r punishing of persons who bring in counterfeit Coin of
foreign Realms being current in this Realm, or counterfeit the same
within this Realm, or wash, clip, file, or lighten the same.

CHAPTER VI.

An Act for taking off all Incapacities on the Natives of this Kingdom.

CHAPTER VII.

An Act for taking away the Benefits of the Clergy in certain Cases of
Felony in this Kingdom for two Years.

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act to continue two Acts made to prevent Delays in Execution; and to
prevent Arrests of Judgments and Superseding Executions.

CHAPTER IX.

An Act for Repealing a Statute, Entituled, An Act for Provision of
Ministers in Cities and Corporate Towns, and making the Church of St.
Andrews in the Suburbs of [the city of] Dublin Presentative for ever.

CHAPTER X.

An Act of Supply for his Majesty for the Support of his Army.

[The Act of Supply begins by giving good reasons for the making of it;
namely, that the army cost far more than the king's revenue, and that
that army was rendered necessary from the invasion of Ireland by the
English rebels. It next grants the king L20,000 a month, to be raised
by a land-tax, and this sum it distributes on the different counties
and counties of towns, according to their abilities. The rebellious
counties of Fermanagh and Derry are taxed just as lightly as if they
were loyal. The names of the commissioners are, beyond doubt, those of
the first men in their respective counties. The rank of the country was
as palpably on James's side as was the populace.

The clauses regarding the tenants are remarkably clear and liberal:
"For as much," it says, "as it would be hard that the tenants should
bear _any_ proportion of the said sum, considering that it is very
difficult for the tenant to pay his rent in these distracted times," it
goes on to provide that the tax shall, in the first instance, be paid
by the occupier, but that, where land is let at its value, he shall be
ALLOWED THE WHOLE OF THE TAX OUT OF HIS RENT, notwithstanding any
contract to the contrary; and that where the land was let at _half_ its
value _or less_, then, and then only, should the tenant pay a share
(half) of the tax. Thus not only rack-rented farms, but all let at any
rent, no matter how little, over half the value, were free of this tax.
Where, in distracted or quiet times, since, has a parliament of
landlords in England or Ireland acted with equal liberality?

The L20,000 a month hereby gran