AS touching the payments of Tithes in the Citty of London , and the Liberties of the same : It is fully ordered and decréed by the most reuerend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury , Primate and Metropolitane of all England . Thomas Lord Wriothesley , and Lord Chancelour of England . William Lord Saint Iohn , president of the Kings Maiesties Counsell , and Lorde great Maister of hys Highnes houshold , Iohn Lord Russell , Lord priuie seale , Edward Earle of Hertford , Lord great Chamberlaine of England , Iohn viscount Lisle high Admirall of England , Richard Lister Knight chiefe Iustice of England , and Roger Cholrneley Knight , chiefe Baron of his Graces Eschequer , this present twenty and foure day of February , Anno Domini secundum cursum & computationem Ecclesié Angelicanè millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo quinto , according to the statute in such case lately prouided . That the Cittizens and inhabitants of the sayd Citty of London and Liberties of the same , for the time beeing , shall yéerely without fraud or couin for euer pay their tithes to the Parsons , Vicars , and Curates of the sayd Citty , and their successours for the time being , after the rate héereafter following , that is to wit , of euery tenne shillings rent by yeare of all and euerie house and houses , shops , warehouses , sellers , and stables , and euery of them , within the saide Citty and Liberties of the same sixtéene pence halfe penny . And of euery twenty shillings rent by yeare of all and euery such house and houses , shops , warehouses , sellers , and stables , and euery of them , within the saide Citty and Liberties , two shillings and nine pence : And so aboue the rent of twenty shillings by yeare , ascending from x. s. to x. s. according to the rate aforesaid .

Item that where any lease is or shal be made of any dwelling house or houses , shops , warehouses , sellers , or stables , or of any of them , by fraud or couin , reseruing lesse rent then hath béen accustomed , or is , or that any such lease shall be made without any rent reserued vpon the same , by reason of anie fine or income payd before hand , or by anie other fraud or couin : That then in euery such case the tenaunt or farmour , tenaunts or farmours thereof , shall pay for his or their tithes of the same , after the rate afore said , according to the quantitie of such rent or rents , as the same house or houses , shops , warehouses , sellers , or stables , or any of them were last letten for , without fraud or couin before the making of such lease .

Item that euery owner or owners , inheritor or inheritors , of any dwelling house or houses , shopps , warehouses , sellers , or stables , or anie of them within the said Citty & liberties , inhabiting or occupying the same himselfe or themselues , shall pay after such rate of tithe as is aboue sayde , after the quantity of such yearely rent , as the same was last letten for , without fraud or couin .

Item if any person or persons haue taken , or héerafter shall take any mese or mansion place by lease , and the taker or takers therof his or their executors or assignes doth or shall inhabits in part therof , and haue or hath within viij . yeares last past before this order or héereafter will or shall let out the residue of the same : That then in such case , the principall Farmour or Farmors or first taker or takers therof , his or their executors or assignes , shall pay his or their tithes after the rate aforesaid , according to his or their quantity therin , and that his or theyr executors assigne or assignes , shall pay his or their tithes after the rate aboue sayd , according to the quantity of his or their rent by yeare .

And that if any person or persons , haue or shall take diuers mansion houses , shops , warehouses , sellers , or stables in one lease , and letteth , or shall let out one or more of the said houses , and kéepeth or shall kéepe one or more in his or their owne hands , and inhabiteth or inhabiten in the same : That then the said taker or takers , and his or their executors or assignes , shall pay his or their tithes after the rate aboue sayd , according to the quantity of the yearele rent of such mansion house or houses retayned in his or their hands . And that his assigne or assignes of the residue of the sayde mansion house or houses shall pay his or their yearelie tithes after the rate aboue said , according to the quantity of their yearely rents .

Item if such Farmour or Farmors , or his or their assignes of any mansion houses , warehouses , shops , sellers , or stables , hath at any time within eight yeares last past , or shall héereafter let ouer all the sayd mansion house or houses contayned in his or their lease to one person or to diuers persons : That then the inhabitants leases or occupiers of them , and of euery of them shal pay their tithes , after the rate of such rents as the said inhabitaunts , leases , or occupiers , and their assigne or assignes , béen or shal be charged withal , without fraud or couin .

Item if anie dwelling house within eight yeares last past was or héereafter shall be conuerted into a warehouse , storehouse , or such like , or if a warehouse , storehouse , or such lyke within the saide eigh● yeares , was or heerafter shalb● conuerted into a dwelling house : That then the occupier or occupiers thereof shall pay tithes for the same , after the rate aboue declared of mansion hous● rents .

Item that where anie person shall demise anie Diehouse or Brewhouse with implements conuenient and necessarie for dying or brewing , reseruing a rent vpon the same , as well in respect of such implementes , as in respect of such Diehouse or Brew-house . That then the tenaunt shall pay his tithes , after such rate as is aboue said , the third peny abated . And that euery principall house or houses with key or wharf , hailing any Crane or gibet belonging to the same , shall pay after like rate of their rents as is aforesaid the third penny abated . And that other wharfes belonging to houses , hauing no Crane or gibet , shal pay for their tithes as shal be paid for mansion houses in forme aforesaid .

Item that where any mansion house with a shoppe , stable , warehouses , wharf , with Crane , timberyard , teinteryard , or Garden belonging to the same , or as parcell of the same , is or shall be occupied together , that if the same be héereafter seuered or deuided , or at any time within viij . yeares last past were seuered or deuided : That then the farmour or farmours , occupier , or occupiers , thereof shall pay such tithes as aboue said for such shops , scable , warehouse , wharfe , with Crane , timberyard , teinteryard , or garden aforesaid so seuered or deuided after the rate of their seuerall rents thervpon reserued .

Item that the sayde Cittizens and inhabitaunts shall paye theyr tithes quarterly , that is to say , at the feast of Easter , the Natiuity of S. Iohn Baptist , the feast of S. Michael the Archangell , and the natiuity of our Lord by euen portions .

Item that euery housholder paying ten shillings rent or aboue , shall for him or her selfe be discharged of theyr foure offering dayes : but his wife , children , seruant , or others of their family , taking their rights of the church at Easter , shall pay two pence for their foure offering dayes yéerely .

Prouided alwayes , and it is decréed , that if any house or houses , which hath béen , or heereafter shall be letten for tenne shillings rent by yéere or more , be or hath at any time within eyght yeares last passed , or héereafter shal be deuided and leased into small parcels or members , yéelding lesse yéerely rent then tenne shillings by yeare : That then the owner or owners , if hee or they dwell in any part of such house , or else the principall lease or leases , if the owner or owners doe not dwell in some part of the same , shal from henceforth pay for his or their tithes , after such rate of rent as the same house was accustomed to be letten for before such deuision or deuiding into parts or members . And the vnder Farmour and Farmours , lease and leases , to be discharged of all tithes , for such small parcels , parts , or members rented at lesse yearely rents then ten shillings by yeare , without fraud or couin , paying two pence a péece yéerely for their foure offering dayes .

Prouided alway , and it is decréede , that for such Gardens as appertayne not to any mansion house , and which any person or persons , holdeth or shall hold in his or their hands for pleasure , or to his owne vse , that then the person so holding the same shall pay no tithes for the same . But if any person or persons , which holdeth , and shall holde any such Garden , contayning halfe an Acre or more , doth or shall make any yéerely profit therof by way of sale : that then he or they shall pay tithes for the same , after such rate of his rent , as is héerein first aboue specified .