Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698

XLIV.

The Trustees may make so many of their Contracts for Lands, &c. to be paid in Coin, as will discharge Salaries, &c. and Money Payments appointed by this Act; If more Money raised in Specie than will satisfy Money Payments aforesaid, Overplus transmitted to Exchequer in England, and appropriated as herein mentioned.

Provided alsoe, and it is hereby enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawfull, to and for the said Trustees, or any Seaven or more of them, to make such and soe many of their Contracts for Lands, or other the Premisses aforesaid, for Money to be paid in lawfull and current Coines, as that they may be enabled (therewith and with the like Money which shall arise in Ireland, from Rents, Mesne Profitts, Debts to be recovered, or otherwise by vertue of this Act) to discharge and satisfie not only the said Rewards, Salaries, incident Charges, but alsoe all particular Payments whatsoever by this Act appointed to be made and satisfied in Money out of the same, according to the true Meaning of the same And in case, by the Sale of the said Estates, or otherwise upon this Act, there shall arise into His Majesties Exchequer att Dublin, more Money in Specie than shall be sufficient to discharge the said Salaries Rewards, Incident Charges, and all particular Payments hereby directed to be satisfied in Money, as aforesaid, then the said Trustees, or any Seaven or more of them shall by their Warrants or Orders cause all the Overplus of the Moneys soe ariseing in Specie, to be transmitted sent, and paid into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer in England to discharge such of the said Arreares Debts and Interest-Moneys (whereunto the same are hereby appropriated as aforesaid) as shall not be discharged or satisfied by the Application of Debentures, Certificates, Talleys, Orders, Bills or Ticketts, as aforesaid, and such Overplus shall remaine in the said Receipt of Exchequer in England, till the same shall be disposed for or towards the said Uses or Purposes, and in such Proportions, Course, Order and Forme, as shall be agreed by Parliament; Any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.