plicates of

&c. to be

exchanged, for manufcripts, &c.

meeting affembled, and they are hereby authorized and impowprinted books, ered, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, to order any medals, coins, duplicates of printed books, medals, coins, or other curiofities, to be exchanged for manufcripts, books, medals, coins, or other curiofities; or to direct any fuch duplicates of printed books, medals, coins, or other curiofities, to be fold or difposed of, and or to be fold; the money to arife by fuch fale to be laid out in the purchase of manufcripts, books, medals, coins, and other curiofities, that may be wanting in, or proper for, the faid mufeum; the faid herein before recited act of parliament, or any other act, matter, or thing, to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding.

and the mo

ney laid out in purchafing fuch as may be wanting, or proper.

Preamble, reciting claufes

CAP. XIX.

An all to enable his Majefty to fettle certain annuities on their royal highnesses the dukes of York, Gloucester, and Cumberland.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

WHEREAS your Majesty hath been pleased to recommend to the confideration of your faithful commons, that a more compein act 1 Geo. 3. tent provifion fhould be made for the honourable fupport and maintenance of your Majesty's royal brothers, the dukes of York, Gloucefter, and Cumberland, than the prefent neceffary charges upon your Majefty's civil lift have permitted your Majesty to make: and whereas by an act made in the first year of your Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for the support of his Majefty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown of Great Britain; the duties and revenues commonly called The Hereditary Revenues, together with feveral temporary duties and revenues thereby continued, and all other branches and revenues which, on the twenty fourth day of October, one thoufand feven hundred and fixty, stood fettled or appointed, to be towards the fupport of the household of his late majesty King George the second, of bleffed memory, and the honour and dignity of the crown, were (except as is therein excepted) directed to be, during your Majefty's life, carried to, and made part of, the general or aggregate fund eftablished by an act made in the first year of the reign of his late majefly King George the first; and for the support of your Majesty's boufehold, and of the honour and dignity of your crown, a certain yearly rent or rents, or fum or fums of money, was or were by the said act granted out of the faid fund: and whereas by an act made in the first year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, for preferving the inheritance of feveral revenues of the crown, intituled, An act for the better fupport of her Majesty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown; all grants thereof (other than fuch as are therein expreffed) are declared to be void: and by another all made in the ninth year of her faid late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for eftablishing a general poft office for all her Majefty's dominions, and for fettling a weekly fum out of the revenues thereof for the fervice of the war, and other her Majefty's occafions, it was enacled, That fuch part of the duties and revenues arifing in or by the ge

1 Annæ.

9 Annæ.

neral

neral letter office or poft office, which was thereby vefted in her faid late Majefly, ber heirs, and fucceffors, and therein mentioned to be undeterminable, fhould not be alienable, chargeable, or grantable, for any eftate, term, or time whatfoever, to endure longer than the life of the King or Queen that should make fuch alienation, charge, or grant reSpeclively and that all gifts, grants, alienations, and affurances whatfoever, to be had or made of, and charged upon, the fame duties or revenues, or any part thereof, contrary to the provifion of that act, should be null and void: and by an act made in the fifth year of your Majef- & 5 Geo. 3. ty's reign, intituled, An act to alter certain rates of postage, and to amend, explain, and enlarge, feveral provifions in an act made in the ninth year of the reign of Queen Anne, and in other acts relating to the revenue of the poft office; it was enacted, That all the monies arifing by the rates therein before-mentioned (except as is therein excepted) should be appropriated and applied to fuch and the fame ufes to which the then rates of poflage were respectively by law appropriated and made applicable: now we having taken into confideration the necessary charges upon your Majesty's civil list revenue, arifing from the prefent fate of your royal family, more numerous in its branches than thefe your kingdoms have had the happiness of seeing it in any former reign; and thinking it highly just and reafonable that your Majefty fhould be enabled to make fuch provifion for the bonourable fupport and maintenance of their faid royal highnees, as may be fuitable to their high rank and many princely accomplishments, do most humbly befeech your Majefty, 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 fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty letters patent, the King's most excellent majefty, by any letters patent or inden- impowered by ture, or by feveral letters patent or indentures, under the great feal of Great Britain, hereafter to be made, to give and grant under the unto his dearly beloved and royal brothers the respective annu- great seal, ities or yearly rents or fums following; that is to fay, one an- to grant an nuity or yearly rent or fum of eight thousand pounds of lawful annuity of money of Great Britain, unto his royal highness Edward Auguftus his royal duke of York, for and during his natural life; one other annu- highness the ity or yearly rent or fum of eight thousand pounds of lawful mo- duke of York; ney of Great Britain, unto his royal highness William Henry duke and a like an of Gloucefter, for and during his natural life; and one other an- royal highness nuity or yearly rent or fum of eight thousand pounds of lawful the duke of money of Great Britain, unto his royal highnefs Henry Frederick Gloucester; nuity to his duke of Cumberland, for and during his natural life: which faid and a like anrefpective annuities, or yearly rents or fums, and every part royal highness thereof, fhall commence and take effect from the fifth day of the duke of January, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred Cumberland; from 5 Jan. and fixty seven; and fhall be paid and payable at the four ufual to commence days of payment in the year; that is to fay, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of July, the tenth day of October, and the fifth and to be paid day of January, by even and equal portions; the first payment quarterly; thereof to be made at the fifth day of April, in the year of our viz.

Lord

or indentures

8,000l. unto

nuity to his

1767,

on 5 April, 5 July,

fund, during the continu

ance of act 1 Geo. 3.

and after the

10 October, & Lord one thousand seven hundred and fixty seven; and that the 5 January. faid refpective annuities, or yearly rents or fums, shall and may, First payment to be made on by fuch letters patent, indenture or indentures, be directed, du5 April, 1767; ring the continuance of the faid act made in the first year of his and to be pay- prefent Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for the support of bis able out of the Majesty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown of Aggregate Great Britain, to be iffuing and payable out of, or charged and chargeable upon, the duties and revenues compofing the faid fund commonly called The General or Aggregate Fund, and every or any of them (after paying, or referving fufficient to pay, all fuch fum and fums of money as hath or have been directed by any former act or acts of parliament to be paid out of the fame, expiration but with preference to all other payments which fhall or may thereof, then hereafter be charged upon, and payable out of, the faid fund) out of fuch of and from and immediately after the expiration of the faid act, ry duties, &c. to be iffuing and payable out of, or charged and chargeable as were made upon, all or any part or parts of fuch of the laid hereditary duties, revenues, and branches, as were thereby carried to, and made part of, the faid general or aggregate fund, and fhall be then fubfifting; and of fuch part of the rates of poftage, granted by the faid act made in the fifth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to alter certain rates of poftage, and to amend, explain, and enlarge, several provifions in an act made in the ninth year of the reign of Queen Anne, and in other acts relating to the revenue of the poft office, as fhall then belong to, and be part of, the hereditary revenue of the crown.

the heredita

part of the

faid fund by the faid act,

or out of fuch of the rates of poftage, granted by act 5 Geo. 3. belong to the

as fhall then

crown.

The faid an

the continuance of the

I

quer;

II. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforenuities,during faid, That the faid annuities or yearly rents or fums refpectively fhall, during the continuance of the said act made in the first year act 1 Geo. 3. of his Majefty's reign, be paid and payable at the receipt of his are to be paid Majefty's Exchequer; and from and immediately after the exat the Exche- piration of the faid act, either at the faid receipt, or by and from and afterwards the immediate hands of all and every the commiffioners, fareither there, mers, treasurers, or receivers, for the time being, of the hereor by the re- ditary duties, revenues, and branches aforefaid, respectively, upon ceivers of the which the faid refpective annuities or yearly rents or fums, or on which they any part or parts thereof, fhall be charged by virtue of this act; are charged; and that all the faid annuities, or yearly rents or fums, fhall be and to be paid paid and payable without any fees or charges to be demanded of without any taken for paying the fame, or any part thereof; and the acquit

revenues, &c.

fees, or

charges,

tance or acquittances, receipt or receipts, of their faid royal highneffes respectively, or of fuch other perfon or persons as shall be by them refpectively authorized and appointed to receive any fuch annual or yearly rent or fum, or any part thereof, fhall be a good and fufficient difcharge for the payment thereof, without and to be alfo any further or other warrant to be fued for, had, or obtained in tax-free. that behalf; and that the faid refpective annuities, or yearly rents or fums, and every part thereof, fhall be free and clear as well from the rates and affeffments granted by an act made in this prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for granting an aid to bis Majefty by a land tax to be raifed in Great Britain, for the ferviu

of the year one thousand feven hundred and fixty feven, as from all taxes, impofitions, and other publick charges whatfoever.

the heredita

Officers re

demanded,

III. Provided always, That if the faid respective annuities, or If the annuiyearly rents or fums, or any or either of them, or any part there- ties fhall ceafe to be chargeaof, fhall cease to be chargeable upon and payable out of the faid ble on the aggeneral or aggregate fund, or any part thereof, and fhall become gregate fund, chargeable upon and payable out of all or any of the faid heredi- and become tary duties, revenues, and branches, between any two of the faid payable out of quarterly days of payment; then, and in fuch cafe, such annu- ry revenues, ities refpectively thall, at the next quarter day, be payable at the between any -receipt of the Exchequer out of the faid general or aggregate two of the fund, and out of the faid hereditary duties, revenues, and quarterly days branches, in proportion to the times during which the fame were they are then of payinent; in the course of fuch quarter fo chargeable and payable; any to be apporthing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. tioned out of IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That both. if the officers of the receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, or the futing, or faid commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers, for the time neglecting to being, of all or any of the hereditary duties, revenues, or branches pay the faid aforefaid, upon which the said respective annuities, or yearly rents annuities or fums, or any part or parts thereof, fhall be charged as afore- when due and faid, fhall refufe or neglect to pay the faid refpective annuities, or yearly rents or fums, or any part thereof, according to the true intent of this act, and of fuch letters patent, indenture, or indentures, to be granted by his Majefty as aforefaid; or to do any or to do any act neceffary to enable any or either of their faid royal highneffes, act neceffary or any perfon or perfons by them refpectively authorized and to the regular appointed, to receive the fame; then each and every of their payment thereof, faid royal highneffes refpectively, to whom fuch annuity, or yearly rent or fum, fhall have been granted, or fuch other perfon or perfons who fhall be fo authorized or appointed to receive the fame, or any part thereof, fo neglected or refufed to be paid, are liable to may, from time to time, fue, profecute, or implead, fuch officers, be fued. commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers, or any of them, or all or any of their fecurities, heirs, executors, and administrators, by bill, plaint, or action of debt; and thall and may recover judgements, and fue out executions thereupon, against fuch officers, commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers refpectively, and their respective fecurities, heirs, executors, and adminiftrators, for fuch fum and fums of money then due and owing upon any fuch refpective annuity, or yearly rent or fum, or any part thereof, as fhall be in the hands of any fuch officers, commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers refpectively, at the time or times when demand fhall have been legally made of the payment of fuch refpective annuity, or yearly rent or fum, or any part thereof, as aforefaid, or for the refufal or neglect to do any act neceffary to be done to enable any or either of their faid royal highneffes, or any perfon or perfons by them refpec tively authorized and appointed, to receive the fame.

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The powers, all and every the powers, precepts, directions, and claufes, to be directions,

contained

and claufes, contained in

the faid let

ters patent,

the tenor and

contained in his Majesty's letters patent, indenture or indentures, hereafter to be made as aforefaid, for the better and more certain payment and affurance of the faid refpective annuities, or yearly rents or fums, and for making the faid refpective revenues, or any of them, or any part or parts thereof, liable thereunto as declared to be aforefaid, fhall be good and effectual in the law, according to good in law the tenor and purport thereof in the said letters patent, indenaccording to ture or indentures, to be expreffed, notwithstanding any reftricpurport there- tion or other matter or thing contained in the said act of parliament made in the first year of her late Majesty's reign, intinotwithstand- tuled, An act for the better fupport of her Majesty's household, and of ing the acts the honour and dignity of the crown; and notwithstanding any reof 1 & 9 Annæ. ftriction or other matter or thing contained in the faid act made in the ninth year of her faid late Majesty's reign, for establishing the poft office, or in any other act or acts of parliament; and any mif-recital, non-recital, omiffion, or other defect, in the faid letters patent, indenture or indentures hereafter to be made, in any wife notwithstanding.

of,

Refervation of rights.

Preamble.

Additional

duties grant ed upon importation of the faid goods;

viz.

VI. Saving to all and every perfon and perfons, bodies politick and corporate, their heirs, executors, administrators, and affigns (other than to the King's majesty, his heirs and fucceffors) all fuch right, title, intereft, and demand whatsoever, which they, or any of them, have, or may have, of, in, to, or out of, the revenues aforesaid, or any of them, or any part thereof, before the making of this act, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if this act had not been made; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

CAP. XX.

An all for granting to his Majefty additional duties upon baft, or ftraw, chip, cane, and horse-hair hats and bonnets, and upon certain materials for making the fame, imported into this kingdom.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

E, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the commons of Great Britain, in parliament affembled, towards raifing the neceffary fupplies for defraying your Majefty's public expences, bave refolved to give and grant unto your Majesty the feveral rates and duties hereinafter mentioned; and do moft humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft 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 there fhall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, unto his Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, the feveral additional rates and duties following; that is to fay,

6 s. per dozen For every dozen of baft, or straw, chip, cane, and horse-hair upon hats and hats and bonnets, which, from and after the fecond day of bonnets;

April,