Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 287

for Twelve pence sterling And Every New England Six
penny pece for Six pence sterling And either of the Said
Coynes in Lesser or greater Pecees to be advanced the Sume
of Three pence pportionable in Every shilling or Twelve pence
according to the Rates they pass or goe for in the Kingdom
of England As also Every ffrench Crowne peece of Eight or
Rix doller att Six shillings sterling duccatones att Seaven
Shillings and Six pence sterling which Said ffower Coynes and
Every of them in greater or Lesser peeces to be advanced as
aforesaid And according to the Rates they pass for and are
taken in England aforesaid as also all other Coynes of Silver
or gold fforreigne or not fforreigne (except before Excepted
and except also Perulvies and Copper or base mony) That
shall be Lycenced to be Exported out of the Kingdom of
England and Passable in the Kingdom of England shal be paid
taken and Received with the Advance of three pence sterling
in the vallue of Twelve pence sterling Conteyned in Every
Such pece as the Same is vallued in England And it is hereby
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Such moneys and
Coynes So advanced as aforesaid shall be Rec^d and taken to
the vallue aforesaid in all paym^ts made and contracted for to
be made and paid in mony vnd^r the paine that vppon Sufficient
proofe made of Such Person or Persons So Refusing to accept
thereof for or in Satisfacon of any debt due by bill contract or
account or by any other Lawfull waies or meanes whatsoever
att such Rates and advance as by this Act is made and Enacted
to Loose his her or their debt or debts Soe due as aforesaid never
to be Recovered of the Debtor in any Court of Record within
this Province any Law Custom or vsage to the contrarie hereof
Notwithstanding And it is hereby ffurther Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid That noe Person or Persons whatsoever
Stranger or Inhabitant within this Province shall Export out of
this Province or attempt to Export out of the Same any of the
aforesaid Coynes or mony Soe advanced as aforesaid by
Privatly Secretly or Publiquely Conveying or hiding of the
Same on Board any Shipp or vessell bound out of the Province
vnd^r the Paine of fforfeiture of the Said mony Soe Exported or
intended to be Exported as aforesaid one moyty thereof to the
Lord Proprietary and the other halfe to the Informer or him or
them that shall Sue for the Same in any Court of Record within
this Province by bill Plaint or Informacon wherein noe Essoyne
Proteccon wager of Law to be allowed Provided alwaies that
the Two shillings p hogshead this Assembly given to the
Right Hono— the Lord Proprietary for Support of the Gov-
ernm^t shal be alwaies paid in English mony sterling or the full
Intrinsick vallue thereof in the Coines aforesaid Any thing
in this Act or in any other Act to the Contrarie hereof Not-
withstanding This Act to Endure for Tenn yeares next Ensuing

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