Wine Act 1660

VI. [X1 VI. Revenue to be paid into Exchequer, and not to be charged with Gift or Pension.

Agents to return into Exchequer, in Michaelmas and Easter Terms, what Licences they have granted, and the Rents reserved.

And bee it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That the Rents Revenues and summes of money hence ariseing, except what shall be allowed for the Wages and Sallaryes of such Officers and Ministers which is not to exceed six pence out of every pound thereof shall be duely and constantly paid and answered into his Majestyes Receipt of Exchequer and shall not be perticularly charged or chargable either before it be paid into the Exchequer or after with any gift or penson, And his Majestyes said Agents are hereby enjoyned and required to returne into the Court of Exchequer every Michaelmas and Easter Termes upon their Oathes (which Oathes the Barons of [X2 the ] Exchequer or any one of them are hereby authorized to administer) a Booke fairely written containing a true and full account of what Licences have beene granted the preceeding halfe yeare, and what rents and summes of [X2 money ] are therupon reserved, and have beene paid, or are in arreare together with the securities of the persons soe in arreare to the end due and speedy processe may be made out according to the course of the Exchequer for the recovery of the same]

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X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: and O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X2 interlined on the Roll.