Statutes of the Realm: Volume 7, 1695-1701. Originally published by Great Britain Record Commission, s.l, 1820.

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'Index: M', in Statutes of the Realm: Volume 7, 1695-1701, ed. John Raithby( s.l, 1820), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol7/pp52-54 [accessed 23 November 2024].

M.

Malt.



	Statute	Page
Orders of Justices for restraining the making of Malt since the said Duty laid by Stat. 8 & 9 W.III. c. 22. vacated. See Excise.	9 W.III. c. 22.	382

Malt Tickets



	Statute	Page
On Affidavit made before the 3d of April 1700, before Baron of Exchequer of Loss of Malt Ticket and Certificate thereof, such Tickets may be paid.	11 W. III. c. 3. § 13.	584
Affidavit taken and Certificate granted without Fee.	Ib.	Ib.
Such Payments allowed.	Ib.	585
Over and above £27,000 appointed to be paid by c. 8 & 9. the further Sum of £25,000 appropriated as herein mentioned.	§ 17.	Ib.
Officers to keep Amount of Monies paid upon Malt Tickets.	Ib.	Ib.
Officers for Payment of Malt Tickets to indorse Interest paid, &c.	12 &13 W.III.c.II. § 23.	721

Marriages, Births, Burials.



	Statute	Page
For the enforcing the Laws which restrain Marriage without Licence or Banns, and for the better registering Marriages, Births, and Burials.	7 &8 W. III. c. 35.	153
Parsons marrying Persons without Licence— Penalty £100.	7 &8 W. III. c. 35.§ 1.	153
Permitting other Ministers so to marry in their Churches— Penalty £100.	§ 2.	Ib.
Every Man married without Banns or Licence—Penalty £10.	§ 3.	Ib.
Clerk, &c. aiding—Penalty £5. See 26 G. II. c. 33.	Ib.	Ib.
Parents to give Notice of Birth of Child to Rector, &c.—Penalty 40s.	§ 4.	154
Rector, &c. to keep Register of Births—Penalty 40s.	Ib.	Ib.
Commissioners appointed to execute Stat. 5 & 6 W. & M. c. 21. to administer Oaths to Assessors.	§ 5.	Ib.
The said Commissioners to require Deans, &c. to produce Twice a Year, Licences, Banns, and Registers—Penalty £5.	Ib	Ib.
Deans, &c. to give Notice to Collectors of Name, &c. of Persons buried—Penalty £5. See as to Indemnity for Omission in this Case, 4 Ann. c. 12. § 10.	§ 6.	Ib.
Duties on Marriages, Births, and Burials, by Stat. 6 & 7 W. III. c.6. continued till 1st August 1706, and the said Act continued until 1st August 1706.-How levied.	8&9 W.III. c. 20.§ 14.	223
The King may appoint Officers for surveying the Duties on Marriages, Births, and Burials, and upon Bachelors and Windowers.	8 &9 W.III. c. 20. § 16	223
Officers to supervise the Registers of Marriages, &c.	Ib.	Ib.
For preventing Frauds and Abuses in the charging, collecting, and paying the Duties upon Marriages, Births, Burials, Bachelors, and Widowers.	9 W.III. c. 32	403
Stat. 6 & 7 W. III. c.6.–8 & 9 W. III. c. 20.–7 & 8 W.III. c.35. to be put in Execution.	§ 1	Ib.
Commissioners under Cap.10. ante, to be Commissioners for executing the said Acts.	§ 2.	Ib.
And together with the Justices of Peace authorized to be Commissioners by the said Acts, empowered to do all Acts relating to the said Duties, until 24th June 1699–And afterwards the Justices of Peace for the Time being to execute their Powers of Commissioners.	Ib.	Ib.
Ecclesiastical and other Persons required by the said Acts to keep Register of Christenings, &c. are to make Entries therein as hereby required.	§ 3.	Ib.
Entries in case of Burials. Births. Marriages.	Ib.	Ib.
Neglect or false Entries, &c.—Penalty £20.	Ib.	Ib.
Persons chargeable to the Duty to give a true Account of Name, &c. of Party to the Minister—Penalty £20.	Ib.	404
How the Words, "Ecclesiastical Persons,"understood.	§ 4.	Ib.
In case of Removal of Persons to other Places, without Payment of Duty—Commissioners to certify.	? 5.	Ib.
And thereupon Commissioners of such other Places to levy Duty.	Ib.	Ib.
Penalties under this and the said former Acts (Exception) determined by Two next resident Justices.	§ 6.	Ib.
Upon Confession of Party, or Oath of one Witness—Distress.	Ib.	Ib.
Commissioners may mitigate Penalties.	Ib.	Ib.
On or before 1st August 1698, and every Three Months, Commissioners to meet for executing this and the former Acts.	§ 7.	Ib.
And may summon Assessors, Surveyors, Parsons, &c. to appear and bring in their Assessments and Registers, &c. and on Default—Penalty.	Ib.	Ib.
Two Commissioners may examine Assessments, Registers, &c. and may charge in respect of Omissions, &c., and allow and sign Assessments, &c. and may cause Abstracts of Sums accrued to be made up and signed, and transmitted to the Exchequer.	Ib.	Ib.
Collectors to render Accounts upon Oath.	Ib.	405
Default of rendering Account—Penalty.	9 W. III. c.32. §7.	405
Further Allowance to Collectors beyond former Acts.	§ 8.	Ib.
Persons chargeable after 1st August 1698, to tender Duty to Collector within 20 Days after due—Penalty.	§ 9.	Ib.
Stat. 6 & 7 W.III. c.6. § 17. repealed.	§ 10.	Ib.
When the Ten Days allowed for Appeal by Stat. 6 & 7 W.III. c.6. § 14. to begin. This Act, except as to Section 4. appears to have expired.	§ 11.	Ib.

Meal See Erportation.

Measures



	Statute	Page
For ascertaining the Measures for retailing Ale and Beer.	11 W.III. c. 15.	604
Innkeepers, &c. are to sell their Ale and Beer by the Ale Quart or Pint, according to the Standard in the Exchequer.	§ 1.	Ib.
Description of Vessels in which they are to sell the same.	Ib.	Ib.
Standard Ale Quart or Pint made from the said Standard, to be kept in Cities, &c.—Penalty.	Ib.	Ib.
Innkeeper, &c. selling Ale or Beer in Vessels not stampt, &c. or refusing to give Account of Number of Quarts or Pints, may not detain Goods, &c. for Payment, but left to his, Action at Law.	§ 2.	Ib.
Sub-Commissioners or Collectors of Excise to provide an Ale Quart and Ale Pint of Brass, according to the said Standard for Towns, &c. where there is not one, and on or before 24th June, deliver same to the Mayor, &c.—Penalty £5.	§ 3.	Ib.
The said Sub-Commissioners and Collectors may deduct Expence, and charge the same in their next Account to the Commissioners of Excise.	§ 4.	Ib.
Mayor, &c. to cause all Measures of Wood, Pewter, &c. to be compared with Standard, and thereupon cause the same to be stamped, &c., which Stamps &c. they are to provide —Fee—Penalty. Proviso for Privileges of Universities,12&13 W.III. c. II. § 15. and see Section 10 post.	§ 5.	605
How Penalties divided recovered.	§ 6.	Ib.
Limitation of Prosecution.	Ib.	Ib.
Justice of Peace to determine Offence.	Ib.	Ib.
No Penalty incurred if Ale or Beer be measured by the Standard, though carried away in other Vessels.	§ 7.	Ib.
In Action for executing Act, Action to be laid in the County where Fact committed—General Issue may be pleaded—Treble Costs.	§ 8.	Ib.
Quarter Sessions to give this Act in charge.	§ 9.	Ib.
Proviso for Colleges, &c. in the Two Universities.	§ 10.	Ib.

Melasses See Customs.

Merchant Ships See Ships.

Militia



	Statute	Page
Statutes.	7&8 W.III. c. 16.	85
	8&9 W. III. c. 35.	288
	9 W. III. c. 31.	401
	10 W. III. c. 18. See1 Ann. Stat.2.c. 23. §2.	530
	11 W. III. c. 14.	603
	12&13 W. III. c. 8.	643

Minehead,Somersett



	Statute	Page
For recovering, securing, and keeping in repair the Harbour of, for the Benefit and Support of the Navigation and Trade of this Kingdom. Term for Payment of Duties enlarged, 10 Ann. c. 24.continued by several Acts, and last continued for 60 Years, 10 G. III. c. 26.	12&13 W. III. c. 9.	644

Money See Coin and Coinage.

Mum See Crcise.

Mutiny and Desertion



	Statute	Page
For continuing former Acts for punishing Officers and Soldiers who shall mutiny or desert His Majesty's Service, &c.	7&8 W. III. c. 23.	107
Stat.4 & 5 W. & M. c.13.–5 & 6 W. & M. c. 15. further continued by 6 & 7 W. & M. c. 8.
For continuing former Acts for punishing Officers and Soldiers, who shall mutiny or desert His Majesty's Service; and for punishing false Musters, and for Payment of Quarters for One Year longer.	8&9 W. III. c. 13.	203
For punishing of Officers and Soldiers that shall mutiny or desert in England or Ireland.	13&14 W. III. c. 2.	733