fore mentioned, or to be stamped on more 
than one skin, with the additional stamp ; or 
to be stamped with more than one such 
stamp. 
Nor shall the duty by this act imposed, be 
liable to the regulations respecting the stamp- 
ing of parchment and paper, according to 
the number of common law-sheets engrossed 
thereon. 
Upon payment, within sixty days after the 
date of the 'deed, of the duty hereby imposed, 
the stamp-officers may stamp any Vellum, 
parchment, or paper, to which any deed shall 
have been engrossed, or on which any deed 
shall be intended to be engrossed with the 
additional stamp. 
And if the duty shall not be paid within 
sixty lays, then it shall be lawful to send the 
deed to the head office, and on payment of 
the duty, and the further sum of 10/. by way 
of penalty, the same may be stamped. 
But grants, conveyances, and assurances, 
under the seal of the duchy of Lancaster, 
according to 19 Geo. III. c. 45. where the 
consideration does not exceed 10/. are ex- 
empted by that act, and 39 and 40 Geo. III. 
c. 72. from all duty. 
The number of stamps required to be used 
on deeds, is, one for every lifteen common 
law-sheets (of seventy-two words each) con- 
tained in the deed, or in any schedule or in- 
strument annexed thereto, or any indorse- 
ment thereon. 
Deeds to be inrolled. See Conveyance. 
Degrees in universities. See Register. 
Demurrer at law. See Declaration. 
Demurrer in equity. See Bills, copy. 
Depositions in courts of equity. See Bills. 
Depositions in ecclesiastical courts. See 
Citation. 
Dice, per pair, and all other things used 
for any game of chance, 17s. 6d. 41 Geo. 
III. c. 86. 
Dispensation to hold two ecclesiastical dig- 
nities, or benefices, or other dispensation 
from the archbishop of Canterbury, 20/. 37 
Geo. 3. c. 90. 
Donation. See Collation. 
Draft for money. See Bill of Exchange. 
Drawbacks. See Certificate. 
Ecclesiastical commission. See Commis- 
sion. 
Entry, writ of. See Writ of Covenants. 
Error, writ of. See Certiorari. 
Exemplifications under the seal of any 
court, 2l. 37 Geo. 3. c. 90. 
Faculty from the archbishop of Canter- 
bury, or master of the faculty, 20/. 37 Geo. 
3. c. 90. 
Fellow of the college of physicians. See 
Admittance. 
Final decree. See Answer. 
Grant, or letter* patent. Any grant or let- 
ters patent, under the great seal, or the seal 
of the duchy of Lancaster, of any honour, 
dignity, promotion, franchise, liberty, or 
privilege, or the exemplification thereof, 
16/. 37 Geo. 3. c. 90. 
Grant from his majesty of money exceed- 
ing 100/., which shall pass the great seal or 
privy seal, 12/. 37 Geo. 3. c. 90. 
Grant of land in fee, lease lor years, or 
other profits, not particularly charged under 
the great seal, seal of exchequer, duchy 
or county palatine of Lancaster, or privy 
seal, 10/. 37 Geo. 3. c. 90. 
STAMP DUTIES. 
Grant of office or employment above 50/. 
a year, 61. 12 Anne e. 9. 
If above 100/. (to be calculated on the sa- 
lary, fees, and perquisites), 12/. 37 G.3.C. 90. 
Habeas corpus, 5 s. 5 W. 3. c. 21. 
Hats. Duty on every hat of 4s. or under, 
3d. 36 G. 3.'c. 12. 
Above 4s. and not exceeding 7s., 6c?. 36 
G.3. c. 12. 
Above 7s. and not exceeding 12s., one 
shilling. 36 G. 3. c. 12. 
Above 12s. and upwards, 2s. 36 Geo. 3. 
c. 12. 
Heritable right. See Adjudication. 
Horses. See Race-horses. 
Indenture. See Deed. 
Indentures, parish or charity. See Appren- 
tices. 
Institution, or licence ecclesiastical, in Eng- 
land, Wales, or Berwick upon Tweed (except 
licences of any ecclesiastical court or ordi- 
nary, appointing any stipendiary curate, in 
which the annual amount of the stipend shall 
be inserted), 1/. 10s. 37 G. 3. c. 90. j 
Instrument obligatory. See Deed. 
Insurance of houses or goods from fire, 2s. 
per cent. 37 G. 3. c. 90. 
Insurance upon any ship, goods, or mer- 
chandize, when the sum shall amount to 100/. 
five shillings, 41 G. 3. c. 10. and so progres- 
sively for every sum of 100/. insured. 
And where the sum to be . insured shall 
not amount to 100/. a like duty of five shil- 
lings. 41 G. 3. c. 10. 
And where the sum to be insured shall ex- 
ceed 100/. or any progressive sums of 100/. 
each, by any fractional part of 100/., a 
like duty for each fractional part of 100/., 
five shillings. 4l G. 3. c. 10. 
And upon every insurance where the pre- 
mium shall not exceed the rate of 20s. there 
shall be paid where the sum shall amount to 
100/. a duty of 2s. 6d. : and so progressively 
for every sum of 100/. so insured. 41 G. 3. 
c. 10. 
And where the sum to be insured shall not 
amount to 100/. a like duty of 2s. 6d. 
And where the sum to be insured shall ex- 
ceed 100/. or any progressive sums of 100/. 
each, by any fractional part of 100/. a like 
duty of 2s. od. 41 G. 3. c. 10. 
Which duties shall be payable by the as- 
sured. 
This does not extend to any insurance of 
houses, furniture, goods, wares, merchan- 
dizes, or other property, from loss by fire, 
already subject to duty, nor any insurance 
on lives. 41 G. 3. c. 10. 
Interrogatories. See Bills, copy. 
Inventories or catalogue of furniture with 
reference to any agreement, 5s. 37 Geo. 3. 
c.9°. 
Inventory in ecclesiastical courts. See Ci- 
tation. 
Judgment. See Record. 
Lading. See Bill of Lading. 
Latitat. See Original Writ. 
Lease of land, house, &c. See Deed. 
Lease for years, or other profits, not parti- 
cularly charged, under the great seal, seal of 
exchequer, duchy or county palatine of Lan- 
caster, or privy seal, 10/. 37 G. 3. c- 90. 
I.ease by copy of court roll. See Surren- 
der. 
Legacies, wives, children, and grandchil- 
dren, to pay for a legacy or shai'e of a per- 
sonal estate. 
701 
Of the value of 20/. or under, 2s. 6 d. 20 
G. 3. c. 28. 
Above 20/. and under 100/., five shillings. 
*0 G. 3. c. 28. 
For 100/- and upwards, 1/. 20 G. 3. c. 28. 
Any other lineal descendant, or the father, 
mother, and other lineal ascendant, or the 
husband of the deceased, to pay for a legacy 
or share of a personal estate. 
Of the value of 20/. or under, 5s. 23 G. 3. 
c. 58. 
Above 20/. and under 100/. ten shillings- 
23 G. 3. c. 58. 
For 100/. two pounds. 23 G. 3- c. 58. 
For 200/. three pounds. 23 G. 3. c. 58. 
For 300/. four pounds. 23 G. 3. c. 58. 
And for every further sum of 100/. two 
pounds- 29 G. 3. c. 51. 
All collateral relations, and strangers, to 
pay for a legacy or share of a personal estate, 
under the value of 20/. five shillings. 23 G. 
3. c. 58. 
Letter of attorney for transfer or disposal 
of stock, or any other purpose, fiteen shil- 
lings. 41 G. 3. c. 86. 
Letters of administration. See Probate. 
Letters of mart. See Mart. 
Letters patent. See Grant. 
Libel. See Citation. 
Licence ecclesiastical. See Institution. 
Licence to pawnbrokers within the bills of 
mortality, 10/. per annum. 
Out of the bills, 5/. per ann. 25 G. 3- c. 48. 
Licence for marriage, 5s. 5 W. 3. c. 21- 
Licence for selling quack medicines. See 
Medicines. 
Licence for retailing beer and ale, 2/. 2s. 
Licences for spirituous liquors, sweets, and 
wines, to be taken out annually at the excise- 
office. 
Licence for a mad-house, 5s. 
Licence to keep lying-in hospitals, 5s. 
Licence to keep lottery-office, in London, 
Edinburgh, or Dublin, 50/., elsewhere 10/. 
Mandate. See Original Writ. 
Marine Insurance. See Insurance. 
Marriage licence. See Licence. 
Mart, letters of, l/- 10s 1 . 37 G. 3. c- 90. 
Matriculation in the universities, 8s. 37 
G. 3. c. 90. 
Medicines. See Quack Medicines. 
Middlesex, bill of. See Original. 
Monition. See Citation, Warrant. 
Newgate, and general circuit pardon, 4/. 
23 G. 3. c. 58. 
Newspapers. Every newspaper, or paper 
containing public news, intelligence, or occur- 
rences, contained in half a sheet or less, 3%d. 
37 G. 3. c. 90. 
Being larger than half a sheet, and not ex- 
ceeding a whole sheet. Ad. 37 G- 3. c. 90. 
Nisi prius. See Record. 
Notaiy. See Admittance, and Attorney'. 
Notarial acts. Any protest or notarial act 
whatever. As. 37 G. 3. c. 90. 
Note, promissory. See Bills of Exchange. 
Novodamus. See Adjudication. 
Obligatory instrument. See Bond. 
Officer of any court. See Admittance. 
Order for payment of money. See Bills 
of Exchange. 
Order in any court of Westminster, and 
copy, l a-. 6d. 32 G. 2. c. 35. 
Original Writ (unless prae capias), subpoena, 
bill of Middlesex, latitat, writ ot capias, quo 
minus, writ of dedimus potestatein, every 
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