A. D. 1704." Anno tertio 8c quarto Ann^ Reginae. C. 2. 163 they are to take Effeft, as aforefaid ; neverthelefs in all Cafes where any Eftate for Life pr Lives fliall Eftates for Live* be, in purfuance of this Aft, changed into a certain Term for ninety-nine Years, as aforefaid, for avoid- changed for 99 ine any double Payments thereupon, the quarterly Payments, which fliall have been made on the faid ^""• Eftate for Life or Lives, fhall be deemed and taken to difcharge fo many of the quarterly Payments, Quarterly Pay. which might otherwife be reckoned for the fame Time, upon the faid certain Term of ninety-nine ments thereon Years, and then fuch prefent Eftate for Life or Lives ihall be underftood to be merged or extinguiflied Q^^f'^^^^X in the faid Terms of Years refpedtively. mfmrri'ckone'4 on the Term of 99 Years, and then fuch Eftates for Lives to be extinguiflied, IV. And it is hereby further enafted, That if any Perfon or Perfons, being intitled to any Eftate for Ifone third of one, two, or three Lives in being, in any fuch prefent Annuity or Annuities, as aforefaid, {hall not, on tfo°n'^"jjg'^"^j or before the faid laft Day oi Plarch in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and five, ad- be" ot pai^'be-'"' Vance and pay into the faid Receipt of Exchequer, one Third Part at the leaft of fuch refpedtive Rate or fore the lalt of Confideration Money, as is before-mentioned, for changing his, her, or their Eftate for one, two, or March 170;, three Lives into a Term certain, or for a futui'e Intereft, as aforefaid, that then, and in every fuch Cafe, &c. any Perfon, it fliall and may be lawful to and for any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever. Natives or Foreigners (having or &c.^may pur- not having any Property or Intereft in fuch Eftate for Life or Lives) at any Time or Times after the faid Jaft Day oi March one thoufand feven hundred and five, and within the refpedlive Days and Times by this Aft limited in this Behalf, to contribute, advance, and pay into the faid Receipt of Exchequer, for the Purpofes aforefaid, fuch refpeftive Rates or Confideration Monies, as are herein after appointed for purchafing of fuch Annuities, to commence after the Determination of the faid Eftates for one, two, or three Lives refpeftively, as are herein after expreffed (that is to fay) in every or any Cafe where any Conditions of Annuity was purchafed upon the faid former Aft for one Life only ftiil in being, and the prefent Owner Purchafefot one Ihall have made no further Payment for a future Intereft, or certain Term therein, according to this Aft, ^f*- any Perfon or Perfons, as aforefaid, may contribute and pay the Confideration Money, after the Rate of fix Years Puichafe for fuch or the like Annuity, to be paid and payable to him, her, or them, his, her, or their Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns, from and immediatly after the Determination of every fuch Eftate for a fingle Life (which is to be named in every Talley for fuch Purchafe Money, and in the Order thereupon) and to continue from thenceforth for and during all the reft and Refidue, which fhall be then to come and unexpired, of and in the faid Term of ninety-nine Years, to be reckoned from the faid five and twentieth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and four ; and in every or any Cafe where any Annuity was purchafed upon the faid former Aft for two Lives ftill in being, and the prefent Two Lives, Owner fliall have made no further Payment for a future Intereft, or a certain Term therein, according to this Aft, any Perfon or Perfons, as aforefaid, may contribute and pay the Confideration-money after the. Rate of four Years Purchafe for fuch or the like Annuity, to be paid and payable to him, her, or them, his, her, and their Executors, Adminiftrators and Affigns, from and immediately after the Determination of every fuch Eftate for two Lives (which are to be named in every Talley for fuch Purchafe-money, and in the Order thereupon) and to continue from thenceforth, for and during all the reft and Refidue, which jfhall be then to come and unexpired, of and in the faid Term of ninety-nine Years, to be reckoned front the faid five and twentieth Day of il^anA one thoufand feven hundred and four: And in every or any Cafe where any Annuity was- purchafed upon the faid former Aft for three Lives ftill in being, and the Ttree Lives, fee-, prefent Owner thereof fhall have made no further Payment for a future Intereft or a certain Term therein, according to this Aft, any Perfon or Perfons, as aforefaid, may contribute and pay the Confideration- money, after the Rate of three Years Purchafe, for fuch or the like Annuity to be paid and payable to him, her, or them, his, her, or their Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns, from and after the De- termination of every fuch Eftate for three Lives (which are to be named in every Talley for fuch Purchafe- money, and in the Order thereupon) and to continue from thenceforth, for and during all the reft and $.efidue, which fliall be then to come and unexpired, of and in the faid. Term of ninety-nine Years, to be reckoned from the faid five and twentieth Day oi March one thoufand' feven hundred and four. And it Confideration- is hereby declared and appointed. That all the Confideration-monies to be paid by the faid Perfons, who money to bepaii may purchafe in Default of thofe who have the prefent Eftates for Life and Lives, as aforefaid, fliall be '"'^°_' e xc e- '^aid in the faid Receipt of Exchequer for your Majefty's Ufe, after the faid laft Day oi March one thou- .^nd feven hundred and five, and at or before the refpeftive Days and Times herein after limited (that Times of Pay- is to fay) One third Part thereof on or before the firft Day of May in the Year of our Lord one thoufand '"^"'* feven hundred and five ; one other third Part thereof on or before the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and five ; and the remaining third Part thereof on or before the nine Jand twentieth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and five ; and the faid Annuities fo to Annuities when t)e purchafed by any Perfons (in Default of thofe who have the prefent Eftates for Life or Lives, payable. as aforefaid) fiiall alfo be paid and payable, at the four moft ufual Feafts in the Year before-mentioned, by even and equal Portions ; the firft Payment thereof to begin, and to be made at fuch of the faid Feafts, as fliall next happen after the r-efpeftive Times, from which fuch Annuities are to commence or take EfFeft, as aforefaid. V. And it is hereby enafted. That In the Offices of the Auditor of the Receipt, and Clerk of the Pells Contributors in the Exchequer, feverally, there fliall be provided and kept a Book or Books, in which fhall be fairly ^^j"" '" ^.y"' entrcd the Names of all who fliall be Contributors, and of all Perfons by whofe Hands the faid Contri- rfth" Auditor ■'tutors fliall pay in any of the faid Sums upon this Aft, and alfo the feveral Sums fo paid, and the Times and Clerk of the when the fame are refpeftively paid j to which Book it fliall be lawful for the refpeftive Contributors, Pells, Y a their