Coinage (No. 2) Act 1696

VII. Collectors of the Toll for making navigable the Rivers Wye and Lugg, may before 1st June 1697, receive the same in hammered Money at 5s. 8d. an Ounce, &c.

And be it hereby enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull for the Collectors for the time being appointed to receive the Money charged on the County of Hereford for the making navigable the Rivers Wye & Lugg in the said County by one Act made in the last Session of this present Parliament to receive the Money so charged and the Arrears thereof att any time before the First Day of June One thousand six hundred ninety, seven in ha[m]mered Money clipt or unclipt att the Rate of Five shillings & eight pence per Ounce and to pay it in att that Rate to the Receiver General for the time being appointed in pursuance of the said Act Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And alsoe that what Money shall be so paid to the said Collectors by any Person taxable by X1 of that Act though it be more than shall be due before the said First Day of June One thousand six hundred ninety seven shall be received by the said Collectors and allowed to the respective Accompts of the Persons so paying the same in discharg of so much leviable upon them by the said Act & shall be paid by the said Collectors to the said Receiver General And that the said Receiver General shall be under the Direction of the Trustees named in the said Act or the major part of them either forthwith to pay the Money to such Persons who have already lent on the borrowing Clause of the said Act or to send the same as received to the next Mint to be coined and as received from the Mint to be paid according to the Direction and Appointment of the said Act.

Editorial Information

X1 The Word “this,” appears rubbed out upon the Roll in this Place.