Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 169

    paymt of the Duties imposed by the said Act, And you are to Lib. H. D.

    take Care that the same be Collected accordingly And that

    none of the enumerated Goods which shall be pretended to be

    loaden on any of the shipping that having Given Bond to go

    to England, Wales or Berwick and to no other place be vnder

    that Colour stollen on Board ships that have given Bond to

    go to England or Ireland or some other of his Mats plantacons

    and so evade the Duties Chargable by this Act; To which

    End it will be necessary for you & your Deputies not only

    frequently to Visit such Ships and Vessells which have not

    before lading given Bond to go to England Wales or Berwick

    & to no other place; But also where you find it necessary,

    You are with the Collector joyntly to put Men on Board to

    take an Account of the Enumerated Goods laden on such

    Ships, which Accompt you or your Deputy is at the time of

    Clearing any such Ship or Vessell to Compare with the Col

    lectors Entries & Warrants, And if you find any such Goods

    on Board for which there is no Warrant as aforesaid You are

    to Seize & prosecute the same according to Law.

      6: You are to take Notice that the paymt of the respective

    Rates & Duties imposed by the said Act of the 25th of the

    King vpon the severall plantacon Coffiodities therein named

    which shall be shipt or Laden on Board any ship or Vessell

    for which Bond shall not before Lading be Given to bring the

    same to England, Wales or Berwick and to no other place

    doth not give Liberty to Carry the same to any other place

    than to some of his Mats Plantacons or to England, Ireland

    Wales or Berwick, And that notwithstanding the paymt of the

    sd Duties they are to give Bond to Carrye all the said Goods

    to some of his Mats plantacons or to England, Ireland, Wales

    or Berwick.

      7: You are to take Notice that by the aforesaid Act of

    Navigation no Goods or Comodities whatsoever are to be

    Imported into or exported out of Maryland or any other of

    his Mats Colonies or Plantacons in any other ships or Vessells p. 87

    whatsoever but in such ships or Vessells as do truly and with

    out fraud belong only to the people of England or Ireland,

    Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick vpon Tweed or are

    of the Built of and belonging to any of his Majties Colonies or

    plantacons as the proprietors and right Owners thereof and

    whereof the Master and three fourths of the Mariners at least

    are English vnder the penalty of the fforfieture and loss of all

    the Goods and Comodities which shall be Imported or Exported

    to or from any of the said Colonies or Plantacons in any other

    ship or Vessel, As also of the ship or Vessell importing or

    Exporting the same; And if any Goods shall be imported or

    Exported contrary thereto, you are to make Seizure thereof as