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Poll Tax Act 1689
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XXXVI.Every Person of 16 Years and upwards, within the Realm, not taking the said Oaths as herein mentioned, and not appearing on Summons, to pay double.
And bee it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Person being of the Age of Sixteene yeares or upwards and being within this Realme at the time of the execution of this Act who shall not before that time have taken the said Oaths mentioned and required by the said Act Entituled An Act for the Abrogating [X1of] the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and Appointing other Oaths and upon Summons by Warrant under the Hand and Seale of one or more of the Commissioners appointed by this Act shall refuse to take the said Oaths at the time appointed in the said Warrant or shall neglect to appeare at such time before the Com[m]issioners in order to take the said Oaths (which Oaths the said Commissioners or any two or more of them are hereby impowered and required to administer) shall yield and pay to Their Majestyes double the Summes and Rates which by force or vertue of any Clause in this Act before mentioned or contained he or she should or ought to pay or be Charged with in manner as is before in this Act appointed touching Papists or reputed Papists to be Assessed Levyed Collected Answered Recovered and Paid in such Manner by such Wayes and Means and according to such Rules and Directions and under such Penalties and Forfeitures as are before in this Act expressed and appointed for and concerning the above mentioned Rates and Summes which are hereby intended to be doubled as aforesaid
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