Marriage Duty Act 1694

Reasons for passing this Act.

Duties upon Burials for Five Years.

Wee your Majesties most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Commons in Parliament assembled from a deep sence of the many great occasions which engage your Majesty in many extraordinary expences for the necessary defence of your Realmes and the prosecution of a Warr against France with Vigour have cheerfully and unanimously given and granted unto your Majestie as an additional supply and aid the rates duties impositions and su[m]ms of money herein after mentioned And wee most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may bee enacted. and bee it enacted by the Kings most excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same That from and after the first day of May in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety [X1 and] five for and dureing the terme of five yeares to commence and bee accounted from the said first day of May and noe longer there shall be raised levied and paid to his Majesty his heires and successors (over and above all other duties whatsoever) for and upon the burial of all persons who shall bee buried within the said terme of five yeares att any place within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed the several and respective duties and su[m]ms of money herein after mentioned (that is to say.)

Duty on Burials of of all Persons; and further, on the Burial of a Duke; Duchess.

For and upon the burial of every person the su[m]m of Foure shillings

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Duke of England Scotland or Ireland the su[m]m of Fifty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

And for and upon the burial of every Dutchesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the like su[m]m of Fifty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Marquess and Marchioness.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Marquesse or Marchionesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Forty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Earl and Countess.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of an Earle or Countesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Thirty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Viscount and Viscountess.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Viscount or Viscountesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Five and twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Baron and Baroness.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Baron or Baronesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Eldest Son of a Duke, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every eldest son of a Duke of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Thirty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Younger Son of a Duke, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every younger son of a Duke of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Five and twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Eldest Son of a Marquis, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every eldest son of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Five and twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Younger Son of a Marquis, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every younger [X2 son] of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Eldest Son of an Earl, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial or every eldest son of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Younger Son of an Earl, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every younger son of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Fifteen pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Eldest Son of a Viscount, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every eldest son or a Viscount of any or the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Seventeen pounds [X2 and] Tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings.

Younger Son of a Viscount, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every younger son of a Viscount of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence over and above the said Foure shillings

Eldest Son of a Baron, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every eldest son of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Fifteene pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Younger Son of a Baron, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every younger [X2 sonn] of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes or his wife the su[m]m of Twelve pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Unmarried Daughter of a Duke;

And for and upon the burial of every unmarried daughter of a Duke of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Five and twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Marquis;

And for and upon the burial of every unmarried daughter of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of an Earl;

And for and upon the burial of every unmarried daughter of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Fifteene pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Viscount;

And for and upon the burial of every unmarried daughter of [X2 a] Viscount of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Baron.

And for and upon the burial of every unmarried daughter of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Twelve pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Widow of a Duke;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Duke of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Fifty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Marquis;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Forty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of an Earl;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Thirty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Viscount;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Viscount of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Five and twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Baron.

And for for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

On the Burial of a Baronet, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Baronett of any of the said Three Kingdomes or of Nova Scotia or his wife the su[m]m of Fifteene pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Knight of the Bath, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every person that is a Knight of the Order of the Bath or his wife the su[m]m of Fifteene pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Knight Bachelor, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every person who is a Knight Batchelor or his wife the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

King's Sergeant.

And for and upon the burial of every Serjeant att Law being the Kings Serjeant the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Wife of King's Sergeant.

And for and upon the burial of the wife of every Kings Serjeant the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Sergeant at Law

And for and upon the burial of every other Serjeant att Law the su[m]m of Fifteen pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Wife of a Sergeant.

And for and upon the burial of every such other Serjeants wife the su[m]m of Seven pounds and Tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

An Esquire, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of an Esquire or soe reputed or owneing or writeing himselfe such or his wife the su[m]m of Five pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

A Gentleman, or his Wife.

And for and upon the burial of every Gentleman or reputed Gentleman or owneing or writeing himselfe such or his wife the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

Younger Children of Baronets, &c. and their Wives.

And for and upon the burial of every younger child of Barronetts Knights of the Bath Knights Batchelors Serjeants att law Esquires or Gentlemen or reputed Esquires or Gentlemen or owneing or writeing themselves such and their wives the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

Widow, of a Baronet;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Baronett the su[m]m of Fifteen pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Knight of the Bath;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of every Knight of the Bath the su[m]m of Fifteene pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

Widow of a Knight Bachelor;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of a Knight Batchelor the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of the King's Sergeant;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of every Serjeant att Law being the Kings Serjeant the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Sergeant at Law;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of every other Serjeant att law the su[m]m of Seven pounds and Tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of an Esquire;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of an Esquire or reputed Esq[uire] or soe owneing or writeing himselfe as such the su[m]m of Five pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Gentleman;

And for and upon the burial of every widdow of every Gentleman or reputed Gentleman or soe owneing or writeing himselfe as such the su[m]m Twenty shillings over and above the the said Foure shillings

on the Burial of an Archbishop,

And for and upon the burial of every person of the order and degree of an Arch-Bishopp the su[m]m of Fifty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

or his Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of every Arch-Bishopps wife or widdow the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Bishop,

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree and order of a Bishopp the su[m]m of Twenty pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

or his Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of every wife or widdow of every Bishopp the su[m]m of Five pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Dean,

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Deane of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church the su[m]m of Tenne pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

or his Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of every wife or widdow of every Dean the su[m]m of Two pounds tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of an Archdeacon,

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of an Arch-Deacon the su[m]m of Two pounds tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

or his Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of the wife or widdow of every Arch-Deacon the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Canon or Prebendary,

And for and upon the burial of every person of the degree of a Canon or Prebendary of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church the su[m]m of Two pounds tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

or his Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of the wife or widdow of every Canon or Prebendary the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of a Doctor of Divinity, &c.

And for and upon the burial of every Person of the degree of a Doctor of Divinity Law or Physick the su[m]m of Five pounds over and above the said Foure shillings

or Wife or Widow;

And for and upon the burial of the wife or widdow of every such Doctor of Divinity Law or Physick the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of Sons and Daughters of Archbishops, &c.

And for and upon the burial of every son or daughter of an Arch-Bishopp [Bishopp¹] Deane Arch Deacon Canon Prebendary Doctor of Divinity Law or Physick the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

of Persons having a Real Estate of £50 per Annum, or Personal Estate of £600 and upwards; or their Wives, Widows, or Children.

And for and upon the burial of every person haveing a real estate of the value of Fifty pounds per annum or upwards or a personal estate of the value of Six hundred pounds or upwards and not otherwise hereby charged under any of the ranks orders qualifications or degrees herein before mentioned the su[m]m of Twenty shillings over and above the said Foure shillings And for and upon the burial of the wife or widdow child or children of every such person haveing such real or personal estate as aforesaid the su[m]m of Tenne shillings over and above the said Foure shillings

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.

X2 interlined on the Roll.