# Taxation (No. 5) Act 1694, Section XII: Duties upon Coal or Culm brought into any Port for Five Years. Particular Rates. And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that for all sorts of Coals and Culm (except Charcoal made of wood) which from and after the said Nine and twentieth day of September in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety five shall bee water-borne or shall bee laid on board any shipp or vessell to bee carried imported or brought or which shall bee carried imported or brought in any shipp or vessell into any port or place in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed from any port or place within the said Kingdom Dominion or Towne of Berwicke or from the Kingdome of Scotland in or dureing the space of Five yeares commencing from the said Nine and twentieth day of September there shall bee paid and answered unto his Majesty his Heires and Successors (over and besides all other impositions duties and su[m]ms of money in any wise due or payable for the same) the several and respective impositions rates duties and su[m]ms of money following (that is to say.) Coals per Chaldron 58. For every Chaldron of all such sorts of Coals as are usually sold by measure reckoning Six and thirty bushels to the Chaldron Winchester measure the su[m]m of Five shillings. Culm per Chaldron 1s. And for every Chaldron of Culme reckoning Six and thirty bushells to the Chaldron Winchester measure the su[m]m of One shilling. Coals sold by Weight, per Ton 58. And for every Tun of all sorts of Coals usually sold by weight imported or carried in any shipp or vessell from any part of England or Wales or from Scotland into any other part or place in England or Wales reckoning Twenty hundred weight to each Tun the su[m]m of Five shillings. Duties to be paid in the Port of Importation before breaking Bulk; and before Meter appointed; Receipt for the same without Fee; Coals or Culm unshipped before Duties paid, Coals and Ship forfeited. Which said several impositions rates duties and su[m]ms of money aforesaid shall from time to time dureing the said terme of Five yeares be answered and paid att the respective ports and places of Importation or landing of the said Coals and Culme unto his Majesty his Heires and Successors or to such Officer or person as shall by his Majesty his Heires or Successors or by the Commissioners of his Majesties Customes or any Foure or more of them for the time being under their hands and seales bee thereunto appointed by the master owner or owners or other person or persons haveing or takeing the charge of any shipp or vessel on which any Coals or Culme shall bee laden or wherein they shall bee imported carried or brought before bulk of the said shipp or vessell shall bee broken or any the said Coals or Culme unladen and before any meeter measurer or weigher shall bee appointed for the weighing or measureing thereof upon receipt whereof the party appointed to receive the same shall without delay fee or reward deliver a receipt under his hand to the person or persons who shall pay the said duty which receipt shall for soe much bee a sufficient discharge of all which shipps and vessells and of the coals and culme therein imported or brought due entries shall from time to time bee made in the Custom House of or belonging to such port or place where such importation shall bee made (if any Custome House shall bee there) or else in the Custome House of the next port or place where such importation shall bee and in case any of the said Coals or Culme shall bee unshipped to bee laid on land before the impositions duties or su[m]ms aforesaid respectively due for the same shall bee paid or secured that then aswell the said Coals and Culme soe unshipped as alsoe the shipp or vessell out of which the same shall bee soe unshipped with all her guns tackle furniture and ammunition shall bee forfeited and lost one moiety of which forfeitures shall bee unto his Majesty his Heires and Successors and the other moiety to such person or persons as shall seize sue or informe for the same to bee recovered in any of his Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster by action of debt bill plaint or informac[i]on wherein noe essoigne protection or wager of law shall bee admitted. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/6-7/18/section/XII (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-no-5-act-1694/section-XII Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.