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 A. 0.1698.' Anno nono 6c decimo G u L I E L M I III. C. 23. 701 thereof, by way of Merchandize, by Flis R'lajcfty's natural born Subjedls, the Sum of thirty Shillings; and by Strangers forty-five Shillings. IV. And of every Awm of Rhenifli Wine, or Wine of the Growth of Germany, that flial! be brought nhrpi/h win?, into this Realm and the Dominions thereof, by His Majcfty's natural born Subje£ls, the Sum of twenty "-<:■ lor. j-ur figned by fcir HarhrAtk Griirjione^ Baronet, formerly Speaker of the Koufe of Commons, and which is re- '*<"'> '" pav ihn ' ■ ' . ^ .- T^ ,• ... ... ,, ^. ,. . _ . ->-•- .d,e or brought into this Realm, or any His Majcfly's Dominions to the fame belonging, at any Time or Times ud. per lb. on after the faid lafl: Day of January one thoufand fix hundred ninety-nine, during his Miijefty's Life, by way a)l Conds .imi of Merchandize, of the Value of every twenty Shillings of the fame Goods and Meichan'dizes, according M"'^-'";'*'" to the fcvcral and particular Rates and Values of the fame Goods and Merchandizes, as the fame are par;i- "^''°'"'^- cularly and refpeiflively rated and valued in the aibrefaid Book of Rates, twelve Pence, and fo after that Rate ; and if there Ihall happen to be brought into this Realm any Goods liable to the Payment of Sub- Coeds Imported, fidy by this Acl granted, which are not particularly rated in the i'aid Book of Rates, that in every fuch *c and m,t Cafe every Cuifomer or ColkiStor for the time being fiiall levy the Subfidy bv this A£l granted, according "'"'' I'l^fBock 10 pay to tlie Value and Price of fuch Goods, to be affirmed upon the Oath of the Mercliant, in the Prefence of j^J^g^Jfp the Cuflromer, Coliedor, Comptroller, and Surveyor, or any two of them : Except and forprized out of p.! " j^jV '*'^" this Grant of Sublldy of Poundage, all Wines before limited to pay Subfidy of Tunnnge, and all manner Goai^exJn"i. of Fifli Eriglifli taken, and broiiglit bv Englijh Bottoms into this Realm, and all manner of frefh Fifh and Altered by to & Beafti.il that fliall come into this Realm, and all other Goods and Merchandizes, which in the faid Book " w. 3. c. 15. of Rates are mentioned to be Cuftom free, and except and foreprized out of tliis Grant of Subfidy of ^■.'7- ^^ '<> Poundege all Goods and Merchandizes which are commonly ufed in Dying. ^i'^"'^^',"1'l ° 1 ' o Oil and Blubber^ Sec. and by c Geo, i. c. 21. §, 3. as fo Tobacco. V. Provided always, and it is hereby further enafted, That all Drugs chargeable by this Act, which fhall Drugs and be imported direiftly from the Place of their Growth in EngUJJi built Shipping {hall be rated to pay by this Spicery (except A<3: one third Part of what is charged thereupon in the faid Book of Rates, and no more ; and that all ^^PF^ ■■ ""P"i'ed, Spicery, except Pepper, which fhall be imported diredlly from the Place of its Growth in EngUjli built tMi(l°ra7r*'&c.'' Shipping, fhall be rated to pay by this Adi one third Part of what is charged in the faid Book of Rates, and no m.ore ; and that this Acl fhall not extend to charge Linen imported with the additional Duty of one Moiety of the Rate mentioned in the faid Book of Rates ; and that all foreign wrought Silks exported Other Sorts of within one Year from the Importation, fhall have two thirds of the Rate hereby charged repaid at the <^'°'"'s anJ Mer- Cuftom Houfe ; and this A(S fhall not extend to charge wrought Silks imported with the additional Duty ^''^"'"ze. of one Moiety mentioned in the faid Book of Rates ; or to charge Tobacco of the EngUjh Plantations with c ^ ^s 5^' I' a the additional Duty of one Vt-nny per Pound, over and above the Subfidy mentioned in the faid Book of g Geo. i.e. ic. Rates; or to charge Wines of the Growth of France, Germany., Portugal, ok Madeira, with the additional §.ir. Duty of three Pounds per Tun, or any other Wines with the additional ]3uty of four Potmds per Tun, mentioned in the faid former Acts or Book of Rates ; and that for all Tobacco of the Engll/h Plantations, Alrerei by is which fliall be imported a;id exported again within one Year after fuch Importation, the further Subfidy Annie, flat. 2. one Ytnny per Pound hereby granted, fhall be repaid at the Cuftom Houfe. c. 8. VI. And be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That out of the feveral Subfidies of Tunnage Allowances and and Poundage by this A£t granted, there fliall be fuch and the like Allowances and Abatements in all Abatements. Cafes, as are or v/ere prefcribed in the like Cafes by the faid former A£f, or by the faid Book of Rates, or the Rules thereunto annexed, and "to be made and allowed under the fame Reftridionsj and in the fame Manner and Form as are therein cxprefTed. VII. And be it further enacfted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid feveral Subfidies of Tunnage p^jj^.^ ^^ j^^ I ^ and Poundage hereby granted, fliall be railed, levied and colleflcd by the refpe£tive Officers of His Ma- vied bvthe Of-' jefty's Cuftoms for the time being, under .the Management' and Direfiion of the CommifKoners of the ficersif theCui- ' Cuftoms for the time being ; and fhall be brought and paid, or anfwered into the Receipt of His Majefty's f™^, &c. and Exchequer, for the Purpofes in this A61: mentioned (fuch additional Charge as fhall be necefTaiy for the ^"'^ '"^'^ "^ Management of this Revenue only excepted) and that all and every the Claufes, Pov>'ers, Direiflions, Pe- ""^ ^^^r. nalties, Forfeitures, Matters and Things whatfoever, contained in the faid former A£l of Tunnage and |'^°^^'^"i? '''^^ Poundage, or in the faid Book of ■ Rates, or the Rules thereunto annexed, or in any other Laws or Sta- y^^^" (,"""^^°^ tutes whatfoever now in Force, for raifing, levying," fecuring, collcfting, anfvvering or paying the Subfidy c. 4. and °Book of Tunnage and Poundage thereby granted, fliall be applied, pra£i:ifed, and put in Execution, for the rai- ofRa-es, to be fing, levying, collefting, anfwering, and paying the Siibfidy of Tunnage and Poundage by this Aft granted '" Force, &c,-, as fully and efFeftually to all Intents and Purpofes, as if all and every the faid Claufes, Powers, Direftions, ■ Penalties, Forfeitures, Matters and Things were particularly repeated, and again enafted in the Body of - this prefent Aft. - ■ ■ . ■ VIII.. Provided always, and be it enacted. That the whole further Subfidy laid by this A(3: upon all Subfidy on^ngars Sugars that fhall be imported from the Englijh Platations in America, fhall and may be dravv-n and paid back imp^r'ed, to be at the Exportation thereof; any thing in this Aft contained to the coni'rary notwithftanding. pMbackonEx- , ' IX. And whereas great Quantities of Brown and Mufcovado Sugars have formerly been refined here ''" ^"^"' - " ' employed,.
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