Taxation, etc. (No. 2) Act 1695

II. Commissioners of Excise to keep the said Duties apart, and pay the same weekly into the Exchequer.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Co[m]missioners and Governors for Management and Receipt of the Excise att the head Office in London for the time being shall separate and keep apart all and every the Moneys ariseing by the Rates and Duties hereby granted & continued as the same shall from time to time arise or be paid into the said Office of Excise by the Receivers or Collectors of the same or by any other Person or Persons whatsoever And the said Co[m]missioners and Governors of Excise for the time being are hereby required and strictly enjoyned from time to time for ever to pay Weekely (viz^t) on Wednesday in every Week if it be not an Holiday and if it be then the next day after that is not an Holiday all and every the Moneys ariseing by the Rates and Duties hereby granted and continued into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer distinct and apart from the other Moneys which the said Co[m]missioners & Governors respectively shall receive for the Use of His Majesty his Heires and Successors.