Taxation (No. 3) Act 1663

V. Power to Collectors to levy Subsidies; may account for the same as the King and Exchequer shall appoint, as Archbishops, &c. account for the Teuth.

Archbishops, &c. gathering and paying what they can to be discharged for the rest.; Sixpence in the Pound allowed to Collectors.

And for the better levying and recovering of these Foure Subsidyes or any of them, Your said Prelates and Clergy doe likewise most humbly beseech Your Majestye that it may be enacted by Your Majestie and Your said High Court of Parlyament in manner and forme following (that is to say) That every Collector of the said Fower Subsidyes and of every part and parcell of them and their lawfull Under Collector or Under Collectors Deputy or Deputyes may have full Power and Authority to use all such wayes and meanes and Processe as be prescribed in the Act of perpetuall Disme, for the Collection and levying thereof, And may make Accompt of the same before the Lord High Treasurer or Under Treasurer of England for the time being or any other Officer by Your Highnesse or Your Court of Exchequer to be appointed for the same, And in such place as Your Majestie shall likewise assigne in such wise and after such forme onely as the said Archbishop and Bishops be now charged to make Accompt for the said perpetuall Disme and Tenth, Whereby is meant that the lacke and defaulte of Payment of and for any Spirituall Promotion or Promotions shall onely charge such Incumbent or Incumbents and such others as be bound to pay the same; And that the Archbishop Bishop Deane and Chapter gathering that which they can receive and make[X1 ing] payment thereof shall for the rest not by them received be discharged by their Certificate to be made unto Your Highnesse Court of Exchequer for every of the aforesaid Payments which shall be due upon the Fifth day of October in any of the aforesaid yeares at or before the last Returne of Hillary Terme next and imediately following every of the aforesaid dayes when every of the said payments shall be due, And for every of the aforesaid Payments which shall be due upon the Six and twentyeth day of March in any of the aforesaid yeares at or before the last Returne of Trinity Terme next and immediately following every of the aforesaid dayes when the said Payments shall be due, And that six pence of every pound wherewith the Collector shall be charged in this Accompt clearely to be paid into the Receipt of Your Majestyes Exchequer, or into such other place as shall please Your Highnesse to appoint shall be allowed unto the said Collector upon his Accompt for the same at every of the aforesaid severall times of Payment for the charge of the said Collection, portage, safe conveying and paying of the said Fower Subsidyes;

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