fhall or may hereafter be charged upon the fame revenues; duties, and branches, or any of them.

XXVIII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted by the But not to authority aforefaid, That this act, or any thing herein contained, prejudice any or any matter or thing to be comprized in fuch letters patents, &c. fince 1 difpofitions, as aforefaid, fhall not extend, or be conftrued to make void, Ann. of the alter, or prejudice any difpofition, appropriation, appointment, first fruits, matter, or thing whatsoever, contained in any act or acts of poft office, &c. parliament made finçe the faid act of the first year of her Majefty's reign, of or concerning the faid revenues of first fruits and tenths of the clergy, or of or concerning the said revenue arifing in the general letter office or poft office, or any other of the revenues or branches aforefaid; but that the fame difpofitions, appropriations, appointments, matters and things, thall continue, and be in force, and shall take effect, and be obferved, as if this act had not been made: nevertheless so much of the faid revenue arifing in the general letter office or post office, as is applicable to the ufe of her Majefty's houshold, or for fupport of the honour and dignity of the crown, as aforefaid, fhall be liable for or towards making good of the faid yearly fum intended to be charged by fuch letters patents, as is before mentioned; any thing herein, or in fuch letters patents, to be contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

how the faid

advance the

fame, &c.

XXIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Letters paThat it shall and may be lawful to and for her Majefty, by fuch tents to direct letters patents, as aforefaid, to direct and appoint by what me- fum fhall be thods, and upon what terms, and in what manner and form, paid, the said fum, not exceeding five hundred thousand pounds, for the purposes aforefaid, fhall and may be raised and paid, and and to impowto authorize, permit and impower any perfon or perfons, na- er perfons to tives or foreigners, bodies politick or corporate (who are or fhall be willing) to advance or contribute the fame, or any part thereof, and to direct and appoint how and in what manner the faid fund, not exceeding thirty five thousand pounds per annum, or any shares or proportions thereof, or the payments out of the fame, fhall be difpofed, aliened, fettled or applied, for the fatisfaction of the perfons who shall advance or contribute the faid fum, not exceeding five hundred thousand pounds; any law for fuppreffing of lotteries, or any other law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding: and likewife to direct how and and to direct in what manner the monies, which fhall be payable to any per- how the mofon or perfons out of the faid yearly fund, fhall and may be nies may be transferred and affigned, from time to time, without power of revocation, with fuch further powers, directions, and clauses, to be inserted in the faid letters patents, as may best conduce to the effectual settlement of the said yearly fund, and the fatisfaction of the contributors thereupon; which faid letters pa- The letters tents fo to be made and paffed, and fuch powers, directions, patents good and claufes, fo to be contained therein, fhall be firm, valid, in law. and effectual in law, according to the true meaning thereof, and of this prefent act; the faid reftrictions in the faid act of

the

No fee to be taken,

the first year of her Majesty's reign, or in any act for suppressing of lotteries, or in any other act or acts of parliament whatfoever contained, or any other law, ftatute, matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding.

XXX. And it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the proper officers or perfons, who fhall, from time to time, be intrusted or concerned to pay the monies of the faid revenues into the faid receipt of Exchequer, for anfwering the faid yearly fund laft mentioned, and the refpective officers or perfons in the faid receipt of Exchequer, who are, from time to time, to make any payments out of the fame yearly fund, purfuant to the directions of fuch letters patents, as aforesaid, fhall perform their respective duties therein, without demanding or receiving, directly or indirectly, any fee, reward, or gratuity for fo doing, from the party who is to receive fuch money; nor money to and in cafe any fuch officers or perfons fhall take or demand any be diverted, fuch fee, reward or gratuity, or fhall contrary to the directions to be contained in the faid letters patents, and the true meaning of this act, divert or mifapply any of the monies which ought to be paid into the faid receipt, and iffued thence, upon account of the faid yearly fund, every fuch officer or perfon fhall be incapacity, and capable of holding any office, or place of truft or profit under her Majefty, her heirs and fucceffors, and shall also forfeit treble damages to the party grieved, to be recovered, with full cofts of fuit, by action, fuit, bill or information, in any of her Majefty's courts of record at Westminster, wherein no effoin, privilege, protection, wager of law, or more than one imparlance (hall be allowed.

on pain of in.

treble da

mages.

Money advanced, tax

free.

Appropria

tion of the feveral tupplies granted this feffion.

12 Ann. ftat.

1. C. 2.

XXXI. And it is hereby enacted, That any money to be advanced or contributed, or that fhall be payable to any perfon or perfons, or to any corporation whatsoever, by virtue of this act, and of fuch letters patents, to be paffed in pursuance thereof, as aforefaid, fhall not be charged or chargeable with any rates, taxes, duties, or impofitions whatsoever.

XXXII. And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That all the money lent, and to be lent to her Majesty upon one act of this feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for granting an aid to her Majefty, to be raifed by a land-tax in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and thirteen, and so much money (if any fuch be) of the tax thereby granted, as fhall arise and remain after all the loans made or to be made upon that act, or thereby transferred or directed to be transferred thereunto, and the intereft thereof, and the charges thereby allowable for raifing the faid tax, fhall be fatisfied, or money fufficient fhall be referved to discharge the fame; and all the monies lent, or to be lent unto her Majesty upon another 12 Ann. ftat. act of this feffion of parliament, for granting to her Majesty duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and thirteen; and fo much money of the faid duties of malt, mum, cyder and perry thereby granted, as fhall arife and remain after all the loans

1. c. 2.

made

made or to be made upon that act, or thereby transferred or directed to be transferred thereunto, and the intereft thereof, and the charge thereby allowable for the raising the faid duties thereby granted, fhall be fatisfied, or money fufficient fhall be referved to discharge the fame; and all the fums (not exceeding twelve hundred thousand pounds) authorized by this act to be iffued in Exchequer bills, fhall be appropriated for or towards the several uses, intents and purposes herein after expreffed, (that is to fay) for or towards defraying the charges of the ordinary of her Majefty's navy, and for victuals, wages, Ordinary of wear and tear, and other fervices of the navy, and victualling navy, &c. thereof, performed and to be performed, and for fea-service in the ordnance, performed and to be performed, fo as all the iffues to be made out of the faid aids or fupplies, for all the naval or marine services before mentioned, do not in the whole exceed one million and two hundred thousand pounds, over and above the money to be made good to the South Sea company, as is herein after mentioned; and for or towards defraying the charge of half-pay, to fuch officers as have ferved well at fea in Half-pay for the late war, and fhall be out of imployment by fea or land in fea officers. time of peace, fo as fuch half-pay, within the year one thoufand feven hundred and thirteen, do not exceed feventeen thoufand pounds, out of the fame aids or fupplies; and for or to

wards defraying the charge of the land-forces in her Majesty's Land forces service for fix months, from the two and twentieth day of De- for 6 months. cember one thousand seven hundred and twelve, to the three and twentieth day of fune one thousand seven hundred and thir

teen, both inclufive, and for reducing their numbers; and for Guards and or towards the charge of her Majefty's guards and garrifons in garrifons. Great Britain, from the three and twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, to the five and twentieth day of December following, including general officers and contingencies; and for or towards the charge of her Majefty's Forces in Miforces in the ifland of Minorca, from the four and twentieth norca. day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, to the

of the pay

months.

Saxe Gotha,

four and twentieth day of December following; and for or to- Forces in Giwards the charge of her Majefty's forces in Gibraltar, from the braltar. four and twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, to the four and twentieth day of December following; Forces at and for or towards the charge of her Majefty's forces at Dun- Dunkirk for 5 kirk for five months, from the four and twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirteen; and for or towards Troops of defraying her Majesty's part of the charge of the Saxe Gotha troops, from the two and twentieth day of December one thousand feven hundred and twelve, to the time of their dismission, with one month's pay from that time, according to the treaty in that behalf; and for or towards defraying Forces in the the charge of her Majefty's forces in the plantations for fix plantations. months, from the four and twentieth day of June one thousand feven hundred and thirteen, to the four and twentieth day of December following; fo as all the iffues to be made out of the

war.

faid aids or fupplies, for the faid guards, garrifons, and landforces, as aforefaid, for or upon account of fuch refpective fervices, as are before mentioned, do not in the whole exceed nine hundred thirty feven thousand fix hundred and eight Half-pay for pounds, eleven fhillings and fix pence; and for or towards dethe marines. fraying the charge of half-pay to the officers (who had ferved well in the faid war) of four marine regiments to be disbanded, from the first day of July one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, to the four and twentieth day of December following, fo as fuch half-pay for the faid marine officers do not exceed four thoufand eight hundred feventy nine pounds, and fix fhillings, Half-pay for out of the aids or supplies aforefaid; and for or towards defrayfand officers. ing the charge of half-pay to the land officers who have ferved well in the faid war, and are difbanded, or are to be disbanded, to the five and twentieth day of December one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, fo as fuch half-pay to the said land officers do not exceed ninety nine thousand twenty and eight pounds, fix fhillings, and eleven pence, out of the fame aids Out-penfion- or fupplies; and for or towards defraying the charge of the ers of Chelsea out-penfioners of the royal hofpital at Chelsea, to the four and hofpital. twentieth day of December one thoufand feven hundred and thirteen, fo as the charge laft mentioned do not exceed the fum of fixty one thousand four hundred fixty and four pounds, five fhillings, and feven pence, out of the aids or fupplies aforefaid; Extraordina and for or towards defraying extraordinary charges incurred in ries of the late relation to the late war, fo as fuch extraordinary charges do not exceed in the whole twenty thousand five hundred feventy and two pounds, five fhillings, and ten pence, out of the aids or Ordnance for fupplies before mentioned; and for or towards the charge of land fervice. the office of her Majefty's ordnance for land fervice, performed and to be performed, not to exceed in the whole fixty-fix thoufand fix hundred ninety and eight pounds, three fhillings, and five pence, out of the fame aids or fupplies, including fo much (not exceeding two thousand pounds) as thall be neceffary to defray the charge of covering the works of the fortifications already begun in North Britain; and for or towards making good the deficiency of the fund granted for the payment of principal and intereft of the clafs lottery in the year one thousand seven hundred and eleven, for the year ended at Michaelmas one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, fo as the fum to be fupplied out of the aids or supplies aforefaid, for or towards the fame deficiency, do not exceed fixty two thousand pounds; and for or towards fatisfaction of the fum of fix thoufand pounds to defray the falaries and incident charges of the feven commiffioners, continued by an act of this feffion of parliament for ftating the publick accounts of the kingdom, from the four and twentieth day of March one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, to the five and twentieth day of March one thousand seven hundred and fourteen; and the further fum of four thousand and five hundred pounds, to defray the falaries and incident charges of the fame commiffiorers, continued by the fame act for ftating and 6 determining

Deficiency of the clafs lot

tery.

Salaries, &c.

of commif

fioners of ac

counts.

12 Aun.ftat.1.

C. 3.

Salaries, &c. of the commiffioners for ftating the

L.

determining the debts to the army, from the four and twentieth debts to the day of June one thousand feven hundred and thirteen, to the army. four and twentieth day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fourteen; the faid refpective fums to be iffued and paid by quarterly payments to the faid commiffioners, for themselves, and for payment of their clerks, and other incident charges, without account, impreft, or other charge to be fet upon them or any of them for the fame, or any part thereof; and to none other ufes, intents, and purposes whatsoever.

XXXIII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted and de- No appropri clared, That no appropriation, or other matter or thing in this ation to obftruct any act contained, fhall obftruct or hinder any payment or pay- payment by ments, which, by and in purfuance of an act made in the the treasurer ninth year of her Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for making of the navy, good deficiencies, and fatisfying the publick debts; and for erecting a deficiencies to to make good corporation to carry on a trade to the South Seas; and for the en- the South Sea couragement of the fifbery; and for liberty to trade in unwrought corporation in iron with the fubjects of Spain, and to repeal the acts for registring purluance of 9 Ann, c.23. feamen, and of her Majefty's charter grounded thereupon, are or fhall be required and authorized to be made by the treasurer or paymaster of the navy, for the time being, or by any other perfons to be intrufted with the publick monies for the service of the navy, out of fuch publick monies, tallies, orders, or parliamentary fecurities in their hands or power refpectively, as are or shall thereby be charged or chargeable to make good any deficiency or deficiencies to the corporation erected in purfuance of the act laft mentioned, called by the name of the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South Seas, and other parts of America, and for incouraging the fithery, or to their treasurer, for their ufe; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

act to be fatif

XXXIV. And be it further enacted and declared, That all All debts infuch of the faid arrears and debts (intended by this act to be fa- tended by this tisfied out of the faid fum not exceeding five hundred thousand fied, affigned pounds, to be raised, as aforefaid) and all debentures for the before 30 June fame, or any of them, as have been, at any time or times be- 1713, may be fore the thirtieth day of June one thoufand feven hundred and redeemed, &c. thirteen, fold, affigned or granted, or covenanted to be affigned or granted, or for which any authority hath heretofore been given or granted by any of her Majefty's fervants, or by any hufband of any her Majefty's fervants, or by any tradefman, or other person, who ferved provifions or goods for her Majesty's fervice, or by any of their executors or adminiftrators, to receive the fame, or any part thereof, to the use of fuch buyer, affignee, or grantee, or of fuch person or perfons fo authorized, fhall and may be redeemed, and are hereby redeemable by the perfons who made fuch fales, affignments or grants, or that gave fuch authority refpectively, or by their respective executors or adminiftrators, on payment of the principal fum of money paid in confideration of making fuch fales, affignments, grants, covenants or authorities refpectively, with the charges

and