THE
RATES
OF
MARCHANDIZES
AS
THEY
ARE
SET
DOWNE
in
the
Booke
of
Rates
for
the
Custome
and
Subsidie
of
Poundage
,
and
for
the
Custome
and
Subsidie
of
Cloathes
,
the
same
being
appointed
by
his
Maiestie
,
and
Confirmed
by
the
Lorde
deputye
and
Councell
,
and
ordered
to
be
published
in
Print
,
for
the
direction
of
such
as
it
may
concerne
in
this
Kingdome
of
Ireland
.
DVBLIN
.
Printed
by
Iohn
Franckton
,
Printer
to
the
Kings
most
excellent
Maiestie
.
1608.
BY
THE
LORD
DEPVTIE
AND
COVNCELL
.
WHereas
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
the
fifteenth
yeer
of
the
raigne
of
King
Henry
the
seuenth
of
famous
memory
,
it
was
at
the
prayer
of
the
Commons
ordained
and
established
▪
That
the
said
King
&
his
Heires
should
haue
,
perceiue
and
leuie
of
all
and
euery
xx
.
s.
worth
of
all
manner
of
Marchandize
and
Wares
brought
into
this
land
of
Ireland
,
by
any
manner
of
person
or
persons
,
to
be
sould
within
the
same
Land
,
twelue
pence
,
and
likewise
should
haue
,
leuie
and
receaue
of
euery
twentie
shillings
worth
of
all
manner
of
Marchandize
and
Wares
after
the
price
that
they
be
bought
within
this
Land
,
and
to
bee
carried
out
of
the
same
,
to
be
sould
by
any
manner
of
person
or
persons
beyond
the
Sea
,
twelue
pence
,
as
in
the
same
Act
among
other
things
,
more
at
large
is
contained
;
And
forasmuch
as
hitherto
the
Wares
and
Marchandizes
out
of
which
the
said
poundage
or
twelue
pence
of
the
pound
is
to
be
raised
,
haue
had
not
certaine
values
or
Rates
set
vppon
them
in
this
Kingdome
,
by
reason
whereof
the
saide
Poundage
or
twelue
pence
of
the
pound
hath
not
been
truelie
and
fully
aunswered
vnto
the
Kings
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
and
his
Progenitors
;
Wee
haue
therefore
caused
all
the
goods
and
Marchandizes
chargeable
with
the
said
poundage
either
broght
in
,
or
transported
out
of
this
Kingdome
,
together
with
the
seuerall
kinds
,
qualities
,
numbers
,
weights
,
measures
and
contents
of
the
same
,
and
the
values
,
prices
,
and
Rates
thereof
to
be
particularly
entred
and
expressed
in
this
present
Booke
,
containing
in
leaues
on
both
sides
●●to
the
entent
his
Maiestie
may
henceforth
bee
iustly
aunswered
of
the
said
poundage
,
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
said
Act
of
Parliament
;
Wherefore
we
do
hereby
declare
&
publish
his
Highnes
pleasure
&
comandment
to
be
,
That
all
his
Maiesties
Customers
or
Collectors
of
Customes
or
Subsidies
within
any
Port
,
Hauen
or
Creeke
of
this
his
Highnes
Realme
of
Ireland
,
for
the
tyme
being
shal
from
&
immediatly
after
notice
giuen
by
these
presents
of
his
Highnes
said
pleasure
,
leauie
and
take
vp
to
his
Maiesties
vse
the
said
poundage
or
twelue
pence
vppon
the
pound
,
according
to
the
prises
,
values
,
&
rates
mentioned
and
expressed
in
this
Booke
,
&
not
otherwise
,
as
they
and
euery
of
them
will
aunswere
for
the
contrary
,
at
their
perills
.
Willing
further
,
and
hereby
commaunding
his
Maiesties
Thresurer
&
Barons
of
the
Eschecquer
of
this
Realme
,
and
the
said
Comptroullers
and
Surueyors
for
the
tyme
being
,
within
anie
Port
,
Hauen
,
or
Creeke
of
this
Realme
of
Ireland
,
and
euerie
of
them
,
to
charge
the
said
Collectors
and
Customers
&
euery
of
them
,
to
see
his
Highnes
duely
aunswered
of
the
said
poundage
,
according
to
the
values
,
prices
,
and
Rates
,
mentioned
in
this
Booke
,
and
none
otherwise
.
Given
at
his
Maiesties
Castle
of
Dublin
the
xxiij
day
of
Iune
.
1608.