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1510
48° GEORGII III. Cap.149.
SCHEDULE, PART I. Duty.
    £ s. d.

FEOFFMENT of Lands, or other Hereditaments, in England, upon the Sale or Mortgage thereof.—See ConveyanceMortgage.

 

FEOFFMENT of Lands or other Hereditaments, in England, not otherwise charged

  1 10 0

And where the same shall contain any Letter or Letters of Attorney to deliver or receive Seisin, a, further Duty of

  1 10 0

And where the same, together with any such Letter or Letters of Attorney, and any Schedule, Receipt, or other Matter, put or indorsed thereon, or annexed thereto, shall contain 2,160 Words or upwards, then for every entire Quantity of 1,080 Words contained therein, over and above the first 1,080 Words, a further progressive Duty of

  1 0 0

FURTHER CHARGE.—See Mortgage.

 

GIFT of Ultimus Hæres, Bastardy, Escheat, or Forfeiture in Scotland.—See Grant.

 

GIFT of the vacant Stipend of any Parish in Scotland, whereof the Presentation to the Church shall belong to the Crown

  1 10 0

GRANT or Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine of Lancaster, or under the Seal kept and used in Scotland in place of the Great Seal formerly used there;

 

Of the Honour or Dignity of a Duke

  200 0 0

———————————of a Marquis

  200 0 0

———————————of an Earl

  200 0 0

———————————of a Viscount

  150 0 0

———————————of a Baron

  100 0 0

———————————of a Baronet

  50 0 0

Of a Conge d'elire, to any Dean and Chapter, for the Election of an Archbishop or Bishop

  20 0 0

Of the Royal Assent to or Signification of the Election made by any Dean and Chapter, or of the Nomination and Presentation by His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, in default of such Election, of any Person to be an Archbishop or Bishop

  20 0 0

Of or for the Restitution of the Temporalties to any Archbishop or Bishop

  20 0 0

Of any other Honour, Dignity, or Promotion whatsoever, or of any Franchise, Liberty, or Privilege, to any Person or Persons, Body or Bodies Politic or Corporate

  20 0 0

And where Two or more Honours or Dignities shall be granted by the same Letters Patent to the same Person, such Letters Patent shall be charged with the proper Duty in respect of the highest in point of Rank only.

 

And where any Honour or Dignity, Honours or Dignities, shall be granted to any Person or Persons, in Remainder, the Letters Patent shall be charged with such further Duty in respect of every Remainder, as would have been payable for an original Grant of the same Honour or Dignity, Honours or Dignities.