Viewing and numbring the ftoves, chimnies,

&c.

And examining all furveys, rolls and returns thereof

receiving, collecting and answering the faid rates and duties arifing by the fire-hearths and stoves, by vertue of the said several acts in that behalf, or any of them, and for viewing and numbring of the several chymnies, hearths and stoves, and other firing-places mentioned in the faid acts, and for the inspecting and examining the several rolls, certificates, furveyes and returns thereof, made and to be made from time to time, into his majesties court of exchequer, in pursuance of the the exche- faid act or acts, or any other things belonging to the fame, and to do and execute all and every other the matters and things touching or concerning the revenues, duties, profits or other the premiffes herein granted or demifed, which are directed and authorized to be done and executed by the faid acts, by commiffioners, or officers and ministers to be thereunto lawfully appointed.

made into

quer, and executing all other matters

thereto belonging.

The farmers may collect after their

terme what

fhall grow due in it.

And further, that the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators, deputies, agents and affignes, fhall and may collect, receive, levy and recover to the uses and purposes aforefaid, fuch fumme and fummes of money, or part or parts

of

of the faid rates, duties and premiffes hereby granted or demifed, as by and according to the purport, intent and true meaning of these prefents, fhall have accrued due and payable to them, at or before the end or expiration of the faid term or time of feven years hereby granted, although this prefent grant or demife and the faid. term of seven yeares fhall be expired and determined.

authority to

exe

powers and

for collect

ney-money,

rents, duties

And his faid majefty hath hereby given and The farmers granted unto the faid fir James Shaen, William put in exe Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis cution all Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, authorities Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney in the acts and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, admi- ing chimniftrators and affignes, their deputy and deputies, and other officer and officers, fubftitute and fubftitutes, agent and agents, from time to time, and at all miffes. times after the commencement and during the continuance of this prefent grant or demife, full power and authority to do and perform, and put in execution all and fingular the powers and authorities in the said several acts or any of them mentioned, for the receiving and collecting the duty arifing by the faid annual rates, fire-hearths and stoves, and other the payments, rents, duties and premiffes, (except before excepted,) and to do, execute and put in execution all and every

other

The farmers power to

of all books

or records

the revenue.

other the matters and things, any way belonging to or concerning the fame, directed and appointed by the said acts, or any of them, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

And that the faid fir James Shaen, William take coppies Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, concerning Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators and affignes, and their deputy and deputies, fubftitute and fubftitutes, agent or agents, and other under-officer or officers, shall and may from time to time, and at all time and times during the continuance of this prefent grant or demife, have full power to fearch, view, take notes and coppies of all returns, duplicates and records whatsoever, in his majesties exchequer, or in the hands of any clerk of the peace, or cuftos rotulorum of any particular county, city or place, or elsewhere, or in the hands of any other perfon or perfons, touching or concerning the premiffes, or any way relating thereunto; or for the examination, finding out, and discovering of parishes, towns, villages, places, and names of perfons, for the better improving and managing his majefties faid revenue, and other the preOr any thing miffes herein granted or demifed, or any thing thereunto. relating thereunto. And all and every his majesties

relating

officer

cers are re

take notice

to atteft cop

ward.

re

officer and officers, whom the fame doth or may And all officoncern, are hereby ftrictly commanded and re- quired to quired to take notice hereof, and permit the hereof, and same to be done accordingly; as also to examine, pies without compare, attest and fign fuch conftats, and cop- fee or pies of any of the faid records in their respective cuftodies, as fhall be prepared and offered them by the said fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administrators, deputies and affignes, and that without demanding any fee, reward or recompence for any fuch search, perufal, taking of notes or coppies, which are to be written by or at the charge and coft of the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators, deputies, agents or affignes, but to be examined and attested by such officer or officers in whose custody and keeping the fame are, or by his or their deputies or clerks, and that without any other warrant or authority in that behalf, and without any fee, charge, lett, delay, denial or interruption in or about the fame.

And

All returns

and records

in the far

majesties re

cer, or other

cer.

And his majesty is graciously pleased, and by to be kept thefe prefents, for himself, his heyres and fuccefmers chief fours, doth will, command and require, that all office by his and fingular the faid returns and records of and membran- concerning the faid annual rates, payments, rents proper offi- and duties of hearth-money, and other the premiffes already returned, and alfo those that shall hereafter be from time to time returned into the court of exchequer, during the continuance of this prefent grant or demife, fhall be placed and put in fuch house or place as the said sir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators and affignes, fhall from time to time have and appoint for their chief office, in or near the city of Dublin, for the ordering and managing all the matters and things for or any way concerning the collecting and levying of the duties aforefaid, and that the returns and records fo remaining in the said chief office, shall be in the poffeffion and under the care and inspection of his majesties remembrancer, or other proper officer, his deputy or deputies; yet fo as that the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop