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 A. D. 1695. Anno fexto & feptlmo Gu LIE LMi III. C. 19, 20. 591 i faid A& contained fhall extend or be conftrued to be any Prohibition, whereby any Perfon (hall be re- ftrained from driving, or letting to Hire, any Stage Coach or Coach Horfes, from and after the faid four and twentieth Day of June. And if the faid Commiffioners, or any of them, by reafon of the Obfcurity of the faid A(St, have made any Miftake, by granting or giving Licences to drive or let to Hire Stage Coaches or Coach Horfes to continue longer or after the laid four and twentieth Day of June, for fo j doing they and every of them are hereby indemnified. ' CAP. XIX. j An Aft for imprifoning Sir Thon^i Cooke, Sir Bazll Flrebrace, Charles Bates Efqu'tre, znd James Crajgs ; EXP. I and reftraining them from alienating their Eftates, j CAP. XX. ; i An Ad for the King's moft gracious, general and free Pardon. EXP. ' ' -^ ■*- of Anno Regtii GULIELMI III. feptimo & odavo. T the Parliament bsgun at Weftmtrifter the two and twentieth Day of Novemher, Anno Dotn. 1691J the feventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord WIL L IJJH the Third, by the Grace- God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, (fc. C A P. I. . An A£t for remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom, ; WHEREAS the Silver Coins of this Realm (astoagreat Part thereof ) do appear to be exceedingly 25 Ed. 3. flat. 5, i diminilhed by fuch Perfons, who (notwithftanding feveral good Laws formerly provided, and<:-'3' ; many Examples of Juflice thereupon) have pra£tifed the wicked and pernicious Crime of clipping, until 3 "• 5' c. 6 & tv j at length the Courfe of the Monies within this Kingdom is become difficult, and very much perplexed, r eHz ^c. 1'/.' i to the unfpeakable Wrong and Prejudice of His Majefly and his good Subjedls in their Affairs as well ig Eiiz.'c. r. 1 publick as particular, and no fufikient Remedy can be applied to the manifold Evils arifing from the6&7W. 3. Clipping of the Monies, without recoining the dipt Pieces :' Now to the end a regular and effectual '^- '?• j Method may be obferved and put in Execution in and for the recoining of the faid dipt Monies, whether ) the fame be Sterling Silver, or be Silver of a coarfer Allay than the Standard ; and to the end the Lofs j upon the faid Monies fo to be recoined, to wit, the Quantity of Money that is dipt away or deficient i ^a'"- P- C„. in the faid Monies, may be better known and adjufled, in order to the making Satisfa6lion for the fame by ^*' '7» ' a publick Charge or Contribution, i^c. EXP. " A regular Method to be kept for recoining of dipt Money. On or before i Feb. 1695. the dipt Money ~ i " in the Exchequer to be told, weighed, and entred particularly, and afterwards melted, aflayed, and coined. , " New Money to be brought into the Exchequer, and placed to Account. See 7 &8W. 3. c. 18. §.36, i " Account to be kept in the Exchequer of the new Monies brought from the Mint. Deficiencies to be ) " made good. Receivers, y^. of the Revenue to take dipt Monies, being Sterling Silver, or Silver of a " take it for Loans, unlefs otherwife fpecially direfted. Clipt Money received for Loans to be kept apart, " be number'd, i^c. and deliver'd to the Officers of the Mint to be coined, and placed to the refpedtive '' " Accounts in the Exchequer. Account to be kept of the new Money brought from the Mints. Deficiencies ■ " to be made good. Monies to be under the Methods prefcribed by this Aft. Hammered Money unclipt " Damages. Out of every 100 lb. of Silver Triry, 4olb. to be coined into Shillings, and 10 lb. into Six- ' " pences ; and in cafe of Omiffion forfeit 20I. Altered by 7 & 8 W. 3. c. 30. §. 47. Sixpences not clipt to ^""^"--P^wiV j W.%.c.rg. 8 S" 9 7^. 3. c. 26. 9 £f lo^. 3. c. 21. 1 ^m.Jlat. i. c, ^, and }^ Geo. 2.,c.x3,. c A P. II. i An Aft for enlarging the TimeS; to come in and purchafe certain Annuities therein mentioned, and for continuing the Duties formerly charged on Low Wines, or Spirits of the firll Ex- traclion, for carrying on the War againft France, ' TTJ 7 HEREAS in and by an Aft lately made and paffed in Parliament, to wit, in the Seffion holden 6&,7W. 3. c.<4. ' V V at Weftmir.fter, in the fixth and feventh Years of His Majefty's Reign, intituled. An A£l for en- ' ta
 * ' coarfer Allay, at the fame Value as if unclipt. Tellers of the Exchequer may receive dipt Money, and ;
 * ' to be punched, and not current unlefs ftruck through. Penalty. Farther provided for by 7 & 8 W, 3.
 * ' c. 19. §. II. Juftices of the Peace to determine Complaints. Officers making Default, to pay double
 * ' be current," fiomcnarmng
 * ablhig fuch Perfons as have Eftates for Life in. Annuities payable by feveral former Aifs therein mentioned,.