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A37975 An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament for the leaving of moneys by way of excise or new-impost as well for the better securing of trade, as for the maintenance of the army raised by the Parliament and payment of the debts of the Commonwealth : wherein the said Lords and Commons have thought fit to alter the rates printed in a former ordinance : and to impose other and lower charges upon the severall commodities herein expressed, as by a schedule hereunto annexed appeareth. England and Wales. Parliament. 1643 (1643) Wing E1987; ESTC R29756 11,320 24

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of them shall thinke fit and reasonable and as shall be approved of and allowed by both Houses of Parliament V. And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons That the Seven Commissioners herein named shall be and are hereby nominated and appointed to be Governors of the said Office viz. John Towes Esq Alderman of the City of London Thomas Foote Esquire Alderman of the City of London John ●enrick Esquire Alderman of the City of London Thomas Cullam Esquire Alderman of the City of London Simond Edmunds John Lamet and Edward Claxton Citizens of London VI. And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons That the Commissioners hereby or hereafter to be appointed Governors of the said Office and such Treasurer or Treasurers us shall be by them chosen as aforesaid shall respectively before they enter upon the said Office take a solemne Oath before the Speaker of the House of Peeres or the Speaker of the House of Commons for the time being for the due execution of their places And every of the said Speakers shall have power hereby to administer the said Oath VII And it is hereby Ordained That all parts of the Cities of London and Westminster with the severall Suburbs thereof and all other places within Ten miles thereof or thereabouts which shall be thought fit by the said Commissioners shall be subject to the Rule and Government of the said Office VIII And that the like Office and Offices and so many of them and such and so many other subordinate Commissioners shall be erected and appointed in all or any the Counties of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick and in all such Cities and places thereof as the said Seven Commissioners or the Survivors of them or major part of them or such other as shall be appointed chiefe Commissioner● or the major part of them for the time being shall appoint for whom the said chiefe Commissioners shall be answerable And the said subordinate Commissioners shall take the like Oath respectively before the Speaker of either House of Parl. or such person or persons as the said Speaker shall appoint under his hand and seal or before the said chief Commissioners or such other person or persons as they or the major part of them under their hands and seals shall appoint which said severall Speakers Commissioners and other persons so by them Authorised shall have power to minister the said Oath IX And the said subordinate Commissioners and other inferior Officers which shall be imployed by the said chiefe Commissioners shall have for their severall paines in and about the said businesse such reasonable sum and sums of money allowed them as the said chief Commissioners or the major part of them for the time being shall thinke fit and appoint with the allowance of both Houses of Parliament X. Item that the said severall and respective Commissioners shall quarterly make their accompts of all their receipts and disbursements at the said Office in London unto one or more Auditor or Auditors to be appointed by the said houses to receive the same which said Auditor or Auditors shall take the like Oath for the due execution of their places and in such manner as is hereby appointed for the said Commissioners and shall make and keepe a Duplicate or counter-part of all accompts and entries in the said severall Offices the same to be presented by the said Auditor or Auditors to the said Houses when and as often as it is required And _____ Faulconbridge of the City of Westminster Gent. is hereby nominated and appointed Auditor for the said service XI Item that the said Commissioners or any of them shall not issue out any money raised or levied by vertue of this Ordinance to any person or persons whatsoever but by order of both Houses of Parliament to be directed to the said chiefe Commissioners or the greater part of them unlesse it be concerning the payment of the said chiefe Commissioners allowances Quarterly and of wages to the said subordinate Commissioners and other Officers and of Rents due for house-roome or roomes where the said Offices shall be kept or other necessary expences in and about the said Offices the said severall summes and disbursments to be such as shall be allowed of by both Houses of Parliament which said Commissioners upon passing of their accompts shall from time to time be discharged thereof by both Houses of Parliament And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for every of the said chiefe Commissioners to make a Deputy for whom he will answer XII Item that the said Office in all places where it shall be kept shall be kept upon all the weeke dayes except the Lords day from eight of the clocke in the morning till twelve at noone and from two of the clock in the afternoone till six in the afternoone for the entring and Registring of the names and sir-names as well of the Sellers Buyers and Makers of the said severall commodities in the said Schedule mentioned and the severall quantities and values thereof and for receiving of all moneys which shall bee due and payable for the Excise and for other things necessary to be done touching the said businesse which said entries shall bee made accordingly XIII That all and every the Merchants and Importers of the said forraign cōmodities in the said Schedule mentioned and all common Brewers of Ale or Beere and Distillers of Aquavitae and Strong-waters and others chargeable by this Ordinance with the Excise for any the cōmodities in the said Schedule mentioned shall weekely cause to be entred into the said respective Offices a true and perfect list or accompt of all and every the said commodities respectively and of the said Ale and Beere and strong-waters weekly brewed made or distilled and shall not deliver any of the said commodities to any of the Buyers thereof or other person or persons except such of the said commodities as shall be by the licence of the said chiefe Commissioners or the major-part of them or such as they shall appoint be transported beyond Sea untill the same shall be so entred as aforesaid And that no person or persons chargeable with the said Excise shall sell or dispose of any of the said commodities without first receiving a Ticket or Warrant from the said respective Office that the Excise or new Impost due for the same is payd or satisfied and if any of the sellers of any of the said commodities chargeable with the Excise shall refuse or neglect to make a true entry thereof according to the last precedent Article or shall doe any thing contrary thereunto the same being proved by Oath of two witnesses before the said respective Commissioners or the major part of them who shall have power hereby to minister the said Oath or confessed by the party shall forfeit double the value of the said goods or commodities so by him or them neglected to be entred or so delivered sold or