An exact and true table of the fees of the chief, or head-searcher, and of His Majesties five under-searchers in the port of London, established by the Commons in Parliament, anno 14 Car. 2 together with an account of the several laws and statutes that forbid them to exact, require, or receive, any other or greater fee of any merchant or other person whatsoever, than the several fees here under-specified, and the penalty and punishment of those searchers or officers that shall act contrary to the said laws / collected for the benefit of all persons, as well merchants as others, trading in the port of London. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. 1680 Approx. 11 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2012-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A38905 Wing E3627 ESTC R3447 11882822 ocm 11882822 50333

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An EXACT and TRUE TABLE Of the FEES of the Chief, or Head-Searcher, and of His Majeſties five Under-Searchers in the Port of London, Eſtabliſhed by the Commons in PARLIAMENT, Anno 14 Car. 2. Together with an Account of the ſeveral Laws and Statutes that forbid them to Exact, Require, or Receive, any other or greater Fee of any Merchant or other Perſon whatſoever, than the ſeveral Fees here under-ſpecified, and the Penalty and Puniſhment of thoſe Searchers or Officers that ſhall act contrary to the ſaid Laws. Collected for the Benefit of all Perſons, as well Merchants as others, Trading in the Port of London.

The lawful Fees between the Chief, or Head-Searcher, and His Majeſties five Ʋnder-Searchers that attend at London. s. d. For every Ship that paſſeth into Foreign Parts at clearing out SPAIN, Portugal, the Streights, Weſt-Indies, Guinny, or the Weſtern-Iſlands. 06 00 Eaſt-India 10 00 All other Engliſh Ships into Foreign Parts 04 00 For every Strangers Ship or Bottom 06 08 The Lawful Fees due to His Majeſties five Ʋnder-Searchers that attend at London. s. d. Engliſh and Aliens FOR every Certificate for ſhipping out Goods, formerly Imported 02 00 But if half the Subſidy to be received back amounts but to forty ſhillings, then 01 00 To be paid by Engliſh and Aliens for Goods that pay Subſidy and paſs out by Cocquet or Warrant. Pipe, Puncheon, or Butt 00 04 Hogſhead or Bagg 00 02 Tin, the Block or Barrel 00 01 Beer-eager, Wood of all ſorts, Copperas, Allom, and ſuch groſs Goods, the Tun 00 04 Corn the Laſt, Sea-Coal the Chaldron, Beer the Ton, Lead the Fodder 00 02 The Maund, Fat, or Pack 00 06 The Lawful Fees due to the five Ʋnder Searchers. s. d. To be paid by Engliſh and Aliens for Goods that pay Subſidy and paſs out by Cocquet or Warrant. The Bundle, Bale, Cheſt, or Caſe, 00 03 Raiſins and Figs, the twenty Frails or Barrels 00 03 Butter and ſuch Goods, the Barrel 00 02 For every Coſt Certificate or Cocquet 01 00 Tranſires for the Coaſt, free 00 00 For every Horſe, Mare, or Gelding 01 00 For certifying every Debenture for receiving back half Subſidy, &c. 00 06 For every piece of Ordnance 01 00 For the Endorſement of every Cocquet 01 00 For every Certificate out of their Books, of Goods loſt at Sea, taken by Pirates, or return'd, whereby by ſo much may be ſhip'd Cuſtom-free 01 00 For every Bill of Sufferance, or Bill of Store above ten Shillings in the Book of Rates 01 00 If under 00 06 The Fardle or Truſs by Engliſh of three hundred weight, or upwards 00 06 Woollen-Cloth, the Bale not exceeding five Cloths, or three hundred weight, Stuffs, Bayes or Says 00 03 Merchants Strangers, Un-freemen of London, or ſuch as ſhip on Strangers Ships or Veſſels. The Fardle or Truſs 01 00 The Bale 00 06

Signed by vertue of an Order from the Houſe of Commons Dated the 17th of May, 1662. E. TURNER.

Note here, That Merchants Strangers, Un-freemen of London, or ſuch as Ship on Strangers Ships or Veſſels, are not obliged to pay to the Searchers double Fees or Duties for any parcel of Goods whatſoever, except the Fardel or Truſs, 1 s. and the Bale 6 d.

Note alſo, That there is no Fees due to the Searchers, or any other Perſon whatſoever for Victualling Bills and Contents. And it is farther to be obſerved, That there is no Fee due to the Searchers, for any parcel of Goods that paſs out by Cocquet or Warrant, that is not particularly expreſſed in the aboveſaid Table, as for inſtance; for a Coach or Cart, &c. if they paſs by Cocquet or Warrant, there is no Fee due, becauſe not above expreſſed, but if by Bill of Store, then 6 d. and no more, by reaſon it pays under 10 s. Cuſtom.

Note, That every Searcher that belongs to the Cuſtom-Houſe, that takes greater Fees or Duties than what are above expreſſed, is guilty of that odious and abominable Crime Extortion, or Exaction, the Definition of which, you have in my Lord Cooks ſenſe, to be this, (viz.) Extortion in its proper ſenſe, is a great Miſpriſion, by wreſting, or unlawfully taking by any Officer, by colour of his Office, any money, or valuable thing, of or from any man, either that is not due, or more than is due, or before it be due. 1 Inſtit. pag. 368. And in the ſame page, he ſaith, that it is ever accompanied with the grievous ſin of Perjury.

Another ſaith, that Extortion is Wrong done by any Officer by colour of his Office, by taking exceſſive Reward or Fee for Execution of his Office, or otherwiſe; That it is no other thing than plain Robbery, or rather more odious than Robbery; for Robbery is apparent, and alwayes hath with it the countenance of Vice; but Extortion being as great a Vice as Robbery, it carries with it a countenance of Vertue, by reaſon whereof it is the more hard to be tried or diſcerned, and therefore more Odious. Expoſ. Law-Terms, pag. 153.

And becauſe ſome there are that will not ſtick to ſtretch their Office, Credit, and Conſcience, to purchaſe money, as well by Extortion as otherwiſe, it may not be amiſs to give the Reader an account of thoſe Laws, Orders, and Rules, which are now in Force, and eſtabliſh'd by Act of Parliament, and the Penalties that are inſerted therein, that ſo all Searchers that ſhall offend in that kind, in taking any other or greater Fees then are above expreſſed and Eſtabliſh'd by Law, may know the Penalties and Dangers they incurr, and ſo avoid them; and alſo that all Perſons whatſoever grieved thereby, may know and be acquainted with their Remedy and Relief againſt all ſuch Searchers that ſhall ſo offend.

And in general, All Perſons that are guilty of Extortion, or Exaction, are guilty of a Great Miſpriſion, and ſo lyable to be indicted; and for their Puniſhment, my Lord Cook ſaith, that the Antient Common Law is, that Extortion and Exaction in His Majeſties Officers, is puniſhable by Fine and Impriſonment.

12 Car. 2. For the particular Penalties againſt all Searchers that ſhall offend in this kind, ſee the 24th Rule in the Book of Rates, purſuant to the Act of Tonnage and Poundage, which is as followeth (viz.) For avoiding of all Oppreſſion by any of the Officers of the Cuſtoms in any Port of this Kingdom, in exacting unreaſonable Fees from the Merchants, by reaſon of any Entry, or otherwiſe, touching the Shipping or Unſhipping of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, It is Ordered, That no Officer, Clerk, or other, belonging to any Cuſtom-Houſe whatſoever, ſhall EXACT, REQƲIRE, or RECEIVE any other, or greater Fee, of any Merchant or other whatſoever, than ſuch as are, or ſhall be Eſtabliſh'd by the Commons in Parliament Aſſembled. If any Officer or other ſhall Offend contrary to this Order, he ſhall forfeit his Office and Place, and be for ever after uncapable of • ny Office in the Cuſtom-Houſe. And it is further Provided by the ſaid Act, that all Merchants, as well Denizens as Strangers, be well and honeſtly entreated • nd demeaned, without Oppreſſion to them to be done.

14 Car. 2. And alſo in an Act intituled, An Act for Preventing Frauds, and Regulati •• Abuſes in His Majeſties Cuſtoms, it is Provided and Enacted, That if any Perſon employed in His Majeſties Cuſtoms, ſhall demand or take any other or greate • • um of Money than by Law is now due, or hereafter ſhall become due, or ſhall put any Merchant or other out of his Turn, without expreſs Order before, or im •• diate Approbation after, from the Perſon or Perſons who are or ſhall be appointed by His Majeſty to Manage his Cuſtoms, or the Superiour Officers for the Cu ••• ms; or ſhall illegally Detain the Goods of any Perſon, or ſhall Neglect or Refuſe to make Repayments and Allowances, which are or ſhall be due ſince the ••• th of June 1660. or ſhall not after Notice given, Give out and Execute his Warrant, ſhall be liable to double Coſts and Damages.

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