A. t). 16964 Anno feptlmo & odavo Gulielmi III. C. 10. Cot fliall or may be recovered by Aflion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of his Majefly's Courts of Record at Wcjlminjhr, wlierein no Eflbin, Protedion, Privilege, Wager of Law, Injundlion, or Order , of Reftraint, {hall be in any wile granted or allowed. IX. Provided always, and be it hereby declared, That if it happen that feveral Tallirs of Loan, or Or- No undue rrc ders for Payment as aforefaid, bear Date, or be brought the fame Day to the Auditor of the Receipt to be f^rc-ncc wli.rt regiftred, then it fhall be interpreted no undue Preference which of thofe he enters firft, fo he enters them p"'" •■"^ '""* alfthe fame Day. _ _ the fa,r,c- u.y. X. Provided alfo. That it fhall not be interpreted any undue Preference to incur any Penalty in Point of or v.hrre Money Payment, if the Auditor direft, and the Clerk of the Pells record, and the Tellers do pay fubfequent Or- '= rL-fcrved (or ders of Perfons that come and demand their Money, and bring their Orders, before other Perfons that did =>""«"'• not come to demand their Money, and bring their Orders, in their Courfe, fo as there be fo much Money referved as will fatisfy precedent Orders, which {hall not be otherwife difpofcd, but kept for them; In- Intercl to cLjn.- tereft upon Loan being toceafe from the Time the Money is fo referved and kept in Bank for them. '^'■°™ il'atTimt, XI. And be it further enacTied by the Authority aforefaid. That every Perfon or Perfons, Natives or Fo- Ordtrsfntrcd reigners, Bodies Politick and Corporate, to whom any Monies fhall be due by Virtue of this Aft, afttr >"»>■ l'* •'■Tigiic*. Order entred in the Book of Regifter for Payment thereof, his or their Executors, AdminiHrators, or Af- figns, by Indorfement of his or their Order, may aflign or transfer his or their Right, Title, Intereft, and Benefit of fuch Order, or any Part thereof, to any other, which being notified in the Office of the Auditor of Receipts aforefaid, and an Entry or Memori.^1 thereof alfo made in the Book of Regifter aforefaid for Orders (which the Officers {hall, upon Requefl, without Fee or Charge accordingly make) fhall intitle fuch Aflignee, his Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns to the Benefit thereof, and Payment thereon: And fuch Aflignee may in like Manner affign again, and fo toties quoties; and afterwards it fhall not be in .4flignee may the Power of fuch Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate, who have or hath made fuch Affign- aflign again, ments, to make void, releafe, or difcharge the fame, or any the Monies thereby due, or any Part thereof. ' XII. And whereas great Frauds and Abufes have been and are daily committed, to the Prejudice of His ^ Majefty's Revenue, by Pretence or Colour of exporting Tobacco and other Goods by Land Carriage into
- Scotland, and obtaining Debentures for the fame, although in truth fuch Goods have not been really ex-
' ported, or if exported, have been again clandeftinely returned into this Kingdom, which Pradtice is hardly
- poffible to be prevented upon the Borders :' It is hereby further enafted. That from and after the five and ^° Delenturfj
twentieth Day of March, which fliall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fix, no ^"°Y° l"" ^f- Debentures fhall be allowed for any Goods pretended to be exported, but for fuch only as fhall, according Book"of Rates to the fecond Rule annexed to the Book of Rates, be fhipt for Tranfportation, and the fhipping thereof and the /hifpin'g teftified by His Majefly's Searcher and Under Searcher in the Port of London, or the Searcher of any of the teiiificd.. Out Ports refpedlively, and all the other Requifites of the faid Rule duly performed. ' XIII. And whereas by a late Adt, intituled, Jn ASl for granting to their Majejiies certain additional Im~ 4 & j W. & M,
- pofitions upon feveral Goods and Merchandizes, the Sum of twenty Shillings is impofed on every Tun of Lapis =• s-
- Calimanaris exported from and after the firft Day of May one thoufand fix hundred ninety- two, which
' is found by Experience to hinder the Exportation thereof, and utterly to ruin the Manufacture :' Where- Lapis Calamina- fore, for Remedy thereof, be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the twenty-fifth "» to pay only Day of March one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fix, the Sum of two Shillings only fliall be paid for every ? '; ^'f ^p" ^~ Tun oi Lapis Calimanaris exported, over and above the Rates thereon charged by the Book of Rates, the i°^^ BcoIc'^' faid Aft or any Thing therein contained to the contrary nothwithftanding, to be colle<Sted as in and by the s&pw, 3, C laid Adt is dire<Sed and appointed. 2^. §. 9. XIV. And for the Encouragement of fuch Perfons as fhall make Sail-cloth in England, be it enadied by ' Anna.-, flat, i, the Authority aforefaid. That fo much ol Englijh made Sail-cloth as fhall be found fit for the Service of His ^ 'f'n^c.',' Majefty's Navy, fhall have the Preference of all Foreign Sail-cloth; and the Commiffioners of the Navy ^lofl,' to have are hereby diredted and required from time to time, during the Continuance of this Aft, to contraft and Piefe»encc. agree for fuch En^lijh made Sail-cloth, and to allow the Makers and Manufafturers thereof aRecompence of Makers to have two Pence jder Yard for the fame, above v/hat they pay for Foreign Cloth of equal Strength and Good- 2d. per Yard nefs. '"o"- ' XV. And whereas by reafon of great LofTes befallen Traders during the prefent War, many Perfons, ^"P'^tual 9 ' who are Debtors to the King for new Impoft or addition?.! Duties of Goods already imported, have been ""^' '^" *'• ' forced to abfcond, but yet are willing to pay what the^' are able;' Be it enafted by the Authority afore- faid. That it fhall and may be lawful for the Lords Commiffioners of the Treafury, or any three or more Perfons not abla of them, or the Lord Treafurer for the time being, according to their Difcretion, to compound with fuch to pay tie new Perfon or Perfons as have fuftained great Loftes by the prefent War, ;uid have been forced to abfcond, for impofls, may any Monies by them or any of them due or owing for new Impoft or additional Duties, or any Bond or "^"'"P""" • Bonds given for feciiring of new Impoft or additional Duties, although fuch Impofition or Duty on which the Debts owing by fuch Perfon or Perfons are appropriated to particular Ufes, fo as this Po^v-er fliall not extend to any fuch Debts contraftcd, or Bonds given, after the firft Day of February one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fi;e ; any thing in any former Aft or Afts of Parlia]tient t3 the contrary notwithftanding. ' XVI. And whereas feveral Merchants trading with x'mUnited Provinces in feveral Sorts of coarfe Linens, i.i„en Cloth ' commonly called Borelapps, have of late been compelled to pay Cuitom for the fame as Hollands, which called Eoiekpps ' comes to above thirty-five Pounds /)^r C?«/?/w, whereby the faid Trade Mb ufeful to the poorer Sort of '" "^ ""' ^J « People) is not only like to be loft, but the Cuftoms thereby much abated :' Be it therefore enafted by the tY,e Duties'"' '" Authority aforefaid. That all fuch Linen Cloth known or commonly called by the Name of i?»rf/tf/'/!.f, not exceeding twenty-eight Inches and an Half in Breadth, nor twelve Pence an Engiijb Ell in Value, fhall be ^ entred ad valorum during the Continuance of this Act, and pay ail other Duties accordingly. Vol. III. ' 4 H XVIL And
