AN ACT FOR THE Redemption of Captives WHeras the parliament formerly taking into consideration the Redemption of Captives taken by Turkish Moorish and other Pirates did for the accomplishment of that worke by severall Ordinances impose a duty on Goods and Merchandizes Exported and Imported into and out of this Realm which some time since hath been expired But the Parliment finding that the Moneys already collected on those Ordinances will not be sufficient to perfect that good work Doe therefore Cnact and be it Enacted by Authority of this present Parliament That one fourth part of one per cent which is One shilling in every Twenty shillings paid for Custome and Subsidy according to the now Book of Rates established by the Authority of this present Parliament shall from and after the first day of April one thousand six hundred and fifty be raised levyed and paid over and above thesaid Custome and Subsidy of and from all and every such Goods Warres and other Merchandizes to be Imported into or Exported out of this Commonwealth of England the said summe of one quarter of one per cent to be raised and paid for the space of two years next after the said First of April One thousand six hundred and fifty and received and taken by the Commissioners of the Customs for the time being their Deputy or Deputies and by them to be laid out paid and imployed in such manner as by the Committee of the Navy shal be ordered directed whose Order from time to time shall be their sufficient discharge And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whereof the sum of one Fourth part of one per cent is or shall be due and payable by vertue of this Act shall at any time hereafter be shipped or put into any Boat or other Vessel to the intent to be carried into the parts beyond the Seas or else be brought from the parts beyond the Seas into any part of this Common-wealth aforesaid and unshipped to be laid on Land the sum of one quarter of one per cent due on the same not paid all the same Goods Wares and other Merchandize whatsoever shall be forfeited and lost the one moyety of the value thereof to be to him or them that will seize or sue for the same and the other moyety to be imployed for the Redemption of Captives as aforesaid Provided That the said duty be not demanded or levyed of the Merchant-Strangers trading upon the Composition Trade at Dover Provided also and it is the true intent and meaning of this Act That no Merchant-Stranger whatsoever as to this duty doe pay any more then the Merchant-Denizen doth and likewise that as touching the duty hereby imposed there be no deduction or defalkation of fifteen per cent Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Die Martis 26 Martii 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cler. Parl. FINIS The RATES OF MERCHANDIZE RATES Inwards A ADzes for Coopers the dozen L.00 S. 12 D. 00 Aggets small as a Beane the hundred dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aggets large the piece L.00 S. 00 D. 06 Alphabets the set containing twentie foure L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Allum the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Alpisti or Canary-seed the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.03 S. 15 D. 00 Anber the pound L.00 S. 07 D. 04 the mast cont. two pound and an halfe L.00 S. 08 D. 04 Beades the pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 â—â—â—es the little barrell L.00 S. 07 D. 06 Andirons or Creepers of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 of Iron the paire L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Andlets or Mailes the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Anvils the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.00 S. 15 D. 00 Aneile of Barbary the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Annotto the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Apples the bushell L.00 S. 00 D. 04 the barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 01 D. 00 vocat Pippins or Rinnets the Barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Aqua-vitae the Barrell L.05 S. 06 D. 08 the Hogshead L.08 S. 00 D. 00 Argall white and red or powder the hundred weight cont. an hundred and twelve poun L.01 S. 03 D. 04 Armour old the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Arrowes for Trunks the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Ashes voc. Pot-ashes the Barrell contoining two hundred pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Wood or Soap Ashes the last containing twelve barrels L.12 〈…〉 Aule-blades the thousand L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aulgers for Carpenters the groce L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Axes or Hatchets the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 BAbies or Puppets for children the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Babies heads of earth the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bacon of Ireland the Flitch L.00 S. 05 D. 00 of Westphalia and Hamborough or the like the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 06 D. 08 Balkes great the hundred containing 120. L.12 S. 00 D. 00 middle the hundred contain 120. L.05 S. 00 D. 00 small the hundred containing 120. L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Baggs with locks the dozen L.02 S. 08 D. 00 with steel rings without locks the dozen L.01 S. 12 D. 00 Ballances vocat Gold Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Ounce Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.02 S. 00 D. 00 the sort cont. foure dozen L.02 S. 13 D. 04 Balls voc. Tennis balles the thousand L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Washing balles the groce containing twelve dozen L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Bandelieres the hundred cont. five score L.00 S. 16 D. 08 Band-strings the dozen knots L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bands vocat Flanders bands of bone-lace the band L.10 S. 00 D. 00 Bands of cutworke of Flanders or any other Countrey L.20 S. 00 D. 00 Bankers of Verdure the dozen pieces L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Barbars aprons or checks the piece not above ten yards L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Barlings the hundred containing an hundred and twenty L.01 S. 13 D. 04 Barley the quarter cont. eight bushels L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Barillia or Saphora to make glasse the barrell containing two hundred weight L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Basket-rods the bundel L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Baskets voc. handbaskets or sports the dozen L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Basons of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 04 Bast or Straw-Hats knotted the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 or Straw-Hats plaine the dozen L.00 S. 01 D. 06 Bastropes the Rope L.00 S. 00 D. 06 the bundle containing ten ropes L.00 S. 05 D. 00 the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.00 S. 08 D. 00 Batterie Bashrons or Kettels the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.09 S. 00 D. 00 Bayes of Florence per yard L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Beades of Amber the
his goods so entred when as hee is to deliver the same to the head Searcher or his Majesties under searcher in the Port of London or other Ports together with the mark and number of his goods XXIII THe Lord Maior Communaltie and Citizens of the City of London their Officers or Deputies for and touching the Offices of Paccage Scavage Baleage or Portage of any goods or Merchandize of Aliens or their Sonnes borne within this Kingdome imported or exported into or out of the City of London or the liberties or Ports thereof unto or from the parts beyond the Seas for or concerning the receiving or taking of any fees or Rates heretofore usually taken for or in respect of the said Offices or any of them might and may receive and take the same any thing in this Act or book or any former Act to the contrary notwithstanding XXIV ALl ancient duties heretofore lawfully taken by any City or Town Corporate their Farmours Deputies or Officers under the name of Town Customes or the like for the maintenance of Bridges Keyes Harbours Wharfes or the like shall and may be received and enjoyed as formerly any thing in this or any other Act or Book to the contrary notwithstanding XXV THe under-Searcher or other Officers of Graves-end having power to visit and search any Ship outward bound shall not without just and reasonable cause detaine any such ship under colour of searching the goods therein laden above three tydes after her arrivall at Graves-end under paine of losse of their office and rendring dammage to the Merchant and owner of the Ship And the Searcher or other Officer of the Custome house in any of the out-ports having power to search and visit any ship outward bound shall not without just and reasonable cause detaine any such ship under Colour of Searching the goods therein laden above one tide after the said ship is fully laden and ready to set sayle under paine of losse of the office of such offender and rendring dammage to the Merchant and owner of the ship XXVI NOte That all Timber in Balkes which shall bee of eight inches square or upwards that shall be imported or brought from any part beyond the Seas into the Realme of England Dominion of Wales Port and Towne of Barwick or any of them shall be rated according to the measure of timber the foot square three pence for the value thereof and according to that Rule shall pay for Subsidie twelve pence in the pound according to poundage and all under eight inches square and above five inches square shall pay for Subsidie according to the Rates mentioned in this Book of Rates for middle Balkes and all of five inches square or under shall pay according to the Rate of small Balkes Errata in the Book according to the severall folio's to bee amended as followeth fol. 73 TVeill and Tiking of Scotland and all other Linnen made in that Kingdom the hundred ells containing six score L.02 S. 00 D. 00 fol. 68. Scottish Canvas called harden for packing the hundred ells containing six score L.00 S. 10 D. 00 fol. 91. Goat skins of Scotland in the haire the dozen L.00 S. 03 D. 04 fol. 83 Salt made in Scotland the wey containing forty bushels L.00 S. 13 D. 04 fol. 41. Scottish Herrings brought in by the natives of Scotland in Scottish or English bottoms the last cont. 12. barrels L.03 S. 00 D. 00 fol. 41. Red Herrings of the same Kingdome the last containing twenty cades L.05 S. 00 D. 00 fol. 41. Salmon of the same Kindome taken and brought in as before the barrell L.01 S. 10 D. 00 fol. 41. Codfish of the same taking brought in as before the Barrell L.00 S. 08 D. 00 fol. 19. Coales of Scotland brought in as before the Tun L.00 S. 04 D. 00 FINIS Faults scapt the Presse Pag. 44. line 10. for paire read panes Pag. 57. line 28. for 80 d. read 8 d. Pag. 78. line 28. for 60 d. read 6 d. Pag. 83. line 22. for 14 d. read 4 d. * Note that this sort of Tobacco untill the ninth of September 1642. is to pay after the rate of 2 l and afterwards according to the rate of 3. pound
dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Woollen for men the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Worsted for men the dozen L.01 S. 05 D. 00 Lower ends of worsted stockings the dozen L.00 S. 12 D. 04 Stones vocat Hilling stones the thousand L.00 S. 03 D. 0â— Slate the thousand L.00 S. 15 D. 00 Stuffs vocat Perpetuanas and Serges in regard of their coursnesse the pound weight L.00 S. 02 D. 0â— All other Stuffe made of wooll or mixed with Mohaire or silk or thred the pound weight L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Sugars course of all sorts formerly brought into this kingdom having paid their custome and after refined and made into loaves and exported by way of Marchandize the hundred cont. 112. pound L.02 S. 00 D. 00 T TAllow English the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Thred vocat Black the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 08 Brown the pound L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Blew vocat Coventry blew the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Thrums the hundred cont. five score pound L.01 S. 06 D. 08 Tiking English the piece cont. twelve yards L.00 S. 18 D. 04 Tiffinie the yard L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Tobacco pipes the small groce cont. twelve dozen L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Tuftaffaties English broad the yard L.00 S. 13 D. 04 English narrow the yard L.00 S. 08 D. 00 with thred the yard L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Tinne unwrought the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.07 S. 06 D. 03 wrought vocat Pewter the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.05 S. 00 D. 00 Note that every Merchant stranger is to pay for Tynne double custome V VElures English the single piece containing seven yards L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Velures the double piece cont. fifteen yards L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Vinegar of wine the Tonne L.02 S. 06 D. 08 Virginals the paire L.01 S. 13 D. 04 VVAd-moll the yard L.00 S. 00 D. 09 Wastcoates of Wadmoll the dozen L.02 S. 00 D. 00 of Cotten the dozen L.01 S. 07 D. 00 of Kersies of Flannell the piece L.00 S. 03 D. 04 of Worsted knit the piece L.00 S. 10 D. 00 of Woollen knit the piece L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Wax English the hundred weight cont. 112 pound L.06 S. 00 D. 00 English hard waâ— the pound L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Weld the hundred weight cont. an hundred and twelve pound L.01 S. 05 D. 00 Whalebone the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 08 Whalefins the groce con. twelve dozen L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Woad English the Tonne L.15 S. 00 D. 00 Woadnets the hundred containing five score L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Wood Red wood the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.01 S. 10 D. 00 Gambray wood the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.00 S. 04 D. 06 Box wood the Tonne L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Worsteds narrow English the piece L.01 S. 10 D. 00 Broad English the piece L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Wine-lees the Butt L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Wooll Spanish Yarn vocat Grograine yarn the pound L.00 S. 04 D. 00 ALl kinds of graine which shall be carried out of this Realm when by the Statute the same may lawfully be done to pay for Custome and Subsidie as in the Statute is limited and not otherwise viz. For every quarter of wheat L.00 S. 02 D. 00 For every quarter of other graine as Rye Barley Malt Oates Beanes and Pease L.00 S. 01 D. 04 For every Ton of Beere to be exported by Englishmen to pay according to the Statute L.00 S. 08 D. 06 For every Tonne of Beere to be exported by strangers to pay according to the Statute L.00 S. 10 D. 00 ANd if there shall happen to be brought in or carried out of this Realm any goods liable to the payment of Custome and Subsidie which either are omitted in this book or are not now used to be brought in or carried out or by reason of the great diversity of the value of some goods as of Diamonds and other Stones and Jewels could not be rated That in such case every Customer or Collector for the time being shall levie the said Custome and Subsidie of poundage according to the vallew and price of such goods to be affirmed upon the oath of the Merchant in the presence of the Customer Collector Comptroller and Surveyor or any two of them All forraigne goods and Merchandizes which shall be carried out of this Realm and which according to the intent of the Act of Tonnage and Poundage and this present Book of Rates and the clauses and limitations therein contained are to pay Subsidie outwards and are not mentioned amongst the Rates for Subsidie outwards shall be rated to pay Subsidie outwards after the rate of five per Cent according to the true value and price of such goods to be affirmed by the oath of the Merchants in presence of the Officers Directions for the payment of the Subsidie upon Woollen Clothes or old Drapery EVery Englishman shall pay for every short cloth containing in length not above twenty eight yards and in weight not above sixty foure pound white or coloured by him to be Shipped and carried out of this Kingdome c. L.00 S. 06 D. 03 Being after the rate of one penny farthing the pound weight And so after that rate for all other sorts of clothes of greater length and weight allowing not above twenty eight yards and sixty foure pound to a short cloth That is to say for every pound weight over and above 64. pound to pay one penny and farthing and for all other sorts of lesser clothes to be allowed to a short cloth as hereafter is expressed Every stranger shall pay for every short cloth cont. in length not above 28. yards and in weight not above 64. pound white or coloured by him to be shipped and carried out of this Kingdome L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Besides the old 14. pence And so after that rate for all other sorts of cloth of greater length and weight and for all sorts of lesser clothes to bee allowed to a short cloth as hereafter is expressed VVHat and how many sorts of the lesser Woollen clothes hereafter specified shall be allowed to short cloth Seven Dorset and Somerset dozens rudge washt shall goe and be accompted for a short cloth and shal pay after the Rate of the short cloth before rated And for over weight one penny farthing the pound Cardinals Pinwhites Straites Statutes Stockbridges Tavestocks Five Tauntons Bridgewaters and Dunsters the five not exceeding 64. pound in weight Devon dozens cont. 12 or 13 yards in weight 13. pound Foure Ordinary Pennistones or Forrest whites cont. between 12. and 13. yards and in weight 28. pound Sorting Pennistones cont. 13 or 14. yards in weight 35 pound unfrized Three Narrow Yorkshire Kersies whites and reds cont. not above 17. or 18. yards and in weight 22. pound shall goe and be accompted for a short cloth and shall pay after the Rate of the short cloth before rated And for over
in case any Merchant shall refuse to make entry of such Tobacco and to pay the subsidie of two pence per pound for the same the principall Officers of the Custome-house or any two of them shall cause all such corrupt Tobacco to be publikely burnt as not wholesome for use and the owner thereof is to be discharged from payment of any subsidie for the same IX EVery Merchant bringing in any sort of Wines into this Kingdom by way of Merchandize and shall make due entries of the same in the Custome-house shall bee allowed twelve per cent for Leacage X. EVery Hogs-head of Wine which shal be run out and not full seven inches or above left therein And every Butt or Pipe not above nine inches shall be accounted for outs and the Merchant to pay no subsidie for the same XI IF any Wines shall prove corrupt and unmerchantable and fit for nothing but to distill into hot waters or to make vineger then every owner of such wines shall be abated in the subsidie according to such his dammages in those Wines by the discretion of the Collectors of the Customes and one of the principall Officers XII IF any Tabacco or other goods or Merchandize brought into this Kingdome shall receive any dammage by Salt water or otherwise so that the owner thereof shall be prejudiced in the sale of such goods the principall Officers of the Custom house or any two of them whereof the Collector for the time being to be one shall have power to choose two indifferent Merchants experienced in the vallues of such goods who upon visiting the said goods shall certifie and declare upon their corporall others first administred by the said Officers what dammage such goods have received and are lessened in their true value and according to such dammage in relation to the Rates set on them in this book The said officers are to make a proportionable abatement unto the Merchant or owner of the Subsidie due for the same XIII THe Merchant stranger who according to the Rates and values in this book contained do pay double subsidie for Lead Tinn Woollen-cloth shall also pay double custome for native Manifactures of Wooll or part Wooll and the said strangers are to pay for all other goods aswell inwards as outwards rated to pay the subsidie of Poundage three pence in the pound or any other duty payable by Charta Mercatoria besides the subsidie XIV THat the Merchants trading into the Port of London have free libertie to lade and unlade their goods at any the lawfull Keyes and places of shipping and landing of goods between the Tower of London and London-bridge and betweene Sun rising and Sun setting from the tenth day of September to the tenth day of March and between the houres of six of the Clock in the morning and six of the clock in the evening from the tenth day of March to the tenth day of September giving notice thereof to the respective Officers appointed to attend the lading and unlading of goods And such officer as shall refuse upon due calling to bee present hee shall forfeit for every default five pounds the one moitie unto the King and the other moitie to the party agreeved and suing for the same XV THe Merchants of York Kingston super Hull and Newcastle upon Tyne and the members thereof shall be allowed free of Custome and Subsidie two of the Northern Clothes and Kersies in ten to be shipped in those Ports in the names of double wrappers as formerly hath been there allowed them XVI THe Merchants of Exeter and other Westerne parts shall bee allowed free of Subsidie one Perpetuanoe in ten for a wrap and three Devon dozens in twenty for wrappers the same to bee shipped out of the Ports of Exeter Plymouth Dartmouth Barnestable or the members thereof XVII ALl Merchants transporting any sort of Woollen cloth called old Drapery as also Bayes and Cottons shall be allowed one in Ten for a wrapper free of Custome and Subsidie as formerly hath beene accustomed XVIII EVery Merchant shall bee allowed upon all other goods and merchandize appointed to pay to any the Subsidie of Poundage according to the rule of this book to bee imported five in the hundred of all the said Subsidies of poundage so appointed to be paid XIX THe Officers who sit above in the Custome-house of the Ports of London shall attend the service of their severall places from nine to twelve of the clock in the forenoone and one Officer or one able clark shall attend with the book in the afternoone during such time as the Officers are appointed to wait at the waters side for the better deciding of all controversies that may happen concerning Merchants warrants All other the Officers of the out-Ports shall attend every day in the Custome-house of every respective Port for dispatch of Merchants and shippers between the houres of nine of the clock and twelve in the Morning and two and foure of the Clock in the after-noone XX FOr avoiding all oppressions by any of the Officers of the Custome-house in any Port of this Kingdome in exacting unreasonable fees from the Merchant by reason of any entries or otherwise touching the Shipping or unshipping of any goods wares or Merchandize It is ordered that no Officer Clerk or other belonging to any Custome-house whatsoever shall exact require and receive any other or greater fee of any Merchant or other whatsoever then such as shall be established by the Commons in Parliament assembled If any Officer or other shall offend contrary to this order he shall forfeit his Office or place and bee ever after uncapable of any office in the Custome-house XXI EVery Merchant making an entry of goods either inwards or outwards shall be dispatched in such order as he commeth and if any Officer or his Clark shall either for favour or reward put any Merchant or his servant duly attending by his turne or other wayes delay any person so duly attending and making his entries aforesaid to draw any other reward or gratuitie from him than is limited in the Table if the Master officer be found faulty herein hee shall upon complaint to the chiefe Officers of the Custome house be strictly admonished of his duty but if the Clerk be found faulty therein he shall upon complaint to the said chiefe Officers bee presently discharged of his service and not permitted to sit any more in the Custome House XXII ALl Fees appointed to be paid unto the Customer Comptroller Surveyor or Surveyor Generall in the Port of London for any Cockquett or Certificate outwards shall be paid altogether in one sum to that Officer from whom the Merchant is to have his Cockquett or Certificate above in the Custome-house and after the Merchant hath duly paid his custome and Subsidie and other duties above in the Custome house as is appointed by this book of Rates he is to be Master of and keep his own Cockquett or Certificate untill hee shall ship out