pursuant to the same act (other than such chapels as, according to the same act, should be converted into parochial churches) the first rector should be nominated and appointed by her majesty, of and in such new church and parish; in which act there being no express saving to the said principal and scholars, and their successors, of their right upon every vacancy, from time to time, to nominate or present respectively fit clerks to officiate, as aforesaid, it may happen to be controverted, whether the first rector in every new church and parish, to be erected or constituted pursuant to the same act, in the said parish of Stebunheath alias Stepney, and also in such chapels within the same parish as should be converted into parochial churchs, pursuant to the same act, might belong to the said principal and scholars, and their successors, to nominate and appoint: now for the preventing of all such controversies, it is hereby enacted, &c.

The principal and scholars of Brazen Nose in Oxford, shall nominate the first rector in every new church or chapel turned into a church in Stepney parish. Nothing in this act shall prejudice the right, &c. of John Walker, &c. P. R.

1 GEORGE 1, STAT. 2, CAP. 23.-An act for making provision for the ministers of the fifty new churches, which are to be built in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof; and for rebuilding and finishing the parish church of Saint Mary, Woolnoth in the said city of London. Most gracious sovereign; whereas by an act of parliament made in the ninth year of the reign of her 9 Anne, c. 22. late majesty queen Anne, intituled, an act for granting to her majesty several duties upon coals, for building fifty new churches in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof, and other purposes therein mentioned, it was enacted, that for all sorts of coals and culm, which from and after the fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, and before the nine and twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, should be imported and brought into the port of the city of London, or the river of Thames, within the liberty of the said city upon the same river, there should be paid to her said late majesty, her heirs and successors, by way of imposition thereupon, over and besides all other impositions and duties, according to the rates therein and hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, from and after the said fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, and before the nine and twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, for all such sorts of coals and culm as are usually sold by the chaldron, for every chaldron thereof, containing thirty-six bushels Winchester measure, the sum of two shillings; and for such sort of coals as are sold by the ton, for every ton thereof, containing twenty hundred weight, the sum of two shillings; and from and after the eight and twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, and before the eight and twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, there should be paid for every such said chaldron of coals and culm, and ton of coals, the sum of three shillings, the same to be raised, levied, collected and paid to her said late majesty, her heirs and successors, as therein is mentioned: and it is thereby further enacted, that all and every such sum and sums of money, which should be raised,

collected, and levied by virtue of that act (the necessary charges of raising, managing and accounting for the same, excepted) should from time to time, be brought and paid into the receipt of exchequer and by force and virtue of that act were and should be appropriated, issued, applied and disposed, for the building of fifty new churches of stone and other proper materials, with towers or steeples to each of them; whereof one was by the said act directed to be erected in the parish of East Greenwich in the county of Kent; and for purchasing of sites of churches, and church-yards, and burying-places, in or near the cities of London and Westminster, or the suburbs thereof; and for making such chapels, as were then already built and capable thereof, parish churches, and for purchasing houses for the habitations of the ministers of the said churches; and for applying the sum of four thousand pounds per annum, out of the said duties and impositions, towards the repairing and finishing the collegiate church of Saint Peter Westminster, and the chapels of the same; and also for applying the sum of six thousand pounds per annum, out of the said duties and impositions arising by that act, towards the finishing Greenwich Hospital, and the chapels thereunto belonging, and to and for none other use, intent, or purpose whatsoever and it was thereby further enacted, that it should and might be lawful, to and for her said late majesty, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, to nominate, constitute, and appoint such persons as her said late majesty should think fit to be commissioners for the purposes in that act mentioned; which said commissioners or so many of them as should by the said commission be authorized, are by the said act directed to inquire and inform themselves, in what parishes the said new churches (except that for Greenwich) were most necessary to be built, and of proper places for the sites of the said respective new churches, and also a cemetery or church-yard for each of the said churches, for the burial of christian people, to be purchased; and also which of the said chapels were fit to be made parish churches; and to ascertain the several houses, lands, tenements and hereditaments, and the bounds and limits which in their judgments or opinion might be fit to be made distinct parishes; and to inquire and inform themselves, by the best means they could, of the value of such houses, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and of the respective estates and interests therein which they should think necessary to be purchased for the said sites and cemeteries, and for houses for the habitations of the respective ministers; and the said commissioners were by the said act required on or before the four and twentieth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eleven, to report or certify to her said late majesty in writing, under their hands and seals, such matters and things as should appear to them upon their inquiries aforesaid, with their opinions thereupon, and present a duplicate of such report or certificate to each of the two houses of parliament, to the end such further directions might be given thereupon, as might be pursuant to her said late majesty's pious intentions in the premises: and whereas by 10Anne, c.11. one other act of parliament, made in the tenth year of her said late majesty's reign intituled, an act for enlarging the time given to the commissioners appointed by her majesty, pursuant to an act for granting

to her majesty several duties on coals, for building fifty new churches in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof, and other purposes therein mentioned; and also for giving the said commissioners further powers for the better effecting the same; and for appointing monies for rebuilding the parish church of Saint Mary Woolnoth in the city of London; reciting therein in part the said recited act, and that in pursuance thereof her said late majesty, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, did nominate, constitute, and appoint several commissioners for the purposes in the said first recited act mentioned, with such powers and authorities as 9 Anne, c. 22. in the same act are expressed; and further reciting, that the said commissioners did apply themselves to the execution of the powers therein mentioned, but could not perfect within the time limited what was by the said act intended; it was therefore enacted by the said act of the tenth year of the reign of her said late majesty, that notwithstanding the time limited by the said letters patent was expired, it should and might be lawful, to and for the said commissioners so appointed by the said letters patent, or any five or more of them, and they were thereby authorized and required to meet, from time to time, as often as there should be occasion, either with or without adjournments, and to inquire and inform themselves of all and every the matters and things therein committed to them, or any five or more of them, in or by the said first recited act, or by that 9 Anne, c. 22, present act intended to be by them performed, until they should have completed and finished the same: and it was thereby further provided and enacted, that it should and might be lawful to and for her said late majesty, her heirs and successors, at any time before the twenty-ninth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twelve, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, to nominate, constitute and appoint such persons to be commissioners to execute all and every the powers in the said several acts mentioned, 10Anne, c.11. as her said late majesty should think fit; and from such appointment so made, the powers granted by the said act of the tenth year of the reign of her said late majesty, to the commissioners in the former letters patent, should determine: and whereas her said late majesty did, in pursuance of the said last recited act, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, bearing date on or about the seven and twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twelve, nominate, constitute, and appoint several persons to be commissioners for the purposes in the said recited acts mentioned; and that they, or any five or more of them, should do, perform and execute all and every the powers, matters and things in and by the said recited acts, and either of them, appointed to be done and performed: we your majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament assembled, being zealous to provide such supplies as may enable your majesty to pursue your pious and gracious intentions, to provide for the maintenance of the ministers who are to attend the service of God in the new churches to be erected, pursuant to the said recited acts of parliament, in or about the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof, for the honor of the church of England, and the advancement of our holy religion, do most humbly present to your majesty the several

on coals and

of London,

The rates.

impositions, rates and duties hereinafter mentioned, and do beseech Additional your majesty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the imposition king's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent culm brought of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons, in this present into the port parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that for all &c. from Sept. sorts of coals and culm which, from and after the twenty-seventh 27, 1724, to day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, and Sept.28, 1725. before the twenty-eighth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty-five, shall be imported and brought into the port of the city of London, or the river of Thames, within the liberty of the said city upon the same river, there shall be paid to his majesty, his heirs and successors, by way of imposition thereupon, over and besides all other impositions and duties, according to the rates hereafter mentioned, that is to say, for all such sorts of coals and culm as are usually sold by the chaldron, for every chaldron thereof, containing thirty-six bushels, Winchester measure, the sum of three shillings; and for such sort of coals as are sold by the ton, for every ton thereof, containing twenty hundred weight, the sum of three To be raised, shillings: which said respective sums of three shillings for every &c. by an act chaldron of coals and culm, and ton of coals, shall from time to time during the term before mentioned, be raised, levied, collected and paid to his majesty, his heirs and successors, in the same manner, method and form, and at such places, and by such rules, ways and means, and under such penalties and forfeitures as are mentioned, expressed and referred unto, in and by any act, law, or statute, acts, laws or statutes now in force, for raising, levying, collecting, or answering any other duty or duties now payable to his majesty for or upon any coals or culm whatsoever, imported or brought coastwise into the said port of London; and that all and every the powers, authorities, penalties, forfeitures, disabilities, articles, rules and clauses, in the same acts, laws, and statutes, or any of them, mentioned or contained (except such and so much of them for and concerning which it is otherwise provided in this present act) shall be of such force and effect, to all intents and purposes for the raising, levying, collecting and answering the impositions hereby granted, for and during the said term hereinbefore limited, as if the same were particularly and at large set down and enacted by this act.

now in force.

Concerning the duty on

coals, &c. see further

22 G. 2, c. 37.

30 G. 2, c. 19, s. 28.

The money

into the ex

for the main

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all to be brought and every such sum and sums of money, which shall be raised, chequer, and collected and levied by virtue of this act (the necessary charges of appropriated raising, managing and accounting for the same excepted) shall, from tenance of time to time, be brought and paid into the receipt of exchequer, and the ministers by force and virtue of this act, are and shall be appropriated for and towards the providing due maintenance for the ministers to attend the service of God in the new churches to be erected in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof, pursuant to the said recited acts of parliament, and shall for that 2 Geo.2, c. 10, purpose be issued, applied and disposed in such manner, as shall hereafter be directed by parliament.

Part of this

money how to be applied.

s. 1.

Not toextend III. Provided, that this act, or any thing therein contained, shall tocoals forthe not extend, or be construed to extend to charge or lay any of sea Hospital. the duties or impositions hereby imposed upon such coals, (not

use of Chel

exceeding one hundred chaldrons by the year) as shall be brought into the port of London from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, or any other place for the only use and service of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

execute the

former acts.

how a main

before March

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it The king may shall and may be lawful to and for his majesty, his heirs and suc- appoint comcessors, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, from missioners to time to time, to nominate, constitute and appoint such persons as powers in the his majesty, his heirs and successors, shall think fit, to be commissioners, who, or any five or more of them, shall have power to execute all and every the powers, matters, and things in and by the said recited acts, or either of them, appointed to be done and performed; any thing in the acts before recited, or in any other act or acts to the contrary notwithstanding; and also to inquire and inform them- And inform selves in what manner, by and out of the duties hereby granted, and themselves otherwise, a due maintenance may be provided and settled for the tenance may ministers who are to attend the service of God in the said new be provided churches, to be erected and built in and about the cities of London ministers. and Westminster, and suburbs thereof; which said commissioners, or any five or more of them, shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, report or certify to his majesty, his heirs and successors, in writing under their hands And shall and seals, such matters and things as shall appear to them upon 25, 1716, certheir inquiries as aforesaid, with their opinions thereupon, and tify their inpresent a duplicate of such report or certificate to each of the two quiries to his houses of parliament, to the end such further directions may be give a dupligiven thereupon, as may be pursuant to his majesty's pious intentions cast of in the premises; and from such appointment of new commissioners liament. so to be made, the powers granted to, or vested in the commissioners The former in the said last recited letters patent named, shall determine; but commissionnevertheless all contracts and agreements, which were made and ers' power to perfected by the said commissioners, in the said last recited letters But their patent named, on or before the twentieth day of August one thou- contracts besand seven hundred and fifteen, shall be of the same force and effect 20, 1715, to be as they would have been, if this present act had not been made. V. And whereas the provision made by the said recited act of the Clause for tenth year of her said late majesty's reign, for rebuilding the parish rebuilding church of Saint Mary Woolmoth, London, is at present ineffectual, by church of St. reason of the great charges and incumbrances upon the duty and Mary Woolrevenue from which the said provision was to issue; and it is abso- 10Anne, c.11. lutely necessary that the said church should be immediately rebuilt: be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the said parish church of Saint Mary Woolnoth, and the tower thereof, shall be rebuilt and finished in such manner as the said commissioners already authorized, or the commissioners to be authorized by virtue of this act, shall direct, out of the duties granted by the said recited

majesty, and

cate to each

par

determine.

fore August

in force.

the parish

noth, London

act of the ninth year of her said late majesty's reign; and that 9 Anne, c. 22. the monies to be employed for that purpose shall be replaced and made good out of, and by the monies applicable by virtue of the said act of the tenth year of her said late majesty's reign, to the rebuilding and finishing the said church and the tower thereof.

[Vide 1 Geo. 2, c. 8. 4 Geo. 1, c. 5, and 4 & 5 Geo. 1, c. 9.]