Land Tax Act 1698

III.

Lands, Tenements, &c.; to be charged with as much Equality as possible; to be paid into the Exchequer by Four quarterly Payments, the First Payment to be made on 15th May 1699.

And to the end the full and intire Sums by this Act charged upon the severall Countries Cities Boroughs Townes and Places respectively as aforesaid may be fully and compleatly raised and paid to His Majesties Use Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every Mannors Messuages Lands and Tenements and alsoe all Quarries Mines of Cole Tin or Lead Copper Mundick-Iron or other Mines Iron-Works Salt Springs and Salt-Works all Allom-Mines or Works all Parks Chases Warrens Woods Underwoods Coppices and all Fishings Tithes Tolls Annuities and all other yearely Profitts and all Hereditaments of what Nature or Kind soever they be scituate lying and being happening or ariseing within the severall and respective Counties Cities Boroughs Townes or Places aforesaid respectively or within any Parts of the same as well within ancient Demesne and other Liberties and priviledged Places as without and all and every person and persons Bodies Politick and Corporate Guilds Misteries Fraternities and Brotherhoods whether Corporate or not Corporate having or holding any such Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments or other the Premisses in respect thereof shall be charged with as much Equality and Indifferency as is possible by a Pound Rate for or towards the said severall and respective Sums of Money by this Act sett and imposed or intended to be imposed for or upon all and every such Counties Cities Boroughs Townes or other Places hereby charged therewith as aforesaid soe that by the said Rates soe to be taxed or assessed for or upon the said ready Moneys Debts Goods Wares Merchandizes Chattells or Personall Estates and for or upon the said Offices or Employments of Profitt and for and upon the Pensions Annuities Stipends or yearely Payments aforesaid and for or upon the said Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and other the Premisses according to the Purport and true meaning of this present Act the full and intire Sums hereby appointed to be raised as aforesaid shall be compleatly and effectually taxed assessed levied and collected and shall be paid into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer by Four Quarterly Payments the First Payment thereof to be made upon or before the Fifteenth Day of May which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety nine