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A Warrant to the Collectors of the Tax upon the Royal Aid.
Kent ss. BY virtue of an Act of this present Parliament, intituled, An Act for granting a Royal Aid unto the King's Majesty of 2477500 li. to be raised, levied, and paid in the space of three years. These are to will and require you, and every of you, whose names are hereunder written, to collect all and every the summs of money mentioned in the Assess∣ment hereunto annexed, so that you duly pay the summ (which you are hereby required so to doe) unto A. B. of, &c. whom we have no∣minated and appointed head Collector of the moneys aforesaid, at his house in A. aforesaid, in manner following, (that is to say) one Moiety thereof (being the second quarterly payment of the said three years Assessment) on or before the twentieth day of, &c. next ensuing, and the other Moiety thereof, (being the third quarterly payment of the said three years Assessment) on or before the twentieth day of October then next following▪ And in •…•…ase any person or persons shall neglect or re∣•…•…se to pay any summ of money whereat he is in the said Assessment rated or assessed, then you, and every of you, are hereby authorized and required to levy the summ assessed by Di∣stress and Sale of the Goods of such person or persons so refusing or neglecting to pay, de∣ducting the summ assessed and reasonable char∣ges of Distraining; and you shall restore the e∣ver plus to the Owner thereof. Yo•…•…, and every of