A. D. 1662. Anno decimo tertio & quarto Caroli II. C. 12. 243 faid Kingdom, in any Ship or Veflel that hath not two Decks, and doth carry kfs than fixteen Pieces of Altered «»o Ordnance mounted, together with two Men for each Gun, and other Ammunition proportionable, fhall on^n^°c;'*,'i7' pay to our Sovt reign Lord the King for all and every the Wares and Merchandizes fo exported or import- an/whweWnoi ed, one per Cent, over and above the Rates and Duties of Subfidy of Tonnage and Poundage otherwilc icncioth, Ky due and payable for the fame ; any Thing in this Act before contained to the contrary notwithftanding. ".'^'^ ^^ XXXVI. Provided always. That itflwil and may be lawful to export, from any of his Maiefty's Do- 6 inn. c.t. minions, Fifh into any of the Ports of the Mediterranean Sea aforefaid, in any Englijh Ship or V eifcl v;hat- 9 Ann. c. 6, focver, provided that one Moiety of her full Lading be Fifh only, and in fuch Cafe to imnort any Wares provKo forV'-.t or Merchandize in the fame Ship for that Voyage, without paying any other Rates or Duties of Ton- expcningK.ihf' naee or Poundage for the fame, than were heretofore accuftomed. XXXVIL And for the better Encouragement of building good and defenfible Ships, be it enafted, Encourieement That all and every Perfon or Perfons that (hall within the Space of feven Years from and after the five good"ai'd"rfiftn- and twentieth Day of March one thoufand fix hundred fixty-two, build or caufe to be built within any lUU Ships.*^ of his Majefty's Dominions any Ship or Veffel of three Decks, or two Decks and a Half, with a Forecaltle, and five Foot between each Deck, mounted with thirty Pieces of Ordnance at lealt, and other Am- munition proportionable, (hall for the firft two Voyages which the faid Ship or Ships make from his Ma- jefty's Dominions to any foreign Parts, have and receive to his and their own proper Ufe and Benefit one tenth Part of the Cuftoms that fhall be paid to Ijis Majefty for all fuch Goods or Merchandizes as Ihall be exported or imported on the faid Ship or Ships, to and from this Kingdom ; (2) and the Conwniflionersi and Officers of his Majefty's Cuftoms are hereby impowered and requij-ed to pay the fame to the Owner or Owners of the faid Ship or Ships accordingly. XXXVIIL Provided always, and be it hereby declared and enadted. That from and after the four and Silt brought out ' twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred fixty and two, all Salt which (hall be brought out of the pa/one Haiff Kingdom of Scotland into this Kingdom, the Dominion of IVales^ or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, (liall penny a GaUon. [ yield and pay, and is hereby made chargeable to yield and pay, unto the King's Majefty, one Half-penny ( upon every Gallon of fuch Imported Salt of IVimheJier Meafure, at the Landing thereof; any Thing in ' this prefent Aifi, or any former or other Law, Statute or Order, to the contrary thereof in any wile not- ^ I withftanding. [Continued by 2 Will. & Mar. Stat. i. c. 4. §, 3. i Ann. Stat. 1. c. 13. §. 2. 3 Geo. i. c. 7.J f'^^Zf^fJ^l i to, 7 £f 8 jr. 3. c. 12. 5 Gto. I. c. 11. 6 Ges. i. r. 21. 7 Gen i. Si. 1. c. 21. 8 Geo, 1. c. 15, 18 6f 31. 9 Geo. i. c, 21. Ii (Jco. I. r. 7 £f 30. re Cm. I.e. x8. iGcc.i.St.'Z.c.ij, gCw. i, c. 35. j^Ga.z.c.^i. j8 G«. i. c. 28. 19 G«. 2. ir. 34. ziCco.z.cz, ziCeo.z, r. si, joGm. i. (i jS fif 29. and 32 Cio. 2. c. 10. CAP. XIL An Aft for the better Relief of the Poor of this Kingdoril. ._ HERE AS the Necefllty, Number, and continual Increafe of the Poor, not only within the The Occafibo ^f Cities oi Londiju and JVeJhninjler, with the Liberties of each of them, but alfo through the whole '"'^■■"fsoii^oar.
- Kingdom oi England and Dominion oi [p'aks, is very great and exceeding burthenfome, being occafion- 43 El. t. 2.
' ed by reafon of Ibme Defedls in the Law concerning the fettling of the Poor, and for v.'ant of a due Pro- • vifion of the Regulations of Relief and Employment in fuch Pariflies or Places where they are legally ' fettled, which doth enforce many to turn incorrigible Rogues, and others to perifli for Want, , togedier - , * with the negled of the faithful Execution of fuch Laws and Statutes as have formerly been made tor th? 1 *.apprehendingof Rogues and Vagabonds, and for the Good of the Poor:' (2) ForRemedywhereof,andfor Tm. f. 16-414. 'the preventing the perifliing of any of the Poor, whether young or old, for want of fuch Supplies as are Bum,v.z-zou 'neceffary, may it- pleafe your moft Excellent Majefty, that it may be enacted ; (3) And be it enaited by the King's moft Excellent Majelly, hy and with the Advice and Corifent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem-
- poral, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament afie'mbled, and by the Authority of the fame,' That Poor People go-
' whereas by Reafon of fome Defeds in the Law, poor People are not reftrained from going from one Pa- ""s from one rifh to another, and therefore do- endeavour to fettle themfelves in thofe ParKhes where there is thejljefl ^not'^eJ^ Stock, the largeft Common's or Waftes to build Cottages, and the moft Woods for them to bum and deftroy, and when they have confumed it, then to another Parifli, and at laft become Rogues and Vaga,-
- bonds, to the great Difcouragement of Parilhes to provide Stocks, where it is liable to be devoured by
iStran^'ers ; (4) Be it therefore enad'ted by the Authority aforefaid. That it (hall and may be lawful, upon How to be fet- ! Complaint made by the Churchwardens or Overfeers of the Poor of any Parilh, to any Juftice of Peace, "J. coming to i within forty Days after any fuch Perfon or Perfons coming fo to fettle as aforefaid, in any Tenement uiij- un^leTten"^*"' der the yearly Value of ten Pounds, for any two Juftices of the Peace, whereof one to be of the ^oruniy Houndsyeariy of the Divifion where any Perfon or Perfons that are likely to be chargeable to the Parilh (hall coriielo v«lue., inhabit, by their Warrant to remove and convey fuch Perfon or Perfons to fuch Parilh where he or they ti'ntihy'^^^' i^jETs laft legally fettled, either as a Native, Houlnoldcr, Sojourner, Apprentice or Servant, for the Space 1 jac. 2, c. 17. '»f forty Days at the leaft, unlefs he or they give fufficient Security for the Difcharge of the faid Parilh, §• 3- ito be allowed by the faid Juftices. . . ' < I. n* ^'3? ^' '■ II. Provided always, That all fuch Perfons who think themfelves aggrieved by any inch Judgment of p^^^^^^^ ^.^^^^^ Ithe faid two Juftices, may appeal to- the Juftices of the Peace of the iaid County at their next Qiiarter- maVspp^earioi iSeffions, who are hereby required to do them Juftice according to the Pi-Ierits of their Caufe. tiie.Qoarter- .
- ill. Provided alfo, That (this Aft notwithftanding) it (hall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Per- p^f^^n'* j^- ,-.
fons, to go into any Coiinty, Parilh or Place, to work in Time of Harveft, or at any Time to work at woikinHarvta, any other Work, fo that he or they carry with him or them a Certificate from the Minifter of the Parifn and one of the Churchv/ardens and one of the Overfeers for the Poor for the fa^d Year, that he or tJiey have a Dwelling-houfe or Place in which he or they inhabit, and hath left Wife and Children, or fome of them there, (or otherwife as the Condition of the Perfons (hall require) and is declared an Inhabitant or Inhabitants there : (2) And in fuch Cafe, if the Perfon or Perfons Ihall not return to the Place afore- I i z ■ faid, .:W!
