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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-8-act-1640/section-II",
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  "legislation": "aep/Cha1/16/32",
  "legislation_title": "Taxation (No. 8) Act 1640",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-8-act-1640",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "£400,000. to be raised by Two equal Payments on all Persons, Spiritual and Temporal;",
  "text": "charged on the Counties, Cities, and Places hereinafter named.\nAnd that every person and persons spirituall and temporall of what estate or degree soever he or they be of (other then such persons as are hereby excepted) shall be liable thereunto and charged and chargeable with the payment thereof according to the tenour of this act in manner and forme following that is to say For the more equall and just raising thereof It is humbly desired that it may be enacted And be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid that the said su[m]m of Four hundred thousand pounds and su[m]m and su[m]ms of money aforesaid shall be charged rated taxed and leavied upon all and every the severall Counties Cities Towns liberties places and persons hereafter particularly menc[i]oned and expressed according to the particular proportions rates and distributions thereof following that is to say\nBedford.\nUpon the County of Bedford Four thousand three hundred threescore twelve pounds and one shilling.\nBerks.\nThe Countie Berks Five thousand six hundred twenty eight pounds fourteen shillings and two pence.\nBucks.\nThe County of Bucks Six thousand seaven hundred twelve pounds two shillings and six pence.\nCambridge.\nThe Countie of Cambridge Six thousand one hundred fourscore nineteen pounds eleven shillings and one penie.\nIsle of Ely.\nThe Isle of Ely Two thousand two hundred fourscore seaventeene pounds.\nCheshire.\nThe Countie of Cest[e]r Two thousand eight hundred fourty and one pound eighteen shillings and nine pence.\nChester.\nThe Citie and Countie of Cest[e]r Three hundred twenty six pounds and fifteen shillings.\nCornwall.\nThe Countie of Cornwall Ten thousand one hundred ten pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence.\nDerbyshire.\nThe Countie of Derby Two thousand eight hundred nineteene pounds one shilling seven pence halfepeny\nDevonshire.\nThe Countie of Devon Twenty nine thousand thirty five pounds twelve shillings and three pence.\nExeter.\nThe Citie and Countie of Exon One thousand fourty nine pounds four shillings and three pence.\nDorsetshire.\nThe Countie of Dorset Seven thousand seven hundred one pound two shillings and three pence.\nPool.\nThe Town and County of Pool Fourscore pounds eighteen shillings six pence.\nYorkshire.\nThe Countie of Yorke Seventeen thousand three hundred fourscore pounds five shillings and six pence.\nYork.\nThe Citie and Countie of Yorke One thousand two hundred thirty one pounds four shillings and nine pence.\nKingston-upon Hull.\nThe Town and County of Kingston upon Hull Four hundred nineteene pounds five shillings and nine pence.\nEssex.\nThe County of Essex Eighteen thousand fourty eight pounds nine shillings and nine pence.\nGloucestershire.\nThe County of Gloucester Nine thousand nine hundred threescore eighteen pounds five shillings and five pence.\nGloucester.\nThe Citie and Countie of Gloucester One thousand one hundred eight pounds and fourteen shillings\nHerefordshire.\nThe Countie of Hereffs Seven thousand one hundred fourty six pounds four shillings and six pence.\nHertfordshire.\nThe Countie of Hertford Seven thousand five hundred twentie five pounds and ten shillings.\nHuntingdon.\nThe Countie of Hunts Three thousand five hundred thirty three pounds eight shillings and nine pence.\nKent.\nThe Countie of Kent Twenty thousand two hundred fourscore one pounds fiveteen shillings seven pence half peny.\nCanterbury.\nCity and County of Canterbury Eight hundred eighteen pounds fourteen shillings and nine pence.\nLancathire.\nThe Countie of Lancaster Four thousand three hundred fifty three pounds eleven shillings and three pence.\nLeicestershire.\nThe Countie of Leicester Three thousand eight hundred fourty eight pounds and five shillings.\nLincolnshire\nThe Countie of Lincoln Twelve thousand nine hundred fifty one pounds fifteen shillings ten pence halfe peny.\nLincoln.\nThe City and County of Lincoln Five hundred thirty two pounds one shilling and nine pence.\nLondon.\nThe City of London Fourty two thousand foure hundred threescore and sixteen pounds sixteen shillings and three pence\nMiddlesex.\nThe County of Middlesex Twelve thousand three hundred fifty four pounds twelve shillings and nine pence.\nMonmouthshire.\nThe County of Monmouth One thousand five hundred eightie eight pounds six shillings and three pence.\nNorthamptonshire.\nThe Countie of Northampton Four thousand eight hundred threescore nine pounds sixteene shillings and six pence\nNottinghamshire.\nThe Countie of Nottingham Two thousand nine hundred and thirteen pounds fourteen shillings and three pence\nNottingham.\nThe Town and County of Nottingham Fourscore sixteene pounds ten shillings and six pence.\nNorfolk.\nThe Countie of Norffs Twenty one thousand nine hundred eight pounds six shillings one peny and half peny.\nNorwich.\nCity and County of Norwich Two thousand five hundred fourty four pounds four shillings and six pence.\nOxfordshire.\nThe County of Oxon Six thousand four hundred eighteen pounds four shillings and nine pence.\nRutland.\nThe Countie of Rutland One thousand fiftie three pounds fourteen shillings and three pence.\nShropshire\nThe County of Salop Four thousand five hundred threescore pounds five shillings and three pence.\nStaffordshire.\nThe Countie of Stafford Three thousand seven hundred fourty three pounds ten shillings and three pence.\nLitchfield.\nCity & County of Litchfeild Fourscore eight pounds and seven shillings.\nSomerset.\nThe County of Somerset Sixteene thousand eight hundred threescore nineteene pounds and thirteene shillings.\nBristol.\nThe City of Bristoll in the same Countie Nine hundred twenty seven pounds four shillings and six pence.\nHampshire.\nThe Countie of Southampton Twelve thousand foure hundred threescore foure pounds eleven shillings and nine pence.\nSouthampton.\nThe Town and County of Southampton Five hundred thirteen pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence.\nIsle of Wight.\nThe Isle of Wight One thousand seven hundred thirteene pounds foure shillings and six pence.\nSuffolk.\nThe County of Suffolke Twenty thousand six hundred nine pounds and seaventeen shillings.\nSurrey.\nThe Countie of Surrey Ten thousand eight hundred eight pounds one shilling three pence.\nSussex.\nThe County of Sussex Ten thousand nine hundred fourteen pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence.\nWarwick.\nThe Countie of Warwick Five thousand one hundred thirteene pounds six shillings and three pence.\nCoventry.\nThe City and County of Coventry Six hundred fifty eight pounds two shillings and six pence.\nWorcestershire.\nThe Countie of Worcester Five thousand eight hundred two pounds ten shillings and six pence.\nWorcester.\nThe City and County of Worcester Three hundred fifty six pounds four shillings and nine pence.\nWiltshire.\nThe Countie of Wilts Eleven thousand seven hundred foure pounds and nineteene shillings.\nAnglesey.\nThe Countie of Anglesey Foure hundred eighteen pounds eighteen shillings and three pence.\nBrecknock.\nThe Countie of Brecknock Eight hundred fifty pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence.\nCardiganshire.\nThe County of Cardigan One thousand eight pounds six shillings and nine pence.\nCarmarthenshire.\nThe County of Carmarthen Eight hundred twenty nine pounds ten shillings and nine pence.\nCarnarvonshire.\nThe Countie of Carnarvon Three hundred fourty eight pounds eight shillings and three pence.\nDenbighshire.\nThe County of Denbigh Four hundred forty seven pounds six shillings and nine pence.\nFlintshire.\nThe County of Flint Two hundred threescore and fourteen pounds five shillings and six pence.\nGlamorganshire.\nThe Countie of Glamorgan One thousand fourscore four pounds seventeene shillings and six pence.\nMerionethshire.\nThe County of Merioneth Two hundred fifty nine pounds eighteen shillings and three pence.\nMontgomeryshire.\nThe County of Mountgomery One thousand thirteen pounds twelve shillings and six pence.\nPembrokeshire.\nThe County of Pembrooke Nine hundred fifty six pounds fifteen shillings and six pence.\nRadnor.\nThe Countie of Radnor Six hundred one pounds nineteene shillings and nine pence.\nHaverfordwest.\nThe Town and County of Haverford the West Fourscore three pounds seven shillings and three pence.\nCumberland.\nThe Countie of Cumberland Six hundred thirty three pounds eighteen shillings.\nDurham.\nThe Countie of Dursneham One thousand three hundred and nine pounds and thirteen shillings.\nWesmorland.\nThe County of Westmerland Five hundred forty seaven pounds one shilling four pence half peny.\nNewcastle, (County.)\nThe Countie of Newcastle Two hundred fourty five pounds and fourteen shillings.\nNorthumberland.\nThe County of Northumb[er]l[an]d Eight hundred thirty pounds two shillings four pence half peny.",
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      "text": "Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: of O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]"
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      "text": "Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: & O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]"
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