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An Act for raising seven-score thousand pounds, for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army, and paying off some part of the Navy; Public General Acts. 1660. 12 Car.II.c.20.
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England and Wales.
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1660
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Wing E1056A; ESTC R213295
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Anno Regni CAROLI IJ. REGIS Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae DUODECIMO At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day of April An. Dom. 1660. In the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Soveraign Lord CHARLES By the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT LONDON Printed by JOHN BILL Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1660. CUM PRIVILEGIO Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for raising Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat Disbanding of the whole Army and paying off some part of the Navy THe Commons assembled in Parliament do give and grant unto Your most Excellent Majesty the Sum of Sevenscore thousand pounds to be raised and levied in manner following and for the uses and purposes herein after declared And do therefore humbly pray Your Majesty That it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled That the sum of Threéscore and ten thousand pounds by the Moneth for Two Moneths beginning from the First day of November One thousand six hundred and sixty shall be assessed taxed collected levied and paid in the several Counties Cities Boroughs Towns and places within England and Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Twede according to such Rates Rules and Proportions and by the same Commissioners excepting such as stand disabled by a certain Act passed this present Parliament Intituled An Act of Indempnity Free Pardon and Oblivion and with like Powers and Authorities as in and by a certain Ordinance Intituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for an Assessment of Seventy thousand pounds by the Moneth upon England for Three Moneths for the supply of the present occasions of the Kings Majesty and for and towards the payment and satisfaction of the Armies and Navies continued for the defence of this Kingdom and for other the necessary and urgent occasions thereof Together with a certain Act passed this Parliament Intituled An Act for putting in execution an Ordinance mentioned in the said Act are expressed declared and appointed which said Commissioners shall meét on or before the Sixth day of November One thousand six hundred and sixty and are hereby enabled to use and execute all and every the like Rates Rules Proportions Powers and Authorities as in and by the said Ordinance and Act are mentioned and expressed as fully and amply as if the same had beén particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the Sums to be collected and raised by vertue of this present Act shall be paid at the Guildhal of the City of London unto Sir Richard Brown Sir John Langham Sir William Wheeler Sir William Vincent Thomas Rich and the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being who are appointed Treasurers of the money to be raised by vertue of another Act passed this present Parliament Intituled An Act for the speedy provision of Money for disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea And the Acquittance of them or any threé of them shall be a sufficient discharge for so much money as shall be received by vertue of this Act to any person or persons who shall pay in the same And be it further Enacted That the Treasurers by this Act appointed shall receive for them and those to be employed under them in this service one penny in the pound in such manner as they ought to receive by the Act last beforementioned And be it further Enacted That all and every the Sums of Money which by vertue of this present Act shall be paid to or received by the Treasurers aforesaid shall from time to time be issued out according to such Warrants and Directions onely as they or any threé of them shall receive from the Commissioners named in one Act of this present Parliament Entituled An Act for the speedy disbanding of the Army and Garrisons of this Kingdom Who are hereby required and enjoyned at their perils to take care and provide that the Moneys so as aforesaid to be issued out be applied onely to the uses intents and purposes hereafter following and to no other use intent or purpose whatsoever that is to say Principally and in the first place for and towards the total disbanding of the present Army until that work be fully perfected and compleated according to such Rules and Instructions as touching the disbanding of the Army in the said Act last mentioned are contained And after the Army shall be wholly disbanded then the residue of the Moneys to be raised by vertue of this present Act shall be imployed for and towards the paying off such part of the Fleét and Navy that shall be returned into Harbor on or before the Eighth day of September One thousand six hundred and sixty according to such Rules Orders and Instructions as touching the payment off of the Navy are in the said last mentioned Act contained and not otherwise And be it further Enacted That an Accompt of all the Moneys by vertue of this Act to be received shall be given by the said Treasurers to this or any other succeéding Parliament which shall require the same or to such person or persons as by this or any other succeéding Parliament shall be thereunto appointed And be it further Enacted and Declared That if any person or persons shall lend unto the Treasurers aforesaid any sum or sums of Money to and for the uses and purposes in this present Act mentioned such person shall do very good and acceptable service to the King and Kingdom and shall likewise be repaid the same with consideration for the forbearance thereof after the rate of Six pounds per Cent. out of the first Moneys which after such Loan shall come in upon this present Act. And the said Treasurers or any threé of them shall be and are hereby enabled to repay the said Moneys accordingly to the party so lending the same whose Acquittances shall be unto them a sufficient Discharge and the Money so advanced by way of Loan shall be employed to the uses in this Act mentioned and not otherwise And be it further Enacted That this whole and entire Sum of Sevenscore thousand pounds intended by this Act to be raised shall be fully paid in and compleated upon or before the Twenty fifth day of December One thousand six hundred and sixty And that the Commissioners for the said Monethly Assessment or any two or more of them in their respective Counties Cities Boroughs Towns and places within England and Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Twede shall Sign and Seal a duplicate EXTENT = 1 page of the said Assessments and the same before the said Five and twentieth day of December
shall certifie into the Guildhal of the City of London unto the Treasurers aforesaid together with the names of the respective Receivers General who shall be appointed to receive the same An Act for the speedy raising of Seventy thousand pounds for the present supply of His Majesty WHereas in the absence of His Majesty an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament was made entituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for an Assessment of Seventy thousand pounds by the Moneth upon England for Three Moneths for the supply of the present occasions of the Kings Majesty and for and towards the satisfaction of the Armies and Navies to be continued for the defence of this Kingdom and for other the urgent and necessary occasions thereof Which said Assessment was to continue for threê moneths to be accompted from the Twenty fourth of June One thousand six hundred and sixty And whereas it was afterwards enacted by this present Parliament That all and every of the Clauses Powers and Provisoes in the said Ordinance mentioned should be put in full execution We your Majesties Loyal and Obedient Subjects the Commons in Parliament assembled taking notice of Your Majesties urgent occasions whilest Your Majesties Revenue stands unsetled and Your just Rights and Prerogatives in point of Tenures and the use of the Court of Wards are for borne and withal acknowledging Your Majesties great goodness to us Your Subjects in the many gracious Acts passed and other the Messages received this present Parliament Do pray Your most Excellent Majesty to accept this our present Grant of Seventy thousand pounds to be raised and levied in the manner following And that it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by Your most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That the sum of Threéscore and ten thousand pounds for One moneth onely beginning from the Twenty ninth of September One thousand six hundred and sixty shall be assessed taxed collected levied and paid in the several Counties Cities Boroughs Towns and places within England and Wales and Town of Berwick upon Twede according to the several Rates Rules and Proportions and in such manner and form and by the same Commissioners other then such as are disabled by the Act of General Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion as in and by the same recited Ordinance are set down nominated limited and appointed Which Commissioners shall meêt on or before the Fifth day of October One thousand six hundred and sixty and are hereby enabled to use and execute all and every the Powers and Authorities as in and by the said Ordinance and Act are mentioned and expressed as fully and amply as if the same Rates Rules Proportions Powers and Authorities had beén particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the Sums of Money charged by this Act upon the several Counties Cities Towns Boroughs and places aforesaid shall be levied and raifed and paid-into His Majesties Receipt of the Exchequer upon or before the First day of November One thousand six hundred and sixty by the several Receivers-General that shall be appointed by the said Commissioners and the said Commissioners or any two or more of them in their respective Counties Cities Boroughs Towns and places within England and Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Twede are hereby ordered and required to Sign and Seal a duplicate EXTENT = 1 page of the said Assessments and the same before the same First of November to certifie into His Majesties Court of Exchequer at Westminster together with the names of the respective Receivers-General who shall be appointed to receive the same LONDON Printed by John Bill Printer to the KING' 's most Excellent MAJESTY 1660. At the KING'S Printing-house in Black-Fryers