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 1 66 0.4^ Anno tertip & quafto Ann^ ReglnaE. A. D. I704» CAP. IV. An A& for continuing Duties upon Low Wines, and upon Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Spices,' and Piftures, and upon Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, and upon Muflins ; and for granting new Duties upon feveral of the faid Commodities, and alfo upon Callicoes, Cbina Ware, and Drugs. - Afo/} Gracious Sovereign, liW. 3. t. n. t yy Majefty's late Royal Brother King William the Third (of glorious Memory) intituled, Jn A5i for granting to his Majejly fevexal Duties upon Low TVines or Spirits of the firfl ExtraSiion, and continu- ing feveral additional Duties upon Goffee, Tea, Chocolate, Spices, and Piiiures, and certain Impofitions upon Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapnwt, and the Duty of Fifteen per Centum upon MuJTins, and for im- proving the Duties upon japanned and lacquered Goods, and for continuing the Coinage Duty, for the feveral Terms and Purpofes therein mentioned, certain Duties upon Low Wines, or Spirits of the firfl: Extraftion, ' were granted for a Term, to continue until the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred ew. 3. c. 7. ' and fix ; and certain Duties, which, by an A£t of the fixth Year of his faid late M^efty's Reign, had ' been impofed upon Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate, Cocoa Pafle^ Tea, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, ' Mace, and Pidures, were by the faid A£t of the twelfth Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, enafted ' to be continued until the lirft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and fix ; and by the fame A£t ' certain Duties or Sums of Money to be paid by every Hawker, Pedlar, Petty Chapman, and other tra- ' ding Perfons defcribed in a former Aft for licenfing Hawkers and Pedlars, and the Powers for granting G zi° ^' ' ^^'" Licences, were enafed to be continued until the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand ' feven hundred and fix ; and a Duty upon Muflins, after the Rate of fifteen Pounds for every one hun- ' dred Pounds of the true and real Value thereof, was likewife, by the faid Aft of the twelfth Year of ' his faid late Majefty's Reign, enafted to be continued until the thirtieth Day of September one thoufand ' feven hundred and fix, as by the fame Aft (Relation being thereunto had) may more fully appear :' Now we your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjefts, the Com.mons of England in Parliament aflem- bled, as a further Supply for -carrying on the prefent War, and other your Majefty's moft necefTary and important Occafions, have given and granted to your Majefty the feveral and refpeftive Duties, and addi- tional Duties hereafter in this Aft exprefled, and do moft humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enafted ; and be it enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by Autho- Additional Du- rity of the fame. That all and every fuch or the like Duties for and upon all Low Wines or Spirits of ties granted on the firft Extraftion, as by the faid Aft of the twelfth Year of his laid iate Majefty's Reign were conti- Low Wines, un- nued or granted until the faid twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and fix, fhall, by z-jiQ. * virtue of this Aft, be further continued, and be paid and payable to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succef- ' Continued from ^ors, for and upon all Lov/ Wines and Spirits of the firft Extraftion, to be made or drawn by any Di- June 1710. for ftiller, or other Perfon making or drawing Spirits or Strong Waters for Sale or Exportation, within the 96 Years by Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, from the four and twen- i I "ndVor eve' '''^-^ ^^^ °^ March one thoufand feven hundred and fix, until the four and twentieth Day of fune one by 7 Anns,^ "7! thoufand feven hundred and ten; and that all and every fuch or the like feveral and refpeftive Duties for ^.26. ' ' ' and upon all Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate, Cocoa Pafte, Tea, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, T Geo. I. flat, and Piftures, as by the faid Aft of the twelfth Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, were, as aforefaid, Th^' la-' ^' ^ "continued until the faid firft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and fix, fhall be continued and be Coffee Cocoa P^'*^ ^'^ payable to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeffors, for and upon all Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Cho- Nuts, Chocolate, fo'^ts, Cocoa Pafte, Tea, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, and Piftures, which fhall be imported &c. until 1710. into the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Tov/n of Berwick upon Tweed, at any Time or '.' 'Thefe Addi- Times from and after the laft Day of April one thoufand feven hundred and fix, and before the faid four tions repealed by aj^^j twentieth Day of 'June one thoufand feven hundred and ten ; and that all and every fuch and the like and new'ones"' ^'^"^^''^1 Duties, Impofitions, and Sums of Money to be paid by every Hawker, Ped!ar, Petty Chapman, jmpofsd on ^n<^ fuch Other Perfons as are defcribed in one Aft of the ninth Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, for Coffee, Src' licenfmg Hawkers and Pedlars, and all the Powers for granting Licences, and other Powers, and all Duties to be paid Claufes, Direftions, Allowances, Penalties, Forftiturcs, Articles, Matters and Things therein con- Pedfars^ronti-"'' tained, which_, by the faid Aft of the twelfth Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, have Continuance nusd until" 710. ""''^ ^he faid four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fix, fhall be continued, ' and be paid, and be pradtifsd, obferved, and put in Execution, by virtue of this Aft, from the three Onties on Miif- and twentieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fix, until the faid four and twentieth Day ims continutd of June one thoufand feven hundred and ten ; and that the fam.e or the like Duty upon all Muflins de- ^.■jiU I7JO. fcribed in the faid Aft of the twelfth Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, after the Rate of fifteen Pounds for every one hundred Pounds, of the true and real Value thereof, to be determined by the grofs Price upon Sale by the Candle, as by the fame Aft hath Continuance until the thirtieth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and fix, fhall by Virtue of this Aft be continued, and be raifed, levied, col- lefted, anfwered, and paid to her Majefty, her Heirs and SuccefTors, for and upon all fuch Muflins as fhall be imported or brought into the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town or Port of ^ervuick upon Tweed, .at any Time or Times from and after the nine and twentieth Day of September one ) thoufand
 * WJ HEREAS by an A£l of Parliament made and pafTed in the twelfth Year of the Reign of your