Troops of Palatine troops. Pruffian troops. Heffe Caffel. command of earl Rivers; and for or towards making good a fum not exceeding three thousand and fourteen pounds, for defraying her Majefty's expence for the pay of the general officers of a body of thirteen thousand men of the troops of the King of Portugal, pursuant to the treaty in that behalf, until the three and twentieth day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and fix; and for or towards making good a fum not exceeding twenty fix thousand fix hundred ninety two pounds, thirteen fhillings and ten pence, three farthings, for defraying her Majefty's thare of the pay of three thousand Palatine troops, purfuant to the treaty with the elector Palatine, from the feventeenth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and five, to the three and twentieth day of December following; and for or towards a fum not exceeding thirty feven thousand and twelve pounds, feven fhillings, and fix pence, for defraying her Majefty's fhare of the agio bread and forrage, for twelve thousand Pruffians imployed in her Majesty's fervice in the Netherlands; and for or towards a fum not exceeding twenty thousand pounds, Landgrave of for an additional fubfidy to the landgrave of Heffe Caffel for augmenting his troops, and marching them into Italy, and for defraying their expence of bread, waggons, and carriages, and of hofpitals for their fick and wounded, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and feven; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding nineteen thousand feven hundred fifty five pounds, nine fhillings, and fix pence, for defraying her Majesty's proportion of the agio bread and forrage for the faid twelve thoufand Pruffians, from their coming into her Majesty's service, until the faid three and twentieth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and fix; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding eleven thousand seven hundred and eighty pounds, and eighteen fhillings, for defraying her Majesty's proportion of the extraordinary charge for the Augmenta augmentation troops of the landgrave of Heffe Caffel imployed tion troops of in Italy, from the twentieth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and fix; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding thirty four thousand fix hundred and feven pounds, thirteen fhillings, and five pence half penny, for levymoney to recruit feveral horfes of the foreign troops in her Majesty's pay, that were killed or died of the common diftemper in Flanders, in the year one thousand seven hundred and five; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding eleven Levy-money. hundred forty fix pounds, for a further allowance of levy-money for recruiting the horses of the English horfe and dragoons loft in the fame campaign in Flanders; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding feven thousand five hundred feventy three pounds, for levy-money to recruit other horses of the English horfe and dragoons, and for officers horses which died of the common diftemper after the faid campaign there, between the one and thirtieth day of October, one thousand seven hundred and five, and the latter end of February following; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding eleven thousand Pruffians. Heffe. thousand two hundred ninety eight pounds, for levy-money for recruiting the horses of the English horfe and dragoons, which were killed and died of the common diftemper in the Low Countries, between the first day of May, one thousand feven hundred and fix, and the one and thirtieth day of December following; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding fixteen thousand fifty five pounds, twelve fhillings and fix pence, for defraying her Majefty's fhare of the levy-money for recruiting the horfes of the Danish troops in the pay of England and Holland, that were loft in the fame manner between the first day of January, one thousand feven hundred and five, and the laft day of October, one thousand feven hundred and fix; and for or towards the making good a fum not exceeding one thoufand feven hundred seventy five pounds, for the like lofs fuftained by the troops of Hanover in her Majesty's pay during the last campaign in Flanders; and for fatisfying and difcharging the fum of three hundred ninety eight thousand eighty five pounds ten fhillings, mentioned in the fifteenth article of the treaty of union between England and Scotland, confirmed by acts of parliament Equivalent in both kingdoms, being the equivalent to be answered by the money. faid article to Scotland, for fuch cuftoms and excife which Scotland is to be charged with, and will be applicable to the debts of England; and for enabling her Majefty to make a recompence Recompence not exceeding two thousand fix hundred forty one pounds, to the to the city of mayor, aldermen, and citizens of the city of Carlisle, for fuch tolls as they are to be deprived of by the fixth article of the faid treaty of union: which recompence is to go to and for the fame ufes and purposes to which the faid tolls ought to have been applied; and for enabling her Majesty to make a recompence, not exceeding five thousand pounds, to Jofeph Mufgrave, Thomas Mufgrave, and George Mufgrave, fons of Sir Chriftopher Mufgrave baronet, deceafed, in full discharge of all tolls in Westmoreland and Cumberland, that were granted to Sir Philip Mufgrave baronet, by King Charles the Second, and which are fpecified in the grants of King James the Second, and King Wil liam the Third, to the late Sir Chriftopher Mufgrave; and for enabling her Majefty to apply what may be convenient for the better fecuring the islands of Nevis and St.Chriftophers, and fupplying them with neceffaries in order to a re-fettlement; and to no other uses, intents, or purposes whatsoever. Carlisle. XIX. Provided always, That out of the monies to be iffued For mainteto the guards and garrifons as aforefaid, there thall and may be nance of the taken and applied any fum not exceeding eighty feven thoufand marines. one hundred twenty five pounds ten fhillings, towards the charge of maintaining the foldiers raifed and to be raised, for fea fervice, with their officers, and the contingent charges thereunto belonging; and out of the monies to be iffued for the fervice of the navy and fea fervices, as aforefaid, there fhall be taken and applied fuch fumis as, together with the faid fum, not exceeding eighty feven thousand one hundred twenty five pounds ten fhillings, fhall be necessary for the charge of maintaining the faid foldiers EXP. 5 Ann. c. 8. Article 8. For preferving trade. 1 May, 1707, foldiers for fea fervice, with their officers, and the contingent charges thereunto belonging; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. CAP. XXVIII. An act for raising the militia for the year one thousand feven hundred and feven, notwithstanding the month's pay formerly advanced be not repaid; and for an account to be made of trophy money. CAP. XXIX. An act for cafe of her Majefty's fubjects in relation to the duties upon falt, and for making the like allowances upon the exportation of white herrings, flesh, oatmeal, and grain called beer, alias bigg, as are to be made upon exportation of the like from Scotland. HEREAS by the articles of union between the kingdoms W England and Scotland, which are agreed upon and con firmed by an act of this prefent parliament, there are certain conceffions made for the advantage of her Majefty's fubjects of that part of Great Britain called Scotland, in matters relating to the duties upon falt, and other goods and merchandizes, as are herein after-mentioned, whereby her Majesty's fubjects in England, trading in falt and other the commodities herein after particularly expreffed, will be liable to great difadvantages, unless provifion be likewife made for their eafe in the faid trade: we your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal suban equality of jects the commons, in parliament affembled, being defirous that there may be as great an equality of trade as is poffible among all your Majesty's fubjects, do befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in parliament affembled, Foreign falt and by the authority of the fame, That all foreign falt that shall imported after be imported into the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, to be weighed, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, from and after the first day of cella: ed, and May, one thousand feven hundred and feven, fhall, upon the locked up. landing thereof, be weighed, cellared, and locked up in the prefence of an officer for the duties on falt, under the cuftody of the merchant or importer (who is to be at the charge of the cellarage or ftore-house) and fuch officer as the commiffioners for the duties on falt for the time being, thall appoint, in the port or place where the fame fhall be fo imported and landed; and that it hall and may be lawful to and for the merchant or importer of the said falt, from time to time, in the presence of an quantity, &c. officer for the duties on falt, and by warrant or permit, under forty bufhels, fuch officer's hand and feal, to have what quantity thereof his paying duty in occafions may require, not under a weigh or forty bushels at a fix months. time, giving fecurity for the duty of what quantity he receives, payable in fix months time after the delivery of any fuch falt; and in cafe fuch merchant or importer fhall pay ready money upon the delivery of the falt, he fhall have after the rate of ten pounds per centum per annum out of the said duties abated him. Merchant to II. And II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Penalty on That if fuch foreign falt imported, fhall not, upon the landing landing foreign falt not thereof, be fecured, as aforefaid, the fame fhall be liable to pay- fo fecured, ment of duties, and to fuch penalties and forfeitures, for not or removing paying or fecuring fuch duties, as if this act had not been made; it without and that no falt fo cellared and locked up, as aforefaid, thall be permit. removed from any fuch cellar or place, without notice first given to the officer appointed for that purpose, and without a warrant or permit for conveying the fame, as aforefaid, upon pain of forfeiting fuch falt, and also upon pain of forfeiting ten fhillings per bufhel, and alfo the fum of twenty pounds for every fuch offence, to be recovered from the perfon or perfons who imported the fame; and that every carrier, or perfon who fhall carry, convey, or remove any fuch salt without notice first given to the officer, and without a warrant or permit for conveying the fame, shall be liable to the like forfeitures of ten fhillings per bushel, and alfo twenty pounds for every fuch offence. mount not to forty bufhels. for falt carried coaftwife. III. Provided nevertheless, That where the whole quantity Proviso if of foreign falt, liable to duty, imported in any fhip or veffel, quantity adoes not amount to forty bushels, the duties fhall be paid and fecured, according to the provisions made by former laws; any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding. IV. And whereas falt carried coaftwife is or may be liable to wafte, Allowances be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That any merchant or person who, from and after the said first day of May, one thoufand feven hundred and feven, fhall thip any English falt, or rock falt, to be carried coaftwife, (viz.) from one port of England or Wales, or the port of Berwick upon Tweed, to any port of England or Wales, or Berwick upon Tweed, the duties having been paid, or fecured to be paid, according to former laws, fhall have an allowance made to him, after the rate of three bushels for every forty bushels of English white falt, and after the rate of one bushel and an half for every forty bushels of English rock falt fo shipped to be carried coaftwife, and proportionably for a This clause greater or lefs quantity, in confideration of the ordinary wafte explained by in the carriage thereof, which allowance shall be made but once for the fame falt, although fuch falt be carried from several ports coaftwife, as aforefaid, and the proper officer of the port, where fuch falt or rock falt fhall be first shipped to be carried coaftwife, fhall not only exprefs the faid allowance on the coaft cocquet or tranfire for the fame, but also give gratis to the faid merchant, or other perfon there fhipping the fame, a certificate under hand and feal, of the number of bushels of falt fo fhipped, and how much the allowance hereby directed to be made at the rates aforefaid doth amount to, which certificate being produced to the officer who first received the duties of the faid falt, or took security for the fame, the officer laft-mention- 12 months allowed for ed fhall repay fo much money as he received for duties of the payment of faid falt, or rock falt, as is to be allowed for wafte, as aforefaid; duties on rock and if the duties thereof shall not then have been paid in mo- falt. ney, 6 Ann. c.12. f. I. 9 months on other English falt. Allowances ed. Farther provifion relating bereto, 6 Ann. c. 12. 1.3. ney, then the faid officer fhall discount the faid allowance for wafte on the said security. V. And it is hereby enacted, That in all cafes where, by the former laws relating to the duties on falt, the time for payment of the duties on rock falt is appointed to be nine months, there shall be twelve months time allowed, instead of the faid nine months; and where the time for payment of the duties on other English falt is by the faid former laws appointed to fix months, there shall be nine months time allowed instead of the faid fix months; and the securities and discounts for prompt payment, after the faid firft day of May next, shall be regulated accordingly. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, for white her- That for all white herrings, which fhall, from and after the said rings export- firft day of May, one thousand feven hundred and feven, be exported from any port or place in the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, to parts beyond the feas, by any perfon or perfons whatsoever, there fhall be the like allowances as are to be made upon the exportation of white herrings from Scotland, to be paid by the officer appointed to collect the duties upon falt in the fame port from whence any fuch herrings fhall be exported, within thirty days after a demand thereof, on a debenture to be prepared by the collector of the customs where fuch herrings fhall be entred out for exportation, and verified by the perfon executing the office of fearcher in fuch port, as to the quantity of herrings actually fhipped, and that the fame were well cured, and merchantable, and full packed, and that the oath of the exporter or agent be be first taken before the principal officers of the faid port, before the debenture be allowed, who are hereby required and impowered to give the faid oath, That the herrings in fuch debenture mentioned were cured with falt, for which the duties had been paid, and not drawn back, and that the fame is really exported to parts beyond the feas, and not relanded or intended to be relanded in England, Wales, or Berwick upon Tweed; for which debenture no fee or reward shall be taken; and in cafe the officer hereby directed to pay fuch debenture, shall not have fufficient money in his hands to pay the fame, then upon certificate thereof by him made (which certificate he is hereby required to give the party gratis) the principal commiffioners for managing her Majefty's revenue of excife upon falt for the time being, fhall be chargeable with the said payment, to be made in course out of the first money in their hands arifing out of the duties upon falt; and that it fhall and may be lawful for the officers of the faid duties on falt, in the feveral and refpective ports of the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed, upon the exportation of any herrings, as aforefaid, and before the fame fhall be laid on board for exExported and portation, to mark any cafk, barrel, or other veffel, wherein relanded, for- any fuch herrings fhall be exported, to the intent it may be feited, and known that fuch herrings have been exported, and allowances 20s. per bar rel. obtained |