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 300 wel Rot. Parl. 9 Gul.III.p.1.n.4. Imprisonment continued until 1st Jan. 1698, &c. unless bailed, &c. by Order of Council. Rot. Part. 9 Gul. III. p.1.n.5. MUNT Persons having one Life in Annuity, purchased under the several Acts mentioned in 6 & 7 W.III. c. 5. may before 25th the advance Value II. If the Persons above mentioned do not make such Advance, any other Person having or not having an Interest in such Life Estate may make such Advance as herein mentioned; 9° GUL. III. c. 4, 5. baitaite du sy boy AN ACT for continuing the Imprisonment of CHAPTER IV. Counter and others for the late horrid Conspiracy to assassinate the pson of His Sacred Majesty. THEREAS the Persons hereafter named (that is to say) Counter John Bernardi Robert Cassells W Robert Meldrum James Chambers and Robert Blackburne have been comitted and are still in Custody in Newgate for a detestable trayterous Conspiracy to assassinate the Royal Person of His Majesty Be it enacted by the Kingť most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lorde Spiritual and Temporal and Comons in Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That the said Counter John Bernardi Robert Cassells Robert Meldrum James Chambers and Robert Blackburne and such other Persons who shall hereafter render themselves or [shall '] be apphended and against whome there shall be Evidence upon Oath of their being concerned in the said barbarous and bloody Conspiracy to assassinate the Person of His Sacred Majesty shall be detained and kept in Custody without Bail or Mainprize until the First Day of January which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety eight and to the end of the next Session of Parliament unlesse they shall be sooner bailed or discharged by Order of Council signed by Six of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council. A.D. 1697-8. CHAPTER V. AN ACT for satisfying and discharging the Arreares of several Annuities which incurred betweene the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six and the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety seven. Annuities or Süms of Money which betweene the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six and the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety seven incurred and became due and ought to have been paid as well out of Five Seventh Part of the late Duties of Tunnage of Shipps and other Vessells and out of Two Seventh Partę of the same Duties as also out of certaine Duties charged upon Salt Be it enacted by the Kingf most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lorde Spiritual and Temporal and the Cömons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That it shall and may be lawfull to and for any Person or Persons Natives or Forreigners having any Estate for One Life of and in any Annuity purchased or obtained att the Rate of One hundred Pounde for every Foureteene Pounde per Annum upon the several Ace of Parliament mentioned in an Act made and passed in the Parliament which was holden att Westminster in the Sixth and Seventh Yeares of His Majesties Reigne (intituled An Act for enabling such Persons as have Estates for Life in Annuities payable by several former Acte therein mentioned to purchase and of such Annuity, as obtaine further and more certaine Interest in such Annuities and in default thereof for admitting other Persons herein mentioned. to purchase and obtaine the same for raising Money for carrying on the Warr against France) or any of them att any time before the Five and twentieth Day of March One thousand six hundred ninety eight to advance and pay into the Receipt of His Majesties Excheq, so much Money as every or any such Annuity being computed for Foure Yeares doth or shall amount unto (that is to say) Every such Person shall and may pay to His Majesties Use for every One hundred Pound that was paid for the single Life in any Annuity of Foureteen Pounde per Annum the Sum of Six and fifty Pound more for changing or converting the same into a certaine terme for the Residue which shall be then to come of Ninety six Yeares to be reckoned from the Five and twentieth Day of January One thousand six hundred ninety five or for a further Interest for the residue of the said Terme of Ninety six Yeares to take Effect after the said Estate for Life and in the same proportion for higher or larger Annuities. Digitized by LOR raiseing and dischargeing the Sum of Two hundred fifty five thousand six hundred sixty three Pounde remaines due unpaid to satisfie cleare off the Google and AND be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons being intituled to any Estate for one Life in being in any such present Annuity or Annuities as aforesaid or such as they shall nominate shall not before the said Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred ninety eight advance and pay into the Recept of Exchequer such Rate or Consideration Money as is before mentioned for changeing such his her or their Estate for Life into a Terme certaine or for a future Interest as aforesaid that then and in every such Case it shall and may be lawfull to and for any Person or Persons whatsoever Natives or Forreigners having or not having any Property or Interest in such Estate for Life att any time or times after the said Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred ninety eight and on or before the Tenth day of April One bash thousand six hundred ninety eight to contribute advance and pay into the said Receipt of Exchequer so much hi Money as any such Annuity being computed for Foure Yeares doth and shall amount to that is to say For every One hundred Pound that was paid for the single Life in an Anuity of Foureteene Pounde a yeare there shall be paid in all the Cases last mentioned the like Süm of Six and fifty Pounde for an Interest for the then Residue of the said Terme of Ninety six Yeares to be reckoned as aforesaid and to be charged with and subject to the present Estate for Life of and in the same Annuities respectively and there shall be paid a Rate or Consideration foM xq'mitage at bestimoloff no bo interlined on the Roll. 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