Taxation (No. 4) Act 1640

V. Popish Recusants convict of the aforesaid Degrees,

Double Rate.; Times and Proportions of Rates to be paid.

And Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that every person who is a popish Recusant of any the severall degrees rankes and qualities before in this Bill set forth and mentioned convict or which is or shall be indicted for Popish Recusancie and such Indictments either are or shall be removed by Certiorari or being not removed shall not by appearance and traverse legally be discharged before the said Assessment shall be due or shall not have received the Holy Communion according to the rites of the Church of England within one whole yeare next before the passing of this Bill every such person shall pay double the rate and proportion imposed on the said degree ranke or quality of which he or shee the said Popish Recusant is or otherwise imposed on him or her by vertue of this Act And all the severall persons of the severall degrees ranks and qualities before set forth in this Bill shall pay the severall proporc[i]ons and rates appointed by this Bill in manner and forme to be disposed of as in this present Act hereafter is expressed that is to say Every person of the severall degrees ranks and qualities before mentioned within the City of London and ten miles from the same shall within four dayes after Proclamac[i]on made of this Act in the accustomed places within the said City and the severall Counties within the said distance respectively pay the severall rates appointed by this Act to be paid by them and every person of what degree ranke or qualitie soever thorowout the Kingdome of England & Dominion of Wales within ten dayes after Proclamation made of this Act in the accustomed places of the severall Counties shall pay the severall rates appointed by this Act to be paid by them