88 RURAL ECONOMY IN YORKSHIRE IN 1641. 



with the constables bills ; and then when the constables bills are 

 correckted and made streight, the commissioners give direck- 

 tions to place all theire bills in order upon a stringe, and then 

 to coppy them out and gette them orderly written in a longe 

 rowle of parchment. Then aboute some two or three dayes 

 after that the constables have given in theire bills, one of the 

 commissioners will write a letter to him whome they intend to 

 make collector, informinge him howe the rest of the commis- 

 sioners have nominated and made choice of him for high col- 

 lector, whearefore hee woulde wish him to meete the commis- 

 sioners att such a place on such a day, and theire receive the 

 rowle of his collection, and likewise to seale such bonde to his 

 Majesties use as the lawe requireth, which is if the collector 

 bee to gather SOOl. hee is to bee bownde in a double bond or a 

 bond of 6001. ; but if theire bee not fidl 300?., and the collector 

 bee accounted a sufficient and an honest man, then perhapps 

 hee shall bee bownd onely in a 500?. bond for the well perform- 

 inge and discharginge of his place ; then have they another 

 rowle coppyed out of the former, verbatim ; the one of these 

 rowles and the collectors bond are sent up into the Exchequer 

 immediately, the rowle is to remayne there to bee compared 

 with the collector s rowle, and the collectore bond is to bee de- 

 livered unto him soe soone as the money is payd ; and then the 

 collector receivinge the rowle of his collection hee is allsoe att 

 the same time to receive a note from the commissioners to 

 sende to the cheife constables, to charge them to sende abroade 

 theire warrants to all pettie constables, willinge and requiringe 

 them to colleckt and gather all such sumines and accounts as 

 are assessed on everie particular person within theire severall 

 constableries, and to bringe them such a daye and such an 

 hower, either to the collector's howse, or else to some other 

 place wheare the collector shall thinke goode to as.signe them. 

 When the collector receiveth his rowles, his accounts are to bee 

 casten up, and for every pownd there to bee collected, tlie col- 

 lector is to disburse a pennie, which is to bee given to the 

 clearke for his paynes for coppyinge out of the two rowles ; 

 and hkewise each pettie constable, whoe is here tearmed the 

 deputy or sub-collector, is to receive (of the high collector) a 

 pennie for everie pownde which hee collecteth and bringeth to 

 the place assigned ; and then is hee to have an accpiittance from 

 the cheife collector for his discharge, for which acquittance hee 

 is to give the collector 2d. ; some collectoi-s deniaund id. a 

 peece for theire acquittances ; and lastly the collector himsclfe 

 (att the givinge in of his accounts) is to have '3d. })ayd him 

 backe for every pownd by him collected, viz. ; a pennie which 



