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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             Die Lunæ 4. Martii 1643. An ordinance for the regulating of the rates on the customes and excise of tobacco.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             by Richard Cotes, and John Raworth,
             Printed at London :
             1644.
          
           
             Signed: Joh. Browne Cleric. Parliamentorum.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "1643."; the second 4 in the imprint date has been crossed out.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Excise tax -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Tobacco -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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                 Die
                 Lunae
              
               4.
               
               
                 Martii
              
               1643.
               
            
          
        
         
           An
           Ordinance
           for
           the
           Regulating
           of
           the
           Rates
           on
           the
           Customes
           and
           Excise
           of
           Tobacco
           .
        
         
           FOrasmuch
           as
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           have
           taken
           notice
           of
           the
           Rates
           ,
           Customes
           ,
           and
           Excise
           ,
           laid
           and
           imposed
           on
           Tobacco
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           to
           bee
           greater
           and
           higher
           than
           it
           will
           now
           well
           beare
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           disturbance
           of
           Trade
           in
           foraign
           parts
           ,
           and
           present
           distractions
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           :
           For
           the
           regulating
           whereof
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           incouragement
           and
           ease
           as
           well
           of
           the
           Importer
           ,
           as
           Ingrosser
           ,
           and
           Seller
           of
           Tobacco
           ;
        
         
           It
           is
           Ordained
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           ,
           that
           all
           Tobaccoes
           of
           the
           English
           Plantations
           ,
           imported
           or
           remaining
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Merchant
           or
           Importer
           ,
           or
           the
           Ingrosser
           or
           Buyer
           thereof
           ,
           shall
           bee
           liable
           to
           such
           Rates
           for
           the
           Excise
           ,
           and
           such
           rules
           observed
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           are
           set
           down
           and
           prescribed
           in
           a
           late
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           23.
           
           
             December
             ,
          
           1643.
           
           And
           for
           all
           Spanish
           Tobacco
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           English
           Plantation
           ,
           imported
           and
           remaining
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           any
           Merchant
           or
           Importer
           ,
           or
           the
           Ingrosser
           or
           Buyer
           thereof
           ,
           at
           the
           day
           of
           the
           date
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           there
           shall
           bee
           paid
           only
           six
           pence
           for
           every
           pound
           Excise
           for
           the
           same
           .
           Provided
           alvvayes
           ,
           that
           no
           person
           shall
           have
           any
           benefit
           of
           this
           moderation
           ,
           but
           only
           such
           as
           shall
           within
           foureteen
           dayes
           after
           the
           publication
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           make
           his
           personall
           appearance
           at
           such
           Office
           of
           Excise
           ,
           under
           which
           his
           dwelling
           place
           shall
           bee
           ,
           and
           there
           deliver
           in
           a
           true
           particular
           account
           of
           all
           such
           Spanish
           Tobaccoes
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           English
           Plantations
           ,
           as
           were
           remaining
           in
           his
           hands
           at
           the
           date
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           for
           which
           the
           Excise
           hath
           not
           been
           paid
           as
           a
           foresaid
           ,
           and
           shall
           presently
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           respective
           rate
           of
           six
           pence
           upon
           a
           pound
           weight
           ,
           pay
           and
           cleare
           the
           said
           duty
           of
           Excise
           ,
           for
           all
           such
           Tobacco
           as
           hee
           had
           at
           ,
           or
           before
           the
           day
           of
           the
           date
           hereof
           ,
           remaining
           in
           his
           hands
           ,
           but
           bee
           proceeded
           against
           without
           favour
           or
           pardon
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           said
           former
           Ordinance
           of
           Excise
           of
           the
           eleventh
           
             September
          
           last
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           further
           ordained
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           ,
           that
           for
           all
           Tobaccoes
           which
           have
           not
           before
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           paid
           the
           Custome
           and
           Excise
           ,
           or
           shall
           from
           the
           day
           of
           the
           date
           hereof
           bee
           Imported
           by
           any
           Merchant
           or
           others
           ,
           into
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           and
           Port
           and
           Tovvn
           of
           
             Barwicke
             ,
          
           the
           Importer
           or
           Ingrosser
           thereof
           ,
           shall
           pay
           Custome
           and
           Excise
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           followeth
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           For
           all
           Spanish
           and
           other
           Tobacco
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           English
           Plantation
           ,
           the
           Importer
           shall
           pay
           six
           pence
           for
           every
           pound
           weight
           for
           Custome
           ,
           and
           the
           Ingrosser
           or
           first
           Buyer
           ,
           one
           shilling
           Excise
           for
           the
           same
           .
           And
           for
           all
           Tobaccoes
           of
           the
           English
           Plantations
           ,
           which
           shall
           bee
           Imported
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           the
           Importer
           shall
           pay
           one
           penny
           
             per
          
           pound
           Custome
           ,
           and
           the
           Ingrosser
           or
           first
           buyer
           ,
           two
           pence
           
             per
          
           pound
           for
           Excise
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           respective
           summes
           of
           one
           shilling
           and
           two
           pence
           ,
           are
           to
           bee
           paid
           by
           the
           Ingrosser
           or
           buyer
           ,
           upon
           sale
           thereof
           ,
           as
           is
           prescribed
           in
           the
           said
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           eleventh
           
             September
          
           last
           .
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           It
           is
           ordered
           and
           ordained
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           ,
           that
           no
           part
           of
           the
           Customes
           or
           Subsidy
           paid
           by
           the
           Merchant
           or
           other
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Importation
           of
           his
           Tobacco
           ,
           as
           is
           expressed
           in
           the
           second
           Article
           in
           the
           Booke
           of
           Rates
           ,
           shall
           be
           allowed
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           or
           other
           officer
           or
           officers
           of
           the
           severall
           Custome-houses
           ,
           to
           any
           Merchant
           or
           others
           upon
           the
           exportation
           of
           any
           Tobaccoes
           .
           Any
           order
           or
           Ordinance
           heretofore
           made
           to
           the
           Contrary
           in
           any
           wise
           ,
           notwithstanding
           :
           Provided
           that
           this
           Ordinance
           shall
           continue
           in
           force
           for
           the
           space
           of
           one
           whole
           yeare
           from
           the
           day
           of
           the
           date
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           no
           longer
           .
        
         
           
             Joh.
             Browne
             Cleric
             .
             Parliamentorum
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Printed
             at
          
           London
           ,
           
             by
          
           Richard
           Cotes
           ,
           
             and
          
           John
           Raworth
           ,
           
             1644.
             
          
        
      
      
  

