{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-2-act-1695/section-XVIII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-2-act-1695/section-XVIII.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Will3/7-8/10",
  "legislation_title": "Taxation (No. 2) Act 1695",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-2-act-1695",
  "path": "section/XVIII",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XVIII",
  "heading": "Guineas not to be taken at a higher Rate than 26s. and so in proportion for Half Guineas, &c.",
  "text": "Penalty; Not to compel the taking at the Rate of 26s.\nAnd for preventing the further increase of the Rate of coined Gold and the Mischiefs which may thence befall this Realme Bee it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred ninety six noe Person shall receive take or pay any of the Pieces of Gold Coine of this Kingdome commonly called Guineas att any greater or higher Rate than Twenty six Shillings for each Guinea and not to exceed the same in proportion for the Pieces of Gold called Halfe-Guineas Double Guineas and Five Pound Pieces And in case any Person shall offend herein hee shall forfeit for every such Offence Double the value of the Gold soe received or paid and alsoe the Sum[m]. of Twenty Pounds the one moiety to His Majestie and the other moiety to the Person or Persons who shall sue or informe for the same to bee recovered with Costs of Suit in any of His Majesties Courts of Record by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein no Priveledge Protection or Wager of Law shall bee allowed nor any more then one Imparlance And bee it declared That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or bee construed to compell any person or p[er]sons to receive any Guinea or Guineas att the said Rate of Twenty six Shillings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/10/section/XVIII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:23:42.878527+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}