BY Virtue , and in pursuance of an Act of Parliament , Intituled , An Act for raising Money by a Poll , and otherwise , to enable His Majesty , to enter into an actual War against the French King , and for prohibiting several French Commodities . And for the more speedy and effectual putting the said Act in execution : You are hereby in His Majesties Name required , with all care and diligence , to ascertain , and bring in unto us , ( being by the said Act amongst others appointed Commissioners to put the said Act in execution ) Certificates of the Names and Sirnames , Qualities , Degrees and Titles , of all and every the person and persons dwelling , or residing within your said Colledge , or Hall , and of the substances and values of every of them , in Money , Debts , Annual Fees , Salaries , Perquisites , Wages , Profits , Emoluments , and other things chargeable by the said Act , together with the Assessment of the respective Rates thereby imposed on each particular person , according to the Rules and Directions thereof , which are as followeth , ( viz. )

Every person , Bodies Politick and Corporate , Guildes or Fraternities , within England , Wales , or Berwick upon Tweede , having any personal Estate in Debts to them owing , which he or they do not accompt and esteem as desperate , ( over and besides such just Debts , as He , She , or they shall bona fide owe , ) or Estate in ready Moneys , are , for every hundred pounds in such Debts and ready Money , to pay 20. s. ( Yet no Money which shall be lent to His Majesty at 7 per Cent. upon the Security of the said Act , is to be rated or assessed . )

Every person and persons , Commissioner or Commissioners , having , using , or exercising , any Office , Place , or Publick employment , ( such who are or shall be in Muster and Pay at Land or Sea , in respect of such their pay only excepted ) and all and every their Deputies , Agents , Clerks , Secondaries , Substitutes , and other their inferior Ministers and Servants , are , out of every 20. s. which he or they do receive in one Year , by vertue of any Salary , Fees , Profits , Perquisites , or other advantages to him or them accrewing , or by reason , or occasion of their respective Commissions , Offices , Agencies and Imployments , to pay the sum of 2 s.

Every other person having or claiming any Pention , or yearly Stipend , or Annuity , out of any part of His Majesties Revenue , exceeding 20 l. per Annum , are out of every 20 s. by the year so given or granted , to pay the sum of 3 s.

All Iudges and other persons , having any Iudicial Office , or other Office , or Place of Profit , all Serjeants at Law , Councellors , Attornies , Sollicitors , and Scrivenors , and all Advocates , Proctors , and publick Notaries , and all practising the Art of Physick , are , out of every 20 s. which he or they do receive by his or their respective Sallaries , Offices , Practices , or Professions in one year , to pay the sum of 2 s.

Every Servant who doth receive Wages , is , for every 20 s. by the year , which shall be due or payable to him , her , or them for Wages , ( except Board-Wages ) to pay 12 d.

All and every person and persons , of what Age , Sex , or condition soever , are to pay 1 s. above the rates charged upon them by the said Act ( except such as receive Alms of the Parish where they dwell , and their Children , under the Age of 16 years , and except the Children under the Age of 16 years ; of all day Labourers , of all Servants in Husbandry , and of all others who by reason of their poverty are exempted from contributing to the charge of Church and Poor ; and except the children , under the Age of 16 years , of such who have four or more children , and are not worth 50 l. in Lands , Goods and Ch●ttels .

All and every person and persons , of the several Ranks and Degrees hereafter mentioned , of any of the thrée Kingdoms of England , Scotland , or Ireland , who are inhabiting and residing within this Kingdom , are to pay the several sums hereafter mentioned , ( viz. ) A Duke 50 l. a Marquess 40 l. an Earl 30 l. a Viscount 25 l. a Baron 20 l. ( But the Offices or personal Estates of the Peers you are not to assess ; the same being otherwise directed by the said Act. )

And all and every the Son and Sons of the several persons of the Degrees of Nobility aforesaid , of any of the three Kingdoms of England , Scotland , or Ireland , who are inhabiting and residing within this Kingdom , and of the Age of 1● years are to pay the several sums hereafter mentioned , ( viz. ) a Dukes eldest Son 30 l. every his other Sons 25 l. a Marquess eldest Son 25 l. every his other Sons 20 l. and Earls eldest Son 20 l. every his other Sons 15 l. a Viscounts eldest Son 17 l. 10 s. every his other Sons 13 l. 6 s. 8 d. a Barons eldest Son 15 l. every his other Sons 12 l. A Baronet of any the said three Kingdoms , or of Nova Scotia , and residing within this Kingdom , is to pay 15 l.

And all and every person and persons , of the several Ranks and Degrees hereafter mentioned , who are inhabiting and residing within this Kingdom , are to pay the several sums hereafter mentioned , ( viz. ) a Knight of the Bath 15 l. a Knight Batchellour 10 l. the Kings Serjeant at Law 20 l every other Serjeant at Law 15 l. an Esq or so reputed , or owning , or writing himself such , and of the age of 16 Years 5 l a Gent. or reputed Gent. or owning , or writing himself such , and above the age of 16 Years 20 s. Every Widow according to the degree of her Husband , ( except the Widow of an Ecclesiastical person , ) is to pay a third part rated in the said Act upon that degree of which her Husband was in his life time .

Every Gent. having an Estate of the value of 300 l. or more , ( though a Minor , under the age of 21 Years , ) is to pay 20 s. A Gent. of a less Estate , who shall thereof make Oath before two or more of the Commissioners , is not to pay 20 s. in respect of his Title .

Every person and persons , who are of the several Orders , Ranks or Degrees h●reafter mentioned , are to pay the several sums following , ( viz. ) An Arch-Bishop 50 l. every other Bishop 20 l. a Dean of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church 10 l. an Arch-Deacon 50 s. a Cannon or Prebendary of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church 50 s. ( except such sole Prebendary who is a sole Corporation and his Prebend not rated in the Exchequer above 30 l. ) a Doctor of Divinity , Law , or Physick , is to pay 5 l. ( But if a Dr. of Divinity have no Benefice , or Ecclesiastical preferment , he is not to be charged for his Title . ) Every person holding two or more Benefices having cure if Souls , which together shall amount to 120 l. per Annum clear , is to pay 5 l.

Every Merchant Trading in the Port of London , and residing there , or within 10 Miles thereof , and not Free of the said City , is to pay 10 l. And every Merchant stranger , residing within this Kingdom , is also to pay 10 l. Every Merchant or other person using any Trade or mannual occupation , and holding a House of 30 l. per Annum , within London and Weekly Bills of Mortality , is to pay 10 s. Every Member of the East-India Company , for every 100 l. which he hath in the Ioynt-stock of the said Company , is to pay 20 s. according to the first Capital of the said Stock .

Every Member af the Guinay Company is to pay in like menner , And to be paid by the Governours and Treasurers of the said Companies .

Which said Assesments you are to make according to the said Rules and Directions of the said Act , without Concealment , Love , Favour , Dread or Malice , notwithstanding any Person or Persons , Cities , Burroughs , or Towns Corporate , shall have the Letters , Patents , of His Majesty or any His Royal Progenitors of exemptions , ( all non obstantes in such Letter , Patents , made or to be made , in Bar of any Act or Acts of Parliament for supply or assistance of His Majesty , being thereby declared void . ) And you are likewise to return unto us , the names of two or more able and sufficient Persons within the Precincts and Bounds of your said Colledge , or Hall , to be Collectors of the Monies due to His Majesty by the said Act , for whose paying unto the Receiver General , to be appointed by His Majesty , his Deputy or Deputies , all such Monies as they shall be charged withal , your said Colledge or Hall is to be answerable . ) And for your more due proceeding , in the Premises , you are further by the said Act directed that every Person to be rated for his Office , is to be rated in the place where the said Office is to be executed , and that every Person to be otherwise rated , are to be rated at such places where he or she , and with his or her Family are resident : And that such as are not House-keepers , nor having a certain place of abode , and all Servants , are to be taxed at the place where they are resident , 〈…〉 be out of the Realm at the time of Assessing , are to be rated where their last abiding was within the Realm . But you are by the 〈…〉 to Assess us , or any Commissioners joyned with us , nor are you to Assess your selves , ( the same being otherwise appointed 〈◊〉 the said 〈…〉 notomit to return such of us , or other Commissioners joyned with us , which inhabit and reside within your Colledge , 〈…〉 your 〈…〉 to … es Qualities , Degrees , Titles , Offices , Estates ▪ and other things chargeable by the said Act , nor are you doubly to charge 〈…〉 severa ; l Titl●● Honours , or Degrees , but every such Person is to be charged and assessed for such Title , Honour , or 〈…〉 And after the same Certificat●●● and Assesment shall be made , rated , and perfected , which by the 〈…〉 You are hereby likewise 〈◊〉 to bring the same unto us , or any two or more of 〈…〉 upon or before the 10th day of May now next 〈…〉