Taxation (No. 3) Act 1663

XI. Deans, Archdeacons, Prebendaries, &c. of Cathedrals and Colleges, &c. how chargeable.

Archbishops, &c. to certify Portions chargeable and not chargeable into Exchequer.

Provided alsoe That all Deanes Archdeacons Dignitaryes Masters Wardens and Prebendaryes of all Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches and Colledges or any of them within the said Province shall be charged with the said Fower Subsidyes for those Possessions Revenues and Promotions onely which to their severall Promotions Dignityes and Romes are clearely and distinctly limitted, and to their onely use severed thereof to pay (the Tenth part being deducted) for every and each of the said Fower Subsidyes Fower shillings of every full pound in manner and forme as is above rehearsed, And that all those Rents Possessions Proffitts Portions Hereditaments and Spirituall Promotions and every of them heretofore by Your Highnesse or any [X1 of ] the Kings or Queenes of this Realme or any other person or persons whatsoever given granted bequeathed devised or impropriated unto the said Cathedrall or Collegiate Churches or Colledges or to any of them which any wayes be assigned imployed or used either for or towards the yearely maintenance of Readers of Divinity Poore men Schoole masters Ushers Gramarians Petty Cannons Conducts Vicars Chorall Singing men Choresters Virgers Sextons or of any other necessary or dayly Officers or Ministers in such Cathedrall or Collegiate Churches or Colledges or any of them, or for or towards the reedifying or repairing of any of the same Cathedrall or Collegiate Churches or Colledges shall not be charged with any part of the said Fower Subsidyes, the certainty of which Portions aswell chargeable to the said Fower Subsidyes as not chargeable in this behalfe the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocesse or (the See being void) the Deane and Chapter or any other to whom the same shall or may appertaine upon due search and examination shall certifie under his or their Seale unto Your Highnesse said Court of Exchequer at or before the severall dayes aforesaid appointed for the payment of the said Fower Subsidyes;

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