1698 end of the line oddity

[arthurk]

I've just had a look into this, and apparently the fee was charged under the Marriage Duty Act 1695. I've found a number of references to this online and in my own reference books, but the only one giving the amount chargeable is this one:
https://www.
genguide.co.uk/source/marriage-duty-actregistration-tax-parish-records-amp-tax-records/184/

(It was 2s 6d.)

[macwil]

I'll concede on this one. You convinced me. It is 2 shillings and sixpence. (Half a crown).
However the fee was for the Crown not the church, it was a war tax as explained in the genguide article you referenced.