Taxation (Tonnage and Poundage) Act 1689

X. 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 34.

Heathcote and Shallett may import 200 Tuns of Brandy before 1st Nov. next.

And whereas in an Act made in the first Session of the last Parliament Entituled an Act for prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France there is contained a certaine Clause or Provisoe whereby it is enacted That Gilbert Heathcote and Arthur Shallet of London Merchants or either of them have leave to import into the Port of London any Quantity of Spanish Brandy not exceeding two hundred Tuns at most paying to their Majesties all Duties payable upon the same before the said Session of Parliament aforesaid importing the same at or before the five and twentyeth day of March one thousand six hundred and ninety And forasmuch as for want of Convoy the said Gilbert Heathcote and Arthur Shallet have not beene able to send out such Goods as they have provided for Spaine nor to bring home their said Brandy from thence and the time limited by the said Act for importing the said Brandy is now neare expireing Bee it therefore enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That the said Gilbert Heathcote and Arthur Shalcote or either of them have leave to import the said two hundred Tunns of Spanish Brandy into the said Port of London at or before the first day of November next under the same Conditions Restrictions and Limitations as in the said Act for that purpose are mentioned and expressed and noe other.