A. D. 1698. Anno nono & decimo GuLiELMi III. C. 27. 711
- • Oath, {Ign the Entry, and pay the Duty, &c. Mafter, &c. to take an Oath. On Exportation of Mer-
" chandizes from the Colonies, isfc. in America to Africa^ Exporter to fwear that fuch Merchandize was " imported there from England. Mafter and one of the Owners to give Bond, &c. for Ships failing to " Africa^ Sec. Officers ot the Cuftotn Houfe to take fuch Bonds, and keep diftinct Entries, i^c. Compa- " ny to have a Duplicate of fuch Entries, Wr. Officer to pay the Sum received deducing 5 /. per Cent. " Subjects of iin^/a^c/ may trade to /^r/Vfl between Cf7/)^ ^/iTKc/io and Cape Mount, paying 10 L per Cent, for " Goods exported, and 10/. per Cent, on all Goods, tfc. imported into Enghmd or America, from Africa, Szc. " Mafter and Traders, is'c. to make the like Entry and Oath, and give Bond as aforefaid, faV. Mafter la- " ding Ship between Cape Blanche and Cape Mount, before landing fhall deliver a Particular of his Cargo on " Oath. Goods imported from Africa into England or America fnall be entred on Oath, l^c. and pay the " Duty. Colleclor,. &V. to take the Entries, and dedudt 5 /. per Cent. Except Duties arifing by the Ex-
- ' ports and Imports of the Royal African Company. Company to give an Account yearly to the Curfitor
" Baron of the Exchequer of Monies received, i^c. Goods landed before Entry forfeited. Ships failing " to Africa, Sec. and nof duly entred, forfeited. Subjedts of i^K^/fl^is? trading to Africa, Sec. to have the " fame Protedfion, &c. as the Company, and may fettle Faftories there, whithout Moleftation of the " Company. Goods exported to Africa and brought back again, may be re-exported without Duty, is'c.
- ' Duties appropriated for maintaining the Forts and Caftles in Africa, &c. Account of the Duties and'
" Difburfements, Wc. to be kept in a Book, and be viewed at the African Houfe in London. Account to be " made up yearly at Michaelmas. No Duty to be paid for Gold or Silver imported from Africa. This Acl " not to hinder Perfons from trading to Barbary. , • XIX. And whereas by an ASc of Parliament made in the fifth and fixth Years of the Reign of His pre- 5 ^' 6 W. & M. .
- fent Majefty and the late Queen Mary, amongft other Things it was enadled. That no other Copper, ^^'^'^^g^^.^
- than what is made of Englijh Ore only, fhould be exported ; which proving very prejudicial to the IVade be'cLorted.
- of England, by enabling Foreigners to export Copper much cheaper than it can be carried from England;' < Continued by
Be it enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and may be lawful to and for any of His Majefty's 15 Geo. 2. c. 35. . Subje£ts to export from England air fuch Copper Bars as have or fhall be imported into England from Fo- J? "'■.^""■' reign Parts, and upon Exportation fliall draw back all Duties, or vacate the Securities ; faving the Half of ;g"™ ^^^5^°" the old Subfidy, as is ufual in other Commodities. u Ann. c. it. 13 Geo, I, c. zT'b,-.
- ' No Governor, i^c. of any Plantation m America QxaW.htzYz.Stox, &c. . Penalty. Ad to continue 13 ex p. .
"• Years." G A P. XXVII. An Aft for licencing Hawkers and Pedlars, for a further Provifion of Interefl: for the Tranf- port Debt, for reducing of Ireland. HERE AS towards paying the Tntereft of the Tranfport Debt for reducing of 7?v/««^, an A£t S&gW.j.c.-j^, ■ was made in the Seffion held in the eighth and ninth Years of His Majefty's Reign, intituled. An ' Traders in ' Ai^ for licencing Hawkers and Pedlars, for a further Provifion for Payment of the Interejl of the Tranfport Woollen and ' Debt for the reducing of Ireland ^ by'v/hich feveral Impofitlons were laid upon feveral Hawkers, Pedlars ^u^.^ &c. notto'
- and Petty Chapmen therein mentioned ; which faid A£t, and the Impofitions therein, were to have Con- be deemed
' tinuance only to the four and twentieth of fune one thoufand fix hundred ninety-eight ;' We Your Ma- Haivkers, &<;, jefty's dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons in Parliament affembled, being willing that a further Pro- ^'thin this Aft vifion be made for the Intereft of the faid Tranfport Debt, do humbly befeech Your Majefty that it may be ^^^ 's,f '^^' enacSed ; and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and Vv'ith the Advice and Confent of xhefe Duties the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Au- are madcpart- thority of the fame. That from and after the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred of the Aggre- ninety-eight, until the four and twentieth Day of fune which fhall be in the Year of our Lord one thou- 8^^ ^""'^ ^y , fand feven hundred and one, there fhall be anfwered and paid to His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, by From"'!!' Tune' every Hawker, Pedlar, Petty Chapman, or any other trading Perfon or Perfons, going from Town to jggg^ till 24 Town, or to other Mens Houfes, and travelling either on Foot, or with Horfe, Horfes or otherwife, June 1701, every within the Kingdom of England, Dominion, of TVales or Town of Berwick uponTweed, (except as herein ^^v.ker, Pedlar, after is excepted) carrying to fell, or expofing to Sale, any Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, a Duty of ^ f°>'4'- P"^""* four Pounds for each Year; and that every Perfon fo travelling with a Horfe, Afs or Mule, or other Beaft And'travelling; bearing or drawing Burden, fhall pay the Sum of four Pounds for each Year he or fhe fhall fo travel with, wiih a Horfr, over and above the faid firft mentioned Duty of, four Pounds. Mule, &c. 4I. II. And be it enaited by the Authority aforefaid. That every Pedlar, Hawker, Petty Chapman, and '""'■= F^r Ann, other trading Perfon or Perfons fo travelling as aforefaid, upon receiving his or her Licence, as is hereafter . exprefl'ed, fhall pay or caufe to be paid unto fuch Perfons as the Lord Treafurer, or Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury for the time being, or any three of them, fliall nominate, authorize, and ap- One Moiety of point to be Commiilioners for licencing Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, not exceeding three, or theDutytobe any Perfon or Perfons authorized or deputed by them, or the major Part of them, in Writing under their paid on receiv- Hands and Seals, one' Moiety of the Duty by this Aft payable for the fame, and give Security by Bond, *"S^-""'^^> ■ with one or more iufficient Sureties, to be taken in His R'lajefty's Name, for the true Payment of the other ^"ji'J ^'J^^^j- Moiety of the faid Duties at the End of fix Calendar Months, unlefs the Party fhall choofe to pay down ijx Months, the other Moiety of the faid Duty, in which Cafe he or fhe fhall be allowed after the Rate of two Shil-as. in the Pound lings in the Pound for prompt Payment of the fame, and thereupon a Licence fhall be granted for him or allowed for .. her '"■""f" ^^' ment,
