Section XI Assessors misbehaving;

Commissioners may set a Fine upon them.; Such Fine to be certified and levied as other Sums under the act.; Remedy for Persons aggrieved by the Assessment.; Commissioners may abate or increase Assessment.; False Oath of Value of Lands, &c.; Penalty.

And be it further enacted that if the said Taxers or Assessors shall not duly behave themselves in the inquiry taxation assessment or certificate but shall affectionately corruptly or partially demeasne themselves in that behalfe in such wise that the Commissioners shall by theire considerations deeme them offenders worthy of punishment for not doeing theire duties therein that then four or more of the Commissioners in that County for the said su[m]me and su[m]mes of money shall X1have power and authority by theire discretions either to charge the said Assessors upon theire corporall Oathes for the better service aforesaid in that behalfe or else by theire discretion to tax and set upon the said Assessors for theire misdemeanors in that behalfe such a fine or pain as they shall thinke good so that it exceed not the su[m]m of ten pounds and the same fine or pain at theire discretions to certifie to the persons nominated as aforesaid Every which fine so taxed and set by four of the said Commissioners or more and being X2 with the Schedule and Book of that limit shall be leavyed and answered in like manner and form to all intents and purposes as any other summs that shall be taxed and become due by vertue of this act and not in any otherwise or manner And if any person certified or rated by vertue of this act whether he be a Commissioner or other to any manner of value doth finde himselfe greived with the same presentment sessing or rating and thereupon complain to the Commissioners before whom he shall be called sessed or taxed or before two of them before the same taxation be certified in the Court of Exchequer that then the said Commissioners four or three of them shall by all wayes and meanes examine particularly & distinctly the person so complaining upon his Oath and other his neighbors by theire discretions of every his Lands and Tenements above specified and of every his Goods Chattels and debts above mentioned and after due examination and perfect knowledge thereof had and perceived by the said Commissioners or three of them which shall have power by authority aforesaid the said Commissioners or any three of them to whom any such complaint shall be made by theire discretions upon the Oath of the said persons so complaining may abate defaulk increase or inlarge the said Assessments according as it shall appeare unto them just upon the same examination and the same su[m]m so abated defaulked increased or inlarged shall be by them certified in form as is hereafter specified And if it be proved by witnesses or by the parties owne confession or other lawfull wayes or meanes within a yeare after any such Oath made that the same person so rated and sworn was of any better or greater value in lands goods or other things above specified at the time of his said Oath then the said person so sworn did declare upon his said Oath that then every person so offending shall lose and forfeit to the Kings Majestie so much lawfull money of England as he the same person so sworn was set at or taxed to pay.