Original Acts of Parliament relating to Government Funding & Finance (Lot of 284)
London: 1704. A massive collection of 284 original Acts of Parliament all related to GOVERNMENT FUNDING and FINANCE. The majority are Folio size, disbound from a larger volume. A full detailed list of the Acts included is available upon request, but too large to list here. I've listed a sample of some of the Acts below:
Subject Title Identification Date
Gov. Funding & Finance, Payment of Bonds An Act for establishing a Fund for Payment of the Bonds of the Governor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty, of the Company of Conservators of the Great level of the Fens, called Bedford Level; and for exchancing the present Bonds of the said Corporation for other Bonds, payable out of the Revenues of the Middle and South Levels, Part of the said Great Level; and for enabling the said Corporation to borrow further Sums, for the Use of the said Great Level. Anno vicesimo nono Georgii II. Regis. Not dated
Gov. Funding & Finance, repeal Act for Recovery of Samll Debts An Act to repeal an Act, passed in the last Session of Parliament, for the Recovery of Small Debts, within the several Parishes of Surfleet, Gosberton, Quadring, Donnington, Bicker, Swineshead, Wigtoft, Sutterton, Algarkirke, Fosdyke, Kirton, Frampton, Wiberton, and Brothertoft, within the Hundred of Kirton, and County of Lincoln. Anno Decimo Octavo Georgii III. Regis. CAP. XLIII Not dated
Gov. Funding & Finance, Remedy upon Promissory Notes An Act for giving like Remedy upon Promissory Notes, as is now Used upon Bills of Exchange, and for the better Payment of Inland-Bills of Exchange. Anno Tertio & Quarto Annae Reginae 1704
Gov. Funding & Finance, continue Subsidy of Duties upon Coals, Culm, Cynders An Act for Continuing an Additional Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, and certain Duties upon Coals, Culm and Cynders, and Additional Duties of Excise, and for Settling and Establishing a Fond thereby, and by other Ways and Means, for Payment of Annunities to be Sold for Raising a further Supply to Her Majesty, for the Service of the year, One thousand seven hundred and six, and other Uses therein mentioned. Anno Quarto Annae Reginae 1705
Gov. Funding & Finance, Issue Monies arising by Coynage-Duty An Act to Impower the Lord High-Treasurer, or Commissioners of the Treasury, to Issue out of the Monies arising by the Coynage-Duty, any Sum not Exceeding Five hundred Pounds, over and above the Sum of Three thousand Pounds Yearly, for the Uses of the Mint. Anno Quarto & Quinto Annae Reginae 1705
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duties upon Candles An Act for Laying certain Duties upon Candles, and certain Rates upon Monies to be fiven with Clerks, and Apprentices, towards Raising Her Majesties Supply, for the Year One thousand seven hundred and ten. Anno Octavo Annae Reginae 1710
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duties upon Malt, Mum, Syder and Perry An Act for Charging and Continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and eleven. Anno Nono Annae Reginae 1710
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duties on Exports An Act for Reviving, Continuing, and Appropriating certain Duties upon several Commodities to be Exported; And certain Duties upon Coals to be Waterborn and Carried Coastwise; And for Granting further Duties upon Candles, for Thirty two Years, to Raise Fifteen hundred thousand Pounds, by way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and eleven; And for Suppressing such Unlawful Lotteries, and such Insurance-Offices as are therein mentioned. Anno Nono Annae Reginae. [1710]
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duty upon Hops An Act for Laying a Duty upon Hops. Anno Nono Annae Reginae. 1711
Gov. Funding & Finance, Assizes of Fuel An Act for making more Effectual an Act of the Forty Third Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Intituled, An Act concerning the Assizes of Fuel, so far as it related to the Assize of Billet. Anno Nono Annae Reginae. 1711
Gov. Funding & Finance, Method for Settling Differences with Creditors An Act for Relief of the Creditors and Proprietors of the Company of Mine-Adventurers, by Establishing a Method for Settling the Differences between the Company and their Creditors, and for Uniting them, in order to an effectual Working the Mines of the said Company. Anno Nono Annae Reginae 1711
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duties upon Sope and Paper An Act o Explain a Clause in an Act of Parliament of the Tenth Year of Her Majesties Reign, for Laying several Duties upon all Sope and Paper made in Great Britain, or Imported into the same; And upon chequered and striped Linens Imported; And upon certain Silks, Callicoes, Linens, and Stuffs, printed, painted, or stained; And upon several kinds of Stampt Vellum, Parchment, and Paper; And upon certain printed Pamphlets, and Advertisements, for Raising the Sum of Eighteen hundred thousand Pounds by way of a Lottery, and for other Purposes in the said Act mentioned, so far as the said Act relates to Lawns, Canvas, Buckrams, Barras, and Silesia Neckcloths. Anno Duodecomo Annae Reginae 1714
Gov. Funding & Finance, regulating making Cloth An Act to Explain and make more Effectual an Act Passed in the Tenth Year of Her Majesties Reign, for Preventing Abuses in making Linen Cloth, and Regulating the Lengths and Breadths, and equal Sorting of Yarn, in each Piece made in Scotland, and for Whitening the same. Anno Duodecimo Annae Reginae 1714
Gov. Funding & Finance, Enlarging Capital Stock of Bank of England (2 copies) An Act to Explain part of an Act made in the Seventh Year of her Majesties Reign, (for Enlarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England, and for Raising a further Supply to Her Majesty, for the Service of the Year, One thousand seven hundred and nine) so far as the same related to Unwrought Incle Imported into this Kingdom. Anno Duodecimo Annae Reginae 1714
Gov. Funding & Finance, Duties upon Malt, Mum, Syder and Perry An Act for Charging and Continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and fifteen; And for Making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, and Lottery Tickets, Lost, Burnt, or Destroyed; And for Enlarging the time for Adjusting Claims in several Lotteries; And for Making foth new Orders in lieu of certain Lottery Orders obliterated or defective; And for Continuing certain Duties on Hops, until the First Day of August, One thousand seven hundred and fifteen. Anno Primo Georgii Regis. 1715
Gov. Funding & Finance, Exchequer Bills, Annuities An Act for Enlarging the Fund of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, relating to Exchequer Bills; And for Settling an Additional Revenue of One hundred and twenty thousand Pounds per Annum upon His Majesty during His Life, for the Service of the Civil Government; And for Establishing a certain Fund of Fifty four thousand six hundred Pounds per Annum, in order to Raise a Sum not exceeding Nine hundred and ten thousand Pounds for the Service of the publick, by Sale of Annuities, after the Rate of Six Pounds per Centum per Annum, Redeemable by Parliament; And for Satisfying an Arrear for Work and Materials at Blemheim, Incurred whilst that Building was Carried on at the Expence of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, of Blessed Memory; And for other Purposes therein mentioned. Anno Primo Georgii Regis. 1715
Gov. Funding & Finance, Land-Tax in Great Britain An Act for Granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land-Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the year One thousand seven hundred and sixteen. Anno Primo Georgii Regis. 1715
[in cover with above] An Act to Attaint John Earl of Mar, William Murray Esquire, commonly called Marquess of Tullibardine, James Earl of Linlithgow, and James Drummond Esquire, commonly called Lord Drummond, of High Treason. Anno Primo Georgii Regis. 1715
Gov. Funding & Finance, making New Exchequer Bills An Act for making forth New Exchequer Bills, not exceeding One million, at a certain Interest; and for lending the same to the South-Sea Company at an higher Interest, upon Security of Repaying the same and such high Interest into the Exchequer for Uses to which the Fund for lessening the Publick Debts (called the Sinking Fund) is applicable; and for Circulating and Exchanging upon Demand the said Bills at or near the Exchequer. Anno Sexto Georgii Regis. 1720
Gov. Funding & Finance, Annuities An Act for the more easie Assigning or Transferring certain redeemable Annuities, payable at the Exchequer, by Endorsements on the standing Orders for the same. Anno Nono Georgii Regis. 1723
Gov. Funding & Finance, Land-Tax in Great Britain An Act for Granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land-Tax to be Raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred twenty five. Anno Undecimo Georgii Regis. 1724
Gov. Funding & Finance, Land-Tax in Great Britain An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land-Tax to be Raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred twenty six. Anno Duodecimo Georgii Regis 1725
Gov. Funding & Finance, Redeeming Annuities An Act for Redeeming the Annuities of Twenty five thousand Pounds per Annum, charged on the Civil List Revenues, by an Act of the Seventh Year of His Majesty's Reign; and for discharging the Debts and Arrears due from His majesty to his Servants, Tradesmen, and others. Anno Undecimo Georgii Regis. 1725. Item #100633
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