and should for that purpose be issued, applied and disposed, in fuch manner as fhould thereafter be directed by parliament: and it was thereby enacted, That the faid parish church of St. Mary Woolnoth, and the tower thereof, fhould be rebuilt and finished out of the duties granted by the faid recited act of the ninth year of her faid late Ma- 9 Ann. c. 22. jefty's reign; and that the monies to be imployed for that purpose, hould be replaced and made good out of and by the monies applicable

by virtue of the faid act of the tenth year of her faid late Majefty's 10 Ann. c. IL reign, to the rebuilding and finishing the faid church, and the tower thereof, as by the faid feveral acts, relation being thereunto refpectively had, may more fully appear: and whereas out of the faid duties of coals and culm, or out of monies lent upon credit of the fame, feveral confiderable fums, amounting in the whole to one hundred fixty one thousand one hundred feventy and five pounds fixteen fillings and feven pence, have been already raised and iffued for the buildings, repairs, and other purposes prescribed in or by the faid recited_atts, and the building of fome of the new churches thereby appointed to be built, hath been begun, and feveral repairs which were thereby directed, have been entred upon, and fome fcites, cemeteries, buryingplaces, and minifters houses have been purchased or contracted for, and other charges have been borne, and payments made pursuant to the orders of the feveral commiffioners, who from time to time have been intrufted in and for the execution of the powers in the faid feveral acts contained; but the charge of the faid buildings and repairs already begun or performed, bath been fo exceffive, that over and above the application of the faid monies already iffued, a great debt is now owing to workmen and others for the fame; and it evidently appears, That in cafe the expence of the faid buildings and repairs hould proceed and be carried on at or near the fame exceffive rates, the whole produce of the faid duties, during the faid time or times to come therein by the faid former acts (though fuch produce far exceeds the original eftimates made for building the faid new churches and repairs) will be very deficient for thofe purposes, and may probably at the end of the faid prefent terms leave a great debt for work and naterials unprovided for: and whereas it is computed or estimated, That the faid duties laid by the faid former acts on coals and culm to be imported, as aforefaid, between Lady-day one thousand seven bundred and nineteen, and the faid twenty eighth day of September one thousand feven hundred and twenty five, may amount in the whole to the fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds; and in cafe the prefent terms in the faid duties be enlarged, Jo as to make up thirty two years, from Lady-day one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds may be raised for the purpofes before mentioned, as in this act is afterwards provided, upon a particular yearly fund or fecurity in that behalf; and that the fum of five hundred twenty eight thousand three hundred and twenty pounds one filling and nine pence may be raised by establishing another particular yearly fund, and by fuch other ways and means as are hereafter in this act provided, for making good the supply granted to his Majefty in this feffion of parliament in the manner herein after mentioned; and that the furpluses which shall or may, from time to time, arife by the faid duties on coals and culm, over and above fo much as fhall

be fufficient to difcharge the payments by this act intended to be charged. thereupon, may be referved for the ufe of the publick: therefore we your. Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, being defirous to pursue your Majesty's pious and gracious intentions for the honour and benefit of the church of England and advancement of our holy religion, by making provifion for raifing the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds in fuch proportions at a time as fhall be needed to be employed (fo far as the fame will extend) for or towards the building and finishing of churches,. purchafing fcites, church yards, burying places, and houfes for minifters, repairing the faid collegiate church of St. Peter, Weftminster, and the chapels of the fame, finishing Greenwich Hofpital and the chapel thereunto belonging, and making provifions for minifters, according to the true intention of the faid former acts of parliament; and being alfo defirous to make good the fupply granted to your Majefty in this feflion of parliament, by making provifion to raise a fum, not exceeding the faid fum of five hundred twenty eight thousand three hundred and twenty pounds one fhilling and nine pence; and being alfo defirous to have the faid furpluffes referved for the use of the publick as aforefaid, do most humbly prefent to your Majefty the feveral impofitions, rates and duties herein after mentioned, and do most humbly pray, That it may be, and be it enacted by the King's moft 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 for all forts of coals and culm which, from and after the twenbefore 25 ty-feventh day of September one thousand seven hundred and March 17511 twenty five, and before the feaft of the annunciation of the to pay, viz. 35. per chal- bleffed Virgin Mary which fhall be in the year of our Lord one der and tun. thousand feven hundred and fifty one, fhall be imported and Thefe duties are brought into the port of the city of London, or the river of made perpetual Thames within the liberty of the faid city upon the fame river, by 6 Geo. 1. there fhall be paid to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, by c. 4. fect. 1. way of impofition thereupon (over and above all other impo fitions and duties) according to the rates hereafter mentioned, (that is to fay) for all fuch forts of coals and culm as are usually fold by the chalder, for every chalder thereof containing thirty fix bushels Winchefter meafure, the fum of three fhillings, and for fuch fort of coals as are fold by the tun, for every tun there of, containing twenty hundred weight, the fum of three fhillings.

Coals and

culm import

ed into the port of Lon

don, after 27

Sept. 1725, and

See 13 Geo. 1. c. 21. fect. 1.

Thefe duties II. And it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That to be under the faid refpective fums of three fhillings for every chalder of the manage coals and culm and tun of coals, which from time to time, ment of the commiffioners from and after the feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Virof the customs. gin Mary one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, and be fore the faid feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Virgin Mary which fhall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one, fhall be imported or brought into the faid

port

port or river within the liberty of the faid city, as aforefaid, and payable by virtue of the faid recited acts of the ninth year of her 9 Ann. c. 22. late Majefty's reign and the first year of his Majefty's reign, and Geo. 1. ftat. by virtue of this prefent act, every or any of them, fhall from 2. c. 23, time to time be under the management of the commiffioners and officers of his Majefty's customs for the time being, according to fuch orders and directions as are or shall from time to time be given by the commiffioners of the treasury, or any three or more of them now being, or by the high treasurer, or

any three or more of the commiffioners of the treafury for the Duties how to time being; and fhall or may from time to time be raised, le- be levied. vied, collected and paid to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, in fuch manner, method and form, and at fuch places and by fuch rules, ways and means, and under fuch penalties and forfeitures, as are mentioned, expreffed and referred unto in and by any act, law or ftatute, acts, laws or ftatutes now in force, for raifing, levying, collecting or anfwering any other duty or duties now payable to his Majefty for or upon any coals or culm whatsoever imported or brought coaftwife into the faid port of London; and that all and every the powers, authorities, penalties, forfeitures, difabilities, articles, rules and claufes in the fame acts, laws and ftatutes, or any of them, mentioned or contained (except fuch and fo much of them, for and concerning which it is otherwife provided in this and the faid recited acts, or any of them) fhall be of fuch force and effect, to all intents and purposes, for the raifing, levying, collecting and answering the impofitions hereby granted, for and during the faid term or time herein before limited, as if the fame were particularly and at large fet down and enacted by this act; any former law, cuftom or ufage whatsoever to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding.

Chelsea ho

III. Provided, that this act, or any thing therein contained, 100 chalders fhall not extend, or be conftrued to extend, to charge or lay of coals per any of the duties or impofitions hereby impofed upon fuch coals ann. for (not exceeding one hundred chalders by the year) as fhall be (pital, not brought into the port of London, from Newcastle upon Tine or chargeable. any other place, for the only use and service of the royal hofpital at Chelsea; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, The monies That all and every fuch fum and fums of money as fhall be to be brought raised, collected or levied by virtue of the faid recited act of the into the exchequer. ninth year of her faid late Majefty's reign, and by virtue of the 9 Ann. c. 72. faid recited act of the first year of his Majefty's reign, and by 1 Geo. 1. ftat virtue of this present act, every or any of them, of or for the 2. c. 23. faid duties on coals and culm to be imported and brought into the faid port of the city of London, or the river of Thames within the liberty of the faid city upon the fame river, at any time. or times, from and after the feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Virgin Mary one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, and before the faid feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Vir

And appropriated for the uses of this act.

21,000l. to be

interest of

$60,000 1.

gin Mary one thousand seven hundred and fifty one, (the neceffary charges of raifing, managing and accounting for the fame always excepted) fhall from time to time be brought and paid into the receipt of Exchequer; and the fame monies (other than fuch furplus monies as are to be referved for future difpofition by parliament as aforefaid) are and shall be, by force and virtue of this act, appropriated, iffued, applied and difpofed to and for the several and refpective ufes and purposes in and by this prefent act prescribed and directed, of and concerning the fame, and to and for none other ufe, intent or purpose whatsoever; any former act or acts of parliament, or any appropriation, direction, clause or clauses, matter or thing whatfoever therein contained to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding,

After 25 V. And to the end a good and fufficient fund and fecurity March 1719, may be fettled and established for raifing the faid fum of three for 32 years, hundred and fixty thousand pounds, in fuch proportions at a a fund for an- time as fhall be needed, for the purpofes in this act particularly fwering the expreffed, of and concerning the fame; be it further enacted by principal and the authority aforefaid, That yearly and every year, from and after the faid feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Virgin Mary one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, for and during the term of thirty and two years from thence next enfuing, the full fum of twenty and one thousand pounds, by or out of the monies of or for the faid feveral duties on coals and culm by this act appropriated as aforefaid, fhall be and is by this act declared and enacted to be a particular fund and fecurity for anfwering and paying, as well the principal as the intereft of the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds, in fuch course, manner and form, as are hereafter in this act prescribed in that behalf: and the commiffioners of his Majefty's treafury now being, and the treasurer and under-treasurer of the exchequer and commiffioners of the treasury of his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors for the time being, are hereby ftrictly enjoined and required to cause the said yearly fum of twenty and one thousand pounds to be applied according to this act, out of the duties arifing as aforefaid, with preference to any other payments to be made out of the fame; any former law or ftatute to the contrary notwithstanding.

Money may be railed by way of loan at 41. per cent. for building churches, &c.

or

VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the commiffioners of his Majefty's treafury, or any three or more of them now being, and the treafurer and under-treafurer of the exchequer, any three or more of the commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, (without any further or other warrant or authority to be fued for, had or obtained in that behalf) from time to time to direct the officers at the receipt of the exchequer to receive, by way of loan, from any perfon or perfons, natives or foreigners, bodies politick or corporate, willing to make fuch loan or loans upon credit of the faid particular fund of twenty and one thousand pounds per annum by this act efta

blished

Tax free.

blifhed as aforefaid, fuch fum and fums of money as any five or more of the perfons appointed, or to be appointed by commiffion or letters patents under the great feal of Great Britain, shall from time to time, or at any time or times, think neceflary, and fhall, by writing under the hands of them or any five or more of them, defire to be raised by way of loan for the buildings, repairs and other purposes by the faid recited acts intended; and to allow intereft, not exceeding the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, fór the forbearance thereof; and that the monies fo lent fhall not be taxed or affeffed by any act of parliament whatsoever; and that fuch lenders fhall have tallies of loan and orders for their repayment, with such interest as aforefaid, out of the faid particular fund of twenty and one thousand pounds per annum, the principal to be paid in course according To be paid in course. to the respective dates of the tallies, and the intereft every three Interest every months, until the repayment of the principal, fo that at the three months, end of every quarter of a year the said intereft then due fhall be &c paid, or money fufficient fhall be reserved for payment thereof; and the rest of the money of the fame particular fund then remaining in the exchequer fhall be iffued and applied, from time to time, towards fatisfaction of the faid principal in course as aforefaid; and fo as care be taken, that as the principal be paid off, the interest be proportionably funk and abated; and that no fee, reward or gratuity fhall be demanded or taken in or for the payment thereof; and that the money of the said particular fund of twenty and one thousand pounds per annum shall be liable to fatisfy fuch orders accordingly without being diverted from the fame to any other ufe, intent or purpose, upon pain of forfeiting treble damages, with full costs of fuit, to the party grieved by the party offending; and that such orders shall be affignable by endorsements thereupon according to the course in fuch cases used in the exchequer; any law or statute whatfoever to the contrary notwithstanding.

churches, &o

VII. And it is hereby enacted, That all the monies to arife by The 21,000l. way of loan upon credit of the faid particular fund of twenty and per ann. apone thousand pounds per annum, and all the monies of the fame propriated for fund (except fo much thereof as is to be applied for repayment building the of the principal and fatisfaction of the intereft of the loans which Thall be made thereupon, as aforefaid) are hereby appropriated, and fhall be applied for or towards the building and finishing of churches, purchafing of fcites, church-yards, burying-places, and houses for ministers, repairing the faid collegiate church of St. Peter, Westminster, and the chapels of the fame, finishing Greenwich Hofpital and the chapel thereunto belonging, making provifion for minifters, and other charges relating to the faid churches, which were authorized and intended by the faid former acts or any of them concerning the fame, and to or for none other use, intent or purpose whatsoever.

VIII. Provided always, That the principal of fuch loans, Not to exceed together with the monies (if any fuch be) which shall be fup- 360,000 l. plied out of the fame particular fund itself, for the purposes last

men