Taxation (No. 3) Act 1640

XXIX. Recital that certain Citizens of London had advanced the Sum of £120,000 for the present Supply.

Thomas Soame, Isaac Penington, and the Chamberlain of London for the Time being, the Receivers of the Two Subsidies, may repay such Monies out of the Subsidies, with Interest at £8. per Centum per Annum; and employ the Surplus for the Purposes of the Act as herein mentioned.; The Warrant of the Commissioners a Discharge to the Treasurers herein named.

And whereas the Sum of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds hath beene laid out and advanced or is agreed to be laid out and advanced before hand by certain particular Citizens of the City of London for the present Supply of your Majesties Army and the releife of the Northerne Parts of this your Majesties Kingdome of England Be it enacted by the authority of this present Parliament That the said Thomas Soame Isaac Penington and the Chamberlaine for the time being by this present Act of Parliament constituted and ordained Receivers of the said two Subsidies shall and may satisfie pay and deliver unto the said Citizens that have or shall advance any Moneyes as aforesaid out of the said Subsidies and Moneys by this Act appointed to bee received the said Sums of Money so by them laid out and advanced together with such other and further Sum and Sums of Money as the damages of and for the said Sums shall amount unto after the rate of eight pounds per centum for a yeere from the day and time that the same was laid out and advanced as aforesaid untill they shall respectively have received the said Sums so disbursed and the surplusage of the said Sums soe to be received shall pay imploy and disburse for the releife of the Kings Army and of the Northerne Counties and for the payment of such person or persons as shall lend or advance any Sum or Sums of Money for the use and purposes last before menc[i]oned with theire damages in such manner and forme as Francis Earle of Bedford William Earle of Hertford Robert Earle of Essex William Earle of Salisbury Robert Earle of Warwick Henry Earle of Holland Thomas Earle of Berkshire Henry Earle of Stamford Francis Lord Dacres Philip Lord Wharton William Lord Paget Robert Lord Brooke Edward Mountague Lord [X1 of] Kimbolton John Lord Paulet Edward Howard Lord Howard of Esterick Francis Leigh Lord Dunsmore or any foure or more of them Denzill Hollis Esquire John Pymm Esquire Sir Christopher Wray Knight Sir John Hotham Baronet Thomas Lord Wenman Sir Christopher Yelverton Knight William Cage Esquire Henry Martin Esquire Sir Dudley North Knight Sir Thomas Bowyer Baronet Sir Edward Aiscough Knight Sir John Culpeper Knight Sir Robert Crane Knight and Baronet John Hampden Esquire Sir Edmund Mountford Sir Walter Earle Sir Arthur Ingram Knights Sir Gilbert Gerard Baronet Sir Guy Palmes Knight Samuel Owfeild Esquire Sir Henry Vane junior Knight Sir Hugh Cholmeley Knight Harbottell Grimston Esquire Sir Philip Stapleton Knight Sir Edward Hales Knight Sir Thomas Widdrington Kn^t Thomas Lord Gray Norton Knatchbull Esquire Edmund Waller Esquire Henry Lord Gray of Ruthyn or any eight or more of them and soe proportionably in such manner and quality by any one or more Writing or Writings under theire hands during this fitting of Parliament shall limit appoint and declare And that the Warrant or Warrants of the said Commissioners before named or of such number of them as before is expressed proportionably togeather with the Acquittance and Acquittances from the person or persons which shall be appointed as aforesaid by the said Commissioners or of such number of them [X1 proportionably] as before is expressed for receipt of the said Sum or Sums of Money to the uses and purposes in this present Act expressed shall be a sufficient discharge to the Treasurers in this Act named for so much money as shall be comprehended in such Acquittance or Acquittances for the issuing out and payment of the said Sum or Sums of Money respectively.

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