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THE STATUTES OF WALES
[A.D. 1649

Carnarvon and Merioneth and of the said Island and County of Anglesey, and every of them (except such persons as are hereafter in this Act excepted) be and are hereby admitted to a general Composition; and that the sum of Four and Twenty Thousand pounds be raised upon the said five Counties and the said Island and County of Anglesey; that is to say, On the County of Montgomery, the sum of Three thousand pounds; on the County of Denbigh, the sum of Three thousand pounds; on the County of Flint, the sum of Two thousand pounds; on the County of Carnarvon, the sum of Four thousand pounds; on the County of Merioneth, the sum of Three thousand pounds; on the Island and County of Anglesey the sum of Nine thousand pounds, to be paid in manner and form following, that is to say, the first moiety amounting to the sum of Twelve thousand pounds within Ten weeks after the passing of this Act, and the other moiety being Twelve thousand pounds to be paid within Ten weeks then next ensuing, which said sum of Four and Twenty thousand pounds is to be paid to the Treasurers at War for the Army, who are hereby authorized to receive the same, and any two of them to give receipts and acquittances under their hands and seals for the same; which said receipts or acquittances shall be a sufficient discharge to all intents and purposes to the said respective Counties and Island, and unto such as they shall appoint to pay the same according to the true intent of this Act: And to the end the said sum of Four and Twenty thousand pounds may be equally and indifferently taxed, proportioned and levied upon the respective Inhabitants of the said Counties unto whom the benefit of this Act is to extend; Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That Thomas Mitton, John Jones, John Carter, George Twisleton, Thomas Mason, Thomas Madrin, Edmund Glyn, Esqs., Robert Soutley, Esq., Thomas Bale, Esq., John Peck, Esq., Richard Bassnet, Gent.; Edward Wyn, Esq., Thomas Crichley, Gent., Daniel Lloid, Gent., Watkin Kyffin, Gent., William Wyn, Gent., Gerard Barbour, Esq., Gruffith Glin, Gent., Richard Anwil, Esq., Captain Thomas Pugh, Lewis Lloid, Esq., Peter Marick, Esq., Major Edward Moor, Roger Haumer, Esq., Sir John Trevor, Knight, John Puleston, Esq., one of the Justices of the Common Pleas, Thomas Ravenscroft, Esq., John Aldersey, Esq., Luke Lloid, Humphrey Dymmock, Esqs., Andrew Ellis, Esq, Thomas Dymmock, Esquire, Daniel Matthews, Gent., Hugh Courtney, Gent., Sir John Wittewrong, Knight, Evan