A. D. 1690. Anno fecundo GtJLiELMi Sc MARiiE. Seff* 2. C. 3, 4. 451 which by any Aft of Parliament or otherwife have been, and are lawfully vefted, fettled, and placed in the Lord High Admiral of EjigLnd for the Time being, have alw^ays appertained to, and of Right might have been and may, and fhall be had, enjoyed, ufed, cxercifed, and executed by the CommLflioncrs for execu- ting the OfEce of High Admiral of England for the Time being, according to their Commiffions, to ali Intents and Purpofes, as if the faid Commiffioners were Lord High Admiral of England. III. Provided, That nothing in this A£l: contained fliall extend, or be talcen, or conferued to extend, to This Afl give? sive or allow to the Lord High Admiral, or to the Commiflioners for executing th.c Office of Lord High Ad- no new Towcf . miral, any other Authority, Jurifdidion, or Power, than the Lord High Admiral lawfully had, or might have had, ufed and exercifed, if this Aft had not been made. I IV. Provided always, iSc. ' This Claufe direfting the Oath to be taken by Officers, upon Trials is re- ■ j pealed by 22 Geo. 2. c. 33' ' c A P. in. (13.) , .. . An Aft for doubling the Duty of Excife upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, during -tifi^'Space of one Year. CAP. IV. (14.; 1 An Ai5t for granting to their Majefties certain Impofitions upon all Eafi India Goods and ManLitaftures, and upon all vvrouglit Silks, and feveral other Goods and Merchandize, to be imported after the five and twentieth Day of 'December one thoufandfix hundred and ninety. Moji Gracious Sovereigns, THE Commons aflembled in Parliament, for a further Supply of your Majefiies prefent Occalions, inTmpoft. 1690. the necefTary Defence of your Realms, the perfeft reducing of Ireland, and the efteftual Profecuti- ^ ■'^""^' "^ '9'
- on of the War againft France, have given and granted, and hereby give and grant unto your Majefties the|j„j,j^(,ontj„^.
■ additional and other Rates, Impofitions, Duties, and Cliarges upon the feveral Sorts of Goods and Mer-ed by 8 AnniE, i chan^ize to be imported into this your Majefties Kingdom, herein after exprefted, during fueh Time, and and made perpe^ i in fuch Manner and Form, as herein after followeth : And do humbly pray ypur Majefties that it may be'"^' ^y 9 Annsj jenafted; . . c.zi.§.i.
- II. And be it enafted by the King's and Queen's moft Excellent Majefties, by and with the Advice and
iConfentof the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and I by the Authority of the fame. That there fliall be anfwered and paid to their, Majefties, and their Succef- ' fors, for the feveral Goods, and- Merchandizes hereafter mentioned, over and above all Imp.ofitions, Duties
- and Charges already impofed and payable upon and for the fame, the further Rates- ?tfid .Dtities foilciwing,'.
viz. _ _ , . . - III. For all Cal'icoes, and all O'her /««'/«« Linen and for all v/rought Silks, and other ManufafturesCallico altered oi hdia and C/6/w (except Indigo] imported after, the five and twentieth .Day of I)^ir?»z,Z'^r one tlioufand!?]! + ^5 Y'-- '^ fix hundred and ninety, and before the tenth Day of November one thoufand fix hundred and nin:ty- " ^" ^' ^' "' five, twenty Pounds for every hundred Pounds value thereof. IV. For all wroiight fuks imported within the Time aforefaid,, from any other Place, ten Pounds for every hundred Pounds Value thereof. _ _ _ _ _ , ^ V. For all Raw Silks imported within the Time a,forefaid, kom China or .from the Eaji Indies, five Pounds for every hundred Pounds Value thereof. _ . , , VI. For all Linen imported within the Time aforefaid, from any Parts from whence the .fame may. be Linen sltered hy Law imported (other than Linen Cloth of the Manufafture of the Spanijh. Netherlands, or of the Unittd'°y 4 ■5^' 5 W. &
Provinces, not exceeding an Englijlj Ell and Half-quarter in Breadth) one Moiety over and above what is'^ *•"■ 5'
I already impofed upoji the fame in the Book of Rates. ! . VIL And for ali Linen Cloth of the Manufafture of the Spanijh Netherlands, or of the United Provinces, 'of the' Breadth of two Ells or upwards, and imder three Ells, as much more as what the fame is charged "I with in the Book of Rates, and of the Breadth of three Ells or upv/ards, treble as much as what the fame is charged v-'ith in the Book of Rates, ■_ . . _ VIII. And for all Deal Timber, or other Timber, Boards, Wainfcot, Pipe Staves, Box Woodj and other Wood imported within the Time aforefaid from any Part of Europe (except Ireland) ten Pounds for every hundred Pounds Value thereof, above what is charged thereupon in the Book of Rates. . IX. For every Ton of Hempfeed Oil, Rape Oil, and other Seed Oil, imported after the five and twenr. rieth Day of December one thoufand fix hundred and ninety, and before the tenth Day of Nove?nher one: ithoufand fix hundred and ninety-five, eight Pounds ; and fo in proportion for any greater OE lefler Quan- 'tity of the refpeftive Goods and Merchandize before mentioned. _ , . . X. For every hundred Weight of Hops, containing one hundred and twelve Pounds, imported from fo- reign Parts after the faid five and twentieth Day of December one thoufand.,fix hundred and ninety, and before the tenth Day of Novetnber one thoufand fix hundred and ninety-five, twenty Shillings., over and above what the fame are charged with in the Book of Rates ; and fo in proportion for any greater or lefler- Quantity. . ! . 3M 2 XL For
