by the Authority aforesaid That the Governor of the said Isle of Jersey or his Deputy for whom he will answer shall not make to any person or persons any writing or writings such as is above specified to authorise or appoint such person or persons as aforesaid to fetch eâ—port or transport out of the Port of Southampton aforesaid unto the said Isle of Jersey in one year accompting the year from the first day of January One thousand six hundred and sixty aforesaid any greater quantity of VVool then Two thousand Tods in any one year and that the Governor of the said Isle of Guernzey or his Deputy for whom he will answer shall not make to any person or persons any writing or writings such as is above specified to authorise and appoint such person or persons as aforesaid to fetch export or transport out of the Port above specified unto the said Isles of Guernzey with Alderny and Sarke in any one year accepting the year from the first day of January aforesaid any greater quantity of VVooll then One thousand Tods for Guernzey Two hundred Todds for Alderney and One hundred Todds for Sarke in any one year and that the Customer of the Port of Southampton aforesaid shall keep a true accompt of all the said quantity of Woolls so by him permitted to be loaden by vertue of this Act and shall not permit any greater quantity of VVoolls to be loaden then by this Act is prescribed in any one year to either of the said Islands respectively under any pretence whatsoever upon the penalty of the forfeiture of his place and the summe of One hundred pounds in money one moyety whereof to the Kings Majesty His Heirs and Successors and the other moyety to him or them that will sue for the same in any Court of Record wherein no Essoyne protection or wager of Law shall be allowed And if any of the Governors aforesaid or any their or either of their Deputy or Deputies of the said Isles or either of them shall give grant or make any Licence or Licences for exporting from Southampton aforesaid into the said Isles respectively of any greater quantity of such VVooll then is before by the true meaning of this Act limitted and appointed in that behalf That then the respective Governor or Governors of such of the said Isles shall forfeit and pay to the Kings Majesty His Heirs or Successors the summ of Twenty pounds of lawful money of â—ngland for every Todd of VVooll which shall be so licenced to be exported over and above the rate or proportion of VVooll in and by this Act or the true meaning thereof limited or appointed And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the respective Governors aforesaid or their respective Deputies or any their Clerks Officers or Servants for the Granting making or Sealing of every such writing of Licence as is aforesaid and for the entring a Remembrance of the same into some book which they shall have and keep for that purpose may have and take the summ of Twelve pence and no more upon pain of Forfeiting to be partie grieved the summ of Five shillings for every penny which shall be taken over and above the said summ of twelve pence in and by this Act allowed to be taken and so after that proportion the said penalty or Forfeiture for the taking above Twelve pence as aforesaid to be recovered by Bill Plaint or Information in any Court of Record at Westminster or elsewhere wherein no Injunction Protection Priviledge Essoyne or wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed Anno Regni CAROLI IJ. REGIS Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae DUODECIMO At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day or April An. Dom. 1660. In the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Soveraign Lord CHARLES By the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. LONDON Printed by JOHN BILL Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1660. CUM PRIVILEGIO Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for Confirmation of Marriages WHereas by vertue or colour of certain Ordinances or certain pretended Acts or Ordinances divers marriages since the beginning of the late troubles have beeâ— had and solemnized in some other manner then hath been formerly used and accustomed Now for the preventing and avoyding of all doubts and questions touching the same It is Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty with the advice and assent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled and by Authority of the â—ame That all Marriages had or Solemnized in any of his Majesties Dominions since the first day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred forty and two before any Iustice of Peace or reputed Iustice of Peace of England or Wales or other his Majesties Dominions and by such Iustice or reputed Iustice so pronounced or declared And all Marriages within any of His Majesties Dominions since the same first day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred forty two had or solemnized according to the direction or true intent of any Act or Ordinance or reputed Act or Ordinance of one or both Houses of Parliament or of any Convention sitting at Westminster under the name Stile or Title of a Parliament or assuming that name Stile or Title shall be and shall be adjudged esteemed and taken to be and to have been of the same and no other force and effect as if such Marriages had been had and solemnized according to the Rites and Ceremonies established or used in the Church or Kingdom of England any Law Custome or Vsage to the contrary thereof notwithstanding And be it further Enacted that where in any Suite commenced or to be commenced in any of the Courts of the Common Law any issue hath beén joyned and not already tryed or determined or shall be joyneâ— upon the point of Bastardy or lawfulness of marriage for or concerning the marriages had and solemnized as aforesaid the same issues shall be tryed by Iury of twelve men according to the course of Tryal of other issues tryable by Iury at the Common Law and not otherwise any Law Statute or Vsage to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for Prohibiting the Planting Setting or Sowing of Tobacco in England and Ireland YOur Majesties loyal and obedient Subjects The Lords and Commoâ—s in this present Parliament Assembled considering of how great concern and importance it is That the Columes and Plantations of this Kingdom in America be defended protected maintained and kept up and that all due and possible encouragement be given unto them and that not onely in regard great and considerable Dominions and Countries have been thereby gained and added to the Imperial Crown of this Realm But for that the strength and welfare of this Kingdom do very much depend upon them in regard of the
any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Provided alwayes That neither this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend to restore any person or persons to any Headship Fellowship or Scholarship of any Colledge or Hall or to any Chaplains or 〈◊〉 place in any Colledge or Hall in 〈…〉 the Vniversities or to any Lecture or Readers place that is or shall be before the first day of January One thousand six hundred and sixty eiected out of their respective Headship Fellowship Scholarship Chaplain or Clerks-place or out of any Lecture in the said Vniversities by his Majesties Commissioners under the Great Seal for not having been legally and according to the severall Statutes of the said respective severall places nominated elected or admitted in or to the same Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for prohibiting the Exportation of Wooll Woolfels Fullers Earth or any kind of Scouring Earth FOr the better preventing and avoiding of such Losses and Inconveniencies as have happened and daily do and may happen to the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales and to the Kingdome of Ireland by and through the secret and subtile exportation and transportation and by and through the secret and subtle carrying and conveighing away of Wooll Woolfells Mortlings Sherlings Yarn made of Wooll Woolflocks Fullers Earth and Fulling Clay out of and from the Kingdome and Dominion aforesaid and for the better setting on work the poor people and Inhabitants of the Kingdomes and Dominion aforesaid And to the Intent that the full and best use and benefit of the principal native Commodities of the same Kingdomes and Dominion may come redound and be unto and amongst the Subjects and Inhabitants of the same and not unto or amongst the Subjects and Inhabitants of the Realm of Scotland or of any Foreign Realms or States as the same now of late in some great measure hath done and is further likely to do if some severer punishment then heretofore be not speedily inflicted upon such Offenders as shall be Actors or Assistants in and to such Exportation and Transportation and in and to such carrying and conveying away thereof as aforesaid Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever from and after the fourteenth day of January One thousand six hundred and threescore shall directly or indirectly Export Transport carry or convey or cause or procure to be Exported Transported carried or conveyed out of or from the Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales or Town of Barwick upon â—wede or out of or from the Isles of Jersey or Guernzey with Sarke and Alderney being under the Government of Guernzey aforesaid or out of or from any of them or out of or from the Kingdome of Ireland aforesaid into any parts or places out of the Kingdomes Isles or Dominion aforesaid any Sheep or Wooll whatsoever of the breed or growth of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland or Isles or Dominion aforesaid Or any Wooll fells Mortlings or Shorlings or any Yarn made of Wooll or any Woolflocks or any Fullers Earth or any Fulling Clay whatsoever nor shall directly or indirectly pack or load or cause to be packed or loaded upon any Horse Cart or other Carriage or Load or lay on board or cause to be loaden or laid on board in any Ship or other Vessel in any place or Port within the Kingdomes of England or Ireland or Town of Berwick or Isles or Dominion aforesaid any such Sheep Wooll Woolfells Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll or Woollflocks or any Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay to the intent or purpose to export transport carry or convey the same or to cause the same to be exported transported carryed or conveyed out of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland Town of Berwick Isles or Dominion aforesaid or with intent or purpose that any other person or persons should so export transport carry or convey the same into any parts or places out of the Kingdomes of England and Ireland Town of Berwick Isles or Dominion aforesaid into the Kingdome of Scotland or any Foreign parts And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Wooll Woolfells Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Woollflocks or any Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay shall be from and after the fourteenth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and threescore exported transported carried or conveyed out of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick or Kingdome of Ireland or out of any Port or place of the said Kingdomes respectively unto the Isles of Jersey or Guernzey or to Sarke or Alderney Except as in this Act shall be hereafter limited or appointed And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the Offender Offenders offence and offences aforesaid shall be subject and lyable to the respective pains penalties and forfeitures hereafter following That is to say The said Sheep Woolls Woolfels Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Woolflocks Fullers Earth and Fulling Clay so exported transported carryed conveyed packed or loaden contrary to the true intent of this Act shall be forfeited and that every offender and offenders therein shall forfeit Twenty shillings for every such Sheep and Three shillings for every pound weight of such Wooll Woolfels Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of wool wool-flocks Fullers earth or Fulling Clay And also the owners of the said Ships or Vessels knowing such offence shall forfeit all their Interest in the said Ships or Vessels with all their Apparel and furniture to them and every of them belonging And that the Master and Mariners thereof knowing such offence and wittingly and willingly aiding and assisting thereunto shall forfeit all their Goods and Chattels and have Imprisonment for the space of three moneths without Bail or Main-prise the one moiety of which said penalties and forfeitures shall be to the Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors and the other moiety to him that will sue for the same by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of his Majesties Courts of Record or before the Iustices of Assize or in the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace In which Suit no Essoyn protection or wager of Law shall be allowed And be it further Enacted That if any Merchant or other person or persons shall after the said fourteenth day of January transport or cause to be transported any Sheep Wool Wool-fels Mortlings Shorlings Woollen-yarn Wool-flocks Fullers-earth or Fulling-clay contrary to the true intent of this Act and be thereof lawfully convicted That then he shall be disabled to require any debt or Accompt of any Factor or others for or concerning any Debt or Estate properly belonging to such offendor Provided alwaies and it is nevertheless declared That this
Four or Three of them as aforesaid at the respective Rates and Prises set by this Act and under the penalties as aforesaid to be recovered as aforesaid Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for the Levying of the Arrears of the Twelve Moneths Assessment commencing the 24 th of June 1659 and the Six Moneths Assessment commencing the 25. of December 1659. WHereas there are severall great summs of money yet uncollected and in Arrear And divers summs of money in the hands of the Collectors and not payed in due upon the twelve moneths Assessment commencing the Twenty fifth of December One Thousand six Hundred Fifty nine for payment of the Arrears of his Majesties Army now disbanding and to be disbanded notwithstanding all former Orders and His Majesties Proclamation for the speedy levying and collecting thereof Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That the Commissioners nominated and appointed in the respective Counties Cities and Corporations of this Kingdome the Dominion of Wales and the Town of Berwick in an Act made this present Parliament for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying of the Forces of this Kingdome both by Land and Sea do forthwith cause all the said Arrears to be levied collected by such wayes and means as the same was formerly appointed to be levied and collected And likewise all such summs of money as remain in any Collectors hands to be speedily payed in to Iames Nelthorp and Iohn Lawson Esquires late Treasurers at war for and towards the speedy disbanding and paying off the said Forces Provided alwayes That the summe of Five Hundred and Twenty Pounds and Twelve Shillings disbursed by Robert Quarum Receiver Generall of the County of Cornwall by the desire and direction of the Commissioners of Assessments and other Gentlemen of the said County for the publique service of the Kingdome And also the summe of Seventy Pounds disbursed by the Town of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset for the same service shall be and are hereby discharged and allowed unto the said Receiver and Town of Lyme Regis as if the same had been actually payed in to the Treasurers appointed to receive the same Any thing in this Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for granting unto the Kings Majesty Four hundred and twenty thousand pounds by an Assessement of Threescore and ten thousand pounds by the Moneth for six Moneths for Disbanding the remainder of the Army and paying off the Navy WHereas it was well hoped That the moneys Enacted to be raised by several Acts of this Parliament That is to say One Act Entituled An Act for the speedy provision of money for Disbanding and Paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea And one other Act Entituled An Act for supplying and explaining certain defects in an Act Entituled An Act for the speedy provision of money for the disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea And one other Act Entituled An Act for raising Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army and paying off some part of the Navy would have effectually sufficed to have compleatly disbanded the Armies and paid off the Navy But by the slow coming in of the same moneys the growing charge being still kept on the same cannot be effected without further supply And if no further supply should be made the growing Charge would become insupportable The Commons Assembled in Parliament do therefore give and grant unto Your most Excellent Majesty for the uses herein after expressed and no other the sum of four Hundred and twenty thousand pounds to be raised levyed in manner following And do humbly pray Your most Excellent Majesty That it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled That the sum of Threescore and ten thousand pounds by the Moneth for six Moneths beginning from the first day of January One thousand six hundred and sixty shall be Assessed Taxed Collected Levyed and Paid in the several Counties Cities and Burroughs Towns and Places within England and Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed according to such rates rules and proportions and by the same Commissioners as in and by a certain Act past this Parliament Entituled An Act for raising of Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army and paying off some part of the Navy which said Commissioners shall meet on or before the twelfth day of Ianuary One thousand six hundred and sixty and are hereby enabled to use and execute all and every the like Rates Rules Proportions Powers and Authorities as in and by the said Act are mentioned and referred unto or expressed as fully and amply as if the same had been particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted That the sum of Two hundred and ten thousand pounds being one moyety of the six months Assessment hereby imposed shall be assessed collected levyed and paid in to the Receiver or Receivers General who shall be appointed by the said Commissioners upon or before the first day of February One thousand six hundred and sixty And the other Two hundred and ten thousand pounds residue thereof upon or before the first day of April One Thousand six hundred sixty one And be it further Enacted that all and every the sums to be collected and levied by vertue of this present Act shall be paid at the Guild-Hall of the City of London unto Sir George Cartwright Sir Richard Brown Lord Mayor of the City of London Sir Iames Bunce Sir William Wheeler Sir William Vincent Thomas Rich Esq and the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being who are hereby appointed Treasurers for the Receipt thereof and the Acquittances of them or any threé of them shall be a sufficient discharge for so much as shall be received by vertue of this Act to any person or persons who shal pay in the same And whereas there is a present necessity of raising of Eighty thousand pounds Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person or persons of the City of London or any other place who hath or have advanced any monies upon the Credit of an Act of this Parliament Entituled An Act for raising Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army and paying off some part of the Navy shall continue the Loane of such monies upon the Credit of this Act and Declare the same under his or their hands unto the Treasurers by this Act appointed before the One and thirtieth day of December One thousand six hundred and sixty And if any other person or persons shall advance one hundred pounds or
of Threescore and ten thousand pounds for one month only beginning from the First day of Iuly One thousand six hundred sixty and one shall be Assessed Taxed Collected Levied and paid in the several Counties Cities Burroughs Towns and Places within England and Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Tweede according to the several Rates Rules and Proportions and in such manner and form and by the same Commissioners as in and by a certain other Act passed this Parliament for raising the like sum of Seventy thonsand pounds for one month only beginning from the Twenty ninth of September One thousand six hundred and sixty Entituled An Act for the speedy raising of Seventy thousand pounds for the present supply of His Majesty are mentioned or referred unto and intended which Commissioners shall meet-upon or before the fifth day of Iuly One thousand six hundred sixty and one and are hereby enabled and required to use and execute all and every the like Powers and Authorities as in and by the said Act are mentioned or referred to and intended as fully and amply as if the same Rates Rules Proportions Powers and Authorities had been particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the sums of money charged by this Act upon the several Counties Cities Towns Burroughs and Places aforesaid shall be raised levied and paid into His Majesties Receipt of the Exchequer upon or before the first day of August One thousand six hundred sixty one by the several Receive General who shall be appointed by the said Commissioners Provided always and it is hereby declared That no Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which were formerly assessed and taxed for and towards former Assessments and Land-taxes and are now in the possession or holding of His Majesty or of the Queens Highness or of any Ecclesiastical person or persons or his or their Farmers and Tenants shall be exempted from the payment of the several sums of money in this Act comprized but that the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments shall be rated assessed and taxed for and towards the said several sums of money in this Act comprized in such manner and form as they were of late rated taxed and assessed for and toward the said former land-Rates any Law Statute or Custome to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Provided always that neither this Act nor any thing therein-contained shall be drawn into example to the prejudice of the antient Rights belonging to the Peers of this Realm And be it Declared and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That these persons hereafter named shall be added Commissioners for their several Counties places and precincts respectvely and shall exercise the same powers as the other Commissioners intended by this Act are Authorized and impowred to do That is to say Berks. For the County of Berks Peregrine Hobby Richard Harrison Esqs John Fettiplace of Ferneâ—amEsq and Samuel Woodcox Borrough of New Windsor For the Borrough of New Windsor Andrew Plumpton Richard Firshburne Gent. Bucks For the County of Bucks William Tirringham Esq Sir Thomas Hampson Baronet Sir Philip Palmer Baronet Thomas Ratcliff Esq Cambridge For the County of Cambridge Sir Thomas Dayrell John Bennet Esq Sir Anthony Cage Levinus Benner Isle of Ely For the Isle of Ely Roger Jennings Esq Chester For the County of Chester Sir George Warburton Baronet Edward Warren Jeffery Shakerley Henry Leigh Esqs City of Chester For the City and County of the City of Chester The Major for the time being Cornwal For the County of Cornwal Robert Roberts Esq Sir William Tredinham Joseph Tredinham Thomas Penhallow the Knights and Burgesses that serve for the said County and Iames Eirsey Gent. The Major of Lostwithel for the time being Iohn Mollesworth Esq William Williams of Trenythen Cumberland For the County of Cumberland Mr. Anthony Bouch Mr. Richard Uriell Mr. Thomas Croswhat Mr. Robert Webster Devon For the County of Devon Nicholas DaviesDoctor of Physick William Jennens Gent. Edmond Tremayne William Putt John Kellond William Bogan George Howard Iohn Kelly Iames Rodd Esquires Walter Jago Francis Drew Esq William Walrond Esq John Blagdon Gent. Iohn Hamm Gent. Henry Newte York For the West-Riding in the County of York Welbury Norton Robert Wivell Esquires Richard Roundhil Gent. William Hamond Walter Hawksworth Esquires Cuthbert Wade Iohn Preston Gent. Arthur Ingram Esq Edward Atkinson William Witham Gent. Samuel SunderlandEsq Thomas Ward Gent. Sir William Ingram Knight Sir John Goodrick Baronet Sir Tho. Wentworth Sir Edward Rodes Knights Godfrey Copley of â—pâ—otsbrough John Clayton Ioshua Horton Thomas Stringer Esqs The Alderman of Leedes for the time being York Northriding For the Northriding in the County of York Sir William Caley Arthur Caley Esq William Wivell Esq Sir Tho. Gower Baronet Thomas VVorsley Charles Tankred Csqs Sir William Francklyn Baronet the Bailiffs of Scarboroughfor the time being Tristram Fish Robert Belt Esqs Tho. Robinson Thomas Scudamore Esqs York City For the City and County of the City of York all the Aldermen of the City of York Kingston upon Hull For the Town of Kingston upon Hull Mr. George Crowle Essex For the County of Essex Mr. Edward Glascock Mr. Miles Hubbert Mr. Iohn Smart Capt. Hunter Dean Tindal Esq Isaac Wincall Thomas Clopton Thomas Peek Peter Iohnson Thomas Manby Esqs Glocester For the County of Glocester Thomas Freame Tho. Floyde Samuel Sheppard Phillip Sheppard VVilliam Morgan Richard Daston Iohn TookeEsqs Robert Lord Tracy Thomas Morgan Esq Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Knight VVilliam Bromage Gent. VVilliam VVinter of DimmockGent Richard Matchen Gent. Iohn WinnyatGent Thomas Aylway Gent. Hereford For the County of Hereford Sir Herbert ParretKnight John Barnaby of Brookehampton esq Thomas Baskervile of Collington Gent. John Boothof Hereford Esq City of Hereford For the City of Hereford Thomas Davies Esq Major James Lawrence Gent. Tho. Clerk Gent. Hertford For the County of Hertford Marmaduke Rawden Iames Willimott Iunior Gent. Thomas Aâ—asDr of Physick Richard Combes Esq Sir Robert Ioâ—lyn Knight Thomas Coppin Edward Briscoe Iohn Halsie Esqs Mr. Fetherston of Blackeswere Edward Brograve Ralph Gore Thomas Brograve Edward Cason Thomas Bonest Henry Becher Henry Chancey George Bromley Alexander Meade Iohn Crouch Iames Willimott Iunior George Poyner Gent. Iohn Iesson esq Sir Edward Alston Knight St. Albans For the Borrough of St. Albans William FoxwistEsq Recorder Mr. Iohn New Mr. Edward Eames Mr. Thomas Cowley Senior Mr. William Marston Sir Henry Conningsby Edmond Smith Alban Cox Richard Combes Esq Thom. Marstoâ—Gent Kent For the County of Kent Sir Williâ—m Mann Sir Edward Masters Thomas Peake esq Sir Tho. Godâ—rey The Major of Maydston for the time being Sir William Merideth Baronet Sir Thomas Peirse Baronet Mr. Richard Manley Mr. Thomas Manley Sandwich For the Town of Sandwich Iohn Verrier Peter Peke Gent. Lancaster For the County of Lancaster Henry BanisterEsq Ieoffry Rushton Gent. Richard FleetwoodGent Iohn Molineux esq VVilliam Fife esq Sir George Middleton
Glamorgan For the County of Glamorgan Iohn Price of Courtcarne Morgan Morgan Esq Mountgomery For the County of Mountgomery VVilliam Oakely Edmond VVareing David Morrice Esqs Iohn Matthews Henry Pursel Iohn Kiffin VVilliam Price of Lanligan Iohn Lloyd of Conway Haverford-West For the Town and County of Haverford-west Sir Herbert Perrot Knight VVilliam Browne Alderman Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for the Attainder of several Persons guilty of the Horrid Murther of his late Sacred Majestie King CHARLES the First IN all humble manner shew unto Your most Excellent Majestie Your Majesties most dutifull and loyall Subjects the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That the Horrid and Execrable Murther of Your Majesties Royal Father our late most Gracious Soveraign Charles the First of ever blessed and glorious memory hath been committed by a party of wretched men desperately wicked and hardened in their impiety who having first plotted and contrived the ruine and destruction of this excellent Monarchy and with it of the true Reformed Protestant Religion which had been so long protected by it and flourished under it found it necessary in order to the carrying on of their pernicious and traiterous designs to throw down all the Bullwarks and Fences of Law and to subvert the very being and constitution of Parliament that so they might at last make their way open for any further attempts upon the Sacred Person of His Majesty himself And that for the more easie effecting thereof they did first seduce some part of the then Army into a compliance and then kept the rest in subjection to them partly for hopes of preferment and chiefly for fear of losing their imployments and arrears until by these and other more odious arts and devices they had fully strengthened themselves both in Power and Faction which being done they did declare against all manner of Treaties with the Person of the King even then while a Treaty by advice of both Houses of Parliament was in being Remonstrate against the Houses of Parliament for such proceedings seize upon His Royal Person while the Commissioners were returned to the House of Parliament with His Answer and when His Concessions had been Voted a ground for â—eace seize upon the House of Commons seclude and imprison some Members force out others and there being left but a small remnant of their own Creatures not a tenth part of the whole did seek to shelter themselves by this weak pretence under the name and authority of a Parliament and in that name laboâ—red to prosecute what was yet behinde and unfinished of their long intended Treason and Conâ—piracy 〈…〉 pâ—â—pose they prepared an Ordinance for erecting la wâ—dâ—gious and unheard of Tribunal which they called An High Court of Justices for Tâ—yal of His Majesty and having easiâ— procurâ—â— it to pass in their House of Commons as it then stood moulded ventured to send it up from thence to the Peers then sitting who totally rejected it whereupon their rage and fury increasing they presume to pass it alone as an Act of the Commons and in the name of the Commons of England and having gained the pretence of Law made by a power of their own making pursue it with all possible force and cruelty until at last upon the Thirtieth day of January One thousand six hundred forty and eight His Sacred Majesty was brought unto a Scaffold and there publickly Murthered before the Gates of His own Royal Palace And because by this horrid action the Protestant Religion hath received the greatest wound and reproach and the People of England the most insupportable shame and infamy that it was possible for the enemies of God and the King to bring upon uswhilst the Fanatick Rage of a few Miscreants who were as far from being true Protestants as they were from being true Subjects stands imputed by our Adversaries to the whole Nation We therefore your Majesties said Dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled do hereby renounce abominate and protest against that Impious Fact the execrable Murther and most unparallelâ— Treason committed against the Sacred Person and Life of our said late Soveraign Your Majesties most Royal Father and all proceedings tending thereunto And do beseech Your most Excellent Majesty that it may be declared And be it hereby declared That by the undoubted and Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom neither the Peers of this Realm nor the Commons nor both together in Parliament or out of Parliament nor the People collectively or presentatively nor any other persons whatsoever ever had have hath or ought to have any Coercive power over the persons of the Kings of this Realm And for the better vindication of our selves to posterity and as a lasting Monument of our otherwise inexpressible detestation and abhorrency of this vilanous and abominable Fact We do further beseech your most Excellent Majesty that it may be Enacted And be it hereby Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled That every Thirtieth day of January unless it falls out to be upon the Lords day and then the day next following shall be for ever hereafter set apart to be kept and observed in all the Churches and Chappels of these Your Majesties Kingdoms of England and Ireland Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Twede and the Iues of Jersey and Guernsey and all other Your Majesties Dominions as an Anniversary day of Fasting and Humiliation to implore the Mercy of God that neither the guilt of that Sacred and Innocent â—â—oud one those other sins by which God was provoked to deliver up both us and our King into the hands of cruel and unreasonable men may at any time hereafter be visited upon us or our posterity And whereas Oliver Cromwel deceased Henry Ireton deceased John Bradshaw deceased and Thomas Pride deceased John Lâ—sle William Say Sir Hardress Waller Valentine Wauton Thomas Harrison Edward Whally William Heveningham Isaac Pennington Henry Martin John Barkstead Gilbert Millington Edmond Ludlow Sir Michael Livesey Robert Tichborne Owen Rowe Robert Lilborne Adrian Scroop John Okey John Hâ—wson William Goffe Cornelius Holland Thomas Challoner John Carew Carew John Jones Miles Corbet Henry Smith Gregory Clement Thomas Wogan Edmond Harvy Thomas Scot William Cawley John Downes Nicholas Love Vincent Potter Augustine Garland John Dixwell George Fleetwood Simon Meyne James Temple Peter Temple Daniel Blagrave Thomas Waite John Cooke Andrew Broughton Edward Dendy William Hewlet Hugh Peters Francis Hacker Daniel Axtel are notoriously known to have been wicked and active instruments in the prosecution and compassing that Trayterous Murther of His late Majesty for which the said sir Hardress Waller Thomas Harrison William Heveningham Isaac Pennington Henry Martin Gilbert Millington Robert Tichborne Owen Rowe Robert Lilborne Adrian Scroop John Carew John Jones Henry Smith Gregory Clement Edmond Harvy Thomas Scot John Downes Vincent Potter Augustine Garland George Fleetwood
Act or any thing therein contained shall not be construed to take away any greater pains or penalties inflicted or to be inflicted for any the offences aforesaid by vertue of any former Act of Parliament now in force And be it also further Enacted by the authority aforesaid That every offence that shall be done or committed contrary to this Act shall and may be inquired of and heard examined tryed and determined in the County where such Sheep Wooll Wool-fels Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Wool-flocks Fullers-earth or Fulling-clay respectively shall be so packed loaden or laid aboard as aforesaid contrary to this Act or else in the County where such offenders shall happen to be apprehended or arrested for such offence in such manner and form and to such effect to all intents and purposes as if the same offence had been wholly and altogether done and committed at and in such County Provided alwaies and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid That no person or persons whatsoever shall at any time hereafter be impeached for any offence aforesaid unless such person or persons shall be prosecuted within the space of one year next ensuing such offence committed And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons to seize take and challenge to his or their own use and behoof and to the use of the King his Heirs and Successors all and all manner such Sheep Wool Woolfels Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wool Wool-flocks Fullers-earth and Fulling clay as he or they shall happen to see finde know or discover to be laid aboard in any Ship or other Vessel or Boat or to be brought carried or laid on shore at or near the Sea or any Navigable River or Water to the intent or purpose to be exported transported or conveyed out of the Kingdoms of England or Ireland Town of Berwick Isles or Dominion aforesaid contrary to the true meaning of this Act or to be packed or loaden upon any â—â—orse Cart or other Carriage to the intent or purpose to be conveyed or carried into the Kingdome of Scotland aforesaid and that such person or persons as shall happen so to seize take or challenge any such Sheep Wooll Wool-fells Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Woolflocks Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay as aforesaid shall have the full moiety thereof to all intents and purposes Provided alwayes That such person or persons as shall make any such seizure or Challenge as aforesaid to his or their own use shall not be admitted or allowed to give in Evidence upon his or their Oath or Oathes against any person or persons which shall happen to be indicted accused or questioned by vertue of this Act or any thing therein contained And furthermore be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every Ship Vessel Hulke Barge or Boat of what kinde soever whereof any Alien born or whereof any naturall born Subjects not inhabiting within the Realm of England shall be owner or part owner and wherein any Sheep Wooll Wool-fells Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Wooll-flocks Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay shall happen to be Shipped put or laid aboard contrary to the true meaning of this Act shall be forfeited to the Kings Majestie his Heirs and Successors Provided alwayes That this Act shall not extend to any Lamd skin ready drest and prepared fit and usefull for Furr or Lynings Provided also That this Act shall not in any wise extend to the transporting carrying or conveying away of any such Wool-fells or Pelts with such VVooll upon them or to any Beds stuffed with Flocks which shall be carryed or imployed in any Ship or other vessel for necessary use onely of and about the Ordnance or other thing in or concerning such Ship or Vessel or onely for the necessary use of any the persons in such Ship or Vessell passing or being and which shall not be sold or uttered in any Foreign parts out of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland or Town of Berwick Istes or Dominion aforesaid nor to the exporting transporting carrying or conveying of any Weather-sheep or of the VVooll growing upon any such VVeather-sheep to be carryed alive in any Ship or other Vessell for and towards the onely necessary food or diet of or for the Company or Passengers or other persons therein and for and towards none other purpose Provided alwayes and be it further Enacted That this Act or any thing therein contained shall not extend to any such Wooll to be exported or transported out of or from the Port of Southampton onely unto the aforesaid Isles of Jersey and Guernzey by or for the onely use or behoof of any the Inhabitants of the said Isles of Jersey and Guernzey or either of them or to any such VVooll to be shipped or loaden aboard in any ship or other vessel by or for the only use or behoof of any the Inhabitants of the said Isles of Jersey or Guernsey or either of them in the Port aforesaid to be exported and transported into the said Isles of Jersey or Guernzey or either of them so as such person and persons that shall so ship or lay aboard such Wooll into any ship or other vessel do before the shipping or laying aboard such VVooll deliver unto the Customer Comptroller Surveyor or Searcher of the Port of Southampton aforesaid out of which the same VVooll is to be exported a writing under the Seal or Seals of the respective Governors of the same Isles of Jersey and Guernzey unto which the said Wool is to be transported or of his or their Deputy or Deputies respectively the which writing shall purport and express that the party named in such writing is authorised and appointed to export or to cause to be exported out of the Port aforesaid so much Wooll expressing the number of the Tods to the same Isle to be used or manufactured in one of the same Isles or in some of the members or parts of the same and that such party so authorised and appointed to export or cause to be exported that Wool hath before the making and sealing of that writing entred sufficient Bond to his Majesties use for the landing of the said Wool in that Isle And to the intent that the quantity of Wooll to be exported out of the Port of Southampton aforesaid into the said Isles or either of them in any one year accompting the year to begin from the first day of January next ensuing and so yearly from the first day of January may not exceed the Quantity hereunder specified that is tosay unto the Isle of Jerâ—ey Two thousand Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool and unto Guernzey One thousand Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool and unto Alderny Two hundred Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool and unto Sarke One hundred Tods of unkeamed Wool and no more every Tod not exceeding thirty two pounds And be it enacted
employment of a very considerable part of its Shipping and Seamen and of the vent of very great quantities of its Native Commodities and Manufactures as also of its supply with several considerable Commodities which it was wont formerly to have onely from Forraigners and at far dearer Rates And forasmuch as Tobacco is one of the main products of several of those Plantations and upon which their welfare and subsistence and the Navigation of this Kingdom and vent of its Commodities thither do much depend and in regard it is found by experience That the Tobaccoes Planted in these parts are not so good and wholsome for the Takers thereof And that by the Planting thereof your Majesty is deprived of a considerable part of Your Revenue arising by Customes upon Imported Tobacco Do most humbly pray that it may be Enacted by your Majesty And it is hereby Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever shall or do from and after the first day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and sixty Set Plant improve to grow make or cure any Tobacco either in Seed Plant or otherwise in or upon any Ground Earth Field or Place within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales Islands of Guernsey or Jersey or Town of Berwick upon Tweed or in the Kingdom of Ireland under the penalty of the Forfeiture of all such Tobacco or the value thereof and of the sum of forty shillings for every Rod or Pole of Ground to Planted Set or Sowen as aforesaid and so portionablely for a greater or 〈◊〉 quantity of Ground One Moyety thereof to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors And the other Moyety to him or them that shall Sue for the same to be recovered by Bill Plaint or Information in any Court of Record wherein no Essoign Protection or Wager in Law shall be allowed And it is hereby further Enacted That all Sheriffs Iustices of the Peace Maiors Bailiffs Contrables and every of them upon Information or Complaint made unto them or any of them by any the Officers of the Customes or by any other person or persons whatsoever That there is any Tobacco Set Sowen Planted or growing within their Iurisdictions or Precincts contrary to this Act shall within Ten days after such Information or Complaint cause to be burnt plucked up consumed or utterly destroyed all such Tobacco so Set Sowen Planted or Growing And it is hereby further Enacted That in case any person or persons shall resist or make forcible opposition against any person or persons in the due and through Execution of this Act that every such person or persons for every such offence shall forfeit the sum of five pounds to be divided and recovered in manner aforesaid And in case any person or persons shall not pay the sums of money by them to be paid by vertue of this Act That in every such case Destress shall be made and Sale thereof returning the Over-plus to the Owners And in case no Destress be to be found That then every such party shall be committed to the Common Gaol in the County where such Offence shall be committed there to remain for the space of two Moneths without Bail or Main-prize Provided always and it is hereby Enacted That this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend to the hindring of the Planting of Tobacco in any Physick Garden of either University or in any other private Garden for Physick or Chirurgery onely so as the quantity so Planted exceed not one half of one Pole in any one place or Garden Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for erecting and establishing a Post-Office WHereas for the maintenance of mutual Correspondencies and prevention of many Inconveniences happening by private Posts severall publique Post-Offices have been heretofore erected for carrying and recarrying of Letters by Posts to and from all parts and places within England Scotland and Ireland and severall parts beyond the Seas the well-ordering whereof is a matter of general concernment and of great advantage as well for preservation of Trade and Commerce as otherwise To the end therefore that the same may be managed so that speedy and safe dispatches may be had which is most likely to be effected by ereâ—ting one general Post-Office for that purpose Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That there be from henceforth one general Letter-Office erected and established in some convenient place within the City of Londâ—n from whence all Letters and Pacquets whatsoever may be with speed and expedition sent unto any part of the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland or any other of his Majesties Dominions or unto any Kingdome or Countrey beyond the Seas at which said Office all Returns and Answers may be likewise received And that one Master of the said General Letter-Office shall be from time to time appointed by the Kings Majesty His Heirs and Successors to be made or constituted by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England by the name and style of his Majesties Post-Master Generall which said Master of the said Office and his Deputy and Deputies by him thereunto sufficiently authorised and his and their Servants and Agents and no other person or persons whatsoever shall from time to time have the receiving taking up ordering dispatching sending Post or with speed and delivering of all Letters Pacquets whatsoever which shall from time to time be sent to and from all and every the parts and places of England Scotland and Ireland and other his Majesties Dominions and to and from all and every the Kingdomes and Countreys beyond the Seas where he shall settle or cause to be setled Posts or running Messengers for that purpose Except such Letters as shall be sent by Coaches common known Carryers of Goods by Carts Waggons or Packhorses and shall be carried along with their Carts Waggons and Packhorses respectively And except Letters of Merchants and Masters which shall be sent by any Masters of any Ships Barques or other Vessel of Merchandize or by any other person imployed by them for the Carriage of such Letters aforesaid according to the respective directions And also except Letters to be sent by any private Friend or Friends in their wayes of journey or travel or by any Messenger or Messengers sent on purpose for or concerning the private affairs of any person or persons And also except Messengers who carry and recarry Commissions or the Return thereof Affidavits Writs Process or Proceedings or the Returnes thereof issuing out of any Court And be it furtther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such Postmaster Generall for the time being as shall from time to time be made and constituted by His Majesty His Heirs and Successors and the respective Deputies
s d Rouen Single o vi Double i o Treble i vi Ounce i vi   s d Paris Single o ix Double i vi Treble i iii Ounce i o   s d Dunkirk Ostend Lille Ipte Courtrey Gheandt Bruxells Bridges Antwerp all other parts of Flanders Single o viii Double i iv Treble ii o Ounce ii o   s d Sluis Flushing Middleburgh AmsterdaÌ„ Roterdam Delph Hagh and from all other parts of Holland Zealand Single o viii Double i iv Treble ii o Ounce ii o Provided alwayes That all Merchaâ—â—â—â— Accompts not exceeding one sheet of paper and all Bills of Exchange Invoyces and Bills of Lading are and shall hereby be understood to be allowed without Rate in the Price of the Letters and likewise the Covers of Letters not exceeding one fourth part of a sheet of Paper sent to Marseilles Venice or Ligorne to be sent forward to Turky shall be understood to be allowed to pass without Rate or payment for the same and according to the same Rates and proportions for the port of Letters Packquets parcels to or from any of the parts or places beyond the Seas where Posts have not been heretofore setled and may hereafter be setled by the said Post-Master General for the time being his Executors or Assignes And it shall and may be lawful to and for such Post-Master General his Deputy and Deputies to ask demand take and receive of every person that he or they shall furnish and provide with Horses Furniture and Guide to ride ost in any of the Post-roardes as aforesaid Three pence of English money for each Horses Hire or Postage for every English Mile and Foure pence for the Guide for every Stage And whereas upon the arrival of Ships from parts beyond the Seas into several Ports within his Majesties Dominions many Letters directed to several Merchants and others have been detained long to the great damage of the Merchants in want of that speedy advice and intelligence which they might have had if the same had been forthwith dispatched by the sâ—â—â—d posts and sometimes such Letters have been delivered by the Masters or Passengers of sâ—â—h Ships to ignorant and loose hands that understand not the way and means of speedy conveyance and delivery of Letters whereby great prejudice hath accrued to the affairs of Merchants and others as well by the miscarryage of many Letters so brought as oftentimes by the opening of the same to the discovery of the correspondencies and secrets of the Merchant Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Letters and Pacquets that by any Master of any Ship or Vessel or any of his Company or any Passengers therein shall or may be brought to any Port-Town within his Majesties Dominions or any of the Members thereof other then such Letters as are before excepted or may be sent by common known Carriers in manner aforesaid or by a friend as aforesaid shall by such Master Passenger or other person be forthwith delivered unto the Deputy or Deputies only of the said Post-Master General for the time being by him appointed for the said Port-Town and by him or them to be sent Post unto the said General Post-Office to be delivered according to the several and respective directions of the same And be it further Enacted by the aforesaid Authority That no person or persons whatsoever or Body politick or Corporate other then such Post-Master General as shall from time to time be nominated and appointed by his Majesty his Heires or Successors and constituted by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England as aforesaid and his Deputy and Deputies or Affignes shall presume to carry recarry deliver Letters for Hiâ—e other then as before excepted or to set up or imploy any Foot-post Horse-post Coach-post or Pacquet-Boat whatsoever for the conveyance carrying and recarrying of any Letters or Pacquets by Sea or Land within his Majesties Dominions or shall provide and maintaine Horses and Furniture for the horsing of any Thorow-posts or persons riding in Post with a Guide and Horne as usuall for hire upon paine of forfeiting the summe of Five pounds of English money for every severall offence against the Tenor of this present Act And also of the forfeiture of the summe of One Hundred pounds of like English money for every weeks time that any Offender against this Act shall imploy maintaine and continue any such Foot-post Horse-post Coach-post or Pacquet-Boat as aforesaid which said several and respective Forfeitures shall and may be sued for and recovered by Action or Actions of Debt Plaint or Information in any of his Majesties Courts of Record wherein no Essoigne Priviledge protection or Wager of Law shall be admitted and the said several and respective Forfeitures that shall happen from time to time to be recovered shall be and remaine the one moiety thereof to his Majestie his Heires and Successors and the other moiety thereof to such person or persons who shall or will inform against the Offender or Offenders against this present Act and shall or will sue for the said Forfeitures upon the same Provided alwayes That if any Post-Master of any respective place doth not or cannot not furnish any person or persons riding in Post with sufficient Horses within the space of one half hour after demand That then such person or persons are hereby understood to be left at liberty to provide themselves as conveniently they can And the persons who shall furnish such horses shall not therefore be liable to any Penalties or Forfeitures contained in this Act. Provided alwayes That if through default or neglect of the Post-Master Generall aforesaid any person or persons riding in Post shall fail as aforesaid of being furnished with a sufficient Horse or Horses for his or their use after demand as aforesaid That in every such case the said Post-master Generall shall forfeit the summ of Five pounds sterling the one moiety to his Majesty His Heirs and Successors and the other moiety to him or them who shall sue for the same in any Court of Record to be recovered by Bill plaint or other Information wherein no Essoigne Protection or other Wager in Law shall be admitted Provided alwayes and be it Enacted That nothing herein contained shall be understood to prohibit the carrying or recarrying of any Letters or pacquets to or from any Town or place to or from the next respective Post-road or Stage appointed for that purpose But that every person shall have free liberty to send and imploy such persons as they shall think fit for to carry the said Letters or Pacquets as aforesaid without any forfeiture or penalty therefore Any thing contained in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding Provided alwayes That if the Pacquet or Maile shall be carried out of England into any part beyond the Seas in any Ship or Vessel which is not of English built and navigated with English Seamen That in every such case