I lO Hisiory of the 



Brought forward. £6 15 i 

 It. for ye poore prsonrs in ye Marshallsee, ,, .. .. 022 



It. for ye repeire of Walerfoot bridge, . . . . . , 162 



It. for ye repeire of Little Harvvood Bridge and Rillfooth 



Bridge, ye sum, .. .. .. .. .. ,. 630 



It. for ye poore prsonrs at Lanr. And Master of ye house of 



Correction, .. .. .. .. .. .. 162 



It. for ye poore prsnrs at Lanr. .. .. .. .. 090 



It. charges of passengers, ye sum of . . . . . . . . o i 10 



It. to ye Justice Clarke lor ye return of Supervisers for ye 



highway, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 12 4 



It. to Mr. Nuttall for Drawing Information agst Tattersall, 034 



It. at ye Greave's return of his Account at Booth fould for 



ye yeare 1697, ye sum of. . .. .. .. ., 0120 



It. Charges of Sessing twoo Greave Layes togethr with 



ye bookes writing, ye sum of . . . . . . . . 100 



It. for Instructions and Charges of 2 bookes writing and 



Sessing ye land, ye sum of .. .. .. .. 0126 



It. for ye repeire of Ribchester bridge and Dinhley bridge, 



ye sum of .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 7128 



It. for ye repeire of Lancr. Castle and Lancher bridge, ye 



sum of ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 13 9 



Carry forward, £jfi 10 o 



" The Maimed Soldiers' Lay is used for the relief of sick, hurt, and maimed 

 soldiers and mariners. 



"The Prisoners' Lay is used for the relief of the poor prisoners in the 

 King's Majesty's Gaol at Lancaster. 



" The 6th and last, called the Soldiers' Lay, or County Lay, is the most 

 usual Tax or Lay either for mustering, arming, or furnishing of Soldiers for 

 the King's Majesty's Wars, or of the trained bands, or for the repair of 

 bridges, or any other use or purpose within the said county, except it be for 

 some of the five special purposes before mentioned, and are to be taxed, 

 collected, and paid in all the several hundreds, parishes, and townships within 

 the said county, according to the same Lay, being the most equal, reasonable, 

 and indifferent Tax for the whole county, either for men or money." 



[The Fifteenths and Subsidies are two of the oldest Rates in the Kingdom, 

 and were superseded by the LAND TAX Act of Parliament, which was 

 framed on the principle of the ancient Subsidy Act and Fifteenths. We 

 meet with payments of the Fifteenths so far back as the statute of Magna 



