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 A. D. 1685. C. 1—3. 4^3 Anno primo J A C O B I fecundi. STATUTES made in the Parliament begun at Wejiminjier the nineteenth Day of May in the firft Year of the Reign of our moft Gracious Sovereign Lord James the Second, by the Grace of God, o^ England^ Scotland^ France^ 2indi Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &*€. C A P. I. An Aft for fettling the Revenue on his Majefty for His Life, which was fettled on His late Majefty for His Life. Repealed by 2 W. & M. SefT. 1. Cap. 3, Seft. 11. CAP. II. An A<^ to Attaint James Duke oi Monmouth of High-Treafon. CAP. III. An Aft for granting His Majefty an Impofition upon all Wines and Vinegar, imported between the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred eighty-five, and the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred ninety and three. Moft Gracious Sovereign, WE Your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, thcGommons aflembled in Parliament, towardS6£<.'. i. c. i;. a Supply for Repairs of the Navy, and providing Stores for the Navy and Ordnance, and other Your Majefty's weighty and important Occafions ; and writh an humble and thankful Acknow- ledgment of Your Majefty's favourable and tender Regard of us your Commons, have cheerfully and una- nimoufly given and granted unto Your Majefty an Aid and Afliftance to be raifed and levied upon all Wines and Vinegar to be imported into this Your Majefty's Kingdom, according to fuch Rates, and during fuch wine and Vme- Timc, and in fuch Manner aiid Form, as herein after followeth. And we do humbly befeech Your Ada- gan jefty that it may be eiiafted : II. And be it enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, Vy and with the Advice and Confent of the impofuion of Si, Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authoi-itv'"^'' ^"'" "" of the fame, That for all French Wines, Spanifi Wiiies, or other Wines whatfoever, as alfo for all Vinegar, ^r"%"i' "^c"^* which at any Time after the Four and twentieth Day of y««f in t,e Year of our Lord one ihoufand fixToh on'spanirii hundred eighty-five, and before the Four and twentieth Day of J'tne in the Year of our Lord one thou^ wine, fand fiK hundred ninety-three, fliall be imported into England ot Wales, or the Town or Port oi' Benvici ^, /• upon Tw^ed, there fhall be duly anfwered and paid to His Majefty the further Rates and Duties hereafter ,ndCiontimu"cd mentioned (that is to fay) For erery Ton of F/-«;c7!i Wine,_ and of Vinegar, which fhall bc imported with-ofcijeic Duties^ ill the Time aforefaid, the Sum of eight Pounds by the Ton, and fo after that Rate for any greater or^'^'^ 4 W. &i. leffer Quantity : And alfo for every T on of Spanijh Wines, or of any other Wines which fliall bc imported*^: '5-^7^'^ within the Time aforefaid, the Suiji o.f twelve Pounds by the Ton, and fo after that Rate for any greater j'^^nns stat i. or leller Quantity. _ c.i^.l.'a. III. And for the better and more fure colle£ling and receiving of all and fmgular the Duties hereby im- •;'*"■'■ '• -r- pofed ; be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons within the Time^'^""^' '^- 'j* aforefaid fhall import, or caufe to be imported by way of Merchandize, or otherwife, any of the Liquors, ^'^'^^'q/'" luch Importers fliaj', upon the Entry made of fuch Liquors, and before the landing thereof, pay down the It n. 12. Duties hereby impofed, in /eady Money, deducing the Allowance hereafter mentioned, or otherwife bc-V 3- come bound unto his Majefty with two or more fufRcient Sureties, or procure three ot ler Perfons to become '"■',^° ^° ^^1 bound to his Majefty, to anfwer and pay unto his Majefty the whole Rates and Duties hereby impofed, by^"^i''"'^'"7 three feveral and equal Payments : The firft Payment thereof to b: made v/ithin three Months after the Date°J,th tw-.^w ■ of the faid Obligation ; the fecond Payment to be made within fix Months after the Date of the faid Obli-proaire three to gation ; and the third and laft Payment to be made within nine Months after the Date of the faid Obligation. <' '"^""'^ '*"■ Phe taking which Bonds, and the Approbation oft'"" "^ '■'"  '^ .- i i • i,. . .a. Difcretion of fuch Farmers, or other Cpram,ifrioners Phe taking which Bonds, and the Aoprobation of the Sureties therein to be named, is hereby left to the*"^''"'*"^ Vp ~ " ■ "'" '~ ; for the Time being, as fhall be imriifted with the Re- '^';;^T.tKm ,3^2, Ceiptr.-riL Mor.lbs.