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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-duty-act-1694/section-IX",
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  "legislation": "aep/WillandMar/6-7/6",
  "legislation_title": "Marriage Duty Act 1694",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-duty-act-1694",
  "path": "section/IX",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "IX",
  "heading": "A further Duty on Bachelors and Widowers above. 25 Years, being",
  "text": "And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That from and after the said First day of May all and every person and persons of the several orders ranks degrees and qualifications herein after mentioned inhabiting and residing or which shall happen to inhabit and reside in the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed being Batchelors above the age of Five and twenty yeares or Widdowers without any Child or Children shall pay to his Majesty his Heires and Successors yearely dureing the said terme of Five years or for soe long time thereof as they shall continue unmarried and noe longer the several and respective duties and su[m]ms of money hereinafter mencõed over and above the said yearely su[m]m of One shilling (that is to say.)\na Duke;\nEvery person of the degree of a Duke of England Scotland or Ireland the yearely su[m]m of Twelve pounds and Tenne shillings\na Marquis;\nAnd every person of the degree of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Tenn pounds\nan Earl;\nEvery person of the degree of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Seven pounds and Ten shillings\na Viscount;\nEvery person of the degree of a Viscount of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Six pounds and Five shillings\na Baron;\nEvery person of the degree of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Five pounds\neldest Son of a Duke;\nEvery eldest son of a Duke of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Seven pounds and Ten shillings\nyounger Son of a Duke;\nEvery younger son of such Duke the yearely su[m]m of Six pounds and Five shillings\neldest Son of a Marquis;\nEvery eldest son of a Marquesse of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Six pounds and Five shillings\nyounger Son of a Marquis;\nEvery younger son of such Marquesse the yearely su[m]m of Five pounds\neldest Son of an Earl;\nEvery eldest son of an Earle of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Five pounds\nEvery younger son of such Earle the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds and fifteen shillings\nyounger Son of an Earl;\nEvery eldest son of a Viscount of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Foure pounds seven shillings and six pence\nyounger Son of a Viscount;\nEvery younger son of such Viscount the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds six shillings and eight pence\nyounger Son of a Viscount; eldest Son of a Baron;\nEvery eldest son of a Baron of any of the said Three Kingdomes the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds fifteen shillings\nyounger Son of a Baron;\nEvery younger son of such Baron the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds\na Baronet;\nEvery person of the degree of a Baronett of any of the said Three Kingdomes or of Nova Scotia the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds and fifteene shillings\nKnight of the Bath;\nEvery person that is a Knight of the Order of the Bath the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds and fifteene shillings\na Knight Bachelor;\nEvery person who is a Knight the Batchelor the yearely su[m]m of Two pounds ten shillings\nBachelor:\nEvery Serjeant att Law being the Kings Serjeant the yearely su[m]m of Five pounds\nThe King's Sergeant;\nEvery other Serjeant att Law the yearely su[m]m of Three pounds fifteene shillings\na Sergeant at Law; an Esquire\nEvery Esquire or reputed Esquire or owning or writing himselfe to bee such the yearely su[m]m of One pound five shillings\na Gentleman;\nEvery Gentleman or reputed Gentleman or soe owning or writeing himselfe to bee such the yearely su[m]m of Five shillings\nan Archbishop:\nEvery person of the degree of an Arch-Bishopp the yearley su[m]m of Twelve pounds and ten shillings\na Bishop;\nEvery person of the degree of a Bishopp the yearely, su[m]m of Five pounds\na Dean;\nEvery person of the degree of a Deane of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church the yearely su[m]m of Two pounds and ten shillings\nan Archdeacon;\nEvery person of the degree of an Arch-Deacon the yearely su[m]m of Twelve shillings and six pence\na Canon or Prebendary\nEvery Canon or Prebendary of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church the yearely su[m]m of Twelve shillings and six pence.\nDoctor of Divinity, Law, and Physic;\nEvery person of the degree of a Doctor of Divinity Law or Physick the yearely su[m]m of One pound and five shillings\na Son of an Archbishop, &c.\nEvery son of an Arch-Bishopp Bishopp Dean Arch-Deacon Canon Prebendary Doctor of Divinity Law or Physick the yearely su[m]m of Five shillings\nPersons of Real Estate of £50 per Ann. or of Personal Estate of £600 and upwards; Sons of such Persons,\nEvery other person haveing a real estate of the value of Fifty pounds per annum or upwards or a personal estate of the value of Six hundred pounds or upwards and not charged under any of the orders ranks degrees or qualifications aforesaid the yearely su[m]m of Five shillings\nSons of such Persons; Duty to be paid Half-yearly.\nAnd every son of such person haveing such real or personal estate the yearely su[m]m of Two shillings and Six pence which said several and respective yearely su[m]ms hereby charged shall bee paid by Two equal halfe yearely payments att the Two most usual feasts in the yeare (that is to say) att the feasts of Saint Michael the Arch-angel and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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