Fourteen Hundred Thousand Pound, made into One 1400000 l. clear Money, made and se­cured by 1515000 l. to be Raised on Malt, and 115000 l. being left for Interest, Premium and Charge. Hundred and Forty Thousand Bills, of Ten Pound apiece, to be given out for so much, as Occasion re­quires, and to be paid as Chance shall Deter­mine in Course, out of 1515000 l. to be Raised on a Duty on Malt, the odd 115000 l. being left to be only made use of to pay Interest, Pre­mium and Charge.

1 st. THAT the Fourteen hundred thousand Pounds be Divided 1400000 l. made into 140000 10 l. Bills, to be paid in Course and Cleared in a Year. into One hundred and forty thousand Ten Pound Bills, (Numbred from One to One hundred and forty thousand) with an Interest of One Farthing a Day on every such Bill, from the 24th Iune, 1697. to be Paid sooner or later, as Chance shall determine the Course, but to be Cleared in one Year from that time.

2dly, That the said Bills may be disposed of to such Uses as the Mo­ney To be paid out as Money. to be Raised by the Malt Duty is to be Paid out for.

And that the Persons that are to receive such Money may be all equally All equally dealt with, and 4 per Cent. Pre­mium given. satisfied at the same time they are so paid it, and may have such a Share of 4 per Cent. more, as Fortune shall give them.

Let Fifty six thousand Pounds be Divided into Benefits, as herein after set down, and belong to such Numbers as they shall in the usual manner be Drawn for, on the 2 [...]thof Iuly, 1697, or sooner, if all the One hundred and forty thousand Ten Pound [...] dis­posed of.

The Division thus:
  l.
To the first Number Drawn, besides the Benefit may come up with it 150
One Ticket of 1000
2 of each 500 l. 1000
3 of each 400 1200
The Benefite.
4 of each 300 1200
6 of each 200 1200
51 of each 100 5100
103 of each 50 5150
130 of each 30 3900
400 of each 20, and 8000
2800 of each 10 28000
3500  
Besides their own 10 l. a piece, which will make every 20 l. a 30 l. and every 10 l. a 20 l. Prize.  
The last Ticket Drawn, besides the Benefit may come up with it 100
Money 56000

Which 56000 l. so put into Benefits, as also every other 10 l. Bill How the Bene­fits and 10 l. Bills, (without prejudice to the Exchequer Bills) are to be paid in course, and till paid, to Satisfaction secured. with its Interest, to be Paid in Course out of such Money as shall be [Page 2] Paid and Received in Specie for the said Duty on Mault, before the 24th of Iune, 1698. as far as the same will Extend.

And for Paying and Discharging the Benefits and Ten Pound Tickets with their Interest, that shall remain unpaid and unsatisfied, on the said 24th of Iune 1698. if it may be Enacted, That all the Money arising from all and every the Aids (the 3s. Aid, and that comprised in the Act for making good the Deficiencies of Parliamentary Funds, and to be comprised in the Leather Act only except) given, or to be given this Sessions; and which shall come in and be paid after the 24th of Iune, 1698: over and above what shall be employed for the paying off and discharging Exchequer Bills, shall be used and employed, for and towards paying the aforesaid Benefits and Bills. And

That the said Benefits and Ten Pound Bills (whilst any continue un­paid) shall, from and after the said 24th of Iune, 1698. be taken and received in all such Aids so given this Sessions, except as before is excepted, for as long as the same shall continue; and when so taken in any of the said Aids, to be immediately Cancell'd as the Exchequer Bills are Enacted to be.

This will not Enterfeer with the Exchequer Bills, it obstructs no Ap­propriation of any Revenue yet made, and will ensure the payment of such Benefits and Ten Pound Bills ('tis believed) to a full Satisfaction.

And that all Persons concerned, may be fully assured of their being equally dealt with; and that they shall be paid in such Course as their How the course of Payment will be. with Justice ascer­tained. Fortune allots, before the general Drawing begins, 140 Tickets Num­bred from 1 to 140, signifying the First, Second and Third (and so to 140) thousand, shall be put and well mixt in a Glass, and thence Drawn, and such Number as comes first (and so successively) out, shall intitle the Owner of the Benefit or Ten Pound Bill, comprised in such 1000, to be first paid off and cleared.

And if the Security and Course of Payment be settled as above is ex­prest, it is not to be doubted, but that 'twill presently answer the full 1400000 l. (as before is Proposed) to content.

Now if the Publick Good does require the bringing in of Plate and How 4 or 500000l. (if need be) may, in Specie be had, and how Per­sons possest of old Money and Plate, may (be­sides other ad­vantages) make 6 s. of it an Ounce. old Money to be Coined, for encreasing the Specie; and that 40 or 50000 of such 10 l. Bills, may be disposed of for New Mill'd Mo­ney, or Hammer'd Silver Money or Plate, with the Hall Mark up­on it, or otherwise Sterling, at six Shillings the Ounce, it will in all pro­bability soon bring in such 4 or 500000 l. and please those that so part with their Silver.

This to be Proposed and Approved of at the Committee for the Malt Bill, or not to be done at all.

April 3d. 1697.
Tho. Neale.

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