of subsidy and aid grant by parliament subsidy be derive of the verb reserve  which signify to be ready to help at needs unde subsidium which signify aid  and help at needs so proper call when soldier be ready to help the forward of  the battle and apt be the word so derive as well because that which we call  now the troops in reserve subsidy be ancient call to give help aid grant by  Act of parliament upon needs and necessity as also for that original and  principal they be grant for the defence of the realm and the safe keep of the  sea c communia pericula to seek again communia to give help this word subsidy  be common as well to the English as to the French concern subsidy hear what a  stranger true writ Reges England nothing tale nisi to call together chiefs   row act. poplar tree to take who custom greatly I to praise to see  to come between for poplar tree will assent to come into being robur force  king major be Self authority fruitful advance subsidy take in their general  sense for parliamentary aid be divide into perpetual and temporary perpetual  into three part videlicet into custom ancient sive great custom new sive  little and into custom of broad cloth temporary whereof there be three kind  videlicet of tonnage and poundage of ancient time grant for a year or year  incertainly and of latter time for life a subsidy after the rate of S in the  pound for land and S d for good and for a aid call a fifteen and of these in  order custom ancient sive great custom ancient sive great be by Act of  parliament grant to king Edward the first his heir and successor for  transportation of three thing videlicet wool Woolsels and leather videlicet  for every sack of wool contain thirty six stone and every stone fourteen pound  half a mark and for three hundred woolsels half a mark and for a last of  leather thirteen shilling four penny to be pay as well by stranger as by  English to bear before magnate all partnership  to go away a certain new  experience we de wool skin plant dimid marc de skin dimid marc de lasta  a plant One Marcus  in the statute call confirmation cartar year  Edward there  be a save in these word save a nous nous heir la custom of leynes pealx choir  grant pearl commonalty du realm see also the like in the preamble Salva yet we  heir our men  custom spin wool a plant a plant per partnership speech  royal power we prim concess note it be say in diverse record per partnership  England we concess because all grant of subsidy or aid by parliament do begin  in the house of Commons and first grant by they also because in effect the  whole profit which the king reap do come from the Commons custom be derive of  the French word custom custom little new in the year of Edward the merchant  stranger in consideration of certain liberty and privilege grant to they and a  release to they of all prize and take give to the king and his heir three  shilling four penny ultra ancient custom ut prius concess so as where the  subject pay a noble the stranger pay ten shilling c see the statute of Henry  can Henry cap Henry cap custom of what thing ex antiquity and it be to be  observe that of ancient time no custom be by English or stranger but for wool  Woolfels and leather hereby it appear how necessary the knowledge of ancient  record and of the true original of every thing be in the reign of Edward a  great part of the wool for the which such custom be grant of wool drape into  Cloth no custom be due and pay as be aforesaid be drape into broad Cloth  whereupon question grow whether upon the transportation of the Cloth into  which the wool be drape custom shall be proportionable pay have regard to the  quantity of the wool so convert into Cloth and it be resolve that no custom  shall in that case be pay because the wool by the labour and industry of man  be change into another kind of merchandise wherewith the king hold himself  satisfy and so it appear in the king own writ and record enrol in the  exchequer the first Act of parliament that give any subsidy of Cloth be in  year  Edward not print videlicet fourteen penny of liege and one and twenty  penny of stranger for every Cloth of assize and two shilling four penny of  liege and three shilling six penny of stranger for every Cloth of scarlet c  vide inter original de Scaccario Edward rot and the reason of grant the say  subsidy of broad Cloth be because jam great pars wool royal power our men  in  to the same place royal power pannificitur de how custom largely non be  to loosen per quoth adj quoth de Custumis the troops in reserve spin wool si  extra dictum kingdom to lead to take wholly to withhold in much   to break into small pieces c and yet if in any case the king may by his  prerogative have set any imposition he may have set one in that case for that  as it appear by that record by make of Cloth the king lose his custom of wool  and therefore for further satisfaction of the king for the custom of wool at  the parliament hold in year  Edward a subsidy be grant to the king his heir  and successor over the custom thereof due videlicet of every whole Cloth of  assize not engrain four penny and for the half of such a Cloth two penny and  of every Cloth engrain five penny and of the half two penny half penny and of  every Cloth of scarlet six penny and of the half three penny and the Alnegers  fee be grant to he by Act of parliament videlicet for the measure of every  Cloth of assize of the seller a halfpenny and of half a cloth a farthing for  his office and no more nor shall they take anything for a cloth that be less  and that he take nothing of the alnage of any cloth but only of such cloth as  be to be sell and both in this Act and in some act in the reign of Henry  custom custom which be English custom be take for the subsidy that be grant by  parliament for very those be ancient and right custom or subsidy and in the  statute of Henry custom and subsidy be use as Synonymaes butlerage butlerage  be a custom due to the king of two shilling of every tun of wine bring into  this realm by stranger but englishmen pay it not in scales to be red in  Scaccario in custodian Rememoratoris king fol the grant of king John to the  merchant of Aquitaine trade for wine thence into England of diverse liberty  videlicet de freedom concession trader vinetariis de leadership Aquitaine  reddendo king heir n'est S de whithersoever you please  large earthenware vessel  vines in a vineyard in rows conducting per the same  infra kingdom England well potestate king all merchant stranger in  consideration of the grant to they by the king of diverse liberty and freedom   to go away quoth de whithersoever you please large earthenware vessel   vines in a vineyard in rows quoth adducent well to lead to to make infra  kingdom c solvent we heir our men  nomin custom duos solid figure c prisage  prisage be a custom due to the king of the wine bring in by the merchant of  England of every ship have twenty tun or more two tun videlicet one before the  mast and the other behind pay twenty shilling for each tun and this be call  determined prisa and virtue prisa and regius prisa as in the record ensue  appear and hereof merchant stranger be discharge per papyrus  a merchant  Edward Ubi above memorandum quoth king to have ex ancient experience de  where you will nave trader vines in a vineyard in rows carcat applican infra   once port England de twenty large earthenware vessel  two trick de ten  large earthenware vessel  One de prisa regius pro in certainly ab antiquity  establish solvend hereby it appear that prisage be due by prescription and  that it be a certainty of ancient time ordain to be pay it be call butlerage  because the king chief butler do receive it and prisage because it be a  certain take or purveyance for wine to the king use concern the Alonging of  new drapery in Hilary term year  James king upon a suit make to the king by  the duke of Lenox question be move concern new drapery as friza do baize  Northern cotton Northern dozen Clothrash durances perpetuanoes fustian canvas  sackcloth Worsteads and stuff make of Worstead yarn whether the king may grant  the Alnaging of they with a reasonable fee or whether they be within the say  statute of Edward and these question be by the king commandment in this Hilary  term refer to all the judge of England to certify their opinion concern the  suit to the lord of his privycouncil who upon often hear of the cause and  mature deliberation and conference among themselves in the end in Trinity term  follow with one unanimous consent certify in write in these word follow  videlicet to the lord and other of his Majesticsmost honourable privycouncil  our duty to your lordship remember may it please the same to be advertise that  accord to your letter in that behalf we have hear the matter touch the term of  the alnage and measurage that be seek to be grant by his majesty of sundry  kind as well of new make drapery as of other stuff make within this realm and  upon hear as well of some of the part of the master of orkney as of other both  of the behalf of the duke of Lenox and master shaw have inform our self touch  the same and for our opinion we be resolve that all new make drapery make  whole of wool as Frizadoes baize Northern dozen Northern cotton Cloth rash and  other like drapery of what new name soever for the use of man body be to yield  subsidy and alnage accord to the statute of Edward and within the office of  the ancient alnage as may appear by several decree in that behalf make in the  exchequer in the time of the late queen but as touch fustian canvas sackcloth  and such like make mere of other stuff then wool or be but mix with wool we be  of opinion that no charge can be impose for the search or measurage thereof  but that all such patent so make be void as may appear by a record of the year  of h wherein the reason of the judgement be particular mention which we hold  not amiss to set down to your lordship which be thus the same king Henry the  four grant the measurage of all woollen Cloth and canvas that shall be bring  to London to be sell by any stranger or denizen except he be free of London  take one half penny for every piece of Cloth so measure of the seller and one  other half penny of the buyer and so after the rate for a great or lesser  quantity and one penny for the measure of else of canvas of the seller and so  much more of the buyer and although it be averrred that two other have enjoy  the same office before with the like fee videlicet one Shering by the same  king grant and one Clytheroe before by the grant of king Richard the second  yet among other reason of the judgement it be set down and adjudge that the  former possession be by extortion and coercion without right and that those  patent be in onerationem a pressing down depauperationem poplar tree domini  king non in emendation the same poplar tree c and no benefit to the king and  therefore the patent void and as touch the narrow new stuff make in Norwich  and other place with Worstead yarn we be of opinion that it be not grantable  not fit to be grant for we can find that there be ever any alnage upon Norwich  Worsteads and for these stuff if after they be make and tack up for sale by  the maker thereof they shall be again open to be view and measure they will  not well fall into their old plait to be tack up as before which will be as be  affirm a great hindrance to the sale thereof in gross for that they will not  then appear to be so merchandizable as they be upon the first make of they up  and even so we humble take our leave sergeant inn the of June which  certificate be read by the lord of the privycouncil I be then attorney general  and present be well approve by they all and commandment give that it shall be  keep in the Council Chest to be a direction for they to give answer to all  suit of that kind and it be to be observe that act of parliament that be make  against the freedom of trade merchandise handicraft and mystery never live  long good bill or motion in parliament seldom die bill motion it be a  observation prove by a great number of precedent that never any good bill be  prefer or good motion make in parliament whereof any memorial be make in the  journal book or otherwise though sometime it succeed not at the first yet have  it never die but at one time or other have take effect which may be a great  encouragement to worthy and industrious attempt as take some few example for  many which I have quote in the margin the subsidy of tunnage and poundage by  the subsequent record you shall observe thing the grant of poundage only of  tunnage and poundage several rate sometime d d.11.d for poundage sometime S d  S Hac vice year for life to merchant c to have intermission and to vary lest  the king shall claim it as a duty express upon free gift upon condition to  keep the sea and for commerce that be over the consideration and cause of the  grant grant without retrospect sometime double of stranger Cloth except that  it be not subject to tunnage and poundage Henry the record a of poundage only  and d inthe pound for two year upon condition if b d for poundage and S for  tunnage of wine here vice c d of every pound of merchandise and S of every tun  of wine upon condition c here vice d sometime to have intermission and to vary  lest the king shall claim as duty e for tunnage of wine S and d for poundage  for one year f S for tunnage of wine d for poundage here vice g d for poundage  and d for tunnage of wine for three year h d for poundage and S for tunnage of  wine I d for poundage and S for tunnage of wine for three year k d for  poundage and S for tunnage of wine for several time upon condition sometime  for one year in these and most of the former grant upon condition for due  employment l of their own good will and so enter and the king to have a  certain sum m more express n d for poundage and S for tunnage of wine for four  year oh the like subsidy be grant to the king for his life upon condition c  which be the first grant of tunnage and poundage for life which be a lead  grant as hereafter appear p the subsidy of poundage only for two year Q  tunnage of wine and poundage grant for several year r tunnage and poundage ut  prius of denizen double of stranger S tunnage of wine and poundage grant to  Henry the six for life with a exception of all woollen Cloth and here Cloth be  first except note and be a lead exception in all subsequent act t tunnage of  wine and poundage grant to Edward the four for life with no retrospect but for  the time to come not print for he have many subsidy but print none u at the  parliament hold year  Henry a like Act be make for the grant of the subsidy of  tunnage and poundage to he for his life ten and the like subsidy be grant to  king Henry the eight at the parliament hold year  of his reign for his life  the like grant be make to Edward the six queen marry queen Elizabeth and king  James for their several life and in all these it be affirm that the like grant  be make by Act of parliament to king Henry the seven and king Henry the eight  the consideration of the grant of these subsidy of tunnage and poundage be  ever as be aforesaid express in the grant for the keep and safeguard of the  sea and for intercourse of merchandise safe to come into this realm and safe  to pass out of the same and this pertain proper to the office of the lord  admiral to see the consideration of the Act to be perform they be grant of the  free good will of the subject and so express set down in the parliament roll  in king James his reign when I be a commissioner of the treasury these subsidy  grant for life amount to one hundred and threescore thousand pound per annum  and so let to farm the valve of the merchandise for the which the subsidy of  poundage be pay do appear in a book of rate in print whereby the merchant know  what he be to pay a book of rate or valve the subsidy of tunnage of wine be  certain in these act by the content of the vessel and none of these act do  extend to any other liquid merchandise import or export but unto wine only and  see nothing be more incertain then the continuance of the valve of  merchangdizes wherefore the subsidy of poundage be pay it be good at every  grant of they to set down the rate in a schedule annex to the bill