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<P>AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons A&s;&s;embled in PARLIAMENT, Concerning the EXCISE OF TOBACCO.</P>
<P>H. El&s;ynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Richard Cotes</HI> and <HI>John Raworth.</HI></P>
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<HEAD><FIGURE REND="inline">
<FIGDESC>Tudor rose</FIGDESC>
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<FIGDESC>depiction of Irish harp</FIGDESC>
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<FIGDESC>Scottish thistle</FIGDESC>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>DIE SABBAT. <HI>DECEMB.</HI> 23. 1643.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_FORASMUCH as the Lords and Com|mons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament have ta|ken notice, That the Rate of four pence lately impo&s;ed, by Ordinance of the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, upon every pound of
<PB N="4" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 10 -->Tobacco of the Engli&s;h Plantati|ons by way of Exci&s;e, hath &s;ome|thing intermitted Trade in that Commoditie:</P>
<P>Be it therefore Ordained by the &s;aid Lords and Commons in Parliament a&s;&s;embled, and by Authoritie of the &s;ame, for the encouragement and ea&s;e, as well of the Importer, as Ingro&s;&s;er and Seller of &s;uch Tobacco's; That all Tobacco's of the Engli&s;h Plan|tations imported, and remaining on the hands of the Merchant or Importer, or the Ingro&s;&s;er or Seller thereof, before the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t pa&s;t, &s;hall pay onely one penny upon every pound: And all &s;uch Tobacco's imported &s;ince the eleventh of
<PB N="5" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 10 --><HI>September</HI> la&s;t, and remaining on the hands, either of the Merchant, Importer, Ingro&s;&s;er, or Seller thereof, at the day of the date of this Ordinance, &s;hall be liable to, and pay two pence upon every pound: And for all &s;uch Tobacco of the Engli&s;h Plantations, as &s;hall hereafter, from the day of the date hereof, be imported into the King|dom of <HI>England,</HI> Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> and Port and Town of <HI>Berwick,</HI> &s;hall pay after the rate of four pence upon every pound, according to the former Ordinance dated the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t; The re&s;pective &s;ummes of one penny, two pence, and four pence upon every pound, to be paid by the Ingro&s;&s;er, or Seller,
<PB N="6" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 11 -->upon &s;ale thereof, as is therein pre&s;cribed: Provided alwayes, That no per&s;on &s;hall have any be|nefit of the afore&s;aid Moderation to one penny and two pence up|on every pound of Tobacco re&s;pe|ctively before mentioned, but &s;uch onely as &s;hall within fourteen days after the publication of this Ordi|nance, make his per&s;onall appear|ance at &s;uch Office of Exci&s;e un|der which his dwelling place &s;hall be, and there deliver in, upon oath, a true and ju&s;t Particular of all Tobacco by him &s;old, &s;ince the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, unto the time he &s;hall make his appear|ance; As al&s;o, at the &s;ame time de|clare upon oath, and deliver in a like true Particular of all Tobacco's
<PB N="7" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 11 -->either remaining upon his hands at that time, of &s;uch Tobacco's as were upon his hands before the eleventh of <HI>September,</HI> as of &s;uch Tobacco's as have been by him imported or brought, and are re|maining upon his hands at the time of his appearance; and &s;hall pre|&s;ently, according to the re&s;pective Rates of one penny and two pence, pay and cleer the duty of Exci&s;e, as well for all Tobacco by him &s;old &s;ince the eleventh of <HI>Septem|ber</HI> la&s;t, as for all Tobacco by him imported, and remaining at that time upon his hands as afore&s;aid, but be proceeded again&s;t without favour or pardon, according to the former Ordinance of the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t.</P>
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Provided al&s;o, That no Abate|ment or Allowance &s;hall be made, under pretence of this Ordinance, for any Tobacco's which have al|ready paid Exci&s;e, according to the &s;aid Ordinance of the eleventh of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, before the date hereof.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H. El&s;ynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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