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           Lib. H. D.     by the said Ship brought to some Port of England, Ireland,

                 Wales, or to the Port or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, and

                 be there unloaden & put on Shoar the danger of the Seas only

                 excepted. And for all Shipps comeing from any Port or place

                 to any of the aforesd Plantacon who by this Act are permitted

                 to trade there That the Governr of such English Plantations

                 shall before the said Ship or Vessell be permitted to load on

                 Board any of the said Comodities take bond in manner & to

                 the vallue aforesaid for each respective Ship or Vessell That

                 such Ship or Vessell shall carry all the aforesaid Goods that

                 shall be Loaden on Board the said Ship to some other of the

                 English Plantations, or to England, Ireland, Wales, or Berwick

                 and that every Ship or Vessell wch shall Load or take on board

                 any of the afores' Goods untill such bond be given to the sd

                 Governr or Certificate produced from the Officers of any Cus

                 tom house of England, Ireland, Wales, or Berwick tht such

                 Bond hath been there duly given shall be forfeited wth her

                 Guns, Tackle Aparell and furniture to be employed &

                 recovered as therein is directed. You are to take notice that

                 tho by the sd Act the word (Ireland) is to be inserted in the

                 Condicon of the Bonds & permission thereby given to bring

              p.     154 the Enumerated Plantacon Comodities to Ireland as well as to

                 England Wales or Berwick yet by the aforesd Act for regulat

                 ing the Plantation trade wch being expired was revived and is

                 now in force the word (Ireland) is to be left out of the Condi

                 tion of such Bonds. And you are not to permitt any Ships or

                 Vessells to Load any of the Enumerated Goods upon any

                 Certificates of Bond haveing been given in Ireland, but in that

                 case before they lade any of the said goods they are to pro

                 duce Certificates of bond given in England, Wales or Berwick

                 under the hands & Seales of the Customer & Comptroller of

                 the Customs or their Deputies in such Port from whence the

                 respective Ships shall come Signed also by four or more of

                 Comissrs of the Customes in England or to give Bond to your

                 self or the person appointed to receive the same with good

                 security as aforesaid. And if any Ship or Vessell shall Load

                 or take on Board any of the said Comodities until such Bond

                 given or Certificate produced. The said Ship or Vessell is

                 forfeited wth her Guns &ca to be recovered & divided in man

                 ner asis therein directed.

                  Fifthly You shall carefully examine all Certificates wch

                 shall be brought to you of Ships giving securIty in this King

                 dom to bring their ladings of Plantation goods hither, as also

                 Certificates of having discharg'd their lading of Plantation

                 goods in this Kingdom pursuant to their security and where

                 there shall be reasonable ground of suspition that the Certifi

                 cate of having given security in England is false, in such case

                 you or the person appointed under you shall require and take