Land Tax Act 1696

CVI. 8 & 9 W. III. c. 2. § 3.

Tender of hammered Silver Money (Exception) at the rate of 5s. 2d. per Ounce Troy, good.

And whereas by an Act made and passed in this present Session of Parliament intituled An Act for the further remedying the ill State of the Coine of the Kingdome Itt is enacted That from and after the First Day of December One thousand six hundered ninety six no ha[m]mered Silver Coine of this Kingdome should be current in any Payment whatsoever (except onely such as are therein before mentioned) otherwise than by Weight onely after the Rate of Five Shillings and Two Pence for every Ounce of Sterling Silver Now to the end that such hamered Silver Coine may be made current in Payments att the said Rate of Five Shillings and Two Pence by the Ounce Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the first Day of February One thousand six hundered ninety six the Tender of all such ha[m]mered Silver Money (except such Payments where the same are by the said recited Act directed to be received att a greater Value) in any Payment or Payments whatsoever to be made by any Person or Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate to any other Person or Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate att the Rate of Five Shillings and Two Pence for every Ounce Troy shall be and be deemed to be a good & sufficient Tender in Law and the Refusal thereof in any such Payment or Payments shall be and be adjudged to be a Refusal of so much of the lawfull Coins of this Kingdome as fully and effectually as if any such Tender & Refusal should be had and made of the lawfull and Current Coins of this Realme Any thing in this or the before mentioned Act of Parliament contained to the contrary notwithstanding.