A. D. 1 66a Anno duodecimo Caroli II. C. 4. 147 CAP. IV. A Subfidy granted to the King of Tonnage and Poundage, and other Sums of Money, pay- able upon Merchandize exported and imported. THE Commons affembled in Parliament, repofing Truft and Confidence in your Majefty, in and-n-g^aur for the Guarding and Defending of the Seas againft all Perfons intending or that (hall intend theTrufts-jpon'" Difturbance of your faid Commons in the Intercourfe of Trade, and the Invading of this your Realm ; gi^'n"? the For the better Defraying the neceifary Expences thereof, which cannot otherwife be effefted without great Tonna'Je and Charge to hisMajeity, (2) do, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords in this your prefent Poundsge." Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, to the Intent aforefaid, give and grant unto ^-fending tiie You our Supreme Liege Lord and Sovereign, one Sufidy called Tonnage, that is to fay. Of every Ton A^subfidyof of Wine of the Growth of France^ or of any the Dominions of the French King, or Crown of France, Tonnage i^ranf. that Ihall come into the Port of London and the Members thereof, by way of Merchandize by your Na- ?f' ^° "'5 f^'"?- tural-born Subjedls, (3) the Sum of four Pounds and ten Shillings of current Englijh Money, and fo '""'^•"- 3'9' after that Rate, and by Strangers and Aliens, fix Pounds of like Money; (4) and of every Ton of the like Wine which (hall be brought into all and every the other Ports and Places of this Kingdom and the Dominions thereof, by way of Merchandize by your Natural-born Subjedts, the Sum of three Pounds^ (5) and by Aliens four Pounds and ten Shillings; (6) and of every But or Pipe of Mufcadels, Malm- feys. Cuts, Tents, Allicants, Baftards, Sacks, Canaries, Malligoes, Maderaes and other Wines whatlb- €ver, commonly called Sweet Wines, of the Growth of the Leva-nt, Spain, Portugal or any of them, or of any the Iflands or Dominions to them or any of them belonging, or elfewhere, that ihall come or be brought into the Port of London by your Natural-born Subjects, the Sum of forty-five Shillings of cur- rent EngliJJ} Money,, and fo after that Rate, and by Strangers and Aliens, three Pounds of like Money ; (7) and of every But and Pipe of the like Wine which fhall come or be brought into all, every or any the •other Ports and Places of this Kingdom and Dominions thereof, by way of Merchandize, by your Na- tural-born Subje^Sts, the Sum of thirty Shillings, and by Strangers, forty-five Shillings; (g) and of every Awm of Rhenijh Wine or Wine of the Growth of Germany, that (hall be brought into this your Realm and the Dominions thereof, by your Natural-born Subjects, the Sum of twenty Shillings of current Englijh Money, and by Strangers and Aliens, twenty and five Shillings ; (9) which feveral Rates 25 Car. «. c. 6. are the fame which are exprefled in a certain Book of Rates herein after mentioned and referred unto: Y^ugh-. 160. (id) Andalfoone other Subfidy called Poundage, that is to fay, of all Manner of Goods and Mtr- p^l^^J^'^l °^ dhandize of every Merchant, Natural-born Subjedl, Denizen and Alien, to be carried out of this Realm The Duties on or any your Majeft:y's Dominions to the fame belonging, or to be brought into the fame by way of Mer- Tonnage, &c. chandize, of the Value of every twenty Shillings of the fame Goods and Merchandizes, according to the en^a'j.ged^g'J,^^' feveral and particular Rates and Values of the fame Goods and Merchandizes, as the fame are particularly explained by and refpedtively rated and valued in the faid Book of Rates herein after mentioned and referred unto, ^^S^^^-^- '^- ^• twelve-pence and fo after that Rate : (11) And of every twenty Shillings Value of any the Native Com- t. 5.^ ^ ^* modities of this Realm or Manufadtures wrought of any fuch Native Commodities, to be carried out 7 & 8 w. 3. of this Realm, by every or any Merchant-Alien, according to the Value thereof in the faid Book ex- o" J^- preffed, twelve-pence over and above the twelve-pence aforefaid: (12) except and foreprized out of this c. ^4 &34.' I Grant of Subfidy of Poundage, all manner of Woollen Clothes, made or Wrought or to be made or g'fc 10 w.' j. i wrought within this Realm of England, commonly called old Draperies ; (13) and all Wines before li- • *3 *= e. 30. ! mited to pay Subfidy of Tonnage; (14) and all manner of Fifli, EngliJJ} taken and brought by En-l.'^c. io.* ' glijh Bottoms into this Realm, and all manner of frelh Fifli and Beflial that fliall come into this your i Ann. sut. i, i Realm ; ( i c ) and all other Goods and Merchandizes, which in the faid Book of Rates are mentioned to "^^ ]• ^J^- '3- ii/^/xr j&'j Ann. c q, be Cuftom-free. 3 & ^^Ann. c. t 4 Ann. c. 6. J ABn.c. 19. & c. 27. 6 Ann, c. 19. &C.12. 7 Ann. c. 7. ^.12. SAim. c.7, gAnn. cfi. i Geo. i. Stat. i. c. i. & Stat. i. c. 12. 3Geo. i. <:, 7. 6Geo. 1. c. 4. &c. II, S Geo. i. c. 15. gGeo. i. c. 21. loGeai. c. 10. 11 GeO. i, c. 7, ij Geo. i, c. 4. & c. 26. i Geo. 2. Stat', 1. c. i; &,Stat. 2. c, T7. iGeo. 2. c, i3. S;c. 28. 4060,2.0.27, ■ II. And further, We your faid Commons, by the Advice, Affent and Authority aforefaid, do give On Woollen and grant unto You, our faid liege Lord and Sovereign, for the Caufes aforefaid, one other Subfidy, p^^^'ii^^j^^,*, that is to fay, of and for every fiiort Woollen Cloth to be exported by your Natural-born Subjedls of ties, fee 25 Car. this your Realm and the Dominions thereof, called Broad Cloth, not exceeding twenty-eight Yards in *• «• ^. Length, and threefcore and four Pounds in Weight, the Sum of three Shillings and four-pence of cur- Tent Englijh Money ; and of every Cloth of greater Length and Weight, proportionably, according to , ^ the fame Rate; (2) and of every otlier Short Cloth of Old Drapery of lefier Length and Weight, ac- counting fo many Pieces to a Short Cloth, as are limited and appointed thereunto by the faid Book of Rates, to be likewife exported by your faid Natural-born Subjedts, the like Sum of three Shillings four- pence, and fo after that Rate; (3) and by Strangers and Aliens fix Shillings and eight-pence for every Strangerj, Short Cloth accounted as aforefaid ; (4) which feveral Rates are accordingly expreffed in tJie faid Book ^^^ .j-he|f,'!,r,d,es Rates herein after mentioned and referred unto; (5) to have, hold, take, enjoy and perceive the Sub- ^ramsd to the fidies aforefaid, and every of them, and every Part and Parcel of them, unto your Majefiy, from King during lri«- the four and twentieth Day of June inclufively, in the twelfth Year of your Majefiy's Reign, for and ^'^^' during your Majefty-'s Life, which God long preferve. III. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Wines, Qoods or other ^'^<?'"- J^^*/4f '^L*^ chandiz'Cj whereof the Subfidies aforefaid are or fhall be due, Ihall at any Time after be Shipped or subiidj"^ * -' U 2 • P'-H.
