f. 28. would affist her by granting out of the first aids to be given by par- 1 Geo. I. liament the fum of one hundred thousand pounds, as a further encou- ftat. 2. c. 130 ragement and reward for apprehending the pretender, whenever he fhould land, or attempt to land, in any of her late Majefty's dominions; now to the end that the encouragement and reward for a fervice fo important may be rendred fure and effectual, be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the lord high treasurer of Great Britain, or the commiffioners of the treasury for the time being fhall, and are hereby authorized and required, out of the monies granted, or to be granted by parliament for the use of the publick, forthwith to iffue and pay the fum of one hundred thousand pounds to any perfon or perfons who shall seize and fecure the person of the pretender, whenever he shall land or attempt to land, in any of his Majesty's dominions. CAP. II. An act for rectifying mistakes in the names of the commiffioners for the land-tax for the year one thousand seven hundred and fourteen; and for raising fo much as is wanting to make up the fum of fourteen hundred thousana pounds, intended to be raised by a lottery for the publick Service in the faid year. 12 Ann. ftat.2. II. AND whereas by an act made in the said parliament holden af 13 Ann. ftat. Westminster in the twelfth year of the reign of our faid 2. c. 1. See late fovereign lady Queen Anne, for laying additional duties on 6 Geo. 1. c. 4. Jope and paper, and upon certain linens, filks, callicoes and fluffs, Reciting and upon ftarch, and exported coles, and upon ftampt vellum, parch- c. 9. being ment and paper, for raifing one million and four hundred thousand the lottery act, pounds by way of a lottery, (amongst other things therein contained) 1714. it was enacted, That yearly and every year, during the term of two and thirty years, reckoning the first year to begin from the twentyninth day of September one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, the full fum of one hundred and five thousand pounds, by or out of the monies to arife by the additional or new duties thereby granted, should be a yearly fund for paying and answering certain principal fums, amounting in the whole to one million eight hundred seventy-fix thoufand and four hundred pounds, with intereft for the fame, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, as is therein mentioned; and (in cafe of any deficiencies) that the faid yearly fund Should be made good as was thereby prescribed: and it was thereby further enacted, That it should and might be lawful, for any perfon or perfons, natives or foreigners, bodies politick or corporate, to contribute for or towards advancing the faid fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds, the fum of ten pounds, or divers entire fums of ten pounds, upon the faid act, for which he, she, or they should be entitled to receive by virtue of that act, fuch principal money and the intereft thereof, to be paid as is therein mentioned, by and out of the faid yearly fund; which fums of ten pounds each were thereby appointed to be paid unto the refpective receivers on or before the refpective days and times, and in the respective proportions after men K 3 tioned; tickets to have 41. per cent. per ann blanks 51. per cent. tioned; that is to fay, one fourth part thereof on or before the tenth day of Auguft in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, one other fourth part thereof, on or before the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, one other fourth part thereof, on or before the eleventh day of October one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, and the remaining fourth part thereof, on or before the tenth day of November one thousand feven hundred and fourteen: and that no money should be received from any contributor or adventurer, for the first payment towards this adventure, after the faid tenth day of Auguft one thouSand Seven hundred and fourteen, as by the fame act (relation being thereunto had) may more fully appear: and whereas fince the making the act laft before recited, feveral contributions have been made thereupon, amounting in the whole to five hundred and feven thousand four hundred and forty pounds, or thereabouts, part whereof hath been actually paid or answered to the faid receivers, and the refidue of the contributions fo made is to be paid or anfwered within the days or times before appointed in that behalf: and whereas for raising so much as is wanting to complete the full fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds before mentioned, it is found neceffary, that the time for receiving the contributions for that purpose be prolonged, and that fome further encouragement and fecurity be given to the contributors thereof; now his Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal subjects the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, do moft humbly befeech his Majefty, That it may be enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That yearly and every year, during the faid term of thirty-two years, the full fum of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred feventythree pounds twelve fhillings (in lieu of the aforefaid yearly fund of one hundred and five thousand pounds) to arife by or out of the monies arifing by the faid additional or new dutics on fope and 'paper, and upon the faid linens, filks, callicoes, and ftuffs, and upon ftarch, and exported coles, and upon ftampt vellum, parchment and paper, by the faid last recited act granted, and to be brought into the receipt of Exchequer, as aforefaid, in cafe the fame fhall extend thereunto, fhall be computed and reckoned to be the yearly fund; and in cafe all the monies arifing into the Exchequer for the faid rates, duties and fums of money fo granted, fhall not amount to the fum of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred feventy-three pounds twelve fhillings per annum, then the monies fo arifing, fo far as the fame fhall extend, fhall be part of the fame yearly fund, towards the answering and paying off all and every the faid principal fums mentioned in the faid act, amounting in the whole to one million eight hundred feventy-fix thoufand four hundred pounds, together with intereft for the fame, after the refpective rates herein after mentioned; that is to fay, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum for fo much thereof as fhall be contained in the fortunate tickets, to be drawn purfuant to that and this prefent act, or either of them, and after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum for so much of the of unap. faid principal fums as fhall be contained in the other tickets, (commonly called blank tickets) to be drawn pursuant to the fame acts, or either of them, until the fatisfaction thereof refpectively; yet fo as that the intereft of fuch principal fums, as fhall be paid off, fhall ceafe from the refpective times of paying off the fame: and in cafe the faid duties, rates, and fums of money by the said laft recited act granted fhall at any time or times appear to be fo deficient or low in the produce of the fame, as that within any one year, to be reckoned, as aforefaid, the faid monies arifing into the Exchequer, for or upon account of the fame duties, fhall not amount to fo much as one hundred and fixteen thoufand five hundred feventy-three pounds twelve fhillings, That then and fo often, and in every fuch cafe, fo Deficiency to much as shall be wanting to make up the faid fund or fum of be made good one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred feventy-three propriated?" pounds twelve fhillings, for every or any fuch year, thall be monies, fupplied and made good, from time to time, out of any the publick monies which fhall come or be brought into the receipt of Exchequer (not having been appropriated to any particular ufe or uses by any act or acts of parliament made before the faid laft recited act;) and all the publick unappropriated monies fo coming into the faid receipt next after the time that any fuch deficiency fhall appear, are hereby appropriated to and for the making good of every such deficiency refpectively, until the fame fhall be fully made good and fatisfied; and the lord high treafurer, or commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, are hereby ftrictly enjoined and required, from time to time, to make up fuch deficiency accordingly out of fuch publick money, without any further or other warrant or authority for the fame; and that fuch publick money fhall not be diverted, misapplied, or iffued to any other ufe, intent or purpose whatsoever, until the faid deficiency for every fuch year refpectively, fhall be, fo fatisfied, under the like penalties as are prescribed by the faid laft recited act for diverting or mifapplying any other monies thereby appropriated; any thing in the faid recited act, or any other act of parliament whatsoever contained to the contrary notwithstanding; and in default of fuch publick monies or out of the for making good any fuch deficiency or deficiencies, as afore- first aids faid, within fix months after the fame fhall happen, then and granted by parliament. fo often, and in every fuch cafe, it is hereby declared, that fo much as shall still be wanting to make up the faid fund of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred seventy-three pounds twelve fhillings for every or any fuch year, fhall be fupplied and made good, from time to time, out of the first aid or fupply which fhall afterwards be granted in parliament, and fhall, from time to time be transferred thereunto, when the fame fhall be granted, without further delay. It fhall be lawful for any perfons to contribute fo much as (together with the contributions already made) will complete the faid fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds, by paying fums of ten pounds before the tenth of November one thousand seven hundred and fourteen, Tickets K4 fhall in breadth, and 8 in C. 9. fhall be made forth and drawn, for the monies contributed on this act, and the faid recited act, and all things fhall be done as prescribed by the faid recited act. Tickets to be paid in course, and half-yearly. EXP. Every box of VI. And whereas in the faid laft recited aft it was enacted and degreen starch, clared, That if the charge on starch be made by gaging the faid starch 57 inches in before it be dried in the ftove, then and in every fuch cafe, every box length, and 10 of green starch, or ftarch before it be fo dried, containing fifty-feven inches in length, and ten inches in breadth, should, from the fecond depth, or 4560 day of Auguft one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, be efteemed folid inches, to one hundred thirty-one Averdupois pounds weight of ftarch dried be charged at and perfectly made, and should be charged accordingly, and propor1311. of starch, 12 Ann. ftat.z. tionably for greater or leffer quantities: and whereas the depth of fuch box of green starch, or ftarch before it be dried, which should have been eight inches, was, by mistake, omitted to be inferted in the faid act, it is hereby declared and enacted, That if the charge on ftarch be made by gaging the faid ftarch before it be dried in the stove, then and in every fuch cafe, every box of green ftarch, or ftarch before it be fo dried, containing fifty-feven inches in length, and ten inches in breadth, and eight inches in depth, or in the whole four thousand five hundred and fixty folid inches, fhall be esteemed one hundred thirty-one Averdupois pounds weight of starch dried and perfectly made, and fhall be charged accordingly, and proportionably for greater or leffer quantities. All duties of VII. And it is hereby declared and enacted by the authority excife and cuf- aforefaid, That for avoiding any doubt or queftion concerning toms, payable to the late the grant in this feffion of parliament to his Majesty of certain Queen after duties of excife and cuftoms for his life, for fupport of his the union, for houthold, and the honour and dignity of the crown, the fame life, continued doth and fhall extend to fuch duties of excife, and fuch customs to the King during life. and duties on import and export, as were payable to her said late Majefty after the union of the two kingdoms, for and during her life, and had continuance till the time of her deceafe; and that the fame fhall be continued, raised, levied, and paid in the feveral parts of the united kingdom, during his Majefty's life, in the fame manner only as they were payable to her Majefty during her life. Continuation VIII. And whereas there are divers laws now in force which will of several acts. expire at the end of this feffion of parliament, and probably there may not be fufficient time for a particular examination and due confideration how far any of them may be fit to be further continued; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That all laws now in force, and which would expire at the end of this feffion of parliament, fhall be and continue in full force, to all intents and purposes, unto the end of the next feffion of parliament; any thing contained in any of the faid laws to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding. CAP. CAP. III. An act to enable perfons now refiding in Great Britain, to take the oaths, and do all other acts in Great Britain, requifite to qualify themselves to continue their respective places, offices and employments in Ireland. EXP. Anno Regni GEORGII Regis Magna Britannia, Francia, & Hiberniæ, primo. AT T the parliament begun and bolden at Westminster, the feventeenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. (a) And by feveral adjournments continued till the twenty-fixth day of June in the fecond year of his Ma- ing words are jesty's reign, being the first feffion of this prefent parliament. added from the CAP. I. An act for granting an aid to his Majefty, to be raised by a land-tax in Great-Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifteen. 2s, in the pound, EXP. CAP. II. An act for charging and continuing the duties on malt, mum, OST gracious Sovereign, we your Majesty's moft dutiful (a) The follow parliament affembled, towards raifing the neceffary supplies to defray your Majefty's publick expences, have freely and unanimoully refolved to give and grant unto your Majesty the rates, duties, and impofitions herein after mentioned; and do most humbly befeech your Majesty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That within and throughout the whole Malt act kingdom of Great Britain, the feveral and respective rates, du- 12 Ann. ftat.1. ties, and impofitions, for and upon all malt, mum, cyder and C. 2. further continue perry, 24 June |