Taxation Act 1640

XX. Persons having Temporal and Spiritual Possessions, and also Personal Property, not to be doubly charged.

Proviso for Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, and Guernsey. Proviso for Patents of Liberties, &c.

Provided alwaies and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all and every person and persons having Mannors Lands Tenements and other Hereditaments chargeable to the payment of the said Subsidies granted by this Act and alsoe having Spirituall Possessions chargeable to his Majestie by any Grant made or to be made by the Clergie of this Realme in theire Convocation and over this having substance in goods and Chattels chargeable by the said Act that then if any of the said person or persons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the said Mannors Lands and Tenements and spirituall Possessions and alsoe charged assessed and taxed for his and theire Goods and Chattels that then he or they shall be onely charged by vertue of this Act for his and theire said Mannors Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Spirituall Possessions or onely for his said Goods and Chattels the best thereof to be taken and not to be charged for both or doubly charged for any of them any thing in this Act contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided alwaies that this Grant of Subsidies or any thing therein contained in any wise extend not to charge the Inhabitants of Scotland Ireland Jersey and Garnsey or any of them of for or concerning any Mannors Lands Tenements or other Possessions Goods Chattels or other moveable substance which the said Inhabitants or dwellers or any others to theire Use have within Scotland Ireland Jersey and Garnsey or in any of them or of for or concerning any Fees or Wages which any of the said Inhabitants or dwellers have of the Kings Majestie for theire attendance and doing Service to our Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie in Scotland Ireland [X1 Jersey] and Garnsey or any of them any thing in this present Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided alsoe that all Letters Patents granted by the Kings Majestie or any of his noble Progenitors to any Cities Boroughs or Townes within this Realme of any manner of Liberties Priviledges or Exemptions from the burthen and charge of any such Grants of Subsidies which be at this present time in force and available shall remaine good and effectuall to the said Cities Boroughs and Townes hereafter according to the purports thereof although the Inhabitants of the same and alsoe the said Corporations shall upon the great and weighty considerations of the Grant aforesaid be for this Grant charged and contributary in like manner forme and sort as other Cities Boroughs and Townes which be not in any wise priviledged but by this Act charged.

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