Land Tax Act 1692

LXI. Officers of Exchequer to keep Accounts of the said £700,000 distinct.

Regulations as to issuing such Money to Treasurer of the Ordnance.

And it is hereby further enacted That the Officers of the Receipte of the Exchequer respectively shall and are hereby required to keepe the said Su[m]me of Seaven hundred thosand Pounds hereby appropriated for Payments relateing to Theire Majesties Navy as aforesaid and the Account thereof distinct from all other Moneys and Accounts whatsoever; And that the Lord High Treasurer Under-Treasurer or Co[m]missioners of the Treasury for the time being. or any of them respectively doe not signe any Warrant or Order or doe any matter or thing for the issueing or paying any parte of the said Su[m]me of Seaven hundred thousand Pounds by this Act appriated for Payments relateing to Theire Majesties Navy as aforesaid to any Person or Persons other then the Treasurer of the Navy or his Deputy and the Treasurer of the Ordnance or his Deputy for the uses aforesaid; Nor shall the Auditor of the Receipte drawe any Order whatsoever for the issueing any parte of the said Su[m]me of Seaven hundred thousand Pounds hereby appropriated as aforesaid to any Person or Persons other then the said Treasurer of the Navy or his Deputy and the Treasurer of the Ordnance or his Deputy as aforesaid; Nor shall he directe nor the Clerke of the Pells record or any Teller make payment of any parte of the said appropriated Su[m]me of Seaven hundred thousand Pounds by virtue of any Warrant or upon any Order or other way or device whatsoever other then to the Persons and for the uses aforesaid and to be soe menc[i]oned and expressed in such Warrant or Order:-