Land Tax Act 1692

For the County of Radnor:

Sir John Morgan Sir Standish Harston Baronetts Sir Edward Harley Knight of the Bath Sir Rowland Gwynne Sir Edward Williams Sir Lacon Child Knights Robert Harley William Fowler Thomas Williams John Walcott John Jefferyes Thomas Lewis of Harpton Edward Lewis of Manoughty Marmaduke Gwynne Samuell Powell Thomas Harley Littleton Powell Henry Probart Edward Price Thomas Vaughan Edward Howarth William Probert Robert Cutler John Fowler Robert Lucy James Lloyd Charles Lloyd John Walsham William Brewster Jeremiah Powell Evan Bowen John Duvall Esquires Thomas Howorth Lewis Lloyd Thomas Lewis of Langwilte Nicholas Merydith Thomas Davis of Cumtytter John Davis of Coedglaescon Evan Vaughan William Lloyd Edward Harley Esquires Lemuell Lloyd Andrew Davis Walter Vaughan Nehemiah Kettleby William Tayler Herbert Weston Lloyd Weston Peter Richards Jonas Stephens Henry Bull Thomas Powell Edward Philips Griffith Paine Walter Price John Whittney Gentlemen The Bayliffe and Aldermen of New Radnor for the time being Robert Price Esquire Recorder John Davies of Uron-Lace Hugh Stephens Esquires Hugh Lewis of Hendwall High Sheriffe Samuell Tonman Herbert Weston Lloyd Weston John Walsham Henry Bull Griffith Paine David Powell John Stephens Jonas Stephens Philip Taylor Thomas Owen James Donne Hugh Matthewes Roger Russell John Clarke John Watkins of Aberedow Thomas Probert Stephen Probert Walter Griffith [X1 Thomas Griffith] David Davies Henry Winter Hugh Evans Thomas Price Gentlemen Robert Williams Gentleman Henry Vaugham Gentleman:-

Commissioners to meet upon the 15th of February; and may divide themselves; such division not to restrain them from acting in any other part of the County; and to direct Precepts to Inhabitants, &c; requiring them to appear; then to read the Rates, and charge them how to make Certificates, &c; such Persons absenting; Penalty; At or after such General Meeting, Commissioners to direct Warrants for Assessors; and to prefix a day and place to bring in Certificates of Names of Persons, and of Personal Estate, Offices, &c; Assessors to inform themselves by all lawful ways of the full yearly Value of Manors and Hereditaments; and then to assess 4s. per Pound of full yearly Value; and to bring, at time prefixed, a Certificate of Assessment; and to return Collectors; for whose Payment to the Head Collectors Parish to be answerable; Assessors neglecting or refusing to serve, or making Default; Penalty; Distress; Charged upon Receiver General; Every Assessor, before he acts, to take the Oaths of 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 8.

Which said Co[m]missioners soe as aforesaid nominated and appointed shall in the respective Countyes Cittyes Burroughs Divisions Townes and Places for which they are appointed Co[m]missioners respectively meete together att the most usuall and co[m]mon Place of Meeteing within each of the said Countyes Cittyes Burroughs [X2 Townes Divisions] and Places respectively upon the Fifteenth day of February which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety and two and the said Co[m]missioners or soe many of them as shall be p[re]sent att the First Generall Meeteing or the major parte of them may by theire Consents and Agreements divide aswell themselves as other the Co[m]missioners not then p[re]sent for the Execuc[i]on of this Act into Hundreds Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Wards Townes and other Places within theire Limitts priviledged or not priviledged in such manner and forme as to them shall seeme expedient (neverthelesse not thereby to restraine the said Co[m]missioners from acting as Co[m]missioners in any other parte of the County or Place for which they are nominated) And shall direct theire severall or joynt Precept or Precepts to such Inhabitants High Constables Petty Constables Bayliffs and other like Officers and Ministers and such nomber of them as they in theire Discrec[i]ons shall thinke most convenient requireing them to appeare before the said Co[m]missioners att such Place and Time (not exceedeing Tenne Dayes) as they shall appointe And att such theire Appearances the said Co[m]missioners shall openly reade or cause to be read unto them the Rates and Assessements in this Act menc[i]oned and alsoe openly declare the effect of theire charge to them and how and in what manner they ought and should make theire Certificates and how they ought to proceede in the execuc[i]on of this Act according to the Rates aforesaid And if any High Constables Petty Constables Bayliffs Inhabitants or other Officers or Ministers to whome any Precept or Precepts shall be directed shall absent themselves without lawfull Excuse to be made out by the Oathes of Two credible Witnesses (which Oathes the Co[m]missioners or any Two of them are hereby impowered to administer) or if any Person appeareing shall refuse to serve then every such Person soe makeing defaulte or refuseing to serve shall for every time of such defaulte or refusall forfeite and lose unto Theire Majesties such su[m]mes as the Co[m]missioners or soe many as shall be present or the major parte of them [X1 being p[re]sent] shall thinke fitt not exceedeing the su[m]me of Five Pounds nor lesse than Forty Shillings And att and after such Generall Meeteing had and charge given as aforesaid the said Co[m]missioners shall take care that Warrants be issued forth and directed to two at the least of the most able and sufficient Inhabitants of each Parish Towneshipp or Place within the respective Divisions thereby appointing and requireing them to be Assessors of all and every the Rates and Duties by this Act imposed and shall [X3 alsoe therein] appoint and p[re]fix a certaine Day and Place for the said Assessors to appeare before them and to bring in theire Certificates in writeing of the Names and Sirnames of every Person dwelling and resideing within the limitts of those Places with which they shall be charged and of the Substance and Values of every of them in ready Money Debts Goods Chattells or other personall Estate whatsoever (excepte before excepted) or in Publicke Offices or Imployments of Profitt And the said Assessors are therein alsoe to be required and are hereby injoyned to ascertaine and informe themselves by all lawfull wayes and meanes they cann of the true and full yearely value of all Mannors Messuages Lands and Tenements as alsoe of all Quarries Mynes of Coale Tynn or Lead Copper Mundicke or other Mynes Iron Workes Salt Springs and Salt Workes Allome Mynes and Workes Parkes Chases Warrens Woods Under Woods and Coppices and all Fishings Tythes Tolls Annuities and other yearely Profitts and of all Hereditaments of what nature or kinde soever scituate lyeing and being happening or ariseing within the limitts of those Places with which they shall be charged And being soe thereof ascertained they are to assesse all and every the said Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Premises before appointed to be charged after the Rate of Four Shillings for every Twenty Shillings of the full yearely value as the same are lett for or worth to be lett att the time of assessing thereof as aforesaid and to bring with them att the time and place soe as aforesaid prefixed for theire appeareance a Certificate in writeing of the said Assessement and shall then alsoe returne the names of Two or more able and sufficient Persons liveing within the [X4 limitts &] bounds of those Parishes Towneshipps Constablewicks or Places where they shall be chargeable respectively to be Collectors of the moneyes to be paide to Theire Majesties by this Act for whose payeing in to the Head Collector in manner hereafter menc[i]oned such moneys as they shall be charged withall the Parish or Place wherein they are soe imployed shall be answereable And if any Assessor soe as aforesaid appointed or to be appointed shall neglect or refuse to serve or shall make defaulte att the time appointed for his appeareance (not haveing a lawfull excuse to be witnessed by the Oathes of Two credible Witnesses which the said Co[m]missioners or any Two of them have power to administer) or shall not performe his Duty every such Assessor shall for every such neglecte refusall or defaulte forfeite and lose unto Theire Majesties such su[m]me as the Co[m]missioners or soe many of them as shall be present or the major parte of them shall thinke fitt not exceedeing the Su[m]me of Twenty Pounds nor under the su[m]me of Tenne Pounds to be levyed by Distresse and Sale of the Offendors Goods and Chattells in like manner as by this Act is appointed for levying the severall Rates and Assessments herein menc[i]oned in case of neglecte or refusall of Payment and to be charged upon the respective Receivers Generall together with the said Rates and Assessements And every Assessor soe as aforesaid appointed or to be appointed shall before he take upon him the execuc[i]on of the said Imployment take the Oathes menc[i]oned and required to be taken by an Act made in the Parliament held in the First Yeare of Theire Majesties Raigne entituled An Act for the abbrogateing the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointeing other Oathes (which Oathes any Two Co[m]missioners in the County where the said Assessement is to be made have hereby power and are required hereby to administer:-

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.

X2 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Divisions Townes O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X3 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: therein alsoe O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X4 interlined on the Roll.