Taxation Act 1640

XIX. Proviso for Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Winchester College, Eton College, Poor Knights of Windsor, and Free Schools, and Readers, &c. in the Universities, and for Hospitals, &c.

Provided alsoe that this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend to the Lands or Goods of any Colledge Hall or Hostell within the Universities of Oxon and Cambridge or any of them or to the Goods or Lands of the Colledge of Winton founded by Bishop Wickham or to the Goods or Lands of the Colledge of Eaton next Windsor or to the Lands Tenements or Revenues onely assigned and appointed for the sustentation and living of the poore Knights founded in the Castle or Colledge of Windsor by our late Soveraigne Lord King Henry the Eight or to any the Goods or Chattels of the same Knights or any of them or to the Goods or Lands of any Co[m]mon Free Grammar Schoole within the Realme of England or Wales or the Goods of any Reader Schoolmaster or Scholer or any Graduate resiant or remaining for studie without fraud or covin within any the said Universities and Colledges or Townes of Oxford and Cambridge or Suburbes of the same or to any of them or to any of theire Servants attending dayly upon any of them nor to the Goods of any Officer Minister Almesmen or Servants belonging to any of the said Universities Colledges Halls or Hostells and dwelling and resiant within the said Universities or either of them or within either of the said Townes of Oxford & Cambridge and the Suburbs of the same without fraud or covin or to the Goods and Lands of any Hospitall Measondieu or Spittlehouse prepared and used for the sustentation and reliefe of poore people any thing in this Act contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.