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A. D. 1762. Anno fecundo Georgii III. C. 34." 691 Executors, Adminiflrators and Afligns, at the refpe£live quarterly Days in this Ad before appoin- TheMoney to be paM ted for Payment thereof, without any further or other Warrant to be fued for, had or obtained in t|i"epon, without fur- that Behalf. ^ ther Warrant. XV. And be it enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That after the figning of fuch Warrant, the Warrant after being fame {hall be good, valid and effeilual in Law, according to the Purport and true Meaning thereof, figned, is not determi- and of this A£t, and fhall not be determinable or revokable by or upon the Dcmife of his Majefty "^^^ or revokable by (whom God long preferve) or of any of his Heirs or SuccelTors, or by or upon the Death or Remo- ^^. ^^'""^ °f his Ma- val of any of the laid Commiffioners of the Treafury, or the Lord High Treafurer, or by or upon Removdof any^Offi°er the Determination of the proper Office or Offices of them, or any of them. the Treafury. XVL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Commiffioners of the Trea- Officers of the Treafury, fury now being, and the High Treafurer, or Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, &c. to do all Acts ne- Chancellor and under Treafurer, Chamberlains and Barons of the Exchequer, and all other the Of- «ffary to render the faid ficers and Minifters of the Court of Exchequer, and of the Receipt thereof, now and for the Time Pay^«"teftectualj with- being, Ihall, and they are hereby authorized and ftridly enjoined and required to do, without Fee °"^ *^* or Reward, all fuch Adls, Matters and Things, as are herein before dire61:ed and required, or fhall be necefiary to be done and performed by them, or any or either of them, in order to lender this Acl, and the feveral Payments hereby dire6^ed eftedtual. XVIL And be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That the Acquittance or Acquittances, The Receipt of Mr. On. Receipt or Receipts of the faid Arthur Onjlow, his Executors, Adminiflrators or Affigns, or of fuch ^^""' his Executors, or other Perfon Perfons as fliall be intitled or authorized to receive the faid Annuity or yearly Rent, or ^'^'^"^A^'^i* '** ^afuf- Sum, or any Part thereof, fhall be a good and fufficient Difcharge for the Payment thereof, with- fuTpaynSiY^' out any further or other Warrant to be fued for, had or obtained in that Behalf; and that the faid and the faid Annuity to Annuity or yearly Rent, or Sum, and every Part thereof, fliall be free and clear from all Taxes, be free of all Taxes. Impofitions, and other Publick Charges whatfoever; and in cafe any of the Officers of the Receipt officers of the Exche- of his Majefty's Exchequer fliall refufe or ncgledl to pay the faid Annuity, or yearly Rent, or Sura, quer acgkaing or refu- or any Part thereof, according to the true Intent of this Act, or to do any Acl neceflary to enable fmgtopay the faid An- t&^sA Arthur OnJJow, his Executors, Adminiflrators or Affigns to receive the fame, then the faid "^'^y? °^^°'^° =""7 A Arthur Onjlow, his Executors, Adminiflrators or Affigns, may from Time to Time, fue, profecute mayVefued*'^" and implead fuch Officers or any of them, their Executors and Adminiflrators, by Bill, Plaint or A<Slion of Debt, and fhall and may recover Judgments, and fue out Executions thereupon, againfl fuch Officers refpe<Slively, their Heirs, Executors or Adminiflrators, for fo much of fuch Sum or Sums of Money then due and owing upon the faid Annuity, yearly Rent, or Sum, or any Part thereof, as fliall have been in the Hands of the Officer or Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer, at the Tim.e or Times when Demands fliall have been legally made of the Payment of the faid Annuity, yearly Rent, or Sum, or any Part thereof as aforefaid, or for the Refufal or Negle6l to do any h&. necefTary to be done by fuch Officer or Officers, to enable the faid Arthur Onjkw^ his Executors, Adminiflrators and Affigns to receive the fame. CAP. XXXIV. An A(5l for enabling his Majefby to raife the Sum of one mlHlon for the Ufes and Pur- pofes therein mentioned ; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this SefTion of Parliament; and for allowing Time for the Payment of the Stamp Duties omitted to be paid upon AdmifTions into Corporations or Companies, and Appoint- ments to Offices therein ; and for the Relief of William Earle, in refpedt of a Quan- tity of White Salt, loft by the Wreck of a Ship near the Harbour oi Dublin, Mojl Gracious Sovereign^

  • "ITTE your Majefly's mo'fl dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons o^ Great Britaiit m'P^rW-^^^^'^^^^'
  • W ament aflembled, having taken into our ferious Confideration your Majefly's mofl gracious
  • Meflage, fignifying. That your Majefly, relying on the known Zeal and AfFedlion of your faith-
  • ful Commons, and confidering that in this Conjundture Emergencies may arife, which may be of

' the utmofl Importance, and be attended with the moft pernicious Confequences, if proper Means

  • fhould not immediately be applied to prevent or defeat them; and that your Majefly alfo, taking

' into your mofl ferious Confideration the imminent Danger with which the Kingdom oi' Portugal^ -*i an ancient and natural Ally of your Crown, is threatened by the Powers now in open War with

  • your Majefly, and of what Importance the Prefervation of that Kingdom is to the Commercial
  • Interefls of this County, is defirous, that we will enable your Majefly to defray any extraordinary
  • Expences of the War incurred, or to be incurred, for the Service of the Year one thoufand kven
  • hundred and fixty-two ; and to take all fuch Meafures as may be neceffary to difappoint or defeat
  • any Enterprizes or Defigns of your Enemies againfl your Majefly or your Allies, and as the Exi-
  • gency of Affairs may require, have rcfolved to give and grant to your Majefly the Sum of one
  • million for that Purpofe; and do. therefore mofl humbly befeech your Majefly that it may be en-

, * adted ;' And be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefly, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflem- bled, and by the Authority of the fame. That it fliall an.d may be Kwful to and for the King's '"oftfj^'j M/Tfo"""* Excellent Majefly by Warrant or Warrants under his Royal Sign Manual, to authorize and »'■»- j°qoo^o;,o]/ °^ 4 T 2 power