in case any Merchant shall refuse to make entry of such Tobacco and to pay the subsidie of two pence per pound for the same the principall Officers of the Custome-house or any two of them shall cause all such corrupt Tobacco to be publikely burnt as not wholesome for use and the owner thereof is to be discharged from payment of any subsidie for the same IX EVery Merchant bringing in any sort of Wines into this Kingdom by way of Merchandize and shall make due entries of the same in the Custome-house shall bee allowed twelve per cent for Leacage X. EVery Hogs-head of Wine which shal be run out and not full seven inches or above left therein And every Butt or Pipe not above nine inches shall be accounted for outs and the Merchant to pay no subsidie for the same XI IF any Wines shall prove corrupt and unmerchantable and fit for nothing but to distill into hot waters or to make vineger then every owner of such wines shall be abated in the subsidie according to such his dammages in those Wines by the discretion of the Collectors of the Customes and one of the principall Officers XII IF any Tabacco or other goods or Merchandize brought into this Kingdome shall receive any dammage by Salt water or otherwise so that the owner thereof shall be prejudiced in the sale of such goods the principall Officers of the Custom house or any two of them whereof the Collector for the time being to be one shall have power to choose two indifferent Merchants experienced in the vallues of such goods who upon visiting the said goods shall certifie and declare upon their corporall others first administred by the said Officers what dammage such goods have received and are lessened in their true value and according to such dammage in relation to the Rates set on them in this book The said officers are to make a proportionable abatement unto the Merchant or owner of the Subsidie due for the same XIII THe Merchant stranger who according to the Rates and values in this book contained do pay double subsidie for Lead Tinn Woollen-cloth shall also pay double custome for native Manifactures of Wooll or part Wooll and the said strangers are to pay for all other goods aswell inwards as outwards rated to pay the subsidie of Poundage three pence in the pound or any other duty payable by Charta Mercatoria besides the subsidie XIV THat the Merchants trading into the Port of London have free libertie to lade and unlade their goods at any the lawfull Keyes and places of shipping and landing of goods between the Tower of London and London-bridge and betweene Sun rising and Sun setting from the tenth day of September to the tenth day of March and between the houres of six of the Clock in the morning and six of the clock in the evening from the tenth day of March to the tenth day of September giving notice thereof to the respective Officers appointed to attend the lading and unlading of goods And such officer as shall refuse upon due calling to bee present hee shall forfeit for every default five pounds the one moitie unto the King and the other moitie to the party agreeved and suing for the same XV THe Merchants of York Kingston super Hull and Newcastle upon Tyne and the members thereof shall be allowed free of Custome and Subsidie two of the Northern Clothes and Kersies in ten to be shipped in those Ports in the names of double wrappers as formerly hath been there allowed them XVI THe Merchants of Exeter and other Westerne parts shall bee allowed free of Subsidie one Perpetuanoe in ten for a wrap and three Devon dozens in twenty for wrappers the same to bee shipped out of the Ports of Exeter Plymouth Dartmouth Barnestable or the members thereof XVII ALl Merchants transporting any sort of Woollen cloth called old Drapery as also Bayes and Cottons shall be allowed one in Ten for a wrapper free of Custome and Subsidie as formerly hath beene accustomed XVIII EVery Merchant shall bee allowed upon all other goods and merchandize appointed to pay to any the Subsidie of Poundage according to the rule of this book to bee imported five in the hundred of all the said Subsidies of poundage so appointed to be paid XIX THe Officers who sit above in the Custome-house of the Ports of London shall attend the service of their severall places from nine to twelve of the clock in the forenoone and one Officer or one able clark shall attend with the book in the afternoone during such time as the Officers are appointed to wait at the waters side for the better deciding of all controversies that may happen concerning Merchants warrants All other the Officers of the out-Ports shall attend every day in the Custome-house of every respective Port for dispatch of Merchants and shippers between the houres of nine of the clock and twelve in the Morning and two and foure of the Clock in the after-noone XX FOr avoiding all oppressions by any of the Officers of the Custome-house in any Port of this Kingdome in exacting unreasonable fees from the Merchant by reason of any entries or otherwise touching the Shipping or unshipping of any goods wares or Merchandize It is ordered that no Officer Clerk or other belonging to any Custome-house whatsoever shall exact require and receive any other or greater fee of any Merchant or other whatsoever then such as shall be established by the Commons in Parliament assembled If any Officer or other shall offend contrary to this order he shall forfeit his Office or place and bee ever after uncapable of any office in the Custome-house XXI EVery Merchant making an entry of goods either inwards or outwards shall be dispatched in such order as he commeth and if any Officer or his Clark shall either for favour or reward put any Merchant or his servant duly attending by his turne or other wayes delay any person so duly attending and making his entries aforesaid to draw any other reward or gratuitie from him than is limited in the Table if the Master officer be found faulty herein hee shall upon complaint to the chiefe Officers of the Custome house be strictly admonished of his duty but if the Clerk be found faulty therein he shall upon complaint to the said chiefe Officers bee presently discharged of his service and not permitted to sit any more in the Custome House XXII ALl Fees appointed to be paid unto the Customer Comptroller Surveyor or Surveyor Generall in the Port of London for any Cockquett or Certificate outwards shall be paid altogether in one sum to that Officer from whom the Merchant is to have his Cockquett or Certificate above in the Custome-house and after the Merchant hath duly paid his custome and Subsidie and other duties above in the Custome house as is appointed by this book of Rates he is to be Master of and keep his own Cockquett or Certificate untill hee shall ship out
AN ACT FOR THE Redemption of Captives WHeras the parliament formerly taking into consideration the Redemption of Captives taken by Turkish Moorish and other Pirates did for the accomplishment of that worke by severall Ordinances impose a duty on Goods and Merchandizes Exported and Imported into and out of this Realm which some time since hath been expired But the Parliment finding that the Moneys already collected on those Ordinances will not be sufficient to perfect that good work Doe therefore Cnact and be it Enacted by Authority of this present Parliament That one fourth part of one per cent which is One shilling in every Twenty shillings paid for Custome and Subsidy according to the now Book of Rates established by the Authority of this present Parliament shall from and after the first day of April one thousand six hundred and fifty be raised levyed and paid over and above thesaid Custome and Subsidy of and from all and every such Goods Warres and other Merchandizes to be Imported into or Exported out of this Commonwealth of England the said summe of one quarter of one per cent to be raised and paid for the space of two years next after the said First of April One thousand six hundred and fifty and received and taken by the Commissioners of the Customs for the time being their Deputy or Deputies and by them to be laid out paid and imployed in such manner as by the Committee of the Navy shal be ordered directed whose Order from time to time shall be their sufficient discharge And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whereof the sum of one Fourth part of one per cent is or shall be due and payable by vertue of this Act shall at any time hereafter be shipped or put into any Boat or other Vessel to the intent to be carried into the parts beyond the Seas or else be brought from the parts beyond the Seas into any part of this Common-wealth aforesaid and unshipped to be laid on Land the sum of one quarter of one per cent due on the same not paid all the same Goods Wares and other Merchandize whatsoever shall be forfeited and lost the one moyety of the value thereof to be to him or them that will seize or sue for the same and the other moyety to be imployed for the Redemption of Captives as aforesaid Provided That the said duty be not demanded or levyed of the Merchant-Strangers trading upon the Composition Trade at Dover Provided also and it is the true intent and meaning of this Act That no Merchant-Stranger whatsoever as to this duty doe pay any more then the Merchant-Denizen doth and likewise that as touching the duty hereby imposed there be no deduction or defalkation of fifteen per cent Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Die Martis 26 Martii 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cler. Parl. FINIS The RATES OF MERCHANDIZE RATES Inwards A ADzes for Coopers the dozen L.00 S. 12 D. 00 Aggets small as a Beane the hundred dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aggets large the piece L.00 S. 00 D. 06 Alphabets the set containing twentie foure L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Allum the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Alpisti or Canary-seed the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.03 S. 15 D. 00 Anber the pound L.00 S. 07 D. 04 the mast cont. two pound and an halfe L.00 S. 08 D. 04 Beades the pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 â—â—â—es the little barrell L.00 S. 07 D. 06 Andirons or Creepers of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 of Iron the paire L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Andlets or Mailes the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Anvils the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.00 S. 15 D. 00 Aneile of Barbary the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Annotto the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Apples the bushell L.00 S. 00 D. 04 the barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 01 D. 00 vocat Pippins or Rinnets the Barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Aqua-vitae the Barrell L.05 S. 06 D. 08 the Hogshead L.08 S. 00 D. 00 Argall white and red or powder the hundred weight cont. an hundred and twelve poun L.01 S. 03 D. 04 Armour old the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Arrowes for Trunks the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Ashes voc. Pot-ashes the Barrell contoining two hundred pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Wood or Soap Ashes the last containing twelve barrels L.12 〈…〉 Aule-blades the thousand L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aulgers for Carpenters the groce L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Axes or Hatchets the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 BAbies or Puppets for children the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Babies heads of earth the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bacon of Ireland the Flitch L.00 S. 05 D. 00 of Westphalia and Hamborough or the like the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 06 D. 08 Balkes great the hundred containing 120. L.12 S. 00 D. 00 middle the hundred contain 120. L.05 S. 00 D. 00 small the hundred containing 120. L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Baggs with locks the dozen L.02 S. 08 D. 00 with steel rings without locks the dozen L.01 S. 12 D. 00 Ballances vocat Gold Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Ounce Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.02 S. 00 D. 00 the sort cont. foure dozen L.02 S. 13 D. 04 Balls voc. Tennis balles the thousand L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Washing balles the groce containing twelve dozen L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Bandelieres the hundred cont. five score L.00 S. 16 D. 08 Band-strings the dozen knots L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bands vocat Flanders bands of bone-lace the band L.10 S. 00 D. 00 Bands of cutworke of Flanders or any other Countrey L.20 S. 00 D. 00 Bankers of Verdure the dozen pieces L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Barbars aprons or checks the piece not above ten yards L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Barlings the hundred containing an hundred and twenty L.01 S. 13 D. 04 Barley the quarter cont. eight bushels L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Barillia or Saphora to make glasse the barrell containing two hundred weight L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Basket-rods the bundel L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Baskets voc. handbaskets or sports the dozen L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Basons of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 04 Bast or Straw-Hats knotted the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 or Straw-Hats plaine the dozen L.00 S. 01 D. 06 Bastropes the Rope L.00 S. 00 D. 06 the bundle containing ten ropes L.00 S. 05 D. 00 the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.00 S. 08 D. 00 Batterie Bashrons or Kettels the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.09 S. 00 D. 00 Bayes of Florence per yard L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Beades of Amber the
Russels worsteds or broad worsteds the piece L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Wood vocat Box-wood for Combs the thousand pieces L.01 S. 13 D. 04 Brazeile or Farnambuck wood the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.03 S. 10 D. 00 Brazelette or Gemeaco wood the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.01 S. 01 D. 08 Ebonie wood the hundred weight cont. an hundred and twelve pound L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Fustick the hundred weight containing an hundred twelve pound L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Lignum vitae vide Drugs Planks of Ireland the foot L.00 S. 00 D. 1â— Red or Genny wood the Tonne L.30 S. 00 D. 00 Speckled wood the hundred weight cont 112. pound L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Sweet wood of West-India the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 05 D. 00 Timber of Ireland the Tonne or load L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Wooll vocat Bever wooll the pound L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Cotton wooll the pound L.00 S. 00 D. 04 Estridge wooll the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.01 S. 13 D. 04 French wooll the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Irish wooll comb'd the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Irish wooll uncomb'd the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.02 S. 16 D. 00 Lambs wooll the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Polonia wooll the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Spanish wooll for clothing the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Spanish felt wooll the hundred weight cont. 112. l L.03 S. 00 D. 02 Red wooll the pound L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Wrest for Virginals the groce containing 12. dozen L.01 S. 04 D. 00 Wyer vocat Dagger and quartern wyer the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Iron wyer the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.05 S. 00 D. 00 Lattin wyer the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.06 S. 13 D. 04 Steele wyer the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Strawsborough wyer the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Virginall wyer the pound L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Wine-lees the Tonne L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Yarne vocat CAble yarn the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Camel or Mo-hair yarn the pound L.00 S. 02 D. 06 Cotton yarne the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Grograine yarne the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Irish yarne the pack cont. 4 00. weight at six score pound the hundred L.05 S. 00 D. 00 Raw-linning yarn Dutch or French the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Saile yarne the pound L.00 S. 00 D. 06 Spruce or Muscovia yarne the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.02 S. 13 D. 04 Scotch yarne the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Woollen or bay-yarne the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.03 S. 06 D. 08 THE SVBSIDIE OF TONNAGE Vpon all Wines to be brought into the Port of London and all other Ports of England and Dominions thereof by Englishmen GAscoigne and French wines brought into the Port of London the Tonne to pay L.04 S. 10 D. 00 Brought into all other Ports to pay L.03 S. 00 D. 00 Rhenish wines brought into any Port the Awme L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Muscadels Malmesies and other wines of the Levant brought into the Ports of London Bristoll or Southampton the Butt or Pype to pay L.02 S. 05 D. 00 Brought into all other Ports to pay L.01 S. 10 D. 00 Sacks Canaries Malagaes Maderaes Romneys Hollocks Bastards Tents and Allicants brought into the Port of London the Butt or Pype to pay L.02 S. 05 D. 00 Brought into all other Ports to pay L.01 S. 10 D. 00 ALl Merchants Strangers bringing in any sorts of the said wines are to pay thirty shillings in the Tonne over and above the aforesaid rates which the native payes Including twenty shillings the Tonne formerly paid to his Majesty by the name of Southampton duties for Muscadels Malmsies and all other wines of the growth of the Levant For which sorts of wines the Stranger is also to pâ—y to the use of the Town of Southampton for every Butt or Pype the sum of ten shillings Moreover the Stranger is to pay the ancient duty of Butlerage which is two shillings upon every Tonne Note that such wines as shall be landed in any of the Out-Ports and Custome paid and afterwards brought to the Port of London by certificate shall pay so much more Custome as they paid short of the duty due in the Port of London The RATES OF MERCHANDIZE RATES Outwards A Labaster the Lord L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Allome English the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Anvils the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Apples the bushell L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Apples vocat Pippins the Bushell L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Aquavitae the hogshead L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Ashes of English wood the last cont. twelve Barrells L.01 S. 13 D. 00 B BAcon the Flitch L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Baggs the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Barrells for Birding pieces the Barrell L.00 S. 0â— D. 0â— Beefe the Barrell L.04 S. 00 D. â—â— Beere the Tonne 〈…〉 Beere Egar the Tonne 〈…〉 Bell mettall the hundred weighâ— containing an hundred and twelve pound L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Bellowes the dozen L.00 S. 12 D. 00 Billet the thousand L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Birding pieces the piece L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Birdlime the hundred containing an hundred and twelve pound L.01 S. 10 D. 00 Bodies vocat stitched Bodies with silke the paire L.00 S. 03 D. 04 of whale-bones the paire L.00 S. 02 D. 00 Bones vocat Oxe-bones the thousand L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Books unbound the Maund L.10 S. 00 D. 00 bound the Maund L.13 S. 06 D. 08 Brushes English of Heath the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Buck weed the quarter L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Buttons of haire the small groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Butter good or bad the barrell L.05 S. 00 D. 00 Bayes Barnestable course of twenty pound weight and under the bay L.01 S. 05 D. 00 Manchester or Barnestable fine and all other single Bayes not exceeding thirty foure pound weight the piece L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Double Bayes the piece in weight from thirty foure pound weight to sixty pound weight L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Minikin Bayes containing in weight from sixty pound weight to ninety pound weight to pay as three single bayes L.06 S. 00 D. 00 And if they do contain above ninety pound in weight and not above an hundred and twelve pound to pay all duties as for foure single bayes and no more L.08 S. 00 D. 00 C CAlve-skins the dozen of thirty six pound weight undrest and twenty two pound weight drest L.04 S. 00 D. 00 No one skin undrest in any dozen to exceed foure pound weight and no one skin drest in any dozen to exceed two pound in weight Cambodium the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 06 Candles The dozen pound L.00 S. 06 D. 00 The barrell containing ten dozen pound L.03 S. 00