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XXV.Inhabitants of Cinque Ports, for the most Part of the Year before the Grant, acquitted during Resiance only.

Provided alsoe and be it further enacted that the said Grant of the said twoe Subsidies or any thing therein contained do not in any wise extend [X1to] be prejudiciall or hurtfull to any the inhabitants or resiants haveing dwelt for the most part of the yeare next before the taxing and assessing of the Subsidies aforesaid within the Five Ports Corporate or to any theire members incorporated or united to the said Five Ports or to any of them but such the Inhabitants or resiants as aforesaid in the said Five Ports Corporate and theire members be and shall be of and from the same Grant and Payment of the said two Subsidies and every part thereof and onely during theire resiance as aforesaid and no longer clearely acquitted and discharged any matter or whatsoever thing in this present Act had or made to the contrary notwithstanding.

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X1Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: or O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]