332 C. 15. Anno duodecimo Georgii II. A. D. J 739. ' juft and reafonable;' Wherefore your Majefty's mod dutiful and loyal Subjects the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament affembled, do molt humbly befeech your Majelty that it may be en- abled; and be it enacted by the King's molt Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and His Majefty im- by the Authority of the fame, That it (hall and may be lawful to and for the King's moll: Excel- 3 5,ooo e i. per" e ^ ent Majefty, by any Letters Patent or Indenture, or by feveral Letters Patents or Indentures, under Ann. on his the Great Seal of Great Britain hereafter to be made, to give and grant unto his Royal Highnels Royal Highnefs William Duke of Cumberland, and the Heirs of his Body, one Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum of Cumberfand fifteen thoufand Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain; which Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum / Revenue of angel, the Feaft of the Nativity of our Lord Chrift, the Feaft of the Annunciation of the bleifed 25,000/. a rw Vrg
Mary, and the Feaft of Saint John the Baptift, by even and equal Portions; the firft Payment
ig nijn t j^ re of t0 De ma( i e a t f ucn f the faid Feaft Days as lhall firft and next happen after the Demife . of his Majefty, with fuch Powers for his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, and the Heirs Male of his Body, to make Provifion out of the faid Annuity or annual Rent by way of Jointure on any Wife or Wives he or they ihall marry, and for his and their younger Sons, and for his and their Daughters, in fuch Manner as his faid Majefty (hall in his Royal Wifdom in and by his faid Letters Patent, Indenture or Indentures, think fit to give, limit or appoint. A d n 24 on° h per ^' ^ n< ^ n 1S hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it (ball and may be lawful fou^ younger t0 an ^ for the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by fuch Letters Patent or Indenture, or by any other Princeffes. Letters Patent, Indenture or Indentures, under the Great Seal of Great Britain hereafter to be made, to give and grant unto their Royal Highneffes the Princefs Amalie, the Princefs Caroline, the Princefs Mary and the Princefs Lovisa, and the Survivors and Survivor of them, or to fuch other Perfon or Perfons as his Majefty (hall think fit to be named in fuch Letters Patent, Indenture or Indentures, and his or their Heirs, during the Lives of their faid Royal Highneffes, and the Life of the Survivor of them, in Truft for their faid Royal Highneffes, and the Survivors or Survivor of them, fubject to fuch Contingencies and Determination as to the Whole or Part thereof, as are or is herein after mentioned and provided, one other Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum of twenty four thoufand Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain; which Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum of twenty four thoufand Pounds (hall commence and take Effect from the Day of the Demife of his Majefty (whom God long prefei ve) and (hall be paid and payable at the faid four moft ufual Feafts or Days T ,e fo 'kT5 r °f Payment in the Year by even and equal Portions; the firft Payment thereof to be made at fuch the Revenue" of or " the feid Feaft Days which (hall next happen after the Demife of his faid Majefty; and that the the Poft-office, ("aid Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum. of fifteen thoufand Pounds (hall and may by fuch Let- ters Patent, Indenture or Indentures, be directed to be, and (hall be iffuing and payable out of, and charged and chargeable upon all and every the Revenues and Monies arifing and to arife by virtue and in purfuance of the faid Act of the ninth Year of her faid late Majefty 's Reign, intitu- led, An Aft for eftablijhing a General Poft-office for all her Majejly's Dominions, and for fettling a weekly Sum out of the Revenues thereof, for the Service of the War, and other her Majefty's Occafions; or by virtue or in purfuance of any Provifo, Claufe, Matter or Thing therein contained, or of any other Act or Acts of Parliament thereby referred to; the weekly Sum of feven hundred Pounds mentioned in the faid Act of the ninth Year of her faid late Majefty's Reign, during fuch Time as the faid weekly Sum is to continue, and any other Monies by that Act appointed to be referved for the Ufe the latter on the f ine Publick, always excepted and foreprized : And that the faid Annuity or yearly Rent or Sum cife! ' Ury X " °f twenty-four thoufand Pounds (hall and may by fuch Letters Patent, Indenture or Indentures, be directed to be, and (hall be iftuing and payable out of, and charged and chargeable upon the here- ditary Rates and Duties of Excife upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors, which were granted to the Crown by an Act of Parliament of the twelfth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King Charles the Second, intituled, An Aft for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries, and Tenures in Capite, and by Knights Service, and Purveyance; and for fettling a Revenue on his Majefty in lieu thereof; or which fhall arife, or are payable by virtue of any other Act or Acts relating thereto. Provifo. HI. Provided always, That nothing in this Act contained, or to be contained in fuch Letters Pa- tent, Indenture or Indentures as aforefaid, ihall extend to hinder or obftruct the Payments of the weekly Sum of three thoufand feven hundred Pounds, or the yearly Sum of fifteen thoufand fevea hundred fifty-nine Pounds, nineteen Shillings and four Pence, by former Acts of Parlament charged upon the faid Rates and Duties of Excife, or fome of them, or the Application thereof to the re- fpective Ufes intended by fuch former Acts concerning the fame; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Deficiency of ' IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if the faid Revenue of the the Pofl-office Poft-office, applicable to the Payment of the faid yearly Sum of fifteen thoufand Pounds, (hall at the irwer the qua 3 "" End of any Quarter of a Year be infufficient to anfwer the quarterly Payment of the (aid Annuity terly Payment or yearly Rent or Sum of fifteen thoufand Pounds, and all Arrears thereof which (hall be then due of the 15,000). out f the f am e, according to the true Meaning of this Act; then and in every fuch Cafe the Comp- Annmty, how 'i,_ j;.. /■•', ^v/-r_. <?_ .i_. ..: 1. •__ ru?n _..j u_ :.* 1 u.. :_~j ...:»i t t, i^l,„,„= uity, to be tuppiied. trailer of the faid Office for the time being (hall and he is hereby required without Fee or Charge, at the Rcqueft of his faid Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, or the Heirs of his Body, or of fuch other Perfon as ihall be intitled to receive any Part thereof in purfuance of this Act, and of fuch Letters Patent, Indenture or Indentures as aforefaid, or of any Perfon by him or them reflec- tively
