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A82459 An Act for the redemption of captives; Public General Acts. 1650-03-26 England and Wales. 1650 (1650) Wing E1119C; ESTC R232004 45,698 161

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AN ACT FOR THE Redemption of Captives WHeras the parliament formerly taking into consideration the Redemption of Captives taken by Turkish Moorish and other Pirates did for the accomplishment of that worke by severall Ordinances impose a duty on Goods and Merchandizes Exported and Imported into and out of this Realm which some time since hath been expired But the Parliment finding that the Moneys already collected on those Ordinances will not be sufficient to perfect that good work Doe therefore Cnact and be it Enacted by Authority of this present Parliament That one fourth part of one per cent which is One shilling in every Twenty shillings paid for Custome and Subsidy according to the now Book of Rates established by the Authority of this present Parliament shall from and after the first day of April one thousand six hundred and fifty be raised levyed and paid over and above thesaid Custome and Subsidy of and from all and every such Goods Warres and other Merchandizes to be Imported into or Exported out of this Commonwealth of England the said summe of one quarter of one per cent to be raised and paid for the space of two years next after the said First of April One thousand six hundred and fifty and received and taken by the Commissioners of the Customs for the time being their Deputy or Deputies and by them to be laid out paid and imployed in such manner as by the Committee of the Navy shal be ordered directed whose Order from time to time shall be their sufficient discharge And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whereof the sum of one Fourth part of one per cent is or shall be due and payable by vertue of this Act shall at any time hereafter be shipped or put into any Boat or other Vessel to the intent to be carried into the parts beyond the Seas or else be brought from the parts beyond the Seas into any part of this Common-wealth aforesaid and unshipped to be laid on Land the sum of one quarter of one per cent due on the same not paid all the same Goods Wares and other Merchandize whatsoever shall be forfeited and lost the one moyety of the value thereof to be to him or them that will seize or sue for the same and the other moyety to be imployed for the Redemption of Captives as aforesaid Provided That the said duty be not demanded or levyed of the Merchant-Strangers trading upon the Composition Trade at Dover Provided also and it is the true intent and meaning of this Act That no Merchant-Stranger whatsoever as to this duty doe pay any more then the Merchant-Denizen doth and likewise that as touching the duty hereby imposed there be no deduction or defalkation of fifteen per cent Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Die Martis 26 Martii 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cler. Parl. FINIS The RATES OF MERCHANDIZE RATES Inwards A ADzes for Coopers the dozen L.00 S. 12 D. 00 Aggets small as a Beane the hundred dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aggets large the piece L.00 S. 00 D. 06 Alphabets the set containing twentie foure L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Allum the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Alpisti or Canary-seed the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.03 S. 15 D. 00 Anber the pound L.00 S. 07 D. 04 the mast cont. two pound and an halfe L.00 S. 08 D. 04 Beades the pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 ●●●es the little barrell L.00 S. 07 D. 06 Andirons or Creepers of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 of Iron the paire L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Andlets or Mailes the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Anvils the hundred weight containing an hundred and twelve pound L.00 S. 15 D. 00 Aneile of Barbary the pound L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Annotto the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 00 Apples the bushell L.00 S. 00 D. 04 the barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 01 D. 00 vocat Pippins or Rinnets the Barrell containing three bushels L.00 S. 03 D. 00 Aqua-vitae the Barrell L.05 S. 06 D. 08 the Hogshead L.08 S. 00 D. 00 Argall white and red or powder the hundred weight cont. an hundred and twelve poun L.01 S. 03 D. 04 Armour old the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Arrowes for Trunks the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Ashes voc. Pot-ashes the Barrell contoining two hundred pound L.02 S. 10 D. 00 Wood or Soap Ashes the last containing twelve barrels L.12 〈…〉 Aule-blades the thousand L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Aulgers for Carpenters the groce L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Axes or Hatchets the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 BAbies or Puppets for children the groce containing twelve dozen L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Babies heads of earth the dozen L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bacon of Ireland the Flitch L.00 S. 05 D. 00 of Westphalia and Hamborough or the like the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.01 S. 06 D. 08 Balkes great the hundred containing 120. L.12 S. 00 D. 00 middle the hundred contain 120. L.05 S. 00 D. 00 small the hundred containing 120. L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Baggs with locks the dozen L.02 S. 08 D. 00 with steel rings without locks the dozen L.01 S. 12 D. 00 Ballances vocat Gold Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Ounce Ballances the groce cont. twelve dozen paire L.02 S. 00 D. 00 the sort cont. foure dozen L.02 S. 13 D. 04 Balls voc. Tennis balles the thousand L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Washing balles the groce containing twelve dozen L.02 S. 00 D. 00 Bandelieres the hundred cont. five score L.00 S. 16 D. 08 Band-strings the dozen knots L.00 S. 10 D. 00 Bands vocat Flanders bands of bone-lace the band L.10 S. 00 D. 00 Bands of cutworke of Flanders or any other Countrey L.20 S. 00 D. 00 Bankers of Verdure the dozen pieces L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Barbars aprons or checks the piece not above ten yards L.00 S. 13 D. 04 Barlings the hundred containing an hundred and twenty L.01 S. 13 D. 04 Barley the quarter cont. eight bushels L.00 S. 05 D. 00 Barillia or Saphora to make glasse the barrell containing two hundred weight L.04 S. 00 D. 00 Basket-rods the bundel L.00 S. 06 D. 08 Baskets voc. handbaskets or sports the dozen L.00 S. 03 D. 04 Basons of Lattin the pound L.00 S. 01 D. 04 Bast or Straw-Hats knotted the dozen L.00 S. 06 D. 08 or Straw-Hats plaine the dozen L.00 S. 01 D. 06 Bastropes the Rope L.00 S. 00 D. 06 the bundle containing ten ropes L.00 S. 05 D. 00 the hundred weight cont. 112. pound L.00 S. 08 D. 00 Batterie Bashrons or Kettels the hundred weight containing 112. pound L.09 S. 00 D. 00 Bayes of Florence per yard L.01 S. 00 D. 00 Beades of Amber the