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 A. D. 1698. Anno nono & declmo Gqlielmi III. C, 25. 709 Duty, and the Sum of ten Pounds unto him or them, to give a Receipt for the fame, and to mark or ftamp, or double mark or ftamp, the faid Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, with the Mark or Stamp that fhall bo proper for fuch Deed, Liftrument, or Writing rcfpecStively, And if any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fliall, P<:rhn counter- at any Time or Times hereafter, counterfeit or forge any Stamp or Mark to refemble any Stamp or Mark '^"'sSiamp, . ■which (hall be provided, made, or iifed in purfuance of this A£t, or fhall counterfeit or refemble the Im- r^?)'/",'2 "' preflion of the fame, upon any Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, thereby to defraud His Majefty, His Heirs Exp°"-nc<i'bv or Succeffors, of any the faid Duties upon VclhuTi, Parchment, or Paper, or (hall utter, vend, or fell any 6 Geo. x.c.'zt. Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, with fuch counterfeit Mark or Marks thereupon, knowing fuch Mark §• 6o. or Marks to be counterfeit; then every iuch Perfon fo oftending, being thereof coiivifted in due Form of Law, (hall be judged a Felon, and iliall fufFer Death, as in Cafes of P'elony, witlicut the Benefit of ClerCT- LX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Commiflioners for the faid Duties on Commiffioner* Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, from time to time, (liall and may appoint a fit Perlbn to attend in any J?"^ ^^ppointa Court or Office, to take Notice of the Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, upon which any the Matters or f"„j "'^°" " "* Things aforefaid (hall be inprolTed, written, or put, and of the Marks or Stamps thereupon, and of all Coiirt"or"ofli-a other Matters and Things tending to fecure the faid Duties ; and that the Judges in the feveral Courts, and to take Notice fuch others to whom it may appertain, at the Requeft or Requefts of fuch Commiflioners, or of any two <>•' the Stamps, or more of them, (liall make fuch Orders in the refpetSlive Courts, and do fuch other Matters and Things, ^'^<^- J"^E« to for the better fecuring the faid Duties under their Charge, as (liall be lawfully and reafonably defired in that "^_ ' '^'^^' Behalf; and that every Perfon who (hall be commiffionated, as aforefaid, an-d every Perfon to be employed Comtniffioreis by or under them, for the marking or ftamping of .Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, as aforefaid, before his and Officers to ading in the marking or ftamping of the faid Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, (hall take the Oath following ; "''^ ^^'^ follow- that is to fay, . '"s Oath. ji. B. do fwear. That I will faithfully execute the Truft repofed in me, purfuant to the A61 of Parlia- ment for the further or additional Duties upon ftamped Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, without ' Fraud or Concealment, and (hall from time to time true Account make of my Doings, and deliver the- ' fame to fuch Perfon or Perfons as His Majefty, His Heirs or Succeffors, fhall appoint to receive fuch Ac- ' count, and (hall take no Fee, Reward or Profit, fbr the Execution or Performance of the faid Truft, or ' the Bufinefs relating thereunto, from any Perfons, other than fuch as (hall be paid or allowed by His Ma- ' jefty. His Heirs or Succeffors, or by the Commiflioners of His Majefty 's Treafury, or any three or more ' of them now being, or by the Treafurer of the Exchequer, or three or more of the Commiflioners c^ LXI. Which Oath (hall and maybe adminiftred to fuch Commiffioner or Commiflioners, by any three Ojth IiovrtoH or more of the fame Commiflioners, which fhall be appointed as aforefaid ; and any of the faid Ccmmiflio- adminifticd, ners (hall and may adminifter the like Oath (mutatis iw.tandis) to fuch Sub-Commifisoners, or other Per- fons,- which (hall be employed under them in the faid Bufinefs of marking or ftamping. LXII. And be it ena£led, That the Chief CommilEoners or Officers fo to be appointed, and all Sub- CommSfiioners^ Commiflioners and Officers to be employed or intrufted by or under them as aforefaid, in relation to the faid ^^- ^° °^^"^ Duties on Parchment, Vellum and Paper, (hall from time to time, in and for the better Execution of their theTrea^'r"^ feveral Places and Trufts, obferve and perform fuch Rules, Methods and Orders as they refpeiStively (hall, from time to time receive from the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury now being, or from the Treafurer of the Exchequer, or the Commiflioners of the Treafury for the time being, or any three or more of them ; and that the Chief Commiflioners fo to be appointed, (hall take efpecial Care, that the feveral Parts of this Kingdom, and the Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tzveed, (hall from time and furnJdi the to time be fufliciently furnifhed with Vellum, Parchment and Paper, ftamped and marked as aforefaid, fo feveral Parts of as the Subje£ls of His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, may have it in their E'eflion to buy the fame of '''.^ ^^'fEdom the Officers or Perfons to be employed by the faid Commiflions, at the ufual or moft common Rates above ^ j"? "^^■"P'^"* the faid Duty, or to bring their own Vellum, Parchment or Paper to be ftamped, as aforefaid, or to furnifh '"' '^' themfelves or others that (hall have done the fame. LXIII. Provided always, and it is hereby further enabled. That none of the Rates, Impofitions, or Perfon tiing in Sums of Money, upon Vellum, Parchment or Paper, before in this Aft expreffed, (hall be raifed, levied, forma pauperis, colledled or paid or payable unto His Majefty, His Heirs or Succeffors, by virtue of this A£l, by any Per- "ot to pay Duty, ■fon or Perfons that (hall be admitted to fue or defend in fojyna pauperis, LXIV. And to the end His Majefty, His Heirs or Succeflors, may not be defrauded of any of the faid All Records, Duties upon Vellum, Parchment and Paper; be it enatSed, That all Records, Writs, Pleadings or other }^"'''>.*^"o- 'o be Proceedings in Courts of Law and Equity, and all Deeds, Inftruments and Writings whatfoever, hereby "J.^^j_ ^^ " charged, (hall be ingroffed and written in fuch Manner as they have been ufually accuftomed to be written and are now written. LXV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That as often as His Majefty, His Heirs or Succef- in cafe the fors, fliall think fit to alter or renew the faid Marks or Stamps, or any of them, it £h?ll be lawful for all Stamps be alter* Peribns who (hall at that Time have in their Cuftody or Poffefiion any Vellum, Parchment or Paper, '^'^'J"'^^Jj^- marked with the Stamp or Stamps, which (liall he fo altered or renewed, and upon which none of the veilum &c bv Matters or Things hereby charged (hall be ingroffed or written, at any Time within the Space of fixty them not in'- Days after fuch Intention of rcnev^'ing or altering fhall be publifiied by Proclrjnation, to bring or fend fuchgToOed, in €o Vellum, Parchment or Paper, unto the faid Commiflioners, to the Head Oince in Z3?7^ot or lVi'/imiiifter,^^'i^^^}"'P'o- or to fuch other Officers as (hall be appointed in that Behalf; and the iaid Commiflioners and Officers re- ^™^°^}^'"'^^ fpeftively, are hereby required to deliver, or caufe to be delivered, unto the feveral Perfons who ftiall fo toji,^ fj^3^'^^j-_ bring and deliver any Qiiantity of Vellum, Parchment or Paper, the like Quantity of Vellum, Parchment Sce in London, or andCommiilioo
 * the Treafury for the time being.'