Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698

CLV. Stat. 10 W. III. c.9.

The Commissioners in the last Year's Tax, in some Counties, not having Regard to ascertain in each Division Three Fourths of the 4s. Aid, granted by 4W. &M. c. 1. the same to be rectified, and the deficient Proportions re-assessed.

And whereas in executing the Act of Parliament made and passed in the Tenth Yeare of His Majesties Reigne intituled An Act for granting to His Majesty the Summe of One million four hundred eighty four thousand and fifteene Pounds One Shilling Eleaven Pence Three Farthings for disbanding the Army provideing for the Navy and other necessary Occasions the Commissioners in some Counties had not regard to sett downe and ascertaine Three Fourth Parts of the intire Summes which were assessed on the same Hundreds Rapes and Divisions respectively by virtue of the said Act of Parliament made in the Fourth Yeare of the Reigne of His Majesty and of our last gracious Sovereigne Queene Mary of blessed Memory intituled An Act for granting an Aid of Four Shillings in the Pound for One Yeare for carrying on a vigorous Warr against France but have eased some Hundreds Rapes and Divisions by takeing off from them what they ought to have paid by virtue of the said Acts contrary to the Meaneing of the same by which Meanes the full Summe which should be raised and paid to His Majesties Use in severall Parts of this Kingdome and the Dominions aforesaid is in some Measure delayed and not answered and paid to His Majesty and like to prove deficient unlesse a timely Remedy be applied thereto Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid That where such Summs have not beene assessed and raised upon the said Act made in the Tenth Yeare of His Majesties Reigne in every Hundred Rape and Division aforesaid the same shall be rectified by chargeing upon every such Hundred Rape and Division soe eased as aforesaid soe much as will make up Three Fourth Parts of the Summe which was charged thereupon to the said Aid granted in the Fourth Yeare of His Majesties Reigne And the Commissioners for every such County and Rideing and for the respective Hundreds Rapes Divisions and Subdivisions therein shall and are hereby required to take care that the said Proportions be reassessed and charged levied and raised accordingly.