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made in the fifteenth year of the said Kings Reign; The Act
to Prevent the Planting of Tobacco in England and for regu-
lating the Plantation Trade made in the Twenty Second and
Twenty third years of the said Kings Reign and continued
by a Clause in the Act against clandestine running of Goods
& for the more effectual preventing of Frauds relating to the
Customs made in the fifth year of the Reign of King George
the first; The Act for the Encouragement of the Greenland
and Eastland Trades and for the better Securing the Plan-
tation Trade made in the Twenty fifth year of the said King
Charles Reign; The Act for regulating Frauds & preventing
Abuses in the Plantation Trade made in the Seventh and
Eighth years of the Reign of King William the third; The
Act for Encouraging: the Importation of Naval Stores from

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his Majestys Plantations in America made in the third and
fourth years of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Ann so
far forth as it is continued and explained by an Act giving
further Encouragement for the Importation of Naval Stores
&c. made in the Eighth year of the Reign of King George
the first; The Act to permit the Exportation of Irish Linnen
Cloth to the Plantations &c. made also in the third & fourth
years of the same Queens Reign and continued and explained
by an Act passed in the third Year of the Reign of King
George the first for continuing the Liberty of exporting Irish
Linnen Cloth to the British Plantations in America Duty
free &c.; The Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of
England and Scotland made in the fifth year of the same
Queens Reign in which are certain Articles Relating to the
Plantation Trade more particularly the fourth fifth and
Sixth; The Act for ascertaining the rates of Foreign Coins
in her Majestys Plantations in America made in the Sixth
year of the same Queens Reign; The Act for the Encourage-
ment of the Trade to America passed in the same Year of the
said Queens Reign; The Act for continuing Several Imposi-
tions Additional Impositions & Duties upon Goods Imported
&c. and to Limit a time for Prosecution upon certain Bonds
given by Merchants (called in the Act Plantation Bonds)
made in the Eighth year of the same Queens Reign; The Act
against clandestine Running of uncustomed Goods, and for
the more effectual Preventing of Frauds relating to the Cus-
toms made in the fifth year of his late Majestys Reign; and
the Act giving further Incouragement for the Importation
of Naval Stores and for other Purposes therein mentioned
made in the Eight year of his late Majestys Reign; and also
the Act for the more Effectual Suppressing of Pyracy made
in the same year of his late Majestys Reign; now in force
relating to this Province and in all Other Acts of Parliament

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