Parliament of the United Kingdom

“ And where a Court of Law or Equity is mentioned generally, the same shall be taken to mean, not only the Courts at Westminster, but also the several Courts of Law or Equity of the Great Sessions in Wales, and in the Counties Palatine of Chester, Lancaster, and Durham, or elsewhere in England. ”

“ Warrants, Mandates, or Authorities to commence, carry on, or defend any Actions, Suits, or Prosecutions in any Court whatever, where the Debt, Damage, or Thing claimed or demanded shall not amount to or be of the Value of Forty Shillings. ”

“ Which Duties are to be paid and payable for and in respect of every Skin, Sheet, or Piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Paper upon which the several Instruments, Matters, and Things herein charged shall be respectively written or printed, except where the Duties are imposed according to the Number of Words therein contained, or are expressly charged in any other Manner. ”