338 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

said Shipp called the Liverpool Merchant Richard Windall
Commander of the said shipp and then rideing at anchor in
the said River and that there was noe true entry made of the
said Wines before breeking of Bulk in the said shipp. Where-
upon and upon Consideration had of the said Act of Parliament
which gives the forfeiture of the shipp or vessell with all her
Gunns Ammunition tackle furniture and apparell and of all
such goods of the growth production or manufacture of Europe
as were not bona fide laden and taken in in England Wales or
the Towne of Berwicke to be recovered and divided as in the
said Act is mentioned. This Deponent and the said Walter
Hall and Gorret Vanswerengen did adjudge the said shipp
called the Liverpool Merchant with all her Gunns Tackle fur-
niture and Ammunition and apparell and also all the Goods
that were imported in the said Shipp (except such goods as
were bona fide laden and taken in in England Wales or Towne
of Berwicke and for which Cocquetts were or would bee pro-
duced should be forfeited according to the said Act of Parlia-
ment and this Deponent further sayth that at the tyme of the
said Tryall to the best of this Deponents remembrance it was
alleadged on the behalfe of John Addison and partners Merchants
of the said shipp Liverpool Merchant and the said Richard
Windall that there was severall goods in the said shipp that
were bona fide laden and taken in, in England, that is to say
at Liverpool aforesaid and for which due entry had beene made
at the said port of Liverpool to witt two Trusses N. 1. N. 2.
and a h^dd of Brandy over and besides the severall goods men-
tioned in the Cocquetts by the said Richard Windall dd in, to the
officer appointed for entry of shipps in the said Province and
for which said goods they had also Cocquetts with said two
Trusses and h^dd of Brandy had been formerly shipped by the
said John Addison and partners in the George of Liverpool
intended for this Province But the said George and the
said Liverpool Merchant meeting at Dublin in the king-
dome of Ireland and the said shipp the George being leeky
and not likely to come into the said province so soone as
the Liverpool Merchant the said John Addison and partners
did procure from the officers of the Custome House of Dublin
aforesaid a license or permitt to take the said two Trusses and
h^dd of Brandy which were entered in England as aforesaid out
of the said shipp the George and to put the same on Board the
said Liverpool Merchant which was done accordingly. The
Cocquetts for which two Trusses and h^dd of Brandy were
togeather with the Cocquetts for other goods laden on board the
said shipp the George in the Custody of the master of the said
shipp the George who was not then arrived in the Province and
oath being made (as this Deponent bejeives) of the said sugges-