The penalty for affirming by words, is not su preme head of the church or that any other is; or to compass to depose him, or to affirm that to be king. Repealed c. 8. for so much as con premacy. 1 EDWARD 6, CAP. 12, SECS. 6 & 7.—An act for the repeal of certain statutes concerning treasons and felonies. VI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, at any time after the first day of March next that the king coming, by open preaching, express words or sayings, do affirm or set forth that the king, his heirs or successors, kings of this realm, for the time being, is not, or ought not to be supreme head in earth of the church of England and Ireland or any of them, immediately under God; or that the bishop of Rome, or any other person or persons, other than the king of England for the time being, is or he ought not ought to be by the laws of God, supreme head of the same churches or of any of them; or that the king, his heirs or successors, kings of 1 & 2 P. & M. this realm, is not, or ought not to be king of England, France and Ireland or any of them; or after the said first day of March do compass cerns the su- or imagine, by open preaching, express words or sayings, to depose or deprive the king his heirs or successors, kings of this realm, from his or their royal estate or titles to or of the realms aforesaid; or do openly publish or say by express words or sayings, that any other person or persons, other than the king, his heirs or successors, kings of this realm, of right ought to be kings of the realms aforesaid or of any of them, and to have and enjoy the same or any of them; that then every such offender, being thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws of this realm, their aiders, comforters, abettors, procurers and counsellors, for his or their such first offence, shall lose and forfeit to the king all his and their goods and chattels, and also shall have and suffer imprisonment of his and their bodies, The punish- at the king's will and pleasure. And if any person, being once ment for the convicted or attainted of any of the said offences, shall after his fence being conviction or attainder eftsoons commit or perpetrate any of the once before offences beforementioned, other than such as be expressed in the 25 E. 3, stat. said statute made in the said twenty-fifth year of king Edward the third, and shall be thereof duly convicted and attainted by the laws of this realm; that then every such offender, their aiders, comforters, abettors, procurers and counsellors, for his or their said second offence or offences, shall lose and forfeit to the king the whole issues and profits of all his and their lands, tenements and other hereditaments, benefices, prebends, and other spiritual promotions, for term of life of such offender or offenders; and shall also lose and forfeit to the king all his and their goods and chattels, and also suffer, during his and their lives, perpetual imprisonment of his and The punish- their bodies: and if any person being two times hereafter convicted ment for the or attainted of any of the same offences, shall after his said second being twice' conviction or attainder eftsoons commit or perpetrate again any of second of convicted. 5, c. 2. third offence, convicted. the said offences, and be thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws and statutes of this realm; that then every such third offence or offences shall be deemed and adjudged high treason, and the offender or offenders, their aiders, comforters, abettors, procurers and counsellors, being therein convicted or attainted, according to the laws and statutes of this realm, shall be deemed and adjudged high traitors, and shall suffer pains of death, and lose and forfeit all their goods and chattels, lands and tenements to the king, as in cases of high treason. E to affirm by VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, at any time after the said first day of March next coming, by writing, printing, overt deed or act, do affirm or set forth that the king of this realm for the time being is not or ought not to be supreme head in earth of the church of England and Ireland, or of any of them, immediately under God: or shall by writing, printing, overt deed or act, after the said first day of March affirm or set forth, that the bishop of Rome, or any other person or persons, other than the king of England for the time being, is or fought to be by the laws of God or otherwise, the supreme head in earth of the same churches, or of any of them; or do after the said It shall be first day of March compass or imagine by writing, printing, overt high treason deed or act, to depose or deprive the king, his heirs or successors, writing, kings of this realm, from his or their royal estate or titles of the printing or king of England, France or Ireland, or of any of them; or by any the king is writing, printing, overt deed or act, do affirm that any other person head of the or persons, other than the king, his heirs and successors, is or of church, or right ought to be king of the realms of England, France or Ireland, other is, or, or to have and enjoy the same or any of them; that then every 1&2 P. & M. such offence or offences shall be deemed and adjudged high treason, c. 8. and the offender and offenders, their aiders, comforters, abettors, procurers and counsellors, therein convicted or attainted according to the laws and statutes of this realm, shall be deemed and adjudged high traitors, and shall suffer pains of death, and lose and forfeit all their goods and chattels, lands and tenements to the king, as in cases of high treason. deed, that not supreme that any &c. Repealed 13 Eliz. c. 1. 26 H. 8, c. 13. All statutes which make within the 1 MARY, SESS. 1, CAP. 1, SEC. 5.-In an act, intituled an act repealing and taking away certain treasons, felonies, and cases of premunire. V. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all offences made felony, or limited or appointed to in the reign be within the case of premunire, by any act or acts of parliament, of Henry 8, statute or statutes, made sithence the first day of the first year of any offence the reign of the late king of famous memory, king Henry the eighth, felony, or not being felony before, nor within the case of premunire, and also statute of all and every branch, article, and clause mentioned, or in anywise that was not declared in any of the same statutes, concerning the making of any so before,id. offence or offences to be felony, or within the case of premunire, not being felony, nor within the case of premunire before, and all pains and forfeitures concerning the same, or any of them, shall from henceforth be repealed, and utterly void and of none effect. 1 & 2 PHILIP & MARY, CAP. 8.—An act repealing all articles and provisions made against the see apostolic of Rome, since the twentieth year of king Henry the eighth, and for the establishment of all spiritual and ecclesiastical possessions and hereditaments conveyed to the laity.— See Title-" APPEALS TO THE SEE OF ROME," vol. i. p. 126. 1 ELIZABETH, CAP. 1.—An act to restore to the crown the ancient jurisdiction over the estate ecclesiastical and spiritual, and abolishing all foreign powers repugnant to the same.-See Title-" APPEALS TO THE SEE OF ROME," vol. i. p. 144. 5 ELIZABETH, CAP. 1.-An act for the assurance of the queen's royal power over all estates and subjects within her dominions.-See TitleECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION OF THE CROWN." vol. iii. p. 43. premunire, 7 & 8 VICTORIA, CAP. 102.—An act to repeal certain penal enactments made against her majesty's Roman catholic subjects.-See Title"UNIFORMITY OF SERVICE." 9 & 10 VICTORIA, CAP. 59.-An act to relieve her majesty's subjects from certain penalties and disabilities in regard to religious opinions.— See Title-" UNIFORMITY OF SERVICE." Patronages. Co. Lit. 374, b. SPACE LEFT FOR REFERENCE, IF NECESSARY, TO ACTS OF PARLIAMENT FASSED SUBSEQUENT TO A. D. 1816. SURVEY. 4 EDWARD 1, STAT. 1, SEC. 12. EXTENTA MANERII.-Expressing a survey of the buildings, lands, commons, parks, woods, tenants, &c. XII. It is also to be inquired of churches that belong to the lord's there be, and what, and where, and how much every gift, how many church is worth by the year, after the true estimation of the same. SPACE LEFT FOR REFERENCE, IF NECESSARY, TO ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED SUBSEQUENT TO A. D. 1816. TAX ON LAND. 4 WILLIAM & MARY, CAP. 1.-An act for granting to their ma- EXP. jesties an aid of four shillings in the pound for one year for carrying on a vigorous war against France.-We your majesties' most dutiful and loyal subjects, the commons assembled in parliament, having seriously considered of the great occasions which engage your majesties to many extraordinary expenses for the necessary defence of your realms, and the prosecution of a vigorous war against France, have cheerfully and unanimously given and granted unto your majesties the rates and assessments hereafter mentioned. And we most humbly beseech your majesties, that it may be enacted, bodies poli estate in rea II. And be it enacted by the king's and queen's most excellent majesties, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that their majesties shall have and receive the rates and assessments hereafter mentioned, of and from every person spiritual and temporal, of what estate or degree soever he or they be; which said rates or assessments shall be taxed, assessed, levied, and paid into their majesties' receipt of exchequer according to the tenor of this act, and in manner and form following, (that is to say) that all and every person and persons, bodies politic All persons, and corporate, guilds, and fraternities within this kingdom of Eng- tic, &c. land, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, having having any any estate in ready monies, or in any debts whatsoever owing to dy monies or them, within this realm or without, or having any estate in goods, debt, or having any eswares, merchandizes, or other chattels or personal estate whatsoever, tate in goods, within this realm or without, belonging to or in trust for them (ex- wares, or cept and out of the premises deducted such sums of money as he or they do bona fide owe, and such debts owing to them as shall be deducting adjudged desperate by the commissioners appointed by this act; and also the stock upon lands and such goods as are used for and desperhousehold stuff; and also other than and except the joint stocks or ate debts; shares of such bodies corporate, companies or fraternities as shall stock upon be otherwise charged by name in any other act to be made during household this present session of parliament) shall yield and pay unto their stuff, and the majesties four shillings in the pound, acording to the true yearly of companies value thereof, for one year; (that is to say) for every hundred which shall pounds of such ready money and debts, and for every hundred charged by pounds worth of such goods, wares, merchandizes, or other chattels, name in any or other personal estate, the sum of four and twenty shillings; and session, shall so after that rate for every greater or lesser sum or quantity, to be pay twentyassessed, levied and collected in manner hereafter mentioned. other person al estate whatsoever, monies, bona fide owing, and except land and joint stocks be otherwise act of this four shillings Persons hav or employ III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all and every person and persons, commissioner or commissioners, ing any office having, using, or exercising any public office or employment of profit ment of pro(such military officers, who are or shall be in muster by the muster fit (except master general of the army, or in pay in their majesties' army or ficers in mus VOL. IV. C C military of ter and pay in the army or navy) to pay four shillings in the pound navy in respect of such offices only excepted) and all and every their agents, clerks, secondaries, substitutes, and other inferior ministers whatsoever, shall yield and pay unto their majesties the sum of four shillings for every twenty shillings, which he or they for salaries do receive in one year, by virtue of any salaries, gratuities, bounty money, reward, fees or profits to him or them accruing, for or by reason or occasion of their several offices or employments, to be assessed, imposed, levied, and collected, in such manner as hereafter is mentioned. or profits. ments, yearly profits and heredita ments, four shillings yearly value. IV. And to the end a further aid and supply for their majesties' occasions may be raised, by a charge upon all lands, tenements, and hereditaments, with as much equality and indifferency as is possible, by a pound-rate of four shillings for every twenty shillings, of the All manors, true yearly value for one year only and no longer be it further lands, tene- enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all and every manors, messuages, lands and tenements; as also all quarries, mines of coal, tin or lead, copper, mundick iron, or other mines, iron works, salt springs, and salt works; all allum mines or works; all parks, chases, warrens, woods, underwoods, coppices, and all fishings, tithes, tolls, annuities, and all other yearly profits: and all hereditaments of what nature or kind soever they be, situate, lying, and being, happening or arising, within the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or within any the counties, cities, boroughs, towns, divisions, ridings, hundreds, lathes, wapentakes, parishes and places thereof, as well within charged with ancient demesne, and other liberties and privileged places, as in the pound without, shall be, and are hereby charged for one year only, and no of the true longer, with the sum of four shillings for every twenty shillings, of the full yearly value, and so in proportion for any greater or lesser All persons, value; and all and every person and persons, bodies politic and poli- corporate, guilds, mysteries, fraternities, and brotherhoods, whether pay four shil- corporate or not corporate, having or holding any manors, messuages, lings in the lands, tenements, hereditaments or other the premises, shall yield and pay unto their majesties the sum of four shillings for every twenty shillings by the year, which the said manors, messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments, and other the premises are now worth to be leased, if the same were truly and bona fide leased or demised at a rack-rent, and according to the full true yearly value thereof, without any respect had to the present rents reserved for the same, if such rents have been reserved upon such leases or estates made, for which any fine or income hath been paid or secured, or have been lessened or abated upon consideration of money laid out or to be laid out in improvements, and without any respect had to any former rates or taxes thereupon imposed, or making any abatement in respect to reparations, taxes, parish parish duties duties or any other charges whatsoever, which said sum of four and twenty shillings for the yearly profit of every hundred pounds value of all personal estates, as aforesaid, and four shillings for every twenty shillings by the year of the said true yearly value of To be paid all other the premises shall be assessed, levied and collected in at four quar- manner hereafter mentioned, and shall be paid into the receipt of ments. The their majesties' exchequer by four quarterly payments; the first tic, &c. to pound, of what now worth to be leased bona fide at a rack rent, &c. without respect to repairs, taxes, or other charges. terly pay |