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A82696	A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, in answer to a proclamation, set forth in His Majesties name, concerning the receipt and payment of customs. Whereunto is annexed, the ordinance concerning the subsidie of tonnage and poundage. Die Sabbati 31 Decembris, 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parliament. Dom. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1441; Thomason E84_7; Thomason E84_8; ESTC R21259	4,482	10

AN ORDINANCE OF PARLIAMENT Concerning THE SVBSIDIE OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE LONDON Printed for Lawrence Blaiklock and are to be sold at Temple Barre in Fleet-street 1642. AN ORDINANCE OF PARLIAMENT Concerning the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage THe Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament taking into consideration the great perills and dangers that may ensue not only to this Kingdom but likewise unto that of Ireland especially in these times of apparent danger farre exceeding all former times either of his Majesty or of his Royall Father King Iames and taking into further consideration the great debt now due unto the Navie as well before the beginning of this Parliament as since amounted to the summe of two hundred thousand pounds or thereabouts and that two and fifty Ships of Warre are now in the actuall service of this Kingdome as well for the defence thereof as of Ireland and not knowing what other supply of Ships and of store will be further requisite in these times of danger and well knowing that they cannot bee maintained without great summes of Money nor the said great Arrears satisfied by any moneys already collected or owing by Merchants for the time past And foreseeing the danger and the necessity of the supply did long before this time prepare a new book of Rates which passed both Houses now ordered to be published wherein they had as well an equall respect to the ease of Merchants as to the raising of such summes of money as might be proportionable to those supplies and did likewise prepare and passe a Bill of Tonnage and Poundage whereby the Book of Rates is confirmed which Bill they have likewise ordered to be printed and published which after they were past both Houses were upon the 29th day of June last past sent to his Majesty to York for the Royall Assent which his Majesty not having passed the Lords and Commons did upon the fourteenth day of this instant July command the Earle of Holland Sir Iohn Holland and Sir Philip Stapleton by whom they did-send the late Petition to his Majesty in the name of both Houses to move his Majesty to give a speedy passage to that Bill whereunto his Majesty hath given no Answer at all And whereas the former Bill of Tonnage and Poundage did determine the first day of this instant July since which time no moneys intended to be raised by this last Bill have beene collected Now the said Lords and Commons having taken the premises into due and serious consideration for preventing the inevitable dangers that must necessarily ensue without timely prevention in that behalfe have thought good to make this their Declaration to all his Majesties loving Subjects First whereas by an Act made this present Parliament entituled an Act for the reliefe of the Captives taken by the Turkish Mooreish and other Pyrats and to prevent the taking of others in time to come All Merchants aswell Denizens as Aliens for any goods exported or imported from the tenth day of December one thousand six hundred forty and one during the terme of three yeares then next ensuing are to make due entries of such their goods in the Port of London and all other his Majesties Ports within the Realme of England and Dominion of Wales upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the said goods Now the said Lords and Commons doe enjoyne all Merchants as well Denizens as Aliens to make due entry of all such goods and Merchandize as they shall during the continuance of the said Act export or import And to the intent that the Entries may be accordingly made they doe expect that the Customers Comptrollers Searchers and other the Officers of the said City of London and other the Ports respectively doe carefully attend their severall charges and make due seizure as forfeited of all such goods and Merchandize as shall not be entred according to the intent of the said Statute 2. That although the said last Bill of Tonnage and Poundage hath not yet had the Royall Assent and therefore the Subject by the Law is not compellable to pay the duty therein limited to be paid yet the premises and pressing necessities considered the Lords and Commons doe declare that it shall be taken as an acceptable service to the Common-wealth by a manifestation of their good affections to the publick of all those that shall upon entry of their goods advance and pay by way of Loane unto the Collectors or Commissioners which now are or hereafter shall be named or to their Deputy or Deputies all such sum or summes of money as are payable by the last Book of Rates and should have beene due in case the said Bill had past for a Law 3 That every Merchant so advancing money as abovesaid shall have allowance by way of defalcation of fifteen pounds per cent out of every hundred pou●ds hee or they shall so advance and pay over and above all other allowances made in the said Bill or Book of Rates or either of them and so out of every greater and lesser summe after that rate 4 Whereas the Bill of Tonnage and Poundage now remaining with his Majesty cannot have the force of a Law without the further concurrence of the Lords and Commons in respect the Speaker of the House of Commons by and with the consent of the said Commons is to carry the said Bill up into the Lords House for the Royall assent as also in respect that in his Majesties absence from Parliament his Majesty hath no power to passe his Royall assent unto a Bill but by his Letters Patents under the great Seale and signed with his hand declared and notified to the Lords and Commons assembled together in the higher House as by a Statute made in the 23 yeare of the reigne of King Henry the eighth c. 21. appeareth Now the Lords and Commons for the further assurance of Merchants advancing moneys as aforesaid doe promise and declare that before they consent to the perfecting of the said Bill of of Tonnage and Poundage now remaining with his Majesty or any other Bill of Tonnage and Poundage whatsoever provision shall be made that the said allowance of fifteene per Cent. shall be confirmed unto the said Merchants accordingly And that they their heirs executors administrators and assignes shall be forever acquitted and discharged of and from the payment thereof 5 To the intent that no Merchant doth forbeare to advance the said moneys by way of Loan according as hereby is desired in hope that the duties in the said Bill shall not hereafter become payable from the first day of Iuly 1642 The Lords and Commons doe declare that no Bill of Tonnage and Poundage shall hereafter passe in Parliament but such as shall relate be in force to compell all merchants to pay for all goods and merchandize exposed or imposed from the said first day of Iuly 1642 on which day the former Bill of Tonnage and Poundage expired In which Bill there shall be