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aforesaid, should make diligent enquiry of and upon the
premisses and the same heare and determine, doe and per-
forme in manner aforesaid doeing therein what to Justice
should apperteine And the Sheriff of the said County of St
Maryes or his Deputy was commanded at the day and place
aforesaid to cause to come before us twelve good and lawfull
men of his Bayliwicke by whom the truth of the matter in the
premisses might be the better known and enquired of. And
Nicholas Painter was appointed Clerke for keepeing and fileing
the Information Records and muniments to the premisses
apperteyning. As by the said Comission remaineing of
Record in the Secretarys office of the said Province may more
at large appeare. And notice being given to this Deponent
and to all the other Comissiorlers (as this Deponent beleives)
to attend the Executions of the said Comission at the day
and place aforesaid: Hee this Deponent togeather with the
said Walter Hall and Gorret Vansweringen (the said John
Darnall not appearing) did upon the said eighteenth day of
March aforesaid meete at the said Court house at the said
Citty of St Maryes where also appeared the said Nicholas
Painter as Clerke of the Court and the said Christopher
Rousby appeared likewise said Richard Windall appeared alsoe
in his prop, person and by Robert Ridgeley his attorney and
the said Comission being publiquely read this Deponent and
the said Walter Hall and Gorret Vansweringen did proceed in
the Execution of the said Comission. Whereupon the said
Christopher Rousby his Majesties said Collector who as well
for our said Soveraigne Lord the King that now is and the said
Thomas Notley the then Chief Governor of the said Province
as for himself in that behalfe prosecuted did exhibitt his Infor-
mation into the said Court against the said Richard Windall
And thereby reciteing the sixt and xt of the eight paragraph in
the said Act of Parliament Intituled an Act for the encourage-
ment of Trade as aforesaid declared that the said Act notwith-
standing the said Richard Windall Commander of the said
Shipp the Liverpool Merchant then rideing at anchor in St
Georges River aforesaid upon the eight day of March aforesaid
the said statute little regarding nor the paines penalties and
forfeitures therein feareing then and there had imported and
brought into the said Province in the said shipp or Vessell
divers and sundry Comodities of the growth productions and
manufacture of Europe which were not really and bona fide
shipped laden or taken in in England Wales or the Towne of
Barwick upon Tweed but were by the said Richard Windall
shipped or laden or taken in on board the said shipp or vessell
in the kingdom of Ireland that is to say eighteen hogsheads
of French wyne called Clarrett with severall other European
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