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P. R. O.
Colonial
Entry Book.
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pean goods as by the said Act and Proclamation are to be shipt
in England, Wales or Berwick, Cocquetts for the same in Eng-
land, Wales or Berwick be produced to the said Collec-
tor of the Customes in Maryland, or to his Deputy there for
the time being before the unlading thereof: And you are like-
wise directed to give order that no European Goods be landed
but by warrant from the said Collector or his deputy in the
presence of an Officer appointed by him, and for the better
prevention of frauds of this kind you are to take care that
according to the said Act of Trade no ship or vessell do lade or
unlade any goods or Commodities whatsoever until the Master
or Commander thereof shall first make known to you or such
Officer or other Person as shall be by you thereunto authorized
and appointed the arrival of the said ship or vessell with her
name, and the name and surname of her master, and hath
shewn that she is a ship duly navigated and otherwise qualified
according to law, and hath delivered you or such other Person
a true & perfect Inventory of her lading together with the
place or places in which the said Goods were laden and taken
into the said ship or vessell under forfeiture of such ship and
goods, you are likewise to cause effectuall orders to be given
that all masters of ships not trading coastwise from one part of
Maryland to another do enter their ships with the Collector of
our Customes in the said Province or his Deputy for the time
being as well as with the Naval Officer and also give in their
contents upon oath to the said Collector or his deputy.
7. And Whereas we have been informed that several ships and
vessells have carried great quantities of the ennumerated Plan-
tation goods from our Colonies and Plantations to Holland,
Hamburgh and other places without first landing the same in
England (as the law in that case hath provided) to the great
prejudice of our Customs and the Trade and Navigation of this
kingdom For preventing the like frauds for the future you are
every year or oftener as there shall be occasion to send a list
of all such ships or vessells as shall lade any of the enumerated
Plantation Commodities within our Province of Maryland, or
import any European goods (according to the form herewith
delivered unto you) to the Commissioners of our Customes in
England for the time being at the Custom House London.
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