Commissioners may set a Fine upon them.; Certified and levied as other Subsidies.; Remedy for Persons aggrieved by the Assessment.; Commissioners may abate-or increase Assessment.; False Oath of Value of Lands, &c.; Penalty.
And it is further enacted that if the said Taxers or Assessors shall not duely behave themselves in the inquiry taxation assessement or Certificate but shall affectionately corruptly or partially demeasne themselves in that behalfe in such wise that the Commissioners shall by theire Considerations deeme them Offenders worthy of punishment for not doeing theire duties therein that then foure or more of the Commissioners in that County for the said two Subsidies shall have power and authority in theire discretions either to charge the said Assessors upon theire Corporall Oathes for the better Service aforesaid in that behalfe or else by theire discretion to tax and set upon the said Assessors for theire misdemeanors in that behalfe such a fine or pain as they shall thinke good soe that it exceed not the Sum of Ten Pounds and the same Fine or Pain at theire discretions to certifie to the Persons nominated as aforesaid every which fine soe taxed and set by foure of the said Commissioners or more and being certified with the Schedule and Bookes of that limit shall be leavied and answeared in like manner and forme to all intents and purposes as any other Sums that shall be taxed and become due by vertue of this Statute and Act of Subsidie and not in any other wise or manner And if any person certified or rated by vertue of this Act whether hee bee a Commissioner or other to any manner of value doth find himselfe greived with the same presentment sessing or rating and thereupon complain to the Commissioners before whom he shall be called sessed or taxed or before twoe of them before the same taxation be certified into the Court of Exchequer that then the said Commissioners or twoe of them shall by all wayes and meanes examine particularly and distinctly the person soe complaining upon his Oath and other his Neighbours by theire discretions of every his Lands and Tenements above specified and of every his Goods Chattels and Debts above mentioned and after due examination and perfect knowledge thereof had and perceived by the said Commissioners or twoe of them which shall have power by authority aforesaid the said Commissioners or any twoe of them to whom any such complaint shall be made by theire discretions upon the oath of the said person soe complaining may abate defaulk increase or inlarge the said Assessments according as it shall appeare unto them just upon the same examination and the same Su[m]m soe abated defaulked increased or inlarged shall be by them certified in forme as is hereafter specified and if it be proved by witnesses or by the parties owne confession or other lawfull wayes or meanes within a Yeare after any such Oath made that the same person soe rated and sworne was of any better or greater value in Lands Goods or other things above specified att the time of his said Oath [X1then the same person so sworn did declare upon his said Oath] that then every such person soe offending shall loose and forfeit to the Kings Majestie soe much lawfull money of England as he the same person soe sworne was sett at or taxed to pay.
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