68 C. 8, 9. Anno duodecimo Scdecimo tertio GulielmiIII. A.D. 1700. the Great Seal oi England (o^c the Time being, in open Court, who is hereby impowered and required to adminifter the fame, viz. A. B. do fvvear, That I fliall and will during my Continuance in the Employment of Keeeper __ oi the Cottonian T,ihra.ry, ufe my utmoft Care and Endeavour for the preferring of the fame; and ' will not willingly or wittingly permit or fuffer the fame, or any of the faid Books, Papers, Parch- ' ments. Records, or other Particulars contained in the faid Library, to be given away, aliened, difpofed, ' or otherv/ife imbeziled.' So help me God. Houfcandl.jbra- H. And it is hereby further cnafted, That the faid Houfe, with the Appurtenances, and the Library, ry, &c. notfui,- ^j^j other Particulars aforefa;d,,fhall never be fubject or liable to any Judgments, Statutes, Recognizances, meiitr&c ^^ ^"y other Incumbrances, nor fhall ever be fold or aliened, forfeited or forfeitable, upon any Account Truflees ' "^^ Pretence whatfoever : And further. That the Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper for the Time being,^ the Honourable Robert Harley Efquire, Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, and the Honourable the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons for the Time being, the Lord Chief Juflrice of the King's Bench for the Time being, Sir Robert Cotton oi Hatley Saint George in the County oi Cambridge }Lm^t, Philip Cotton of Connington in the faid County Efquire, Robert Cotton of Giddin in the County of Huntington Efquire, and JVilliam Hanbury of the Inner Temple London Efquire ; (hall be the Truftees to and for the Purpofes aforefaid ; and in cafe of the Deceafe of any of the faid laft recited four Perfons, the faid John Cotton, or other Heir Male of the faid Family, who fliall be in PofTeffion, or intituled to the Pofleffion of the Manfion Houfe by the Limitations above recited, {hall nominate and appoint one or more fit Perfons to fucceed him or them, and fupply the Place of him or them fo dying. in. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, for the better fecuring and preferving the Bargains, &c. faid Library, That all Bargains, Sales, Gifts, Grants, Devifes, or other Alienation whatfoever, of any of anyManu- of the Manufcripts, Parchments, written Papers, Records, or other Memorials in the Schedule now re- th"fd L/b '" maining in the faid Library, and alfo of all Coins, Medals, and other Rarities in the faid Library con- ma'devoid'. "'^ tained, are hereby declared to be abfolutely void and of none EfFeft : And further. That within fix "Library Keeper Months after any Library Keeper fhall undertake the faid Office, he fliall caufe another Schedule to be to make a new made in Parchment, which fhall contain not only the Names and Titles of all the faid Manufcripts, Schedule of the Parchments, written Papers, Records, and other Memorials, but alfo the Number of the Pages and Manufcripts, &c. polio's thereunto belonging, and caufe the fame to be inrolled in the High Court of Chancery, as alfo the andinroUthe Names of all fuch Coins, Medals, and other Rarities as he fhall find contained in the faid Library ; fame in Chan- which faid Inrollments fo to be made, ihall be taken and received in the faid Court without any Fee whhout Fee; o^ Reward for the fame. Sav"n th K'n 's ^ • having neverthelefs to his Majefby, and all Bodies Politick and Corporate, their Heirs and Right^c. '"^ SucceiTors, and all and every other Perfon and Perfons, their Heirs, Executors and Adminiftrators 5Ann. c, 30, (other than the faid Sir John Cotton, John Cotton the Grandfon, and John Cotton, and all claiming from, by or under them, or either of them) all fuch Right, Title and Interefi:, as they or any of them might have or claim, if this Aft had never been made j any Thing in this Aft contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. C A P. VIII. EXP. An Aft for raifing the Militia for one Year, although the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid. CAP. IX. PR. An Aft for the recovering, fecuring, and keeping in Repair the Harbour of jMWZii?^^, for the Benefit • Enlarged by and fupport of the Navigation and Trade of this Kingdom. Duties to be paid for Wooll, ^c. ex- 10 Ann. 0.24, ported or imported into the Port oi Minehead. For Wool! a Halfpenny /)^r Stone, and for Woollen ^' '■ and Bay Yarn one Penny /i^r Stone. Stone to contain 18/. All other Goods 6^. ^^r Tun. Ship, fcff. 1 1 Geo, 2. c. 8. drove into Minehead by ftrefs of Weather, to pay Tunnage and Keelage, vi%. Coafting Ship, i^c. of 30 Tuns I ^. ofsoTuns2^. of 30 Tuns, ^c. tra.ding to Ireland, (^c. 2s.6d. of 50 Tons, &c.Ss. Truf- tees appointed. In cafe of Death, &c. furviving Truflees may eleft new ones. Truftees may make Orders, direft the difpofing of the Duties, &'c. and appoint Colleftors, i^c, No Entry, ^c. to be taken until Duty hereby granted be paid, &c. Perfon authorized may go on board any Ship, ilfc. de- mand the Duties, and on Nonpayment diftrain, &c. Twelve Pence per Pound allowed for coUefting. Colleftor to enter in a Book all Receipts and Difburfements, &c. to be ftated yearly, and delivered to the Truftees on Oath. Truftees may convey the Duties as a Security for Monies to be borrowed, ^c. Lord of the Manor of Minehead to appoint a Water Bailiff, v^'ho is to be fworn. Duties to be paid to the Lord of the Manor after Expiration of the Term. Aft not to take away the ancient Rights of the Lord of the Manor. An Account of all Expences, ^c. difburfed by the Mayor, &c. of Bridgewater, the additional Duty, &e. received on Goods, &c. Ihall be entred in a Book, ^c. Colleftor at the' Qiiarter-Seffions for the County of Somerjk, yearly, fhall bring in the faid Book, &c. Juftices to fur- vey the Accounts, &c, and examine upon Oath. When Bridgewater Key fhall be repaired, (s'c. addi- tional Duty to ceafe. Power given to Undertaker for repairing Birdlip Highways, &c, to Gloucejler, vefted in Juftices of Peace, l3'c. Monies received to be paid to the Juftices or Order. Diftrefs on Nonpayment. Aft not to prejudice any Security for Money lent. Highways %o be repaired within the Time limited. PR. CAP.
