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
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
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
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
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
time being and 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 from time to time to allow 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 full allowance abatement deduction and defalcation of and for all such sums of money to be due by and upon such and so many of the said forfeited bonds without further warrant as they cannot receive by reason of any such former Grants as aforesaid and ought to have and enjoy according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without any further or other warrant from his Majesty his Heirs or Successors to be had procured or obtained AND Our said Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesty is further pleased and contented and by these presents for his Higness his Heirs and Successors doth covenant and grant 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 and every of them that neither his Majesty his Heirs or Successors nor any of them will at any time hereafter until the end of this present Demise or Lease His Majesties Covenants to lay no new Imposition upon any wares imported or exported without the Farmers consent impose or lay any new Imposition or Taxation upon any Wares or Merchandizes whereof the Custom Impost or other Duties are granted by these presents to be transported out of the said Realm into any the parts beyond the Seas or to be brought during the continuance of this Lease from any the parts beyond the Seas into the said Realm â—ithout the assent consent and good liking 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 testified under their hands unless a new Imposition be laid by Authority of Parliament and testified under their hand or hands in writing first had and obtained unless such new Imposition shall be set and laid by Authority of Parliament Provided further and the said Kings most Excellent Majesty doth for himself his Heirs and Successors covenant declare 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 Bucknal their Executors and Assigns by these presents That in case at any time or times during the Term of six Years hereby granted as aforesaid any new or further Duty Custom or Imposition shall be by his said Majesty his Heirs and Successors If any new Imposition be layd with their consent by and with 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 by authority of Parliament be imposed or set upon or due or payable for any forreigners wares upon any forreigners Wares goods or merchandizes which shall be imported into the said Realm of Ireland or any of them or any parts or places in them or any of them over and besides or more then the Duties Impositions and payments now due and payable for the same If any be the Farmers are to the collection of it that they 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 and Assigns shall during the rest and residue of the said Term of six Years have the collecting and manageing and be collectors and managers of such new imposed duty and duties to and for his Majesties use and benefit and to be Accountants and accountable for the same in such manner and be Accountants for it and to have such sallaries and allowances for their cares and pains therein as by his said Majesty his Heirs and Successors 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 or Assigns shall be agreed on and thought fit and convenient in that behalf And whereas by the Laws and ancient usage Merchants paying their Customs and other Duties outward if in their Journies their Goods and Merchandizes have been taken at Sea by Enemies in time of war or by Pyrates have used to have allowance of their Customs and other Duties so formerly paid upon their exportation of their Goods and Merchandizes in lieu and stead of the former so taken as aforesaid Now it is mutually covenanted and agreed by and between the Kings Majesty for himself his Heirs and Successors and the said John Forth William Bucknall William Dashwood Philip Jemmet John Breedon James Hayes Dannet Forth Georâ—â— Dashwood William Muschamp Humphrey Taylor and Ralph Bucknall for themselves their Executors Administrators or Assigns That if it shall happen If goods shipt off after Custom paid during the continuance of this present Lease that any such Coods or Merchandizes for which the said Custom or other Duties shall be duely answered and paid to be taken at Sea by any the Enemies of his Majesty be taken by Enemies Pyrates c. other goods may be shipt off Custom free his Heirs or Successors in time of War or by Pyrates or when letters of marque or reprizal shall be so generally or frequently granted 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 but if the loss in these cases groweth considerable His Majesty is to hear it shall suffer considerable damage thereby that then and in every such case and cases upon due proof of such considerable losses to be made in such manner and form as in other cases of defalcation is directed his Majesty his Heirs and Successors will bear the loss thereof 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 and Assigns and the Farmers to have Defalcation shall have defalcation and allowance made unto them of and for the same out of the Rent aforesaid in such manner and upon such just and due proof and with such approbation as any other allowances are to be made according to the true meaning of these presents PROVIDED also and it is further agreed covenanted and declared That the said John Forth William
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
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
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