General iffue. On publick notice in the gazette, and on the ex change, at any of the quarterly feast days, ment of the XXXVII. And it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if any perfon or persons fhall at any time or times be sued or profecuted for any thing by him or them done or executed in pursuance of this act, or of any matter or thing in this act contained, such person or perfons fhall and may plead the general iffue, and give the special matter in evidence for his or their defence; and if upon the trial a verdict fhall pafs for the defendant or defendants, or the plaintiff or plaintiffs fhall become nonfuited, then fuch defendant or defendants thall have treble costs to him or them awarded against such plaintiff or plaintiffs. XXXVIII. Provided alfo, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That at any time upon publick notice to be printed in the London Gazette, and affixed upon the Royal Exchange in London, by authority of parliament, at any of the faid quarterly feast-days for payment of the faid annuities to be payable out of the faid particular fund, not exceeding twenty thousand pounds per annum; and upon repayment by parliament and on repay-of the refpective principal fums for which the fame annuities fhall be payable to fuch refpective perfons and corporations as fhall be entitled to the fame annuities, and also upon full payment of all arrearages of the fame annuities, to be computed by the day after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, till fuch actual repayment, then and not till then the fame annuities shall cease and determine; any thing herein contained to contrary notwithstanding: and that any vote or resolution of the house of commons figned by the speaker in writing, to be inferted in the faid London Gazette, and affixed on the Royal Exchange in London, as aforefaid, fhall be deemed and adjudged to be fufficient notice within the words and meaning of this act. principal, then they are to cease, and any vote of the commons figned by the fpeaker, fhall be fufficient notice. XXXIX. And whereas by virtue of an act of parliament made 4 Geo. 2. c. 8. in the fourth year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for vefting the forfeited eftates in Great Britain and Ireland in trustees, to be fold for the use of the publick; and for giving relief to lawful creditors by determining the claims; and for the more effectual bringing into the respective exchequers the rents and profits of the faid eftates till fold, and by feveral other acts of parliament relating to the faid forfeited eftates, feveral fums of money have already been raised and paid into the receipts of the respective exchequers of England, Scotland and Ireland, or some of them, and feveral confiderable fums of money arifing or to arife of or for the faid forfeited eftates, are expected to be brought and paid into the faid exchequers refpectively: now we your Majefty's faid dutiful and loyal fubjects, the faid commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, for defraying your Majesty's publick expences and occafions before-mentioned, have further given and granted, and do by this act give and grant to your Majefty the full fum of two hundred thousand seven hundred thirty feven pounds fourteen fhillings and nine pence farthing, to be taken out of the clear produce of the forfeitures for treafon, arisen or to arise into the receipts of the faid exchequers, every or any of them, forfeited 14 S. over and above the falaries and other charges payable for the recovery of the faid forfeitures; and do moft humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the said sum of two hundred thousand 200,7371. seven hundred thirty feven pounds fourteen fhillings and nine 9 d. 1 q. out of pence farthing, by fuch proportions at a time as the commif- the clear profioners of his Majefty's treasury, or any three or more of them, duce arifing or the high treasurer for the time being, fhall find moft con- by fale of the ducible to the publick service, shall and may be taken and ap- eftates, to be plied out of the clear produce of the forfeitures for treafon, arifen applied toor to arise into the receipt of his Majesty's exchequer, over and wards his Maabove the faid falaries and other charges payable for the reco- jetty's publick very of the faid forfeitures; and the faid commiffioners of the expences. treasury, or any three or more of them, or the high treasurer for the time being, are hereby authorized and impowered to iffue and apply, or caufe to be iffued and applied, the fame accordingly; any former law or ftatute to the contrary notwithstanding. draw-backs Ann.c.12. 1 Geo. 1. ftat. I XL. And whereas certain duties upon hops were by an act of par- Claufe for tak liament made in the ninth year of the reign of her late majesty Queen ing off all the Anne, of blessed memory, intituled, An act for laying a duty upon upon hops exhops, impofed for the term of four years, reckoned from the first day ported for Ireof June one thousand feven hundred and eleven, and were by an act land. of the first year of your Majesty's reign continued until the first day of 2 August one thousand feven hundred and fifteen; and by another act of lect. 22. the fame year were granted to your Majesty, your heirs and fucceffors c. 2. for ever, fubject nevertheless to redemption by parliament: in and by 1 Geo. 1. ftat, which acts, or fome of them, (amongst other things therein contained) 2. c. 12. fect. 5, it was provided, That it should and might be lawful to and for any perfon or perfons, who should have actually paid the duty thereby payable for any quantity af hops whatsoever of British growth, and to and for any other perfon or perfons, who should buy or be lawfully entitled to any fuch quantity of hops of British growth from the faid perfon or persons who actually paid the faid duty for the fame, to export fuch hops, being of British growth, for Ireland by way of merchandize; and that upon giving fuch fecurity, and performing fuch other requifites as by the faid acts, or fome of them, are preferibed, the customer or collector of the port where fuch hops fhall be exported, Shall give to the exporter a debenture expreffing the true quantity of the British hops fo`exported; and that upon fuch debenture the faid duty fhall be repaid, or the fecurity for the fame be difcharged in the manner and form thereby prefcribed, as by the faid acts of parliament, relation being thereunto feverally had, may more fully appear: and whereas the faid duty upon hops of British growth is very moderate, and fuch hops exported for Ireland may reasonably bear the fame duty which is charged upon those confumed in Great Britain: now we your Majefty's faid dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, being minded and defirous to improve the publick revenues, which are applicable to the discharging of publick debts and incumbrances, do further humbly pray your Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it VOL. XIV, enacted О 1 enated by the authority aforefaid, That the faid duty upon XLI. And whereas it may be requifite for encouraging the several manufactures of wrought plate, to continue both the standard of plate. of eleven ounces ten-penny weight Troy, and alfo the ftandard of eleven ounces two-penny weight Troy, for the better accommodating. the buyers of plate and the workers and dealers therein: be it thereThe two diffe- fore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the rent standards first day of June one thousand seven hundred and twenty all filof wrought ver veffels of plate or manufactured of filver fhall not be made plate continuless in fineness than that of eleven ounces ten-penny weight of ed. fine filver in every pound Troy, or of filver lefs in fineness than eleven ounces two-penny weight of fine filver in every pound Troy; which two different ftandards of wrought plate fhall be feverally and respectively marked with diftinguishing marks, The diftin(that is to fay) veffels made of filver plate or manufactured filguithing marks for the ver not lefs in fineness than eleven ounces ten-penny weight of two fandards. fine filver in every pound Troy, to be marked with the workman's mark, the mark of the wardens of the mystery or craft of the goldfmiths, and with the figure of a lion's head erased, and the figure of a woman called the Britannia; and all veffels of filver plate or manufactured filver not lefs in fineness than eleven ounces two-penny weight of fine filver in every pound Troy, and under the degree of eleven ounces ten penny weight of fine filver in every pound Troy, fhall be marked with the No plate to be workman's mark, and the wardens of the mystery or craft of of a coarfer goldfmiths as aforefaid, and with the figure of a lion passant, allay. and the figure of a leopard's head; and that it fhall not be lawful to make any veffels of filver plate or manufactures of filver of a coarser allay than what is herein specified, under the penalties and forfeitures prefcribed by any of the laws now in being concerning wrought plate; any thing in this act or any Not to invali- Other act or acts to the contrary notwithstanding. date the pro vifion of 20,000l. for erecting fchools in the highlands. 4 Geo. 1. c. 8. let. 32. XLII. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That nothing in this prefent act contained fhall be conftrued any way to invalidate or infringe a provifion made by an act paffed in the fourth year of his Majefty's reign for appropriating a fum not exceeding twenty thousand pounds, to be applied towards erecting and maintaining fchools in the highlands of Scotland, nor to alter the order and manner appointed by the faid act for raising the said fum out of the monies which fhall fhall arife by fale of the forfeited eftates in Scotland; any thing in this present act to the contrary notwithstanding. ed this feffion. XLIII. And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That Appropriaall the monies lent and to be lent to his Majefty upon one act tion of the of this feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for granting to his money grant. Majefty an aid by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the 6 Geo. 1. c. 1. Service of the year one thousand feven hundred and twenty, and fo much money (if any such be) of the tax thereby granted, as fhall arife and remain after all the loans made or to be made on that act, and the intereft thereof, and the charges thereby allowable for raising the said tax shall be satisfied, or monies fufficient shall be referved to discharge the fame; and all the monies lent or to be lent to his Majefty upon an act of this session of parliament, intituled, An act for continuing the duties on Geo. 1, C. 2. malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the fervice of the year one thousand Seven hundred and twenty; and for enabling the lords commiffioners of his Majesty's treasury to call in fuch exchequer-bills as are to be cancelled and difcharged with money appointed for that purpose, and fo much of the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry thereby granted or continued, as shall arise and remain (if any such be) after all the loans made or to be made on the fame act, or thereby transferred or directed to be transferred thereunto, and all the interest thereof, and the charges thereby allowable for raising the fame duties fhall be fatisfied, or monies fufficient shall be reserved to discharge the fame; and the faid fum not exceeding three hundred and twelve thoufand pounds intended to be raised as aforefaid; and the faid fum of two hundred thousand seven hundred thirty feven pounds fourteen fhillings and nine pence farthing, to be taken out of the faid clear produce of forfeitures, in pursuance of this present act, fhall be appropriated and applied, and are hereby appropriated for or towards the feveral ufes, intents and purposes herein expreffed, fubject nevertheless to fuch reftrictions are herein after prescribed; that is to fay, it is hereby en- 88, 049 1. 38. acted and declared, That out of all or any the aids or supplies 1d. and one provided as aforefaid there shall and may be iffued and applied fifth part of a any fum not exceeding eighty eight thoufand forty nine pounds penny, to make good three fhillings one penny and one fifth part of a penny to make the general good the deficiency of the fund commonly called the general fund, fund, for raising seven hundred and twenty four thoufand eight hundred and forty nine pounds fix fhillings and ten pence and one fifth part of a penny per annum, for the year ended at Michaelmas one thousand seven hundred and nineteen. For naval fer, XLIV. And it is hereby enacted and declared, That out of all or any the aids or fupplies provided as aforefaid there fhall vices. or may be iffued or applied any fum or fums of money not exceeding one million three hundred ninety feven thousand feven hundred thirty three pounds fixteen fhillings and three pence and five tenth parts of a penny, for or towards the naval fervices following; that is to fay, any fums not exceeding three hundred feventy feven thousand five hundred fixty one pounds fix fhillings and nine pence halfpenny, for making good feveral Q? extra For the ordnance for extraordinary expences for the fervice of his Majefty's navy and the victualling thereof for the year one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, not provided for by parliament; and any further fum and fums of money not exceeding nine hundred and nineteen thoufand nine hundred and eighteen pounds ten fhillings and eight pence, for or towards defraying the charges of the ordinary of his Majefty's navy and for half-pay to fea-officers, and for or towards victual, wages, wear and tear of the navy and victualling thereof performed and to be performed; and for or towards fea-fervices in the office of ordnance performed and to be performed, and other fervices of the navy performed and to be performed; and any further fum and fums of money not exceeding feventy nine thousand feven hundred twenty three pounds, for or towards repairs of his Majefty's navy performed or to be performed; and any further fum and fums of money not exceeding twenty thoufand five hundred and thirty pounds eighteen fhillings and ten pence, for extraordinary charge of the transport-services for the year one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, not provided for by parliament. XLV. And it is hereby alfo enacted, That out of all or any the aids or fupplies provided as aforefaid there fhall or may be land fervice. iffued and applied any fum or fums of money not exceeding eighty one thousand feven hundred and twenty pounds two fhillings and one halfpenny, for defraying the charge of the office of his Majefty's ordnance for land-fervices performed and to be performed; and for or towards making good the exceedings in that office in the year one thousand feven hundred and nineteen. For land- XLVI. And it is hereby likewife enacted, That out of all or forces, guards any the aids or fupplies provided as aforefaid there fhall or may and garrifons, be iffued and applied any fum or fums of money not exceeding in the whole the fum of nine hundred twenty fix thousand fix hundred forty three pounds fixteen fhillings and eight pence, for or towards maintaining his Majefty's land-forces and other fervices herein after more particularly expreffed; that is to say, any fum not exceeding five hundred fixty three thousand five hundred and eight pounds fifteen fhillings, for defraying the charge of fourteen thousand four hundred and fixty nine effective men (including commiffion and non-commiffion officers, and two thousand and thirty four invalids) for guards and garrifons, and other his Majesty's land-forces in Great Britain, Jerfey and Guernsey, and other fervices relating to the forces for the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty; and any fum and fums of money not exceeding one hundred forty eight thoufand and thirty five pounds nine fhillings and fixpence halfpenny, for maintaining his Majefty's forces and garrifons in the plantations, Minorca and Gibraltar, and for provifions for the garrifons at Annapolis and Placentia, for the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty; and any fum and fums of money not exceeding fixteen thoufand three hundred thirty one pounds and ten fhillings, upon account for out penfioners of Chelsea Hospital for |