316 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

            Lib. H. D.     lector of that Port in England for the time being to wch such

                  Ship shall pretend to be bound.

                    The above written form and specimen you will find written

                  on the other side.

                    Eigthly. Whereas by the aforesaid Act for the Encourage

                  ment of trade no Comodities of the growth production or

                  manufacture of Europe except Salt for the fishery of New

                  England & Newfoundland wines of the growth of Maderas or

                  Western Islands or Azores Servants & Horses from Scotland

                  or Ireland and all sorts of vitualls of the growth and pro

                  duction of Scotland & Ireland shall be imported into any of

                  the Colonies or Plantations but what shall be bona fide and

                  without fraud laden & Shipt in England Wales or Ber

                  wick and in Ships duly qualified, you shall use your utmost

                  endeavor for the due observance thereof, and if contrary here

                  unto any Ship or Vessell shall import into the Province of

                  Maryland any Cofnodities of the growth production or manu

                  facture of Europe, (but what are before excepted) of which

                  due proofe shall not be made that the same were shipt or laden

                  in some Port of England, Wales, or Berwick by produceing

                  Cocquets or Certificates under the hands and Seales of the

                  Officers of Customs in such Port or place where the same

                  were laden such Ship or Vessell goods will be forfeited. And

                  you are to give in charge that the same be seized and prosse

                  cuted accordingly.

                    Ninthly. And in order to prevent the acceptance of

                  forged Cockquets or Certificates wch hath been practiced to

                  his Majtes great prejudice you are to give effectuall orders

                  tht for all such European goods as by the sd Act are to be

                  Shipt & Laden in England Wales or Berwick Coquetts for

                  the same from hence to be produced to the Collectors or

                  other Officers of the Customs in the Province of Maryland

                  for the time being before the unlading thereof, and you

                  shall give order that no European goods be landed but by

                  warrant from the said Collector in the presence of an Officer

                  appointed by him. And for the better prevention of frauds

                  of this kind. You shall take care that according to the sd

                  Act of trade no Ship or Vessell be permitted to lade or unlade

                  any Goods or Cothodities whatsoever untill the Master or

                  Commander thereof shall first have made known to you

                  or such Officer or other pson as shall be thereunto authorized

                  & appointed the arrivall of the sd Ship or Vessell wth her

                  name, & the name & Sirname of her Master and hath shewn

                  tht that she is a Ship duly navigated and otherwise qualified

                  according to law & has delivered to you or such other pson a

                  true & pfect Inventory of her Lading together wth the place

                  or places in wch the sd goods were laden & taken into the said

                  Shipp or Vessell under forfeiture of such Shipp and Goods.