Coal Duties for Rebuilding Saint Paul's Act 1685

XIII. Not to extend to One hundred Chalders of Coals yearly to Chelsea Hospital.

Notice by Mayor, &c. of Newcastle to Archbishop, &c. of Delivery of such Coals.

Provided That this Act nor any thing therein contained shall not extend or be construed to extend dureing the continuance of this Act to charge or lay any the Duties or Impositions aforesaid upon a certaine yearely Rent or Allowance of One hundred Chalders of Coals which are to be answered and delivered by the Maior and Burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne for the use of His Majestyes Royall Hospitall now in Building in or neare Chelsea in the County of Midlesex for a certaine long terme of yeares yet to come (the said Maior and Burgesses for the time being or their Agents giveing notice from time to time dureing the continuance of this Act to the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Lor X1 Bishop of London and Lord Maior of London or any Two of them of the intended delivery of such Coals for the use aforesaid three dayes at the least before the delivery thereof) any thing before herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Lord O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]