Land Tax Act 1692

LXVII. All Monies issued for Naval Stores and Provisions (except for Victuals) to be paid in course, according to the Dates of the Bills, &c.

The like Regulation as to further Part of Monies issued and paid for the Ordnance; Comptroller of the Navy and Storekeeper of the Ordnance to keep Books for Register of Bills, &c; Undue Preference in Registry or Payment; Action; Penalties how recovered.

Provided alwaies and be it enacted That out [X1 of] the moneys hereby appropriated to and for the payment of Officers and Seamen that have served and shall serve in Theire Majesties Navy Royall and to and for the paying for Navall Stores and Provisions (other then for Victualls) and to and for the expences of Theire Majesties Office of the Ordnance in respect of navall affaires and for other necessary uses and services performed and to be performed for the said Navy all such parte thereof as shall be issued and paid by the Treasurer of the Navy by Warrant of the principall Officers and Co[m]missioners of the Navy or any three or more of them for Navall Stores and Provisions shall be paid in course to every person or persons or theire Assignes to whome any such money is or shall be due according to the dates of the Bills or Contracts registered for the same and not otherwise And that out of all such further parte of the said moneys as shall be issued and paid to the Lievetenant and Principall Officers of the Ordnance or the Paymaster thereof or his Deputy for the expence of His Majesties Ordnance as to Navall Affaires and by them or the said Paymaster respectively to any person or persons for Ammunic[i]on or any other use or service relateing to the Office of the Ordnance shall be in like manner paid in course to every such Person or Persons or theire Assignes respectively according to the respective Dates of the Bills and Contracts for the same and not otherwise. And the Comptroller of the Navy and Store-keeper of the Ordnance are hereby respectively required to keepe One or more Booke or Bookes in their respective Offices wherein all Bills and Contracts in reference to the Navy and Office of the Ordnance for such Bills and Contracts respectively as aforesaid shall be duely registered that all and every Person or Persons concerned therein may have recourse thereunto without paying any Fee or Reward for soe doeing; And if any p[re]ference of one before another shall be made either in pointe of Registry or Payment contrary to the true meaneing of this Act either by the said Treasurer of the Navy or Paymaster of the Ordnance or Comptroller of the Navy or Store-keeper of the Ordnance or any of them or theire respective Deputies or Clerks then the Party offending shall be lyable by acc[i]on of Debt or on the Case to pay double the value of the Debt Damages and Costs to the Party grieved: All which said Penalties Damages and Costs to be incurred by the Persons aforesaid or any of them respectively shall and may be recovered by the said Party greived by Acc[i]on of Debt Bill Plainte or Informac[i]on in any of Theire Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster [X2 where] noe Essoign Protecc[i]on Priviledge Wager of Law Injunc[i]on or Order of Restrainte shall be in any wise granted or allowed:-

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.

X2 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: wherein O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]