A. D. 1698. Anno nono & declmo GuLiELMi III. , C. 25. 707 XLV. Provided alfo. That this Aft, or any Claiife therein contained, fnali not be ronflrucd to charge with any Duty, any Warrant made by, or Recognizance taken before, any JulT-ice or Jiifticc;; of the Peace, or any Surrender of any Copyhold Jiltate, or Copies of fuch Kflrate, or any Procccding-j of any Court Mar- tial, which relate to any Trial of any common Soldier; or any Orders, I^ecrees or Proceedings before any Coinniiffioners of Sewers, or in the Court of Stannaries ; but fuch Warrants, Recognizances, Surren- ders, Copies, Orders, Decrees and Proceeding's, {hall and are hereby declared to be exempted from the Payment of any of the Duties before mentioned in this A<fl:. XLVI. Provided alfo, and it is hereby enadfcd and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That the Offi- Sea OSkcrs (• cers at Sea fliall by this A£l pay the fame Duty for their Stamps that the Officers of the Army at Land pay p '>"« <"■■"■•<! by this Act, and no more upon the fame Aft only; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwith- D^'ty^'Land ftanding. "'^' • XLV II. And it Is hereby declared. That all the Duties by this Aft granted to Flis Majefly, His Heirs Duties rcde»m- and SucccfTors, fhall neverthelefs be fubje£t and liable to fuch Condition and Power of Redemption by Par- Me by Pailu-J liament, as by any Aft of this Seffion is or fliall be declared and provided. n-.cnt, XLVIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That for the better and m.ore efFcftual levying, collefting and paying unto His Majefty, His Pleirs and SucccfTors, the feveral and rcfpeitive Du- ties hereby granted for or upon (lamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, it fhall and may be lawful for His Majefty, Plis Heirs and SucccfTors, and to and for the Commiflioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer of England for the time being, from time to time to nominate and appoint fuch Perfons as they fhall think fit, to be Commiffioners, or Officers for the ftamping and marking of Parchment, Vellum and Paper, and managing the Duties thereupon, purfuant to this Aft; and that the Commiffioners fo to be appointed, fhall keep their Head Office in fome convenient Place v.'ithin the Cities oi' London or Weftmhiftcr ; and fuch Commiffioners, or the major Part of them, are hereby impovvered, Co.-nmiff.oncrs under their Hands and Seals, to appoint fuch other inferior Officers for the marking or ftamping of Vel- '° ^'^ appointed, lum, Parchment and Paper, or for the better collefting or levying the Duties hereby granted to His Ma- Head OfKce to jefty. His Heirs and Succeffors, as they in their Difcretion {hall think fit; and the fame Commiffioners be kent'inLon- lliall provide from time to time Marks or Stamps proper for the marking and ftamping of Vellum, Parch- don or vveft- ment and Paper, according to which Marks or Stamps the King's Duties ought to be paid. minfter. ' XLIX. And whereas fuch or the like Duties as are by. this Aft charged for ever upon the feveral Skins, l"f"'oi' Officers, ' Sheets or Pieces of Vellum, Parchment and Paper, herein before enumerated or mentioned, are alfo ; & 6 v/. & m, ' charged upon and payable for the fame refpeftively, until the firfc Day oi Augiiji one thoufand feven hun- c-2i- ' dred and fix, by f'everal former Afts of Parliament in that Behalf; To that in Effeft the Duties (as to ^ '^' 9 T^- 3> ' Skins, Sheets or Pieces of Vellum, Parchment and Paper in this Aft before particularly exprefTed) are '^' *°' ^; '^' ' doubled until the faid firft Day of Augitft one thoufand feven hundred and fix, but the faid Duties by the ' faid former Afts, and thofe by this thereupon, are appropriated or applicable to diiFerent Purpofes, fo ' that it is necefiTary to have diftinft Accounts kept of the fame ;' Now for the better fecuring His Maje- fty's Dues, and for diftinguifhing of fuch Skins, Sheets or Pieces of Vellum, Parchm.ent and Paper as are doubly charged as aforefaid, from thofe which remain liable only to the fingle Duties on the faid former A.fts ; and to the Intent that the faid Duties arifing upon this and the faid former Afts, upon Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, may be iflTued and applied to the refpeftive Ufes to which they are ieverally appro- priated or intended; Beit further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Vellum, Parchment, and After lAueuft Paper, herein before charged, and whereof the Duties are hereby intended to be doubled for a Time, as i6ciS, every Skin aforefaid, ftiall, before any of the Matters or Things herein before mentioned to be thereupon ingrofl^ed or °^Vd'"™. w-ritten (fuch Writing or Ingroffing being after the faid firft Day of Anguft one thoufand fix hundred ninety- sheet'of pIper eight, and before the faid firft Day o'i Auguji one thoufand feven hundred and fix) be firft brought to the ^.-c, to beftamp'. Head Office for the faid Duties, to be ftamped and marked with two Marks or Impreffions (that is to fay) ed with two Every fuch Skin, Sheet, or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, having one M^ark or Stamp fet there- Marks. upon, purfuant to the faid former Afts, or any of them, before the writing or ingroffing any of the Mat- ^f'",!™' *? ters or Things as aforefaid thereupon, fhall be brought to the faid Office, to be ftamped with a Second brLmped'^with Mark or Impreffion of the fame Kind ; and every Skin, Sheet or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, a Second Mark, having not been ftamped or marked with a fingle Stamp or Mark, purfuant to the faid former Afts, or any of them, fliall, before the writing or ingroffing any of the Matters or Things as aforefaid thereupon, till the faid firft Day of Augiift one thoufand feven hundred and fix, be brought to the faid Office, to receive tvi'o feveral Marks or Impreffions of the fame Kind ; of all which double Marks or Impreffions the one fhall denote the Duty by the faid former Afts, or fome of them, and the other the Duty by this prefent Aft Except fuch as thereupon : Except fuch Skins, Sheets, or Pieces of Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, which do ftill re- "e 'jaWe only main liable only to the fingle Duties on the faid former Afts, during the Terms thereby granted, and are y"^^'"^ '^ "^^' to have only a fingle Mark or Stamp, according to the Direftions of the faid form.er Afts, namely, L. Every Skin or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Cjeneral Circuit or Circuit or New- Nei'jgcte Pardon fhall be ingrofled or written, liable only to the fingle Duty of forty Shillings by the faid gate Pardon, former Afts. LI. Every Skin or Piece of Vellijm, or Parchment, or Sheet, or Piece of Paper, upon which any Re- Certificate of gifter, Entry, Teftimonial, or Certificate of any Degree, taken in either of the tv/o Univerfities, or four JJ'^sree m the Inns of Court, fhall be ingrofl^ed or written (the Regifter or Entry of the Degree of any Batchelor of Arts Except Bauhe- being always excepted) for which Skins, Pieces, or Sheets refpeftively, a Duty of forty Shillings is pay- lor of Arts, able by the faid former Afts only, during the Continuance thereof. LII. Every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Conveyance, Conveyance or ' Surrender of Grants or Offices, Releafe, or other Deed whatfoever, fhall be inroUed of Record in any of SurrcHder of the Courts at Weftmhifler. or in any other Court of Record whatfocN'er, or by any CuJIas Ratukrmn, or ^"""Js or Ofi;- 4X2 Clerk "'■ ""■
