Anno Regni GEORGII III. Regis Magne
Britanniæ, Francia, & Hiberniæ, primo.

At
T the parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the
thirty first day of May, Anno Dom. one thousand
feven hundred and fifty four, in the twenty seventh year of
the reign of our late fovereign lord George the Second, by the
grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King,
defender of the faith, &c. And from thence continued by
Several prorogations to the eighteenth day of November,
one thousand feven hundred and fixty, being the eighth
feffion of this prefent parliament.

CAP. I.

An act for the Support of his Majesty's household, and of
the honour and dignity of the crown of Great Britain.
May it please your most excellent Majesty,

WHEREAS by an act of parliament made in the first year of
the reign of our late fovereign lord King George the Second,

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of bleffed memory, intituled, An act for the better support of his Majefty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the Preamble, recrown of Great Britain, it was, amongst other things, enacted, That citing acts, the rates and duties of excife upon beer, ale, and other liquors, which 1 Geo. 2. had been granted to his majesty King Charles the Second, by an act made in the twelfth year of his reign, intituled, A grant of certain impofitions upon beer, ale, and other liquors, for the increase of his Majesty's revenue, during his life; and which were granted to their late majefties King William and Queen Mary, by an act made in the fecond year of their reign, for their lives, and the life of the furvivor of them; and which were continued to their late majeflies Queen Anne and King George the Firft, for their lives refpectively (a certain duty of fix pence for every barrel of vinegar beer ex- 2 W. & M. cepted) and also a duty of fix pence, part of a duty of eight fhillings, which was granted to his faid late majesty King William, for and upon every barrel of vinegar, vinegar beer, or liquor preparing for vinegar, which should be brewed or made of any English or foreign materials, by any person or perfons whatsoever, for fale; and fo in proportion for a greater or leffer quantity, by an act made in the tenth year of his reign; and likewife the further fubfidy of tunnage and poundage, and other duties upon wines, goods, and merchandizes, which had been granted to his faid late majesty King William, for his life, by an act made in the ninth year of his reign, intituled, An act for granting to his Majesty a further fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, towards raifing the yearly fum of feven hundred thousand pounds, for the fervice of his Majesty's household, and

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other

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other uses therein mentioned, during his Majesty's life, and continued to their faid late majesties Queen Anne and King George the First, for their lives respectively, fhould be levied, collected, and paid, to his faid late majesty King George the Second, for and during the term of his natural life; and alfo that the yearly fum of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds, granted out of the aggregate fund to his late majesty King George the First, during his life, by an act made in the first year of his reign, (intituled, An act for enlarging the fund of the governor and company of the bank of England, relating to exchequer bills; and for settling an additional revenue of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds per annum upon his Majefty, during his life, for the service of the civil government; and for establishing a certain fund of fifty four thousand fix hundred pounds per annum, in order to raise a sum not exceeding nine hundred and ten thousand pounds for the fervice of the publick, by fale of annuities, after the rate of fix pounds per centum per annum, redeemable by parliament; and for fatisfying an arrear for work and materials at Blenheim, incurred whilst that building was carried on at the expence of her late majesty Queen Anne, of bleffed memory; and for other purpofes therein mentioned;) should be continued to his late majesty King George the Second, for and during the term of his natural life, in the mannerin the faid act mentioned: and in and by the faid first mentioned act made in the first year of the reign of his faid late majesty King George the Second, it was enacted and declared, That the hereditary rates and duties of excife upon beer, ale, and other liquors, which were granted to the crown in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, and the faid duties of excife upon beer, ale, and other liquors, which had been granted to the late Queen Anne, by an act of the first year of her reign, for her life (fubject nevertheless to the incumbrances in that act mentioned) and the faid further fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, and other duties thereby granted; and the faid yearly fum of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds out of the aggregate fund; and the revenue arifing in the general letter office, or post office, or office of poftmaster general; and the fmall branches of his Majesty's revenues therein particularly defcribed or mentioned (except as is therein excepted) fhould be for the fupport of his Majefty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown, as by the faid act of the first year of his faid late Majefly's reign (relation being thereunto had) may more fully appear and by virtue of one other act made in the fourth year of the reign of his said late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for further encouraging the manufacture of British fail cloth, by taking off the duties and drawbacks therein mentioned; and allowing an additional bounty on British made fail cloth exported; and for ftamping British made fail cloth with the name and place of abode of the maker; a certain yearly fum was paid out of the aggregate fund to his faid late Majesty, during his life, in lieu of fuch part of the duties on the importation of rough and undreffed flax, thereby difcontinued, as was applicable to the fupport of his Majefly's household, and of the honour and dignity of the

crown

crown: and by one other act made in the ninth year of the reign of his 9 Geo. 2.
faid late Majefly, intituled, An act for laying a duty upon the re-
tailers of fpirituous liquors, and for licensing the retailers thereof,
the yearly fum of feventy thousand pounds was granted to his faid Nía-
jefty, during his life, towards the fupport of his Majefly's household
and family, and other his expences and occafions, in lieu of cer-
tain duties on low wines and spirits, thereby made part of the faid
fund: and in pursuance of one other act made in the twelfth year of 12 Geo. 2.
the reign of his faid late Majefty, intituled, An act for taking off
the duties upon woollen and bay yarn imported from Ireland to
England; and for the more effectual preventing the exportation
of wool from Great Britain, and of wool, and wool manufactured,
from Ireland to foreign parts; a certain yearly fum was paid to his
faid late Majefly during his life, in lieu of fuch part of the duties
thereby difcontinued, on the importation of woollen and bay yarn from
Ireland, as was applicable towards the fupport of his Majesty's
household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown: and by one
other act made in the thirtieth year of the reign of his faid late Majefly, 30 Geo. 2.
(intituled, An act for granting to his Majefty feveral rates and
duties upon indentures, leafes, bonds, and other deeds, and
upon news papers, advertisements, and almanacks, and upon
licences for retailing wine; and upon coals exported to foreign
parts; and for applying, from a certain time, the fums of money
arifing from the furplus of the duties on licences for retailing fpi-
rituous liquors; and for raifing the fum of three millions by an-
nuities, to be charged on the faid rates, duties, and fums of
money; and for making perpetual an act made in the fecond
year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act for the
better regulation of attornies and folicitors; and for enlarging the
time for filing affidavits of the execution of contracts of clerks
to attornies and folicitors; and alfo the time for payment of the
duties omitted to be paid for the indentures and contracts of
clerks and apprentices) the yearly fum of feven thousand and two
pounds, fourteen shillings and three pence, was directed to be paid to
his faid Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, out of the monies which
fhould arife from the new duties thereby granted on licences to retail
wine, in lieu of the former duties: and whereas your Majesty has
been graciously pleased to fignify your confent to your faithful "commons
in parliament aflembled, That whenever they should enter upon the
confideration of making provifion for your household, and the honour
and dignity of your crown, fuch difpofition might be made of your Ma-
jefty's intereft in the hereditary revenues of the crown, as might beft
conduce to the utility and fatisfaction of the publick; thereby giving
the most fubftantial proof of your tender concern for the welfare of your
people; and that the fame is fuperior, in your royal breast, to all o-
ther confiderations: We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects
the commons of Great Britain, in parliament assembled, with hearts
full of the warmest duty and gratitude, are defirous, That a certain
and competent revenue for defraying the expences of your Majesty's
civil government, and fupporting the dignity of the crown of Great
Britain during your life (which God long preferve) may be fettled on

your

your Majefty; and that your Majesty may be enabled to make an ho-
nourable provifion for the royal family, as a teftimony of our unfeigned
affection to your facred perfon, by whofe happy acceffion to the throne,
your Majefty's fubjects have the strongest affurance that the religion,
laws, and liberties of this realm will be continued; and that they,
your faid fubjects, and their pofterity, may, through the divine good-
nefs, enjoy every blessing under your Majesty's aufpicious reign; have
therefore freely and unanimously refolved to grant unto you, our most
gracious fovereign lord King George the Third, a certain revenue
payable out of the aggregate fund; and that the faid temporary rates,
duties, and impofitions be continued, and the produce thereof, together
with the produce of the hereditary revenues aforefaid, be made part
of the faid fund during your Majesty's life; and do moft 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 from and immediately after the demife of his faid
late majefty King George the Second, of bleffed memory, for
and during the term of the natural life of his majesty King
George the Third (whom God long preserve) the said rates and
duties of excise upon beer, ale, and other liquors, granted to his
be levied and faid majefty King Charles the Second, by the faid act made in
paid as here- the twelfth year of his reign, intituled, A grant of certain impo-
tofore, from
the demife of fitions upon beer, ale, and other liquors, for the increase of his Maje-
the late King, fty's revenue during his life; and which were granted to their late
for and during majefties King William and Queen Mary, by the faid act made
the life of his in the fecond year of their reign, for their lives, and the life of
prefent Maje- the furvivor of them; and which were continued to her faid late
sty Geo. 3.

The heredi-
tary rates and

duties of ex-
cife originally

granted by act

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Duty on vine-
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majesty Queen Anne, by the faid act of the first year of her reign, for her life; and which were continued to his faid majefty King George the First, by an act of the first year of his reign, for his life; and to his faid late majesty King George the Second, by the faid act made in the first year of his reign, for his life (other than and except the faid duty of fix pence for every barrel of vinegar beer, before mentioned to have been formerly excepted) and also the said duty of fix pence, part of the said duty of eight shillings, for every barrel of vinegar, vinegar beer, or liquor preparing for vinegar, which fhall be brewed or made of any Englib or foreign materials, by any perfon or perfons whatsoever, for fale, and fo in proportion for a greater or leffer quantity, imposed by the faid act of the tenth year of the reign of his faid late majesty King William the Third; fhall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, in the fame manner and form, and by such rules, ways, means, and methods, and under fuch penalties, forfei tures, and disabilities, and with such allowances and exemptions as are mentioned and expressed in the before mentioned acts, or any of them, or by any other law now in force relating to the revenue of excife; and that all and every the faid laws relating to the revenue of excise fhall be of full force and effect, to all inrelating to the tents and purposes, for the levying, receiving, afcertaining, and

and all laws

revenues of

recovering, the faid duties of excife, upon beer, ale, and other of excife, to liquors; and the faid duty of fix pence, part of the faid duty of be in force eight fhillings, for every barrel of vinegar, vinegar beer, or li- to the faid duwith respect quor preparing for vinegar, hereby granted or continued, in the ties, like manner as if the fame were repeated and enacted in the body

of this present act.

on 24 Oct.

II. And be it also enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The fubfidy the said further fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, and other of tonnage duties upon wines, goods, and merchandizes granted by the faid and poundage act made in the ninth year of the reign of his faid late majefty act 9 Will. 3. granted by King William, for his life; and continued to her faid late ma- and continued jefty Queen Anne, by the faid act of the first year of her reign, by feveral subfor her life; and afterwards continued to his faid majefty King fequent acts, George the First, by the faid act of the first year of his reign, for his life; and to his faid late majefty King George the Second, by the said act of the first year of his reign, for his life; and alfo and all other all fuch other fubfidies and duties as were payable by virtue of fubfidies and any act or acts of parliament on the twenty fourth day of Octoduties payable ber, one thousand seven hundred and fixty, and were fettled or 1760, towards appointed to be towards the fupport of the household of his faid the support of late majesty King George the Second, and of the honour and the crown, to dignity of the crown; fhall, from and immediately after the be levied and demife of his faid late majefty King George the Second, be, du- tofore, during paid as herering the life of our faid fovereign lord King George the Third, the life of his raised, levied, collected, paid, and fatisfied, by the fame ways, prefent Mameans, and methods, and under the fame penalties, forfeitures, jelty; and disabilities, and by the fame rules and directions, and with the fame allowances, exemptions, and drawbacks, as are prescribed in or by the faid act of the ninth year of the reign of his faid late majefty King William, or in any other act or acts of and all laws parliament now in force in that behalf; and that the faid act of relating therethe ninth year of the reign of his faid late Majefty King Wil- to, to be in liam, and other acts touching the faid fubfidies and duties, and fpect to the all and every the articles, rules, and claufes, therein contained, due levying, or thereby referred unto, fo far as the fame relate to the raif- &c. the fame. ing, levying, collecting, or making allowances or drawbacks out of the fame fubfidies and duties, and any exemptions in respect thereof, shall be of full force and effect to all intents and purposes, during the life of our faid fovereign lord King George the Third, as if the farne were particularly and at large repeated and fet down in the body of this act.

force with re

III. And it is hereby enacted and declared, That the produce Produce of the of the faid hereditary rates and duties of excife upon beer, ale, hereditary and other liquors, and the produce of the faid duties of excife rates, and duupon beer, ale, and other liquors, hereby continued for the term .ties of excife ; of his Majesty's life; and the produce of the faid further fubfidy of tunnage and poundage, and of other duties upon wines, Subsidies of goods, and merchandizes, and other fubfidies and duties herein tunnage and before-mentioned; and the produce of fuch other fubfidies and poundage; duties as were payable on the twenty fourth day of October, one thousand feven hundred and fixty, and fettled or appointed to VOL. XXIII.

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