IN moſt humble wiſe ſhew unto your moſt excellent Majeſtie, Your Loyall and Obedient Subiects, the Commons in this Your preſent Parliament Aſſembled: That in and by ſeuerall Acts formerly made this preſent Parliament, for the granting to Your Maieſtie of the Subſidies of Tonnage, Poundage, and other Summes of money payable upon marchandize exported, and imported, It is Declared and Enacted, That it is and hath beene the ancient right of the Subects of this Realme, That no Subſidy, Cuſtome, Impoſt or other Charges whatſoeuer ought or may bee layed or impoſed vpon any merchandize exported or imported by Subiects Denizens or Aliens without common conſent in Parliament. By which ſaid ſeverall Acts, it is likewiſe Declared, That the Summes of money thereby granted upon marchandize, are not the rates intended to be continued, but the ſame to be hereafter in this preſent Parliament altered in ſuch manner as ſhall be thought fit. The ſaid Commons, upon due conſideration had of the preſent ſtate and condition of the trade of this Your Realme, and of the nature, quality & ſeuerall uſes of the goods & merchandize exported and imported, haue now accordingly agreed upon, and eſtabliſhed ſuch Rates, Valewes and Payments upon goods & marchandizes to be exported and imported, as are expreſſed in a Book of Rates intitled, The Rates of Marchandize, That is to ſay, the Subſidy of Tonnage, the Subſidy of Poundage, and the Subſidy of Woollen Cloaths or old Draperies, as they are rated and agreed on by the Commons Houſe of Parliament, ſet down and expreſſed in this Book, to be paid according to the Tenor of the Act of Tonnage and Poundage, from the firſt day of Iuly, Anno Domini 1642. During the continuance of the ſaid Act, and ordered to be printed. And foraſmuch as we do repoſe truſt and confidence in your Maieſty in and for the guarding and defending of the Seas, againſt all perſons intending or that ſhall intend the diſturbance of Your ſaid Commons in the entercourſe of trade and the inuading of this Your Realme: And for the better defraying the neceſſary expences thereof, which cannot otherwiſe be effected without great charge to Your Maieſty; We Your ſaid Commons, by the aduiſe and conſent of the Lords in this Your preſent Parliament aſſembled, and by the Authority of the ſame to the intent aforeſaid, do giue and grant to You our Supreame Liege Lord and Soueraigne, One Subſidy called Tonnage (that is to ſay) of euery Ton of Wine of the growth of France or of any the Dominions of the French King, or Crown of France that ſhall come into the Port of London and the members thereof by way of marchandize, by Your naturall borne Subiects, the ſumme of foure pounds and ten ſhillings of currant Engliſh money, and ſo after that rate and by Strangers and Alliens, ſix pounds of like money: And of euery Tunne of the like Wine which ſhall be brought into all and euery the other ports and places of this Kingdome and Dominions thereof, by way of marchandize by Your naturall borne Subiects, the ſumme of three pounds, and by Aliens foure pounds ten ſhillings: And of euery But, or Pipe of Muſcadels, Malmeſeys, Cutes, Tents, Allicants, Baſtards, Sacks, Canaries, Mallagoes, Maderoes and other Wines whatſoeuer, commonly called Sweet wines, of the growth of the Levant, Spaine, Portugall or of any the Iſlands or Dominions to them or any of them belonging or elſewhere, that ſhall come or be brought into the Port of London by Your naturall borne Subiects, the ſumme of forty fiue ſhillings of eurrant Engliſh money, and ſo after that rate: and by Strangers and Aliens three pounds of like money: And of euery But and Pipe of the like wine, which ſhall bee brought into all and euery the other Ports and Places of this Kingdome and Dominions thereof by way of marchandize, by Your naturall borne Subiects the ſumme of thirty ſhillings, and by Strangers forty fiue ſhillings, and of euery Awme of Rheniſh or wine of the growth of Germany, that ſhall be brought into this Your Realme and Dominions thereof by Your naturall borne Subiects, the ſumme of twenty ſhillings of currant Engliſh money: And by ſtrangers and Aliens twenty and fiue ſhillings: Which ſeuerall Rates are the ſame which are expreſſed in the ſaid Book of Rates.

And alſo one other Subſidy called Poundage (that is to ſay) of all manner of goods and marchandize of euery Marchant naturall borne Subiect, Denizen and Alien, to be carried out of this Realme, or any Your Maieſties Dominions to the ſame belonging, or to be brought into the ſame by way of marchandize of the valew of euery twenty ſhillings of the ſame goods and marchandize according to the ſeuerall and particular rates and vallews of the ſame goods and marchandize as the ſame are particularly and reſpectiuely rated and vallewed in the afore mentioned Book, twelue pence, and ſo after that rate: And of euery twenty ſhillings vallew of any the natiue Commodities of this Realme or Manufactures wrought of any ſuch natiue Commodities to be carried out of this Realme, by euery or any Marchant Alien, according to the vallew thereof, in the ſaid Booke expreſſed, twelue pence ouer and aboue the twelue pence aforeſaid (except and foreprized out of this Grant of Subſidy of Poundage, all manner of Woollen Cloths made or wrought, or to bee made or wrought within this Realme of England, commonly called Old Draperies: And all Wines before limitted to pay Subſidy 〈◊〉 Tonnage: And all manner of fiſh Engliſh taken and brought by Engliſh bottomes into this Realme: And all manner of freſh fiſh and beſtiall that ſhall come into the ſame Your Realme.

And further, we Your ſaid Commons by the aduice, aſſent and authority aforeſaid, Do giue and grant unto You our ſaid Leige Lord and Soueraigne, for the cauſes aforeſaid, one other Subſidy (that is to ſay) of and for every ſhort Woollen Cloth to bee exported by Your naturall borne Subiects of this Your Realme and the Dominions thereof called broad Cloth, not exceeding twenty eight yards in length, and threeſcore and foure pounds in weight, the ſumme of ſix ſhillings and eight pence of currant Engliſh money, and of euery Cloth of greater length and weight proportionably, according to the ſame rate, and of euery other ſhort Cloth of Old Drapery of leſſer length and weight, accompting ſo many peeces to a ſhort Cloth, as are limitted and appointed therunto in the Book of Rates aforeſaid, to be likewiſe exported by Your naturall borne Subiects, the like ſumme of ſix ſhillings eight pence, and ſo after that Rate: And by Strangers and Aliens thirteen ſhillings foure pence for euery ſhort Cloth accompted as aforeſaid; which ſeuerall Rates are accordingly expreſſed in the ſaid Booke of Rates, to Haue, Take, enioy and perceiue the Subſidies aforeſaid, and euery of them, and euery part and parcell of them, to Your Highneſſe, from the firſt day of Iuly, 1642. vnto the firſt day of March next comming.

And that it may be further enacted by the authority aforeſaid, That if any Wines, Goods or other Marchandize whereof any the Subſidies aforeſaid are, or ſhall be due, ſhall at any time hereafter be ſhipped, or put into any boat or other veſſell, to the intent to be carried into the parts beyond the Seas, or elſe be brought from the parts beyond the Seas, into any Port, Place or Creek of this Realme, or other Your Maieſties Dominions by way of Marchandize, and unſhipped to be laid on land, the Subſidy, Cuſtomes, and other Duties due or to be due for the ſame not payed, or lawfully tendred to the Collector thereof or his Deputy, (with the conſent and agreement of the Comptroller and Surveyor there, or one of them at the leaſt) not agreed with for the ſame in the Cuſtome-houſe, according to the true meaning of this Act: That then from the ſaid firſt day of Iuly, all the ſame Wine; Goods and Marchandize whatſoeuer ſhall be forfeit to Your Highneſſe, and afterwards to Your Heires and Succeſſors, during the ſaid time; The moyety of the rate thereof to Your Highneſſe, and the other moyety to him or them that will ſeize the ſame or ſue for the ſame. And that it may pleaſe Your Highneſſe, That all Marchants aſwell Denizens as Strangers comming into this Your Realme bee well and honeſtly intreated and demeaned for ſuch things as Subſidy by this Act is granted for as they were in the time of Your Noble Progenitors and Predeceſſors, without oppreſſion to them to be doune, paying the Subſidies aforeſaid.

And bee it further enacted by the authority aforeſaid, that if any goods or Merchandize as aforeſaid of any Merchant being borne Denizen after the ſaid Firſt day of Iuly, during the Terme of this grant hath been or ſhall be taken by any enemies or Pyrats upon the Sea or periſhed in any ſhip or ſhips that ſhall happen to be taken or periſhed within the time of the ſaid grant, whereof the Subſidies and other duties aforeſaid, are or ſhall bee duely paid or agreed for as a foreſaid and that duely proued before the Treaſurer of England, or chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being, by the examination of the ſame Marchants if they be aliue, or of their Executors or Adminiſtrators if they bee dead, or by two credible witneſſes at the leaſt ſworne or other reaſonable witneſſes and proofe ſworne. Then the ſame Marchant or Marchants, his or their Executors, or Adminiſtrators ſhall or may newly ſhip in the ſame Port where the goods and Merchandize aforeſaid were or ſhall bee cuſtomed, ſo much other merchandize or goods as the ſame goods or Merchandize that are or ſhall bee loſt as aforeſaid ſhall amount unto in Cuſtome without paying any thing for the ſame, ſo as the ſame proofe be recorded & allowed of in the Court of Exchequer, & certified unto the Collectors of the Cuſtomes of the Port where the ſame wares and Marchandize are to bee newly Shipped without Cuſtome as aforeſaid: And further, That euery Marchant Denizen that ſhall heareafter Shippe any Goods and Marchandize in any Charrack or Gally, ſhall pay to your Maieſty all manner of Cuſtomes, and all the Subſidies aforeſaid, as any Alien borne out of the Realme.

Prouided always, That it ſhall and may be lawfull to all and euery of the Subiects of our Soueraigne Lord the King, at His and their will and pleaſure to carry and tranſport out of this Realme, in the Ships or other Veſſels of any the Subiecs aforeſaid, all and euery kind of Heerings or other Sea-fiſh, to be taken vpon the Seas by any of the Subiects aforeſaid, from or out of any Port, or Harbour of this Realme, to any place out of the Kings Dominions, without paying any Cuſtome, Subſidy or Poundage money for the ſame Herings & Fiſh ſo carried or tranſported, during this preſent Grant of Subſidy of Tonnage and Poundage, any thing before conteined to the contrary notwithſtanding.

And it is further Enacted, That any Cuſtomer or Comptroller or any other Officer or perſon, That after the Determination of this Grant, ſhall take or receiue or cauſe to be taken or receiued the ſaid Subſidy, Sums of money, or any other Impoſition, Summe or Sums of money vpon any Marchandize whatſoeuer, exported or imported, except the ſame by Grant in Parliament, be due or by ſuch Grant ſhall become due or haue been continually payed from the end of the reigne of the late King Edward the third, vntill the beginning of the Reigne of the late Queen Mary; ſhall incur and ſuſtein the paines, penalties and forfeitures ordained and prouided by the Statutes of Prouiſion & Premunire, made in the ſixteenth year of King Richard the ſecond: And ſhall alſo from henceforth be diſabled during his life, to ſue or implead any perſon in any action reall, mixt or perſonall, or in any Court whatſoeuer.

And that His Maieſties Cuſtomers, Comptrollers and other Officers, from the greatnes of the ſaid Penalties in this preſent Act, and in the ſaid former Acts in this preſent Parliament, inflicted & ſet vpon them, may not out of feare thereof be diſcouraged from demanding and taking the iuſt and lawfull Cuſtomes, Duties, and Sums of money due unto His Maieſly, vpon Trade and Marchandize without this preſent Grant, or any the before mentioned Acts heretofore made in this preſent Parliament. It is therefore hereby Declared, That the ancient Cuſtomes due vpon Wools, Wooll-fels, and Leather, that is to ſay of Denizens, halfe a marke of a ſack of Wooll, halfe a marke of three hundred Wooll-fels, a marke of a laſt of Leather: and of Aliens ten ſhillings of a ſack of Wooll, ten ſhillings of three hundred Wooll-fels, & twenty ſhillings of a laſt of Leather Priſage, That is to ſay, of euery veſſell wherein ſhall be imported twenty tons of wine or more: One ton before the maſt and one other ton behind the maſt; And if there be leſſe then twenty tons and ten tons or aboue in the veſſell only one ton, paying the ſraight butlerage▪ that is to ſay, two ſhillings upon euery ton of wine imported by ſtrangers. Three pence vpon the pound of all Goods or Marchandize imported by Strangers, and other duties due by Carta Mercatoria, made the 31 of Edward the firſt, and confirmed by Parliament, in the 27 of Edw. the third: three pence upon euery Sow of Lead, twelue pence vpon euery Chalder of ſea-coale exported from New caſtle vpon Tyme, to any other Ports or parts of this Realme. The Cuſtomes and Summes of Money to be paid vpon exportation of Wheat & other corne and graine, by the Statutes made in the 13 and 35 years of Queen Eliſ. and the 3 yeare of His now Maieſties reigne, and vpon exportation of Beere, by the Statutes made in the 3 yeare of King Iames, and in the 3 yeare of His now Maieſties reigne, & vpon exportation of any Leather, Tallow or raw Hydes, according to the Statute made in the • 8 yeare of Queen Eliſ. and all other Cuſtomes Duties, & Payments vpon Goods & Marchandizes exported or imported into or out of the Kingdom and the Dominion of Wales now due by grant in any former Parliament, or due or payable to the Crown without any Impoſition thereof, ſet by the Kings Maieſty that now is, or any of His predeceſſors Kings or Queens of this Realm, are the rights of the Crown of England.

And be it further Enacted, That from and after the laſt day of Auguſt Anno Domini 1642. No Corrants ſhall be imported into His Maieſties Kingdome of England or the Dominion of Wales, by any Marchants, Strangers, Denizens or others, by way of Marchandize from any parts beyond the Seas: But the importing thereof from and after the ſaid laſt day of Auguſt is hereby prohibited and forbidden. And all Corrants that ſhall be imported, contrary to the intent aforeſaid ſhall be forfeited. The one moyetie to the King, His Heires and Succeſſors, The other moyetie to the Imformer.

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforeſaid, That the ſaid Book of Rates compoſed and agreed on by your Maieſties ſaid Commons: And alſo euery Article and Clauſe therein conteyned ſhall be and remaine during the time of this preſent Act & no longer, as effectuall to all intents and purpoſes as if the ſame were included particularly in the body of this preſent Act.

And it is further Enacted, That during the continuance of this Grant, the Cuſtomers, Collectors and all other His Maieſties Officers in the ſeuerall Ports, ſhall take and receiue ſuch fees in manner and no other as were taken in the 4 year of the reign of the late King Iames, vntill ſuch time as the ſaid Fees ſhall be otherwiſe ſetled by authority in Parliament.