Policy Contract Bargain or Agreement which is to be performed after the 1st day of May 1697. upon which any Pramium is or shall be given or paid for Liberty to deliver receive accept or refuse any share in any Joint-stock Talleys Orders Exchequer Bills or Bank Bills other than such Policies and Contracts as are to be performed within three days from the time of making the same shall be utterly null and void and every such Praemium shall be paid back XII If any Praemium shall be given contrary to the intent and meaning of this Act with the privity of a sworn Broker or if any person shall Act or Trade as a Broker not being Admitted according to this Act and the same shall come to the knowledge of a sworn Broker in every such Case such sworn Broker shall forthwith discover the same and in case he shall not so do the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall displace such sworn Broker who shall for ever be incapable to use or exercise the Trade of a Broker XIII All penalties and forfeitures given by this Act shall be recovered by Action of Debt c. in any of the Kings Courts of Record at Westminster in which no Essoin c. one Moiety to the King the other to him that shall sue for the same XIV This Act to continue from the 1st of May 1697. for the space of three years and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament XV. No person buying or selling of Cattle Corn or any other Provision or Coal shall be esteemed a Broker within this Act. XVI No Broker Admitted by this Act shall after the time aforesaid till the end of next Session of Parliament act or deal or drive any Bargain to buy or sell Talleys or other Securities upon Parliamentary Funds unless Licensed so to do by the Lords of the Treasury or three of them under the penalty of 500 l. I. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 29. For Repair of the Peers of Bridlington alias Burlington in the East-Riding of Yorkshire It is Enacted That after 1 May 1697 and until 1 May 1704 there shall be paid for the repairing and amending the said Peer one farthing for every Chalder of Coals that shall be loaden on Board any Ship or other Vessel at or in the Port of Newcastle upon Tyne or at Sunderland Blythe Suton Sluce Culler Coats or any place reputed a Member of the Port of Newcastle Which said Duties during the term aforesaid shall be answered and paid unto Arthur Lord Viscount Irwin Sir Griffith Boynton Sir Charles Hotham Sir William Strickland Sir William St. Quintin Baronets Sir Michael Wharton Sir Matthew Peirson Sir William Hustler Sir Richard Osbaldeston Knights Ralph Wharton John Buck Robert Monckton Hugh Bethell Robert Byerly Charles Osborn Esquires and to the Wardens of Trinity-House at Hull for the time being the Survivors and Survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such Survivor or to their Deputy or Deputies thereunto appointed by some Writing under their or the major part of their Hands and Seals by the Master of the Vessel whereupon such Coals shall be loaden The said Duties to be paid at such place or places as shall be appointed in or near the place of Loading II. No Officer of the Customs within the Ports Harbours Creeks or places aforesaid shall during the time aforesaid take any Entries or give any Cocket or other Discharge for any Ship or other Vessel so loaden with Coals as aforesaid till the Duties hereby granted shall be paid to the respective Deputies appointed to receive the same as aforesaid and that the Master of such Ship or Vessel do produce an Acquittance testifying the Receipt thereof And every Officer of the Customs making default in any of the Premisses shall forfeit the Sum of 50 l. to the said A. Lord Viscount J. Sir G. B. c. to be recovered with Costs in any of the Kings Courts of Record by Action of Debt c. wherein no Essoin c. shall be allow'd III. Any person or persons by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of the said A. Lord Viscount J. Sir G. B. c. or the major part of them may go on Board any Ship or other Vessel loaden with Coals at any the foresaid places to inspect and take an account of the lading of such Coals IV. All such Sums of Money which shall be raised by the Duties aforesaid and recovered for any Forfeitures in this Act appointed other than what shall be laid out or allow'd for Collecting the said Duty not exceeding 6 d. in the pound shall be by the said A. Lord Viscount J. Sir G. B c. applyed to the rebuilding repairing and amending the said Port or Peer of Bridlington alias Burlington and there shall be provided and kept by the said persons their Deputy or Deputies one or more Books in which all Receipts and Payments by virtue of this Act shall be entred expressing the time when and persons from and to whom the same were made And once yearly the Justices of the Peace for the East-Riding of the County of York at their Quarter-Sessions may order the said Books to be brought before them to inspect the same and upon any mis-imployment of the said Duties to make such Orders for the better management of the same according to the intent of this Act as they shall think most fit Which Orders shall be observed by all persons concerned upon such Penalties not exceeding 100 l. as they shall set to be levyed upon the Goods of the Offenders by Warrant from the said Justices V. The said A. Lord Viscount J. Sir G. B c. or the greatest number of them that shall be then living may by Indenture under their Hands and Seals convey and assure the Duties granted by this Act or any part thereof as a Security for Money to be borrowed for the ends and purposes of this Act. VI. If any person shall be sued for any thing done by virtue of this Act he may plead the General Issue and give the special Matter in Evidence and upon Nonsuit or Verdict for the Defendant he shall recover double Costs VII After 1 May 1697 the said A. Lord Viscount J. Sir G B c. or any three or more of them may from time to time survey and inspect the sufficient Building and Repairs of the Peer aforesaid with all Walls Jetteys Sluces Sockers and Locks thereof and certifie the State and Condition of the same in Writing to the said Justices at their Quarter Sessions who are hereby impowered to charge the Lands formerly granted by K. James I. 20 Sept. in the 21st year of his Reign to John Earl of Holdernesse his Heirs and Assigns with such equal assesment as they shall judge sufficient and necessary for repair of the same and in default of Payment of the said assesment the Defaulter to be distrained by Warrant of three of such Justices and after
four days the Goods to be appraised by two or more Inhabitants and to be sold and the overplus above the Assesment and Charges of Distress to be immediately restored to the Owner Churches I. STat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 14. For Compleating the Building and Adorning the Cathedral of St. Paul London and for Repairing the Cathedral of St Peter Westminster It is Enacted That for all Coals and Culm Imported into the Port of London from the 29th of September 1700. until the 29th of September 1716. there shall be paid for every Chalder of Coals or Culm One Shilling and for every Tun of such as are sold by Weight One Shilling which said Imposition of One Shilling shall be Levied and Paid in such manner and form and under such penalties as are exprest and directed by the Act 1 Jac. 2. cap. 15 The Articles Rules and Clauses of which Act except otherwise hereafter provided shall be of such force and effect as if the same were particularly set down and Enacted by this Act. II. All Moneys Levied by this Act shall be disposed as herein after mentioned And the Archbishop of Ganterbury the Bishop of London and Lord Mayor of London for the time being or any two of them shall have such Powers and Authorities unless otherwise herein after directed as they had by the said former Act. III. One Sixth part of all Moneys which shall be raised by virtue of this Act shall be appropriated and disposed to the Repairing of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster and the said Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop of London and Lord Mayor of London for the time being or any two of them shall during the Continuance of this Act pay or cause to be paid to the Chancellour of the Exchequer the Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench and the Dean of the said Church for the time being Commissioners hereby appointed for Repairing the said Church the said Sixth part of such Moneys by Quarterly Payments the first Payment to be made on the Thirtieth of December 1700. Which said Money shall be laid out and expended in Repairing the said Collegiate Church And the like Books of Accounts to be inspected by any person gratis shall be kept by the Commissioners and the like Abstract of such Books of Accounts shall be yearly transmitted into the Exchequer in such manner as is directed to the said Archbishop Bishop and Lord Mayor in the aforesaid Act. IV. The said Archbishop Bishop and Lord Mayor may deduct yearly out of the sums to be by them paid as aforesaid one Sixth part to their Deputies and Officers for their Collecting the Duties hereby continued and Inspecting the Coal-Meters V. The said Commissioners or any Two of them may by Indenture under their hands and seals engage the Profits arising out of the sums hereby Granted towards the Repairing of the said Collegiate Church as a Security for Money by them to be borrowed for the intent and purpose aforesaid which Money is to be imployed accordingly VI. A sum not exceeding Three thousand Pounds part of the Duty hereby Granted shall in Four Years be paid towards the Building the Parish-Church of St. Thomas in Southwark according to such Directions as the President Treasurer and Governours of the Hospital there with allowance of the foresaid Archbishop Bishop and Lord Mayor or any two of them shall approve and allow VII After the 29th of September 1697. the Stipend or Allowance of the Surveyor General of the Building of the said Cathedral of St. Paul shall be paid one Moiety yearly and the other Moiety in one intire sum within Six Months after the finishing the said Cathedral and not before Coin I. STat. 8 W. 3. cap. 1. The Act past in the First Sessions of this present Parliament Intituled An Act for taking off the Obligation and Encouragement for Coining Guineas for a certain time therein mentioned and all things therein contained except what relates to the Recompences by the said Act appointed to be applied to the Silver Mints and what concerns the African Company shall be Repealed and utterly made Void and all persons may freely Import into this Kingdom Guineas and Half-Guineas as they might before the making the said Act. II. The Master and other Officers of the Mint in the Tower of London shall on or before the Tenth day of November 1696. prepare and set apart one or more Mill or Mills with other Conveniencies to be imployed for the Coinage of Gold which shall be brought thither by any persons Natives or Foreigners to be Received in Coined and Delivered out in such manner as by the Statute made 18 Car. 2. is directed so that the Course in Coinage of Gold and Silver be kept in distinct Accounts and not interfere and such Coining and Delivering out of Gold in a distinct Course although there be Silver remaining there Uncoined shall not be interpreted any undue Preference any thing in the said Statute of 18 Car. 2. notwithstanding III. Stat. 8 W. 3. cap. 2. All Hammered Silver Money Clipped or Unclipped as shall be brought to any of his Majesties Mints between the Fourth of November 1696. and the First of July 1697. shall be received there at the Rate of 5 s. 4 d. per Ounce Troy IV. All his Majesties Receivers or other Officers concerned in the Receipt or Collection of his Majesties Aids Taxes or other Revenues or of any Loans shall and are hereby required to receive in payment all such Hammered Silver Coin as shall be Tendred for any Aids Taxes or other Revenues or upon Loans at any time after the Fourteenth of November 1696. until the First of February next following as to Loans and all Arrears of Aids Taxes or Revenues due before the said First of February and until the First of June then next following as to all future Aids Taxes and other Revenues at the Rate of 5 s. 8 d. per Ounce And the Tender Payment or Loan of every Ounce of such Hammered Silver Coin shall be as good for the sum of 5 s. 8 d. as if the said sum of 5 s. 8 d. had been Tendred Paid or Lent in Lawful Current Coin V. After the First of December 1696. no Hammered Silver Coin of this Kingdom shall be Current in any Payment except such as before mentioned otherwise than by Weight only after the Rate of 5 s. 2 d. per Ounce of Sterling Silver VI. All such Hammered Money consisting only of Pieces having both the Rings or the greatest part of the Letters or Six Pences of Sterling Silver not Clipt within the innermost Ring as have been before the Eighteenth Day of November 1696. actually received by any Commissioner Receiver General or other Receiver or Collector by Tale for any Publick Tax or Revenue whatsoever shall and may be paid by them by Tale and not by Weight within the times hereafter following viz. Every particular Receiver or Collector shall have time to make his Payments to the Head Collector
all the Inferiour Officers in the Excise shall be the Officers for the said Duties under the direction of the said Commissioners who may dismiss or alter them and make such others as to them shall seem meet XVII And all such Malsters c. having on 20 April 1697. any quantity of Malt whatsoever shall before 10 May 1697. enter the same particularly at the next Office of Excise under Penalty of 50 l. and to Forfeit the Malt not Entred and within six days after shall either pay down the Duties for the same to the proper Officer or give Security to pay the said Duties within six months with an allowance of 10 l. per Cent. per ann for the said six months if paid within the said six days XVIII And the said Officers are Authorized to take an Account of all such Malt as any Malsters c. shall be so possess'd of 20 April 1697. and to that end are to be permitted at their request to enter in the day-time into the Dwelling-House c. of any such Malster c. under the Penalty of 10 l. XIX And such Officers are further to be permitted at their request to enter in the day-time into the House Malt house or other place of any person whatsoever who after the said 20 April 1697. till 20 July 1699. shall make any Malt for sale or not for sale to Gauge the Vessels used for the Steeping of Barley or other Grain for making of Malt and to take an account of the Quantity of Barley and other Grain steeping or steeped therein and report the same to the Commissioners leaving a Copy of such Report with the Malster or maker of Malt for a Charge XX. And no such maker of Malt for Sale or private Use shall refuse Entrance to such Officer for the purposes aforesaid under Penalty of 5 l. XXI After the said 20 April 1697. Every maker of Malt for sale or not for sale shall every month make an Entry at the said Excise-Office of all the Malt so made under Penalty of 10 l. and shall within three months after pay the Duties for the same respectively XXII And upon neglecting or refusing to make such Payment to Forfeit for every such Offence double the Duty And after such default shall not sell deliver or carry out any Malt until the said Duty be clear'd on pain to Forfeit double the value of such Malt. XXIII The Bushel in this Act is meant to be the Winchester Bushel and the Barley or Grain in steeping or steeped shall be returned as so many Bushels of Malt according to such Bushel XXIV After 20 April 1697. No maker of Malt shall alter his Vessel for steeping of Barley or Grain for Malt without first giving Notice thereof to the next Office of Excise nor keep any private Vessel for that purpose under penalty of 50 l. XXV After 20 Aril 1697. no Sweet-maker shall set up any Vessel for making of Sweets without first giving Notice thereof at the next Office of Excise on pain of Forfeiting 50 l. XXVI The Directions and Rules Established by the Act An. 12. Car. 2. for setling the Revenue of Excise or by any other Law now in force relating to that Revenue not otherwise provided for by this Act shall be put in Execution for Levying the said Duties on Malt Mum Sweets Cyder and Perry hereby granted XXVII All Penalties and Forfeitures in this Act shall be recover'd as any Forfeiture or Penalty may be by the Laws of Excise or by Action of Debt c. at Westminster XXVIII The Commissioners of Excise or such persons as they shall appoint or else the Collector or Supervisor of the District may compound with any person for the said Duties on Malt not made for sale at the rate of 5 s. per Ann. for every Head in the Family and take Security for paying the same Quarterly and then their Malt-houses and other places shall not be liable to the said Duty or to the Survey of the Officer of Excise XXIX But if such person after Composition sell or deliver out any Malt to others or sell any Beer Ale or other Liquors made of Malt then to Forfeit 50 l. and lose the benefit of such Composition XXX Out of every 20 Bushels of Malt so charg'd by the Gauger there shall be an allowance of Four Bushels in Consideration of the difference between Corn wet and swollen and the same converted into dry Malt. XXXI Any person may export Malt for which the Duty hath been paid to any Foreign Parts except Scotland giving Security not to Reland the same in this Kingdom but if the same should nevertheless be Relanded then besides the Penalty of the Bond the Malt or the Value thereof to be Forfeited XXXII The Exporter of any Malt shall produce a Certificate from the proper Officer That the Duty thereof hath been paid or secured to be paid which must be proved upon Oath and that it is the same Malt mention'd in the Certificate whereupon the said Duty of 6 d. per Bushel is to be repaid to the Exporter by the Collector or Commissioners XXXIII Provided That all Malt sold before 20 April 1697. and not delivered to the Buyer or Contracted so to be the Buyer shall pay the Seller 6 d. per Bushel upon delivery or the Contract to be void XXXIV Rent payable in Malt or in Money to be ascertained by the price of Malt the Tenant to deduct so much as amounts to 2 s. for every Quarter of Malt which is to be allowed accordingly XXXV After 20 April 1697. no Malt to be imported into this Kingdom from beyond the Seas on pain of Forfeiting such Malt or the value thereof XXXVI Out of the Money arising by Loans or Bills upon the Aid of 3 s. per l. and other Duties 1200000 l. shall be appropriated to the Navy and Ordnance c. And the Remainder arising by that Act other than the Loans upon the Act 7. W. 3. for Purchasing Annuities and 23006 l. 17 s. 8 d. ½ lent on the Exchequer in general both transferred to the said Act shall be appropriated to the Land Forces c. XXXVII Out of the Moneys arising by this Act the first 200000 l. shall be appropriated for the Expences of his Majesties Houshold and other his necessary Occasions and one Moiety of the remainder to the same Service and the other Moiety to the Navy and Army equally till the said Sum of 515000 l. be fully paid and the Surplus to the Navy and Land Forces equally XXXVIII The Rules in the Act An. 1. W. M. for an Aid of 2 s. per l. shall be applied to the distribution and application of the Sums hereby appropriated XXXIX The Moneys arising by the Duties on Malt shall be appropriated to the payment of the Moneys due upon Bills and Tickets hereafter mention'd And if by 20 April 1698. the Produce thereof brought into the Exchequer in Specie be not 800000 l. the Deficiency to be made
the Parish of St. Giles in Colchester XV. Provided That all Goods c. unloaden out of any Ship or Vessel at Wivenhoe and not brought to Colchester or within the Liberties thereof or Laden at Wivenhoe and not first Carried from or through Colchester or the Liberties thereof shall not be liable to the said Duties Oath being made thereof if required before such Collector or any Custom-house Officer XVI The said Mayor and Commonalty by Indenture under their Common Seal with consent of the Commissioners may engage the Profits arising as aforesaid for any Term not exceeding 21 Years to any persons that will upon such Security advance Money for Carrying on the said Work for securing the Repayment thereof with Interest not exceeding 6 per Cent. XVII Provided That if before the end of 21 Years sufficient Moneys shall be raised for the purposes aforesaid and so adjudged by the Commissioners that then after Repayment of the Money so borrowed with Interest the said Duties shall cease XVIII Provided That upon Dispute touching the Weight and Quantity of the Goods liable to the said Duties the Collector may weigh the same and if they prove more than the Collector did insist upon the Owner shall bear the charges of weighing XIX If any persons be proseeuted for Acting in pursuance of this Act they may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence And if the Prosecutor be Nonsuit or Discontinue or a Verdict or Judgment pass against him the Defendant shall recover Costs XX. Provided That if a New Cut be made through the said Earl of Kents Land called Gravel-Pit-Land it shall be at the Election of the said Earl to have the Value of the Land so severed or to keep the same And if the said Earl shall within Twelve Months after such severance signifie his Election to keep the same the Right thereof shall be Vested in the said Earl and the said Mayor and Commonalty c. shall make a Wall and Bank cross the present Old Chanel at both ends thereof which said Old Chanel shall also be Vested in the said Earl XXI Provided That this Act take not away any Persons Right of Fishing in the said River Salt I. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 6. After 25 Mar. 1698. No Badger Retailer or other person making or dealing in Salt or buying Salt to sell again shall sell or dispose of any Salt in England or Wales and Town of Berwick otherwise than by Weight after the Rate of 56 Pound Weight to the Bushel and not by measure or any other manner upon Forfeiture of Five Pounds to the Informer who shall prosecute for the same II. The Forfeitures and Offences against this Act shall be determined by any two or more Justices of Peace residing near the place where such Offence was committed But persons agrieved may appeal to the Justices at the next General Quarter Sessions whose Judgment therein shall be final III. All Justices of Peace upon complaint of Offences contrary to this Act are to Summon the Party accused and upon proof of the Matter of Fact by Oath of two or more Witnesses or Confession of the Party to give Judgment and issue out Warrants for Levying such Forfeitures on the Goods and Chattels of the Offender to be sold if not redeemed in six days rendring the Overplus and for want of Distress to Imprison the Offender till satisfaction be made IV. When any Salt shall be Entred to be put on Board any Boat Ship or Vessel or carried by Land and the Duty paid or secured together with all Moneys then or before due and payable by Bond or otherwise on Account of Salt delivered the proper Officer shall upon due Notice by himself or Deputy in the Day time between Sun-rising and Sun-setting attend the Weighing out such Salt without loss of time to the persons that shall Ship off or carry the same upon Forfeiture of 40 s. to be recovered as other Penalties in this Act are directed Seamen I. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 23. All such persons who by virtue of the Act made the last Session of this Parliament For the Increase and Incouragement of Seamen 7 8. W. 3. cap. 21. are Intituled to the Provisions and Advantages in the Hospital in the said Act mentioned and out of the Revenues thereof shall from time to time be placed in the said Hospital upon Certificates to be produced as by the said Act is directed in succession as the person registred shall be in Course and Order of time upon the Registry Book and the Widows and Children of the persons longest registred before others II. Every Seaman or Mariner who have Liberty and shall be willing to register themselves as by the said Act directed after the 10th of April next bringing such Certificate as the said Act directs under the hand of any one Justice of Peace of the County where he lives may and shall be registred and himself Wife Widow and Children be Intituled to all Advantages given by the said Act as if the Certificate were under the hands of two Justices according to the said Act. The Justice or Justices giving such Certificate are required diligently to enquire into the truth of the same and if occasion be to examine the party upon Oath and if any fraud or deceit appears to certify the Admiralty thereof III. Any persons already registred or who shall hereafter be registred and who then were or shall after be raised to the degree of a Masters Mate in any of the Kings Ships their Wives Widows and Children are declared and enabled to enjoy all and every the Benefits and Advantages given to any other person so registred by the said recited Act. IV. After the said 10th of April all Seamen above the Age of 50 years and who shall appear by the Books of the Navy Office to have served on Board any of the Kings Ships for seven years last past without wilful Disserting shall upon producing Certificates as aforesaid under the hands of one or more Justices of Peace be registred and have and enjoy the several Privileges in the said Act mentioned V. Provided that after the 10th day of April 1699. No Seaman above the Age of 50 years shall be admitted to register himself without giving such Reasons for his omitting to do it during the time of such Service on Board as shall be approved by the Admiralty or Navy or by the persons appointed for keeping the said Register VI. It shall be Lawful for the Commissioners appointed for Registring Seamen by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to cause all Masters and Commanders of Ships not in his Majesties Service to appear before them and discover upon Oath the Number Rates Salaries Wages and Times of Service of all and every persons or person serving in such Ships or Vessels and which by the foresaid Act are obliged to pay 6 d. per mensem out of their Salaries and Wages And if any
Parliament XCVI Every Receiver General is to Enter in Books all the Sums he receives the Names of each Collector the days when and Sums paid how much in Hammer'd and how much in Mill'd Money or Gold and all Bills by him paid in pursuance of this Act. Which Books are to lye constantly open at one certain place within his Receipt to which all persons are to have access And every Receiver neglecting to keep such Book or to Enter his Receipts by the space of three days or refusing any person to inspect the same shall forfeit 100 l. XCVII A Proviso That 200000 l. out of the first Bills to be issued or the first Moneys arising by this Act Except the 3 s. Aid and Loans thereupon shall be Appropriated for payment of Soldiers Quarters in England between 1 Jan. 1694. and 1 Jan. 1696 not otherwise satisfied before 1 Feb. 1696. if the said Quarters amount to so much It shall be Felony to Counterfeit the said Exchequer Bills without Benefit of Clergy XCVIII A Proviso That this Act shall not Charge the 50000 l. per An. Granted in Trust for the Prince and Princess of Denmark with the Duty of 4 s. 4 d. per Pound XCIX Persons not Charged over and above the 4 d. per Month with the Duties on Wages Pensions Salaries Offices or Imployments of the yearly Value of 8 l. or for their own Lands or Tenements of the yearly Value of 40 s. or for Money or Stock of the Value of 5 l. shall not be Charged with the 4 d. per Month for their Children under the Age of Sixteen Years C. Also Poor Housekeepers who by reason of their poverty do not contribute to Church or Poor shall not be charged by this Act Nor shall it extend to charge Houses not cover'd or made habitable CI. A Proviso That Hammer'd Money shall be Current at 5 s. 2 d. per oz. after 1 Feb. 1696. in all payments except where it is directed to be Received at a greater value CII Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 7. During the term of two years from 1 March 1696 a Duty of 20 per Cent. of the true value for all Paper Vellum and Parchment of what kind soever made within this Kingdom shall be paid by the Makers thereof And for all Paper Pastboard Vellum and Parchment either in Rolls Reams Quires Books printed or not printed or otherwise Imported during the said Term 25 per Cent. over and above all Customs and Duties already payable for the same CIII Which Duties on Importations shall be paid by the Importers upon making their Entries of the same or shall be secured to be paid within three Months after such Entry with a Discount of 10 per Cent. per Ann. for payment in ready Money with a Clause of forfeiture upon Landing any such Imported Commodities before Entry be made thereof CIV The said Duties on Importations to be Collected by the Officers of the Customs according to the true value to be esteemed upon the Oath of the Importer And the Duties upon the said Commodities made within the Realm shall be ascertained by Commissioners thereunto appointed their Substitutes or Deputies under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury CV In case of Controversie the value of such Goods made within the Realm shall be esteemed by Affidavit of the Makers thereof in Writing with Liberty to his Majesties Officers to take such Goods at the value specified in the said Affidavits paying down ready Money for the same CVI. The makers of the said Manufactures shall before 25 Mar. 1697. give notice in Writing of the place where such Manufactures are usually made or intended to be made and the Names and places of abode of the makers thereof under the penalty of 20 l. And shall not make the same but in such common places whereof they shall first have given Notice and shall permit the respective Officers of the said Duties to take notice of the stock of Materials for making the same And shall within five days after such Commodities are made so as to be fit for use and before the removal thereof make true Entries of the same with his Majesties Officers and shall then or within six Months after pay the said Duties and thereupon shall have a permission gratis for carrying the same away with an Allowance of 10 per Cent. per An for prompt payment CVII It shall be Lawful for the said Officers to search and see what quantities of the said Commodities are making who are not to be refused Entrance under the penalty of 10 l. And if any persons shall endeavour to Defraud his Majesty of his just Dues for the same they shall Forfeit 50 l. and the Commodities concealed not entred or unlawfully removed shall be also forfeited CVIII All Merchants Stationers Wholesale-sellers Retailers Paper-makers and others having on 1 Mar. 1696. any stock of Paper Parchment Vellum or Pastboard for sale shall pay a Duty of 17 l. 10 s. per Cent. of the true value thereof within ten days after the said 1 Mar. 1696. CIX The persons aforesaid shall deliver to the proper Officer a Particular in Writing Signed of the Quantities Kinds and Values of the said Goods which Officers are Impowred to take an Account of and view the said Goods and shall be permitted so to do under the penalty of 20 l. And if the said Duties be not paid by 11 Mar. 1696. nor secured to be paid within three Months the said Officers may Levy the same by Distress of the Goods and Chattels of the persons liable thereunto CX Provided that the persons paying the said Duties by 11 Mar. 1696. shall be allowed 10 per Cent per An. for prompt payment And the valuation of the said Stock shall be esteemed by the Oath of the Owner taken in Writing with liberty to the Kings Officer to take such Goods at the value specified in the said Affidavit paying down ready Money for the same CXI Upon neglect to give in such particulars before 5 Mar. 1696. or not giving in the full of the said Stock or carrying away or concealing any part thereof before the Duty shall be paid or secured to forfeit 50 l. and the Goods so not given in or carried away or concealed shall be forseited CXII In case of Seizure and Information or Complaint thereupon within eight days two of the next Justices of the Peace are to hear and determin the matter and upon Appeals the Justices of the next Quarter Sessions are to hear and determin the same finally CXIII All Entries Accounts and Permissions aforesaid are to be made gratis CXIV Provided that upon Exportations beyond the Seas the Duties so paid or secured shall be repaid or discharged CXV Any persons may Lend on the Credit of this Act 125000 l. at 8 per Cent. Interest free from Taxes to be paid every three Months till repayment of their Principal which shall be repaid in course and the Money not diverted to any other
Annuities Incurred between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. on the late Duty of Tunnage on Ships and the Duties on Salt shall be Transferred and paid out of this Act without Interest CCCII The Orders for the said Annuities shall be Registred in the name of the Pay-masters thereof that are or shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the Treasury CCCIII. Any Persons Natives or Foreigners may lend his Majesty on the Credit of this Act any Sums which together with the Transferrences aforesaid shall not exceed 1400000 l. of which 250000 l. shall be applied towards Disbanding the Army with Interest at 8 per Cent. per An. and the Money so lent on this Act shall not be Taxed and the Orders upon such Loans shall be Registred and paid in course CCCIV. And the Moneys arising by this Act shall be applied to the Paying off the said Loans and not to be diverted to any other use CCCV No Fee shall be taken for Entring any such Orders or for Searches on pain of treble Damages nor any undue Preserence on pain of paying the value of the Debt with Damages and Costs and loss of place CCCVI All Orders for Loans on this Act may be Assigned CCCVII The Loans upon this Act may be made either in Money or in Exchequer-Bills which Bills except so much as shall be sufficient to compleat 250000 l. for the Disbanding of the Army shall be immediately cancelled CCCVIII If any Loans be made in Money the Commissioners of the Treasury shall dispose thereof in buying Exchequer Bills and shall cause the Bills so purchased to be forthwith Caucelled CCCIX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 13. That for five years from 15 May 1698. there shall be levied and paid to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for all Coal and Culm except Charcoal made of Wood and Cinders made of Pitcoal the Duties aster mentioned over and above what are already payable for the same viz. CCCX For all Coals Imported into this Kingdom from Scotland or any part beyond Sea usually Sold by Weight 5 s per Tun each Tun being 20 Hundred and each Hundred 112 Pounds Averdupois and after that Rate for a greater or lesser Quantity And for the like Imported Coals usually Sold by measure the Sum of 7 s. 6 d. per Chalder each Chalder being 36 Bushels Winchester Measure and after that Rate for a greater or lesser quantity to be paid by the Importer CCCXI. For all Coals Shipped or Water-born in order to be Shipped or laid on Board any Ship or Vessel to be carried by Sea and which shall be so carried by Sea from any Port of this Kingdom to any other Port thereof the Sum of 5 s. per Chalder if usually sold by Measure and 3 s. 4 d per Tun if usually sold by Weight to be paid at the Importation or Landing by the Owner Master or other Person having the charge of the Ship or Vessel or of the Coals so Imported CCCXII For all Culm Water-born in order to be Shipped within this Kingdom or brought into the same the Sum of 1 s. per Chalder to be paid where Imported by the Owner or Master as aforesaid CCCXIII. The Duties upon the said Coals and Culm so Imported or Water-born shall be under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs and shall be collected and paid into the Exchequer distinct from all other Moneys the necessary charges of Management only excepted CCCXIV The said Duties shall be paid to His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or to such Collector or Person as His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or the Commissioners of the Customs or any four or more of them shall Appoint under their Hands and Seals before Bulk of the Ship or Vessel shall be broken or any the Coals or Culm unladen measured or weighed And due Entries shall be made of all such Imported Coals and Culm at the Custom-house where they are so Imported if any be there or else in the Custom-house of the next Port to the place of Importation And if any such Coals or Culm be unshipped before the said Duties be paid or secured the said Coals and Culm and the Ship or Vessel with all her Guns Tackle Furniture and Ammunition shall be forfeited one Moiety to the King the other to the Seizer Prosecutor or Informer CCCXV. His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or any four or more of the Commissioners of the Customs under their Hands and Seals may Appoint in every Port within this Kingdom Meeters Weighers or Measurers of the said Coals and Culm who upon the Unlading of any such Ship or Vessel shall deliver a Certificate to the Collector of the said Duties of the Sorts and Quantity of Coals and Culm Measured or Weighed and Delivered from any such Ship or Vessel under the Penalty of 100 l. CCCXVI. And in case there was on Board a greater number of Chalders or Tuns of Coals and Culm than for which the Duty had been answered and paid There shall be paid for every Chalder or Tun so concealed over and above the Duty the Sum of 10 s. under Penalty of Attaching and Detaining such Ship or Vessel till payment thereof and of selling the said Ship or Vessel in case all the said Duties for such concealed Coals and Culm be not paid with costs and charges for such Attaching or Selling Rendring the Overplus CCCXVII Provided That if the Importer shall within six days after the delivery of such Ship or Vessel and before her departure out of Port give in his Post Entry and pay the whole Duty for the Surplusage the said Penalty shall be Discharged CCCXVIII The Officers for Receiving the said Duties and for Weighing and Measuring such Coals and Culm shall in every such Port and Place Enter down in Books an Account of the Duties so paid or received and of the Payments and Disbursements of the same and the number of Chalders and Tuns so Imported Landed and Unladen CCCXIX. There shall be allowed to every Master or Owner of any such Ship or Vessel Three months time for payment of the said Duty giving such Security for the same as the Collector or Chief Officer of the Port or Place shall approve of with an allowance after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per An. for prompt Payment And if any of the Coals or Culm for which the Duty shall be once paid or secured be again Exported to any other place of this Kingdom there shall be no further Duty paid for the same And if any of the Coals for which the Duty shall be so once paid or secured be afterwards carried beyond Sea an allowance out of the Over sea Duties or Repayment shall be made of so much as was before paid for the same Coals and Culm CCCXX Provided That if any Person be Prosecuted for any thing done in Execution of this Act he may plead the general Issue and give this Act in Evidence And if a Verdict pass for the Defendant or the Plaintiff
pay subsequent Tickets when brought and demanded before such Tickets as were not brought in course provided there be Money reserved to satisfie such preceding Tickets CCCCIV The additional Duties of Excise granted by the said Act and which ought to come weekly into the Exchequer the Officers Salaries and incident Charges not exceeding 2500 l. per Ann. only excepted are hereby appropriated during the whole term of 16 years thereby granted to the payment of the said Annuities and Tickets for the same CCCCV. After 15 May 1698. No Officer appointed to pay the Annuities for one two or three Lives purchased for the respective Considerations mentioned in the Act of 5 6 W. and M. Intituled An Act for Granting to their Majesties several Rates and Duties upon Tunnage of Ships and Vessels and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of 1500000 l. towards carrying on the War against France payable quarterly out of two seventh parts of the several Duties thereby granted and the Reversions of the said Annuities or some of them or further interest therein purchased by several subsequent Acts shall pay off any quarterly payment of the said Annuities till the preceedent quarter be paid off or the Money ready in the Office for payment thereof whereof publick notice in Writing shall be affixed in the said Office under Penalty of forfeiting his place and 100 l. for every such offence to the Persons who shall Sue for the same to be recovered with costs of Suit as aforesaid CCCCVI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 35. Enacted That all the Clauses in the Acts of the sixth seventh and eighth years of his Majesties Reign in relation to the Duties on Marriages Births Burials Batchelors and Widowers not otherwise hereby altered or explained shall be duly observed under the Penalties in the said Acts. CCCCVII The Commissioners for the Aid to his Majesty of 1484015 l. 1 s. 11 d. 3 f. shall be Commissioners for the said Acts for Marriages Births and Burials till 24 Jun. 1699. who with the Justices of Peace or a Quorum of them appointed by the former Acts shall have full power to Act in all things relating to the said Duties and after the 24 Jan. 1699. the Justices as aforesaid shall be the Commissioners CCCCVIII All persons required by the former Acts to keep a Register shall with the name of every person Married Buried Christened or Born express the Degree and Quality according to which the Duty ought to be paid and upon Burials the names of the Heirs Executors Administrators Fathers Mothers Guardians Churchwardens Overseers or others who are to pay for the same and where they dwell And in case of Births the names of the Fathers Mothers Guardians or Curators of such Children and where they live And in case of Marriages the Husbands abode under penalty of 20 l. one moiety to the King the other to the Informer And every person who ought to pay the said Duties shall give the Minister who performs the Office of such Marriage Burial or Christening a true relation of the Degree and Quality according to which the Duty ought to be paid and where the person lives who ought to pay the same to be inserted in the Register under penalty of 20 l. CCCCIX. The words Ecclesiastical Persons in this Act and Persons in Holy Orders in the former Acts are to comprehend Bishops where Marriages Christenings or Burials are performed by them CCCCX Upon any Persons removal or going away without payment of the Duties any two of the Commissioners certifying such default under their Hands and Seals the like number of Commissioners in any other place where the person shall be sound shall cause the said Duties to be paid and upon default may Levy the same by Distress and Sale of Goods CCCCXI All Penalties in this and the former Acts touching the said Duties except the Penalty of 100 l. for not duly keeping a Register shall be determined by two or more Justices or Commissioners near the place upon Oath and levied by distress and sole of Goods and for want of Distress the Offender to be Committed to Prison But the Commissioners may mitigate such Penalty so that it be not less than double the Duty CCCCXII The Commissioners in the respective Divisions shall meet together on or before the first of August 1698. and so once or oftner every three Months for the Execution of this and the former Acts and they or any two of them are to warn the Assessors Collectors Surveyors Inspectors and Receivers General and if need be any Parsons Vicars Curates Parish-Clerks and others concerned in the said Duties to bring in their Assessments Accounts and Registers and upon default may Fine the Offenders not exceeding 5 l. CCCCXIII And shall Examine the said Assessments Accounts and Registers and cause the persons omitted or not fully charged to be duly taxed and thereupon to sign the Assessments and cause Duplicates of the gross Sums to be Transmitted into the Exchequer CCCCXIV The Collectors shall render their Accounts upon Oath and in default thereof may be fined by the Commissioners not exceeding 20 l. CCCCXV. Every Collector duly discharging himself shall besides the 3 d. in the pound in the former Acts be allowed 2 d. in the pound for what he shall pay to the Receiver General and the Commissioners Clerks shall have an Additional allowance of 1 d. in the pound CCCCXVI After 1 Aug. 1698. every person who ought to pay any of the said Duties shall pay or tender the same to the proper Collector within twenty days after it shall become due on pain of paying double the said Duties CCCCXVII The Clause in the former Act An. 6. W. 3. for the Collectors delivering a Copy of the Assessment to the Minister of the place under penalty of 5 l. and for the Ministers reading the same in the Church under the like penalty is hereby Repealed CCCCXVIII The ten days allowed by the said former Act for Appealing shall be reckoned from the time of the Collectors demand CCCCXIX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 38. Enacted That every person of what Age Sex or Condition soever in England and Wales shall pay to his Majesty one shilling on 24 Aug. 1698. one shilling 24 Novemb. 1698. one shilling 24 Febr. 1698. and one shilling 24 May 1699. Except such as receive Alms of the Parish and their Children under the age of 16 years and all poor House keepers not contributing to Church or Poor and their Children under 16 years and except all Children under 16 years of Day Labourers and Servants in Husbandry and of such who have 4 Children or more and are not worth in Lands Goods and Chattels 50 l. CCCCXX Every Gentleman or so Reputed having an Estate real or personal or in both of 300 l. or more and every person above that quality and not a Peer
make Oath thus I A. B do Swear That the manifest or particular now by me given in and signed to the best of my knowledge and belief doth contain specifie and express all the Goods Wares and Merchandizes which are Laden or intended to be Laden or put on Board the Ship or Vessel called the _____ whereof I A. B. am Master for this Voyage to Africa So help me God XXV Every Owner or Exporter of such Goods upon Entry thereof shall make this Oath I A. B. do Swear That the Entry by me now made and signed doth contain and specifie all the particular quantities quality and true and full value of all the Goods Wares and Merchandizes therein expressed to be Shipped on Board the Ship or Vessel called the _____ whereof _____ _____ _____ is Master for the Voyage She is now to preceed on to Africa So Help me God XXVI Upon Exporting any Goods or Merchandize from the Plantations to Africa that were there Imported from England the Owner or Exporter shall also Swear That to the best of his Knowledge and Belief such Goods and Merchandize so Entred were Imported from England into that Colony or Plantation and that the true and real value thereof as Cost in England is fully expressed in the said Entry And the said Master and one of the Owners or Freighters before such Ship be cleared shall give Bond to his Majesty to the value of such Ship and Lading that the said Ship not unavoidably hindred shall Sail directly to Africa between the Capes aforesaid and thence directly return to and unlade in England or one of the Plantations aforesaid And the Collector or chief Officer aforesaid is to take such Bond and keep a distinct Book of all such Entries and Duties payable for the use of the said Company and to deliver to the said Company on Demand a Duplicate of such Entries and Oaths and Bonds given and Moneys paid And shall pay to the said Company the Moneys so Received deducting 5 per Cent for his or their trouble XXVII After 24 June 1698. Any of the Subjects of this Realm as well as the said Company may Trade from England or any of his Majesties Plantations in America to the Coast of Africa between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount paying 10 per Cent. ad Valorem for the Goods and Merchandize so Exported to the said Coast and paying a further Sum of 10 per Cent ad Valorem Redwood excepted which is to pay 5 per Cent only at the place of Importation upon all Goods and Merchandize Negroes excepted Imported into England or the Plantations from Africa between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount aforesaid And every Master and Trader Trading from England or the Plantations between the said Capes shall make like Entries and Oath and give like Bonds as is directed for Masters and Traders between Cape Mount and Cape Good Hope and upon such Entry and Oath shall pay the Duty aforesaid payable by Traders between Cape Mount and Cape Good Hope And the Collector or Chief Officer of the Chief Custom-houses in England or the Plantations from whence such Ship shall be dispatcht are to take such Entries and Bonds and give such Oaths and receive such Duties and pay the same to the said Company on Demand for the Uses before directed and to do every other thing mutatis mutandis as is directed touching Traders between Cape Mount and Cape Good Hope And that all Goods and Merchandize Negroes excepted that shall be Shipped on the Coast of Africa between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount and shall be Imported into England or the Plantations shall pay the Duties aforesaid And the Master or Chief Officer of every such Ship that shall take on Board any Goods or Merchandize Negroes excepted between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount shall upon making Entry thereof and before Landing the same deliver in a Particular of his Cargo and take the following Oath XXVIII I A. B. de Swear That the Manifest or Particular now by me given in and signed to the best of my knowledge and belief doth contain signifie and express all the Goods Wares and Merchandizes Negroes excepted which were Laden or put on Board the said Ship called the _____ during her stay and continuing on the Coast of Africa between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount whereof I A. B. am Master XXIX And that the Owner or Importer of all Goods and Merchandizes Negroes excepted which shall be brought to England or the Plantations from between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount shall make Entry thereof at one of the Chief Custom-houses in England or the Plantations where Imported with the Collector or Chief Officer of the Cussoms upon Oath and Sign the same of the quantity quality and value of such Goods and Merchandize as worth to be sold at ths place of Importation and pay the Duty for the same as aforesaid And such Collector or Chief Officer where such Ship shall Arrive is to take the Entries and Manifests give the Oaths and Receive the Duties aforesaid and pay the same to the said Company on Demand for the uses afore-directed and deliver to the said Company a Duplicate of all such Entries and Oaths made and signed as aforesaid XXX The said Collector or Officer may deduct for his or their trouble 5 per Cent. for the Duties arising by this Act except from the Exports and Imports of the said Royal African Company And the said Company shall give an Account in Writing of the Moneys by them received and by their Exports and Imports for the Duties aforesaid and how they have laid out the same yearly within Three months after the end of every year to the Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer who may examine Persons thereupon on Oath And all such Goods and Merchandizes brought from between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount as shall be Landed before Entry made and Signed and Oath of the value thereof made and the Duty paid shall be forfeited or the value thereof XXXI Every Ship which contrary to this Act shall Sail from England or the Plantations for the Coast of Africa without being duly Entred Oath made and Bonds given as before directed shall be forefeited or the value thereof And all Goods and Merchandize Shipped from England or the Plantations for the Coast of Africa as aforesaid contrary to this Act before due Entry made thereof and of the value and the Duties paid for the same shall be forfeited or the value thereof And every Ship and all the Goods and Merchandizes therein belonging to his Majesties Subjects Sailing from any other part than from England or the Plantations to the Coast of Africa as aforesaid shall be forfeited XXXII One third part of the said Forfeitures shall be to his Majesty one other third part to the said Company towards maintenance of the said Forts and Castles and the other third part to the Informer and Prosecutor XXXIII Any Persons whatsoever may Sue for the said Forfeitures in any his Majesties
procured In which case such Arbitration or Umpirage shall be void and set aside by any Court of Law or Equity so as such corruption or undue Practice be complain'd of in the Court where the Rule is made for such Arbitration before the last day of the next Term after such Arbitration made and published to the Parties Blackwell-Hall I. STat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 9. Enacted That after the 1st of May 1697. the Governours of Blackwell-hall and their Deputies shall strictly observe and keep the following Times and Rules viz. The publick Market of Blackwell-hall shall be held every Thursday Friday and Saturday from eight of the Clock in the Forenoon till twelve and from two of the Clock in the Afternoon till five the said hours of beginning and ending the said Market shall be known by ringing the Market Bell in the said Hall the same to be continued Weekly through the whole Year except days of Humiliation or Thanksgiving and the Keepers of the said Hall shall not admit any buying or selling of any Woollen Cloth at the said Hall upon any other days or hours than as aforesaid upon the penalty of 100 l. II. The said Governours c. shall appoint to the Countrey Clothiers the most convenient Room in the said Hall for the sale of their Cloth and Warehouse Room for Lodging and safe keeping the same paying the Ancient Duties of the said Hall and no more III. No Factor or any Person whatsoever other than the Owner of the Cloth shall sell or expose to sale out of the said Market of Blackwell-hall any Cloth directed to be brought to the said Market or any Factor there upon penalty of 5 l. for every Cloth so sold IV. The Hall-keepers Clerks and Master-Porters of the said Hall shall take care that the Rules and Orders appointed by this Act be put in Execution and shall diligently and faithfully keep their weekly Registers of all Clothes bought and sold there in which Books they shall truly enter the names and habitation of the Owners Buyers and Sellers and times of Sale and Factor or other person buying or selling of every Cloth to which said Books it shall be lawful for the Clothiers their Agents or Servants at all convenient times to have recourse without Fee V. Any Hall-keeper Clerk or Master-Porter neglecting his Duty herein shall for every Offence forfeit 10 l. Every person after the said first of May buying any Cloth of any person except of the Owner otherwise than for ready Money the person selling shall within twelve days after the sale and delivery of the same take or demand of the Buyer a Note testifying under the Buyers hand the Cloth sold and the Sum of Money sold for payable to the Owner and shall deliver such Note on demand to the Owner or any person authorized by him to receive the same on pain to forfeit to the Owner of the Cloth sold double the Value thereof for every neglect of so doing And if any such Buyer upon trust shall refuse or neglect to give such Note upon request at any time next after eight days after sale and delivery he shall forfeit for every such Offence 20 s. for every Cloth so sold to the Owner and every piece of Cloth not returned within eight days after delivery of the same shall be deemed to be passed and approved of by the Buyer as a Merchantable Cloth and all Contracts and Agreements for allowing a longer time for the passing of any Cloth shall be Void VI. All forfeitures and penalties imposed by this Act may be sued for by Action of Debt Bill Plaint c. in any of his Majesties Courts of Record in which no Essoin c. and but one Imparlance shall be allowed and if not otherwise herein before disposed of one Moiety to the King the other to the Informer VII Provided if the Owner of the Cloth neglect to sue for any of the penalties by the space of six Months then any other person may sue for the same and one Moiety shall be to the King the other to the Informer VIII Every known or reputed Factor for selling Cloth in the said Market of Blackwell-hall shall before the 24th of June 1697. if requested by any Clothier give and deliver a true Account in Writing of the Effects of such Clothier which now are or before the first of May 1697. shall be in the hands of such Factor and the particular Clothes of such Clothier sold by such Factor and the sums of Money due to such Clothier by any Contract of such Factor and of the names and abodes of such persons from whom such sums are due and if any such Factor shall refuse or neglect so to do he shall forfeit to the person to whom he ought to give such Account 10 l. to be recovered as aforesaid Bridgwater I. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 12. For inlarging repairing and preserving the Bridge and Key of the Borough of Bridgwater in Com. Somerset it is Enacted That for fourteen years after the first of May 1698. Every Master or Person having the Command of any Ship or Vessel Unlading on the said Key or into any Barge Boat Hoy or Lighter to pass through the said Bridge shall pay at the Unlading thereof as follows viz. II. For every Weigh of Coals according to the measure used there Last of Wheat Rye Barley Malt and other Grain and for every Weigh of Salt and every Tun of any other Goods or Merchandizes whatsoever and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity Imported and Unladen in the said Port such sum not exceeding twelve pence Inclusive of all Keyage Wharfage Pontage and Cranage heretofore payable as the Mayor Aldermen Burgesses and Commonalty of the said Borough and their Successors in Common Council assembled shall from time to time order or appoint III. The said Mayor Aldermen Burgestes and Commonalty so assembled as aforesaid during the said fourteen Years may choose such persons to be Collectors of the Money so to be appointed to be paid as they shall think fit which Collectors shall pay the same to the Receiver of the Profits of the said Borough to the use of the said Mayor Aldermen Burgesses and Commonalty for the purpose aforesaid and no other use whatsoever IV. There shall be Eight or any Five of them Commissioners to take the Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Moneys so Collected during the said Term Four of which shall be yearly nominated by the Mayor Aldermen Burgesses and Commonalty in Common Council assembled and the other Four by the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Somerset at the respective Quarter Sessions of the Peace which Commissioners or any five of them may from time to time Require the Collectors who shall receive the Moneys in pursuance of this Act to render them a true Account of the Moneys which shall rest due upon such Account which they shall order to be laid out for
of the Subsidy hereby Granted with the Oath of the Merchant Importing and Exporting the same affirming the truth thereof and all other Requisites performed touching Repayment of the Half Subsidy by the former Act the whole Subsidy actually paid upon this Act shall be repaid within one Month after Demand or the Security vacated as to so much as shall be so Exported And as to Foreign Wrought Silks Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars no Drawback upon this Act shall be made unless Re-exported within the times hereby limited for other Goods and that like Proof be made and other Requisites performed for the said Silks c. as for other Goods Re-exported But upon such Exportation of Foreign Wrought Silks and Proof made and other Requisites performed not only the two thirds of the Subsidies by this Act. Directed to be Repaid for such Silks but also the remaining one third of the same Subsidy shall be intirely repaid at the Custom house LVI It being intended that the yearly Sum of 700000 l. be Supplied to his Majesty for his Houshold and Family and other his necessary Expenses and Occasions out of the Hereditary Excise Granted Ann. 12. Car. 2. and out of the Temporary Excise payable during his Majesties Life by an Act of 2 W. M. after the Talleys Charged upon the Weekly Sum of 6000 l. issuing out of the said several Duties of Excise pursuant to the Act of 7 W. 3. and still unsatisfied with the Interest thereof shall be fully paid and out of the Revenue of the Post-Office after all the Talleys Charged on the Weekly Sum of 600 l. issuing out of that Revenue pursuant to the said Act of 7 W. 3. and still remaining unsatisfied and the Interest thereof shall be fully paid And out of the small Branches of his Majesties Revenue viz. The First Fruits Alienation Fines Post Fines Wine Licences Sheriffs Proffers Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods The Revenue of the Dutchy of Cornwall or any other Revenue in Lands in England or Wales or Fines of Leases for the same and the Duty of Four and a half per Cent. in Specie in Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands in America and out of the Moneys arising by this Act after the Commencement of the same It is Enacted That if the said Great and Small Branches and Revenues shall produce clear more than the yearly Sum of 700000 l. after 25 Dec. 1699. the Overplus shall not be Disposed of but by Parliament And all Dispositions of such Overplus without Authority of Parliament shall be Void and the persons to whom such Dispositions shall be made shall be incapable to Enjoy the same LVII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 30. All Lustrings and Alamodes Imported into this Kingdom which by the Act of Tunnage and Poundage made Ann. 12 Car. 2. were valued in the Book of Rates at 40 s. the Pound Weight containing 16 Ounces shall after 24 June 1698. be valued at Four Pounds for every Pound Weight containing 16 Ounces as aforesaid And the several Subsidies Additional and other Duties and Impositions payable thereupon by virtue of several Acts of Parliament since that time made during the Continuance of the same respectively shall be Collected Paid and Answered upon the said Lustrings and Alamodes according to the said Valuation of Four Pounds for every Pound Weight as if the same had been Originally Inserted in the said Book of Rates and had been particularly referred to instead of the said Rate of 40 s. in the several Acts beforementioned And that according to the same Rules and Methods and with such or the like Allowances and under such Penalties as are by the said Acts or any of them prescribed for the respective Duties on the same Commodities Exchequer I. STat. 8. 9. W. 3. cap. 28. For better observation of the Course anciently used in the Exchequer It is Enacted That after 20 April 1697. when any Money shall be brought into the Receipt of the Exchequer the respective Teller into whose Office it shall be brought if the Officers belonging to the Talley Court be then attending or as soon as they shall attend for the Levying a Talley shall without delay receive the said Money Weighing the same in intire Sums or otherwise and making due entry thereof shall throw down a Bill or Bills written upon Parchment and Sign'd into the Talley Court whereby a Taller may be duly Levied according to the nature of the Payment And that such Teller his Clerk or Substitute shall not for such Money give a Note importing a Depositum or other private Note or Security to prevent the due charging thereof in the Exchequer as aforesaid upon pain that such Teller who shall offend against this Act by neglecting to receive and duly charge himself with such Money or giving any private Note as aforesaid shall forfeit his Office and be disabled to serve the King in any Office and Forfeit double damages to the King or party damnified and full costs of Suit and every Clerk and substitute of such Tellers who shall offend against this Act by giving any private Note shall for every such offence forfeit double the sum for which such Note was given one moiety to the King the other to the Informer and also be removed from the said Receipt II. After the said 20th of April No Teller shall charge himself by Bill with the receipt of any Moneys in the Exchequer but when the Officers of the Talley Court are there present nor shall any Teller or his substitute throw down into the said Court any Bill purporting the receiving of any Money unless such Teller or his Clerks have actually receiv'd the same except in such cases where Talleys are or shall be Levied by special Warrant of the Lords of the Treasury or Treasurer of the Exchequer or where the person for whom any Talley shall be Levied shall at the same time or on the same day give a Discharge according to the course of the Exchequer upon some Order or Debenture for the Money for which such Bill shall be thrown down upon pain of incurring the like forfeiture of Office and Disability as before mention'd and forfeiting double the sum so unduly charged one moiety to the King the other to the Informer and for Clerks and Substitutes the like penalty as aforesaid III. No Teller his Clerk or Substitute after the Bills thrown down into the Talley Court shall lend pay or by any way whatsoever depart with such Money out of his Office without an Order for the same made forth by the Auditor and Recorded by the Clerk of the Pells and taking a Receipt to discharge the King according to ancient course under the like forfeitures and penalties as for unduly charging any Money before actually received IV. After the said 20 April the Chamberlains or Deputy Chamberlains and such other Officers Clerks and Deputies as belong to the Talley Court shall daily except Sundays and Holidays constantly attend at least from
Five Every Score of Oxen or Neat Cattle Eight Pence and so proportionably for every greater or lesser Number To be paid from the passing of the Act by all persons who shall Travel with Horse Coach Cart or Wagon or shall lead or drive any Oxen or other Cattle beforementioned in and through the High-way aforesaid to the said Collectors or Receivers at some convenient place on the said High-way between the Top of Birdlipp and City of Gloucester where a Turn-pike or Gate may be set up as the Justices shall appoint XXIX Every Receiver or Collector shall if Required give in a weekly Account upon Oath to one or more of the Justices to be returned to the Justices at the Quarter Sessions to Examine and make such Order therein as to them shall seem meet XXX Any person refusing or neglecting to pay the said Toll on Demand the Collector or Receiver may Distrain and Detain such Horse Cart Coach Calash Chariot Wagon Oxen Hogs and other Cattle till the Toll be paid with Damages in making the Distress Which Money so received shall be paid to the Surveyors towards mending the said Ruinous Places in the said High-ways and not elsewhere XXXI The said Surveyors at the Quarter Sessions next after the end of their Year shall give an Account to the Justices of their Receipts and Disbursments that the Overplus of the Money if any may be paid to the succeeding Surveyors towards amending the said High-ways or Repaying the Money Lent before hand And such Allowances shall be made by the Justices to the Surveyors and others assisting in the said amending or advancing Moneys thereto as to them shall seem meet XXXII If the Collector or Receiver shall not duly pay the Surveyors or if the Surveyors shall not make the payments Ordered by the Justices then the Justices at the Quarter Sessions shall enquire thereinto upon Oath and Commit the persons Convicted thereof to Goal till they have made a true Account and Payment XXXIII The said Surveyors for the time being by Order of the Justices or any Five of them may Ingage the Profits arising by the said Toll and by a Levy upon the respective Parishes pursuant to the Act made 3 4 W. M. for the better Repairing and Amending the High-ways and for Settling the Rates of Carriage of Goods or by any other Act for the Moneys by them borrowed for that purpose and may under their Hands and Seals Transfer the said Profits for any Term not exceeding Fifteen Years to such as will upon that Security Advance the Money so Lent with Interest And the Justices shall Distribute the said Money to any persons giving Security to Repair and Amend the said High way in the proportions aforesaid XXXIV Any person without Lawful excuse neglecting or refusing to take upon him the Office of Surveyor being thereunto chosen or to do his Duty therein may be Fined by the Justices not exceeding 5 l. And in such case or in case of Death some other person shall be appointed Surveyor by the Justices or two of them Which Fines and Forfeitures shall be paid to the Surveyors towards Repairing the said High-ways XXXV If a Suit be Commenced for any thing done in pursuance of this Act the Action shall be laid in the County of Gloucester only and the Defendant may Plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence and if the Action be laid elsewhere or the Plaintiff be Non Suit or Discontinue his Action or have Judgment against him upon Demurrer the Defendant shall have Double Costs and Charges XXXVI No person passing where the Toll is taken and returning the same day shall pay a second time and persons passing through the said place from any adjoyning Parish may carry Stones Lime Gravel Dung Mould or Compost and Carts with Hay not sold or going to Market or Corn in the Straw at Hay time or Harvest Ploughs Harrows and other Implements of Husbandry and Stock of Cattle belonging to the Lands of the respective Parishes shall pass the said place without paying as also all Soldiers on their March and the Carts Wagons and Coaches attending them and all persons riding Post XXXVII All persons Chargeable by Law towards Repairing the said High-ways shall still remain so XXXVIII This Act shall not be in Force longer than Twenty Years from 24 Jun. 1698. And if before the Expiration of the said Term the said High-ways shall be sufficiently amended and so adjudged by the Justices at their Quarter Sessions then upon repayment of the Moneys borrowed the said Toll shall cease XXXIX No Turnpike shall be Erected nor Toll Demanded till Security given to the Justices at the Quarter Sessions that the said High-way shall within Five Years be sufficiently Repaired XL. The persons so giving Security shall have full power to Levy for Twenty Years after 24 Jun. 1698. Six Pence in the Pound with the Arrears thereof on all the Parishes adjoyning to the said High-way towards the Repairing thereof and shall cause to be done by the Parishioners within the said Parishes all that is required by the forementioned Act of 3 4 W. M. for the better Repairing the High-ways or by any other Act And if the Toll Granted by this Act with the Sum Charged on the said Parishes be not sufficient to Repair the said High-way within the time limited the persons so giving Security shall Levy and Collect Two Pence in the Pound on the Hundred and Hundreds in which the said High-way or any part thereof doth lye to be Levied by Distress and Sale of Goods if not paid within Ten days after Demand And if the persons so giving Security shall not do what is required of them by this Act they shall forfeit 100 l. per Ann. to such person as shall sue for the same XLI The persons so having given Security in case the said High-way shall not be sufficiently Repaired or Certified so to be by the Justices of the Peace for Herefordshire or Ten of them by the time limited in their Security shall over and above the Sums they shall be bound for Forfeit 500 l. One moiety to the Repairing the said High-way the other to such person as shall Sue for the same XLII The Toll shall not be Demanded by virtue of this Act unless the Security given to the Justices of Peace of Gloucestershire at the Quarter Sessions shall be approved of by Five Justices of Peace for Herefordshire under their Hands and Seals Imprisonment I. STat. 9 W. 3 cap. 4. Enacted That Counter John Bernardi Robert Cassells Robert Meldrum James Chambers and Robert Blackburne being in Newgate for a Traiterous Conspiracy to Assassinate his Majesty together with such other persons as shall hereafter render themselves or be apprehended and against whom Oath shall be made of their being concerned in the said Conspiracy shall be Detained and Kept in Custody without Bail or Mainprize till 1 Jan. 1698. and to the end of the next
or Fleet Prisons longer than while they are actually in possession of such Chambers and not above 2 s. 6 d. per Week and if the Keeper of any Prison take more to Forfeit 20 l. XVI After the said 1 May All persons having Moneys owing from any person in any pretended Privileg'd Place as White Fryars Savoy Salisbury Court Ram-Alley Mitre Court Fullers Rents Baldwyns Gardens Mountague Close or the Minories Mint Clink or Deadmans Place may upon a Legal Process taken out Require the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex the Head Bayliff of the Dutchy Liberty or the High Sheriff of Surrey or Bayliff of Southwark or their Deputies or Officers to take the Posse Comitatus and Arrest such person or Seize their Goods upon Execution or Extent And such Sheriffs or Officers neglecting or refusing to Forfeit to the Plaintiff 100 l. And every person Opposing or Resisting such Officers shall Forfeit 50 l. and be sent to Goal till the next Assizes c. and suffer such Imprisonment and be set in the Pillory as the Court shall think fit XVII And if any Rescous be made of any such Prisoner the persons aiding therein shall respectively Forfeit to the Plaintiff 500 l. XVIII Which Forfeiture with Costs of Suit not being paid within One Month after Judgment for the Recovery thereof the person so refusing or neglecting shall be Transported to some of the Plantations for Seven years and returning again within the Seven years to be guilty of Felony without Benefit of Clergy XIX And the persons inhabiting within any such pretended Privileg'd Places harbouring any person who shall have made such Rescous shall be Transported as aforesaid unless they pay the Plaintiff the whole Debt and Costs within One Month after Conviction XX. The Penalties in this Act to go one half to his Majesty and the other half to the Prosecutor XXI This Act shall be taken to be a general Law and not necessary to be set forth in Pleading Any person Sued for putting it in Execution may Plead the general Issue and give the Act in Evidence and if upon a Verdict Discontinuance or Demurrer Judgment pass for the Defendant he shall have double Costs XXII Saving to Martha Johnson Widow and her Children their Claim to the Houses and Shops belonging to the Fleet. And this Act not to lessen the Security for Money out of the Mashalship of the Kings Bench Prison made by William Lenthall Esq to Sir John Cutler Bart. decased or to his Executor Edmund Boulter Esq XXIII And saving to Anthony Smith Mariner his Heirs c. their Claim to the Office of Warden of the Fleet or to the Prison or Houses and Shops thereto belonging after a Mortgage made thereof by Thomas Bromhall unto Henry Norwood Esq with a Proviso for Thomas Norwood Surviving Executor of Henry Norwood touching a Mortgage of the said Office of Warden for 2153 l. And for John Clements Gent. for a like Mortgage for 2299 l. XXIV All Deputations c. made heretofore by William Lenthall Esq of the said Office of Marshal of the Marshalsea of the Kings Bench Prison are declared void and all succeeding Marshals shall be appointed by the said William Lenthall with the Consent of Edmund Boulter Esq till the Debt owing to the said Edmund Boulter as Executor to the said Sir John Cutler be satisfied Religion I. STat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 32. For Suppressing Blasphemy and Profaneness It is Enacted That such persons as having been Educated in or having made Profession of the Christian Religion within this Realm and shall by Writing Printing Teaching or Advised Speaking deny any one of the Persons in the Holy Trinity to be GOD or shall assert or maintain there are more Gods than One or shall deny the Christian Religion to be True or the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be of Divine Authority and be thereof lawfully Convicted shall for the First Offence be incapable to have or enjoy any Offices or Imployments Ecclesiastical Civil or Military or any part in them or profit by them and the Offices Places and Imployments enjoyed by such persons at their Conviction shall be Void And being a second time Convicted of any the aforesaid Crimes shall be Disabled to Sue Prosecute Plead or Use any Action or Information in Law or Equity or be Guardian of any Child or Executor or Administrator of any person or capable of any Legacy or Deed of Gift or to bear any Office Civil or Military or Benefice Ecclesiastical for ever within this Realm and shall suffer Three Years Imprisonment from the time of such Conviction without Bail or Mainprize II. No person shall be Prosecuted by Virtue of this Act for Words spoken unless the Information be given upon Oath before some Justice of Peace within Four days and the Prosecution be within Three Months after such Information III. Persons Convicted of any of the said Crimes shall for the First Offence upon Renouncing such Erroneous Opinions in the Court where Convicted within Four Months after Conviction be Discharged from all Penalties and Disabilities incurred by such Conviction Rivets I. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 19. For cleansing and making Navigable the Chanel from Hithe at Colchester to Wivenhoe It is Enacted That for 21 Years from 1 May 1698. All Merchants or Owners of Goods Wares and Merchandizes that shall be brought into the River and Chanel commonly called Colne and shall be Landed at or Shipped from Wivenhoe or the New Hithe in Colchester or between either of the said places shall pay to the Collectors to be chosen towards the cleansing and making Navigable the said River and Chanel the Duties hereafter expressed viz. For every Bay Say or Perpetuane One Half peny per piece For every Tun of Timber six pence For every Tun of Chalk for Lime three pence For every Tun of Paving Stone six pence For every Tun of all other kind of Stones or of Tobacco-pipe Clay Ashes or Pan Tyles and for every Chalder of Fullers Earth or Chalder of Sea Coal twelve pence For every Tun of Oyl three shillings For every Tun of Wines or Brandy five shillings And for every Tun of all other Goods Wares and Merchandizes two shillings and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity of the foresaid Goods to be paid before the said Goods c. shall be Landed and Delivered out by the Merchant or Owner to the Uses aforesaid II. All which Money shall be paid to the Collectors upon Demand to be by them paid over to such person as shall be appointed the General Receiver by the Mayor Aldermen Assistants and Common Councel of the Borough of Colchester for the Uses aforesaid III. In case of Failure of payment of the said Duties the Collectors so soon as such Goods c. shall be Landed or Delivered out or Laden into any Ship or Vessel may Distrain so much of the said Goods as may answer the said Duties with Costs and Charges of
Distraining and keep the same till the said Duties be satisfied and if not paid within Ten days then to sell the same IV. The said Mayor and Aldermen or their Assignees may by the 25th of Decemb. 1698. Design and Lay out where such Chanel or River shall be made enlarged opened and continued between Wivenhoe and the New Hithe and what points or parcels of Land are fit to be Cut and Laid out for making or enlarging such Chanel as to them their Deputies and Workmen with the allowance of the Commissioners hereafter mentioned or any Five of them shall seem meet so as such Land so to be laid out exceed not One hundred Foot in breadth in any place V. It shall be lawful for the said Mayor and Commonalty their Assignees and Workmen to Cut and Dig the Land so laid out and make new or larger all the passages for Water through such Land being the Ground or Soil of any person whatsoever between Wivenhoe aforesaid and the New Hithe and to remove all Gravel Beds of Ouze or any other Impediment to the Navigation and lay the Earth Soil and Stuff thence digged on any side of the Bank of such Chanel and have free passage for Cutting Cleansing or Amending the same and to do all other necessary Matters for carrying on the said Undertaking VI. But not to make any new Cut through any Land belonging to Anthony Earl of Kent other than one piece called Gravel-Pit-Land the Cut through the same not exceeding 40 Perches or Poles in length and other than two other pieces called Forelands belonging to the said Earl the Cut through the same not exceeding 45 Perches in length in either of them Nor shall the Cut be made on the Land-side of the Wall or Bank there nor so near as to prejudice such Wall or Bank Nor to make any Cut through any Land belonging to Nicholas Corsellis Esq other than one piece called The Reede Point the Cut through the same not exceeding 45 Perches or Poles in length And in case any Wall Sluce or Bank for the defence or benefit of the Lands of the said Earl of Kent or Nicholas Corsellis or any other person or persons be damnified in Cutting or Cleansing the said Chanel the said Mayor and Commonalty shall make good the same And that no part of the Ground or Soil so dug shall be thrown on the Land-side of any persons Ground without the Licence of the respective Owners thereof but only upon the Walls or Banks or the Border of the said Chanel or some place between the Walls and Chanel And for such points of Land as shall be severed from the main Land by making a new Cut the like satisfaction shall be made as to the Owners of such Land through which such Chanel shall be made or enlarged And upon payment of the Money agreed on for the said Points so severed the said Points or Parcels of Land shall be together with the New Chanel vested in the said Mayor and Commonalty and their Successors for ever VII Provided That if the said Mayor and Commonalty shall not repair and make good the Premisses so damnified they shall answer double Damages besides Costs of Suit to the Owner or Proprietor of such Lands or Premisses to be recovered by Action of Trespass or upon the Case VIII Provided That the said Mayor and Commonalty shall make satisfaction to the Owners of such Land or such as may sustain any Damage thereby and proportion the satisfaction in respect thereof and what Share any Tenant or other person shall have for the same And in case any person refuse to Agree or through Disability by Nonage or otherwise cannot the said Commissioners shall issue their Warrants to the Sheriff of Essex for Impanelling and Returning a Jury or Juries who being Sworn shall enquire of and assess such Damages as they shall judge fit And the said Commissioners shall give Judgment for such sums so assessed by the Juries and by Examination upon Oath c. shall hear and determine all Controversies touching the Premisses IX Which said Judgments pronounced by the Commissioners Notice in Writing being first given of their Meeting to every Party concerned or left for them shall be Binding And being in Writing under the Hands and Seals of such Commissioners shall be kept among the Records of the Sessions of Peace for Colchester for all persons to resort to without Fee or Reward and shall be taken as Evidence in any Court of Record X. Upon payment of the Mony so agreed on or decreed or tender thereof or refusing to receive the same so tendred then upon payment thereof to such persons as the Commissioners shall appoint for the use of the persons interested therein and not before the said Mayor and Commonalty their Workmen Agents and Servants may Dig and Cut any such Land as aforesaid or do any such further Act for making the said Chanel and River Navigable And the said Mayor and Commonalty Commissioners and Persons Authorized by them shall be Indempnified against the Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns of such Owners as if such Land had been sold or conveyed from them to the said Mayor and Commonalty and their Successors XI The said Mayor Aldermen c. may from time to time during the said 21 Years nominate and choose Collectors of the Money payable as aforesaid who shall pay the same to the Receiver General for the Use of the said Mayor and Commonalty for the purposes aforesaid and no other XII The Mayor of Colchester for the time being and the Justices of Peace for the East Division of Essex for the time being shall be Commissioners for the purposes aforesaid and take the Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Money Collected and Levyed during the said Term and shall and may call before them such Collectors or Receivers and all other persons Intrusted with the Collection or management thereof who shall give an Account thereof in Writing upon Oath And the said Commissioners may Order the Moneys remaining upon such Account to be laid out for the purposes aforesaid And if any such Collectors Receivers or others refuse to give such Account or pay the Moneys then due as the said Commissioners shall direct they or any five of them may commit such persons to the Common Goal of the said Town till they shall give such Account and pay the Money due thereupon XIII Every such Collector and Receiver shall before the Execution of such Office take an Oath for the true Executing the same before the said Mayor XIV After 1 May 1698. no Goods Wares or Merchandizes except Wood or Timber shall be laden or unladen at any Key or Wharf in the said River or Chanel but only at Wivenhoe and the New Hithe aforesaid on pain of Forfeiting to the said Mayor c. 5 l. for the uses aforesaid But not to prohibit the lading or unlading of any Goods at or from the late erected Wharf of Giles Sayer in
Wines c. on the 6000 l. per Week out of the Excise or the 600 l. per Week out of the Post-Office and the other fifth part in Bank Bills or Notes CXXXV After 24 Jun. 1697. Interest of Eight per Cent. per Ann. shall be allowed for the Talleys and Orders so subscribed out of the Funds or Provisions granted by this Act. CXXXVI The Interest payable to the Bank upon so many Talleys or Orders as the Bank is already possessed of whereof the principal shall be equal to the said Fifth part subscribed in Bank Bills or Notes shall be likewise augmented to Eight per Cent. per ann after the said 24 June CXXXVII And the said new Subscribers shall after the said 24 June be Members of and united to the present Bank of England by the Name of the Governour and Company of the Bank of England with perpetual Succession and a Common Seal c. CXXXVIII Provided That upon twelve months notice after 1 Aug. 1710. upon repayment by Parliament to the said Bank the 1200000 l. mentioned in the Act for granting several Rates upon Tunnage c. and all Arrears of the 100000 l. per ann and all the Principal and Interest which shall be due to the said Bank upon Talleys c. then the said Bank to cease and determine But that during the continuance of this Bank no other Bank shall be crected or permitted by Act of Parliament CXXXIX The Interest due on Talleys and Orders subscribed into the Bank shall be accepted as so much Principal Money CXL The said Bank may borrow or give security for by Bills over and above the 1200000 l. to which they were at first limited any Sum not exceeding the Sum subscribed under an Obligation of paying the said Bills in Money upon demand and in default thereof the said Bills to be paid at the Exchequer out of the first Money due unto the Bank other than the Fund of 100000 l. per ann But that these Bills shall be distinguisht from the Debts contain'd within the said 1200000 l. CXLI The Capital Stock and Fund of the said Bank shall be exempt from Taxes CXLII After the compleating of the said Subscriptions the Interest of all Talleys and Orders subscribed together with the said 100000 l. per ann shall be applied to the use of the Bank proportionably to each Members Share therein CXLIII After 25 Mar. 1697 the Stock of the said Bank shall be accounted a Personal and not a Real Estate and descend accordingly And no Bank Stock shall be sold without Registring the Contract thereof at the Bank within seven days and actually transferring it within fourteen days CXLIV No Act of the Bank shall forfeit the Stock thereof provided they pay their Debts And it shall be Felony to counterfeit the common Seal of the said Bank or any seal'd Bank Bill or any Bank Note or alter or erase such Bills or Notes CXLV The Office of the Exchequer shall keep distinct Accounts of all Moneys appropriated or due to the said Bank either upon the Fund of 100000 l. per Annum or any other Parliamentary Funds or for Talleys belonging to the said Bank and shall duly Direct Record and make Payment thereof under Penalty of loss of Place c. CXLVI The Moneys arising by the continuation of the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage c. by Wines Vinegar and Tobacco c. by the Additional Impositions on Goods and Merchandizes by Vellum Parchment and Paper by Marriages Births and Burials c. and by the Duties on Houses from the times the said Duties are severally continued as aforesaid till 1 Aug. 1706. And by the surplus of the said Duties on Wine Vinegar and Tobacco c. over and above the 1500000 l. Credit given thereupon and the Interest thereof arising by the Act continued till the said 29 Sept. 1701. And also on Houses after the repayment of 7382 l. 11 s. 4 d. borrowed thereon and the Interest thereof And after that the Bills Signed at the Mints for 6 d. per oz. upon Plate brought in between 4 May 1696. and 4 Nov. 1696 arising by the Act granted for seven years from 25 Mar. 1696. And upon Salt Glass-Wares c. after the repayment of 1724000 l. borrowed thereon and the Interest thereof arising by the Act Anno 7 8 W. 3. shall be the General Fund for making good the particular Funds or Deficiencies in this Act expressed and shall be appropriated and applied accordingly CXLVII And the Moneys arising by the said General Fund before 28 Jun. 1698. as well for the Duties on Houses after the said 7382 l. 11 s. 4 d. and the Interest thereof and the 6 d. per oz. for Silver is satisfied as for the said Additional Duties on Goods and Merchandizes continued from ult Febr. 1696. shall be applied towards Interest due to the Bank of England or others for Loans upon the First Third and Fourth 4 s. Aids the Quarterly Poll three Fourths of the Customs and two Thirds of the Additional Excise and upon the Additional Impositions ending 1 Mar. 1696. And out of the same Moneys the Bank shall receive so much as will make their part of the Interest 8 l. per Cent. for all their Talleys and Orders CXLVIII Provided That if the said Money fall short a proportionable part so far as it will extend shall be applied to the Interest upon each of those Funds And if there be an Overplus the same to go towards the principal Moneys upon each of those Funds proportionably CXLIX And the Moneys arising by the said General Fund after 28 Jun. 1698. as well by the said Duties on Houses and Additional Impositions as at any time or times for the said Duties on Vellum Parchment and Paper continued from 28 Jun. 1698. to 1 Aug. 1706. And for Tunnage and Poundage c. continued from 25 Dec. 1699 to 1 Aug. 1706. And for Marriages Births and Burials c. continued from 1 May 1700. to 1 Aug. 1706. And for Wines Vinegar and Tobacco c. continued from 28 Sept. 1701. to 1 Aug. 1706. And by the said surplus on Wines Vinegar and Tobacco c. and on Salt Glass Wares c. shall be applied towards Principal and Interest of the said First Third and Fourth Aids of 4 s. per pound the Quarterly Poll the three Fourths of the Customs the Duties on Salt c. the two Thirds of the Additional Excise the Additional Impositions the Duties on Vellum Paper and Parchment on Marriages Births and Burials c. on Wines Vinegar and Tobacco c. and the 300000 l. per Annum out of Tunnage and Poundage in proportion to the respective Deficiencies as computed in this Act. CL. And by 26 July 1698. and thenceforth every Twenty eight days an account shall be made up at the Treasury of all the Moneys brought in applicable to the said deficient Funds which shall be applied proportionably as aforesaid as well to the Bank of England as
the Act An. 7 8 W. 3. to do their utmost that the Acts relating to Shipping Navigation Trade and the Plantations made An 12 15 Car. 2. and 7 8 W. 3. be punctually observed CLXXI. The Sum of 3280 l. 8 s. 9 d. Received in Hammer'd Money by Ralph Williamson Receiver General of the 4 s. Aid in the Counties of York Durham and Northumberland and by him deposited in the Exchequer shall be received by the Tellers there and a Discharge passed for the same CLXXII After 1 May 1697. any Tobacco Pipe Maker upon Drawing his Tobacco Pipes finding then unfit for Sale may on Notice to the Officer in that behalf reburn the same and then pay the Duty thereon Established by the Act An. 7 8 W. 3. CLXXIII Stat. 8 9 W. 3 cap. 21. For three years from 20 Apr. 1697. there shall be paid to his Majesty for all Leather Tanned Tawed Dressed or Made in this Kingdom or Imported over and above all Duties already payable a Duty of 15 l. per Cent. of the true value of such Leather made of any Hides Skins or pieces of Hides or Skins of any Beasts or Creatures whatsoever to be answered by the Tanners Makers Dressers or Importers CLXXIV The Duties on Foreign Imported Leather Hides c. Manufactured or not shall be paid by the Importers in ready Money at the Entry and before the Landing of the same under penalty of forfeiting such Leather c. or the value thereof CLXXV The said Duty shall be under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs and the Moneys arising thereby shall be paid into the Exchequer distinct from all other Moneys The value of such Leather or Commodities shall be esteemed upon the Oath of the Merchant or Importer in such manner as in Goods ad valorem CLXXVI All chief Magistrates of Cities and Towns Lords of Liberties Fairs and Markets Masters and Wardens of Companies concern'd and all Tanners Curriers Shoemakers and other Artificers and persons concern'd in the Act Anno 1 Jac. 1. touching the true and well Tanning Currying and Working of Leather and the buying and selling the same c. shall duly execute the said Statute under the penalties thereof CLXXVII His Majesty or the Treasury may appoint Commissioners or Surveyors for the said Duties who may substitute Deputies or Inferior Officers under them CLXXVIII The value of all Imported Leather shall be so much as the same is worth to be sold for in London without any Allowance for the Duties charged thereupon CLXXIX And the value of all Leather Tanned Tawed Made or Dressed shall be what the same is worth to be sold for at the next Market without respect to the Duty CLXXX All Tanners Bazil-Tanners Curriers Tawers Makers or Dressers of Leather shall before 20 May 1697. give Notice in Writing to the proper Officer at the next Market Town of every Tan-house Work-house or Place by them used and the Number of Pits or Fat 's therein And from time to time during the continuance of this Act shall give like Notice of their respective Names and Places of Abode Yards and Work-houses used or intended to be used by them before they make use thereof under penalty of 50 l. CLXXXI And no place is to be made use of for Drying of Leather or making it fit for Sale but such as shall have been so notified to the proper Officer to be the usual place for the same CLXXXII And the said Officers are to be permitted to take an Account of the Number and Quality of all Hides Skins or Pieces which after 20 Apr. 1697. shall be taken out of the Wooze Mill or Liquor to be Dryed c. And the Tanners c. are within three days after the taking out thereof and before the carrying away of the same from the place of Drying to make a true Entry thereof with the proper Officer and shall not carry the same away without a Permission in Writing from such Officer or giving him three days Notice Which Permission to be gratis and such Notice not to be sent further than to the next Market CLXXXIII The proper Officers are Impowred at seasonable times to enter into any Tan-yard Work-house Ware-house c. to take Notice of the quantities of Leather taken out of the Woozes c. and not to be refused such entrance under penalty of 5 l. CLXXXIV If any Tanner c. endeavour to defraud his Majesty of any of the said Duty by using any private Tan-yard c. or not making due Entries or carrying away without such Permission or Notice or shall fraudulently hide or conceal any Leather c. he shall forfeit 20 l. and the Leather so concealed not entred or unlawfully carried away shall be forfeited also But no Fee or Reward shall be taken for such Entries Accounts Permissions or Certificates CLXXXV After 20 Apr. 1697. No Leather for which the Duty ought to be paid shall be sold exchanged or parted with but in some open Fair or Market where the same shall be Entred particularly and the true value thereof with the proper Officer before its Delivery CLXXXVI And the Duty shall thereupon be paid in ready Money to the Collector who shall deliver back a Copy of such Entry with an Acquittance for the Moneys so received CLXXXVII Upon controversie touching the value of any such Leather c. so sold or agreed for The said Officer if he think his Majesty apparently defrauded in the value so Registred may take it at the Price for his Majesties Use paying down ready Money and 2 s. per l. over CLXXXVIII No Buyer or Contractor for such Leather shall carry away the same before it be so Entred and the Duties paid CLXXXIX If any Tanner c. shall sell exchange or part with any Leather otherwise than according to this Act or if any Buyer or Contractor shall carry away the same before the value be Registred and the Duty satisfied they shall forfeit 40 l. respectively and the said Leather shall be also forfeited and seiz'd CXC In case of Seizing any such Leather and an Information Laid or Complaint made within Fifteen days before two of the Justices of the Peace such Justices may hear and determine the same upon Oath Reserving an Appeal to the Justices at the next General Quarter Sessions to hear and determin the same finally CXCI. Every Tanner c. shall once in three Months Account with the proper Officer for all the Hides c. taken out of the Wooze c. according to the Entries thereof and Discharge the same by Leather sold and paid for or by Leather remaining not carried out or by Leather carried to Market by Permission and unsold Which Account every such Tanner c. is to make upon Demand under penalty of 20 l. subject to the examination of the proper Officer and the penalties of defrauding CXCII Provided that Foreign Raw Hides or Skins of Negro Dress shall not pay the Duty till
shall keep their Head Office in London or Westminster for Stamping of Velum c. and Collecting the Duties and providing proper Marks or Stamps accordingly CCCLXVI For applying the Duties on this and the former Acts as they are severally appropriated all Velum Parchment and Paper where the Duties are doubled till 1 Aug. 1706. shall after 1 Aug. 1698. be Stampt with two Marks to denote both the Duties except such things as by the former Acts still remain liable to the single Duty only namely every Skin c. on which there shall be Ingrossed or Written CCCLXVII Any general Circuit or Newgate Pardon 40 s. only CCCLXVIII Any Register Entry Testimonial or Certificate of Degrees in the Universities or Inns of Court Batchelor of Arts excepted 40 s. only CCCLXIX Any Conveyance Surrender of Grants or Offices Release or other Deed Enrolled 5 s. only CCCLXX Any Licence or Certificate for Marriage 5 s. only CCCLXXI Any Writy for Levying Fines or Suffering Recoveries or Habeat Corpus 5 s. only CCCLXXII All which till 1 Aug. 1706. shall be Stampt with one mark only according to the former Acts. CCCLXXIII All things herein before charged shall after the last of July 1706. before the Ingrossing or Writing thereof be brought to the head Office to be Stampt with one Mark CCCLXXIV The Commissioners for the said Duties are impow and required to Stamp any Quantities of Velum c. for any persons paying the Duties And if any person Ingross or Write any thing as aforesaid before it be so Stampt or Stampt with a Lower Duty than is payable by this and the former Acts he shall forfeit 10 l. and any Clerk Officer or Person in publick Office who shall Make Ingross or Write any Records Deeds Instruments or Writings charged as aforesaid without being Stampt or with a counterfeit Stamp or Stampt with a lower duty shall besides the 10 l. forfeit his Office and if an Attorney he shall be disabled to Practice and any other person offending therein shall forfeit for every such Deed or Writing 10 l. over and above the Duty And no such Record c. shall be pleaded or given in Evidence till the Duty and Penalty be paid and then to be Stampt with the proper Marks CCCLXXV Any person who shall Counterfeit any of the said Stamps or Marks or the impression of the same or shall vend any Velum c. with such Counterfeit Marks shall be guilty of Felony without benefit of Clergy and suffer Death accordingly CCCLXXVI The Commissioners may appoint a person in any Court to take notice of the things Stampt and the Judges of Courts shall make such Orders for securing the Duties as the Commissioners shall reasonably desire CCCLXXVII Every of the Commissioners and persons imployed under them for Stamping of Velum c. shall take the Oath prescribed for the faithful Execution of their Trust c. CCCLXXVIII The Commissioners and their Officers shall observe the directions of the Commissioners of the Treasury and shall take care that the several parts of the Kingdom be sufficiently furnished with Stampt Velum c. That all persons at their Election may buy the same at the usual Rates above the Duty CCCLXXIX Persons admitted to sue or defend in Forma Pauperis shall not be liable to the said Duties CCCLXXX All things whatsoever hereby charged shall be Ingrossed and Written as usually CCCLXXXI Upon altering or renewing the said Stamps all things Stampt and not Written may within 60 days after Proclamation of such renewing or altering be sent to the Head Office to be changed without any further charge on the penalty of 100 l. But not being so sent to be void and subject to the like Penalties if Ingrossed or Written upon as if not Stampt CCCLXXXII Provided that the King or Commissioners of the Treasury may on Stampt Parchment or Paper order payment of the Salaries and Incident Charges in managing this Duty out of the said Duties CCCLXXXIII Provided that within 20 days after alteration of the said Stamps the Proclamation aforesaid shall be sent to the chief Magistrates of Cities Boroughs and Market-towns throughout England to be published the next market day or Sunday on penalty of 200 l. CCCLXXXIV The Commissioners of the Treasury shall once every year set the prices that all Stampt Velum Parchment or Paper shall be sold at which shall be Stampt upon the same accordingly and an allowance shall be made for every 10 l. after 6 per Cent. per Ann. for three Months for Prompt payment over and above the like allowance on the former Acts. CCCLXXXV This Act shall not extend to charge any Letters Patents for Collecting Charitable Briefs nor shall such Briefs be doubly Stampt CCCLXXXVI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 27. The Act made 8 and 9 W. 3. Intituled An Act for Licensing Hawkers and Pedlars for a further provision of Interest for the Transport Debt for Reducing of Ireland being to continue only to 24 June 1698. It is Enacted That from the said 24 June 1698. to 24 June 1701. There shall be paid to his Majesty by every Hawker Pedlar Petry-Chapman or other trading person going from Town to Town or to other Mens Houses and Travelling either on Foot or with Horse Horses or otherwise within this Kingdom except as herein excepted carrying to Sell or exposing to Sale any Goods Wares or Merchandises a Duty of 4 l. for each year And that every Person so Travelling with a Horse Ass or Mule or other Beast bearing or drawing burthen shall over and above pay 4 l. for each year CCCLXXXVII Every Pedlar c. so Travelling as aforesaid upon receiving a Licence shall pay to the Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers c. One Moiety of the said Duty and give Bond for the true payment of the other Moiety at the end of 6 Kalendar Months with an allowance of 2 s. in the pound for Prompt payment of the last Moiety CCCLXXXVIII Such Hawker c. As after the said 24 Jun. 1698. shall be sound Trading as aforesaid without or contrary to such Licence shall for every such offence forfeit 12 l. one Moiety to the Informer and the other to the poor of the Parish wherein such offender shall be discovered And if any persons so Trading upon demand made by any Justice of Peace Mayor Constable or other Officer of the Peace refuse to shew their Licence they shall forfeit 5 l. to the use of the poor of the Parish where such demand shall be made and for Non-payment shall suffer as a Common Vagrant and be sent so the House of Correction CCCLXXXIX The said Commissioners upon the Terms aforesaid are to grant a Licence to be by them subscribed to every Hawker c. for him or herself for which there shall be taken only one shilling unless such Hawker c. Travel with a Beast of Burthen and then there shall be paid for such Licence only 2 s. over and above the Duties aforesaid The
shall serve in the Navy Royal And out of the first Moneys arising by this Act 250000 l. shall be Appropriated for payment of Quarters due from the Land Forces in England since 1 Jan. 1696. CCCCLXVI The Rules and Directions in the Act 1 W. M. For a Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of Two shillings in the Pound for One Year for the speedy payment of the Money thereby Granted and Application thereof and all other Provisions therein are hereby Revived touching the Distribution and Application of the Sums hereby Appropriated CCCCLXVII Any Persons Natives or Foreigners Bodies Politick or Corporate may Advance and Lend upon the Security of this Act any Sums of Money not exceeding 500000 l. at 7 per Cent. per Ann. Interest for the first 250000 l. and 8 per Cent. per Ann. for the Remaining 250000 l. CCCCLXVIII And may also Lend upon the Security of the Moneys arising upon Coals and Culm after 24 Jun. 1698. any Sum not exceeding 500000 l. at 7 per Cent. per Ann. Interest for the first 100000 l. and 8 per Cent. per Ann. for the remaining 400000 l. And no Money so lent or advanced shall be Assessed CCCCLXIX There shall be kept in the Exchequer in the Auditors Office Two Books for Registring all Moneys that shall be paid in upon the Quarterly Poll hereby granted and on Coals and Culm distinct from all other Money And all persons lending Money thereon shall have a Talley and Order for Repayment with Interest payable every Three Months which Orders shall be Registred and paid in Course without preference of one before another and without taking any Fee or Reward for such Registers Entries Views or Search under Penalty of double Damages to the Party agrieved with costs of Suit and if it be by the Officer himself loss of place also And under Penalty of paying the value of the Debt Damages and Costs and loss of place in case of undue preference CCCCLXX Provided That it shall be no undue preference where several Orders are brought to the Auditor the same day which of those he Enters first Nor shall it be any undue preference if the Auditor Direct the Clerk of the Pells Record and the Tellers pay Subsequent Orders where persons demand not their Money in Course provided so much Money be reserved as will satisfie precedent Orders Interest ceasing from the time of such reservation CCCCLXXI All which Orders being Entred may by Indorsement and Entry thereof in the said Register Book be Assigned and Tranferred toties quoties CCCCLXXII His Majesty may make use of any Sums not exceeding 600000 l. in the whole arising by any the Aids or Supplies granted or to be granted this Session of Parliament and not particularly Appropriated towards discharging the Talleys of Pro or Assignment or other Talleys remaining unsatisfied on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise or on the Weekly Sum of 6000 l. issuing out of the same or on the Post-Office and Weekly Sum of 600 l. issuing out of the same and for other His Majesties necessary Occasions or for satisfying such Moneys as have been or shall be borrowed to supply the same CCCCLXXIII All Auditors Reeves or Receivers and their Deputies shall upon the Act of this present Session for granting to His Majesty 1484015 l. 1 s. 11 d. 3 q. For Disbanding Forces paying Seamen and other Uses therein mentioned allow 3 s. for every Pound Rent due for any Fee farm Rent or other chief Rents due to His Majesty or the Queen Dowager or to any person or persons Claiming by any Grant or Purchase from or under the Crown and proportionably for any greater or lesser Sum to the parties so paying the same without Fee upon Penalty of 20 l. And if any such Auditor or his Deputy set insuper any Tenant or other person or make their Estate liable to Distress or Vexation for any Money which ought to be allowed after the said Rate of 3 s. in the Pound or refuse or neglect to allow the same he shall forfeit 100 l. to the Party grieved and be incapable of his Office or Place or any other Office or Place of Trust or Profit under His Majesty or the Queen Dowager CCCCLXXIV Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 45. Enacted That after 1 Aug. 1698. One half of the several Rates and Duties Charged by several Acts made in 6 7 W. 3. on Glass and Glass wares and the whole Duties charged by the said Acts on Stone and Earthen Bottles Stone and Earthen Wares and on Tobacco Pipes shall cease and be no longer payable CCCCLXXV And that in lieu thereof from 10 July 1698. there shall be paid to his Majesty for 8 years for all Whale-Fins and Scotch Linens Imported into England Wales or Barwick over and above all Duties already payable the further Rates following viz. CCCCLXXVI For all Whale-Fins caught and Imported in any Ships belonging to the Greenland Company 3 d. per pound weight And for all Whale Fins Caught or Imported by Foreigners or by Ships not belonging to the said Company 6 d. per pound Weight to be paid by the Importers CCCCLXXVII For all Linen of the Manufacture of Scotland called Twill Imported or Brought in as aforesaid Ten shillings for every hundred containing 120 Ells. And for all Scotch Linen called Ticking Six shillings 8 d. per hundred containing 120 Ells to be paid by the Importers CCCCLXXVIII The Importer giving Security at the Custom-House shall have 12 Months to pay the Duty by 4 equal quarterly payments And in case he pays Ready Money shall be abated after 10 per Cent. per Ann. If the Goods aforementioned after the Duties paid or secured be again Exported by any English Merchant within 12 Months or by Strangers in 9 Months the said Duty to be wholly Repaid or the Security vacated for what shall be so exported CCCCLXXIX Provided That this Act shall not make void any payments of Money due to his Majesty for any Glass Wares Stone or Earthen Wares or Tobacco Pipes actually made before the said 1 Aug. And that all matters and things contained in the said two former Acts for Securing to His Majesty the Duties on Glass Wares shall be applied for securing the moiety of the said Duty on Glass Wares not hereby taken away CCCCLXXX And for all Glass Wares which shall be Exported before 1 Decemb. 1698. for which the whole Duties have been paid or secured the same shall be repaid or the security vacated And for all Glass Wares exported after the said 1 Decemb. 1698. only one Moiety of the said former Duties shall be drawn back CCCCLXXXI No Makers of Glass or Glass Wares after the said 1 Aug. 1698. shall draw or remove from their Kins or Surrores any Glass or Glass-Wares unless the Officer appointed to attend such Glass-house be present or have Notice of it on Forfeiture of 10 l. one Moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor CCCCLXXXII All Bottles and Glass Vessels
imported although filled with Liquor shall pay one Moiety of the Duties charged thereon by the former Acts. CCCCLXXXIII Upon the Importation of any Whale Fins Scotch Linen or Tickings as aforesaid Entry thereof shall be made in the Custom-house where imported And in case of Landing any such Goods before due Entry made and the Duties secured or without a Warrant from the Commissioners or proper Officers of the Customs for Landing the same such Goods shall be forfeited or the value thereof and be recovered of the importer or proprietor one Moiety to the King the other to the Seiser or Prosecutor CCCCLXXXIV The said Duties payable for Whale Fins and Scotch Linen as aforesaid shall be managed by the Commissioners of the Customs And the Receivers General of the Customs shall bring the Produce thereof necessary charges only excepted into the Receipt of the Exchequer And the Officers of the Exchequer shall apply the said Duties as also the half Duties on Glass Waies for the payment of such Principal and Interest Moneys whereunto the whole Duties on Glass and Earthen Wares and Tobacco Pipes ought to have been applied in the same Order and under the like Penalties and Forfeitures as in the said former Acts are prescribed Trade I. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 36. Enacted That whosoever shall Import any Foreign Alamodes or Lustrings into England Wales or Town of Berwick without paying the Customs and Rates due for the same at such Importation or shall Import any Alamodes or Lustrings prohibited by Law or undertake or agree to deliver or shall deliver any such Goods or Merchandize or shall pay any Money Praemium or Reward for Insuring or Conveying any such Goods or knowingly receive or take the same into his or her House Custody or Possession such Person may be prosecuted for the same in any Action Suit or Information and thereupon a Capias specifying the Sum of the Penalties shall Issue and the Party obliged to give sufficient Bail to the Officer to appear in Court and shall at the time of appearance give sufficient Bail to pay the penalties for such Offences in case of Conviction or yield his Body to Prison II. It shall be lawful for any Person to Sue for and Recover the penalty of 500 l. imposed by the Stat. 4 5 W. M. upon Insuring to Import Prohibited Goods or Goods without paying Custom cap. 15 Customs 166. by Action of Debt c. in any of the Kings Courts of Record at Westminster wherein no Essoign c. shall be allowed III. All Black Alamodes and Lustrings wheresoever made which shall be found in the Possession of any Person not Markt and Seal'd by the Custom House or the Royal Lustring Company shall be forfeited and may be seized as forfeited whether the same hath been bought and sold or not and the Person in whose Custody they are found shall incur the penalties relating to Alamodes and Lustrings in an Act made 6 7 W. 3. cap. 18. Trade 84. IV. No Alamodes and Lustrings that after the 10 of April 1697 shall be seized and forfeited by virtue of any Law now in force shall be used in England but shall be exported again and to that end shall immediately on their Seizure be carried to the Custom-house Ware house in London and there sold by Inch of Candle on Condition to be exported and Security given for Exportation which Security may be discharged by Certificate from the Port where such Goods shall be Landed or Oath made that they were lost at Sea V. On Exportation of Foreign Lustrings or Alamodes the Exporter shall not be Intituled to Receive Draw back or be repaid the Customs or Impositions paid or secured on Importation of the same or any part thereof VI. Every Person that shall Imbezel Pawn Sell or Detain any of the Silk delivered to them as Agents Journeymen Warpers or Winders or after it is wrought up and every Receiver Buyer and Pawn-taker of any the said Goods shall be subject to all the Penalties and Punishments mentioned and provided in an Act made 13 14 Car. 2. chap. 15. and in another Act made 20 Car. 2. chap. 6. both for regulating the Trade of Silk throwing VII All such pieces of Alamodes and Lustrings as some Weavers have now by them unmarkt and shall appear upon Oath made in Writing before any Justice of Peace by one or more credible Witnesses to be Manufactured within this Realm before the 10 of April 1697 shall be brought to the Royal Lustring Companies Ware-house and the Evidence being there produced shall be Markt and Sealed gratis by the said Company before the 1 of May 1697 and then be lawful to be Sold as if manufactured by the said Company VIII The said Weavers shall give an Account weekly to the said Company to whom they have Sold such Goods so marked and sealed under the penalty of double the value of such Goods for every Omission to be recovered as other Penalties inflicted by this Act and the said Company shall keep a Register of the said Sales IX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 9. All Persons who after 25 March 1698 shall Import or cause to be Imported into England or Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed or who shall after 24 December 1698 Sell Barter or offer to Sale or knowingly keep in their Custody for Sale or for the use of any Importer or Dealer in the Commodities aftermentioned any Foreign Bone-lace Loom-lace Needle-work Point or Cutwork shall forfeit 20 s. per Yard for all the said Foreign Bone-lace c. so Imported Sold Bartered offered to Sale or kept as aforesaid together with all the said Goods X. The Importation Selling Bartering offering to Sale or Barter or knowingly keeping for that purpose any Foreign Bone-lace c. is hereby declared a Common Nuisance And the said prohibited Goods or any part thereof may be seized and the Offenders prosecuted by any person whatsoever Any Persons with a Constable or Tythingman with a Warrant from a Justice of Peace in the day time may enter into any House Shop Cellar Ware-house or Room or other place whatsoever to Search for and Seize any of the prohibited Goods before mentioned and in case of Resistance to break open Doors Chests Trunks and other Package whatsoever to Seize the Goods prohibited by this Act And every Justice of Peace is to grant such Warrant to any credible Persons making Oath that they have reason to suspect there are such prohibited Goods where they intend to Search XI All Foreign Bone-lace c. Seized by virtue of this or any other Act shall be carried to the next Custom house not thence to be delivered unless to be produced at a Trial or otherwise discharged by Law The Goods so seized and condemned shall be sold publickly by Inch of Candle whereof publick notice in Writing to be affixed at the Custom-house Door and other publick place where the Goods are lodged Ten days before the Sale
and shall not be delivered to the Buyers without Security by Bond in double the value to Export the same within Six Months and not to Import the same into England Scotland or Ireland or His Majesties Dominions in America or elsewhere Which Obligation upon Certificate of the proper Officer and Oath of the Buyer that the said Goods were Exported accordingly and not Landed or intended to be Landed again in any of His Majesties Dominions shall be Vacated But the said Goods not being so Exported the Persons in whose Custody the said Goods shall be found shall be again liable to all the Forfeitures in this or any other Act as if the same had never been seized XII If any Bone-lace c. be seized and carried to any Custom-house as Foreign which the Seizer shall after believe to be English He may take off his Seizure affixing publick notice in Writing at the Custom-house Door and the Guild hall or other most publick place of the quantity and kind so seized And if no other person shall within Ten days after undertake to prosecute for the same it shall be delivered back to the Proprietor Oath being first made by him or some known Person on his behalf that the said Goods are to the best of his knowledge and belief English made and Oath made before some Justice of Peace of the place where and of whom the said Goods were bought who shall certifie the same at the next General Quarter Sessions and the Persons wilfully Forswearing themselves therein shall suffer as for Perjury XIII The Officers of the Customs shall be Aiding in the Execution of this Act and upon conniving at the Importation Delivery or Selling of any such Foreign Bone-lace c. shall forfeit 20 pounds and be ever uncapable of serving his Majesty in any Office XIV The proof that such Bone-lace c. so found or seized was made and Manufactured in England Wales or Berwick shall be only upon the Importer Keeper Seller Retailer Barterer or those in whose Hands or Custody the same shall be found and not upon the Informer Seizer or Prosecutor that they were made beyond Sea XV. The Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by this Act may be recovered over and above any Penalties in any former Act in any the Courts of Record at Westminster and the said Penalties the Prosecutor having been allowed his reasonable Charges shall be one Moiety to the King the other to the Person that will Sue for the same XVI Persons sued for any thing done in pursuance of this Act may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence And if a Verdict pass for the Defendant or the Plaintiff discontinue be Nonsuited or have Judgment against him upon Demurrer the Defendant shall have treble Costs XVII All Informations against this Act shall be brought within Twelve Months after the discovery of the Offence XVIII Before any Person shall be admitted to Enter a Claim to any such Goods seized he shall be obliged to give Security by Recognizance before a Baron of the Exchequer in Twenty pounds penalty to pay the Prosecutor full Costs of Suit in case a Verdict shall pass or Judgment be entred for the Plaintiff and in default of such Security in due time the said Goods shall be adjudged forfeited XIX This Act shall not impower any Persons to enter into any House Shop Cellar Ware house or other Room or Place or to break open the same or any Door Chest Trunk or other Package not belonging to a Dealer in Lace XX. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 17. Enacted That after 24 June 1698. All Bills of Exchange Drawn in or Dated at and from any place in this Kingdom of the Sum of 5 l. Sterling or upwards upon any Person in London or any other Trading City Town or Place in which Bills the value shall be expressed to be received Drawn Payable at a certain time after the Date thereof may after Acceptance in Writing and the expiration of Three days after the same shall be due be protested by a Notary publick or in default of such Notary publick by any other substantial person of the place before Two Witnesses Refusal or Neglect being first made of due payment which Protest shall be made under a Copy of the Bill in the form prescribed by the Act and shall be notified within Fourteen days after to the Party from whom the Bills were received who upon producing such Protest is to Repay the said Bills with Interest and Charges from the Protesting For which Protest there shall not be paid above 6 d And in default of such Protest or due Notice thereof the Person so failing shall be liable to all Costs Damages and Interest thereupon Provided that if any such Inland Bills be lost or miscarry within the time limited for payment of the same the Drawer of the said Bills shall give other Bills of the same tenour Security being given to indempnifie him in case the said Bills so lost or miscarried be found again XXI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 26. After 24 Jun. 1698. The Royal African Company shall maintain all such Forts and Castles as they now have in their Possession or shall hereafter Purchase or Erect for the preservation of the Trade to Africa And shall supply them with Men Artillery Ammunition and Provision and all other necessaries as occasion shall require XXII Any of the Subjects of this Realm as well as the said Company may after the said 24 June Trade from England and after 1 Aug. 1698 from any of his Majesties Plantations in America to the Coast of Africa between Cape Mount and the Cape of Good Hope the said Company and all others answering a Duty of 10 per Cent. ad Valorem for the Goods and Merchandize Exported thither from England or from his Majesties Plantations in America for maintaining the said Castles and Forts and preserving the said Trade XXIII The Master Owner or Freighter of every Ship intending to Sail or Trade between Cape Mount and the Cape of Good Hope shall at one of the chief Custom houses in England or the Plantations from whence such Ship is to Sail Enter the name of the Master and Ship and the Burthen thereof so Freighted 15 days before clearing thereof And the Owner or Exporter shall there also enter upon Oath the quantity quality and value of the Goods and Merchandize so to be Shipped and Sign such Entry And thereupon pay the said Duty to the Collector or chief Officer of the Custom there who is to demand and receive the same for the use of the said Company And all such Goods and Merchandize Exported from England to the Plantations and thence to Africa shall be valued at no more than what they cost in England XXIV The Collector or other Chief Officer in or near the Ports whence such Ships are to be cleared shall before the clearing thereof administer the Oaths following whereof the Master shall
Courts of Record of this Kingdom or in any of his Majesties Plantations or Colonies in America XXXIV If any Ship Trading to Africa and the Goods therein be Cast away or Lest before she arrive at her Port The Proprietors or Exporters shall upon their sending any other Ship to Africa be allowed so much as was paid to the said Company for the Goods so lost XXXV All the Natural born Subjects of England Trading to Africa and paying the Duties by this Act imposed shall have the same Protection for their Persons Ships and Goods from the said Forts and Castles and the like freedom for their Trade as the said Company and their Ships and Goods have And all Persons Trading to Africa and paying the Duties as aforesaid may at their own charge settle Factories on any part of Africa within the limits aforesaid without let of the said Company And all Persons not Members of the said Company so Trading and paying the said Duties shall with their Ships and Goods be free from all Molestation Penalties or Impositions from the said Company by reason of their so Trading XXXVI If any Goods exported for Africa having paid the Duties on this Act shall be brought back to England or the Plantations they may be exported again to Africa without paying any Duty Oath being first made by two Persons not interested in such Goods that the Duty was paid upon their first Exportation A Copy of the Entry of such Goods upon their former Exportation being first preduced and attested upon Oath of two Persons XXXVII All the Duties arising by this Act are hereby appropriated wholly to the maintenance of the Forts and Castles on the Coasts of Africa in the Possession of the said Royal African Company and for keeping them well repaired and providing them with Ammunition and Warlike Stores and Soldiers to defend them and paying the Officers and Soldiers and no other uses whatsoever And a true account of the said Duties and laying out the same shall be kept in a Book for that purpose which shall lie open at the African-House in London to be perused by all Persons Trading to Africa And that an Account be made up yearly at Michaelmas or within 20 days after and Recorded in the Exchequer XXXVIII No Duty imposed by this Act shall be required in England or the Colenies aforesaid for any Gold or Silver imported from Africa but the same may be Landed without Entry or Declaration thereof XXXIX This Act shall not hinder any Persons from Trading to that part of Africa called Barbary extending Southerly as for as Cape Blancho XL. Any of his Majesties Subjects notwithstanding the Act of 5 6. W. M. that no other Copper than what is made of English Ore should be exported may Export from England all such Copper Bars as have been Imported thither from Foreign Parts and upon Exportation shall draw back all Duties or Vacate the Securities saving the half of the old subsidy as is usual in other Commodities XLI No Governor or Deputy Governor of any his Majesties Colonies or Plantations in America or the Judges there or any other for their use shall after 29 Sept. 1698 be a Factor or Agent for the said Company or others for the Sale or Disposal of Negroes but every Person offending herein shall serselt 500 l. to the uses aforesaid to be recovered in any of the Courts of Record at Westminster XLII This Act shall be in force only 13 years and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament XLIII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 28. After 24 June 1698. It shall be lawful to Export such Watches Sword Hilts Wrought-Plare and other Silver Manufactures made within this Kingdom being of the fineness of Eleven ounces and Ten peny weight to every pound Troy and so proportionably for a greater or lesser weight according to the Rules prescribed in the Act made 8 9 W. 3. Intituled An Act for the Incouraging the bringing in of Wrought-Plate to be Coined as shall be yearly allowed by the Commissioners of the Customs or any three of them XLIV No Person shall after the said 24 of June Export or send or Indeavour to Export or send out or this Kingdom any outward or inward Box Case or Dyal plate of Gold Silver Brass or other Metal for Clock or Watch without the movement in or with every such Box Case or Dyal-plate made up fit for use with the Clock or Watchmakers name Ingraven thereon Nor shall any Persons after the said 24 of June 〈…〉 to be made up any Clock or Watch without ingraving or putting their own Name and place of Aboad or Freedom and no other Name or Place on every Clock or Watch they shall so make up on the forfeiting every such Empty box Case and 〈◊〉 Clock and Watch not made up and Ingraven as aforesaid and for every such offence 20 l. one Moiety to the King the other to them that shall Sue for the same in any of his Majesties Courts of Record XLV Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 39. After 24 July 1698 All Silver Wire to be drawn for the making of Gold and Silver Thread shall hold at the least 11 oz. 16 penny weight of Fine Silver to the pound Troy and all Silver to be guilt for that use shall be of the same fineness and shall not have loss than four peny weight of Fine Gold laid upon each pound weight of Silver on forfeiture of five shillngs per Ounce to be paid by the Refiner or Maker XLVI After the said 24 of July no Gilt Wire shall be coloured with Verdigrease or Dead-head or any other forced Colour on forfeiture of 2 s. 6 d. per Ounce And for all Gold and Silver so prepared and reduced into Plate there shall be allowed at least six Ounces to cover four Ounces of Silk the finest of which Silk shall not run above sixteen Yards to the penny weight Troy And six Ounces to cover three Ounces and a half of Silk not running above thirty six Yards to the penny weight Troy And six Ounces to cover three Ounces of Silk not running above ninety Yards to the penny weight Troy And for all Gold and Silver Thread made finer six Ounces of Plate to cover two Ounces and a half of Silk And shall be Spun close upon well Boiled and Light Dyed Silk only except Frost-work on forfeiture of 2 s. 6 d. per Ounce And every Spinner of Gold and Silver Thread that shall lay Gold or Silver Plate upon Silk in other proportions shall forfeit for every Ounce so spun two shillings XLVII After the said 24 of July Copper Brass and every other inferior Metal than Silver shall be Spun upon Thread Yarn or Incle only and not upon Silk on forfeiture of five shillings per Ounce XLVIII After the said 24 of July No Gold or Silver Thread Lace Fringe or other Work made thereof nor any Thread made of Copper Brass or any Inferior Metal
Proof upon Oath before the next Justice of Peace that the same was duly Entred and a Warrant for Conveyance obtain'd it shall likewise be Forfeited And the Persons so Carrying the same away shall Forfeit to His Majesly double the Value and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXVII No Retailer or Shopkeeper shall ship any Salt for any Port of this Kingdom before Oath or other Proof made before the Collectors that the Duty is Paid or Secured LXXVIII Masters of Ships Carrying Salt or Rock-Salt from one Port to another shall before they have a Warrant for Landing it Deliver to the Collectors Particulars thereof upon Oath and that no more hath been Laded since their coming out of Port and upon Landing any Part thereof at any other Port shall have a Certificate thereof or Forfeit double the Value so Landed and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXIX No Fees shall be taken for Debentures Tickets Warrants or Licenses touching the said Duties LXXX Provided that for Fish exported there be allowed over and above all former Allowances For every Cask of Pilchards er Scads from 1 July 1698 to 25 December 1699. 20 s. and after 24 December 1699. 28 s. For every Barrel of White Herring from â— July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 4 s. 2 d. And from 24 December 1699. 5. s. 10 d. For every Barrel of Red Herring from 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 3 s. 4 d. and after 24 December 1699. 4 s. 8 d. For every Barrel of Salmon from 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 8 s. 4 d. and after 24 December 1699. 11 s. 8 d. For every Hundred of Codfish Ling or Hake after 1 July 1692 and before 25 December 1699. 25 s. and after 24 December 1699. 35 s. For every Last of Dried Red Sprats after 1 July 1698. 6 s. 8 d. LXXXI Which Allowances shall be Paid by the Salt Collector in the Port from whence such Fish is Exported within Thirty Days after Demand upon a Debenture duly verified and Oath made that the Fish was English taken and really Exported beyond Sea And if the Collector have not sufficient Money to pay the same upon his Certificate the Commissioners of Excise shall be Chargeable therewith out of the first Money in their Hands on the said Salt Duties And any Officer neglecting or refusing to pay the said Money or give such Certificate shall forfeit double the Sum payable LXXXII Upon Exporting any Salt Foreign or English or Rock-Salt the Officer where such Salt was Made or Imported and the Duty Paid or Secured shall deliver Certificates thereof gratis and the Officer at the Place of Exportation shall thereupon give a Debenture for Repayment of the Duty by the Officer where it was before Paid or Secured LXXXIII All Salt Imported or Brought into England Wales or Berwick not there Made shall pay as Foreign Salt and Scotch Salt brought into England by Land shall be entred at Carlisle or Berwick under forseiture of double the value and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXXIV Persons Sued for any thing done in pursuance of this Act may Plead the General Issue and give the Act in Evidence and if the Plaintiff he Cast Nonsuit or forbear Prosecuting the Desendant shall have double Costs LXXXV No Writ of Certiorari shall supersede the Orders of the Commissioners of Excise or Justices of Peace touching the Duties on Salt LXXXVI No Salt shall be Delivered from any Salt-works without Notice given to the Officer on Pain of Forfeiture and also 10 s. per Bushel One half to the Prosecutor the other to the King LXXXVII If any Exported Salt after the Duty has been repaid be Landed in this Kingdom before the Duty be again paid the Offender shall forfeit double the value thereof and 10 s. per Bushel LXXXVIII Subjects of this Realm shipping Salt for any part of England in a Ship perishing at Sea or taken by Enemies upon proof thereof before the Justices in Session of the loss of such Salt shall be allowed to buy the like quantity without Duty LXXXIX Salt-Rock or Rock-Salt after Entry and a Warrant may be removed to convenient Ware-houses and the Duty need not be paid or secured till sold and delivered XC No Person shall be obliged by any Contract made before 25 Dec. 1698. to deliver any Salt or Rock Salt unless the Buyer pay the Duty XCI Salt-Rock or Rock-Salt shall be Entred by Weight only at 120 pound weight to the Bushel XCII Refiners of Rock-Salt which had paid the Duty shall have an Abatement over and above any former Allowances of 2 s. 4 d. per Bushel XCIII The charge of managing this Duty on Salt may be paid out of the said Duties XCIV Salt made from Rock-Salt allowing the Drawback and all Refined Salt Imported or Made in England is to be charged with the said Duties XCV All Salt except Rock Salt shall be ascertained as to the Duty at 56 pounds weight to the Bushel XCVI All Salt brought from Scotland and all Imported and Home-made Salt brought in or landed before due Entry shall be forfeited and 10 s. per Bushel XCVII The Collectors of the said Salt Duties shall provide Scales at every Salt-work and Persons living near such Salt-works or Salt-pits shall be Sworn Weighers and paid for the same by the Collectors XCVIII The Officers shall deliver as many Warrants or Permits to Salt Carriers as they desire gratis for what they shall Load at one time XCIX All Persons shall sell Salt except foreign Salt after 56 pound weight to the Bushel under Penalty of 5 l. to the Informer C. The Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen in London shall by to July 1698. ascertain the price of Salt within the City of London and Bills of Mortality And the Justices of Peace in their General Sessions for other Places by 1 Aug. 1698. And so from time to time if necessary And Persons selling for higher prices or refusing to sell at the prices settled shall forfeit 5 l. to be Levied by Distress and Sale of Goods by Warrant from the Lord Mayor aforesaid or a Justice of Peace of the Place who in default of a Distress may Imprison the Offender till payment thereof one Moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor CI. The Commissioners of Excise and Commissioners for the Stamp Office respectively shall keep apart and pay Weekly into the Exchequer the Duties on Salt by this Act granted and the Additional Duties on Stampt Velum Parchment and Paper granted to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors by an Act of this present Session and a distinct Register thereof shall be kept in the Exchequer CII The Commissioners for managing the said Duties not paying the same duly into the Exchequer or misapplying any part thereof shall forfeit their Places and be uncapable of any Place of Trust and pay double the value so misapplied CIII In the Excise Office and Stamp Office there shall for ever be Commissioners and Comptrollers for the Execution
of this Act which Comptrollers shall keep distinct Accounts of the said Duties and in Case of neglect shall lose their Places be incapacitated as aforesaid and forfeit 100 l. CIV Collectors of either of the said Duties detaining any part thereof shall be Dismissed pay Interest at 12 per Cent. and treble Damages And for misapplying any part thereof shall be Dismissed and Incapacitated and shall forfeit double the Sum. CV From 29 Sept. 1698. 160000 l. out of the said Additional Duties on Salt and Stampt Paper shall be the yearly Fund for answering the Annuities of 8 per Cent. to the Subscribers of 2000000 l. And if the Duties shall not amount to so much then to be part of the said Fund so sar as they will extend Which said Duties or so much as will make up the said 160000 l. per Ann. shall be Appropriated towards making good the said yearly Fund And the Officers of the Exchequer not duly issuing or Misapplying the Money contrary to this Act shall be forejudged from their Offices incapacitated and pay double the Sum delayed or misapplied CVI. His Majesty may appoint Commissioners for taking Subscriptions till 29 Sept. 1698. from any Persons except the Bank of England for any Sum not less than 100 l. towards the raising Two Millions in some convenient House in London or Westminster which Commissioners are to provide Books for the said Subscriptions to lie open every day except Sundays till 29 Sept. 1698. unless the Two Millions be sooner compleated And his Majesty may appoint a Cashier to receive the Money Subscribed CVII Any Sums may be Subscribed not less than 100 l. to be answered by Ten equal Payments the First Payment to be made at the time of Subscribing and each subsequent Payment shall be made at the end of every Two Months or 60 Days till the whole be paid Nevertheless the last Payment shall be liable to make good any Desiciency which may happen before the time of making the last Payment in the Produce of the said Duties although the Kings intended supply be thereby lessened CVIII If the first Payment be not made at the time of Subscribing such Subscription shall be void And if default be made in any of the subsequent Payments the first tenth part shall be forfeited and the Annuity payable for such Subscription shall be reduced according to the Money actually paid after an abatement of the first tenth part CIX Talleys of Assignment or Anticipation may be Levied on the Commissioners or Receivers of the Money so subscribed with an Interest of 8 per Cent. per Ann. payable every Three Months out of such Subscription Moneys CX The sums subscribed are to be written in words at length as well as Figures and truly Dated and Attested under the Hands and Seals of Five or more Commissioners who immediately after 29 Sept. 1698. or sooner if the Two Millions be compleated shall deliver Duplicates of the Subscriptions into the Exchequer or at least before 20 Octob. 1698. And the Auditor of the Receipt and Clerk of the Pells shall Register and Record the said Duplicates that every Person concerned may have free access thereto and Copies of the Books Enrolled shall be delivered by the said Auditor and Clerk of the Pells to the Commissioners for the use of the Subscribers gratis CXI Each Subscriber shall have an Annuity after the Rate of 8 per Cent. per Ann. for the sum subscribed by him to commence from Michaelmas 1698. and to be paid Quarterly the First Payment to be made at Christmas 1698. subject nevertheless to Redemption and also to Reduction in case of failure in the payments of the Subscription Money CXII Every Person paying down one Tenth part of his subscription may desaulk after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per Ann. for his whole subscription from the time of making his First payment till Michaelmas 1698. CXIII The Commissioners or Cashier shall give Receipts to the Subscribers for the Money so received and shall enter the same and time of payment in a Book with the names of those that make such payments A true Account whereof in Parchment shall be delivered to the Auditor of the Receipt attested by Five or more of the Commissioners before 24 June 1700. And the Commissioners of the Treasury are to Issue the Sums necessary for incident Charges in Execution of the Commission CXIV The Commissioners may be Subscribers CXV His Majesty may by Letters Patents under the Great Seal Incorporate the Subscribers whose Tenth part shall be paid their Executors Administrators Successors or Assigns with perpetual succession and a Common Seal and with power to purchase Lands to Plead and be Impleaded and do all other things by the Name of their Corporation CXVI The sum total of all the subscriptions shall be called the principal Stock of the said Corporation and all Persons shall have a share therein in proportion to their subscription CXVII Subscribers of 500 l. and upwards having paid their Tenth part may meet at Guild-Hall London 10 Octob. 1698. or within 20 days after the subscription is compleated to Elect 24 Trustees by way of Balleting but no Elector to have more than one Vote nor any of the Trustees less than 2000 l. subscribed in their own Right and being so elected to be Inserted in the Charter of Incorporation as the First Trustees with Succession CXVIII If the Two Millions be not subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. the Subscribers shall have only their proportionable part of the said yearly Fund CXIX After the Charter is passed the yearly Sum of 160000 l. or a proportionable part thereof shall be paid to the general Society or their Treasurer in Trust for the respective Members CXX If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. then the Subscribers their Executors Administrators Successors or Assings and all Persons Licensed by them in their stead may Trade to the East-Indies but none to Trade by himself or others in any one year from 29 Sept. 1698. for more than the Amount of his Stock CXXI If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. All or any Corporations or Persons Intituled to particular Shares in the Principal Stock may if willing and desirous be Incorporated into a Company to Trade with a Joint Stock in proportion to their Interests by such proper Name as his Majesty shall think fit with perpetual Succession a common Seal c. CXXII And after the Incorporating of any such Company the proportionalle part of the yearly Fund belonging to the Members thereof shall be paid to the said Company or their Treasurer in Trust for the said Members by Weekly Payments CXXIII Every Member of the general Society not in a Company shall before he be permitted to Trade take an Oath before Two or more of the Trustees to be faithful to the said General Society and not to Trade to the Indies for more than this Act allows CXXIV
Duties charged upon Salt Any Persons having any Estate for one life in any Annuity purchased at the rate of 100 l. for every 14 l. per Ann. upon the several Acts mentioned in the Act of 6 7 W. 3. Intituled An Act for Enabling such Persons as have Estates for Life in Annuities payable by several former Acts therein mentioned to purchase and obtain further and more certain Interests in such Annuities and in default thereof for admitting other Persons to purchase and obtain the same for Raising Money for carrying on the War against France or any of them may before 25 Mar. 1698. pay into the Exchequer for every such Annuity of 14 l. per Ann. computed at 4 years 56 l. more for converting such single Life into a certain Term for the residue then to come of the 96 years from 25 Jan. 1695. or for the residue of the said Term of 96 years after the said Estate for Life II. If any Person intituled to such present Annuity shall not before the said 25 Mar. 1698. change such Estate for Life into a Term certain or for a future Interest as aforesaid then any other person after the said 25 Mar. and before 10 Apr. 1698. may purchase an Interest for the then residue of the said Term of 96 years as aforesaid subject to the present Estate for Life for the like Sum of 56 pounds and the persons paying the said Consideration shall immediately be intituled to such Annuity chargeable upon the respective Fund in the former Act mention'd III. Persons intituled to any Arrears incurred between 17 May 1696 and 17 May 1697. upon the said Annuities charged upon the Tunnage or Salt Duties and hereby intended to be provided for who shall upon their Orders Talleys or Lottery Tickets for such Arrears discharge the King in the Exchequer of so much as the purchasing such further Interest or Term shall amount to shall thereupon be intituled to such Annuities so to be purchased as if the Consideration was actually paid in Money IV. The Directions and Powers in the said former Act for Levying Talleys making Orders Assignments or applying the Moneys arising by the said Funds are hereby revived in respect of such Annuities as shall be purchased upon this Act. V. All the Moneys which shall come into the Exchequer for the said Contributions shall be applyed to the payment of the Arrears of the several Annuities charged upon the 5 sevenths and 2 sevenths of the Tunnage and upon the Duties on Salt incurred out of those Funds from 17 May 1696 to 17 May 1697 and a proportionable part applyed to the making good each of those Funds and not diverted to any other use And the Officer offending therein shall forfeit his Office and double the value of the Money so diverted VI. After 1 Mar. 1697. No Officer appointed to pay the Annuities out of the Duties of Excise upon the Act made 4 5. W. M. Intituled An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of Ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France and upon divers other subsequent Acts without Survivorship shall pay off any Quarterly Payment of the said Annuities till the precedent Quarter be fully paid or the Money ready in the Office for payment thereof whereof publick notice to be given and hung up in the said Office And every Officer offending herein shall forfeit his Office and 50 pounds for every such Offence to the person who shall sue for the same VII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. Cap. 24. All persons having or not having any Estate for one Life in an Annuity purchased at the rate of 100 l. for 14 l. per Ann. upon the several Acts mentioned in the Act of 6 7 W. 3. Intituled An Act for Enabling such Persons as have Estates for Life in Annuities payable by several former Acts therein mentioned to purchase and obtain further and more certain Interests in such Annuities and in default thereof for admitting other Persons to purchase and obtain the same for Raising Money for carrying on the War against France may at any time before 1 Dec. 1698. paying into the Exchequer 56 pounds for every such Annuity of 14 l. per Ann. convert the said Estate for Life into a certain Term for the Residue of 96 years then to come from 25 Jan. 1695 or have an interest in such Annuity for the said Term to take effect after the said Estate for Life charged with and subject to the present Estate for Life and in the same proportion for higher or larger Annuities And the persons so paying the said Consideration Money shall immediately be intituled to such Annuities charged upon the respective Fund in the said former Act mentioned as if the said Consideration Money had been advanced within the times limited by the said former Act. VIII All the Clauses in the said former Act for Levying of Talleys making Orders or Assignments or applying the Moneys arising by the said Funds or for any other matter relating to the said Annuities so to be purchased are revived by this Act and shall be duly observed in respect of such Annuities as shall be purchased upon this Act as fully as if they were here particularly repeated IX All Moneys which shall come into the Exchequer upon the said Contributions for Annuities so to be purchased shall be applyed to the Payment of the Off-Reckonings of the Army for the year 1697. And out of the same the persons who clothed the Army for the said Year shall be paid what is due to them for such Clothing chargeable upon the said Off-Reckonings Arbitration I. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 15. After 11 May 1698. All Merchants and Traders and others desiring to end any Controversie Suit or Quarrel for which there is no other Remedy but by personal Action or Suit in Equity by Arbitration may agree That their submission of the Suit to the Award or Umpirage of any person or persons should be made a Rule of any of his Majesties Courts of Record which the Parties shall choose and may insert such their Agreement in their Submission or the Condition of the Bond or Promise And upon producing an Affidavit of such inserting and upon Reading and Filing such Affidavit in the Court so chose the same may be entred of Record in such Court and a Rule of Court shall thereupon be made That the Parties shall submit to and finally be concluded by such Arbitration or Umpirage And in case of disobedience thereto the Party neglecting or refusing shall be subject to all the Penalties of Contemning a Rule of Court and Process shall issue accordingly which shall not be stopt or delayed unless it appear on Oath that the Arbitrators or Umpire misbehaved themselves and that such Award was corruptly or unduly
the Uses aforesaid as there shall be cause And the Mayor of the said Borough is to Administer an Oath to the Collectors and persons imployed for the faithful Executing their Offices in and about the Premisses V. The said Collectors shall be allowed for their pains in Executing the said Office out of the Money by them received so much as the said Mayor c. in Common Council assembled shall think fit not exceeding one Shilling in the Pound VI. The said Collectors may at seasonable times Enter into any Ship or Vessel within the said Port of Bridgwater to see what Goods shall be in the same Unlading And in case the sums of Money appointed to be paid as aforesaid shall not be paid by the Master or other person having the Command of any Ship or Vessel Unlading as aforesaid then the said Collectors may by Warrant from the Mayor or Aldermen of the said Borough or one of them Distrain such Ship or Vessel and all Tackle Apparel and Furniture thereunto belonging and keep the same till they be satisfied and paid the sums Imposed by this Act which if not paid within Ten days next after such Distress then the said Collectors may sell the said Distress and therewith satisfie themselves for the Duty so unpaid and also for keeping such Distress rendring the Overplus VII The said Mayor c. in Common Council assembled may by Indenture under their Common Seal Convey the Duties Granted by this Act or heretofore payable as a security for any sums of Money by them to be borrowed for the ends and purposes of this Act to any persons that have advanced or shall advance any Moneys upon such security All which Money to be borrowed shall be imployed towards the Inlarging Preserving and Repairing the said Bridge or Key of Bridgwater aforesaid VIII The Keys or Wharfs now standing on each side of the River below the Bridge of Bridgwater aforesaid or that shall be Inlarged or Repaired not exceeding in length on each side of the said River 150 Yards are and shall be taken for lawful Keys or Wharss for the Landing or Laying on Shore any sort of Goods and Merchandizes whatsoever IX From and after the Expiration of the Years hereby Granted the ancient Duties of Keyage Pontage and Cranage shall be demanded and paid as heretofore Brokers I. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 32. For Restraining the III practice of Brokers and Stock-jobbers It is Enacted That after 1 May. 1697. No person whatsoever shall use or exercise the Office or Imployment of a Broker or deal as such in London Westminster or Southwark or the Limits of the Weekly Bills of Mortality in making or concluding Bargains between Merchant and Merchant or others concerning Wares and Merchandizes or Moneys to be taken up by Exchange or concerning any Talleys or Orders Bills of Credit or Tickets payable at the Exchequer or any publick Office or concerning any of the Bank-Bills or Notes or Stock of the Bank or Stock of any Company or Society that is or shall be Incorporated until such person shall be admitted and licensed by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of London II. Upon admittance of any such Broker he shall take an Oath to the effect following viz. That he will truly and faithfully execute and perform the Office and Imployment of a Broker between party and party in all things appertaining to the Duty of the said Office and Imployment without Fraud or Collusion to the best of his skill or knowledge and according to the Tenour and Purport of the Act Intituled An Act to Restrain the Number and Ill practice c. III. And every such person within Three Months after such Admittance shall in the Court of Chancery or Kings-Bench or Quarter Sessions take the Oaths appointed in the Act 1 W. M. cap. 8. and Subscribe the Association appointed by the Act made 7 W. 3. cap. 27. And every such person shall at his Admittance give Bond to the Lord Mayor Citizens and Commonalty of London in the Penalty of 500 l. with Condition That if he do and shall well and truly Vse Execute and Perform the Office and Imployment of a Broker between Party and Party without Fraud Covin or any Corrupt or Crafty Devices according to the Purport true Intent and Meaning of the Statute in that case lately made and provided then the Obligation to be void IV. The Number of such Brokers shall not at one time exceed 100. and the Fees upon Admittance into the said Imployment shall not exceed 40 s. V. The Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall cause the Names of such Brokers as shall be Admitted by Virtue of this Act and their places of habitation to be publickly affixt on the Royal Exchange in Guildhall and in such other publick places in London as they shall think fit VI. If any person shall act as a Broker after the time aforesaid not being admitted according to this Act he shall forfeit 500 l. over and above such other Forfeitures as he shall any ways incur by virtue of this Act and if any person after the time aforesaid shall knowingly Imploy any person to deal for him as a Broker or Stock-jobber not being admitted and sworn as aforesaid such person shall forfeit the sum of 50 l. and if any person after the time aforesaid not being a sworn Broker according to this Act shall act and deal as a Broker in Discounting Talleys or Bills or in Stock-jobbing in selling Bank-stock or any other Securities upon any Fund granted by Parliament such person shall Forfeit 500 l. and stand in the Pillory in some publick place in London three several Days for the space of one Hour in the Morning VII After the time aforesaid every sworn Broker shall keep a Book or Register in which he shall enter all Contracts and Bargains that he shall make between any persons within three days after the Contract with the parties Names and for omitting so to do he shall forfeit 50 l. VIII If any such Broker after the time aforesaid shall directly or indirectly take above 10 s. per Cent. for Brokage he shall for every such Offence forfeit 10 l. IX Every sworn Broker after his Admittance as aforesaid shall carry about him a Silver Medal having the Kings Arms on one side and the Arms of the City of London with his own Name on the other side which he shall produce at the concluding of every Bargain to the Parties concern'd upon pain to forfeit 40 s. for every Omission X. If any such Broker after the time aforesaid shall deal for himself in the Exchange or Remittance of Moneys or Buy any Talleys Orders Bills or Shares in any Joint-stock for his own use or buy Goods or Merchandizes to sell again or make any profit in buying or selling any Goods more than the Brokage allowed by this Act he shall forfeit the sum of 200 l. and be for ever incapable to act as a Broker XI Every
thereof Convicted upon any Indictment or Infomation shall be void Customs I. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 12. The several Additional and other Rates Impositions Duties and Charges upon Goods and Merchandizes Imported and Exported Mentioned and Granted by an Act made the 4 5 W. M. Intituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties certain Additional Impositions upon several Goods and Merchandizes for the Prosecuting the present War against France shall be continued from the First of March 1696. and be Levied and Paid till the Seventeenth day of May 1697. And the foresaid Act and all Articles and Clauses therein contained shall continue and be of force till the said Sevententh of May 1697. II. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 24. Over and above all Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage and other Duties already payable for Wines Goods and Merchandizes there shall be paid for all Wines imported into this Kingdom from 1 May 1697. to 1 Feb. 1699. one other Subsidy called Tunnage viz. III. For every Tun of French Wine brought into the Port of London as Merchandize by Natural Born Subjects 4 l. 10 s. and by Aliens 6 l. And every Tun of Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by Natural Born Subjects 3 l. and by Aliens 4 l. 10 s. IV. Every Butt or Pipe of Sweet Wines of the Growth of the Levant Spain or Portugal or elsewhere brought into the Port of London by Natural Born Subjects 45 s. and by Aliens 3 l. And every Butt or Pipe brought into any other Port by Natural Born Subjects 30 s. and by Strangers 25 s. V. Every Awm of Rhenish Wine or of the Growth of Germany imported by Natural Born Subjects 20 s. and by Aliens 25 s. VI. And Wines Landed in the Out Ports and afterwards brought to London by Certificate shall pay so much more as they paid short of the London Duty VII Which several Rates for Wines are the same as in the Book of Rates referred to by the Act Ann. 12. Car. 2. ch 4. VIII All manner of Goods and Merchandizes imported from the said 1 May 1697. to 1 Febr. 1699. shall pay one further Subsidy of Poundage of 12 d. per l. of the Value thereof according to the said Book of Rates IX And if any such Goods are not particularly Rated in the said Book the Duty shall be Levyed according to the Value affirmed upon the Oath of the Merchant X. Except all Wines before limited to pay Subsidy of Tunnage all Fish English taken and imported in English Bottoms all Fresh Fish and Bestial imported and all other Goods mentioned to be Custom-free in the said Book of Rates and such Goods as are commonly used in Dying XI Provided That all Drugs imported from the Place of their Growth in English Built Ships shall be rated to this Act but One Third Part charged in the said Book of Rates XII All Spicery except Pepper imported from the place of its Growth in English Built Shipping shall be rated to this Act but one Third Part charged in the said Book of Rates XIII Linen imported shall not pay the Additional Duty of one Moiety charged in the said Book of Rates XIV All Foreign Wrought Silk exported within one Year from the Importation shall have Two Thirds of the Rate hereby charged repaid at the Custom-house XV. Wrought Silks imported shall not be charged with the Additional Duty of One Moiety mentioned in the said Book of Rates Nor is Tobacco of the English Plantation to be charged with the Additional Duty of One peny per Pound over and above the Subsidy in the said Book of Rates Nor are the Wines of France Germany Portugal or Madera to be charged with the Additional Duty of 3 l. per Tun or any other Wines with 4 l. per Tun mentioned in the said former Acts or Book of Rates XVI For all Tobacco of the English Plantations exported within a Year from its importation the Subsidy of 1 d. per l. hereby granted shall be repaid at the Custom-house XVII Out of the Duties by this Act granted there shall be the like Allowances as are prescribed in the former Act or Book of Rates XVIII The Duties hereby granted shall be Levied by the Officers of the Customs under direction of the Commissioners of the Customs and paid into the Exchequer for the Uses in this Act mentioned And the Rules and Directions of the former Act of Tunnage and Poundage and Book of Rates shall be observed for Levying the Duty by this Act granted XIX The Additional Duty on French Goods and Merchandizes granted the last Session ch 24 shall not extend to such as shall be bona side seized or taken and condemned as Prize except such seizing be by Connivance or Collusion XX. The whole Duty charged by this Act on Sugars of the English Plantations in America shall be paid back upon Exportation XXI There shall be repaid at the Custom-house within one month after demand 3 s. for every Hundred VVeight of Sugar refined in England and exported Oath being made that it was produced from Brown and Muscavado Sugar charged by this Act imported from the English Plantations in America and for which the Duty was paid upon importation XXII For the Duty hereby granted on Tobacco of the English Plantations in America the Importer shall have Three Months time to pay the same with a Discount of 10 l. per Cent. per Ann. for Prompt Payment XXIII Ginger of the English Plantations in the West Indies valued in the Book of Rates at 16 d. per l. shall pay for the said former Subsidy 12 d. per Hundred VVeight and for this present Subsidy 12 d. also per Hundred VVeight and no more XXIV After 1 May 1697. no cut Whale-bone other than in Fins only shall be imported under the Penalty of Forfeiting the same and double the Value XXV Provided That the Goods and Merchandizes charged by this Act except Foreign Wrought Silk Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars Exported by any Merchant English within a year or by a Stranger within nine months after Importation for which the Duty hereby granted hath been paid Inward the whole Subsidy hereby granted and paid for such Goods Wines or Merchandizes shall be repaid within one month after Demand But that there be no Drawback for such Wrought Silks Tobacco and Sugars unless exported within the time limited for other Goods and all other Requisites performed and then not only the Two Thirds but the remaining One Third of the Subsidy hereby granted is to be repaid XXVI Provided That his Majesties Naval Stores bought before 25 Mar. 1697. shall not be charged with the Duty hereby granted XXVII And whereas by an Act of this present Parliament for granting a Supply of 3 s. in the Pound by a Land Tax c. It is thereby Enacted That all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever be charged for One Year with 3 s. in the Pound of the true Yearly Value to be paid
by twelve equal monthly Payments the first Payment to be made 25 Febr. 1696. And that every Papist or reputed Papist of the Age of Sixteen Years who had not taken the Oaths required Ann. 1 W. M. should pay double unless such Papist did take the same within ten days after the first Meeting of the Commissioners And that every person of the Age of Sixteen Years who not having taken the Oaths did not upon Summons take the same should also pay double And that every Gentleman or so reputed who ought to have paid double to the Quarterly Poll Ann. 3. W. M. and did not voluntarily take the same before the Commissioners within ten days after their first Meeting should likewise pay double And that the Commissioners should upon information or suspicion Summon every suspected person to take the said Oaths but that Quakers making and subscribing the Declaration of Fidelity appointed Ann. 1 W. M. should not be liable to pay double XXVIII For a further supply it is now Enacted That all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever charged by the other Act with 3 s. in the pound shall now be charged for one Year from 25 Jan. 1696. with the further Sum of 1 s. in the pound viz. 4 s. per pound in the whole XXIX And all persons who by the other Act ought to pay double or 6 s. per pound shall pay 2 s. in the pound over and above the said 6 s. XXX The Commissioners appointed for the 3 s. in the pound shall be Commissioners for this present Act of 1 s. per pound and the said double Rates with all the Powers and Authorities of the said other Act. And the Assessors and Collectors of the 3 s. shall be the Assessors and Collectors of the 1 s. and the said double Rates XXXI For the avoiding repeated Assessments the Assessors and Collectors shall charge collect and levy One third part of the Duty of the 3 s. and double rates for and in satisfaction of the said rate of 1 s. and the double rates by Kalendary Months the first payment for three months to be on 25 Apr. 1697. or within 14 days after and afterwards each Kalendary Month successively in such manner as they are required by the said other Act of 3 s. per l. and shall pay the same to the Head Collectors accordingly to be answered by the Receivers General into the Excheqner according to the directions of the said other Act. And all persons concerned or imployed by virtue of this Act shall be subject to the Penalties and have the Benefits of the said other Act. And all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments subject by Distress or otherwise to the rates of 3 s. per l. shall in like manner be subject to the rates of 1 s. per pound XXXII And whereas by the said other Act of 3 s. in the pound c. the Commissioners of the Treasury may issue Exchequer Bills not exceeding the Sum of 1500000 l. for the use of the War and by the Act for making good the deficiencies of Funds c. the said Bills are to be Current to the Receivers or Collectors of any Tax or Supply granted this Session for the War or otherwise and also at the Exchequer with 5 d. per Day Interest for each Hundred Pounds It is further Enacted That the Commissioners of the Treasury may issue Exchequer Bills not exceeding 1200000 l. over and above the said 1500000 l. so as there be not at any one time above 2000000 l. standing out in such Bills which Bills to have like Currency and Interest as the said Bills for 1500000 l. XXXIII The persons contracting with the Treasury to advance Money for Circulating the said Bills for 1500000 l. shall be discharged of their Contracts as soon as the Sums by them agreed to be advanced shall be called for and paid or so soon as Bills for 1500000 l. issued by the former or this present Act shall be Cancelled or that the Funds for the War for this present Year shall have produced sufficient to take up and Cancel the same XXXIV The Commissioners of the Treasury may in like manner agree for the Advancing any further Sums for Exchanging such Bills of the said 1200000 l. as may be refused at the Rate of 10 l. per Cent. per Ann. XXXV The Bills issued for the said 1500000 l. and 1200000 l. which shall not be Cancelled by the Produce of those Funds by the 25th of March 1698. shall be taken up and Cancelled by the Arrears of those Funds or by the Moneys Granted next Session of Parliament And the persons advancing Moneys for Exchanging such Bills of the 1200000 l. as shall be refused shall be discharged of their Contracts as soon as the Sums Contracted for shall be paid by them and if the same be not called for by the 25th of March 1698. they shall thenceforth be absolutely discharged of their Contracts XXXVI Till it shall be published by Proclamation that the Treasury hath made Provision that the said Bills may be Exchanged for ready Money such Bills for the 1200000 l. shall be Current only in the Supplies Granted for the War this present Year 1697. except the 3 s. in the Pound XXXVII It shall be Felony without benefit of Clergy to Forge or Counterfeit any of the said Bills or Demand Money thereon knowing the same to be Counterfeited XXXVIII Out of the Moneys arising by this Act by Bills of Credit or otherwise 672197 l. is Appropriated for the Navy and for the Sea-Service in the Office of the Ordnance the Ordinary of the Navy the Payment of Marine-Officers and Charge of Registring Seamen to compleat the Sum of 2372197 l. for those Services and the remainder for the Land Forces Ordnance Ammunition and Incidents of War XXXIX The Rules and Directions in the Act Ann. 1 W. M. for Granting an Aid of 2 s. per. Pound touching the Payment thereof and Management in the Exchequer with the Penalties in case of Diversion shall be revived and applied to the Sums hereby Appropriated XL. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 34. For lessening the Duty on Tin and Pewter Exported It is Enacted That after the 10th of May 1697 there shall be paid on any Entry of Tin to be Exported for every Hundred Weight containing 112 Pounds of Tin unwrought 3 s. and for every hundred Weight of wrought Tin commonly called Pewter 2 s. and so proportionably and no more XLI After the said 10th of May till 1 Aug. 1706. the Subsidy to be received for all Drugs Imported directly from the place of their Growth in English Built Ships shall be according to the full Value of the respective Species enumerated in the Book of Rates and for all Drugs otherwise Imported treble such Value XLII Nothing in this Act shall extend to the laying a further Duty on any sort of Drugs used in Dying XLIII Stat. 9 10 W. 3 cap 23. Over and above all Subsidies of Tunnage and
Poundage and all Additional Duties and Impositions already payable for any Wines Goods or Merchandizes Imported there shall be paid to his Majesty one other Subsidy called Tunnage for all Wines which after the last of January 1699. during his Majesties Life shall be Imported into this Kingdom viz. XLIV Of every Tun of French Wine that shall come into the Port of London by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 4 l. 10 s. and by Strangers and Aliens 6 l. Every Tun of like Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 3 l. and by Aliens 4 l. 10 s. XLV Every Butt or Pipe of Muscadells Malmseys Cutes Tents Alicants Bastards Sacks Canaries Malaga's Madera's and other Sweet Wines of the Growth of the Levant Spain or Portugal brought into the Port of London by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 45 s. and by Strangers or Aliens 3 l. And every Butt or Pipe of the like Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 30 s. and by Strangers 45 s. XLVI Every Awm of Rhenish Wine or of the Growth of Germany brought into this Realm by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 20 s. and by Strangers and Aliens 25 s. And such Wines landed in any the Out Ports and afterwards brought to London by Certificate shall pay so much more Subsidy by this Act as they paid short of the Duty due in the Port of London Which several Rates for Wines are the same as in the Book of Rates signed by Sir Harbottle Grimstone Baronet formerly Speaker of the House of Commons and referred to by the Act 12 Car. 2. Intituled A Subsidy Granted to the King of Tunnage and Poundage and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandizes Exported and Imported And one further Subsidy called Poundage viz. Of all manner of Goods and Merchandizes by whomsoever brought into this Realm after the said last of January 1699. during his Majesties Life by way of Merchandize Twelve Pence in the Pound of the Value of the same Goods and Merchandizes in the said Book of Rates And if any Goods so Imported shall not be particularly Rated in the said Book of Rates the Subsidy by this Act Granted shall be Levied according to the Value of such Goods upon Oath of the Merchant Except out of this Subsidy all Wines before limited to pay Tunnage and all Fish English taken and brought by English Bottoms into this Realm and all Fresh Fish and Bestial and all other Goods and Merchandizes which in the said Book of Rates are Custom Free and all Goods and Merchandizes commonly used in Dying XLVII All Drugs Chargeable by this Act Imported directly from the place of their Growth in English Built Shipping shall pay only one third part of what is Charged thereupon in the said Book of Rates And all Spicery except Pepper Imported directly from the place of its Growth in English Built Shipping shall pay by this Act but one third part of what is Charged in the said Book of Rates And this Act shall not Charge Linen Imported with the Additional Duty of one Moiety of the Rate mentioned in the said Book of Rates And all Foreign Wrought Silks Exported within one Year from the Importation shall have two thirds of the Rate hereby Charged Repaid at the Custome-house And this Act shall not Charge Wrought Silks Imported with the Additional Duty of one Moiety mentioned in the said Book of Rates Or Tobacco of the English Plantation with the Additional Duty of One Peny per Pound over and above the Subsidy in the said Book of Rates Or the Wines of France Germany Portugal or Madera with the Additional Duty of 3 l. per Tun or any other Wines with the Additional Duty of 4 l. per Tun mentioned in the said former Acts or Book of Rates And that for all Tobacco of the English Plantations Exported within one Year after its Importation the further Subsidy of one Peny per Pound hereby Granted shall be Repaid at the Custom-house XLVIII Out of the several Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage by this Act Granted there shall be the like Allowances and Abatements as are prescribed by the said former Act or Book of Rates or the Rules thereunto annexed XLIX The said Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage hereby Granted shall be Collected by the Officers of the Customs under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs and shall be paid into the Exchequer for the Purposes in this Act mentioned the Charge of Management only excepted and all the Clauses in the said former Act of Tunnage and Poundage or in the Book of Rates or the Rules thereunto annexed or in any other Laws in Force touching the said Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage shall be put in Execution for Answering the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage by this Act Granted as if particularly repeated in this Act. L. The whole further Subsidy laid by this Act upon all Sugars Imported from the English Plantations in America shall be paid back at the Exportation thereof LI. For every hundred Weight of Brown and Muscavado Sugars Refined in England Exported out of this Kingdom after the said last of January 1699. during the Continuance of this Act there shall be repaid at the Custom-house to the Exporter within a Month after Demand 3 s. Oath being made by the Refiner that the said Sugar was produced from Brown and Muscavado Sugar Charged by this Act and as he believes Imported from his Majesties Plantations in America and the Duty paid at Importation and duly Exported the Searcher also Certifying the Shipping and all other Requisites performed LII For the further Subsidy hereby Granted upon Tobacco of the English Plantations in America the Merchant giving Security shall have Three Months from the Importation to pay the same with a Discount after 10 per Cent. per Ann. for Prompt Payment if sooner paid LIII Ginger of the English Plantations in the West Indies Valued by the Book of Rates at 16 d. per Pound shall pay for the said former Subsidy 1 s. for every hundred Weight and for the Subsidy by this Act 1 s. for every hundred Weight and no more LIV. If any persons import or bring into this Kingdom any Cut Whalebone other than in Fins only they shall Forfeit the Goods and double the Value of the Cut Whalebone so Imported one moiety to the King the other to them that shall Seize or Sue for the same LV. Where any the Foreign Goods Wines or Merchandizes by this Act Charged with the Subsidy of Tunnage or Poundage Except Foreign Wrought Silk Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars touching which other Provisions are hereby made shall be again Exported by any Merchant English within a Twelve Month or by Strangers within Nine Kalendary Months after Importation and that Proof be made by Certificate from the proper Officer of the Entry and Payment
shall be likewise paid every Three Months out of the said weekly Sums of 600 l. a Week under the same Penalties or Forfeitures as by the aforementioned Act are prescribed II. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 19. After the Tenth of April 1697. the Clause relating to Party Guiles in the Act made the last Sessions of this Parliament 7 8 W. 3. cap. 30. Abr. Excise n. 106. shall be Repealed to all Intents and Purposes III. Every Common Brewer shall after the said Tenth of April declare to the Gauger how much Strong Beer or Ale he intends to make of a Guile and how much Small if he intends any before any part of such Guile is cleansed or removed and upon refusal of such Discovery the Gauger shall return the whole Guile to be Strong and the Brewer shall beside Forfeit for every Barrel of Ale or Beer contained in such Guile 20 s. And in case after such Declaration any Increase be made of the Strong Beer or Ale or any part thereof laid off the said Brewer shall Forfeit for every Barrel so Increased or laid off 5 l. and the Servant assisting therein shall Forfeit for every Barrel 20 s. and in Default of Payment shall suffer Three Months Imprisonment In case the Increase be made by adding Beer or Ale left of a former Brewing the Brewer shall Incur all the said Penalties unless it be proved by Oath that it was done in the sight and view of the Gauger IV. If it shall appear to the Gaugers that the Quality of Strong Beer or Ale remaining of a former Guile and added to a Guile of New Drink hath been alter'd since it was Brewed he shall Return all such Beer and Ale so added to a Guile of new Drink as if the same were then originally Brewed and the Brewer shall pay the Duties accordingly V. No Common Brewer shall after the 28th day of April 1697. have or keep any Pipe or Stop-cock under Ground or other private Conveyance by which any Beer Ale or Worts may be conveyed from one Tun Brewing Vessel or Place to another on pain to Forfeit for every such Offence the Sum of 100 l. VI. From and after the said 28th of April any Gauger or Officer of Excise may in the day time and in the presence of a Constable or other Lawful Officer of the Peace and request first made break up the Ground in any Common Brew-house or the Ground adjoyning or any Wall to search for such private Pipe or Conveyance and if any such be found to follow the same and to examine and try whether such Pipe can convey any Beer Ale c. into any other place but if no such private Conveyance shall be found such Gauger shall make good the Ground or other Place so broken or make satisfaction for the same The person opposing any Gauger in such search shall Forfeit 50 l. VII It shall be Lawful nevertheless for any Common Brewer to keep any Pipes Stop-cocks or other Conveyances above Ground in open View for the use of his Trade VIII Every Common Brewer who after the foresaid 10th of April shall without first giving notice to the next Office of Excise set up or alter any Tun Batch Float Cooler or Copper or have or keep any private or conceal'd Tun Batch c. other than such as are openly known to be commonly used in his Brewhouse he shall Forfeit for every such Vessel 200 l. IX If any Common Brewer or Maker of Cyder shall after the said 10th of April deliver to any Distiller or Vinegar Maker any Wash Tilts Ale Beer Vinegar Beer or Cyder without first giving notice to the Gauger of that Division of what Quantity he intends to deliver and when and to whom he shall Forfeit for every Barrel so delivered 20 s. X. No Common Distiller shall after the said 10th of April set up alter or enlarge any Tun Cask c. or have or keep any private or conceal'd Tun Cask Copper Still or other Vessel or any private or conceal'd Warehouse Cellar c. without first giving notice thereof as aforesaid upon pain to Forfeit 20 l. And every Person in whose Occupation any House shall be where such things shall be discover'd shall Forfeit 50 l. XI After the said 10th of April every Person making or keeping any Wash Cyder or other Materials fit for Distillation and having in his Possession any Still or Stills containing Twenty Gallons or upwards Proof being made thereof by Oath before some Justice of Peace shall be deemed a Common Distiller for Sale and subject to the Duties of Excise XII All Fines Penalties and Forfeitures by this Act imposed shall be Sued for and Recovered by such Ways and Means as used by the Laws of Excise or by Action of Debt Bill Plaint c. in the Courts of Record at Westminster whereof one Moiety to the King the other to the Informer XIII Any Persons who have already set up or hereafter shall set up any Works or Offices for Making or Distilling for Sale any Low Wines or Spirits from Drink brewed from Malted Corn or Cyder giving notice to the Commissioners of Excise within Ten days after the Entring such Office or Work may follow such Work and may Refine the Spirits of their own making paying the Duties and being subject to the Fines and Penalties as other Distillers are XIV Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 22. There shall be paid to his Majesty for all Malt made of any Grain whatsoever which any Malster or maker of Malt for Sale Seller or Retailer of Malt Brewer Distiller Inn keeper Victualler or Vinegar-maker in this Kingdom or any other for their use shall be possessed of 20 April 1697. Six Pence per Bushel by such persons respectively And for every Bushel of Malt made within this Kingdom of any Grain whatsoever from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. by any person whatsoever for Sale or not for Sale the Sum of Six Pence by the Makers thereof respectively And for every Barrel of Mum made or sold in England from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. Ten Shillings over and above the present Duties by the Maker or Seller respectively And for every Barrel of Sweets made from Foreign or English Materials from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. over and above the present Duties Twelve Shillings by the Maker thereof And for all Cyder and Perry made for sale from the said 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. over and above the present Duties on Cyder and Perry sold by retail 4 s. per Hogshead by the first Buyer or Retailer XV. And every person who shall buy any Cyder or Perry or Fruit to make into Cyder or Perry and shall sell any of the said Cyder or Perry so bought or made by the Hogshead or any greater or lesser Measure shall be deem'd a Retailer and chargeable with the said Duties XVI All which Duties shall be under the Management of the Commissioners of Excise and
Executors Administrators and Assigns and all others claiming any Interest in the said Houses or Ground whereon they stand and shall be a full Authority for the said Commissioners or any 11 of them to cause the said Houses to be removed and pulled down IX None shall Act as a Commissioner to the purposes aforesaid till Sworn before the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper for the Due and Impartial execution of the Trust reposed in him Malt. I. STat. 9 10. W. 3. cap. 22. Whereas there hath been some doubt whether the Act made 39 Eliz. Intituled An Act to restrain the Excessive making of Malt be now in Force yet nevertheless several Justices of Peace at their Quarter Sessions have made Orders to Restrain Malsters from Buying of Barley for Malting and from Exercising the Imploy of Malting for a year to the lessening his Majesties Revenue by the Duty of 6 d. per Bushel laid on Malt and a Discouragement to Malsters Enacted That the said Act of A. 39 Eliz. be Repealed and all Orders made by Justices of Peace for Restraining Malsters from making of Malt since the said Duty of 6 d. per Bushel was laid on Malt are hereby Vacated Militia I. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 35. If at any time before 25 Apr. 1698. It shall be found by his Majesty to be necessary for the Defence of this Kingdom to draw out the Militia Soldiers into actual Service and the same shall be signified to the respective Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants c. It shall be Lawful for the said Lieutenants c. notwithstanding that one or more Months Pay before that time advanced be not reimbursed to raise and draw out the said Soldiers into actual Service and to cause the persons charged to provide each their Soldier with Pay in hand not exceeding one months Pay II. Stat. 9 10. W. 3. cap. 31. If at any time before 24 June 1699. It shall be found necessary by his Majesty for the defence and safety of this Kingdom to draw out into actual Service the Soldiers mentioned and appointed in and by the Act made Anno 13 14 Car. 2. Intituled An Act for Ordering the Forces in the several Counties of this Kingdom and the same shall be declared and signified by his Majesty to the respective Lieutenants or Deputy-Lieutenants and the Warden of the Cinque-ports c. It shall be lawful for the said Lieutenants or their Deputies or any three or more of them and the Warden of the Cinque ports or his Lieutenant in pursuance of such Orders from his Majesty notwithstanding that one or more months Pay before that time advanced be not reimbursed to raise and draw out the said Soldiers into actual Service charged with Pay in hand not exceeding one months Pay III. Papists or reputed Papists and persons refusing to take the Oaths mentioned in the Act 1 W. M. Intituled An Act for abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths chargeable in respect of their Estates to the finding a Horse Horseman and Arms or a Foot Soldier and Arms the Lieutenants or Deputy-Lieutenants of the County or Division where such Estates do lye or three or more of them may appoint such person as they shall think meet to furnish one or more Horsemen or Foot-Soldiers and Arms for the said Estates and may charge the said Estates with 8 l for a Horse Horseman and Arms and 30 s. for every Foot-Soldier and Arms And if the persons so chargeable neglect or refuse to pay the same on demand the said Lieutenants or Deputy-Lieutenants may levy the same by Distress and Sale of Goods of such Papists c. or upon their Tenants and the Arrears for the like Services already performed to be determined by three or more Deputy-Lieutenants rendring the Overplus the charge in levying thereof being first deducted And the Tenants so distrain'd on may deduct the same out of their Rents IV. Where two or more persons are charged to find any Horse or Foot-Soldier and Arms three or more Deputy-Lieutenants of the County or Division may direct who shall find the Horse and Arms or Foot-Soldier and Arms and who shall be the Contributors and settle the Payments by every Contributor if not ascertained by the Parties And such Contributor or his Tenant not paying his proportion upon demand three or more of the Deputy-Lieutenants of the County or Division may levy the same by Distress and Sale of Goods of the person so neglecting or refusing to pay rendring the Overplus the charge in levying being first deducted And the Tenant may deduct the Sum so charged out of the Rent payable to his Landlord Oaths I. STat. 9. W. 3. cap. 3. All persons who since 10 June 1697. or before the said 10 June have bought any Orders or parts of Orders or Talleys and have or shall neglect to take Assignments and Register the same and to make an Oath thereupon concerning the Praemium or Allowance within the 10 days limited by the Act Ann. 8 9 W. 3. Intituled An Act for making good the Deficiencies of several Funds therein mentioned and for enlarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England and for Raising the Publick Credit and their Executors Administrators Successors and Assigns shall have liberty for the doing thereof till 10 June 1698. And the Officers Impowered by the said former Act to Administer the said Oaths within the times thereby limited are to Administer the like Oaths within the times by this Act appointed II. Where Orders of Loan or Talleys were actually bought before 10 June 1697. and Oath there of shall be made by 10 June 1698. before the persons appointed by the said former Act for Administring the other Oaths concerning the Praemium or Allowance the persons claiming such Orders or Talleys by Assignments not Registred or by Indorsements only shall not be obliged to take the said other Oath concerning the Praemium And where the respective Oath shall be duly made pursuant to this Act touching such Orders or Talleys as aforesaid the Assignment thereof shall be as effectual as if the Oath had been made within the time limited by the said former Act. III. After 10 Jan. 1697. The Officers of the Exchequer may upon request of the persons Intituled to Orders and Talleys of Loan take in and cancel so many of the said Orders as follow successively in number and course and are of the same date and payable to one and the same person or Corporation and whereof the Interest has been paid to one and the same time together with the Talleys belonging to such Orders and to give them as few Orders and Talleys in lieu thereof and of the same value and course of payment as shall be desired no one such new Order containing above 5000 l. Upon which new Orders shall be Indorsed how far the Interest hath been satisfied and to whom last Assigned Which said new Orders and Talleys shall be valid to all intents and
their Accounts Servants or Journeymen making Default of payment their Masters and Mistresses are to be Chargeable therewith and to deduct the same out of their Wages And Tenants to pay the Rates on the Houses Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which they hold and to deduct the same out of the Rents XXVI All persons Taxable for Wages Ready Money or Debts are to be Assessed where Resident at the time of Execution of this Act Annuities Stipends or yearly payments at the Exchequer or out of any Branch of the Revenue to be Assessed where payable And all other Pensions or yearly payments not Charged on Land are to be Assessed where the persons Intituled thereto do Reside XXVII And all Offices Imployments and Professions are to be Rated where they are Exercised And all persons not being Housholders are to be Taxed at the place where they Reside at the time of Executing the Act. XXVIII The Rates on Pensions Salaries or other Allowances or Profits payable at the Exchequer or by the Cofferer or out of any other publick Office or by any of his Majesties Receivers or Paymasters are in case of Non-payment to be stopt out of the same XXIX Stock in Trade and Quick Stock upon Land is to be Rated in such County or Place where it is at the time of the Execution of the Act And all persons having any such Stock in their Custody for the use of others are to pay for the same and to be allowed it upon their Accounts or be satisfied out of the Goods XXX Persons out of the Realm Taxable by this Act are to be Assessed in the place of their last Abode in the Realm And persons Ratable for any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments are to be Assessed in the places where the Premisses lye and not elsewhere XXXI A Proviso That any person who in respect of several Places of Residence is doubly Charged shall upon Certificate by two or more Commissioners and Oath thereof before one Justice of Peace where the Certificate is made be Discharged for so much XXXII All persons who by changing their Residence or by shifting their Goods or Stock or altering the Securities of Money or by other Frauds shall escape being fully Taxed shall upon proof thereof be doubly Charged XXXIII All Housholders shall give an Account of their Lodgers and Servants and their full Wages respectively under the Penalty of 5 l. XXXIV The Officers of the Exchequer and other Publick Officers are to deliver to the Assessors Lists of all Pensions Fees and Allowances payable by them XXXV All persons having any Moneys at Interest are to deliver to the Assessors before they return their Certificates a Note of the Gross Sum of Principal Money owing to them which the Assessors are to Tax according to the said Notes But if no Notes be delivered or that there be sufficient Ground to believe they do not contain all the persons Money at Interest then the Assessors are to Tax such persons according to the best of their Judgment XXXVI And all persons intituled to Debts at Interest are to deliver to the Commissioners before they deliver their Estreats to the Subcollectors a Specification or particular in Writing of the said Debts Signed And also of the persons or some of them who borrowed or are liable to the same or of something engaged for the said Debts or the nature of the Securities with the Dates thereof and the Names of the Witnesses thereunto Whereupon the Commissioners shall deliver back to the Parties Copies of such Specifications under their Hands and Seals attested by two or more Witnesses to justify their being duly Charged Which Copies shall be allowed as Evidence in all Courts And upon neglect or refusal to give in such Specifications to Forfeit over and above the Duties intended to be Charged twice as much to be Sued for at any time before 25 Mar. 1699. Whereof one moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor And the Debts not contained in the said Specifications shall not be Recoverable nor the Securities for the same Pleadable in any Courts of Law or Equity before the said 25 Mar. 1699. Unless the said Duty and Penalty be first satisfied viz. If no Action be Commenced by any Informer then the Duty and Penalty shall be paid to the King But if an Action be depending then the Duty and one moiety of the Penalty shall go to the King and the other moiety to the Informer XXXVII The Assessors are to Enter and View upon the Places where any Stock upon Land shall be and to Value and Charge the same according to the Act And if upon such View the Assessors find any Fraud hath been used to avoid the Taxation they are to give Notice to the Commissioners to the end the persons may be doubly Taxed And the persons refusing to permit such View shall Forfeit 10 l. one moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor XXXVIII All Traders shall deliver to the Assessors within ten days after the Commissioners Issue their Warrant to the Assessors a Particular in Writing Signed of the Quantities Kinds and Value of their Stocks as the same are then Worth bona fide to be sold And the Assessors are Impowered where they shall think it necessary for their Information to Enter in the day time into any Shops Warehouses c. to View and Value the Goods And the persons refusing such Entrance shall Forfeit 40 l. one moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor And if the Assessors are satisfied in the truth of the Particulars delivered to them they are to Assess the same accordingly But if the particulars are not delivered to them within the time prefixt or if they suspect the said Particulars to be fraudulent then they are to Assess such Stock in Trade according to the best of their judgment XXXIX All which Assessments shall nevertheless be subject to the Examination of the Commissioners who may allow abate or increase the same as they see cause upon Information or Appeals XL. And if any Steward Bayliff or Tenant of Houses Lands or Hereditaments do not discover to the Assessors when required the true Rents payable for the same he shall Forfeit so much as such Rent bona fide shall amount unto for Two Years XLI Any persons Assessed finding themselves agrieved may Appeal within the days after the Money demanded and any three or more of the Commissioners who Signed the Rate shall within ten days after such Appeal Examine the person upon Oath and abate or increase the Assessment and to that end shall meet together for Determining Appeals and shall Express the time and place in their Warrants to the Collectors and upon Complaints shall Summon the Assessors to attend and such Appeals being once heard are to be final XLII Assessor Collector or Receiver wilfully neglecting or refusing to do his Duty may be Fined not exceeding 30 l. nor under 15 l. for every Offence which Fines shall not be taken off
not of the Yearly Value of 20 s. in the whole LXVIII A Proviso that the Chancery Officers within the Liberty of the Rolls shall be there Assessed LXIX Collectors keeping any Moneys in their Hands or not paying the same as the Act directs are to forfeit 10 l. and the Head Collectors for the like offence 40 l. LXX If after the Assessment any Persons remove to a Place where they were not Rated the Commissioners are to Summon such Persons before them and cause them to be duly Rated and to pay the same or such part as shall be unpaid unless the party produces a Certificate that he hath been Rated and Paid elsewhere LXXI The Kings Bench Prison with the Lands c. and the Rents and Profits of the Marshal thereof and the Prison House Lands c. of the Marshalsea Prison and Offices and Perquisites of the Marshals Court shall be Assessed in the Parish of St. George in Southwark LXXII Any person acting as a Commissioner before he hath taken the Oaths forfeits 500 l. to the King LXXIII The Water-works in Southwark are to be Rated by the Commissioners and Assessors of Surrey and those in Westminster by the Commissioners and Affessors for Westminsler LXXIV Receivers General neglecting or refusing to return Duplicates of the Assessments into the Exchequer by the times prefixt shall forfeit 50 l. and be incapable of any Trust from his Majesty LXXV All Auditors and Receivers are to allow 3 s. in the Pound out of any Fee Farm or other Chief Rents payable to his Majesty or the Queen Dowager or any others by Grant or Purchase from the Crown under the Penalty of 10 l. LXXVI A Proviso that Rectories Vicaridges or Curacies under 40 l. per Annum shall not be Taxed if the Rector Vicar or Curate resides upon the Place or personally serves the Cure LXXVII No Tenant of Houses or Lands belonging to Colleges Halls Hospitals Alms-houses or Schools who by their Contracts are obliged to pay all Taxes shall be Discharged LXXVIII The Allowance of Three Half-pence in the Pound to the Commissioners Clerks is not to be paid till they have transmitted the Duplicates into the Remembrancers Office and have a Certificate thereof LXXIX Members of Parliament are to be Assessed for their Personal Tax of 4 d. per Month and for their ready Money and Debts where they usually reside in the Intervals of Palriament Provided that if their usual Residence be not within the Cities of London and Westminster or 20 Miles of the same they shall not be Assessed for their Money Debts Stock in Trade or upon Lands until 20 Days after the rising of the Parliament And Servants attending the said Members are not to be Assessed for their Wages until the time aforesaid LXXX A Proviso That upon Oath before the Commissioners that any Debts contained in the Specifications required by this Act are desperate the Commissioners are to inform themselves and to Charge or Discharge the same as they see cause which Discharge is to be noted upon the said Specification and Duplicates thereof LXXXI Persons giving an Account in their Specifications of the Money they owe at Interest the Commissioners being satisfied therewith by Oath or otherwise shall make a proportionable Allowance or Deduction out of the Tax LXXXII Provided That where Lands c. are and from 29 Sept. 1696. have been in the actual possession of any Person for Debts to which the same were liable such Debts are not to be charged by this Act. LXXXIII All or any part of the Monthly payments in this Act may be paid for the whole year or any Months thereof before hand in Hammer'd Silver Money at 5 s. 8 d. per oz. at any time before 1 June 1697. LXXXIV If the Assessors neglect the Commissioners are to take care That Papists and persons not taking the Oaths be doubly charged LXXXV Persons beyond Sea and Minors having Moneys at Interest in this Kingdom their Trustees or Guardians are to pay the Duties LXXXVI Receivers General are to keep a distinct Account of the 3 s. in the Pound upon Lands Tenements Hereditaments c. And every such Receiver General or his Deputy misapplying any part of the Moneys arising by the said Pound Rate of 3 s. in the Pound shall Forfeit 500 l. LXXXVII The Commissioners of the Treasury or Lord Treasurer are not to direct any Warrant for payment of any Moneys arising by the said Pound Rate of 3 s. otherwise than into the Exchequer nor to the Officers of the Exchequer for striking any Talleys of Pro or Anticipation upon the same nor shall any Teller charge himself with any of the said Moneys till he has actually received it LXXXVIII No stay of Process shall be made for any of the Penalties by this Act inflicted LXXXIX Loans on Credit of Contributions for Annuities pursuant to an Act 7 W. 3. remaining unsatisfied to be in the first place Transferred to the Register appointed for the Tax of 3 s. in the Pound And in the next place all Moneys lent upon Credit of the Exchequer in general between 1 July 1696. and 1 Febr. 1696. which Transferred Orders of Loan shall be Assignable XC Any persons Natives or Foreigners may lend his Majesty any Sums not exceeding 1500000 l. including the Sums Transferred at the rate of 8 l. per Cent. on Credit of the Tax of 3 s. in the Pound and the Moneys so lent on this Act are not to be Taxed XCI A distinct Register is to be kept in the Exchequer of the produce of the 3 s in the Pound And the Interest for Moneys lent thereon shall be paid in course every three Months without any undue preference by the Officers of the Exchequer as they will avoid the Penalties inflicted by the Act. XCII Orders of Loan by Virtue of this Act being Entred are made assignable XCIII The Commissioners of the Treasury or High Treasurer may issue Bills at the Exchequer for any Sums not exceeding 1500000 l. for the use of the War Which Bills shall be Current in all Payments for any Aids or Supplies for the War for the year 1697 except in the 3 s. in the Pound XCIV And the Receivers and Collectors out of the Mill'd Money or Gold in their Hands are to pay such Bills as shall be brought to them under Penalty of forfeiting double the Sum. Which Receivers upon Payment of any of the said Bills into the Exchequer are to have Talleys for their Discharge And the Bills so paid in to be immediately Cancelled XCV And the Money paid into the Exchequer for any Supplies for the Year 1697. Except for the 3 s. Aid shall be applied to the taking up and cancelling such Bills But if the Supplies for the Year 1697. Except for the 3 s. Aid be Deficient of 1500000 l. Authorized to be Issued in Bills such Deficiency is to be in the first place made Good out of any Moneys that shall be Raised by any Act of next Session of
Use And the Orders for repayment of Loans to be Assignable CXVI All Hammer'd Moneys brought into any of the Mints not being Base or Counterfeit such being to be cut in pieces and return'd shall be Received at 5 s. 4 d. per oz. and duly Entred and a Receipt thereof given in Writing and shall be Recoin'd into Mill'd Money and the Produce thereof with the help of such Moneys as shall be Raised or Imprested by this Act Charges deducted shall be paid back to the bringers in of such Hammer'd Moneys CXVII All such Hammer'd Moneys brought in upon Taxes at 5 s. 8 d. per oz. shall in like manner be Received Entred Specified Essayed and New Coined and Charges deducted deliver'd back to the respective Receivers and Collectors who brought in the same to be by them paid into the Exchequer with an Allowance of the Deficiency in Recoining CXVIII The Moneys so brought in at 5 s 4 d. per oz. or for Taxes or Revenues shall be repay'd in course and not diverted or misapplied under the penalty of loss of Place to the Officer so offending and forfeiting treble Damages to the party grieved CXIX The clear Moneys arising by this Act shall be applied to the making good the said Allowance of 5 s. 4 d. per oz. for Hammer'd Moneys and the deficiencies of the said Loans made in Hammer'd Moneys and the Encouragement for bringing in Wrought Plate to be Coin'd and the Charge of Recoining and shall not be diverted to any other Use CXX Provided That if this Act raise more than 125000 l. clear then the Overplus shall be brought into the Exchequer and not disposed of but by Authority of Parliament CXXI After 25 Mar. 1697. no persons shall use any White Linen Rags for making of Brown or Course Paper but only for Writing or Printing Paper under the penalty of 5 l. CXXII Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 20. Enacted That the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage c. granted anno 12. Car. 2. to the said King for Life and continued anno 6 W. 3. for Five Years from 26 Decemb. 1694. be continued to 1 Aug. 1706. And that the Acts made anno 12 14 Car. 2. relating to the Customs and the Act ann 22. Car. 2. relating to Tillage and Breed of Cattel and the Acts anno 25 Car. 2. for taking off Aliens Duties and relating to the Greenland Eastland and Plantation Trades and the Act anno 1 Jac. 2. for improvement of Tillage and all the Clauses therein or in the Act anno 6 W. 3. relating to the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage be of full Force and Effect till the said 1 Aug. 1706. CXXIII That the Duties upon Wines and Vinegar granted 1 Jam. 2. for Eight Years and since continued by several Acts to 29 Septemb. 1701. be further continued till 1 Aug. 1706. CXXIV That the Duties on Tobacco granted anno 1 Jac. 2. for eight Years and since continued by several Acts to 29 Septemb. 1701. be further continued till the said 1 Aug. 1706. under the Rules and Directions relating thereunto in the Act anno 7 8 W. 3. CXXV That the Additional Impositions upon East-India and other Goods granted anno 2 W. M. and since continued by several Acts to 29 Sep. 1701. be further continued till the said 1 Aug. 1706. under the Directions of the said Act ann 2 W. M. not otherwise altered or provided for by any subsequent Acts now in being CXXVI That the Additional Impositions on several Goods and Merchandizes granted ann 4 5 W. M. for four years be continued to the said 1 Aug. 1706. under the Rules of the said Act subject to the Exceptions and Provisions in this present Act viz. That the Additional Duty of 20 s. per Tun for Lapis Calaminaris exported be only 2 s. And that Barr-Iron unwrought or Slit or Hammered Rod-Iron imported from Ireland other than Swedish or Foreign Iron be discharged of the Impositions laid on the same by this or the said Act 4 5 W. M. And that the Alterations made by any other Acts in being touching the said Impositions be observed CXXVII That the Duties on Vellum Parchment and Paper Granted ann 5. 6 W. M. for four years from 28 Jun. 1694. be continued till 1 Aug. 1706. under the Rules of the said Act except where altered by any other Act. CXXVIII That the Duties on Marriages Births and Burials c. granted ann 6 7 W. 3. for 5 years from 1 May 1695. be continued till the said 1 Aug. 1706. under the Rules of the said Act. CXXIX And that the Duties on Houses granted 7 8 W. 3. for seven years from 25 March 1696. be continued till the said 1 Aug. 1706. under the Rules of the said Act. CXXX His Majesty may constitute Surveyors or Inspectors of the said Duties on Marriages Births and Burials and upon Houses and Windows who shall certifie the Neglects or Failures in the Assessments of those Duties to the Commissioners that so all persons may be duly Assessed accordingly CXXXI That the Duties on Batchelors and Widowers who are Servants in Husbandry be paid by the Master or Mistress and deducted out of their Wages That Houses inhabited by two or more Families be charged as if Inhabited by one Family only That every Edifice in the Inns of Court or Chancery be charged as an intire House according to their several Tenures or Occupations And that every House left to the care of any Person or Servant be charged as an Inhabited House CXXXII And for restoring of Credit c. Enacted That the present Stock of the Bank of England be enlarged by new Subscriptions of Natives Foreigners or others But that before such Enlargement and before the Twenty fourth of July 1697. the said Stock shall be computed by seven of the present Members and seven of the new Subscribers or in Default thereof by the Lord-Keeper at any time before 24 Aug. 1697. And if the clear Stock amount not to 1200000 l. the old Members to make it up in Talleys Orders Bank Bills or Notes but if it exceed 1200000 l. then the Surplus to be divided among the said old Members CXXXIII Seven or more of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty for that purpose shall take such new Subscriptions before 24 Jun. 1697. in Books to be provided before 2 Apr. 1697. and in such convenient House or Houses in London and Westminster as they shall provide and give publick notice of CXXXIV Four Fifths of each particular Subscription shall be at the time of Subscribing answered by Talleys or Orders upon the first third or fourth Aids of 4 s. per pound the Quarterly Poll three fourths of the Customs the Salt Act two thirds of the Additional Excise the Additional Impositions the Parchment Act the 300000 l. per ann on Tunnage and Poundage the Duties on Marriages Births and Burials c. on Wines Vinegar and Tobacco c. on Joint Stocks c. on Low
other persons intituled to Principal and Interest thereon And that out of the said General Fund the Interest due to the Bank shall be made up 8 l. per Cent. CLI Provided That where any Revenue is already appropriated by Parliament for repayments in course the same shall be paid accordingly But that the new Funds in this Act shall be applied as hereby prescribed CLII. And in case of Judgment of Forfeiture given against the said Bank the yearly Payments out of the Exchequer and all the Estate belonging to the said Bank shall be vested for three Years in twenty four persons or Trustees chosen by the Bank who shall have full power to receive the Moneys due unto the said Bank as if no such Judgment had been given and to pay and discharge the Debts due at the time of such Judgment After which the surplus shall be divided amongst the several Members And then the said yearly payments shall be vested in the particular Members their Executors Administrators and Assigns in proportion to a List thereof to be made up by the said Trustees and shall be Assignable CLIII The said Bank may imploy a Clerk to take Docquets of any Extents Judgments c. in any the Offices of Record at Westminster paying as for a Search only CLIV. No Member of the said bank shall be adjudged a Bankrupt by reason of his Stock in the said Bank nor the said Stock be subject to any Foreign Attachment CLV The Moneys received out of the Exchequer for the said Bank shall once in every four Months be divided among the Members proportionably for their particular use and behoof only CLVI Provided That the Debts of the said Bank shall never exceed their Capital Stock under Penalty of subjecting the Overplus of their particular Shares and Dividends so received to satisfie the said Debts CLVII If at the end of one year after 24 Jun. 1697. the said Funds for Interest shall appear insufficient they shall be made up out of such Aids c. as shall be granted the then next Session of Parliament and so in any succeeding Year CLVIII And if upon 1 Aug. 1706. or within three Months after the Produce of the several Aids c. shall not be sufficient to discharge the Principal and Interest intended to be discharged by this Act then the same shall be supplied out of such Aids c. as shall be granted the then next Session of Parliament CLIX. The present Governour Deputy Governour and Directors of the Bank shall continue till 24 June 1697. and till others be chosen which shall be before 24 July 1697. And those new Chosen to continue till 25 Mar. 1698. But in that and all future Elections not above Two Thirds of the Directors of the preceding Year to be chosen CLX After 25 Mar. 1697. and till 25 Dec. 1699. there shall be paid for Salt over and above all other Duties already payable the Rates following viz. for every Gallon of Salt imported 2 d. And for every Gallon of Salt or Rock Salt made at the Salt-Works 1 d. to be Collected and Answered pursuant to the Rules and Directions of the Act An 5 6 W. M. touching the Duty upon Salt and the Act An. 7 8 W. 3. for continuing the said Duty But with an Allowance upon Exportation for every Cask of Pilchards or Scads of 50 Gallons 8 s every Barrel of White Herrings 20 d. of Red Herrings 16 d. of Salmon 3 s. 4 d. and every hundred of Cod-fish Ling or Hake 10 s. over and above all former Allowances with a Drawback of the Duty for all Exported Salt CLXI This Duty upon Salt shall be appropriated with the said other Duties to payment of Interest due before 25 Decemb. 1699. to the Bank or others upon the deficient Funds and the overplus towards the Principal CLXII For Five Years after 10 June 1697. or before the end of the then next Session of Parliament no person shall give or take directly or indirectly for any Talley or Order above Six per Cent. more than the Interest thereof under Penalty of treble the value of the Principal and to suffer as an Extortioner CLXIII And after the said 10 June 1697. no Orders or Talleys shall be Transferred but by Writing Sign'd and Registred and Affidavit made if payable by Order at the Exchequer before the Auditor of the Exchequer or Clerk of the Pells or if payable by Talley of Pro at the Excise Office Post Office or other Publick Office then before one or more Commissioners of Excise or Postmasters General or other Chief Officers in such Publick Office that no Allowance whatsoever exceeding the Interest and Six per Cent. as aforesaid hath been taken or agreed to be taken for such Assignment Which Assignments and Affidavits shall be Made Registred Administred and Noted gratis CLXIV And every Broker or Sollicitor who shall after the said 10 June take above 2 s. 6 d. for the Brokage of One hundred pounds shall forfeit Twenty pounds and contracting for any Praemium contrary to this Act shall forfeit Five hundred pounds and suffer as an Extortioner CLXV But persons having actually bought Orders of Loan or Talleys before the said 10 June and shall make Oath thereof shall not be obliged to take the Oath touching Praemium CLXVI The Bills of Credit authorized to be issued this present Session of Parliament shall be received and taken not only by the Receivers or Collectors of Taxes granted or to be granted for the War this Year 1697. but be Current to the Commissioners Receivers or Collectors of any Tax or Supply granted or to be granted this present Session and also at the Exchequer And that there shall be an Allowance upon the said Bills of 5 d. a day for every hundred pounds till payment thereof at which time the person so answering the same to his Majesty shall put to his Name and Day of the Month. CLXVII And the said Bills are not to be Cancelled except by the Tellers of the Exchequer but as they are issued out are to be Signed and Dated toties quoties CLXVIII And in case any of the said Bills should be refused the Commissioners of the Treasury may Contract with any persons to advance ready Money for Exchanging and Circulating the said Bills upon such Security as shall be agreed on and a further Reward not exceeding Ten per Cent. per Ann. And the Interest Money shall be paid to such Contractors out of the Supplies granted for the War for Ann. 1697. CLXIX Provided That till the said Bills for 1500000 l. can be exchanged for Ready Money they shall be current only for the Taxes granted for the War for Ann. 1697. exclusive of the 3 s. Aid but afterwards for all Taxes or other Payments to his Majesty CLXX All the present Governours of any English Plantations shall before 25 March 1698. and the future Governours within six months after their Entrance upon their Governments take the Oath appointed in
Tanned Tawed Dressed or Made into Leather CXCIII All Collarmakers Glovers Bridlecutters and others who Taw or Make Leather in oyl Allom or Salt and Cut and Make the same into Wares are Accounted Tawers or Makers of Leather within this Act. But shall not be obliged to carry such Wares to Market but forthwith to enter such Leather with the proper Officer before it be made into Wares and to make Oath of the value thereof and pay the Duty for the same CXCIV But if they shall make such Leather into Wares before Entry thereof and the Duty paid or Sell any such Leather and not first make the same into Wares they shall forfeit for every such Offence 5 l. CXCV. Every Tanner Leather Dresser Currier Leatherseller Shoemaker Coachmaker Collarmaker Bridlecutter Sadler and other Maker Dresser Merchant Dealer or Worker in Leather shall pay 12 l. 10 s. per Cent. for the Stock of Leather in their Possession or elsewhere to their Use the said 20 April not made into Wares to be answer'd within Three Months after the said 20 April CXCVI. And to that end shall deliver a Particular of the same in Writing Sign'd to the proper Officer who may enter into any Shops Warehouses c. to take an Account thereof and view the same and shall be permitted so to do under penalty of 20 l. And the Officer being satisfied of the quantity and value of such Stock not made into Wares is to Collect the said Duty accordingly giving Acquittances gratis But if the said Duty be not paid within three Months nor in that time Secured to be paid within three Months after then to Levy the same by Distress CXCVII Provided that if such Duty be paid within three Months an Allowance be made for Prompt Payment after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per Annum And upon controversie such Stock to be valued by the Oath of the Owner made in Writing before a Justice of Peace and delivered to the Officer who if he thinks the King apparently defrauded may take the same to his Masesties Use at the value specified paying down ready Money CXCVIII. Every person neglecting to give in such a Particular by the 1 May 1697. or fraudulently omitting or carrying away any of the said Stock before the Duty be paid or secured shall forfeit 20 l. and the said Stock not given in or fraudulently omitted or concealed or carried away shall be also forfeited and seized CXCIX Upon Exporting any such Leather Boots or Shoes or other made Ware and Giving Security not to Reland the same in this Kingdom the Customer or Collector shall give the Exporter a Certificate thereof CC. And upon producing such Certificate for any Hides Backs or Buts of Leather to the Collector who Received the said Duties and proving upon Oath that such Goods so Exported are the same for which the said Duties were paid the Collector or Commissioners for the said Duty on Leather shall repay the Exporter two thirds of the said Duty CCI. And upon a like Certificate for any Boots Shoes or other made Ware Exported and like proof of payment of the Duty for the Leather so converted into Boots Shoes c. the Exporter to be repaid 5 per Cent. ad Valorem to be affirm'd by the Oath of the Exporter CCII. But upon Relanding any of the said Goods in England so Shipped for Exportation the same and Treble the value thereof shall be forfeited CCIII For Discharging the Sum of 140000 l. for making good the Annuities charged upon the late Duties of Tunnage and a further Sum of 140000 l. for making good the Annuities charged on the Duties on Salt any persons Natives or Foreigners having an Estate for one Life in an Annuity of 14 l. per Annum Purchased for 100 l upon the Acts mentioned in the Act for Annuities Anno 6 7 W. 3. may before 24 June 1697. pay Four Years Purchase or Fifty six Pounds more for changing or converting such single Life into a certain Term for the Residue of 96 Years from 25 Jan. 1695. or for a further Interest in the said 96 Years after the single Life and in the same proportion for higher or larger Annuities CCIV. And if the persons Intituled to such Annuities for Life do not before the said 24 June change the same into a Term certain or for a future Interest then any other persons may before 29 Sept. 1697. Purchase the Remaining Term after the Life in being at the same rate of Four Years Purchase or Fifty six Pounds for each 14 l. per Annum CCV Provided That such persons as are Intituled to any Arrears between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. upon the Annuities charged on the said Duties on Tunnage or Salt and shall upon their Orders Talleys or Lottery Tickets for such Arrears Discharge his Majesty so much as will Purchase such further Interest or Term as aforesaid shall thereupon be Intituled to such Annuities so Purchased CCVI. And the Directions of the said former Act for the Establishing any matter relating to such Annuities shall be Revived and Observed CCVII. The Moneys arising by the Purchase of such further Estates in the said Annuities shall go to the payment of the Arrears of Annuities charged on the Five Sevenths and Two Sevenths of the Tunnage Duties and on the Salt Duties Incurred between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. proportionably CCVIII All the clear Moneys arising by the said Duties on Leather shall be Appropriated to pay off the Remainder of 564700 l. yet unpaid Lent on Credit of the Act Anno 6 7 W. 3. for Granting certain Duties on Glass Wares Stone and Earthen Bottles Coals and Culm and the Interest thereof and shall be Weekly brought into the Exchequer for that purpose and not Diverted to any other Use CCIX. And so much of the said Sum of 564700 l. and Interest as the said Duties on Leather for Three Years shall fall short of shall be paid to the Lenders thereof out of any the next Aids which shall be Granted in Parliament after the said Three Years and so much of the 280000 l. as the said Contributions for Annuities shall fall short of shall be paid unto the respective Proprietors out of the First Aids to be Granted in Parliament after 29 Sept. 1697. CCX Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap 25. Enacted That from the 24th of June 1697. until the 25th of June 1698. there shall be paid to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors by every Hawker Pedlar Petty Chapman or other Trading Person going from Town to Town or to other Mens Houses within England Wales or Town of Berwick carrying to sell or exposing to sale any Goods Wares or Merchandizes a Duty of 4 l. and every person so Travelling with a Horse Ass or Mule or other Beast bearing or drawing Burthen shall pay the Sum of 4 l. during the foresaid time for every Horse Ass or Beast he or she shall Travel with over and above the first mentioned 4
be Nonsuit or forbear Prosecution the Defendant shall have treble costs CCCXXI. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 14. That the Additional and other Duties and Impositions upon the several sorts of Goods and Merchandizes Imported into this Kingdom and from thence Exported Expressed and Granted in and by an Act An. 6 7. W. 3. Intituled An Act for Granting to His Majesty several Additional Duties upon Coffce Tea Chocolate and Spices towards Satisfaction of the Debts due for Transport Service for the Reduction of Ireland shall be Continued from 1 May 1698. and be levied and paid to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors till 1 May 1701. And that the said Act and all Powers Articles and Clauses therein contained shall continue in Force till the said 1 May 1701 and shall be practised and executed for levying and paying the said Additional and other Duties and Impofitions hereby contioned for paying interest for the Debt due for the said Transport Service CCCXXII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 25. After 1 Aug. 1698. there shall be paid to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for ever over and above all other Duties the Sums following viz. For every Skin or Piece of Velum or Parchment or Sheet or Piece of Paper on which there shall be Ingrossed or Written CCCXXIII Any Grant under the Great Seal or Dutchy of Lancaster of any Honour Dignity Promotion Franchise Liberty or Privilege or Exemplification of the same Except Commissions of Rebellion in Process 40 s. CCCXXIV Any Pardon Except the General Circuits and Newgate Pardon Wairant of Reprieve Relaxation from Fines Corporal Punishments or Forfeitures 40 s. CCCXXV Any Grant of Money above 100 l. under the Great or Privy Seal only any Grant of Office or Imployment above 50 l. per Ann. any Grant of Lands in Fee or Leases for Years or other Grant of Prosit under the Great Seal Exchequer Dutchy of Lancaster or Privy Seal only 40 s. each CCCXXVI Any Presentation or Donation Collation Dignity or Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Promotion of 10 l. per Annum or above in the Kings Books 40 s. CCCXXVII Any Dispensation for two Ecclesiastical Dignities or Benefices or other Dispensation or Faculty 40 s. CCCXXVIII Any admittance of a Fellow of the College of Physicians or of any Attorney Clerk Advocate Proctor Notary or other Officer in any Court 40 s. CCCXXIX But not to extend to any annual Officer in a Corporation or Inferior Court whose Office is under 10 l. per Annum in the whole CCCXXX Any appeal from the Court of Admiralty Arches or Prerogative of Canterbury or York 40 s. CCCXXXI Any Exemplification under the Seal of any Court 5 s. CCCXXXII Any Decree or Dismission in Chancery Exchequer Dutchy of Lancaster Palatine of Chester Durham or other Court of Equity 6 d. CCCXXXIII Any Institution or Licence under the Seal of an Archbishop Bishop Chancellor Ordinary or Eeclesiastical Court 5 s. CCCXXXIV Any Writ of Error Certiorari or Appeal except to the Delegates 5 s. CCCXXXV Any Significavit pro Corp ' deliberat ' 5 s. CCCXXXVI Any Sentence Attachment or Relaxation in the Admi ralty or Cinque Ports 5 s. CCCXXXVII Any Letter of Mart 5 s. CCCXXXVIII Any Probate of a Will or Administration above 20 l. value 5 s. CCCXXXIX Any Recognizance Statute Staple or Statute Merchant 5 s. CCCXL Any Record of Nisi prius or postea 2 s. 6 d. CCCXLI Any Judgment Sigu'd by any Officer of the Courts at Westminster 2 s. 6 d. CCCXLII Any Commission out of Ecclesiastical Courts 2 s. 6 d. CCCXLIII Any Warrant Monition or Personal Decree in the Courts of Admiralty or Cinque Ports or Beneficial Warrant or Order under the Sign Manual except for the Navy Army and Ordinance 2 s. 6 d. CCCXLIV Any Special Ball or Appearance 1 s. CCCXLV. Any Bill Answer Replication Rejoynder Interrogatories Depositions or other Pleadings in Chancery Exchequer Dutchy and Palatine Courts and other Courts of Equity 1 s. CCCXLVI Any Admission into a Corporation or Company the Universities Inns of Court and Chancery 1 s. CCCXLVII Any Affidavit except for Burying in Woollen or before the Officers of the Customs Justices of Peace or Commissioners for Taxes ex officie 6 d. CCCXLVIII Any Copy of such Affidavit 6 d. CCCXLIX Any Indenture Lease or Deed Poll except for binding poor Parish Children Apprentices 6 d. CCCL Any Original Writ except where Capias Issues Subpaena Bill of Middlesex Latitat Writ of Capias Quo minus Ded. potestatem and other Writs Processes or Mandates where the Debt Damage or Demand is of 40 s. or above except for levying Fines suffering Common Recoveries and Habeas Corpus Writs 6 d. CCCLI Any Entry of Actions in London and other Corporations and Courts of 40 s. or above 6 d. CCCLII. Any Common Bail and Appearance 6 d. Which is to be Entred or Filed in eight days after the Process is Returnable on Penalty of 5 l. to the Plaintiff CCCLIII Any Rule or Order of Court at Westminster 6 d. CCCLIV. Any Copy of such Rules or Orders or other Records or Proceedings 6 d. CCCLV. Any Citation Monition Libel Allegation Deposition Answer Sentence Final Decree or Inventory in Ecclesiastical courts Admiralty or Cinque-Ports or Copies thereof 6 d. CCCLVI. Any Charter-Party Policy of Assurance Passport Bond Release Contract Obligatory Instrument Protest Procuration Letter of Attorney or other Notarial Act 6 d. CCCLVII Any Declaration Plea Replication Rejoynder Demurrer or other Pleadings in Courts of Law 1 d. and Copies thereof 1 d. CCCLVIII Any Depositions except the Draughts thereof before they are Ingrossed Copies of Bills Answers Pleas Demurrers Replications Rejoynders Interrogatories Depositions or other Proceedings in Courts of Equity and Copies of Wills 1 d. CCCLIX After 1 Aug. 1698. Every Officer or Clerk in the Courts at Westminster shall set down the day and year of his Signing any Writ of Arrest upon such Writ and duly enter the same on Penalty of 10 l. CCCLX This Act shall not extend to Bills of Exchange Accounts Bills of Parcel Bills of Fees or Bills or Notes not Sealed for payment of Money at sight or demand or at the end of certain days of payment CCCLXI. Nor to the Probate of Wills or Letters of Administration of Common Seamen or Soldiers dying in the Kings Service a Certificate thereof being produced and Oath thereupon made before the proper Judge CCCLXII Nor to any Warrant or Recognizance before a Justice of Peace or the Surrender of any Copy-hold Estate or Copies of such Estate or Court Marshal Proceedings for Trial of a Common Soldier or proceedings before Commissioners of Sewers or in the Court of Stanneries CCCLXIII Sea Officers shall pay the same Stamp Duty as Land Officers pay by this Act only CCCLXIV The Duties by this Act granted shall be liable to such Redemption by Parliament as shall be declared this Session CCCLXV The King or Commissioners of the Treasury shall appoint Commissioners for managing these Duties who
said Commissioners shall keep a distinct account of the Duties granted by this Act and pay the Money arising thereby into the Exchequer on Wednesday in every Week unless a Holiday and then the day after and upon neglect or refusal shall incur the penalties c. as other the Officers of the Exchequer herein mentioned shall be liable unto which Money so pay'd in shall be applied to pay Interest for the said Transport Debt after 5 per Cent. per Ann. CCCXC Persons Forging or Counterfeiting such Licences or Travelling with Forged or Counterfeited Licences shall forfeit 50 l. one Moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor to be recovered in any the Courts of Record at Westminster and be subject to the penalties for Forgery CCCXCI Persons sued for putting this Act in Execution may plead the general Issue and give the special matter in Evidence And if the Plaintiffs be Nonsuited or suffer Judgment on Demurrer or a Verdict pass for the Defendants the Defendant shall have treble Costs CCCXCII If any Constable or other Officer refuse or neglect to be assisting in the Execution of this Act being thereunto required such Officer being thereof convicted upon Oath before a Justice of Peace shall forfeit for every such offence 40 s. to be levied by Distress and Sale of Goods one Moiety to the Poor of the Parish the other to the Prosecutor rendring the overplus CCCXCIII Any persons may seise and detain such Hawkers c. till they produce a Licence or if Trading without a Licence till such time as notice be given to the Constable or some other Parish officer who are to carry such persons before a Justice of Peace who upon confession of the party or due proof upon Oath that the person had so Traded and no Licence produced shall by Warrant under his Hand and Seal levy the said Sum of 12 l. by Distress and Sale of the Offenders Goods or Wares rendring the overplus after deduction of the charge for distraining and out of the said Sale to pay the said penalties and forfeitures CCCXCIV This Act shall not prohibit persons from selling Acts of Parliament Forms of Prayer Proclamations Gazetts licensed Almanacks or other printed Papers licensed by Authority or any Fish Fruits or Victuals nor hinder the makers of any Goods or Wares within this Kingdom or their Children Apprentices Agents or Servants from selling the Goods and Wares of their own making in any Mart Fairs Markets or elsewhere nor any Tinkers Coopers Glasiers Plummers Harness-menders or other persons trading in mending Kettles Tubs Houshold Goods or Harness from going about and carrying with them proper materials for mending the same CCCXCV There shall be kept in the Office of the Auditor of the Exchequer a Register of all Moneys paid in by virtue of this Act distinct from all other Moneys CCCXCVI If any Officer in the Exchequer shall divert any of the Moneys paid in by virtue of this Act he shall forfeit his Office be incapable of any place of Trust and shall pay treble the value of the sums so diverted to the persons grieved who will sue for the same in any the Courts of Record at Westminster And all orders for disposing the Moneys to be raised by this Act contrary to the meaning thereof shall be void CCCXCVII This Act shall not hinder any persons from selling any sorts of Goods or Merchandizes in any publick Mart Market or Fair within this Kingdom CCCXCVIII If the several Duties and Impositions granted to his Majesty by several Acts of Parliament towards payment of Interest of the said Transport Debt together with the Duties to be raised by this Act shall amount to more than sufficient for payment of interest at 5 per Cent. for the said Transport Debt according to the several Debentures made and to be made out then such surplus shall remain in the Exchequer and not be disposed of but by Act of Parliament CCCXCIX The Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury or the Lord High Treasurer out of the Moneys raised by this or the said recited Acts may pay to the said Commissioners to be appointed pursuant to this Act their Clerks and others such sums as they may reasonably deserve for their service or may have expended in or about this or the said recited Acts. CCCC This Act shall not give power for the Licensing any Hawker Pedlar or Petty-chapman to sell or expose to sale any Wares or Merchandizes in any City Borough Town Corporate or Market Town within this Realm otherwise than might have been done before the making of this Act. CCCCI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 34. After 15 May 1698. The Money coming into the Exchequer for the Duties of Excise granted by an Act of 5 and 6 W.M. Intituled An Act for Granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties upon Salt and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the sum of Ten hundred thousand pounds towards carrying on the War against France shall in the first place be applied to pay such of the Annuities lately payable out of the Tunnage Duties and the tickets for the same which became due at Lady day 1696 or within 20 days after and are yet unsatisfied And in the second place to pay such of the said Annuities as became due at Michaelmas 1697 or within 20 days after and are yet unsatisfied And in the third place to pay such of the said Annuities as became due 25 Mar. 1698 or within 20 days after and not otherwise And the said Arrears being first discharged or Money reserved for payment thereof the growing produce shall be applied to pay the said half yearly and yearly Annuities in course And no Officer shall pay any half yearly or yearly payments of the said Annuities till the preceding half year or year be fully paid or the Money reserved for which publick notice in Writing shall be hung up in the said Office under penalty of forfeiting his Office and for every such offence 100 l. to the persons who shall sue for the same in any the Courts of Record at Westminster where the Plaintiff upon Recovery shall have treble Costs CCCCII. The Tickets commonly called Benefit Tickets which became due at Lady day 1698 or within 20 days after shall be paid as they are numbred beginning at number one and ending with number 2500. And the Tickets for 20 s. a piece commonly called blank Tickets being due at Michaelmas 1698 or within 20 days after shall also be paid as they are numbred beginning with number One and ending with the number 97500. And in the year next following the Benefit Tickets shall be paid in an Arithmetical Progression descending beginning with number 2500 and ending with number One and the Blank Tickets from number 97500 inclusive to number one inclusive and so onwards in every subsequent year alternately CCCCIII It shall be no undue preference to
And all Persons Trading by Licence shall enter their Licences in the Books of the General Society and take an Oath to the like effect And no Member of any Company having Power to Trade thither during his Continuance in the said Company shall Trade otherwise than in the Joint Stock thereof And every Member of such Company shall take an Oath before Two or more of the Trustees for the said Company to be faithful and not to Trade to the Indies during his Continuance in the said Company upon any private Account And no person shall be Intrusted to Trade upon the Joint Stock or for a Company before he hath taken an Oath to be faithful to such Company and not to Trade thither but for the Account of such Company CXXV Provided that Quakers may instead of an Oath make a solemn Declaration to the same effect CXXVI All Persons Trading to the East Indies in pursuance of this Act except in a Company shall Enter the Goods they Export in a Book before the Lading thereof with the Ship and Masters Name that all Persons concern'd may see whether they Trade for more than is allowed which Entries shall be upon Oath or Solemn Affirmation made before Two or more Trustees for the General Society till a Company be Erected and then before Two or more Directors of such Company CXXVII The General Society and Companies in Joint stock may be impowred by his Majesties Charters to make by Laws for the good of the said Trade CXXVIII Persons not making true Entries and Affirmations shall forfeit the Goods Exported or designed to be Exported and the proceed thereof and double the Value to be divided as the Charters shall appoint CXXIX No Company or particular Person shall Trade to the East Indies before Security given to the Commissioners of the Customs That all the Goods to be Laden by or for them in the Indies shall be brought to England without Breaking Bulk the Danger of the Seas Pirates c. excepted And any Difficulties or Disputes in acceptance of such Security shall be determined by any of the Barons of the Exchequer CXXX All Goods Imported by the Company or other Traders to the East Indies shall be sold openly by Inch of Candle on pain of forseiting the same or the value thereof one moiety to his Majesty the other to the Prosecutor CXXXI His Majestics Commission or Charters shall direct in what manner the shares in the yearly Fund and in the Stock in Trade shall be Assigned or Transferred CXXXII The Stocks shall be esteemed in Law personal Estates and descend accordingly CXXXIII The Annuities Issuing out of the yearly Fund and the Shares in Trade shall be exempt from Taxes CXXXIV A Guardian or Trustee for an Infant may subscribe a moiety of the Money in his Trust CXXXV No Member of any Society or Company within this Act shall in respect of his Stock only be Adjudged a Bankrupt nor the Stock liable to Foreign Attachment CXXXVI The General Society nor any Company Established in pursuance of this Act shall Borrow or give Security for any Sums on Credit of the Funds by this Act Granted nor Borrow Owe or give Security for any other or greater Sums than shall be Imployed in their Trade which shall be borrowed only on their Common Seal and not Repayable in less than six Months not Discount any Bills of Exchange or other Bills or Notes or keep Books or Cash for any Persons whatsoever other than their own Corporation or Society CXXXVII An Additional Duty of 5 per Cent. shall be laid on all East-India Goods Imported after 29 Sept. 1698. by any persons Trading pursuant to this Act to be paid over to the General Society or such Companies as may be Erected or their respective Treasurers for maintaining Ambassadors and Defraying any other extraordinary Expences the Overplus to be disposed to the benefit of all the Members CXXXVIII And Security shall be given before Landing thereof for payment of the said Additional Duty of 5 per Cent. as soon as the Goods shall be sold And Goods Landed before due Entry and the Duty secured or without Warrant shall be forfeited one Moiety to the King the other to the Scizer CXXXIX The said Duty of 5 per Cent. to be managed by the Commissioners of the Customs and paid over as the Act appoints CXL Upon Three years notice after 29 Sept. 1711. and Repayment by Parliament of the said Two Millions or such part thereof as shall be advanced and all Arrears of the said Annuities then all Duties Annuities and things granted by this Act to cease and determine CXLI All Wrought Silks imported from the East-Indies or Persia after 29 Sept. 1698. shall pay an Additional Duty of 1 s. 10 d. per pound Weight Averdupoiz CXLII The Persons who may Trade to the East-Indies pursuant to this Act shall have the sole Trade thither after 29 Sept. 1698. And any other persons Trading thither shall forfeit Ship and Goods and double the value thereof One 4th part to the Prosecutor the other three parts to the General Society or Company they bearing the charge of Prosecution CXLIII If in any One year after 29 Sept. 1699. the Duties by this Act appropriated be not sufficient to satisfie the payments appointed such Deficiency shall be made good out of the next Parliamentary Aids CXLIV Provided that the present East-India Company may Trade thither till 29 Sept. 1701. And that Ships not in the Service of the said Company which were cleared from England to the East-Indies before 1 July 1698. so as they return into this Kingdom without breaking Bulk in Europe shall not be liable to Forfeitures CXLV The present East-India Company shall pay their just Debts and their Estate shall be liable thereunto and if they make any Dividend after 24 June 1698. before full payment of their Debts the respective Members shall be liable so far as their Shares upon such Dividends shall extend to pay besides double Costs of Suit CXLVI Every Society or Company to be Erected in pursuance of this Act shall take care not to Owe at any one time more than the value of their Capital Stock undivided And if by any Dividends their Debts at any time exceed their Capital Stock the respective Members shall be liable so far as the Shares they Received upon such Dividends will extend besides Costs of Suit CXLVII Out of the Moneys contributed on this Act or arising by any other Act of this Session not particularly Appropriated there shall be applyed To the use of the Mints 29209 l. For the Civil Government 40000 l. over and above the 600000 l. appropriated by the present Poll Bill for paying of Talleys c. And also such Sums as may be necessary to satisfie the Praemiums for Circulating Exchequer Bills and the rest to be disposed for Land and Sea-Service and the Commissioners of the Treasury are to cause the same to be applied accordingly CXLVIII The Rules and Penalties contained