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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83238	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the raising of moneys for redemption of distressed captives. Die Martis, 28. Jan. 1644. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1645 (1645)	Wing E2017; Thomason E26_10; ESTC R7647	1,787	8

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in SPARLIAMENT FOR THE Raising of Moneys for Redemption OF Distressed Captives Die Martis 28. Jan. 1644. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be forthwith printed H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed at London for Laurence Blaiklock Jan. 30. 1644 Die Martis 28. Ian. 1644. VVHereas by an Act made this present Parliament intituled An Act for the Relief of the Captives taken by the Turkish Morish and other Pyrates And to prevent the taking of others in time to come A Subsidy of One per Centum was imposed on all Goods Wares and Merchandize of what nature kinde or quality whatsoever to be exported out of or imported into this Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales which Subsidy or imposition was to continue by the said Act during the space of three yeers expiring the tenth of December 1644. And whereas the Lords and Commons by their Ordinance of the twenty fourth of October 1644. for the carrying on that so pious a work the Releasing of the said distressed Captives And withall having respect to the Incouragement of Merchants in their Trade did thereby Declare and Order That onely one Fourth part of the Moneys due on the severall Bonds taken and due by the said Act That is to say one Fourth part of the 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 Authority of this present Parliament should be paid by the severall Merchants so indebted and to continue the payment of the said fourth part of one per Cent. as before upon all Goods and Merchandize exported and imported unto the expiration of the said Act Now the said Lords and Commons finding the said work will require far greater sums of mony then could be raised by vertue of the said former Act and Ordinance during the time therein limited by the said one fourth part do Order and Ordain That the said Ordinance of the twenty fourth of October 1644. concerning the Collecting of the said duty and imposition of 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 Authority of this present Parliament upon all Goods and Merchandize exported or imported into this Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Port and Town of Barwick shall stand and continue in full force and power from the said Tenth of December 1644. inclusive unto the Eleventh of December 1645. And that the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being his Deputy or Deputies be hereby appointed Collectors who are hereby enabled to receive all such sums of Money as shall hereafter during the continuance of this Ordinance be payable or payd for and in respect of the said duty who are heereby required to attend at the severall Custome-houses in the Port of London and out-Ports at the usuall hours between Nine and Twelve in the morning to receive the same And to take such further course for dispatch of the service as he or they in their wisdoms shall think fit And it is further Ordained That all such sums of Money as shall be collected and received for the said duty aforesaid shall from time to time be issued imployed disposed and payed by the said Chamberlain for and towards the Redemption of the said distressed Captives in such manner as by the Lord Admirall for the time being and the Committee for the Navie of the Commons House of Parliament or in the absence of the Lord Admirall by the Committee of the Navy shall be ordered and directed whose order from time to time shall bee his sufficient discharge And that the said duty may be duly collected and paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance It is Ordained That no Officer or Officers belonging to any Custome-house in the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Barwick do passe any Warrant Cocquet or permit any Goods to passe by any Warrant cocquet unlesse the same be signed or subscribed by the Chamberlain of London his Deputy or Deputies And for the better incouragement of the said Chamberlain The Lords and Commons do Ordain That whatsoever Act or Acts the said Chamberlain his Deputy Deputies or any one of them shall do in the Execution of this Ordinance And whatsoever money they shall receive and Issue out by vertue of the same They their Heirs Executors and Administrators shall be acquitted discharged and saved harmlesse by the Power and Authority of both Houses of Parliament 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 Ordinance That no Merchant-Stranger whatsoever as to this duty do 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 pounds per Cent. any thing contained in this Ordinance to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Io: Brown Cleric Parliamentorum H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS