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Section XXXIX Alien or Denizen assigning his Lands, &c. to his Child with Intent to defraud the Subsidy, such Child chargeable as an Alien.

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Provided neverthelesse, and be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid, That if any Alien or straunger borne Denizen or not Denizen X1 and inhabiting within this Realme of England shall assigne and convey over unto any his or their childe or children borne within the said Realme of England any his or their Lands Tenements Goods or Chattells to the intent thereby to defraud the said Kings Majestie of the said Subsidies of or for the same, that then all and every such childe and children so being seised of any such Lands and Tenements and possessed of anie such goods or chattells shalbe charged and chargeable to and with the payment of double the said Subsidies for the same Landes Tenements Goodes and Chattells at the said rates and values as Aliens and Straungers Denizens or not Denizens are before limited and appointed to pay.

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Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: and dwelling O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]