Taxation Act 1672

XVII. Provison for the Colleges in the Two Universities the Colleges of Windsor, Eton, Winchester, and Westminster, and for Hospitals, in respect of Scites of the Colleges, &c. and for Lands belonging to Christ's Hospital and other Hospitals.

Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall be extended to charge any Colledge or Hall in either of the Universityes or the Colledge of Windsor, Eaton, Winton or Westminster or any Hospitalls for or in respect of the Scites of the said Colledges or Halls or Hospitalls nor any Master Fellow or Scholler of any such Colledge or Hall or in any other Free Schooles or any Reader Officer or Minister of the said Universityes Colledges or Schooles or of any Hospitalls or Almes-houses for or in respect of any Stipend Wages or Proffitt whatsoever ariseing or growing due to them in respect of the said severall places and imployments in the said Universityes Colledges Schooles Hospitalls or Almes houses nor to charge any of the houses or lands belonging to Christs-Hospitall Saint Bartholomews Bridewell Saint Thomas and Bethlehem Hospitall in the Citty of London and Burrough or Southwarke or any of them for or in respect of any rents or revenues payable to the said Hospitalls being to be received and disbursed for the immediate use and releife of the poore in the said Hospitalls. Provided that noe tennants that hold or enjoy any Lands or houses by lease or other Grant from any of the said Hospitalls doe claime and enjoy any freedome exemption or advantage by this Act but that all the houses and lands which they soe hold shall be rated and assessed for soe much as they are yearely worth over and above the Rents reserved and payable to the said Hospitalls.