Taxation (No. 2) Act 1625

II. Two Subsidies on Real Estates 4s. in the Pound.

Aliens, &c. 8s. in the Pound.

And be it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That every p[er]son borne under the Kings obeisance, and every Corporacion, Fraternitie Guild Misterie Brotherhood, and Commonaltie, corporate or not corporate for every pound that every of the same p[er]sons, and every Corporacion, Fraternitie Guild Misterie Brotherhood & Co[m]monaltie corporate or not corporate, or any other to his or their use hath in fee simple fee taile for terme of life terme of yeares by Execucion Wardship or by Coppie of Court Roll of and in any Honors Castles Mannors Lands Ten[an]ts Rents s[er]vices Hereditam[en]ts An[n]uities Fees Corrodies or other yearelie proffits of the yearelie value of twentie shillings, as well within auncient demesne and other places priviledged as elsewhere, and so upward, shall pay to and for the said first subsidie, foure shillings of and for every pound and to and for the second Subsidie foure shillings of and for every pound: And every Alien denizen or not denizen borne out of the Kings obeysance; and every Popish Recusant convict, or which before the tyme of the assessement of the severall Subsidies by this p[re]sent Act graunted, shalbe a Popish Recusant convict, which shalbe indicted for Popish Recusancie, and their indictments are or shalbe removed by Cerciorare, in such case to pay to and for the said first Subsidie eight shillings for every pound, And to and for the said second Subsidie eight shillings of every pound.