An ACTs for Transportacon of Beere over the Seas (1605)
| Artifact Summary | |
|---|---|
| Artifact type | Statute |
| Creator/author | Parliament of England |
| Date | 1605 |
| Period | Stuart |
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[Statutes of the Realm, Vol. IV, Part II, Anno 3o [& 4] JACOBI, I. A.D.1605. [& 1606.], CHAPTER XL.]
Baricy permitted, at certain sors and Dutses, by 1 Jac. I. c. 35. 18
Advantages of Exportation of Beer
WHERE THEREAS by a Statute made in the firste yeere of the Raigne of our moste gracious Sovaigne Lorde King Exportation of James, it is lawfull to transport over the Seas Barley or Mault, when the comon price thereof shall not exceede the prices in the saide Statute limited; by which saide Acte it is lawfull for everie pson and psons, being Subject of the King( Majestie his Heires and Successors, to transport of his owne, and to buy & transporte unto any Porte beyond the Seas in Amitie with his Majestie, to sell as Merchandize in Ships Crayers or other Vessells, whereof any English borne Subject or Subject then shalbe the Owner or Owners, any Barley or Maulte when the price of everie such Quarter of Barley or Mault exceedes not at the Tymes Havens and Places where and when the same shalbe shipped or laden, the sume of fourteene shilling currant Englishe Money, paying to the King Majestic his Heires and Successors for the Custome and Pondage of everie such Quarter of Barley and Mault so transported, the sime of sixteene pence, in full satisfacción of all manner of Custome and Pondage for the same: Now for that by the transporting of Beere, the Custome and Pondage that will growe due to the King Majestie for the same Beere will be much greater then when the Barley and Mault whereof the saide Beere is made is transported, and also that the Navye and Marriners of this Realme will be the more increased, for that one Ship or Boate loade of Barley or Mault will, if the same be brued out into Beere, make foure severall Ships or Boates loade of the same burthen of Becre to be transported; The Tillage likewise of this Realme will be cherished and increased, by reason of the more speedie and often vent of the Beere, then of Barley or Mault: And also by the brewing of such Maulte into Beere within this Realme to be transported, divers Port Townes will be greatly comforted and relieved, many of his Majestics Subject thereby imployed and set on worke, and the Trades of Coupers and Brewers will be thereby better enhabled to live and mainetaine themselves theire Wives Children and Famylies: Be it therefore enacted by the Kingť most excellent Majestie the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall and by the Conions of this psent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That at all tymes from and after the Feaste of Pentecost, which shall be in the yeere of our Lorde God One thousand sixe hundred and seven, it shall and may be lawfuil for all and everie pson and psons to transport of his owne, or to buy and transporte, or cause to be bought and transported, any Beere with the Caske unto any Place or Places beyond the Seas in Amitie and League with his Majestie his Heires or Successors, to sell as Merchandize or otherwise, in Ships Crayers or other Vessells, when the price of everie Quarter of Mault at the Tymes Havens and Places when and where the same shall bee shipped and loaden exceede not the some of sixteene shillinge currant Englishe Money, Any Ordinaunce Lawe or Statute to the contrarie thereof in any wise notwithstanding: And that the Kingę Majestie his Heires and Successors shall have and receive by the Customers Comptrollers and Officers of his Portes where such Beere shall be soe shipped or loaden to be transported, the some of eight shillingf sixe pence for [Impost(,'] and eighteene pence for Custome, to be paide by everie Subjecte of the Kingť Majestie his Heires and Successors for everie Tunne of Beere soe to be transported; and likewise the some of tenne shilling for Impost, and two and twentie pence halfe penny for Custome, to be paide by everie Stranger which shall be in full satisfaccion of all manner of Custome Poundage Impost or other Ducties whatsoever for the same Beere; Any Constitución Order Lawe Statute or Custome heretofore made used or taken for transporting of any such Beere to the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding
Beer may be exported wire Malt at 16 per Quarter
Impost and Custome, on Beer to exported
Previso fue
of Clapboards
PROVIDED neverthelesse and bee it further enacted and declared, That this Acte nor any thing therein contained shall extend to repeale or make voide any Clause Article or Provision contained in any former Lawe now in force, Importation touching the bringing in of Clapborde Caske or Shaffoldbord, but that everie such Branch Article Clause or Provision shall extend as well unto all and everie transportacon or transportacons made lawfull and warranted by vertue of this Acte as otherwise, Any thing conteyned in this Acte to the contrarie notwithstanding
(1) This Acte to continue but to the end of the first Session of the next Parliament
M. Continuance of Acta
