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 A. D. 1713. Anno duodecimo An NiE Reginae. Stat. r. 607 ' the Croivn, It was enadted and declared, That the Hereditary Rates and Duties of Excife upon Beer, Ale, "  '^' ^' ' and other Liquors, which were granted to the Crown in the tv/elfth Year of the Reign of his late Majefly 12 Car. 2, c. 23, ' King Charles the Second, and the Duties of Excife upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, by the faid Act ' of the firft Year of her Majefly 's Reign granted to her Majefty for the Term of her Life (fubjeft never- ' payable out of the feveral Duties of Excife before mentioned) and the Revenue of the General Letter- ■ ' Office or Poll:- Office, and divers fmall Branches of her Majefly's Revenues therein enumerated, and the ' Monies arifing by the further Subfidy of Tunnage and Poundage, and other Duties upon Wines, Goods, ' the Support of herMajelly's Houfliold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown ; and in the faid ' fmce which Time the Revenues of Firft-fruits and Tenths of the Clergy (being Part of the £iid fmall ' Branches) have been otherwife difpofed by or in Purfuance of an Aft of Parliament in that Behalf ; and S Anna, c. 24:. . ' the Revenue arifing in the General Letter-Office or Poil-Office hath been fmce regranted and increafed,- ' and Part of that Revenue fo regranted and increafed hath been appropriated to raife Money for the pu- ' Honour and Dignity of the Crown, purfuant to another Aft of Parliament made for thofe Ends and Pur- 9 Anne, c, 10.: ' by Occafion of feveral extraordinary Expenres fmce the laid Aft of the fiift Year of her Majefly's Reign, ' divers Arrears of Salaries, Wages, Diet-Monies, and other Allowances, and fundry Debts for Emptions, ' Provifions, and other Caufes, have incurred, and grown due to her Majefly's' Servants, Tradefmen, and ' others, and do now remain unfatisfied, which Debts and Arrears do amount to a very confiderable Sum in - ' the Whole, and are properly chargeable upon the laid Branches or Revenues which were appointed for the ' Support of her Majefly's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, as afo;efaid : Nov/ ' her Majefly's faid moft dutiful and loyal Subjefts, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament afiembled, ' being defirous that her Majefty, in the Adminiflration of her Civil Government, may not remain under ' ' any Difficulties, in Refpeft of the Arrears or Debts contrafted, as aforefaid, and being therefore defirous. ' this Aft are authorifed or appointed, the better to enable her Majefty to difcharge the faid Debts and Ar^ - ' rears, do, for that End and Purpofe, moft humbly pray that it may be enafted,' ,&c/, " Fler Majefty, by Letters Patents,- may appoint 35,000 I. per Annum for 32 Years, to be ifllied out of th'e • " Exchequer, chargeable on the Revenues- of the Crown, is'c. and preferable to all other Payments, hut : " not to prejudice any Difpofitions, is'c. fmce i Anna, of the Firft-Fruits, Poft-Office, fs'r. Letters Pa- " tents to dircft how the faid Sum ftiall be paid, and to impower Perfons to advance the Tame, &c. and to " dircft how the Monies may be transferred. The Letters Patents pood in Law. No Fee to be taken, ,, « free. E X P." XXXII. And be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Money lent^ and to be lent to her Appropriation.. Majefly upon one Aft of this Seffion of Parliament, intituled. An ASi for granting an Aid to her Majefly, ^,7 of me leveral he raifcdhy a Land-Tax i ?: Grtat Britain, for 11 " ' - ■ ", ^ , .- , ,. , ,. .j...^, and fo much Money (if any fuch be) of the Loans made or to be made upon that Aft, or thereby and the Intereft thereof, and the Charges thereby allowable for railing the faid Tax, ftiall be fatisfied, or Money fufficient fhall be referved to diTcharge the fame ; and all the Monies lent, or to be lent unto her Majefty upon another Aft of this Seffion of Parliament, for granting to her Majefty Duties upon Malt, n Anne, Siat,. Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and thirteen; and fo '• '■ *• much Money of the faid Duties of Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry thereby granted, as fhall arife and remain after all the Loans made or to be made upon that Aft, or thereby transferred or direfted to be transferred thereunto, and the Intereft thereof, and the Charge thereby allowable for the raiflng the faid Duties thereby granted, fhall be fatisfied, or Money fufficient ftiail be referved to difcharge the fame ; and all the Sums (not ; exceeding twelve hundred thoufand Pounds) authorized by this Aft to be ifTued in Exchequer-Bills, (hall be appropriated for or towards the feveral Ufes, Intents and Purpofes herein after exprefied, (that is to fay) • J'or or towards defraying the Charges of the Ordinary of her Majefly's Navy, and for Viftuals, Wages, Ordi.nary of tie Wear and Tear, and other Services of the Navy, and Viftualling thereof, performed and to be performed, Navy,. &c. and for Sea Service in the Ordnance, performed arid to be performed, fo as all the ifTues to ht made out of the faid Aids or Supplies, for all the Naval or Marine Services beforementioncd, do not in the whole ex-. - ceed one Million and two hundred thoufand Pounds, over and above the Money to be ma!e good to the South Sea Company, as is herein after mentioned ; and for or towards defraying the Charge of Half-Pay, Half-piy for to fuch Officers as have ferved well at Sea irf the late War, and fhall be out of Imployment by Sea or Land Sea-Officeis. ■. in Time of Peace, fo as fuch Half-Pay, within the Year one thoufand feven hundred and thirteen, do not exceed feventeen thoufand Pounds, out of the fame Aids or Supplies; and for or towards defraying the Charge of the Land Forces in her Ivlajefty's Service for fix Months, from the two and tv/cntieth Day of ^"-'^'"■"s fo^ December one thoufand feven hundred and twelve to the three and twentieth Day of yiine one thoufand * Mocths. . feven hundred and thirteen, both inclufive, and for reducing their Numbei-s ; and for or towards the Charge of her Majefly's Guards and Garrifons in Great Britain, from the three and twentieth Day of fune one fj"^';^' =""1 ^ thoufand feven hundred and thirteen to the five and twentieth Day of December following, including Ge>- "'"'"'^» neral.
 * XXVII. And whereas by an Aft of Parliament made and pafled in the f.rfl: Year of her Majefty's Recital of the
 * Reign, intituled, An j£f for the better Support of her A'laje/i/s Hou/hcld, and of the Hotwtir and Dignity of ^^^ ^'^'^^'
 * thelefs to fuch weekly Payments or incumbrances as were thereby appointed to be charged upon, and
 * and Merchandizes, by the faid Aft granted or made payable to her Majefty during her Life, fhould be for
 * Aft feveral Proviilons are made to reftrain Granting or Aliening the Revenues aforefaid, or anyof them :
 * blick Ufe, and other Part thereof is applicable to the Sujjport of her Majefly's faid Hdufhold, and the
 * pofes, as by the faid refpeftive Afts, Relation being thereunto had, may more fully appear : And whereas
 * that a Sum not exceeding five hundred thoufand Pounds may be raifed, by fuch Ways and Means, as in -.
 * ' nor Money to be diverted, on Pain of Incapacity, and treble Damages. Money advanced, Taxt. -