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A39465 A continuation of the abridgment of all the statutes of K. William and Q. Mary, and of King William the Third, in force and use begun by J. Washington of the Midd. Temple Esq. ; revised and continued after his death to the end of the session of Parliament, 27 April, 1696 and now further continued, from the beginning of the second session of the Third Parliament, 20 October 1696, to the end of the third and last session of the said Third Parliament, 5 July, 1698 ; with two new tables.; Laws, etc. England and Wales.; Washington, Joseph, d. 1694. 1699 (1699) Wing E901; ESTC R10134 164,075 204

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this Act at 5 s. 4 d. per oz. shall be Melted down and Coin'd into Mill Money and applied and placed to the Accounts of the particular Revenues to which the same did belong and shall be disposed accordingly so far as it will extend without being diverted to any other Use than such as the same is appropriated unto by Parliament XXI Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 26. For preventing the Counterfeiting the Coin It is Enacted That after 15 May 1697. no Smith Ingraver Founder or other person whatsoever except such as are Imploy'd in his Majesties Mints for the use of the said Mints only or persons Lawfully Authorized by the Lords of the Treasury shall knowingly make or mend any Punchion Counter-punchion Matrix Stamp Dye Pattern or Mold of Steel Iron Silver or other Metal or of Spaud or Fine Founders Earth or Sand or other Materials whatsoever by which shall be Made or Impressed the Figure Stamp or similitude of both or either side of any Gold or Silver Coin Current within this Kingdom or make or mend any Edger Instrument or Engine contrived for making of Money round the Edges with Letters Grainings or other Marks resembling those on the Edges of Money Coin'd in the Kings Mint nor any Press for Coinage or Cutting Engine for cutting round Blanks nor knowingly buy sell or hide or without Lawful Authority or Excuse have in his House or Possession any such Tool or Instrument before mention'd And any person whatsoever except as before who shall offend in any the matters aforesaid every such Offender his Aiders and Abetters shall be guilty of High Treason XXII If any person after the said 15 May shall without Lawful Authority wittingly Convey out of any of the Kings Mints any of the said or other Instruments used about Coining of Money there or any useful part of such Instruments such persons so Offending their Aiders and Abetters shall be guilty of High Treason XXIII If any person other than such as are Imploy'd in the Kings Mints or who have Authority from the Lords of the Treasury shall after the said time mark on the Edges any the Current Coin of this Kingdom or any Diminisht Coin of this Kingdom or any Counterfeit Coin resembling the Coin of this Kingdom with Letters Grainings or other Marks like those on the Edges of Money Coin'd at the Kings Mint every such Offence shall be High Treason and the Offenders shall suffer accordingly XXIV If any person after the said time shall Colour Guild or Case over with Gold or Silver or any Wash or Materials producing the Colour of Gold or Silver any Coin resembling the current Coin of this Kingdom or any Round Blanks of base Metal or of course Gold or Silver of the size of Mill'd Money or Guild over silver Blanks to be Coin'd into pieces resembling the current Gold Coin of this Kingdom every such person his Aider and Abetter shall be guilty of High Treason XXV If any Punchion Dye c. used or designed for Coining or Counterfeiting of Gold or Silver Money shall at any time after the said 15 May be hid conceal'd or found in the House or Possession of any person not imploy'd in some of the Kings Mints or having the same by some Lawful Authority any person may seize the same and carry them forthwith to some Justice of Peace to be produced in Evidence against the person who shall or may be prosecuted for such Offence and after such producing in Evidence the same shall be totally defaced and destroyed by Order of Court or in the presence of the same or some other Justice of Peace XXVI And if after the said 15 May any counterfeit or diminisht Money shall be produced in Evidence or otherwise that immediately after such producing the said Money shall be cut in pieces in open Court or in the presence of some Justice of Peace and then deliver'd to the Rightful Owner XXVII If any person after the said time shall Blanch Copper for sale or mix Blancht Copper with Silver or knowingly buy or sell or offer to sell such or buy or sell any Malleable Composition or Mixture of Metals or Minerals which shall be heavier than Silver and look and wear like Standard Gold but be manifestly worse than Standard or shall receive pay or put off any counterfeit Mill'd Money or Mill'd Money unlawfully diminisht and not cut in pieces at a lower Rate than the same by its denomination shall import every such person shall be guilty of Felony and suffer Death as in case of Felony XXVIII This Act shall not extend to make any Corruption of Blood or loss of Dower And all persons who after the said 15th of May shall be accused of any Treason or Felony by this Act shall be tried in such manner as is used against Offenders for Counterfeiting the Kings Money XXIX All and every the Crimes mention'd in an Act made 6 7 W. 3. Intituled An Act to prevent Counterfeiting and Clipping the Coin of this Kingdom may be heard and determined upon Indictment or Presentment either in the Court of Kings Bench or before the Justices of Assize XXX This Act to continue and be in force till the end of the next Session of Parliament and no longer and no prosecution shall be made upon this Act unless commenced within Three Months after the Offence committed XXXI Stat. 9. W. 3. cap. 2. After 10 Jan. 1697 no Hammered Silver Coin of this Kingdom shall be esteemed the lawful Coin of this Realm nor be current in any payment at any Rate or Value by Weight or otherwise nor shall the Tender of any such Hammer'd Silver Money after the said 10 Jan. be deemed a good Tender in Law nor the Refusal thereof in any payment be adjudged a Refusal of the lawful Coins of this Kingdom XXXII Provided that any persons may carry into any of the Mints in the Tower of London or in the Cities of Bristol Exeter Chester Norwich and York before 1 Mar. 1697. any Old Hammer'd Money to be Recoined And the Master or Worker of every such Mint or his Deputy is to receive the same and cause it to be melted down and Recoin'd into the lawful Coins of this Kingdom and pay back the same so Recoin'd by 25 Mar. 1698. to the several Importers XXXIII The Commissioners of the Treasury or any three of them may cause new Exchequer Bills to be made forth and deliver'd to such persons as shall demand them in lieu of such Bills as shall be brought in filled up with Indorsements which Old Bills shall be cancelled and kept apart from all other Bills whatsoever And such New Bills shall have the like Currency and the same punishment shall be inflicted for Forging or Counterfeiting the same and they shall be subject to the same Rules Methods and Continuance as the Old Bills were and shall bear the same Numbers Dates Principal Sums and Rate of Interest per diem as were born on the Old