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Poll Tax Act 1688

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XLVIII.Menial Servants refusing, &c. to pay Assessments, Master or Mistress to pay, and may deduct out of Wages.

And bee it further Enacted That in case any Meniall Servant receiveing Wages shall upon the demand of such Assessment or Moneys as are due from him or her by vertue of this Act refuse or neglect to pay the same to the respective Collectors in such case his or her Master or Mistresse shall pay such Servants Assessments And it shall then be lawfull for such Master or Mistresse to deduct and stopp the same out of such Wages as shall or ought to be next paid unto such Servant Any Law or Custome to the contrary notwithstanding

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