Wine, Vinegar, Cyder, and Beer imported, 10s. Per Ton; Brandy-wines and Strong Waters, 20s. per Ton; Over and above all other Duties; Collectors to pay Duty Quarterly into the Exchequer, to be kept distinct.
And whereas it cannot be reasonably expected that the Expence Waste and Charge in assaying melting downe and coynage be borne by Your Majestie And for the further encouragement of Coynage Bee it enaced And it is hereby enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for every Tunn of Wines Vinegar Syder or Beere that shall be imported or brought into the Port of London or into any other Port Creeke or place within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede from any parts beyond the Seas or Scotland from and after the twentyeth day of December in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and six there shall be levyed collected and paid the summe of Ten shillings, And for every Tunn of Brandy wines or Strong Waters that shall be imported as abovesaid the summe of Twenty shillings and soe proportionably for a greater or lesser quantity to be levyed, collected and paid at the respective Custome houses to the Collectors and other Officers of the Customes for the time being at the Importation of the said Commodities over and above all other Dutyes charged levyable and payable upon the said Commodityes and, to be by them distinguished and kepte apart from all other moneyes by them collected and levyed upon the same Coo[m]modityes or upon any other Coo[m]modities or Merchandises whatsoever and to be by the said Collectors or Collectors repectively soe answered and paid quarterly into the Receipt of the Exchequer of Your Majestie Your Heires and Successors, there alsoe to be kepte distinct and apart from all other moneyes ariseing by the Customes or by any other, way or Revenue whatsoever which said Duty they are hereby injoyned to receive and pay according to the severall Directions of this Act without any Salary or Fee.]
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