| Le Roy remercie ses bons sujets accepte leur benevolence et ainsi
le veult |
| [The King thanks his good subjects accepts their benevolence
and wishes it thus] |
| Soit baille aux Seigneurs a ceste Bille les Seignieurs sont assentus |
| [Let it be referred to the Lords ........ to this Bill the Lords
assent] |
Most Gracious Sovereign |
| We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the commons
of Great Britain in parliament assembled being desirous to raise an
ample contribution for the prosecution of the war and taking notice
that provisions made for that purpose by an act of the last session
of parliament intituled "An act for granting to his majesty an
aid and contribution for the prosecution of the war" have in
sundry instances been greatly evaded and that many persons are not
assessed under the said act in a just proportion to their means of
contributing to the public service have cheerfully and voluntarily
given and granted and do by this act give and grant unto your Majesty
the several and respective rates and duties hereinafter mentioned
[........] |
