Coal Duties for Rebuilding Saint Paul's Act 1685

19 Car. II. c. 3. § 36; 22 Car. II. c. 11. § 38–42.

Eighteen Pence; per Chalder or Ton laid upon Coals brought into the; Port of London, &c; To be paid to Archbishop of Canterbury, &c. before Bulk broken or Meter assigned; Receipt to be given on Payment of Duty without Fee.

Whereas by a late Act of Parlyament a small part of the Imposition upon Coals imported in or neare the City of London was given towards the Rebuilding the Cathedrall Church of Saint Pauls wholly ruined by the dreadfull Fire of London which (and all other Supplyes) carefully expended have made some considerable advance in the said Worke but soe farr short of finishing a Fabricke of soe large Dimensions That without further encouragement by a Supply from the Publick the said Worke in a litle time must be left imperfect and uselessse and consequently all the said former Expence totally lost to the dishonour of our Establisht Religion and to the reproach of the said City And whereas by the said late Act the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury the Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Maior of London for the time being or any two of them were impowered to imploy and dispose part of the said Imposition upon Coals towards the Building the Cathedrall of St. Pauls Therefore for Enableing the said Lord Arch-Bishop and Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Maior of London for the time being or any Two of them to finish soe great and Pious a Worke Bee it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parlyament Assembled and by the Authoritie of the same That for all sorts of Coals which from and after the Twenty ninth day of September One thousand six hundred eighty seven and before the Twenty ninth Day of September One thousand seven hundred shall be imported or brought into the Port of the said City of London or the River of Thames within the Liberty of the said City upon the same River there shall be paid by way of Imposition thereupon over and besides all other Impositions and Duties according to the Rates hereafter mentioned that is to say for all such sorts of Coals or Culm as are usually sold by the Chaldron for every Chaldron thereof containing thirty six Bushells Winchester measure the summe of Eighteene pence and for such sorts of Coals as are sold by the Tun for every Tun thereof containing twenty hundred weight the like summe of Eighteene pence which said Imposition of Eighteene pence for every Chaldron or Tun of Coals shall from time to time dureing the terme aforesaid be answered and paid unto the said Lord ArchBishop of Canterbury Lord Bishop of London and Lord Maior of London for the time being or any Two of them or to their Deputy or Deputyes Officer or Assignes thereunto appointed and constituted under their Hands and Seales or the Hands and Seales of Two of them by every Master Owner or Owners or other Person or Persons takeing charge of any Shipp or Vessell whereupon such Coals shall be Laden before they shall breake bulke or deliver out any Coals or have a Meeter assigned for the measureing or weighing of any Coals aforesaid to be delivered from on board any such Shipp or Vessell the said Imposition to be paid at such place or places as by the said Lord Arch-Bishop Lord Bishop and Lord Maior or any two of them shall from time to time be appointed for the Receipt thereof whereupon the Party appointed to recieve the same shall without delay Fee or Reward deliver a Receipt to the Person or Persons who shall pay the said Imposition or Duty which Receipt shall for soe much be a sufficient Discharge.