to ply on Sundays XII The Commissioners for the better discovery of Offenders herein shall publish a List or Account of all the particular Numbers of such Hackney-Coaches as shall be appointed for every Lords-Day successively through the Year Fines I. STat. 5 6 W. M. Sess 5. cap. 6. Six shillings and eight pence shall be paid upon signing Judgment to the proper Officer who signeth the same in full satisfaction of the Capiatur Fine and all Fees due for or concerning the same which said Officer shall make an increase to the Plaintiff of so much in his Costs to be taxed against the Defendant Iustices of Peace I. Justices of Peace in Wales limited to eight in each County repealed STat. 5 W. M. Sess 5. cap. 4. Whereas by a Statute made the 34th and 35th of H. 8. Entituled An Act for certain Ordinances in the Kings Majesties Dominion and Principality of Wales there is a Clause contained in these Words viz. That there shall not exceed the number of eight Justices of the Peace in any of the said Shires over and above the President Council and Justices aforesaid and the Kings Attorny and Solicitor which President Council Justices and the Kings Attorny and Solicitor shall be put in every Commission of Peace in every of the said twelve Shires And whereas this Clause is found inconvenient Be it enacted That the said Clause be repealed And that it may be lawful to and for the King and Queen by Commission under the Great Seal to constitute nominate and appoint any such number of Persons to be Justices of Peace in any of the said Counties of Wales as they shall think fitting according to such Ways and Methods as are commonly used for the constituting nominating and appointing of Justices of Peace for any County of England And that the Persons so constituted nominated and appointed shall have power and authority to act and do any thing appertaining to the Office of a Justice of Peace in as large and ample manner as any Justice of Peace within the Dominion of Wales might or ought to have done before the making of this Act any Law c. to the contrary notwithstanding I. Stat. 5 6 W. M. Sess 5. cap. 5. Certiorari to remove Indictment That in Term-time no Certiorari at the Prosecution of any Party indicted shall be granted out of the Court of Kings Bench to remove any Indictment before Trial had and from before the Justices of the General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace unless such Certiorari shall be granted upon Motion of Council and Rule of Court in open Court and that the Parties indicted prosecuting such Certiorari shall find two Manucaptors before one or two Justices of the County in 20 l. to plead to the said Indictment in the Kings Bench and at their own Charges to procure the Issue that shall be joyned upon the said Indictment to be tried at the next Assizes held for the County where the said Indictment was found after such Certiorari shall be returnable if not in London Westminster or Middlesex and if in the said Cities or County then to cause it to be tried the next Term after such Certiorari shall be granted or at the sitting after the said Term if the Kings Bench shall not appoint any other time and if any other time then notice to be given to the Prosecutor and the said Recognizance and Certiorari to be certified into the Kings Bench and there filed and the name of the Prosecutor to be indorsed and if the Party prosecuting such Certiorari being the Defendant shall not before allowance thereof procure such Manucaptors to be bound in a Recognizance the Justices of Peace may try the said Indictment at the said Sessions notwithstanding such Certiorari so delivered II. Costs against Prosecutor of a Certiorari And if the Defendant prosecuting such Certiorari be convicted then the Kings Bench shall give reasonable Costs to the Prosecutor to be taxed according to the course of the said Court and within ten days after demand upon Oath and refusal thereof he shall have an Attachment against the said Defendant by the Court for his Contempt and the Recognizance not to be discharged till the Costs so taxed shall be paid III. Certioraries grantable in vacation Nevertheless in the Vacation Writs of Certiorari may be granted by any of the Justices of the Kings Bench whose Names shall be endorsed and the Name of the Party at whose instance it is granted and before the allowance of such Writ the Party indicted prosecuting such Certiorari shall find such Sureties as before-mentioned in this Act. IV. Certioraries in Cheshire Lancaster and Durham And also upon every Certiorari granted within Chester Lancaster and Durham to remove Indictments as aforesaid the Parties indicted prosecuting such Certiorari shall find Sureties to try the said Indictments at the next Assizes or General Gaol-delivery and if convicted shall be liable to like Costs to be taxed as by this Act provided where the same are granted out of the Kings Bench. V. For repairing High-ways c. Provided if any Indictment be against any Person for not repairing High-ways Cawsies Pavements or Bridges and the Title to repair the same may come in question upon such Suggestion and an Affidavit made thereof a Certiorari may be granted to remove the same into the Kings Bench any Law to the contrary notwithstanding VI. Sureties Provided that the Parties prosecuting such Certiorari shall find two Manucaptors to be bound in a Recognizance with Condition as aforesaid Leases I. Leases of Lands part of the Dutchy of Cornwal STat. 5 6 W. M. Sess 5. cap. 16. All Leases and Grants made by the late King Charles II. or by the late King James or by their present Majesties or to be made within seven years next ensuing by Letters Patents or Indentures under the Great Seal of England or Seal of the Court of Exchequer or Copy of Court-Roll according to the Custom of the respective Manors of the said Dutchy or thereunto annexed of any Offices Messuages Parks Lands Tenements or Hereditaments parcel of the said Dutchy of Cornwal or annexed to the same other than of Honours Lordships or Manors shall be effectual in Law according to the purport of the same Copies Leases and Grants against the present King and Queen their Heirs and Successors and against every Person that shall have or enjoy the said Dutchy by force of any Act of Parliament or by any other Limitation II. Provided For one two or three lives or thirty one years that such Lease be not for more than one two or three Lives or thirty one Years or for some Term determinable upon one two or three Lives and not above And if such Leases be made in Reversion that then the same with the Estate in possession do not exceed three Lives or thirty one Years not dispunishable of Waste
Arrears thereof and of all Moneys then and before the determination of the said Power in the Hands of the Receiver General or Cashiers of the Customs Excise or Hearth-money and of the Sum of 412925 l. 14 s. 6 d. Granted by an Act of the First Session of the late Parliament Entituled An Act for the Granting a present Aid to Their Majesties and of the Money paid or payable by an Act Entituled An Act for raising Money by a Poll and otherwise towards the Reducing of Ireland and by one other Act Entituled An Act for preventing Doubts and Questions concerning the Collecting the Publick Revenue and by one other Act Entituled An Act for the Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of 12 d. in the Pound for one Year for the necessary defence of the Realm and of one other Act Entituled An Act for an additional Duty of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors and one other Act For Appropriating certain Duties for paying the States General of the United Provinces their Charges for His Majesties Expedition into the Kingdom and for other Uses and of one other Act of the Second Session of the same Parliament Entituled An Act for preventing all Doubts and Questions concerning the Collecting the Publick Revenue and of one other Act Entituled An Act for a Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of two Shillings in the Pound for One Year and of one other Act of the same Session Entituled An Act for a Grant to Their Majesties of an additional Aid of 12 d. in the Pound for One Year and of one Act Entituled An Act for Charging and Collecting the Duties upon Coffee Tea and Chocolate at the Custom-house and of one other Act Entituled An Ast for Review of the late Poll granted to Their Majesties and for an additional Poll towards the Reducing of Ireland and by one other Act Entituled An Act for Raising Money by a Poll and otherwise towards the Reducing of Ireland and Prosecuting the War against France and by one other Act Entituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties for their Lives and the Life of the Survivor of them certain Impositions upon Beer Ale and other Liquors and one other Act Entituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties a Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandizes Exported and Imported and by one other of this Session Entituled An Act for Granting an Aid to Their Majesties of the Sum of 1651702 l. 18 s. and by one other Act Entituled An Act for doubling the Duty of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors during the space of One Year and by one other Act Entituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties certain Impositions upon all East-India Goods and Manufactures and upon all wrought Silks and several other Goods and Merchandize to be Imported after the 25th Day of December 1690. and by one other Act Entituled An Act for the continuance of several former Acts therein mentioned for the Laying several Duties upon Wines Vinegar and Tobacco and of all Prizes taken since the said Fifth Day of November and of Money paid for the same to any Person Authorised to receive it or otherwise and of all the Crown-Lands First-fruits and Tenths of the Clergy Wine-licences Fines Forfeitures and of all other Branches of the Revenue and all Publick Money whatsoever that hath arisen since the said Fifth Day of November or shall arise before the determination of the Power hereby Granted and how and by and to whom the same hath been disposed or paid and for taking Accounts of all Their Majesties Stores Provisions and Habiliments of War by Land and Sea and to set down what numbers of Ships Yachts or Boats were on the said Fifth Day of November or at any time since and what Sums of Money Provisions Victuals Sâ—oes c. have been provided or paid since the said Fifth Day of November or shall be provided and paid towards the Payment or Maintenance of the Land Forces in England or Ireland or elsewhere or their Forces by Sea and the numbers of them respectively and towards the Building Repairs or Setting out of any Ships or Navies since the said Fifth Day of November and before the determination of the Power aforesaid II. The Auditor of the Receipt in the Exchequer and the Clerk of the Pells there and all other the Officers of the Exchequer and the Receipt thereof the Secretary and Treasurer at War Muster-master and Pay-master of the Land Forces in England and Ireland all Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy and Ordnance all Officers and Keepers of Their Majesties Stores and Yards and all Persons employed as Commissioners in and about the Treasury or the Management Ordering Paying or Receiving of Their Majesties Treasure Revenue Provisions or Stores of War and all Persons whatsoever whom the said Commissioners or any Five of them shall think fit to Examine are hereby required to observe such Orders as they or any Five of them shall by writing under their Hands Direct and Ordain for and touching the taking of the said Accounts III. The said Commissioners to sit in the Inner Court of Wards at Westminster or where they think fit with or without Adjournment and to send their Precepts for Persons Books Papers and Records and to Administer an Oath for the better discovery of the Truth of the Inquiries by them to be made and all Bayliffs Constables Sheriffs and other Officers are hereby required to obey and execute their Precepts and the said Commissioners or any Five of them may Employ such Clerks Messengers and Officers as they think fit and give them an Oath for their faithful Demeanour which Clerks and Officers shall take nothing for their Service but such Salary as the Commissioners shall direct IV. Two of the said Commissioners first named in this Act before they enter upon the Execution thereof shall take an Oath before the Chancellour of the Exchequer or the Master of the Rolls in these words viz. I A. B. do Swear that according to the best of my Skill and Knowledge I shall Faithfully Impartially and Truly demean my self in Examining and Taking the Accounts of all such Sum or Sums of Money and other things brought or to be brought before me in Execution of one Act Entituled An Act for Appointing and Enabling Commissioners to Examine Take and State the Publick Accounts of the Kingdom according to the Tenour and Purport of the said Act. V. And every other of the said Commissioners shall take the said Oath before the said two Commissioners VI. The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury shall cause to be paid such Sums of Money not exceeding 2000 l. to such Persons as the said Commissioners or any Five of them shall direct to be employed in the Payment of Clerks Messengers and other Officers and in defraying other necessary Charges the same to be Accounted for by him to whom it is paid according to the course of the Exchequer and the
600000 l. shall be paid to the States General of the United Provinces and all moneys to be levied by Virtue of this Act shall be applied to the Uses following viz. 570000 l. to the building and furnishing 27 Ships of War whereof 17 to be of the Third Rate and to contain 1100 Tuns and carry 80 Guns apiece and 10 to be of the Fourth Rate and to contain 900 Tuns and carry 60 Guns apiece The said Ships to be built and furnished with all convenient Expedition and the whole number to be compleat within 4 years from the 25th day of March 1691. LI. And that the said Sum of 570000 l. may be applied accordingly and Their Majesties be enabled to borrow upon the Credit of this Act any Sum not exceeding 1000000 l. for the Uses of the War Be it Enacted That after the payment of the said 600000 l. to the States General until the 18th day of Novemb. 1695. the Commissioners of Excise shall keep apart the Moneys arising by the said Act Entituled An Act for an Additional Duty of Excise c. and the Moneys arising by this Act and the Auditor or Comptroller of the Excise or their Deputies shall keep a distinct Account of the said Moneys to which all persons may have access without Fee and the said Commissioners of Excise shall pay the said moneys weekly into the Receipt of the Exchequer apart from other moneys LII And the Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer shall keep the moneys paid in by Virtue of this Act or of the said former Act and the Account thereof apart and a particular Account of the building and furnishing the said Ships LIII Out of the moneys so from time to time paid in one third Part shall yearly be paid out towards the building and furnishing the said Ships and the Commissioners of the Treasury shall sign no Warrant for issuing out any Part of the said third Part to any but the Treasurer of the Navy or Treasurer or Paymaster of the Ordnance expressing therein that the same is for building and furnishing the said 27 Ships of War nor shall the Auditor of the Receipt draw any Order for issuing any Part thereof otherwise then as aforesaid nor shall he direct or the Clerk of the Pells record or the Teller pay any part thereof by Virtue of any Warrant or Order otherwise then as aforesaid LIV. The Treasurer of the Navy and Treasurer or Paymaster of the Ordnance may transfer any part thereof payable to them upon any Order by Endorsement upon such Order and such Assignee may assign toties quoties LV. The Treasurer of the Navy and Treasurer or Paymaster of the Ordnance shall keep such moneys apart and issue the same by Warrant from the principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy or Ordnance respectively or any three or more of them mentioning that it is for building and furnishing the said Ships Nor shall the said principal Officers and Commissioners sign any Warrant for paying any of the said money to any other Use or Purpose LVI Any Persons may lend moneys upon the Credit of two third Parts of the moneys to be brought in by Virtue of this Act not exceeding 1000000 l. and have Interest at the rate of 7 l. per Cent. LVII And if the Commissioners or Governours of the Excise refuse or neglect to pay in the said moneys as aforesaid or misapply any part thereof and if any Officer belonging to the Exchequer Navy or Ordnance shall offend against any Clause of this Act or misapply any money contrary to the intent thereof they shall lose their Places and be disabled to execute any Office or Place of Trust and shall pay the full Value of any Sum so misapplied to any person who will sue for the same in any of Their Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster LVIII And no Stay of Prosecution shall be admitted by any Court in any Proceeding for the Recovery of any the Penalties by this Act inflicted or for or in order to the Conviction or disability of any person offending against this Act. LIX After the 25th Day of December 1690. during the continuance of the Act made this Session Entituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties certain Impositions upon all East-India Goods and Manufactures and upon all wrought Silks c. and of one other Act Entituled An Act for the continuance of several former Acts therein mentioned for the laying several Duties upon Wines Vinegar and Tobacco there shall be within London an Office for the Receipt of the Moneys payable to Their Majesties by virtue of the said Acts In which such Moneys shall be paid to the Receivers General of the Customs to be appointed by Their Majesties who shall keep apart the Moneys payable by virtue of the said first mentioned Act and shall likewise keep apart the Moneys payable by the said Act next recited which Moneys shall remain from time to time after the Payments which shall be made thereout by any Laws in force upon Debentures for Goods that shall be Reshipt or for Corn Exported or upon Discounts upon Bonds and of such Allowances of damaged Goods and of Bills of Portage as have usually been made And the Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs shall keep distinct Accounts of the said respective Sums of Moneys to which all Persons may have resort without Fee and the said Receiver or Receivers General shall weekly pay the same into the Receipt of the Exchequer apart from other Moneys and if they neglect so to do or misapply the same they shall Forfeit their Office and be incapable of any Place of Trust and shall Pay the value of the Sum misapplied to him that will Sue for the same LX. Out of the Money which shall be paid by virtue of this Act into the Exchequer 700000 l. shall be Appropriated to the Payment of Seamen that shall serve in the Navy the Year 1691. and to the building of Three Ships of the Third Rate to contain each 1050 Tuns and for providing them Furniture and to the Paying for Stores and Victuals for the Navy and to the Expence of the Office of Ordnance with respect to Naval Affairs and to other necessary Uses of the Navy in the Time aforesaid And out of all other Money that shall be Paid into the Exchequer upon Loan or otherwise by virtue of this or any other Act of this Session for Granting Aids or Supplies for reducing Ireland or Prosecuting the War against France other then what is Appropriated by this Act and the Act For Granting an Aid to Their Majesties of the Sum of 751702 l. 18 s. for the Payment of Seamen c. the Sum of 1500000 l. shall be Appropriated to the payment of the Land Forces and other Charges relating thereunto And all other Moneys payable into the Exchequer by virtue of any of the said Acts shall be Applyed to the Prosecution of the War against France and Reducing of Ireland and the
shall for so neglecting or refusing forfeit to their Majesties such Sum as the said Commissioners or the major part of them shall think fit not exceeding 20 l. nor under 10 l. to be levied by distress and sale of the Offenders Goods and Chattels in like manner as is appointed for levying the several Rates herein mentioned in case of refusal of payment And every Assessor as afore appointed before he take upon him the execution of the said Employment shall take the Oaths required to be taken in an Act made in the first Year of their Majesties Reign Entituled An Act for the abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths Oath to be taken and also take the Oath following You shall swear well and truly to execute the Duty of an Assessor and to cause the Rates and Duties imposed by an Act Entituled An Act for granting to their Majesties an Aid of 4 s. in the Pound for one year for carrying on a vigorous War against France to be duly and impartially assessed according to the best of your skill and knowledge and therein you shall spare no Person for Favour or Affection nor any Person grieve for Hatred or Ill-will So help you God VI. Certificates to be return'd to the Commissioners by the 5th of March 1693. The Rates and Assessments upon all ready Monies Debts Goods Chattels Personal Estates and Publick Offices and Employments of Profit charged by this Act shall be ascertained and the Certificates thereof returned to the Commissioners upon or before the 5th of March 1693. unless the Commissioners shall think fit to give farther time And also the Assessments of 4 s. in the Pound of the yearly value of all Manors Messuages Tenements Hereditaments and Premises charged by this Act shall be ascertained and the Certificates returned in to the Commissioners on or upon the 5th day of March aforesaid unless the Commissioners shall think fit to give farther time and upon return of such Certificate any three or more of the Commissioners may examine the Presenters thereof if they see cause Commissioners to examine suspected Returns And if at the return of the Certificates or within twenty days after they shall have cause to suspect that any Person or any Manors Lands or other the Premises which ought to be charged is omitted or that any Person is of a greater Estate or any the Lands or other Premises are of greater yearly value the said Commissioners or any three of them may summon such Person or the Owners of such Manors or other Premises to appear before them and if they neglect to appear not having a reasonable excuse every Person so making default Penalty of the Persons not appearing shall pay to their Majesties double the Sum he should have been rated at And the said Commissioners or the major part of them shall have power to examine into the Estate of such person and the value of such Premises chargeable by this Act and to set such Rates thereon as shall be chargeable by this Act. VII And the said Commissioners Collecting the Duty at 4 quarterly Payments and when to begin or any two of them shall issue out their Warrants for the collecting the Rates and Assessments in respect of the Personal Estates Offices and Imployments and also of the Pound Rate to be charged upon Lands Tenements and other the Premisses as aforesaid at four quarterly Payments the first to be on the 26th of March 1694. or within twenty days after paid into their Majesties Exchequer The second Payment by the 20th day of June next ensuing or within twenty days after The third on the 20th day of September next ensuing or within twenty days after And the last Payment to be on the 20th of December or within twenty days after VIII The Sub-collector may retain 3 d. Sub-collectors and Receiver Generals Fee for each 20 s. he collects as a Reward for his Pains and shall not travel above ten miles for payment of any Monies by him received And the Head-collector shall be nominated by the Receiver General of the County which Receiver General shall be answerable for all Monies received by the Collectors of the said County And the Receiver General shall have 2 d. in the Pound for all Monies paid by him into the Exchequer on or before the times prefixt in this Act. IX Commissioners Clerks Fees The Commissioners Clerks shall for writing Warrants Certificates and Duplicates by Warrant under two or more of the Commissioners Hands receive from the respective Receivers General 1 d. in the Pound for such Monies as they shall have received X. Penalty of refusing payment Upon refusal to pay as by Act assessed it shall be lawfull to distrain and the Distress to sell within four days And moreover it shall be lawful to break open in the day-time any House and upon Warrant under the Hands and Seals of two or more of the said Commissioners any Chest Trunk Box or other things where any such Goods are calling the Constables or Headboroughs to their assistance where any refusal or resistance shall be made Tenants to deduct out of their Rents The several Tenants which shall be rated by virtue of this Act are hereby required to pay such Monies as shall be rated upon such Houses and Premises and deduct out of the Rents so much of the said Rates as in respect of the said Rents of every such House or Lands the Landlord ought to bear and all Landlords are hereby required to allow such Deductions upon receipt of the residue of their Rents XI Within what time to appeal If any Person by this Act sessed do find himself grieved by such assessing and do within ten days after demand of the same complain to the Commissioners the said Commissioners or any three or more of them so as the major part of the Commissioners who signed the Rates be present shall have power within ten days after such complaint to examine any Persons upon Oath of their real or personal Estate and upon examination and knowledge thereof to abate or enlarge the same Assessment and the same so abated or enlarged shall be estreated into the Exchequer as aforesaid Appeals to be final Collector neglecting or refusing his Penalty And Appeals once determined to be final XII If any Collector shall neglect or refuse to pay any Mony by him received as by this Act is directed or shall detain any Mony and not pay the same at such time as is hereby directed the Commissioners of each County or any two or more of them are hereby impowred to imprison the Person and seize the Estate both real and personal of such Collector to him belonging or which shall descend or come to his Heirs or Executors and to give notice and appoint a time for the sale thereof and to satisfie and pay into the Hands of the Receiver General so much as shall be detained by the
And in case they be not sufficient then the Loans which shall remain unsatisfied and their Interest shall be repaid out of the next Aids or Supplies granted in Parliament and shall be transferred thereunto as soon as any such Aid or Supply shall be granted to their Majesties For want of such Aids to be supplied out of the Treasury And if no such Aids or Supplies be granted before the 2d of February 1694. then the Sums so borrowed and their Interest shall be paid out of their Majesties Treasure not appropriated to any particular use by Act of Parliament before this time made XXX That out of the Mony to be levied by this Act or another Act of this present Session of Parliament Entituled 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 1000000 l. towards carrying on the War against France or any other Act of this present Session of Parliament by which any Aids shall be granted to their Majesties towards the carrying on the said War and which shall be paid into the Exchequer as well upon Loans as otherwise except only the Mony appropriated to pay the Recompences in this and the before recited Act the Sum of 1500000 l. over and above the Sum of 1000000 l. appropriated by an Act of this present Session of Parliament Entituled An Act for granting to their Majesties an Aid of 4 s. in the Pound for one Year for carrying on a vigorous War against France Monies appropriated to the use of the Navy and Ordnance and Land Forces is appropriated for the Services of the Navy and Ordnance performed and to be performed And that all other Monies to be paid by this or any other Act of this present Session of Parliament not appropriated to the use of the Navy or to pay the Recompences aforesaid into the Receipt of the Exchequer as well upon Loans as otherwise shall be appropriated to the payment of their Majesties Land Forces and Armies Ordnance Ammunition and other Charges incident to the War and not otherwise XXXI Mony to be applied to the use of the Navy The half of the Mony paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer by this Act or any other of this present Session of Parliament except the Act for granting an Aid of 4 s. in the pound for one year c. and except what is appropriated to pay the Recompences aforesaid and except also one other Act Entituled An Act to supply the deficiency of the Menies raised by a former Act Entituled 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 c. shall be applied to answer the said Sum of 1500000 l. hereby appropriated to the use of the Navy until the same shall be paid XXXII Mony to pay Seamens Wages That out of the Sum of 1500000 l. and out of the Sum of 1000000 l. appropriated for the use of the Navy the Sum of eleven hundred fifty six thousand nine hundred ninety four pounds shall be applied to pay Wages to Officers and Seamen and other Services belonging according to the course of the Navy to the Head of Wages Marine Regiment and to pay the Officers and Souldiers of the two Marine Regiments And that twelve hundred fifty seven thousand two hundred sixty and six pounds be applied to pay for Victuals Victuals and Stores necessary Provisions and Stores and other extraordinary Services of the Navy and Ordnance eighty five thousand seven hundred and forty pounds to pay the Wages of the Yards Yards c. and other ordinary Services of the Navy XXXIII The Rules and Directions appointed in one Act made in the first Year of their Majesties Reign Entituled Former Act revived for the better executing this Act. An Act for a Grant to their Majesties of an Aid of 2 s. in the Pound for one Year for the speedy payment of Mony thereby granted into the Receipt of the Exchequer by the Collectors and Receivers and for distribution and application thereof and keeping distinct Accounts of the same and all the Penalties and Forfeitures in case of diversion of any Mony thereby appropriated are hereby revived and enacted to be executed and put in ure concerning the distribution and application of the said Sums hereby appropriated as fully and effectually as if the same were here particularly repeated and re-enacted XXXIV The Commissioners of the Customs from and after the end of this Session of Parliament shall mark and seal Lustrings and Alamodes c. to be markt and sealed by the Commissioners of the Customs or cause to be markt and sealed all Lustrings and Alamodes which are now imported and in the Hands of any Person or Persons whatsoever and also of all the said Stuffs so called which shall be hereafter imported and keep an Entry and Registry thereof in the Custom-House in a Book for that purpose provided Those imported already to be so markt sealed or registred within twenty days of the said time for which there shall be no Fee or Reward paid and those hereafter imported from the time aforesaid to be so markt sealed and registred without any Fee before they be delivered out of the Custom-House Ware-House And all Lustrings and Alamodes imported after the 15th day of May 1694. Penalty of unsealed Goods and not so sealed and markt shall be forfeited and the Importers or Possessors thereof subject to such and the like Penalties and Forfeitures as Importers of French Goods by one Act made in the first Year of their Majesties Reign Entituled An Act for prohibiting all Commerce and Trade with France to be recovered as therein directed Counterfeiting Mark or Seal 500 l. And if any Person or Persons shall alter or counterfeit the Marks or Seals used for that purpose the Offender shall forfeit 500 l. to any that will sue for the same in any of their Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster XXXV Whereas it is enacted in one Act of this present Session of Parliament Entituled An Act for granting to their Majesties an Aid of 4 s. in the Pound for one Year c. that over and above the Ships of War for the Line of Battail and for Convoys to remote Parts at the least four Ships of the third Rate and sixteen of the fourth Rate thirteen of the fifth Rate and ten of the sixth Rate shall be from time to time directed and appointed by the Lord High-Admiral or the Commissioners for executing that Office Commissioners of the Admiralty to certifie at the next Sessions of Parliament what Ships have been set out and the Places where to such proper Stations as they shall deem meet to cruise for securing Merchants Ships in their going
out and returning home The Lord High-Admiral or Commissioners for executing that Office shall exhibit to the Commons assembled in Parliament at the next Session of this or any other Parliament which shall happen after the first of August 1694. a Certificate in Writing under his or their Hands respectively of the Ships set out in pursuance of the said recited Clause expressing therein the Name and Rates of the Ships set out the times when ordered as also the Stations to which they were directed and the times how long they were continued at Sea in that Service XXXVI Fees of the Officers of the Exchequer 1 d in the Pound The Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer may receive and take for their Fees one peny in the pound and no more for all or any the Sums of Mony to be issued or paid to any their Majesties Garrisons Land-Forces and Armies and other Charges incident to the same out of the Mony arising by this or any other Act and Grant of this Session or any other Session of Parliament during this present War to be distributed in such proportion as the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury shall appoint XXXVII No Collector Gauger or Officer of Excise shall give his Vote for Parliament Man After the first day of May 1694. no Collector Supervisor Gauger or other Officer or Person whatsoever concerned in the Excise or any Branch or Part thereof shall by Word Message or Writing or in any other manner whatsoever endeavour to perswade any Elector to give or disswade any from giving his Vote for the Choice of any Person to be a Knight of the Shire Citizen Burgess or Baron of any City Borough or Cinque-Port to serve in Parliament and every Officer or other Person offending shall forfeit 100 l. one moiety to the Informer The Penalty for offending the other to the Poor of the Parish where such Offence shall be committed to be recovered by any Person that shall sue for the same in any of their Majesties Courts at Westminster and every Person convict on any such Suit of the said Offence shall be disabled and incapable of ever executing any Office relating to the Duty of Excise or other Office or Place of Trust whatsoever under their Majesties their Heirs or successors XXXVIII Gaugers to leave Notes in Writing True Notes in Writing of the last Gauges made or taken by the Gaugers shall be left by them with Brewers Makers or Retailers of Beer Ale or other Excisable Liquors or some of their Servants at the times of taking their said Gauges Penalty for neglecting containing the quantity and quality of the Liquors so gauged upon the Penalty of 5 l. for every Offence or Neglect to be recovered by any Person that shall sue for the same in any of their Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster An Act upon Parchment c. I. Stat. 5 6 W. M. Sess 5. cap. 15. The Act when to commence From the 28th of June 1694. shall be paid the several Duties upon Vellum Parchment and Paper for four Years thence ensuing viz. For every Skin or piece of Vellum or Parchment Letters Patents on which any Grants or Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or the Seal of the Dutchy or County Palatine of Lancaster or of any Honour Dignity Promotion Franchise Liberty or Priviledge to any Person or Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate or Exemplifications of the same shall be ingrossed or written the Sum of 40 s. II. Pardons Reprieves Relaxations For every Skin or piece of Vellum Parchment or Sheet of Paper on which are ingrossed or written any Pardon of any Crime or of any Mony or Forfeiture or of any Warrant or Reprieve or Relaxation from any Fines Corporal Punishments or other Forfeiture shall pay 40 s. III. Grants of Mony by their Majesties For every Skin c. upon which any Grant from their Majesties of any Sum of Mony exceeding 100 l. which shall pass the Great Seal or Privy not directed to the Great Seal shall be engrossed or written 40 s. IV. Offices above 50 l. per Ann. For every Skin c. upon which any Grant of any Office or Imployment which shall be above the value of 50 l. per Annum shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. V. Grants of Lands in Fee for years c. For every Skin c. upon which any Grant of Lands in Fee Lease for Years or other Grant of Profit not herein particularly charged that shall pass the Great Seal Exchequer Seal Seal of the Dutchy or County Palatine of Lancaster or Privy Seal not directed to the Great Seal shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. VI. Ecclesiastical Promotions For every Skin c. upon which any Presentation or Donation under the Great Seal Collation by Archbishop or Bishop Presentation or Donation by any Patron to any Benefice Dignity or Spiritual Promotion such Benefice Dignity or Spiritual Promotion being 10 l. value or above in the Kings Books shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. VII Register Entry Testimonial c. For every Skin c. on which any Register Entry Testimonial or Certificate of any Degree taken in the Universities or Inns of Court shall be engrossed or written 40 s. VIII Dispensations Ecclesiastical For every Skin c. on which any Dispensation to hold two Ecclesiastical Dignities or Benefices or both a Dignity and a Benefice or any other Dispensation or Faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Master of the Faculties shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. IX Admittance of a Fellow of the Colledge c. For every Skin c. on which an Admittance of any Fellow of the Colledge of Physitians or of any Attorny Clerk Advocate Proctor Notary or other Officers in any Court whatsoever shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. X. Appeals from the Admiralty c. For every Skin c. on which any Appeals from the Court of Admiralty Arches Prerogative Court of Canterbury or York shall be ingrossed or written 40 s. XI Deeds inrolled For every Skin c. on which any Conveyances Surrenders of Grants or Offices Release or other Deed whatsoever enrolled in any Court of Westminster or other Court of Record or by any Custos Rotulorum or Clerk of the Peace shall be ingrossed or written 5 s. XII Writs of Covenant and Entry For every piece c. on which any Writ of Covenant for levying of Fines or Writs of Entry for suffering Recoveries shall be ingrossed or written 5 s. XIII Exemplifications For every Skin c. on which any Exemplification of whatever nature that shall pass the Seal of any Court whatsoever shall be ingrossed or written 5 s. XIV Decrees Dismissions For every Skin c. on which any Decree or Dismission made by or in the Chancery Exchequer Dutchy-Court or Courts of Lancaster Chester Durham or other