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A82455 An act for the improvement of the revenue of the customs and excize England and Wales. Parliament. 1657 (1657) Wing E1113; Thomason E1065_28; ESTC R13781 1,410 4

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AN ACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT Of the Revenue of the Customs and Excize WHereas by the Humble Petition and Advice of the Parliament it is thought fit and Declared That the constant yearly Revenue of Thirteen hundred thousand pounds shall be raised and setled for the Maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Commonwealth and for Defraying the Charges of the Government And whereas it will be necessary that the Profits of the Excize and Customs and other the Publique Revenue be by all good ways and means Improved to the best Advantage of the Commonwealth and as much as may be reduced to a Certainty to the end the said Yearly Revenue of Thirteen hundred thousand pounds may be answered raised without a Land-Tax according to the Humble Petition and Advice without weakning the Securities wherewith the same are already charged Be it therefore Enacted by His Highness the Lord Protector and this present Parliament and by Authority thereof That the Lord Whitlock Col. Sydenham Col. Philip Jones the Lord Commissioner Fyennes the Lord Commissioner Lisle Mr. Secretary Thurloe Sir Richard Onslow Sir William Roberts Mr. Drake Mr. Godfrey Col. John Clerk Mr. Bond Capt. Stone Sir Christopher Pack Alderman Foot Mr. Lloyd the Lord Chief Iustice Glyn Sir Charls Wolseley Sir John Trevor Mr. Upton the Lord Broghil Gen. Disbrow Major General Goff M. Bodwrda Mr. Thomas Smith Col. Twisleton Mr. Rushworth Mr. Downing Sir John Barkstead Col. John Jones Major Beak Capt. Blackwel Mr. Highland Col. Mildmay Col. Matthews Major General Hains Major General Kelsey and Mr. Maidston or any seven of them shall be and hereby are Authorised and Impowered to be a Committee of Parliament to Treat Contract and Conclude with any person or persons for the Farming all or any part of the Duties of Customs and Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage and of Excise and New Impost and all or any part of the Duties mentioned in two several Acts made this present Parliament the one Entituled An Act for Continuing and Establishing the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage And for reviving an Act for the better Packing of Butter and for Redress of Abuses therein The other Entituled An Additional Act for the better Improvement and Advancing the Receipts of the Excize and New Impost and all or any part of the Duties mentioned in any other Act or Ordinance touching the said Customs and Excize which by vertue of the aforementioned Acts are Revived Continued Confirmed or put in force And what Contract Bargain or Agreement Contracts Bargains or Agreements shall be made by the said Committee or any seven of them with any person or persons for or touching the premises or any part of them which Contract Bargain or Agreement Contracts Bargains or Agreements being assented unto by His Highness with the Advice of His Council and Ratified and Confirmed by any Grant or Grants under the Great Seal of England shall be and hereby is and are declared to be and continue Good and Valid to all intents and purposes and all and every person or persons that shall be a Farmer or Contractor Farmers or Contractors in pursuance of this Act shall be saved and kept harmless by Authority of Parliament Provided always That the premises nor any part of them be farmed for any Term exceeding Seven years And the said Committee are hereby required to give an Accompt of their Proceedings hereupon to the Parliament at their next Sitting Provided always That no person appointed by this Act to be of the Committee of Parliament as aforesaid shall directly or indirectly be a Farmer or Partner in the farming of any part of the Custom or Excise aforesaid Provided always and it is hereby Enacted That no person or persons whatsoever that shall farm the Customs or Excize or any part of them or shall be Commissioner or Commissioners of them or either of them shall during the time of such Farm or Commission trade in any the Commodities which may fall under the said Farm or within the Compass of such Commission LONDON Printed by HEN HILLS and JOHN FIELD Printers to His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR 1657.