6 & 7 W. & M. c.18. § 12; The said Acts continued as to Duties on Tonnage, Coals and Culm until 17th May 1696.

And whereas by one other Act made att the same Parliament held in the said Fifth and Sixth yeares of the Reigne of His Majesty and of the late Queen Mary intituled An Act for granting to Their Majesties several Rates and Duties upon Tunnage of Shipps and Vessells and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for secureing certaine Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Su[m]m of Fifteen hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the Warr against France Itt was enacted That for and dureing the Terme of Foure Yeares com[m]mencing from the First day of June One thousand six hundred ninety foure there should be paid unto Their Majesties Their Heires & Successors for and upon the Tunnage of Shipps the several Rates and Duties in the said Act mentioned And whereas alsoe by one other Act made att the same Parliament held in the Sixth and Seventh Yeares of His said Majesties Reigne intituled An Act for granting to His Majestie certaine Duties upon Glasse Wares Stone and Earthen Bottles Coals and Culme for carrying on the Warr against France Itt is enacted That for all sorts of Coals and Culm (except Charcoal made of Wood) which from and after the Nine. and twentieth Day of September in the Yeare of oure Lord One thousand six hundred ninety five should be Water-boarn or should be laid on Board any Shipp or Vessell to be carried imported, or brought or which shall be carried imported or brought in any Shipp or Vessell into any Port or Place in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed from any Port or Place within the said Kingdom Dominion or Towne of Berwick or from the Kingdom of Scotland in or dureing the space of Five Yeares co[m]mencing from the said Nine and twentieth Day of September there should be paid and answered unto His Majesty His Heires and Successors (over and besides all other Impositions Duties and Su[m]ms of Money in any wise due or payable for the same) the several and respective Impositions Rates and Duties therein mentioned Be it enacted. That the said several Acts as to the said Rates and Duties for Tunnage Coals and Culme as aforesaid shall continue and be in force until the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety and six and no longer and that from thenceforth all and every the Duties thereby raised for Tunnage Coals and Culme as aforesaid shall cease and be no more payable.