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A. D. 1695. Anno fexto 6c feptimo Gulielmi III. C.18. 587 Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein but one Imparlance, and no EfToin, Protedlion, or Wdger of Law, {hall be allowed, with treble Cofts of Suit by him or them expended in Recovery of the fame. X. And it is hereby further enabled, That all Sheriffs, their Executors, or Adminiflrators, upon pro- "^"'P'."' '"i" ducing fuch rcfpedtive Certificates, and the Receipts for the Money by them paid in purfuance of this Adt, i^'i^ Vt'couri^ {hall be allowed, and are hereby impowered to deduifl:, upon their accounting with His Majcfty, all Monies ,nci if not ruf- ' (other than the double Sum and Sums of Money and Cods of Suit) which they fliall difburfc as aforcfaid, ficicnt in his without any Fee or Reward whatfocver. Hands, to be re- XI. Provided always. That if, upon the Account of any Sheriff or Sheriffs, there {hall not be Money ^r^^jf.f/'" fufScient in the Hands of fuch Sheriff or Sheriffs to reimburfc him or them fuch Monies paid by him or g^" '^l'^ , them by virtue of this Adt, that then the Sheriff' or Sheriffs, having fo paid the faid Monies, {hall have c. 15. V ♦• <iie the fame repaid by the Lord Treafurer or Commifiioners of his Majefly's Treafury for the time being, cut Sheriff may a|>- of the Revenue of the Crov/n, upon Certificate from the Clerk, of the Pipe to that EffecS. P' '" "= ^'^■ XII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons, being out of ^'"""■'■• Prifon, fliall, from and after the laid firft Day of May one thoufand fix hundred ninety-five, be guilty P'^rff;" fujlty m of clipping, coining, counterfeiting, wafhing, filing, or otherwife dimini{hing the Coin of this Realm, ^™^.j'^°^'J'j,'^j and afterwards difcover two or more Perfon or Perfons, who already have or hereafter fhall commit any of the faid Crimes, fo as two or more of the Perfon or Perfons difcovered fliall be convifled of the fame ; any fuch Difcoverer fhall himfelf have, and is liereby intitled to, the gracious Pardon of His Rlajefly, His Heirs and SuccefTors, for all fuch Crimes which he or they have committed at any Time or Times before fuch Difcovery made : And if the Perfon making fuch Difcovery be an Apprentice, he fliall be deemed Apprentice <i:f- and taken, and is hereby declared a Freeman, and fhall have and may exercife any lawful Trade, Profcflion "'"="']^s '"'•"^^ " or Myftery, with all Liberties and Privileges, and in as full and ample-Manner, as if the faid Perfon had ferved the full Time of his Apprenticefhip ; any Law, Statute, Cuftom, or Ordinance, to the contrary notwithftanding. XIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe any Seizure fhall happen of any Proof of Fo- Bullion {hipped to be exported, and a Doubt arife thereon, whether the fame be Englijfi or Foreign Bui- reign Bullion t» Jion, that then the Proof fhall lie upon the Owner, Claimer or Exporter of fuch Bullion, that the fame "^ "P°" '^ is Foreign Bullion and had not been melted down in this Realm of Engla?id, Dominion of Wales-, orTov/n "'""' ^'^' of Benvlch upon Tweed. XIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe any Perfon or Perfons enter Penalty upon or {hip any Bullion, allowed by this AiSt to be exported beyond the Seas, other than in the Name of the Exporter not true Owner and Proprietor or Importer, the Exporter thereof fhall forfeit the fame, or the full Value there- ^^J^"^ J-q ^^^ of; one Moiety to His Majefty, his Heirs and SuccefTors, and the other Moiety to the Perfon who {hall ^^^ ' feize or difcover the fame. XV. Provided always, and be it further enafled. That this Aft, or any Thing therein contained, {hall certain Quan- not extend to prohibit the Exportation of fuch Bullion as fhall be licenced by His Majefty (fuch Licences tity of Bullion being entred in the Books of the Cufi;om-houfe for the Port of London) fo as the fame be exported before exported by the the firft Day of January one thoufand fix hundred ninety-five, and do not exceed feven hundred thoufand King faved. Ounces of Silver, to be apphed for the Payment of His Majefty's Forces. jZlcoZlZg tie Coin, S& g ff^. ■i.e. 26. 9 S" lo /F. 3. f. II. 1 Ann. J!i:t.i, c. f, and i^Geo, 2, czi, CAP. XVIII. An A6t for granting to His Majefty certain Diities upon Glafs Wares, Stone and Earthen Bottles, Coals and Culm, for carrying on the War again ft France. Continued per Stat. 7 & 8 W. 3- cap. 31. But half ike Duties on Glafs and Glafs Wares, and the whole Duties on Stone and E-.irthen Wares, taken away per Stat. 9 & 10 W. 3. cap. 45. and afterwards the re- maining ha f Duty on Glafs and Glafs Wares taken away'^pev Siat. 10 & 1 1_ W. 3. cap. 18. Mojl Gracious Sovereign., E Your Majefty's moft Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons afTembled in Parliament, for a further Supply of Your Majeffy's extraordinary Occafions, for and towards the neceffary Defence of Your Realms, and carrying on of the War againfl the French King, do humbly prefent Your R-Ia- , ' jefly with the Gift of the Impofitions, Rates and Duties, herein after mentioned ; and do befeech Your ' Majefty that it may be enafted : &c.' XIV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for all Sorts of Coals and Culm (ex- ^'"f" |-^'- '» cept Charcoal made of Wood) which from and after the faid nine and twentieth Day of September in the Du'te'suponCoal Year of our Lord one thoufand fix hundred ninety -five, fliall be Water-born, or fhall he laid on Board any or Culm brought Ship or Veffel to be carried, im.ported or brought, or which ihall be carried, imported or brought in any into any Pott Ship or Veffel, into any Port or Place in the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town of Bcr- given for5Yfjrs. vjick upon Tweed, from any Port or Place within the faid Kingdom, Dominion, or Town of Berwick, or J^f^^f^l'^I"^ from the Kingdom of Scotland, in or during the Space of five Years, commencing from the faid nine and "he7s orameJ twentieth Day of September, there {hall be paid and anfwered unto His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeflbrs by 10 &11 w. (over and befides all other Impofitions, Duties and Sums of Money, in any wife due or payable for the 3. c. 21. fame) the feveral and refpeflive Impofitions, Rates, Duties and Sums of Money following (that is to (ay) I'articularRat^. ( r) For every Chaldron of all fuch Sorts of Coals as are ufualiy fold by Meafure, reckoning fix and thirty Coal per Chal- Bu{hels to the Chaldron 7>^7fff/;fy?«- Meafure, the Sum of five Shillings. (2) And for every Chaldron ofdronss. 4 F 3 Culm,