A. D. 1692. Anno qaarto Gulielmi & Marine. C. i. 495 leftors, cr Receiver Genera!, or their Deputies, for the Payirent of any Part of the Monies "'"^' oiherwifc tli.m into tbcEx- h reby given to any Perfon or Perfons other than into the Receipt of the Jilxchequer, as <^^'1'"^'> af ircfaid; nor {hall they, or any of them direct any Warrant to the (Mcers of the Exchequer or m the Officers of the Eiche- tor the ill iking of any i'ally of /i^i?, or I'ally iji Anticipation^ nor tlo any other Matter or I"' Cor diking nny TjIij- cf Thing whereby to divert the act'jal Payment of the faid Monies into the Receipt of the '" o Tally of Amxipaiion, Exchequer; nor {hail the Officers of the Exchequer ftiilce, or diredt, or record the ftriicing .of any Tally of pro, or Taily of Anticipation upon any of the faid Moni(?s upon any Ac- "" "'^'l '*"-■ Offi"" of ihcExche- count or Warrant whatfocver; nor {hall any Teller throw down any J5ill whereby to S"- ■'"':-■<">■ '"'h rally. charge himfclf with any of the faid Monies, unt=l he fhall have actually received the (;ime. XLVII. Provided alio, and be it enaeHicd, That no Stay of Profecution upon any N'o ncil pror.qu; or other Sroy of Command, WaiTant, R'lotion, or Order, or Direction by Noh vult iilterius prcjeqiti, '/rofecution in any Suit againit Oi- Ihall be had, made, admitted, received, or r.Uov/ed by any Court whaifotver in any Suitor •"•■'^• Proceeding by A<9:ion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, or otherwife, for the Rcco- ,vcry of all or any the Pains, Penalties, or Eorfeitures upon any Perfon or Perfons by thus A8i infliiled, or therein mentioned, or for, or in order to the ConviiSlio-n or Difability of any Perfon offending againil this A£f. aLVIII. Provided always, and be it further enadcd by the Authoiity aforefaid. That L-imis, &c. to be afi;-ireJatl^ft at all and every the Manors, Meliuages, Lands, Tenements and Elereditaments charged by J*""^ "'"' they were afli&d i«. this Aft, fliall be rated and aflefled at leall at double the. Sum at which the fame was, or ^ the 2s. Aft. were affefl'ed by virtue of an Aft of Parliament made in the firfl Year of their Majeifies Reign, entituled, An Ail for a Grant to their Majejlies of roi Aid of two Shillings in the Pound for oni: Tear. XLIX. Provided always. That if any Perfon or Perfons fo charged or aflefled at leaft at f"i^'T'in"'""«« impowered to abate-,, double the Sum, as aforefaid, {hall upon Complaint made -to- the Commiflioners in fuch bove'-f i'll' tL^lCnd" '^'^
- Manner, and within fuch Time as is herein before direfted in Cafes of Appeals, make rt "'^ '^" '"
I appear to the faid Commifuoners, or any five of them, by Proof upon Oath, that fuch I Affeflment doth exceed four Shillings for every twenty Shillings of the full yearly Va- jlue, in fuch Cafe, upon fuch Proof, and due Examination thereof, the faid Commiffion- I ers are hereby impowcred to abate and leffen the faid AfTeffment fo much as the fame !{hall exceed four Shillings for every twenty Shilling-i of the true yearly Value, and no more. L. Provided always, and be it enafted. That if any Perfon hereby named a Commiffioner ComrEiffioncrsafting before taking
- {hall prefume to att as a CommifTioner in the Execution of this Aft,, before he fhall have '^^^"^^'"f^ S°cl-
i taken the Oaths which by this Aft he is required to take, and in the Manner hereby pre- fcribed, he {hall forfeit to their Majefties the Sum of five hundred Pounds. LI. Provided alio, and be it enafted. That no Perfon {hall be capable of aftin? as a_ ^° ^"'°" "P^'" "^ "^'"s ^^ * Commiffioner in the Execution of this Aft for any County or Riding, or the Cities oi Lon- Co'^ini.ffionerm any County, or , jrr ,7 • ,1 1 r 1 ft- rr J J J- 1 1 ■ n /r • n • in '■'^■J_^' j-iun m London, otWcltminiter, whn dii ckn or IVefmiTi/ter, unlefs he was ailelied, anddid pay to their Maj.elties the Sum of tv/enty not pay 20s. a Quarter to the ^uar- Shillings quarterly towards the Rate : and AflefTments granted by an Aft made in the lait teily Poll.
- Sefiion of this prefent Parliament, intituled. An ASi for raifmg Money by a Poll payails
SS^uarterly for one Year, for the carrying on a vigorous War agaiii/t France., KnA alfo that no ^o Perfon capable of aSmg as a. Perfon ihall be capable of afting as a Commiliioner in the Execution of this Aft for any C""'"^ '^o"" '" ^^y °^^" Place,. other City, or in any Borough, Town or Cinque-Port, or the Counties thereof refpeftively, ""'"' ^ ""' '"^"^!"i "' "" ,,.,•" rr n- i j- i ^ u • i /r • /!_• i c r m -i,- ^'t^^>-'-'>'^;X5 quarterly or los. quarterly. unlets he was ailelied and did pay to their Majeities the Sum of twenty Shillings quarterly, as aforefaid, or was afiTeflfed, and did pay to their Majefties the Sum of ten Shillings quar- •terly (as a Tradefman vs^orth three hundred Pounds) towards the faid quarterly Poll.. LII. Provided neverthelefs. That in cafe there {hail not be a fufficient Number of Com- lu cafe there be not CommiiSoners^ miffioners for any City, Borough, Town or Cinque-Port (for which by this Aft Commif^ enough fufficientiy qualified for any fioners are particularly appointed) capable of afting according to the Qiialifications afore- fovVe'elTt"' iar"°"r''<>""^ iiiid for putting this A& in Execution, that in every fuch Cafe any of the Commiffioners. " ' ' °"" ^ ^' argemajai-. appointed for the County at large, within which fuch Cities, Borough, Town, or Cinque- Port doth ftand, or which is next adjoining thereto, may aft as Commiflioners in the Exe- cution of this Aft within fuch City, Borough, Town, or Cinque-Port. LIIL Provided alfo, and be it further enafted. That in cafe there fhall not be a fufficient I" "^^ "^^ ^ ™'^ " fu.Ticiect Number of the Perfons nominated to be Commiffioners for any County, who {hall be ca- '^f"'^'^"^ "or an'"cc!!"nT"' "^'"^ pable of afting as Commiffioners according to the Qualifications in this Aft before menti- ° ^ '"° ""^^"^ cuniy, oned, that in every fuch, Cafe, it {hall be lawful for their Maj.efties to ifTue or caufe to be t'leirMajefties may conftitute under iffued one or more Commiffion or Commiffions under the Great Seal oi Engla7id^ and there- [," ®rj ^? "'"^ ,^,fi°" , ^ . a- 1 • ^ r u J /- Tt r -L -^ r 1 ■, being rffident, as have real Elhtcs. by to nominate,, conltitute, and appoint luch and io many I^erions being relident,. and of tool, per annum in thaCouatics, having real Eitates of the Value of one hundred Pound a Year in the faid refpeftive Couu- to be Commiffioners, ties, tor which they {hall be refpeftively nominated to be Commiffioners for putting this prefent Aft in Execution in the faid Counties refpeftively; which faid Comm.iffioners fo to be nominated and appointed for the faid Counties refpeftively fhall have fuch and the fame- Powers for putting this Aft in Execution in the faid refpeftive Counties,., and under the fam.a
