Stamps Act 1697
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
(9 Will. 3) C A P. XXV.
Most Gracious Sovereign ,
WE Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons in Parliament assembled, being desirous to raise such Aids and Supplies as may be proportionable to your Majesty's great and extraordinary Occasions, do humbly present your Majesty with the free Gift of the further Rates and Duties herein after mentioned; and do beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, and by Authority of the same, That from and after the first DayofAugust in the Year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety-eight, there shall be throughout the Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Tweed , raised, collected, and paid unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for ever, for the several and respective Things herein after mentioned, which shall be written or ingrossed at any Time or Times after the said first Day of August one thousand six hundred ninety-eight (over and above the Rates and Duties, and Sums of Money, now dueand payable to his Majesty, or to any Person or Persons, Bodies Politick or Corporate whatsoever for the same) the several and respective Rates, Impositions, Duties, Charges, and Sums of Money herein after expressed, in Manner and Form following, (that is to say)
II Grants or Letters Patents, &c. 40 s. per Skin or Piece.
II. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, on which any Grants or Letters Patents under the Great Seal ofEngland , or the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine of Lancaster , of any Honour, Dignity, Promotion, Franchise, Liberty, or Privilege, to any Person or Persons, Bodies Politick or Corporate, or Exemplifications of the same, shall be ingrossed or written (Commissions of Rebellion in Process always excepted) the Sum of forty Shillings.
III Pardons, &c. \(except Newgate Pardons, &c.) 40 s. per Skin.
III. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, on which any Pardon (except the General Circuits, andNewgate , Pardon) of or for any Crime or Offence, or of any Sum of Money or Forfeiture whatsoever, or on which any Warrant of Reprieve, or Relaxation from any Fines, Corporal Punishments, or other Forfeiture, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
IV Grant of Money, &c. 40 s. per Skin or Sheet.
IV. For every Skin of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Grant from his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, of any Sum of Money exceeding one hundred Pounds, which shall pass the Great Seal, or Privy Seal (not directed to the Great Seal) shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
V Grant of Office or Employment above 50 l. per Ann. 40 s.
V. For every Skin of Vellum or Parchment, or for every Sheet of Paper, upon which any Grant of any Office or Employment, which shall be above the Value of fifty Poundsper Annum , shall be written or ingrossed, the Sum of forty Shillings.
VI and of Lands in Fee, &c. under the Great Seal, &c. 40 s.
VI. For every Skin of Vellum or Parchment, on which any Grant of Lands in Fee, Lease for Years, or other Grant or Profit, not herein particularly charged, that shall pass the Great Seal ofEngland , the Seal of the Exchequer, the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine of Lancaster , or the Privy Seal (not directed to the Great Seal) shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
VII Presentation or Donation, &c. 40 s.
VII. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Presentation or Donation which shall pass the Great Seal ofEngland , or upon which any Collation to be made by any Archbishop, or other Bishop, or any Presentation or Donation to be made by any Patron whatsoever, of or to any Benefice, Dignity, or Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Promotion whatsoever, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum offorty Shillings; Provided such Benefice, Dignity, or Promotion be of the yearly Value of ten Pounds or above in the King's Books.
VIII Dispensation to hold two Benefices, 40 s.
VIII. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet or Piece of Paper, on which any Dispensation to hold two Ecclesiastical Dignities or Benefices, or both a Dignity and a Benefice, or any other Dispensation or Faculty from the Lord Archbishop ofCanterbury , or the Master of the Faculties for the time being, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
IX Admittance to Fellowship, or Attorney, &c. 40 s.
IX. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, Sheet or Piece of Paper, upon which Admittance of any Fellow of the College of Physicians, or of any Attorney, Clerk, Advocate, Proctor, Notary, or other Officer or Officers in any Court whatsoever, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
X Annual Officers in Corporations, &c. exempted.
X. Provided, That this Act shall not be extended to charge, with the Duty last mentioned, any annual Officer in any Corporation or inferior Court, whose Office is under the Value of ten Poundsper Annum , in Salaries, Fees, or other Perquisites, but the said annual Officer is hereby exempted and discharged from the said Duty.
XI Appeal from the Admiralty, Arches, &c. 40 s.
XI. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Appeal from the Court of Admiralty, Arches, or the Prerogative Courts ofCanterbury or York , shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of forty Shillings.
XII Exemplification, 5 s.
XII. For every Skin of Vellum or Parchment, upon which any Exemplification, of what Nature soever, that shall pass the Seal of any Court whatsoever, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XIII Decree in Chancery Exchequer, &c. 6 d.
XIII. For every Skin of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Decree or Dismission, made by or in the Court ofChancery, Exchequer , Court of the County Palatine or Duchy of Lancaster , Courts of the Counties Palatine of Chester, Durham , or other Court of Equity whatsoever, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of six Pence.
XIV Institution or Licence under Bishop's Seal, &c. 5 s.
XIV. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Institution or Licence that shall pass the Seal of any Archbishop or Bishop, Chancellor, or other Ordinary, or any ecclesiastical Court whatsoever, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XV Writ of Error, Certiorari, &c. 5 s.
XV. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which any Writ of Error,Certiorari , or Appeal (except to the Delegates) shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XVI Significavit, &c. 5 s.
XVI. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Sheet of Paper, upon which anySignificavit pro Corporis deliberatione shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XVII Sentence in the Admiralty, &c. 5 s.
XVII. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet or Piece of Paper, upon which any Sentence that shall be given in the Court of the Lord High Admiral ofEngland , or the Cinque Ports exercising Admiralty Jurisdiction, or upon any Attachment that shall be made out of any of the said Courts of Admiralty, or any Relaxation of any such Attachment, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XVIII Letters of Mart, 5 s.
XVIII. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet or Piece of Paper, upon which any Letters of Mart shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XIX Probates of Wills, Administrations, &c. 5 s.
XIX. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Piece of Paper, upon which any Probate of a Will, or Letters of Administration, for any Estate above the Value of twenty Pounds, shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of five Shillings.
XX Recognizance, Statute Staple, &c. 5 s.
XX. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, Sheet or Piece of Paper, upon which any Recognizance, Statute Staple, or Statute Merchant, shall be ingrossed or written, or entred of Record in any Court or Office, the Sum of five Shillings.
XXI Nisi prius or postea, 2 s. 6 d.
XXI. For any Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, upon which any Record ofNisi prius or Postea shall be ingrossed or written, the Sum of two Shillings and six Pence.
XXII Judgment, 2 s. 6 d.
XXII. For every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Paper, upon which shall be ingrossed or written any Judgment whatsoever, which shall be signed by the Master of any Office, or his Deputy or Secondary, or by any Prothonotary or his Secondary, Deputy or Clerk, or any other Officer belonging to any of the Courts atWestminster , who have Power, or usually doth or shall sign Judgments, the Sum of two...
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