Poll Tax Act 1689 (c. 2)

XI. Shares of New River, Thames, and other Water Works, 2s. in the Pound; Shares in the King's Printing House, 2s. in the Pound; to be paid by the Governors, &c.

And bee it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authoritie aforesaid That all and every Person and Persons haveing any Share or Shares or Interest in the Fresh Streame of Running Water brought to the North parts of London commonly called the New River or in the Thames Water works or in Hyde Parke or Marybone Waters or any Rents or Profits ariseing thereby And all and every Person or Persons haveing any Share or Interest in the Stock or Stocks for Printing of Books in or belonging to the House commonly called the [X1 King] Printing House or any Rents or Profits ariseing thereby shall pay for the same the Summe of Two shillings for every Twenty shillings of the yearely Value thereof to be paid by the respective Governours Treasurers or Receivers of the said River Water Water Works and Stocke for Printing and to be deducted at and out of the next Dividend respectively The said River Water Water works and Stock for Printing to be Assessed by the Commissioners for the City of London or any Three of them after the Rates aforesaid

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Kings O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]