Taxation (No. 3) Act 1660

Ordinance for an Assessment of £70,000 recited

c. 2. ante recited; £70,000 for One Month from 29th Sept. 1660 assessed under the same Commissioners (Exception) and by the same Rules, &c. as by the said Ordinance; Commissioners to meet 5th Oct. 1660, and execute Authorities accordingly.

Whereas in the absence of his Majestye an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament was made entituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for an Assesment of seaventy thousand pounds by the moneth upon England for three moneths for the supply of the present occasions of the Kings Majesty and for and towards the satisfaction of the Armies and Navies to be continued for the defence of this kingdome, and for other the urgent and necessary occasions therof, which said assesment was to continue for three moneths to be accompted from the twenty fourth of June One thousand six hundred and sixty. And whereas it was afterwards enacted by this present Parliament that all and every of the clauses powers and provisoes in the said Ordinance mentioned should be put in [X1 full] execution, We your Majestyes loyall and obedient Subjects the Commons in Parliament assembled takeing notice of your Majestyes urgent occasions whilst your Majestyes Revenue stands unsetled, and your just rights and prerogatives in point of tenures and the use of the Court of Wards are forborne and withall acknowledging your Majesties great goodnes to us your subjects in the many gratious Acts passed and other the Messages received this present Parliament Doe pray your Most Excellent Majestye to accept this our present grant of seaventy thousand pounds to be raised and leavyed in the manner following, And that it may be enacted And be it enacted by your most excellent Majestye by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled that the summe of threescore and ten thousand pounds for one moneth onely begining from the twenty nineth of September One thousand six hundred and sixty shall be assessed taxed collected leavyed and paid in the severall Countyes Cittyes Burroughs Townes and places within England and Wales and towne of Berwicke upon Tweede according to the severall rates rules and proportions and in such manner and forme and by the same Commissioners (other then such as are disabled by the Act of generall pardon indempnity and oblivion) as in and by the same recited Ordinance are sett downe nominated limited and appointed Which Commissioners shall meete on or before the fifth day of October One thousand six hundred and sixty, and are hereby enabled to use and execute all and every the powers and authorityes as in and by the said Ordinance and Act are mentioned and expressed as fully and amply as if the same rates rules proportions powers and authorityes had beene [X1 p[er]ticulerly] inserted in this present Act.

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