the Nativity now last past unto the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five shall or may from time to time during the terme aforesaid become due and payable or are appointed to be paid unto His Majesty His Heires and Successors by virtue of the said late Act Intituled An Act for establishing an Additional Revenue upon His Majesty His Heires and Successors for the better support of His and their Crown and Dignity And of the said other Act Intituled An Additional Act for the better ordering and collecting the Revenue arising by Hearth-Money or otherwise howsoever And also all and every the powers liberties priviledges profits and advantages in and by the said Acts or either of them vested in His Majesty and also all those Rates Charges Duties Impositions Payments and Sums of Mony due and payable to His Majesty by such person or persons who now are or at any time before the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 shall be licensed to utter and sell by way of Retaile in their respective houses any Wine or Aqua-vitae Vsquebagh Brandy Balkan or any kind of distilled strong-waters or spirits and all other duties and sums of Money of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all sorts of strong-waters by retaile or otherwise howsoever have grown due or shall or may at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive grow due and renew or from time to time during the terme aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors or any of them and all other the benefits profits and advantages of the said Act and also all those annual Quit-rents and payments of three pence per Acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Leinster in the Realm of Ireland and of two pence farthing per acre yearly for every acre of English Measure within the Province of Munster in the Realm of Ireland and of one penny half peny per acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Connaught in the Realm of Ireland and of two pence per acre yearly for every acre of English measure within the Province of Ulster in the Realm of Ireland and of one shilling six pence yearly out of every twenty shillings Rent for which any Houses or Tenements in any the Corporations in Ireland which have been allotted to any person or persons their heirs or assigns in or towards satisfaction of any arrears due to any Commissioned Officers who served his Majesty or his Royal Father in the Wars of Ireland upon or before the fifth of June 1649 have been or shall be let or demised And all and every the Annual Quit-rents and payments of that nature which by vertue of the said late Act entituled An Act for the better execution of his Majesties Gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Souldiers and other his Subjects there And of the said other Act Entituled An Act for the explaining of some doubts arising upon an Act Entituled An Act for the better execution of his Majesties Gracious Declaration for the settlement of his Kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several Interests of Adventurers Soldiers and other his Subjects there and for making some Alterations of and additions unto the said Act for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said Kingdom or by any other Act of Parliament whatsoever or otherwise howsoever From Christmass last untill Christmass 1675 inclusive shall or may at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God now last past and before and untill the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive grow due and payable or from time to time during the terme aforesaid ought to become due and payable and are appointed to be paid unto his Majesty his Heires and Successors or any of them by or from all every or any of the Adventurers or Soldiers their Heires or Assignes setled in any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments by vertue of the two Acts of Parliament last before mentioned or either of them and by or from all and every person and persons restored unto and reprized for his and their estate and estates and by vertue of both or either of the Acts aforesaid and by or from such Commissioned Officers who served his Majesty or his Royal Father in the Wars in Ireland at any time before the fifth of June 1649 their heirs or assigns respectively and by or from any other person or persons whatsoever All which said annual quit-rents and payments are by the latter of the said two Acts of Parliament last mentioned commonly called the Explanatory Act charged upon and enacted to be issuing out of all Lands whatsoever which by the said Explanatory Act or by the said former Act commonly called the Act of Settlement were vested in his Majesty or restored by any Decrees in the said Explanatory Act confirmed or setled or mentioned to be disposed restored confirmed or setled unto or upon any person or persons bodies politick or corporate by vertue of any clause in both or either of the said Acts contained and not particularly by plain and express words excepted from quit-rents in the same clause and no other person or persons bodies politick or corporate whatsoever and out of all and singular the Lands appointed to be set out for augmentation of Bishopricks for endowment of Parochial Churches with Gleabe for the better support of the Provost or of the Provost and Fellows of the Colledge of Dublin for the maintainance of the Fort at Duncannon and the benefit of the Corporation at Bandon Bridge and out of all the Lands injoyed by transplanted persons in the Province of Connaught or the County of Clare and out of all other the Lands seized sequestred or set out by reason of or upon account of the late Rebellion or War the Lands of James Duke of Ormond Elizabeth Lady Duchess of Ormond the Earl of Burlington and Cork the Earl of Roscomon and other the Protestants of Ireland heretofore sequestred only excepted AND His Majesty of his further especial grace certain knowledge
and meer motion HATH demised and granted and by these presents for his Highness his heires and successors doth demise and grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphry Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all and all manner of chief-rents rents service of Inheritance rents of Assize And also all other rents rents charge rents seck or dry rents fee-farm rents rents reserved upon Leases which were made for 21 years or more Assart rents rents due for Purprestures arented Copyhold-rents and all other certain and ancient Crown-rents yearly payable unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors within the said Realm of Ireland and which at any time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now last past and before Payable to His Majesty His Heires and Successors from Christmass last to Christmass 1675. or untill the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1675 inclusive shall or may grow due and payable or from time to time during the terme aforesaid of right ought to be paid unto his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by any person or persons bodies politick or corporate by reason of any Tenure Charter Patent Lease Demise or Grant made for the Terme of 21 years or more or to be made of any Messuages Mannors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments or of any Rights Royalties Liberties Priviledges Except all annual quit-rents whereof any grant or release hath been made by His Majesty bearing date before Michaelmass last past Franchises and Immunities whatsoever Except and alwayes reserved out of this present Demise all and every such annual quit-rents and payments of three pence per acre in the Province of Leinster two pence farthing per acre in the Province of Munster two pence half peny per acre in the Province of Connaught and two pence per acre in the Province of Vlster and of one shilling six pence out of every 20 shillings yearly for which any Houses in Corporations which have been allotted towards satisfaction of any arrears due to any Commissioned Officers who served His Majesty or His Royal Father before the 5 of June 1649 in the Wars of Ireland have been or shall be let or demised whereof any Grant or Release hath been made by His Majesty to any person or persons by vertue of any Letters patents under the Great Seal of England or under the Great Seal of Ireland bearing date before the Feast of S. Michael the Arch-angel now last past and next and immediately preceding the date of these presents And also except and alwayes reserved out of this present Demise all and every the yearly rents duties and sums of mony heretofore reserved and which of right still are and ought to be due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of one or more Lease or Leases heretofore made and yet in being of all and singular the Customes and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage And the present farm of the Customes and all other sums of Mony due and payable in lieu of Custome and of all those Rates and Duties of Excise due and payable to His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or by reason of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes imported into the Realm of Ireland And also for and in respect of one or more Lease or Leases heretofore made and still in being of all and singular the Rates and Duties of Excise due and payable to His Majesty his Heirs or Successors And also of the Excise for or by reason of any Beer Ale Aqua-vitae and other liquors Exciseable for or by reason of any Goods Wares Merchandizes or other commodities of the growth production or manufacture of the Realm of Ireland commonly called The Inland Excise And of all other rates and duties due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors for or in respect of any Licenses granted or to be granted for selling of Ale and Beer by retaile all which rates and duties And Ale and Beer Licenses or the rents thereupon reserved during the continuance of the said several and respective termes and Leases shall remain and be payable unto His Majesty his Heirs and Successors any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and every the Rates Charges The Habendum Duties and Impositions of two shillings sterling by the year which by vertue of the said late Act for the establishing an additional Revenue upon His Majesty his Heirs and Successors for the better support of His and their Crown and Dignity and by vertue of the said late additional Act for the better ordering and collecting the Revenue arising by Hearth-mony are due and payable or may grow due and payable unto His Majesty his Heirs or Successors for or by reason of any Fire-hearth or other place used for firing and Stoves within any House or Edifice or other place within the Realm of Ireland except before excepted And also all those Rates Charges Duties Impositions and sums of Mony which by vertue of the late Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines and Aqua-vitae together with all sorts of strong waters by retaile are due and payable or may grow due and payable by such person or persons who now are or hereafter may be licensed to utter or sell by way of Retaile in their respective houses any Wine Aqua-vitae Vsquebagh Brandy Balkan or any kind of distilled strong-waters or spirits except before excepted and also all and every the several and respective annual Quit-rents and payments of three pence per acre for every Acre in the Province of Leinster and two pence farthing per acre for every acre in the Province of Munster and one penny half-penny per Acre for every acre in the Province of Connaught and two pence per acre for every acre in the Province of Vlster and of one shilling and six pence yearly for every twenty shillings rent for which any houses in any Corporation in Ireland allotted to any person his heirs or assigns in satisfaction of any arrears hath been or shall be let or demised and all other the annual Quit-rents and payments which by vertue of the said two late Acts of Parliament commonly called The Act of Settlement and The Act of Explanation or either of them are or may grow due and payable unto his Majesty his Heirs or Successors and are charged upon and made to be issuing out of the several and respective Lands therein specified and declared except before excepted and also all manner of chief rents rents service of Inheritance rents of assize rents charge rents seck or dry rents fee-farm-rents and all other ancient Crown-rents yearly payable unto his Majesty his Heirs or Successors within the Realm of Ireland except before excepted and all other the premises herein before mentioned with their and every of
other wayes or meanes whatsoever established for Customes Subsidies and Imposts or in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts and other Payments and Duties of for or by reason of all and all manner of Wines Wares Goods and Merchandises whatsoever of whatsoever nature kind quality or condition they are or shall be as well those which at any time or times after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675 inclusive shall be conveyed imported or brought into the Realm of Ireland or any Port Haven Harbor Creek Road or Place thereunto belonging or duly entred in any Custom-house there or shall be brought into any Warehouse or other places belonging to them or any of them from any forein Island Collony or Plantation whatsoever heretofore made or planted or hereafter to be made or planted or from any other parts beyond the Seas and Realms of England or Scotland or any of them by way of Merchandise Provision Prize taken from Pirates or Enemies or other wayes howsoever As also those which at any time or times between the said Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of Lord One Thousand six hundred seventy five inclusive shall be conveyed exported or carried by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ireland or any part thereof or Shipped or put into any Boat Lighter Gabbard Wherrey Crayer Ship or Vessel or any Boats Gabbards Wherreys Crayers Lighters Ships or Vessels within any of the Ports or places of or within the Realm of Ireland or any of them or within any Havens Creeks Roads or Places or members of or belonging to the said Ports or Places or any of them with intent to be from thence carryed or conveyed by way of Merchandize out of the said Realm of Ireland into any parts or places beyond the Seas or into the Realms of England or Scotland or either of them or any part of either of them And also All Customes Subsidies and Imposts Payment and Duties which at any time or times within the terme aforesaid shall grow or be due or payable to His Majesty his Heires or Successors As also the Customes for the Over-lengths of all Woollen Cloaths which shall be transported for the Overlengths of all woollen Cloaths or Kerseys which shall be transported from the Realm of Ireland into any parts beyond the Seas or put into any Ship Boat or other Vessel with intent to be transported or conveyed into parts beyond the Seas And moreover our said Soveraign Lord the King for him his Heirs and Successors Doth also grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes by these presents that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall have take and enjoy to their own proper uses and behoofes All and all manner of Customes Subsidies and Imposts or sums of mony Duties or payments commonly called known or payable as or in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts or any of them and for all Goods Wares and Merchandizes whatsoever which at any time or times between the feast of the Nativity of our Lord And also the Custome of Goods brought into Ireland by any Ships of His Majesty now next ensuing and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord God 1675. inclusive shall be brought into the said Realm of Ireland in or by any the Ships or Fleets of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or any other Ships or Vessels employed or to be employed in the service of his Majesty his Heires or Successors Or by His Authority by Letters of Marque or for Pyrates Goods or goods taken from Pyrates or by the Ships or Vessels of any other by Authority from or under his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by Letters of Marque or by any other wayes whatsoever or for Pyrates Goods or Goods taken from Pyrates or Enemies which by any meanes within the times or termes aforesaid shall come into the said Realm of Ireland as if the same Wares Merchandizes and Goods or any of them had been brought into the said Realm of Ireland by any of his Majesties Subjects by way of Merchandize for or upon all or any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever as well exported as imported or which shall become forfeited to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors by vertue of and according to the late Act of Parliament for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation or any the Powers or Clauses therein contained And to the intent that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes may justly and truly receive have take and enjoy the said Customes Subsidies Imposts Payments Duties or sums of money in lieu of Customes Subsidies and Imposts of all such Goods Wares and Merchandizes according to the true intent and meaning of these presents It is Covenanted and agreed and also our Soveraign Lord the King for Him His Heirs and Successors doth streightly charge and Command and by these presents doth ordain That no part of any such Goods be unladen or any way disposed of That no goods be unladen till a true Entry he made as well by His Majesties Officers as the Farmers untill a true Entry be taken and made of all such Goods as well by His Majesties Officers in those ports where such Goods shall be brought in as by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes their Deputies and Agents or some of them And our said Soveraign Lord the King for him his Heirs and Successors and of his more especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion doth further Demise and grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall all and all manner of Rates Charges Impositions sums of Money payments and other Duties of Excise whatsoever which at any time or times and from time to time after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing unto the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Foreign Excise demised which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. inclusive shall may or ought to happen come arise grow renue
be due or payable or are appointed to be paid unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs and successors or any of them for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes which within the times aforesaid shall be brought in and imported into the Realm of Ireland from any parts beyond the Seas and for which a Duty or payment of Excise is of right belonging to his Majesty his heirs and successors by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Entitled An Act for the Setling of Excise or new Imposts upon his Majesty his heires and successors according to the Books of Rates therein inserted Except the Alnagâ— and such other duties of Excise as may hereafter be imposed beyond the present rates and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the foreign and imported Excise excepted alwayes and foreprized and reserved out of this present Demise and Grant the Duty and Subsidy of Alnage And all and all manner of Customes Subsidies Imposts sum and sums of Money Excizes Duties and payments whatsoever which at any time hereafter by any Act or Acts of Parliament to be made and of force and effect in Ireland or by any Letters Patents Commission or otherwayes shall be granted set or imposed upon or otherwise grow due or payable more and other then the Rates Duties and Payments now imposed set or in being for any foreign Commodities Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever of what nature or kind soever imported from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland And all other kinds or branches of Revenue and all improvement or increase of any part of the Revenue demised by Act of Parliament hereafter to be made or into any the Roads Ports Creeks or places thereunto belonging And also except all new and other kinds or Branches of Revenues and Improvement or increase of any part of the Revenue hereby demised which by vertue of any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made shall grow due and payable to his Majesty his heirs or Successors within his or their Realm of Ireland AND also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customes Subsidies sums of Money and other Duties whatsoever to be perceived taken and had or which shall may or ought to happen come arise grow or be due or chargeable or payable to our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs or successors Except also Bullion to be imported or to any of them of for or by reason of all and all manner of Bullion whatsoever imported into Ireland And also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customes Subsidies Impositions Forfeitures and other Duties or Sums of Money whatsoever due or payable or to be due or payable to our said Soveraign Lord the King his heires or successors of for or by reason of all and all manner of Allomes and liquors of Allomes As also Allome Smaults Saffers Smaults Saffers and all matters and things which shall be necessary for the making of Smaults of what nature or by what name or names soever the same be or shall be called or known And which during the terme hereby granted shall be brought from any parts beyond the Seas into the Realm of Ireland And also excepted and foreprized out of this present Grant all Prizage and Butlerage of and for all and all manner Also the Prizage and Butlerage and whatsoever sort of Wines of what nature kind or quality or by what name or names soever the same be or shall be known and also excepted and fore-prized out of this present Grant and Demise all and all manner of Customs Subsidies of Poundage Sums of Money and other Duties whatsoever which at any time or times during the term of and in the Customs and Subsidies hereby granted shall be due or payable to his said Majesty his Heirs or Successors for or by reason of the Importation of any Logwood alias Blockwood As also Logwood and Blockwood forfeited into the said Realm of Ireland And all and all manner of Logwood alias Blockwood whatsoever that shall happen to be forfeited to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or any of them for or by reason of the non-payment of Customs Subsidies or Imposts due or to be due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors of and for the same or any part or parcel thereof And all penalties forfeitures and benefits which shall or may happen to come grow or arise to his Majesty his Heirs or Successors for the non-payment of the Customs and Subsidies due and payable or to be due or payable for the same or that may be forfeited for the Importation thereof contrary to a late Act of Parliament for the Incouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation And all and every sum and sums of money and other Duties which shall may or ought to happen come arise renew or be due chargeable or payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors or any of them at any time or times during the said term of or for all or any of the said Logwood alias Blockwood And also except the duty commonly call'd or known by the name of Port-Corn Port-Corn also excepted and five shillings per Tonn upon French Shipping And also except the Imposition Duty or Sum of five shillings per Tonn which by vertue of the said late Act for Incouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation and of one other late Act passed in Ireland touching the Rates of Merchandizes and the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage is imposed or set upon any Ship or Vessel belonging to any of the Subjects of the French King which shall come into any Port Harbour or Road of Ireland and shall there lade or unlade any Goods or Commodities or take in or set on shoar any Passengers whatsoever To Have hold receive ask demand take levy perceive retain The Habendum use exercise and enjoy All and singular the said Customs Tonnage Poundage Subsidies Imposts Payments Duties and Sums of Money in lieu of Customs which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Tonnage or Poundage or otherwise howsoever are due and payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors And also all and singular the Rates Charges Impositions Payments and other Duties of Excise which by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament touching or concerning Excise are due and payable unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for or in respect of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes imported into Ireland and all other the Duties of Excise whatsoever commonly called or known by the name of the Foreign and Imported Excise except before excepted unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns from the
or others joyntly or in common or to be brought or carried forth by way of Merchandize for the Use or Accompt of His Majesty Solely on his Majesties account or joyntly with others His Heirs or Successors or for the Use and Accompt of any of them and others or as the Goods of His Majesty his Heirs or Successors solely or joyntly or in common with others or for the sole Adventure of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or the Adventure of any of them and others together That then and so often the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall upon such due proof made and allowed as before in these presents is expressed Vpon due proof to have Abatement and Defalcation out of the Rent for any other Deductions and Defalcations by them to be made have Defalcation Deduction and Abatement out of the yearly Rent or Sum of Money before by these presents mentioned to be reserved covenanted or agreed to be paid of and for the Customes Subsidies Excises and other Duties and Premisses hereby Demised of the said Goods Wares or Merchandizes so to be Imported or Exported according to such Rates and Proportions as shall be due or payable to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Iemmet Iohn Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns by the true meaning of these presents for the like Goods Wares or Merchandizes of Irish Subjects of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland to be brought in or carried out of the said Kingdom by way of Merchandize by or for the proper Adventure of the said Subjects of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors having no property or interest in them And that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes By Reteyner shall and may from time to time deduct reteyn and keep the same Sums of Money so by these presents agreed to be defalked and deducted as aforesaid in their own hands and to their own use out of the aforesaid yearly Rent or Sum of money before reserved or mentioned to be paid by these presents And that the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more shall by force of these presents and upon sight hereof or of the Enrollment or Exemplification hereof have full power and Authority upon such due proof as aforesaid To be allowed by the Lord Lieutenant c. without further Warrant to make and allow from time to time such and the same Defalcations Deductions and allowances according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any other or further Warrant or Declaration of the pleasure of His Majesty His Heirs or Successors in that behalf to be had procured or obtained which allowances and Defalcations so made shall be of full force and effect in our Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all Officers and Ministers of our Revenue there are required to observe the same accordingly Nevertheless it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and it is hereby agreed notwithstanding the said Covenant last beforementioned Nevertheless his Majesty may Export or Import That our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors shall or may bring into or carry out or cause to be brought into or carried out of the Realm of Ireland at all and every time and times during the continuance of this Demise without any allowance defalcation or deduction to be made out of the Rent Sum and Sums of Money hereby mentioned to be reserved and without payment or allowance to be made of or for the Customs or other Duty for the same any Presents or Gifts of Honour Presents and Gifts of Honour and not Merchandizes as also Victual Aprarel c. and Allom. and not vendable or esteemed as Merchandizes to or from Foreign Princes or States or any Victuals Apparel Munitions or other Provisions Goods and Commodities which by the true intent and meaning of these presents are herein aftermentioned to be brought in or carried out without payment of Custom Subsidie or other Duty or thing in respect of the Importation or Exportation thereof or giving any allowance deduction or defalcation of or for the same And also that His Majesty his Heirs and Successors may Export any Alloms of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors which during the said term shall be Exported for the proper and sole benefit use and accompt of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors and their Farmers thereof and for and upon his and their own sole and proper Adventure without payment of any Custom Subsidie or other Duty or giving any allowance deduction or defalcation for the same And his Highness doth by these presents covenant and grant for him his Heirs and Successors to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns that if his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being at any time or times hereafter before the end and determination of this Grant shall by his or their Royal Proclamation or by any Act of State Order of Councel or otherwise forbid the Transportation of any Corn If Corn or any other Commodity be forbid by any Act of State c. or Act of Parliament to be Imported or Exported or Grain at such time or times when and where the same shall or may be lawfully Transported out of the Realm of Ireland or shall forbid the Transportation out of or the bringing into the Realm of Ireland of any other several or particular Wares Goods or Merchandizes whereof if they were brought in or carried out of the Realm of Ireland the Customs Subsidies and other Duties ought by the true intent and meaning of these presents to be due and payable to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or if the same Goods Wares or Merchandizes shall be by any Act of Parliament hereafter to be made restrained either from being Transported out of or from being brought into the Realm of Ireland by reason whereof the same or any part thereof shall not be Transported out of or brought into
Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them without any lett disturbance restraint denyal or interruption of any Customers Collectors Comptrollers Searchers Waiters or any other Officers Ministers or Attendants whatsoever of his Highness his Heirs or Successors or any of them of or in respect of the said Ports Places and Creeks and without any Accompt or Accompts Without Accompt other then the Rent reserved or other thing therefore to be paid yielded or done to his Highness his Heirs or Successors other than the Rent and Sums of Money by these presents reserved or appointed to be yielded and paid to his Highness his Heirs and Successors for the same And also that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them and the Deputies Factors and Servants of them and every of them and all and every the Officers of the Custom-house who are by any Letters Patents thereunto lawfully authorized shall and may from time to time during the continuance of this Demise and Lease at their and every of their wills and pleasures The Farmers and their Servants as well by night as by day may search Ships enter Cellars Shops c. as well by night as by day go on board view search and survey every Ship Vessel or Bottom riding or lying within any of the said Havens Ports Creeks and Places and by day time to enter into any Cellar Vault Ware-house Shop or Place to view search and see whether there be any such Merchandizes Wares or Goods the Custom Subsidie Imposts or other Duties whereof is not nor shall not then be to them or some of them truly answered paid or agreed for or shall not then appear to them to be truly answered paid or agreed for as aforesaid according to the true meaning hereof And also to examine the Shippers Owners To examine Shippers Owners c. and other the Factors Conveyors Carriers and bringers inward or outward of any the same Merchandizes and Goods and every other suspected person and persons in all convenient and lawful manner upon their Oaths Vpon their Oaths without any lett impediment restraint impeachment contradiction or denyal of any of the Customers Collectors Searchers Surveyors Waiters or other Officers of or in the said Ports Creeks and Places or any of them or of any other person or persons whatsoever And further also to adminster any other Oath or Oaths Power to administer Oaths to any other person or persons whatsoever for touching or concerning the premisses as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever as any the Commissioners of the Customs or Excise Customer or Comptroller in his Majesties Ports in Ireland by vertue of his or their Offices or of any Act of Parliament or otherwise may legally do the Fees and Duties for the Administration of such Oath or Oaths The Fees for the Administration of the Oaths to be paid to whom of right they belong nevertheless to continue and be paid and payable to such Officer Officers or other person or persons to whom the same do or of right ought to belong or are ordered or established to be paid And for the better performance hereof our said Soveraign Lord the King for him his Heirs and Successors doth give full power and Authority unto the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer there for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being to be one to make forth under the Seal of the said Court of Exchequer Court of Exchequer to issue out so many Commissions concerning the premisses as the Farmers shall think fit such and so many Commissions concerning the premisses in and by these presents mentioned to be demised or any thing thereunto appertaining or belonging from time to time according to the course of that Court as they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or such other person or persons shall think fit to be directed to such persons as they or any three or more of them as is aforesaid shall in that behalf appoint And that as well all and every the Officers and Ministers which at any time or times during the continuance of these presents in force shall have any Office or Authority from or under the Jurisdiction of the Lord High Admiral of Ireland as also all and every the Customers Comptrollers Collectors Searchers Port-Reeves Waiters Surveyors All the Officers of the Lord High Admiral his Majesty and all other Officers and Ministers of his Highness his Heirs and Successors within any the Ports Creeks or places whatsoever shall from time to time during the continuance of this Demise or Lease be aiding and assisting unto the said John Forth William Bucknall to be ayding and assisting William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them their Deputies Factors and Servants in every such search and in all other the premisses and services in every search c. for the most benefit and advantage of them the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and their Deputies Factors and Servants in about and concerning the premisses to them before in and by these presents mentioned to be granted or demised in as ample beneficial diligent manner wise order decree and means whatsoever as they and every of them should and ought to have been or done to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors by any manner of means for or concerning the same or any part thereof if this present Lease or Grant had not been had or made upon pain of imprisonment of every such person or persons that shall be so found obstinately faulty Vpon pain of Imprisonment for the first and forfeiture of his or their Offices for the second offence together with further Fine and punishment remiss or negligent therein for his or their first offence to be committed and under the pain and penalty of the loss and forfeiture of the Office of every such person or persons for his or their second offence in that behalf to be committed and also of such further Fine and punishment as to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them whereof the Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of
Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknal their Executors Administrators and Assigns Port Bonds at divers Ports Havens Creeks and other places within the Realm of Ireland pretending to carry convey discharge and unlade the same at some other Port Haven Creek and other places of Lading and Unlading within the said Realm or some of them and do also enter into Bonds for the Discharging and Unlading of the same accordingly and to return Certificates thereof some and many of which persons do nevertheless transport carry and convey the same into the parts beyond the Seas whereby the same Customs Subsidies and other Duties are not truly and justly answered AND Whereas our said Soveraign Lord the King is likewise credibly informed that for the good of the said Kingdom and to prevent the transportation of Gold and Silver now a days Bonds of Merchants-strangers not to transport Gold or Silver used by Merchants-strangers the said Merchants-strangers are bound to our said Soveraign Lord the King to imploy within the said Kingdom such monies as they should receive within the said Kingdom for their Merchandize which Merchants notwithstanding have and do many times neglect to imploy their said moneys in the said Kingdom to the great impoverishment of the said Realm and also to the loss of the Customs and Subsidies Therefore to the end that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them which are by these presents charged to pay so great Rent for and in respect of the said Customs Subsidies Duties of Excise for Goods imported and other the premisses may receive no hinderance nor be defeated of that which by the true meaning of these presents they ought to enjoy by any such fraudulent and indirect dealings Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is pleased and contented and by these presents for his Highness his Heirs and Successors doth give and grant unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns without any Accompt or other thing therefore to be paid If forfeited the benefit thereof and of the judgments and executions thereupon to be to the Farmers rendred or made the whole forfeiture and benefit that shall be raised gotten or had as well of and by all and every such bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory and of all judgments executions and extents thereupon and compositions for the same and also of and by all bonds and obligations which by force of or according to the late Act of Parliament touching the Excise and new Impost or the late Act of Parliament for the encreasing of shipping and Navigation shall within the said time and space of six years to be accompted as aforesaid be by any person or persons whatsoever entred into and by the labour travel and industry of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns Deputies Agents or Servants or any of them at any time or times found out and discovered to be forfeited to our Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors during the continuance of the said term of six years for or in respect of any Goods imported which by any Merchant importer shall be delivered out or put into the possession of any Shop-keeper or Retailer without payment of the Excise thereof first made or for or in respect of the Transportation of any the said Wares Goods or Merchancizes into any the parts beyond the Seas or in respect of the not employment of the said moneys as aforesaid contrary to the Tenor and effect of the said bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory and the conditions of the same and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns and every of them in the name of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors and at their own proper costs and charges to sue prosecute and implead in the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs or Successors all and every such person or persons by whom any such bonds obligations Liberty to prosecute those bonds in the Kings name bills or writings obligatory shall be forfeited to our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors and his and their Sureties and in the name and names of him his Heirs or Successors to procure judgment and sue forth execution of and for all and every the penalties and sums of money and forfeitures in the same bonds obligations bills or writings obligatory or any of them contained unto his Highness his Heirs and Successors due or to be due as aforesaid by reason of the same and our said Soveraign Lord the King doth by these presents streightly charge and command the Treasurer of Ireland Chancellor Vice-Treasurer Chamberlain and Barons of the Exchequer of his Highness his heirs or successors for the time being that when and as often as any the penalties forfeitures and sums of money so as aforesaid forfeited or to be forfeited or due unto his Majesty his heirs or successors Exchequer Officers commanded to deliver the sums of money levied upon such forfeitures to the Farmers upon or by reason of the said bonds obligations bills and writings obligatory or any of them shall be leavied paid and answered into the Exchequer by the labour travel or discovery of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of their Deputies Agents or servants or any of them That then and so often the said Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor Chamberlains and Barons of the said Exchequer for the time being shall and may deliver or cause the same to be delivered unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns to the only use and behoof of the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns without any account or other thing to be therefore rendred yielded or paid all and every the said forfeitures penalties and sums of money so recovered levied and paid into the said Exchequer as is
James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall do covenant promise and grant for them their Executors administrators and Assigns to and with our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors by these presents That they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them their and every of their deputies and servants The Farmers are to allow usual bills of store according to the Rules in the book of Rates shall and will during the continuance of this Grant allow to all and every Merchant Master Shipper and Marriner of any Ship or Vessel such provision favors portage and store as is provided allowed and made by and according to the Rates and Rules set down and expressed in the book of Rates now established And if any variance difference or controversie shall happen to Differences between merchants and the Farmers touching such bills of store to be decided by the Lord Lieutenant and six of the Councel with the advice of the Treasurer Vice-Treasurer and Barons or three of them arise or grow at any time or times during the Term aforesaid between the said Merchants Masters Shippers and Marriners or any of them And the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Assigns deputies or servants or any of them touching the said provision favors portage and stores so from time to time to be allowed as aforesaid That then the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Assigns deputies and servants and every of them in all and every such cases shall from time to time stand to perform and abide such order and direction therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more shall by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer or any three or more of them set down and appoint And further also that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and assigns and their and every of their deputies and servants shall and will at all and every time and times within the said Term of six years to be accounted as aforesaid permit and suffer all such foaring beer and provision for every Ship and Vessel They are also to allow to Ships outward bound reasonable foaring beer and other provisions with the privity of the Customers and Comptrolers of the Port Custom free which during the said Term shall happen to be bound to pass out of the said Realm into any the parts or places beyond the Seas as they from time to time with the privity of the Customers and Comptrollers of the port from whence it shall pass or their deputies or some or one of them shall in their discretions think fit reasonable and convenient the same to be set down in writing under the hands of them or some of them to remain and be Registred in every Port and creek of the said Realm with the Officers there and without payment of any Custom and without demand or challenge of any Custom subsidy duty sum or sums of money fee or other thing for the same And if any variance or controversie shall happen to arise or grow at any time or times during the Term aforesaid and all differences thereupon to be regulated as in the foregoing covenant between the Merchant Owner or Master of any Ship or Vessel so as aforesaid to be bound to pass out of the said Realm or any other person or persons and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators deputies assigns or servants or any of them touching or concerning the said foaring beer and provision so from time to time to be allowed as aforesaid That then the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators deputies Assigns and servants and every or any of them in all and every such cases shall from time to time stand to and abide such order and direction therein as the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland to be always one or more by and with the advice of the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being or any three or more of them respectively as is aforesaid shall set down and appoint in that behalf And further also That they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times during the said Term of six years to be accompted as aforesaid remit and abate unto all and every person and persons that shall build or cause to be built The Farmers are to allow all such as build ships of three decks or two decks and an half to make their first two voyages free from one tenth part of the custome within any of his Majesties Dominions any Ship or Vessel of three decks or two decks and an half with a fore-castle and five foot between each deck mounted with thirty peeces of ordnance at least and other ammunition proportionable for the first two Voyages that the said Ship or Ships shall make from his Majesties Dominions to any forreign parts one tenth part of the customs that shall be paid or payable to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for all such goods and merchandizes as shall be exported or imported in any the said Ship or Ships to and from the said Kingdom of Ireland according to the purport intent and true meaning of the late Act of Parliament passed in England for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in his Majesties Customs and the provisions and clauses therein in that behalf provided and made And without any defalcation or abatement out of the said yearly Rent hereby reserved or any
William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall within ten days next after such proof so to be made as aforesaid satisfie content and pay or cause to be satisfied contented and paid Within ten days after proof to pay to his Majesty over and above the rent unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs or Successors into the Receipt of the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs and Successors at Dublin so much money as the customs subsidies and impost of such goods wares and merchandizes so to be paid or compounded for and not shipped before the end of the said Term of six years to be accounted as aforesaid shall duly and truly amount unto over and above the yearly Rent and sums of money in and by these presents reserved and payable And to the intent and purpose that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns may be the fuller impowred and the better enabled to their own proper use and behoof to discover demand levy collect recover and take during the Term aforesaid all and every the customs subsidies and duties of Excise and new Impost and all other sums and duties whatsoever hereby granted and also may be the better assured to enjoy the same according to the true intent and meaning of these presents His said Royal Majesty doth for himself his Heirs and Successors covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralp Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns in manner and form following that is to say That the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of his Majesties said Kingdom of Ireland or the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours and Privy Councel there for the time being respectively shall and will from time to time during the continuance of this present Lease so far as they are impowred by Law constitute and appoint the said John Forth That the Farmers or such persons as they shall appoint shall be Commissioners and collectors of the customs and excise and no other William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or such other person or persons as the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall nominate and appoint and no other Commissioners and Collectors of and for said Customs and Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage and Commissioners and Governours of and for the said imported duties of Excise and new Impost with full power and authority so far as the Laws shall permit to nominate and appoint such Sub-Commissioners Deputies Waiters Collectors and other Officers respectively in the several and respeective Ports and places of his Majesties Kingdom of Ireland and the Islands and Territories thereto belonging from time to time during the said Term of six years as fully as the late Commissioners of the Customs and Excise or the said Treasurer of the Kingdom are impowred by the said Acts of Parliament herein before particularly recited or either of them and as is therein declared limited and appointed so as such person or persons so to be nominated by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators or Assigns be persons of Integrity and honest conversation and not be disabled by the said Acts or either of them or by any other Law or Statute in the said Kingdom of Ireland to execute the same Offices and Imployments And whereas by the thirteenth Rule order and direction annexed unto and following the said Act of Tonnage and Poundage the said Lord Lieutenant Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being are authorized to appoint one certain Port in each Province of the said Kingdom of Ireland where Merchants strangers or others importing goods or merchandize into the said Realm of Ireland with the intent to export the same again may make composition or compound for the duties of goods And whereas Rules and Instructions for the regulating the Ports so to be appointed as aforesaid are to be approved of by the chief Governour or Governours and Councel of the said Kingdom of Ireland for the time being Therefore the said Governour or Governours and Councel for the time being shall from time to time Such one Port and no other in each Province to be appointed for a free Port As the Lord Lieutenant c. shall think and may consist with publick safety The Farmers are to observe all rules in the Act for Tonnage and Poundage during the said Term of six years hereby granted appoint such one Port and no other in each Province and ratifie approve and allow of such Instructions and Rules for the regula ing thereof so far as the same is lawful and may consist with publick safe as they the said chief Governour and Governours and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the chief Governour or Governours to be always one or more shall think fit And further that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will during the said Term of six years duely observe such Rules Orders and Directions for Advancement of Trade and Encouragement of Merchants as are prescribed and laid down in the Act for settling the Subsidies of Tonnage and Poundage on his Majesty his Heirs or Successors herein formerly mentioned and also all other Acts now in force prohibiting the Exportation of Wool Leather or any other thing whatsoever And the Act prohibiting the exportation of Wool Leather and other goods prohibited to be exported out of the said Kingdom of Ireland except as herein is excepted and provided for and shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer to be done any thing or things whatsoever contrary to any of them or the Rules Orders and directions in them or any of them prescribed except as herein is excepted and provided for nor shall not nor will not do or willingly suffer or permit any Goods or Merchandize to be shipped or landed Notice to the Kings Officer upon goods landed but in the presence of or after due notice given at his place of Office unto such Officer or Officers as by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or
Council of that Kingdom and reserving the highest Rent which in any one of the seven years next succeeding the said Statute was yielded and paid unto His Majesty and which declares any Lease made contrary to the said Act to be void And also all and every Ordinance Order Custome Proclamation Letters Patents And every Ordinance Order Custome c. Provision Restraint or any other matter or thing had or made or to be had or made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding YIELDING and PAYING and the said John Forth Yielding and paying William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet Iohn Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood VVilliam Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for them and every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them do by these presents covenant to and with our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heires and Successors to yield and pay unto our said Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors for and during the residue of four years and three quarters of a year mentioned in this present Demise That is to say from the Feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Virgin Mary which shall be in the year of our Lord 1671. for and during the terme of four years and three quarters of a year from thence next ensuing and upon the Feast of the Nativity which shall be in the year of our Lord 1675. From our Lady day 1671 to Christmass 1675. yearly fully to be compleat and ended at or into his or their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin or by such other payments and with such Deductions Abatements and Allowances and in such manner as in and by these presents is mentioned yearly and every year during the said four years and three quarters of a year last before mentioned the Rent following That is to say the full yearly Sum of Fifty three thousand pounds sterling of good and lawful Money of England The Rent of 53000 l. for the first four years at the usual feast during the first four years of the said Terme or so much other lawful and current Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto at or before the four most usual Feasts in the year That is to say the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord by even and equal portions The first quarterly payment of the said yearly Rent of Fifty three thousand pounds reserved during the said first four years to begin and to be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist The first quarterly payment to begin upon the feast of Saint John the Baptist 1672. which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy two And for the last three quarters 39750 l. at the usual Feast-dayes And during the three last quarters of a year of the said terme the full Sum of Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds of lawful English Money or so much lawful and current Money of Ireland as shall be equivalent thereunto at or before the three last and usual Feast dayes of the said Term That is to say the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-angel and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ by even and equal portions the first quarterly payment of the said Thirty nine thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds reserved during the last three quarters of a year to begin and be made upon the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy and five And whereas by vertue of the said late Act of Parliament Intituled An Act for the settling of the Excize or new Impost upon His Majesty His Heires and Successors according to the Book of Rates therein inserted it is amongst other things provided That if any Vintner Inne-keeper Victualler Alehouse-keeper or maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters using common selling and retailing of Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters in his or their Houses should think fit to compound for the Excise of all Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters which he or they shall brew make distill draw retail or vend in his or their Houses That the Commissioners or Sub-Commissioners of Excize respectively should have authority to make such Composition for any time not exceeding twelve moneths and at such Rates to be paid monethly as they shall think reasonable So as the Rates were not less than such Compounder had paid for Excize in twelve moneths before going And that upon such Composition made the Party compounding should with able Sureties enter into a sufficient Obligation to our Soveraign Lord the King for paying and performing such Composition and thereupon should be discharged from making any weekly Entries during the time of such Composition and from all Fines Penalties and Forfeitures concerning the same as by the said Act more at large appeares His Majesty is graciously pleased to covenant and agree and by these presents for Himself His Heirs and Successors If any composition for Excize shall be made by the Commissioners or Sub-Commissioners with any Retailer or Distiller which shall continue of force during the terme doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them That if at any time hereafter and before the Feast of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy one any such Composition or Agreement for Excise shall happen to be made with any of the Persons aforesaid shall continue in force after the said Feast of the Annuntiation last mentioned or if at any time after the commencement of this present Demise and Grant for Four years and three quarters of a year any new or other Composition or Agreement shall happen to be made with any such Vintner Inn-keeper Victualler Alehouse-keeper or Maker or Distiller of Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters for the Excize of such Beer Ale Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters as he or they usually brew make distill draw retail or vend in his or their Houses which Composition shall remain and be of force during any part of the said term of Four years and three quarters That then and in every such case The Farmers shall have the benefit of the same and the Moneys payable thereupon it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall
paid in shall be suffered to remain and continue in his Majesties hand untill the end of the terme of seven years hereby granted then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivors and Survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of the Survivor of them to retain and keep in his and their own hands the last half years Rent which shall be due and payable for the Premisses that is to say the several and respective quarterly Rents which shall grow due and payable at or upon the feast of St. Michael the Arch-angel which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five and the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ which shall be in the said year of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy five then next ensuing being the two last quarterly payments during the several and respective terms herein befor granted to the intent they may be thereby fully satisfied re-imbursed and paid the whole several and respective Sums of Threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced together with the Interest thereof then due rendring the over-plus if any be to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors And if it shall happen by reason of any Accidents or other Interruptions or by reason of any just and necessary defalcations then due and unsatisfied that the two last quarterly payments so as aforesaid intended to be retained shall not be sufficient to re-imburse the said Threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced together with the Interest thereof which shall be then behind and unpaid His Majesty is pleased further to declare that the same shall be satisfied and paid out of some part of his Majesties Revenue in Ireland which shall grow due after the expiration of the said several and respective terms whereof the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of his Majesties Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Revenue there And also all and every the respective Farmers Collectors Commissioners or Receivers for the time being are hereby required to take notice and to see the same paid accordingly and for so doing these presents or the enrollment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf And His said Majesty doth hereby further for himself The Farmers impowered to recover all Arrears at the end of their terms his Heirs and Successors covenant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivors and Survivor of them their Executors Administrators and Assigns That from and immediately after the expiration or other determination of the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon Iames Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivors or the Survivor of them their Executors Administrators and Assigns or such other Person or Persons as he or they shall nominate shall be sufficiently impowered to levy raise recover and receive to their own proper use and behoof all such Arrears of Rents Payments Duties Impositions Customs Subsidies Excizes Sums of Money Profits and Premises hereby granted as aforesaid as shall become due unto them at any time during the said several and respective terms of years hereby granted If any Plague or War happen or Act of Parliament pass to lessen or suspend any of the Duties then to be a defalcation Provided alwayes That it is hereby intended declared and agreed and His Majesty for Himself his Heirs and Successors doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns by these presents that if at any time or times during the continuance of all or any the several and respective demises herein before granted any spreading Infection of Plague Pestilence or any great Mortality depopulation or destruction of Houses by fire or otherwise or any forraign invasion or any publick open or domestick War Rebellion or Insurrection shall be or happen within his said Realm of Ireland or any the Counries Cities Towns or Places of or within the same Or if Authority of Parliament Proclamation or any other Act of State Or if His Majesty his Heirs or Successors shall at any time during the said several terms pass any General Act of Pardon or Oblivion or make any other particular Pardon or Release or shall pass any other Act of Parliament or hath done or shall cause to be done any other Act whereby or by reason or occasion whereof the said Customs Impositions Excizes Hearth-moneys Annual Payments Rents or Duties or any other the Revenues Profits and Premises hereby severally and respectively demised or any Arrears thereof which shall incurr and grow due during the said several and respective Demises or any part thereof other than what is herein before expresly excepted or prohibited shall be pardoned suspended lessened diminished or taken away or whereby or by means whereof the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall be hindred or obstructed in or from the having levying receiving or collecting thereof then they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns shall from time to time and in every or any the said Cases have such proportionable recompence abatements defalcations and allowances by and out of the said several and respective Yearly Rents hereby reserved as upon consideration had of the nature of the several branches of the Revenue hereby demised and of the damage which may arise by reason of such suspension diminution or obstruction as aforesaid and of the proofs thereof which shall be produced by the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators Deputies or Assigns shall be thought reasonable The said allowances abatements and defalcations to be made by and with the approbation and order in writing of the Lord Lieutenant and other Chief Governour and Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any Six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour
or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more And these Presents or the enrollment thereof shall be unto the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor and Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or to any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be alwayes one or more a sufficient warrant and authority in that behalf without any further or other warrant or declaration of the pleasure of his Majesty his Heires or Successors in that behalf to be had or obtained Nevertheless it is declared and agreed But his Majesty may receive such Duties for which defalcations are made that it shall and may be lawful to and for his Majesty his Heires and Successors to recover and receive to his and their own use and uses such parts and proportions of the Sums annual Payments and Duties for which allowances and defalcations shall be had or made to the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assignes the said several and respective demises or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding And also that the said John Forth William Bucknall The Farmers may have Duplicates of their Patent or any clause therein William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them shall and may at their proper costs and charges from time to time during the continuance of the several and respective demises and grants herein before made at their and every of their wills and pleasures and at their own costs and charges have all and as many Constats Exemplifications and Duplicats of these presents or of any Covenant Article or Sentence therein contained and of every and such part and parcel of the same and when and as often as to them or any of them shall seem meet and these presents or the Enrollment of the same shall be unto the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland for the time being as also to the Lord Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer and to all and every Officer and Minister in England or Ireland to whom it shall or may appertain a sufficient warrant and authority for the allowing granting and passing of the same and that without any further or other grant or warrant from his Highness his Heirs or Successors to be had procured or obtained in that behalf And to the end the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and their Deputies Agents and Factors immediately attending this service may have the better opportunity to attend the managing thereof And that they may not be distracted from this their service And shall be discharged from publick Offices and Taxes which is of so great weight and so much concerneth his Majesty and themselves his Majesty is well pleased and doth by these presents for him his Heires and Successors grant covenant and agree to and with them and every of them and willeth and ordaineth that they and every of them as much as his Majesty may lawfully and by the Orders and Customes of those places where they and every of them inhabit tolerate and dispence with shall be freed and discharged from all publick Offices and Services which would require their personal attendance and might withdraw them or any of them from their necessary attendance on this service And that they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns their and either of their Deputies and other Officers shall be from time to time and at all times during the continuance of the said several and respective demises freed acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all payments or answering of Taxes Impositions or other things whatsoever as well publick as private that may or shall be imposed taxed or assessed upon them or any of them for or in respect of this present Farme or Demise or any thing therein contained or of the said Office or Offices of Collectors or Receivers of the Duty aforesaid by vertue of any Act of Parliament now in force or at any time hereafter to be made And if it shall happen that they or any of them shall be so taxed or assessed contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents That then upon producing or shewing forth these our Letters Patents or the enrollment or exemplification or constat thereof or of so much thereof as shall be thought necessary His Majesty for Himself his Heires and Successors doth hereby will require and strictly command all Commissioners or Officers and Ministers whatsoever that shall be imployed either in imposing such Taxes or Assessemnts or in collecting or levying of the same That they desist and forbear to proceed upon the execution of their Offices and Duties against the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns respectively and their Deputies and other Officers in or for imposing or in collecting such Taxes Charges or Assessements his Majesties pleasure and full intent and meaning being that they and every of them shall be and are hereby freed and discharged of and from the same Clause of assistance commanding all Sheriffs c. to be aiding and assisting And our said Soveraign Lord the King doth by these presents for him his Heires and Successors streightly charge and command all and every Justices of Peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Head-Boroughs and other Officers of and within every City Borough Town and all other His Majesties Officers and Ministers whatsoever whether Civil or Military that they and every of them shall from time to time during the said terme be aiding and assisting unto the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns and their and every of their Deputies Factors and Servants and every of them in the due Execution of all and every the aforementioned Premisses according to the true intent and meaning of these presents whether it be in and about the levying or recovering of the said Quit-rents and other annual Rents and Payments or any of them or any Arrears thereof by distress seizures entries and due proceedings thereupon or otherwise in the due recovery thereof or of any other the
Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for themselves their Executors and Administrators do covenant promise grant and agree to and with his Majesty his Heirs and Successors by these presents in manner and form following that is to say that the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivor and Survivors of them and the Executors and Administrators of such Survivor The Farmers are to keep dictinct Books and Entries of all Profits Fines Forfeitures and Defalcations shall and will from time to time and at all times during the several and respective terms hereby granted make and keep distinct fair written Books containing due and true Entryes of all and every the rates duties sum and sums of money by them or any of them their or any of their Executors or Administrators or their or any of their Officers Substitutes or Servants had received levied and raised by vertue of these presents for or by reason of any duties arising by Hearth-money for or by reason of any duties arising by Licensing of persons to Retail VVine Aqua-vitae or Strong-waters or for or by reason of any Fee-farm-rents Quit-rents or other Annual Rents and payments herein before demised or for or by Reason of any Customs Subsidies Impositions or duties of Excise for goods imported or for or by Reason of any Excise due and payable for any Beer Ale Strong-waters or other Exciseable Liquors or for any other commodities of the Growth production or manufacture of Ireland commonly called Inland Excise or for or by reason of any duties arising by Licensing of persons to Retail Beer Ale or Strong-waters in his or their houses except before excepted or for fines forfeitures or penalties relating to or any way touching ot concerning the premises herein before demised or granted respectively or any part or parcel thereof which by them or any of them shall be received And of all Compositions and abatements of any the duties aforesaid by them or any of them made and of all deductions or defalcations to them or any of them allowed in some Book or Books to be by them for that purpose separately and distinctly kept and shall and will also submit to such comptrol upon their Receipts and payments and such yearly Audit of their accompts as his Majesty shall thing fit to appoint And also shall and will at or before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord which shall be in the year of our Lord 1673. unless the several and respective terms hereby granted shall sooner determine permit and suffer all and singular their Books of accompts touching or concerning these present Farmers And suffer such Books to be viewed and Copies thereof taken c. Or shall render an accompt thereof upon Oath if required or the receipts and payments thereof to be viewed and Copies thereof to be taken at his Majesties charge by such person or prrsons as his Majesty hath appointed or shall think fit to appoint or shall otherwise upon his or their corporal Oaths if thereunto required by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more render a true and full account of the yearly value of the premises during every year of the said several and respective Terms then incurred And they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Rasph Bucknall for themselves and every of them and the Heirs Executors Administrators and assigns of them and every of them do covenant and grant to and with his Majesty If any Duties by Act of Parliament increase the Rent to increase and the Farmers to accompt for the over-plus his Heirs and Successors that if at any time hereafter during the said several respective Terms of years any of the rates or duties of Hearth-money Lycenses to retayl Customs or Excise or any other the rents duties or revenues so as aforesaid demised shall be by authority of Parliament raised or if at any time hereafter any Act of Parliament shall be passed whereby the rates and duties aforesaid shall or may be more generally imposed or extended to any other persons or made demandable levyable or receivable in more places or of more persons then by the present Laws and Statutes they are or ought to be Then and in such case they the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall and the Survivor and Survivors of them his and their Executors administrators and Assigns shall thenceforth during the residue of the respective Terms hereby granted receive and by all lawful ways and means recover the same and shall therefore yield and pay such further increase of Rent as shall be protionable to the increase or extent of the said Rates and as by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor and Governors of Ireland and Councel there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being to be always one or more shall be thought reasonable or in default thereof shall truly and faithfully Collect gather and receive all and singular the rates and duties so as aforesaid increased and a true account thereof shall render and pay what shall be due thereupon unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors at his and their Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin and at the four usual Feasts over and above the Rents by these presents reserved PROVIDED always and upon this condition nevertheless If any Rent reserved on the demise for 7 years and four years and 3 quarters be behind 90 days The Farmers shall forfeit a quarters Interest of the said 70000l. advanced And it is hereby covenanted concluded and agreed upon by and between all the said parties to these presents that if at anytime hereafter during the said several and respective terms of seven years and four years and three quarters hereby granted the said several and respective yearly Rents therein mentioned and thereupon reserved to be quarterly paid at the four usual Feasts or any part or parcel thereof shall be behind and unpaid in part or in all contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents by the space of fourscore and ten days next after any of the said Feasts or days of payment on which the same ought respectively to be paid as aforesaid the Defalcations duly allowed being first deducted Or if default shall be made in the payment of any other sum or sums of
yearly Rents herein before reserved or for non-payment of any part thereof or for any other the causes aforesaid or that these presents shall by Act of Parliament or Act of State hereafter to be made or any other way cease or become void by reason of any breach of the before mentioned provisoes covenants and agreements or any of them or be demised to let to Farme to any other person or persons Then his Majesty doth hereby declare That the sum of threescore and ten thousand pounds so as aforesaid advanced and paid and the Interest thereof then due or so much thereof as shall be then remaining in his Majesties hands behind and unpaid shall be accepted by his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for and towards the satisfaction of such arrears of Rent as shall be then owing and unpaid and the residue thereof if any such be together with the Interest thereof then due the said arrears being first deducted shall be repaid and satisfied out of such part of his Majesties Revenue as shall grow due and payable after such avoidance or determination as aforesaid And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer and all and every the Farmers And the Lord Treasurer c. on sight hereof to pay the same accordingly Commissioners Collectors and Receivers thereof or any part thereof are hereby impowred and required to pay the same accordingly upon the sight of this present Grant or the Inrolment thereof without any other or further Warrant PROVIDED always nevertheless The Power of granting Licences to transport Wool-flocks to continue and it is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of all parties to these presents that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to lessen abate interrupt make void or give any disturbance to the execution of any Orders Directions or Authorities lately granted by his Majesty under the great Seal of Ireland to make Licences or Dispensations for the transportation of Wool-flocks and other Commodities therein mentioned into his Majesties Kingdom of England onely and not elsewhere nor into any forreign parts out of his Majesties Dominions And to grant pardons of the offences committed against the Statutes of the 11. and 13. Eliz. and to grant pardons of the offences committed against the Statutes of the Eleventh and Thirteenth of Queen Elizabeth in that case made and provided and of the forfeitures and penalties forfeited to his Majesty by the said Acts or either of them nor to give any disturbance to the execution of the like Authority granted or to be granted by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors at any time during the continuance of the said several and respective Leases unto any other Lieutenant Deputy chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being nor to lessen or make void any powers or authorities given or granted to the Commissioners of Appeals And the Power granted the Commissioners of Appeals or to his Majesties Court of Exchequer but that they and every of them shall and may at all times during the continuance of the said several Leases lessen abate mitigate compound for or discharge such fines penalties and forfeitures as by Law they are authorized to do any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding And because in this present Indenture several demises are contained wherein several Duties and Revenues of a different kind and nature are demised for several and different terms of years and provision is likewise made that Defalcations of Rent shall be allowed in several cases in such manner and form as herein before is expressed Notwithstanding which Provisions some doubt may arise whether they to whom the power of making such allowances by way of Defalcation is intrusted and committed may not or ought not upon every demand of Defalcation to be made have a respect to and consideration of all and every the Branches of Revenue hereby severally and respectively demised as aforesaid and then refuse to make any Defalcation unless the Farmers so demanding the same shall make it appear that they have sustained great loss upon the whole Revenue severally demised as aforesaid although they should make it appear that they have sustained great loss by that Branch of Revenue for which a Defalcation is demanded For better Explanation therefore of this doubt his Majesty is pleased hereby to declare and agree that when and as often as any Defalcation shall be demanded by vertue of any Covenant Clause or Article in these presents contained for and in respect of dammage suffered in any particular Branch of Revenue herein before mentioned and demised All Defalcations to be considered in every particular branch for which Defalcation is demanded not collectively by computing what is got or lost upon the several branches but distributively by computing what is got or lost by that particular which Defalcation c. That then and in every such case the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors of Ireland and Council there for the time being or any six or more of them whereof the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors for the time being to be always one or more shall from time to time proceed to consider of such Defalcations without any respect of or inquiry into what hath been or may be gotten or lost upon the whole contract for taking to farm all the several Branches of Revenue herein before mentioned but shall onely take into consideration that Branch of Revenue for which a Defalcation is particularly demanded and upon consideration thereof had if it shall be found that the Farmers and Lessees thereof their Executors and Assigns have sustained great loss and Damage in that Branch of the Revenue for which a Defalcation is demanded by reason of such Accidents for which a Defalcation is intended according to the true meaning of these presents Then and in every such Case a reasonable Defalcation shall be made and allowed as aforesaid It being the true intent and meaning of these presents That in cases of Defalcations each several Branch of Revenue comprised in any of the several Demises and Terms of years shall be considered severally and apart by it self without any respect to or consideration had of any Profit or Advantege which may have been made of any other Branch of Revenue for which no Defalcation is demanded Provided always and it is hereby declared and agreed No Defalcation for Quit-rents granted away before Michaelmas last that nothing herein contained shall any way Entitle the said Farmers or Lessees their Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them to ask demand or have any defalcation for or in respect of any new Quit-rents which by vertue of any Letters Patents under his Majesties great Seal of England or under his Majesties great Seal of Ireland have been Granted Released Or for the Quit-rents of the Lands inclosed in Phoenix Park or Discharged at any time before the Feast
of St. Michael the Archangel now last past or for or in respect of any Quit-rents due or payable for any Land inclosed in his Majesties Park near Dublin called the Phoenix Park or any other his Majesties Parks whatsoever And whereas much time hath been already spent since the said Proposals first made to his Majesty by the said Lessees and Farmers and his Majesties acceptance thereof before the Covenants Provisoes and Agreements in these presents contained could be setled and made ready for his Majesties great Seal to be thereunto affixed By reason whereof a great part of the first year of the Lease for seven years hereby granted which was to take effect in possession and to Commence from the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Christ now last past is elapsed and gone No advantage to be taken of any forfeiture so as the Rent which was to have been paid before Midsummer 1669 be paid in six months after the date hereof and that some doubt may arise whether the said Lessees and Farmers will not immediately upon the sealing hereof incurre some danger of forfeiture for breach of some Proviso or Condition herein before mentioned by reason of their non-payment of their Rent and other sums of money which should have been paid at such days and times as are now past His Majesty is hereby pleased to declare that no advantage shall be taken of any forfeiture for non-payment of any Rent or other sums of money which should have been paid before the Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist one thousand six hundred sixty and nine so as the same be paid in to his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer at Dublin within the space of six months next ensuing the date of these presents any thing before contained in these presents to the contrary notwithstanding And his Majesty doth hereby further declare and agree that for the better and more effectual impowering and enabling the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall to have take receive collect and enjoy the said Quit-rents and all other the rents hereby demised as the same shall from time to time grow due and payable during the term hereby granted It shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth The Farmers or any five or more of them to give Acquittances for Quit-rents c. William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or any five or more of them from time to time and at all times during the term hereby demised to make and give under their or any five or more of their hands Acquittance or Acquittances to all or any person or persons whatsoever paying the said Quit-rents and other the rents hereby demised And the Acquittance or Acquittances of them the said John Forth And the same to be to these paying the same a sufficient discharge William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or any five or more of them shall be unto aâ—l and every such person or persons so paying the same from time to time a sufficient discharge for the same And the Lord Treasurer Vice-Treasurer Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland and all other Officers and Ministers of the Revenue there for the time being are hereby authorized and impowered to admit allow and approve of all such Acquittance or Acquittances by them the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall or any five or more of them from time to time so made and given as aforesaid and to exonerate and discharge all and every the person and persons of and for all and every such Quit-rents and other rents sum and sums of money in all and every Acquittance or Acquitcances mentioned and contained in as full and effectual manner and form as if the same Quit-rents and other rents sum and sums of money had been really paid by such person or persons into the recept of his Majesties Exchequer in Ireland And for so doing these presents or the Inrolment thereof shall be to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Authority in that behalf The persons making and giving the said Acquittances to any the Officers their just fees c. PROVIDED always that the several persons who shall make or give such Acquittances do pay or secure to be paid unto all and every the Officers and Ministers of his Majesties Court of Exchequer aforesaid all such just and usual Fees Allowances and Duties for and in respect of such Rents and sums of money for which such Exonerations and Discharges shall be made by them as aforesaid as they the said Officers and Ministers ought to have had and received in case the said Quit-rents and other rents and sums of money in such Acquittances mentioned and contained had been actually paid into his Majesties Receipt of Exchequer as aforesaid And for the better ascertaining and securing the payment of the Quit-rents hereby demised Where Lands vested in his Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation and subject hereby to the payment of Quit-rents or are or shall be granted in Custodium or demised for years The Farmers to receive so much yearly Quit-rents as by the said Acts are due and in default thereof to pay themselves by way of Retayner c. Saving to his Majesty such Rents as shall be reserved on any such Grant in Custodium or other Lease for any less term than one and twenty years The Patent to be inrolled in Chancery and Exchequer in Ireland within a year after the date hereof on pain of losing 100 l. a moneth after the said year expired His Majesty is graciously pleased further to declare and agree that where any Lands vested in His Majesty by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation or either of them and subject to the payment of such Quit-rents as are hereby demised do or shall remain in his Majesties hands or are or shall be granted in Custodiâ—um or otherwise let or demised for any term of years That then and in all and every such case and cases it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall their Executors Administrators and Assigns to have and receive so much yearly Quit-rent as by the said Acts of Parliament or either of them are due and payable for such Lands or in default thereof to pay themselves the said Annual Quit-rents by way of Retainer of so much of the yearly rent reserved by these presents as the
or any other Matter Cause or Thing whatsoever therein contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding or any other defect matter cause or thing whatsoever to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Self at Westminster the Third day of August in the One and twentieth year of Our Reign By the King YOur Majesty taking notice of Your Grant and Farm of Your Revenue of Ireland made to John Forth William Bucknall and others and of their advancement of 70000 l. to your Majesty and becoming Security for the performance of the Covenants therein contained on their parts and in Consideration of an Exception in the said Grant of all the Quit-rents by your Majesty given away and discharged before Michaelmass last is hereby graciously pleased to grant to the said John Forth VVilliam Bucknall VVilliam Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth George Dashwood and Ralph Bucknall out of the Rents by the said Grant reserved between Christmass last and Christmass next the Sum of 6252 l. and out of the Rents payable between Christmass next and Christmass 1670. the Sum of 11378 l. And out of the Rents payable between Christmass 1670 and Christmass 1671. the Sum of 14773 l. and 10 s. And further to grant them the yearly Sum of 15000 l. per Annum out of the Rents by the said Grant reserved between Christmass 1671. and Christmass 1675. with power to defalk the same out of the Rents quarterly And your Majesty doth hereby also Covenant with them that Your Majesty will not in any one year of the Seven yeares thereby granted Collect above one Seventh part of any Arrears of Quit-ents now due to your Majesty HENEAGE FINCH THE TABLE A. ABatement v. King Of the rents reserved by the first Patent 105. Acts of Parliament Of the Kings Revenue in Ireland recited 1 Of Tonnage and Poundage to be observed as also the Act prohibiting the Importation of Wooll and Leather 67 To lessen or suspend the revenue to have defalcation 83 v. Increase of rent v. Power Acquittances Exchequer the Farmers or any five may give 102 After the term if goods are shipt out which were compounded for within the terme the Farmers to pay thoss Customs over and above the rent 64 Ale and Beer-licences 69 Alnage v. Exception Allome v. Exception Ammunition v. Apparel Apparel for Ships 37 For such a go beyond the Sea 63 Annuities v. Payments Appeals Power to the Commissioners of Appeals preserved 100 Arrears Power to recover them at the end of the term 83 Of Quit-rents v. Collection Assistance For the Customs 39 The Penalties upon the Officers if they refuse 44 The General Clause 87 Assurance for further Assurance the General Clause 88 Assignment Of any the duties or bills bonds c. how ordered 75 B. Blockwood v. Exception Bullion v. Exception Butlerage v. Exception Books the Farmers may search 14 Copies of all Books belonging to the Customs 40 Of EntrieS Fines Forfeitures Defalcations to be kept by the Farmers but to suffer such Books to be viewed and Copies of them and render an Account of them upon Oath 95 Bonds for the Inland-Excise 46 Penalties for not giving or refusing them b. v. Transportation For the Forreign Excise the taking of them and the delivery of them up 49 If hindred to have the whole benefit of the forfeitures by retainer 50 Not to be cancelled without consent 70 Of all the duties may be taken and prosecuted in the Kings Name but the Farmers to have the benefit 72 73 C. Cloaths the over-lengths 26 Cocquet not to be made or cancelled without the Farmers consent 49 Concealment v. Rent Collectors of the Customs and power to search 42 43 The Farmers are made Collectors of Rents Hearth-money and Wine-licences 13 Of the Customs 41 v. Forfeitures None to intermeddle with the Collection but who the Farmers shall appoint 17 Of all the Duties by a General Clause 88 Collection His Majesty will not Collect in any one year above a seventh part of his Arrears of Quit-rents 112 Copies of Returns to be made by such persons as the Kings Remembrancer shall allow of without Fee 15 Commissioners For Wine-licences to be answerable for securities unless they are taken with the Farmers consent 20 For the Customs who the Farmers shall nominate 66 For the Excise to take no securities but such as they will answer for without the Farmers consent 72 Commissions for the Customs as oft as they please 43 Companies time to pay their Customs 64 Composition for Excise the Farmers to have the benefit and the forfeitures 72 Corporations not to suffer Merchants to trade to their prejudice 57 58 Corne 37 v. Port corn Composition and Discharges 37 Customs demised 27 The Rent v. Payment Hindred therein v. Obstruction Custom-houses the use of them 39 D. Defalcation v. Obstruction Rent Customs King Bonds Enemies Debentures Payment Forfeitures War Plague Act of Parliament Quit-rents Wooll-flocks The Interest of the 70000 l. quarterly 82 If continue in the Kings hands during the term to detain the last half years rent and if that not sufficient to be paid out of the growing revenue ib. His Majesty may receive the Duties for which Defalcation is made 85 To be considered in every particular branch and not collectively 101 102 Discharges v. Customs Diminish the present rates the Farmers not to do it without the Kings consent 57 Doubtful cases to be decided by the Lord Lieutenant c. ib. Discharge His Majesty will not discharge any of the duties demised 80 Duplicates of the Patent 85 Debentures for goods whereof the custome was paid before the terme to be discharged and to have Defalcation by retainer with interest 53 If after the terme c. without defalcation 54 Provided they be delivered to the Farmers within three moneths after the terme ib. E. Enemies Goods Shipt off and Custome paid and taken c. other Goods may be Shipt off Custome-free 52 But if the loss prove considerable the King to bear it and the Farmers to have defalcation ib. Enrolment of the Patent in the Chancery and Exchequer in Ireland within twelve moneths after the date and the penalty 103 Exceptions Annual Rents whereof any grant or release was made before Michaelmass last 6 The Rents of the present Farme of the Customes 7 The Rents of the present farme of the Excise ib. And of the Ale and Beer-licenses ib. Alnage 28 Such duties as shall be imported beyond the present rates ib. Or increase of rent hereafter to be made by Act of Parliament ib. Bullion ib. Smaults ib. Saffers ib. Prizage and Butlerage ib. Logwood and Blockwood forfeited ib. Port Corne 29 Five shillings per Ton upon French shipping ib. Excise forreigne demised 27 Inland demised 69 Not more then by Law to be demanded 73 Examining Shippers v. Oath Exchequer Officers to be paid by the Farmers 54 F. Fees Returnes and
duplicates to be signed without Fee 15 v. Oath v. Payment Due to the Exchequer Officers upon Exchequer Receipts the Farmers to pay them 102 Foaring Beer to be allowed 60 Forfeitures v. Transportation Of Securities by those licensed to retaile Wine and Strong-waters or by Collectors of the Rents to be to the Farmers 19 And all executions thereupon ib. And then to be delivered to the Farmers without further Account and the Officers discharged 20 If hindred therein to have Defalcation 21 Moderation of forfeitures of Customes to be made by the Lord Lieutenant c. 58 Of Compositions 72 Of all the duties Such Grants to be made of them to the Farmers as they shall desire 76 Judges c. commanded to put the Laws in execution and to levy them and therefore the Farmers are made Collectors 81 To be paid quarterly or within one and twenty dayes after over and above the rent ib. Or so much as remaines in their hands after all defalcations c. satisfied ib. And are to defalk so much 82 If the Rents be not paid at the dayes and times limitted 96 97 And then the Lord Lieutenant c. may discharge the Farmers and the lease to be void 98 But the profits received between the last rent paid and such avoidance to be answered to His Majesty ib If the farme be seized a provision for the 70000 l. and interest ib. French shipping v. Exception G. Gold v. Transportation Gifts of honour 37 H. Habendum The Quit-rents c. Hearth-money Wine-licenses 7 From Christmass last for seven years 8 The Customes and imported Excize from Christmass next 25 The Inland Excise and Ale and Beer licenses 69 The Abatement of the Rents reserved upon the lease of the Farme 109 I. Imposition No new Imposition without the Farmers consent unless by Authority of Parliament 51 Increase of the duties by Act of Parliament the rent to increase and to account for the Overplus 95 K. King Goods imported solely on his account or jointly with others to have defalcation 35 36 v. Officers His Officers power preserved as to the Customes 41 L. Lands enclosed in Phaenix-park 101 Logwood v. Exception Leather v. Act Licence v. Wool-flocks M. Marque 27 Market not to be filled towards the end of the Farm 67 N. Non obstante The clause in the Act for Hearth-money 8 The Act for Excise 30 The clause in the Act for Ale and Beer-licences 70 And the Act of Excise 71. And every Order Custom Ordinance c. ib. His Majesty will accept Assignment non obstante any Privy Seal c. 75 Non-recitals mis-recitals 91 Non-recitals and mis-recitals in the first Patent 112 Notice to the Kings Officers upon goods landed 67 O. Oath to examine Shippers 42 Power to administer as to the Customs ib. The Fees how to be paid 43 Obstruction In the Duties of the first Demise to have Defalcation with interest and damages 18. Lord Lieutenant upon proof to allow the same ib. If hindred in the first Demise to have Defalcation 21 In the Customs by His Majesty or his Ancestors or hereafter shall discharge any unless by their consent to have Defalcation by Retayner 32 33 34 In the having the Forfeitures of Bonds for Excise Defalcation by Retayner 73 Officers entry of goods 27 Kings Officers to do no prejudice to the Farmers in taking the Customs 38 And the penalty thereupon 39 v. King Offices publique the Farmers and their Officers are freed from 85 Publique the Farmers to have the use of them and may expend 3000 l. for repairs to be deducted out of the last Quarters Rent 92 And they are to keep and leave them in good repair 93 P. Payments On the first Demise 13 On the Customs 30 By monethly payments 31 The Fees Salaries c. of Customers Controllers c. 54 And the Exchequer Officers 55 Annuities Pensions c. issuing out of the Customs ib. And to have Defalcation ib. On the Excise and for Ale and Beer-licences 69 No advantage to be taken if the first Quarters Rent be paid within six moneths after the date 101 v. Forfeiture If any mony be payed into the Exchequer it shall be accepted in part of Rent if any due 17 If none due or not so much as is payd in to have it out again without Fee ib. Pardon his Majesty will not pardon any of the Duties 89 The King may pardon offences against the 11 and 13 Eliz 100 Power to do what the Kings Officers can do 13 To put the Acts in execution 14 Pirates 27 Prizage v. Exception Port-Corne v. Exception Presents Custome-free 37 Practices in the Customes how reformed 44 Port-Bonds 46 One port to be free in each Province 66 Plague whereby the Duties lessened Defalcation 83 Q. Quit-rents granted or released before Michaelmas last to have no Defalcation 101 Quiet Enjoyment v. Rent R. Rates v. Diminish Repairs v. Offices Rent during the whole terme recited 2 If cease by the Kings seizing or by judgement in the Exchequer for Innocent Papists to have defalcation 22 If Rents concealed except the new Quit-rents what for their paines and how payd 23. 24 Quiet enjoyment 91 The Farmers to have only the Rents of Lands vested in his Majesty by the Acts and granted in Custodiam or demised for years and in default to pay themselves by retayner 103 Saving the Rent upon leases for one and twenty years or a lesser terme ib. Power to detayne so much as abated by the Patent of Abatement 110 Records and Returns To have the Custody 14 To be signed withont Fee ib. And placed in the Farmers Head-Office 15 All persons except such as have not finished their Accounts are to deliver them to the Farmers c. 16 A discharge for the delivery of them ib Retayner If obstructed in the duties of the first demise 18 Or in the Customs v. Obstruction in the second demise 32 v. King For victual apparel c. 37 v. Bonds v. Rents S. Saffers v. Exception v. Fofeitures Power to sue them en the first demise in the Kings name 20 For Wine licenses who to take them and who answerable ib. For the Excise the Commissioners to take none but what they will answer for without the Farmers consent 72 Search v. Customes Seizures for Customes 45 How to be laid up and discharged ib. Of the Farme v. Forfeiture Shop keepers v. Bonds Ships v. French shipping That shall be built there of three decks what to be allowed 61 Smaults v. Exception Suites to be in the Kings name and the Farmers to have the benefit 89 22 Store-bils to be allowed 59 And differences thereupon to be decided by the Lord Lieutenant c. ib. T. Transportation Bonds of Merchants not to transport Gold or Silver if forfeited Farmers to have the benefit 46 47 Those Bonds to be prosecuted in the Kings name 44 Exchequer Officers to deliver the moneys upon such Bonds ib Merchants strangers to import within eight moneths what they exported Custome-free 61 And subjects borne within twelve moneths if the property be not altered ib. Taxes publick the Farmers c. freed from 85 U. Unlading of Goods without Entry 27 Victual 37 W. Warrants v. Customes Warehouse-roome 46 Wool v. Act. War to suspend or lessen the duties v. Defalcation Wool-flocks license to transport them to continue 99 FINIS