Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 349

    Customes in England, And if it may not be Supposed, That Lib. H. D.

    an Act-which in its Consequencies may Endanger the good

    Correspondence which is necessary to be preserved, between

    the two Kingdoms may be repealed, We would humbly pro

    pose as the best expedient to Remedy the Inconveniencies by

    the sd Act, That there might be Such an Establilshmt of those

    Trades lyable to be Injured thereby as may give Encouragemt

    to the people and Inhabitants of England to employ their

    Stocks and Estates for the Carrying on those Trades to the

    best Advantage. And on the other Side that the Subjects

    and Inhabitants of this Kingdom be discouraged under Severe

    penalties from Engaging in the Stock or managemt of the sd

    Company.

     As to the West India Trade, with respect to his Maty's

    English Plantacons We humbly Observe to Your Lordships

    That the Acts of Trade and Navigation, doe in Great measure

    provide for the Security thereof, for that as the Laws of

    England now Stand none of the Enumerated Commodities as

    Tobacco, Sugar, Cotton, Wooll, Indico Ginger ifustick & other

    dying Wood can be Shipt at any of the sd Plantations until

    Sufficient Security be first given in the penalty of 1000 l for

    every Ship or Vessell under 100 Tons Burthen and of 20001

    for every Ship or Vessell of a greater Burthen with Condition

    to bring the Same to England, Wales or Berwick and there

    to unload & put the Same on Shore the danger of the Seas

    only Excepted in such Shiping as is provided for by the sd

    Act, Nor Can any European goods be Exported to any of the

    sd Plantations, but what Shall be laden in England Wales or

    Berwick, and in Ships duly quallifyed and Navigated as

    aforesd under the Penalty of forfeiture of Ship and Goods

    Except Salt for the ffisheries of New England and New ifound

    Land Wines of the Grouth of the Madera's, Western Islands

    or Azores and Servants or horses from Scotland or Ireland

    and Provisions of the grouth & Production thereof Respec

    tively. But it may be further Necessary that the Governrs of

    the Respective Plantations, and the Severall Officers Employed

    under them be Awakened on this Occasion to put the aforesd

    Lawes in a Vigorous Execution, And moreover that a Cer

    tame Number of Vessells of Competent force be appointed to

    Cruise on the Coasts of America and else where with Suitable

    Instructions to the Comandrs for Seizing and bringing in as

    Prize all such Ships and Vessells as shall be found Trading in

    Contempt of the aforesd Lawes, or any of them,

    Custom House Londo All wch is humbly Submitted to

    12th Decembr 1695.     your Lordps Consideration R0 South-

        well Robt Clayton J: Chadwick

              Walter Younge Pa: Ward Sam:

                         Clarke