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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
good out of the first Aid granted after the said 20 April 1698. And if the said Duties on Malt brought into the Exchequer by 29 Sept. 1699. with the Provisional Supply of the foremention'd Deficiency be not 1515000 l. the Deficiency to be made good out of the first Aid granted after 29 Sept. 1699. XL. For advancing the Sum of 1400000 l. Any person Native or Foreigner paying by 24 June 1697. to the Receivers thereto appointed 10 l. or several 10 pounds upon this Act shall for every 10 l. have a Lot Which Receivers are to take New Mill'd Money or Hammer'd Silver Money or Standard Plate at 6 s per Oz. XLI The Managers or Directors to be appointed by his Majesty for that purpose shall prepare Books divided into four Columes in each of which shall be Printed 140000 Tickets the Third Colume mentioning that such Ticket Intitles the Bearer to Ten Pounds with a Farthing a day Interest from 24 June 1697. or to a better chance which Tickets to be Sign'd by the Receivers and deliver'd to the Adventurers upon payment of the several 10 l. as aforesaid And the Money and Plate so receiv'd to be answer'd into the Exchequer by the said Receivers who shall by 10 July 1697. re-deliver the Books to the Managers with an account of the Money and Plate so receiv'd and paid into the Exchequer And the Tickets of the Third Colume not disposed of shall be delivered into the Exchequer for the use of the War and of his Majesties Houshold and other Uses in this Act and thence be issued for the said Uses as if they were Cash or Moneys and the Owners be esteem'd Adventurers accordingly XLII The Tickets in the second Colume are to be Rolled up and Fastned being cut off Indentwise and put in a Box Markt A to be secured by the Managers who are to prepare another Book distinguisht into Two Columes in each of which are to be Printed 5000 Tickets whereof 3500 in the outermost Columes to be Fortunate and Written upon in Figures and Words at length viz. Upon one of them 1000 l. Upon two of them 500 l. each Upon three of them 400 l. Upon four of them 300 l. Upon six of them 200 l. Upon Fifty one of them 100 l. Upon One hundred and three of them 50 l. Upon One hundred and thirty of them 30 l. Upon Four hundred of them 20 l. Upon Two thousand eight hundred of them 10 l. Which with 150 l. to the First drawn Ticket and 100 l. to the Last drawn Ticket amounts to 56000 l. XLIII The said 5000 Tickets in the outermost Columes to be Rolled up and Fastned being cut off Indentwise and put in a Box Markt B. to be secured also by the Managers till the time of Drawing And no Money or Plate to be receiv'd from any Adventurer after the said 24 June 1697. And the whole business of preparing the said Tickets fit for Drawing shall be performed by 2 Aug. 1697. XLIV On 10 Aug. 1697. The Managers shall cause the Boxes to be brought to the Guild-hall London and being opened and the Tickets well mixt to be Drawn by two indifferent Persons a Number and a Ticket which Lot if it be a Blank shall be Filed with the Number drawn with it but if it be a Fortunate Ticket then to be Entred with the Number coming up with it and the Entry Sign'd by one of the Managers and then put on another File And so the Drawing to continue till the 3500 Fortunate Tickets and one more for the last be compleatly Drawn and no longer XLV And afterwards the Number'd and Fortunate Tickets drawn against the same shall remain in a Box lockt up by the Managers to be examined and adjusted if occasion requires And the Managers are to Print and Publish the Fortunate Tickets and the Numbers drawn against them XLVI And incase of Dispute the Property of the said Fortunate Tickets is to be determin'd by the majority of the Managers XLVII And it shall be Felony to Counterfeit any such Ticket or knowingly bring the same to the Managers to defraud his Majesty XLVIII The said Managers are also to provide a Parchment Book to Enter the Numbers of the Tickets belonging to the 3500 Extraordinary Benefits with the first and last Drawn Tickets to be Sign'd by the Managers and Transmitted into the Exchequer by 10 Sept. 1697. And the Prizes or Benefits shall be paid accordingly as the Fund comes into the Exchequer in course without Interest And the Contributors not having Prizes shall receive Ten Pounds for every such Contribution out of the said Fund with a Farthing per diem Interest from 24 June 1697. till paid off And every person having a Prize not above 20 l. shall have 10 l. over and above with Interest as aforesaid All payable to the Bearers XLIX And the Managers just before the Drawing shall prepare 140 Tickets as the Indices to the 140000 Tickets to be Rolled up and Drawn for adjusting the Course of Payment of each Thousand of the said 140000. And shall be Writ down in a Book and Transmitted into the Exchequer And the Duties arising on Malt sufficient to pay the first Thousand Tickets as Entred in the last mention'd Book shall be applied thereunto and so on till the whole be satisfied L. An Account is to be Published the First Munday in every Month and set up at the Exchequer what Thousand Tickets are to be paid that Month And after the Money is ready to be paid the Interest to cease and the Money not called for to be reserved LI. Every Manager to take an Oath faithfully to execute his Trust c. LII Out of the residue of the Fund after paying the Fortunate and other Lots the Managers Clerks Officers c. may be rewarded as his Majesty shall direct LIII The Adventurers paying in their Money before 24 June 1697. shall be allowed Interest to that time after the rate of 14 per Cent. per Ann. LIV. And the Receivers to have an Allowance not exceeding 2 d. per l. LV. All Receipts and Issues of the said 1400000 l. to be perform'd by the Officers without Fee or Reward And the Moneys lent or payable by this Act not to be Taxed LVI There shall be a distinct Office at the Exchequer for paying the Benefits by this Act appointed till all be satisfied And the Officers thereto appointed to give Security for paying the same accordingly LVII The Moneys so brought into the Exchequer upon the said Fund shall be without any further Warrant paid over to such Officers by way of Imprest for the uses aforesaid Which Officers to be subject to the Inspection and Comptrol of the Treasury and to such Rules as shall be prescribed them conduceable to the ends and purposes of this Act. LVIII Any Persons may lend his Majesty 200000 l. at 8 per Cent. Interest not Taxable to be repaid in Course with the Interest every three months till repaid out of the
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
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
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
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
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
of the Customs shall knowingly connive at the Importation or Disposing of such Alamodes and Lustrings or if any Persons taking upon them to Seize or Prosecute in pursuance of this or any other Act shall by Collusion desist or delay Prosecution to Condemnation of the said Silks they shall forfeit 500 l. and be incapable of any Office or Imployment LXI Such Persons Convicted for any Offence against this or any other Act relating to Alamodes or Lustrings as shall afterwards offend a second time or oftner shall so often as they offend forfeit double the sum inflicted by this Act. LXII All Persons offending contrary to this or any other Act relating to Alamodes or Lustrings shall be prosecuted in any Action Suit or Information and thereupon a Capias in the first Process specifying the Penalties sued for may Issue and sufficient Bail and Security shall be given by Natural born Subjects or Denizens to answer such Suit and at the time of Appearance sufficient Bail and Security in Court to answer the Penalties in case of Conviction or to suffer Imprisonment LXIII All the Penalties and Forfeitures imposed hereby or by any former Law relating to Alamodes or Lustrings shall be two third parts to his Majesty and one third to the Prosecutor the charge of which Suit shall be born by his Majesty out of his Majesties part of the Forfeitures Which Penalties and Forfeitures shall be recoverable by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any the Courts of Record at Westminster wherein no Essoign c. shall be allowed nor more than one Imparlance All which Informations or Actions may be laid and tried in such places and with the like proceedings as are used about the Scizing Condemning or Prosecuting any Goods for Non payment of Customs or other Duties or any Persons offending against the Laws relating to the Customs LXIV No claim shall be entred to any such Silks seized as aforesaid till Security given by Recognizance before a Judge to answer the Penalties and Forfeitures with full cosis of Suit where a Verdict shall pass or Judgment be entred for the Plaintiff And in default of such Security within the limited time the Goods to be forfeited and Judgment entred accordingly LXV This Act and every thing therein contained shall be taken to be a general Law and not needful to be set forth in Heading and shall be construed most beneficially for the Prosecutor and for preventing the mischiefs hereby provided against And Persons sued for any thing done by virtue hereof may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special matter in Evidence And upon a Verdict for the Defendants or if the Plaintiff Discontinue be Non-suit or suffer Judgment by Demurrer the Defendants shall have treble Costs LXVI All Actions brought by an Informer against this Act shall be Commenced within two years after the offence committed LXVII The Royal Lustring Company having been first Erected by the late King James by Letters Patents bearing date 23 Novemb. 4. Jac. 2. for the Term of 14 years and afterwards by the Letters Patents of his present Majesty and the late Queen of Blessed Memory bearing date 15 Octob. 4 W. M. Incorporated with perpetual Succession for the making and dressing of Alamodes Renforcez and Lustrings in England And having brought the said Manufacture to perfection but by reason of the fraudulent Importation of Alamodes and Lustrings and in contesting with many difficulties and obstructions have not enjoyed the benefit intended them by the said Charter It is Enacted That the foresaid Company and their Successors shall from henceforth be a Body Politick and Corporate by the Name of the Royal Lustring Company and Enjoy all the Privileges and Authorities granted them in the said Charter of Incorporation as fully as if the same were recited in this Act. LXVIII The said Royal Lestring Company and their Successors shall have the sole exercise and benefit of Making Dressing and Lustrating of plain Black Alamodes Renforcez and Lustrings within this Realm for 14 years from 24 Jun. 1698 and from thence to the end of the next Sessions of Parliament any thing to the contrary notwithstanding LXIX The said Company having 17 Bails of Fine Italian Thrown Silk in Amsterdam brought thither over Land before the Conclusion of the Peace and designed to be Imported and used here in the Manufacture of Alamodes and Lustrings but could not be Imported within the time limited by Law It is Enacted That the said Company may Import into this Kingdom the said 17 Bails of Silk before 29 Sept. next paying the legal Duties to his Majesty LXX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 44. Enacted That there shall be through England and Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed Levied and paid to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for Salt over and above all other Duties already payable these Additional Rates viz. 5 d. per Gallon for all Salt Imported from 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. And from 24 December 1699. for ever 7 d. per Gallon and so for a greater or lesser Quantity LXXI For all Salt and Rock-Salt Home made from the said 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 2 d. Half-peny per Gallon and from 24 December 1699. for ever 3 d. Half peny per Gallon subject to the Redemption hereafter mentioned LXXII Which Duties on Foreign Salt shall be paid by the Importer before landing and if Landed before due Entry thereof or before the Duties be paid or a Warrant for the Landing thereof then to be Forfeited and also 10 s. for every Bushel so Landed LXXIII Provided that the Importers of Salt giving Security for payment of these Duties shall have Six Months time for Payment with a Discount after 10 l. per Centum per Aunum for prompt Payment LXXIV The said Duties on Salt to be Managed by the Commissioners of Excile who are to Appoint the necessary Officers and the Penalties and Forfeitures hereby Imposed to be Sued for and Recovered by the same Ways as Directed by the Act 12 Car. 2. For taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries and Tenures in Capite and by Knights Service and Purveyance and Setling a Revenue on His Majesty in lieu thereof or by any Law now in Force relating to the Excise LXXV All Makers and Proprietors of Salt and Rock-Salt within the Kingdom shall make true Entries with the Officers so appointed and shall have their Warrant gratis for Carrying the same away upon Payment or Security to pay the Duties within Six Months after such Entry with a Discount after 10 l. per Cent. per Annum for Ready Money LXXVI The Officers so Appointed may seize all such Salt as after 1 July 1698 shall be Conveying away before due Entry made or Warrant obtain'd for Conveying thereof And if not Claim'd within Ten Days then to be absolutely Forseited and Sold One Moiety of the Preceed thereof to go to the King the other to the Seizer And if Claim'd without
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
Dispatch of the Publick Business in the Exchequer and in the Bank of England Oaths 4. An Act for Continuing the Imprisonment of Counter and others for the late Horrid Conspiracy to Assassinate the Person of his sacred Majesty Imprisonment Anno 9 10 W. 3. 5 An Act for satisfying and discharging the Arrears of several Annuities which Incurred between the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six and the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety seven Annuities 6. An Act that all Retailers of Salt shall sell by Weight Salt 7. An Act to prevent the Throwing or Firing of Squibs Serpents and other Fireworks Squibs 8. An Act for Explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament for Granting to his Majesty certain Duties upon Malt Mum Sweets Cyder and Perry Taxes 9. An Act for Rendring the Laws more effectual for preventing the Importation of Foreign Bone-Lace Loom-Lace Needle-Work Point and Cut Work Trade 10. An Act for Granting to his Majesty the Sum of One million four hundred eighty four thousand and fifteen pounds One shiling Eleven pence three farthings for Disbanding Forces Paying Seamen and other Uses therein mentioned Taxes 11. An Act for Explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament Entituled An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom Poor 12. An Act for the Inlarging Repairing and Preserving the Bridge and Key of the Borough of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset Bridgwater 13. An Act for Granting to his Majesty several Duties upon Coals and Culm Taxes 14. An Act for Continuing the Duties upon Coffee Tea and Chocolate and Spices towards satisfaction of the Debt due for Transport Service for the Reduction of Ireland Taxes 15. An Act for determining Differences by Arbitration Arbitration 16. An Act to Execute Judgments and Decrees saved in a Clause of an Act of the First year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary Intituled An Act for taking away the Court holden before the President and Council of the Marches of Wales Iudicial Proceedings 17. An Act for the better Payment of Inland Bills of Exchange Trade 18. An Act for Repairing the High-ways from the Town of Birdlipp and the Top of Crickly-Hill in the County of Gloucester to the City of Gloucester High-ways 19. An Act for Cleansing and making Navigable the Channel from the Hithe at Colchester to Wivenhoe Rivers 20. An Act to Naturalize the Children of such Officers and Soldiers and others the Natural Born Subjects of this Realm who have been born abroad during the War the Parents of such Children having been in the Service of this Government Soldiers 21. An Act for the better Preventing the Counterfeiting Clipping and other Diminishing the Coin of this Kingdom Coin 22. An Act to Repeal an Act made in the Nine and thirtieth year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Intituled An Act to Restrain the Excessive making of Malt and to Discharge and Vacate Orders made by Justices of Peace by Virtue thereof for Restraining Maltsters from making Malt. Malt. 23. An Act for Granting to his Majesty a further Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage towards Raising the yearly Sum of Seven hundred thousand pounds for the Service of his Majesties Houshold and other uses therein mentioned during his Majesty Life Customs 24. An Act for Inlarging the time for Purchasing certain Estates or Interests in several Annuities therein mentioned Annuities 25. An Act for Granting to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors further Duties upon Stampt Vellum Parchment and Paper Taxes 26. An Act to Settle the Trade to Africa Trade 27. An Act for Licensing Hawkers and Pedlars for a further Provision of Interest for the Transport Debt for Reducing of Ireland Taxes 28. An Act for the Exporting Watches Sword-Hilts and other Manufactures of Silver Trade 29. An Act to Repeal the Act made the last Session of Parliament Intituled An Act for Relief of Creditors by making Composition with their Debtors in case Two thirds in number and value do Agree Creditors 30. An Act for Increasing his Majesties Duties upon Lustrings and Alamodes Customs 31. An Act for Raising the Militia for the year One thousand six hundred ninety eight although the Months pay formerly advanced be not Repaid Militia 32. An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Blasphemy and Prophaneness Religion 33. An Act to Stop the Coining Farthings and Halfpence for One year Coin 34. An Act for the better and more orderly payment of the Lottery Tickets now payable cut of certain Additional Duties of Excise and of other Annuities lately payable out of the Tunnage Duties Taxes 35. An Act for preventing Frauds and Abuses in the Charging Collecting and Paying the Duties upon Marriages Births Burials Batchclors and Widowers Taxes 36. An Act for the Increase and Preservation of Timber in the New Forest in the County of Southampton Ships and Shipping 37. An Act for applying to the use of his Majesties Navy and Ordinance the Overplus of the Money and Stores which were provided for the Building Seven and twenty Ships of War Ships c. 38. An Act for Granting to his Majesty an Aid by a Quarterly Poll for One year Taxes 39. An Act for Setling and Adjusting the Proportions of Fine Silver and Silk for the better making of Silver and Gold Thread and to prevent the Abuses of Wire-drawers Trade 40. An Act for the explanation and better Execution of former Acts made against Transportation of Wool Fullers-Earth and Scouring Clay Wool 41. An Act for the better preventing the Imbezlement of his Majesties Stores of War and Preventing Cheats Frauds and Abuses in paying Seamens Wages Stores of War 42. An Act for Enlarging the time for Registring of Ships pursuant to the Act for preventing Frauds and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade Trade 43. An Act for the better Incouragement of the Royal Lustring Company and the more effectual preventing the Fraudulent Importation of Lustrings and Alamodes Trade 44. An Act for Raising a Sum not exceeding Two Millions upon a Fund for payment of Annuities after the rate of Eight pounds per Cent. per Ann. and for setling the Trade to the East-Indies Trade 45. An Act for taking away half the Duties imposed on Glass Wares and the whole Duties lately laid on Stone and Earthen Wares and Tobacco Pipes And for Granting in lieu thereof New Duties upon Whale Fins and Scotch Linen Taxes A CONTINUATION OF THE ABRIDGMENT OF ALL THE STATUTES OF King WILLIAM and Queen MARY AND King William III. In Force and Use From October the 20th 1696. to July 5. 1698. Annuities I. STat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 5. For discharging the Sum of 255663 l. 5 s. 8 d. remaining unpaid upon the several Annuities which between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. became due and ought to have been paid out of 5 seventh parts of the late Duties of Tunnage and 2 seventh parts of the same Duties as also out of certain