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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87308	An Act for the setling of the excize and new impost upon His Majesty his heirs and successors, according to the book of rates therein inserted.; Public General Acts. 1662-1663. 14 & 15 Cha.II.c.8	Ireland.	1669 (1669)	Wing I322C; ESTC R229254	47,907	141

be proceeded against set and put in the Pillory a● in and by one statute made in this Realm i● the Eight and twentieth year of the Reig● of the late Queen Elizabeth is Enacted and Ordained and the Iustices of Assize an● Goal Delivery in their several circuits an● the Iustices of Peace in every county with in this Realm at their quarter-Quarter-sessions both within Liberties and without shall have full power and authority by virtue hereof to inquire of all and every the defaults and offences last before-mentioned by inquisition presentment Bill or Information before them exhibited or otherwise lawfully to hear and determine the same and thereupon to give Iudgement award process and Execution of the same according as in and by the said statute is directed and ordained That if any Goods distrained in pursuance of this present Act shall not be redeemed within six dayes except before excepted or if any goods seized shall not be claimed or cleered within one and twenty dayes after as aforesaid the commissioners of Excize their sub-Commissioners and Collectors respectively appointing a general day of sale and giveing publick notice thereof shall cause the said goods to be appraised by two sworn Officers or others and afterwards sell and dispose of the same by the candle unto such person as shall bid or give most for the same and all sales so made of any Goods seized or distrained shall be good in Law to all person and persons buying the same That all seizures Fines forfeitures and penalties mentioned in this Act all necessary charges for recovery thereof being first deducted the same to be rated and allowed of by the Commissioners of Excize their sub-Commissioners or Collectors respectively the moyety or one half part of the remainder of such fines Forfeitures and Penalties shall be to the use of his Majesty His Heirs and Successors and the other moyety or one half part to him or them that shall seize or discover or give Information of and prove any breach of any clause or Article of this present Act. Provided alwayes and be it declared That in case any person or persons subject to any Fine or Penalty or Forfeiture who is not a Principal but an Abettor or Accessary to any offence or breach of this present Act shall discover declare or make known any such offence or breach of this present Act unto the Commissioners of Excize their sub-Commissioners or Collectors every such person shall not only be acquitted and discharged of and from any penalty in relation to himself but shall have and receive the one moyety of the Fines Forfeitures and penalties incurred by any others whose offence or breach of this present Act he shall so declare and make known any thing in this present Act before to the contrary notwithstanding That for the better and more effectual and vigorous execution of this Act all Sheriffs Iustices of the peace Mayors Portriffs Sovereigns Constables and all others his Majesties Officers in the several Counties Baronies Liberties Franchenzices and Iurisdictions of this his Majesties Realm of Ireland be and are hereby required to be from time to time and at all times aiding and assisting unto the Commissioners of Excize their sub-Commissioners Collectors and all other Officers and Persons imployed by or under them in the due Execution of this Act and punishing all Offenders according to law and doing all other things as in and by this present Act is required to be done by all every or any of them And His Majesty is graciously pleased that it be Enacted and it is hereby Enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid That for the space of seven years next ensuing there be no lease made by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors to any person or persons or any Authority given as Agent or Agents or otherwise for granting licences for any of the premisses otherwise than as by this Act is appointed nor after the said seven years without special advice in that behalf of the chief Governour or Governours and six or more of the Council of this Kingdom and even that not to be without then reserving thereout yearly to his Majesty His Heirs and successers the highest Rent yearly thereout that in any one Year of the now next succeeding seven years the same shall yield to His Majesty His Heirs or successors and if any such Lease as aforesaid shall be made of any the premisses contrary to this Act the same is hereby declared to be void And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the several Rates and duties of Excize in and by this present Act rated imposed and set to be had received levied and demanded within your Majesties Realm of Ireland shall be had received and demanded for the use of your most Excellent Majesty your Heirs and successors for ever and all powers and authorities therein given and granted shall be exercised continued and put in execution from the said Five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty and one and thenceforward for ever And lastly Be it Declared and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said several Rates and Duties of Excize and all Fines Penalties Forfeitures or other sum or sums of money rated imposed set or forfeited in and by this present Act are meant and intended to be currant and lawfull money or moneys of England and that all and every of the same be therefore demanded received paid and satisfied accordingly A BOOK OF RATES AND Value of Goods and Merchandize imported according to which Excize is to be paid by the first Buyer or Importer respectively A.   l. s d. ALLom the tun 15 00 00 Aneil of barbery the pound 00 01 08 Annoto the pound 00 01 06 Argal white and red or powder ●he hundred weight containing ●ne hundred and twelve pounds 01 02 00 Aggats small the hundred dozen 00 13 04 Aggats large the piece 00 00 06 Amber the pound 00 01 08 Ashes called Pot-ashes the hundred weight containing one hundred and twelve pounds 02 00 00 Ashes called Wood or Soap Ashes the hundred weight containing 112 pounds 01 00 00 B. Babies-heads of earth the dozen 00 09 00 Balks Great the hundred containing 120 20 00 00 Balks Middle the hundred containing 120 06 00 00 Balks Smal the hundred containing 120 04 00 00 Gold ballances the groce containing twelve dozen pair 04 00 00 Ballances called Ounce ballances the groce containing 12 dozen pair 02 00 0● Ballances called The sort containing four dozen 02 13 0● Balls called Tennis balls the thousand 01 10 0● Balls called Washing balls the groce containing 12 dozen 00 10 0● Band strings the dozen knots 03 00 00 Barlings the hundred containing 120 pounds 12 00 00 Barilla or Saphora to make glass the hundred weight containing 112 pounds 01 10 00 Basket rods the bundle 00 08 00 Baskets called hand-baskets or Sports the dozen 00 04 00 Battery basherons or Kettles the 100 weight containing 112 pound

custody and put to work and labour all such persons as by Warrant of the Commissioners of Excize or their Sub-commissioners or collectors and the said Iustices of Peace or chief Magistrate as aforesaid shall be from time to time committed unto their several Goals Prisons or Houses of Correction for which Prisoners so committed to Goal all Sheriffs respectively shall ●e responsible and if any sheriff his Depu●y or Deputies shall make replevin dr deli●erance of any distress or distresses taken by ●irtue of this present Act or if any sheriff Goaler Governour or Master of any House ●f Correction shall refuse to receive and set ●n work such persons or shall permit or suffer ●ny person or persons to him or them committed as aforesaid to escape out of his or ●heir custody or permit him or them to go ●orth out of Prison or house of Correction without warrant or Order in writing from ●im or them that committed such person or ●hat as well before as hereafter by this Act ●re authorized to do the same every such She●iff Iayler Governour Master or other Officer aforesaid shall forfeit double the value ●f every sum or sums of money for which ●uch person was or shall be committed to him ●r them as abovesaid the same to be levied by ●istress and sale of the goods and Chattels ●f such sheriff deputy or deputies Iaylor Governour or Master of any House of cor●ection as before in this present Act is di●ected and appointed Provided always be it enacted by authori●y aforesaid that this act nor any thing therein contained shall not extend to charge an● person or persons with any Penalty Fo●feiture and Punishment for and concernin● any offence to be done contrary to the T●nor of this Act or of any the Articles o● Branches of the same unless he or the● so offending be informed against or co●plained of to the said Commissioners the● sub Commissioners or Collectors within ● months after the same Offence shall be do●● and committed as aforesaid any thing co●tained in this Act to the contrary notwit●standing And provided alwayes That if any dif●●rence or other matter of controversie or di●ficulty happen to arise between any Me●chant Trader or Dealer and the said Commissioners sub-Commissioners Collector● or other Officers or if any person or person● shall judge him or themselves agrieved 〈◊〉 injured with any manner of proceedings t● be had made or done by the said Commissi●ners sub-Commissioners Collectors o● other Officers that it shall and may be lawfull for every such person or persons to mak● his appeal unto the Lord Lieutenant Lor● Deputy or other chief Governour or Governours and Privy Council of Ireland o● such as they shall appoint by Commission under the great seal which Commissioners shall take the Oath following Videlicet YOU shall be true and faithfull in the place of Commissioner for Appeals you shall in all things execute the same impartially without any respect favour reward or affection to any person whatsoever So help you God Which said Oath the Lord Chief Baron is hereby authorized to administer and the said Commissioners for Appeals or the major part of them are hereby Authorized and Impowered to receive all or any Appeals that may or shall be made from the said Commissioners sub-Commissioners Collectors or others and to send for Parties and witnesses and all manner of papers and writings belonging to any case brought before them and to examine upon Oath and to hear and determine all such Appeals matters in difference and thereupon to confirm or reverse all Iudgements and sentences given by the said Commissioners sub-Commissioners Collectors or others as aforesaid against any person and by warrant under their or the major part of their hands to discharge release set at liberty any person committed to prison or any house of correction by the said Commissioners sub-Commissioners or Officers and further from time to time to mitigate and abate all fines penalties and forfeitures set imposed and adjudged by them or any of them by virtue of thi● present Act as to them shall seem meet and as shall be according to equity good conscience Provided always That in the mitigating such forfeiture fine or penalty care be had that the informer or prosecutor may be duly encouraged for his care pains and discovery according to the nature and quality of the fraud had used and discovered That the said Commissioners of Excize or the major part of them shall have power authority to frame make and give such instructions from time to time unto their several respective Officers imployed under them as shall be most for the true and orderly putting in execution of this present Act so as the same be first allowed and approved of by the Lord Lieutenant Lord deputy or other chief governour or Governours Privy Council of Ireland and such Officer or Officers as shall not give due observance unto such instructions or shall be wilfully negligent remiss careless or unfaithfull in the Execution of his or their trust and imployment the said Commissioners or the major part of them shall punish all every such Officers by fine not exceeding double the value of his or their yearly salary or wages and to forfeit his office or imployment the fine to be levied by distress or in default thereof such Officer or Officers to be proceeded against as aforesaid That the said last before-mentioned Commissioners or any one of them their Sub-commissioners Collectors and all others authorized thereunto by commission under their hands and seals or under the hands seals of the major part of them respectively shall and have hereby power to administer all such Oath or Oaths as in all and every case in this present Act is required and appointed to be made and given other than such as are appointed otherwise to be administred And if any person or persons shall from and after the said Five and twentieth day of De●ember one thousand six hundred sixty one ●nlawfully or corruptly procure any witness ●r witnesses by reward promise or any ●●nister and unlawfull means whatsoever to commit any willfull or corrupt perjury in any matter cause or thing which by virtue of this present Act shall depend or come before the said Commissioners for Appeals or of Excize their sub-Commissioners or Collectors by complaint or Information or if any person or persons either by subornation unlawfull procurement sinister perswasion or means of any others or by their own Act consent or agreement from and after the said Five and twentieth day of December One thousand six hundred sixty One wilfully or corruptly commit any manner of wilfull perjury by his or their depositions before the said respective commissioners or their sub-commissioners or collectors or any of them in any matter before mentioned every such Offendor or Offendors shall for hi● or their said offence being thereof lawfully indicted and convict lose and forfeit such sum and sums of money and further shall