http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/9/39/section/IX/enactedSilver and Gold Thread Act 1697enBritish History Onlinebho/pubid-353/46925.xml2024-12-11 IXProvided always and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That this Act shall continue for the Space of Three Years and from thence to the next Session of Parliament and no longer Any Thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.end of the O. and King's Printer's Copy.