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id: A83773
author: England and Wales. Parliament.
date: 1642
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 718
sentence: 42
flesch: 69
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txt: txt/A83773.txt
title:
  An order of the House of Parliament concerning the gathering in of the pole-moneys. die Veneris, May 6, 1642.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83773 of text R210527 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[15]). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160728)


id: A83652
author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 757
sentence: 38
flesch: 69
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txt: txt/A83652.txt
title:
  A certificate of what hath been done upon the poll-money, as well upon the act of poll-money, as upon the order of review of the same.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83652 of text R205388 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.3[21]). IMprimis , The charge of each severall division amounteth in the totall sum unto — The discharge of the said totall sum appeareth in the particulars following , ( Viz ) 1 Money paid into the Chamber of London — 2 Money paid for the Collecting and paying of the same , according to the Statute or Order of review — 3 In Certificates seen and allowed according to the said Statute , the sum of money is — 4 In pretended Certificates neither seen nor allowed , the sum is — 5 Moneys uncollected , and not distreined by reason of the povertie of the partie assessed — 6 Such as are dead and were able to pay in their life time — 7 Refusers , that do not , or will not pay , although able and sufficient , whose names with the sums of money assessed upon them are in a Schedule annexed hereunto , amounteth unto — 8 Memorandum , All that are assessed under twelve pence are not to be particularly named or written , but the totall sum in every Parish or Township therein set down , The grosse sum whereof is — 9 You shall likewise certifie where any considerable partialitie or connivence hath been used , either by the Commissioners or Assessors , and in such case you are to certifie the particular persons name and place of abode , that so such person may receive his condigne censure .


id: A83877
author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 846
sentence: 40
flesch: 66
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txt: txt/A83877.txt
title:
  Die Lunæ 29. Novemb. 1641. Whereas severall certificates have been presented to this House, of sundry defaulters in payment of the sums assessed upon them by vertue of the bill of polemoney, ...

summary:
  Whereas severall certificates have been presented to this House, of sundry defaulters in payment of the sums assessed upon them by vertue of the bill of polemoney, ... England and Wales. Whereas severall certificates have been presented to this House, of sundry defaulters in payment of the sums assessed upon them by vertue of the bill of polemoney, ... England and Wales.


id: B05303
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1184
sentence: 58
flesch: 62
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txt: txt/B05303.txt
title:
  Act appointing collectors of shires to receive clipped merk-pieces from the parish-collectors of the pole-money, and ordaining diligence against parish-collectors. Edinburgh, January 28, 1696.

summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05303) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 178919)


id: A83875
author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1177
sentence: 41
flesch: 60
cache: cache/A83875.xml
txt: txt/A83875.txt
title:
  Die Jovis 9⁰ Septembr. 1641. Whereas it doth appear to this House by certain informations received from divers parts of this kingdom, that the pole-money doth generally come to a far lesse sum, then by the true intent of the act it both might and ought to do ...

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83875 of text R205445 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.3[15]). Title from caption and opening words of text.


id: B05301
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: Act anent the pole-money. Edinburgh, March 23. 1699..
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1517
sentence: 62
flesch: 62
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txt: txt/B05301.txt
summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05301) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 178918)


id: A87861
author: England and Wales. Parliament.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1468
sentence: 59
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A87861.xml
txt: txt/A87861.txt
title:
  The true coppy of a letter sent by Mr Speaker to the sheriffes of severall counties. Namely: Worcester, Cambridge, Huntington, Lecester, North-hampton, Warwick, and Rutland. Which have not as yet paid in the poll-money. With the copy of an order sent from the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament to these severall counties before-named, for the speedy transportaion of that money to York for disbanding of his Majesties army. And they that are found faulty, shall incurre both the ill-opinion and severe punishment of both Houses of Parliament. August 24. 1641.

summary:
  The true coppy of a letter sent by Mr Speaker to the sheriffes of severall counties. The true coppy of a letter sent by Mr Speaker to the sheriffes of severall counties.


id: A47698
author: England and Wales. Parliament.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1463
sentence: 53
flesch: 64
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txt: txt/A47698.txt
title:
  The trve coppy of a letter sent by Mr. Speaker to the sheriffes of several counties namely, Worcester, Cambridge, Huntington, Lecester, North-hampton, Warwick, and Rutland, which have not as yet paid in the poll-money : with the copy of an order sent from the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament to these severall counties before-named, for the speedy transportation of that money to York for disbanding of His Majesties army, and they that are found faulty, shall incurre both the ill-opinion and severe punishment of both Houses of Parliament, August 24, 1641.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A47698 of text R20478 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L1091). D The rate of 60 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.


id: B05666
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: Proclamation for paying in the pole-money.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1625
sentence: 66
flesch: 61
cache: cache/B05666.xml
txt: txt/B05666.txt
summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05666) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179083)


id: B05696
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: A proclamation, for the better inbringing of the pole-money, imposed in anno 1695.
date: 1695
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1664
sentence: 72
flesch: 62
cache: cache/B05696.xml
txt: txt/B05696.txt
summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Intentional blank spaces in text.


id: B05693
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1925
sentence: 65
flesch: 54
cache: cache/B05693.xml
txt: txt/B05693.txt
title:
  Proclamtion for the better collecting and inbringing of what is deficient of the pole-money imposed in anno 1695

summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05693) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180024) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: B05725
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1695
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2113
sentence: 68
flesch: 54
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txt: txt/B05725.txt
title:
  A proclamation, prorogating the dyets of giving in lists of poleable persons, and payment of their pole-money, and prescribing methods for the exactness and perfecting of the same.

summary:
  Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , Conjunctly and Severally , specially , Constitute , Greeting ; Forasmuch as , by the Act of Parliament one thousand six hundred and ninty five years anent the Pole-money , and former Proclamations and Orders of Our Privy Council thereanent , several days were prefixt for sending in from the several Shires of this Kingdom to the Clerk of our Thesaury Abstracts of the Lists and Rolls made up within the respective Sub-divisions of the saids Shires ; Nevertheless the saids Abstracts are either wholly neglected , or sent in so defective and Lame , that no distinct Charge can be formed thereupon , either against the Collectors of the Shires , or Paroch Collectors , or these lyable in payment of the said Pole-money , in so far as in several of the saids Books and Lists there are no Sums drawn out upon either the Stock , or Rent , or Characters , and Conditions of the persons Poleable , and the Fees of Servants are condescended on only for half a year , whereas the Master is lyable for the whole years Pole out of the halfyears Fee , and some condescends upon Persons Merchandizing , and Exercising Trades , and keeping Servants , and yet bears them not able to pay Pole , and the general Pole of six pence is not adjected to the particular Pole , and the valued Rent is not divided amongst the Tennents conform to their Possessions but charged in cumulo , and that there are several other Defects and Omissions in the saids Books , for Remeid whereof , and for perfecting the Lists and Rolls of the poleable persons within the several Shires of this Kingdom ; and for Rectifying and Amending the several Defects and Mistakes above-written , and to the effect the Pole-money may be fully and exactly gathered up according to the perfected Lists , We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to prorograt and continue the days for compleating the saids Lists and Rolls , and paying in the Pole-money due by the several Leidges of this our Kingdom until the Fifteenth day of January next to come for all upon this side of Tay , except Perth Shire , and to the first day of February for Perth-Shire and all beyond Tay , hereby Requiring and Commanding the Collectors of Supply within the several Shires of this Kingdom , betwixt and the days respective foresaids , to make up exact and compleat Lists of all persons Poleable within their respective Shires , in the Terms of the Act of Parliament anent the Pole-money , who may be either altogether omitted , or not Inrolled to their just Avail by the Sub-Collectors of the respective Divisions and Paroches within the several Shires , for which the saids Collectors of Supply are allowed to retain five per Cent , in their own hands , out of the Pole-money which shall be Collected by them from the persons either omitted or not duely Inrolled as said is : And likeways we hereby Require & command the saids Collectors of Supply betwixt and the days respective foresaid to go through every Paroch within their respective Shires , and there revise and examine the Lists and Rolls given in to them by the Collectors of the several Sub-divisions and Paroches , and make Tryal of the famen that they be full and exact , and to make use of the Assistance of the Elders , and Examination Rolls of every Paroch , and if need beis to Execute our former Letters of Horning granted to them for that Effect , and to do all other Diligence allowed by our Laws for perfecting and compleating the saids Lists and Rolls betwixt and the days foresaids : Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: B05645
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: Proclamation for bringing in the lists, and determining debates about the pole-money.
date: 1694
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mime: application/xml
words: 2037
sentence: 73
flesch: 57
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summary:
  Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179072) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: B05650
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1695
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2521
sentence: 75
flesch: 54
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txt: txt/B05650.txt
title:
  A proclamation for collecting and in-bringing the pole-money, appointed to be payed at Martinmass, 1695. by an Act of the last session of Parliament.

summary:
  And further , the said Commissioners , in case of their other neglects and failzieurs in the premisses : As also , the said Collectors of Shires failzleing in their parts , are hereby declared punishable by Our Council , as they shall see cause : And what is hereby appointed as to Commissioners of Shires within their bounds foresaid , is also appointed and enjoyned to Magistrats within Burgh , and their Sub-Collectors , and under the same pains in all points , with this express provision , that the Sub-Collectors for Burghs give in their whole Lists to the Collector of Supply of the Shire whereof they are apart , to be by them Registrat : And to the effect the Commissioners of the shire may inspect and see how the same are made and managed . And lastly , It is declared , that the foresaid Sub-Collectors and Collectors shall have power to exact the doubles and quadruples , in case of failzie , either by omitting , wrong up-giving , not payment , or otherwise , conform to the said Act of Parliament , in which doubles and quadruples in the cases forsaids , the foresaid Sub-Commissioners for Paroches , and Commissioners for Shires , are hereby impowered to decern the persons failzieing , and to direct Execution against them in all points , conform to the Act of Parliament .


id: A93378
author: Smith, John, writer on taxation.
date: 1670
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words: 4105
sentence: 127
flesch: 60
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title:
  Proposals humbly offer'd to the consideration of the honourable House of Commons, for laying a poll-tax on all horses, mares, geldings, &c. for one year and a poundage-tax on all horses, mares, geldings, &c. that shall be bought or sold in England. Also an annual imposition or duty on all weights and measures whatsoever; as likewise on all shopkeepers and tradesmen.

summary:
  That all sorts of Measures , either Liquid or otherwise ; and likewise , either Wine or Winchester Measures , &c. not exceeding the Gallon , shall pay to His Majesty , for each Measure , the sum of one penny . PROPOSALS Humbly offerded to the Consideration of the Honourable HOUSE of COMMONS for laying a Poll-Tax on all Horses , Mares , Geldings , &c. for one Year ; and a Poundage-Tax on all Horses , Mares , Geldings , &c. that shall be bought or sold in England : Also an Annual Imposition or Duty on all Weights and Measures whatsoever ; as likewise on all Shopkeepers and Tradesmen .


id: A49207
author: France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV)
date: 1695
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mime: application/xml
words: 9722
sentence: 468
flesch: 66
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title:
  The French King's declaration for settling the general poll-tax together with his edict ordering all communities both regular and secular, and all particular persons, (who have any water from rivers, brooks, springs and fountains, or otherwise, whether for the ornament of their houses, or the improving to their estates) to pay such sums as shall be impos'd upon them in council, in order to have the benefit of the said waters confirm'd to them for the future.

summary:
  For these Reasons , and other Considerations Us thereunto moving , of Our certain Knowledge , Absolute Power , and Authority Royal , We have by these Presents , Sign'd under our Hand , Said and Declar'd , do Say and Declare , Will , and it is Our Pleasure , That , to reckon from the First Day of this Month , a General Poll-Tax be Establish'd , Rais'd and Levy'd throughout Our whole Kingdom , Countries , Lands and Lordships under Our Command , as well as in the Countries and Cities Conquer'd by Us , since the Declaration of this present War , by Hearths , or by Families , payable Yearly during the present War only , and not to be Continued or Exacted under any Pretence whatever , Three Months after God's having granted Us a Peace : That in order thereunto , the Intendants and Commissioners sent forth in each of the Generalities , Provinces , Countries and Districts , the Syndics of the Dioceses and of the Estates ; and the Gentlemen , who are to act joyntly with the said Intendants according to this present Declaration , do agree about the Rolls of the Division of the said Poll-Tax , conformably to the Bill of Rates agreed on in Our Council containing the Distribution of Our Subjects , in Two and Twenty Classes , which shall be fix'd under the Counter Seal of these Presents . For these Causes , and others Us thereunto moving , and from Our own certain Knowledge , full Power , and Royal Authority , We have by this Present , Perpetual and Irrevocable Edict , Said , Statuted and Ordained , and Say , Statute , Ordain , Will and Please , that in the space of one Month at farthest , from the Day of the Enrolling of this present Edict , and the Publication thereof in the Baliwicks , Senesohalships and other Royal Courts , all Communities Secular or Regular , and all particular Persons of what Quality and Condition soever , who have Waters derived from Navigable Rivers within the limits of Our Kingdom , or Countries , Lands and Lordships subject to Us ; As also those who have Waters deriv'd from Rivers that are not Navigable , Brooks , Springs and Fountains , or otherwise , which they stop or retain about the Roads , or bring it across the Streets , Ways and Publick Places for their own use , whether it be to Water their Lands , Embellish their Houses , or what other Use soever ; Also those who have let out , or turn'd off the Waters throughout the High Jurisdictions which belong to Us , and in those by Us Mortgaged ; shall be obliged to give unto him whom We shall entrust with the Execution of the present Edict , his Proctors , Deputies and Substitutes , exact Declarations of the Quantity of Lines of Water which they enjoy , from whence they flow , the Houses and Edifices better'd or beautify'd by them , the Places , Streets and Ways thro which they pass , and what Acres of Land belonging unto them , are thereby watered , on pain of being fin'd in 500 Livres , which shall neither be remitted nor moderated upon any Pretext whatsoever .


