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England, Wales or Berwick, when no such bonds have been
there really given: And moreover that several forged and
counterfeit Cocquetts alledged to be granted in England have
been accepted in Maryland, by colour whereof great quantities
of European goods have been there past as coming directly
from England, Wales or Berwick, when as in truth the said
goods were shipt and laden elsewhere to the manifest Prejudice
of our Customs and the Trade and Navigation of this Kingdom,
you are therefore to cause a list of all the bonds taken and that
shall be taken in Maryland between Michelmas 1679. and
Michelmas 1685. next coming to be forthwith transmitted to
the Comm^rs of our Customes in England for the time being,
therein distinguishing which of the said bonds are discharged,
and which of them remain uncleared. You are also to cause
to be transmitted to the said Comm^rs all the original Certificates
which have been produced in Maryland during that time from
the several Custom Houses of England, Wales or Berwick for
the discharge of bonds given in Maryland, and also the original
certificates of bonds given or pretended to be given in the
several Ports of this kingdom, together with all the originall
Cocketts which have been produced for European goods shipt
or pretended to be shipt in the said Ports, keeping abstracted
lists or accompts thereof, and taking a receipt from the Person
to whom the same are delivered.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book.

Mem: This Article is in-
serted in the Instructions
for Maryland only.

9. And Whereas for the better collec-
tion of the several rates and duties im-
posed by the said Act of the 25^th year of