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and by this Act before limitted and settled upon the first
taker up and builder subject to the same rents and reserva-
tions in and by this Act before limitted and appointed.
And in Case any the said Lotts shall be neglected to be
taken up in any the Ports or Towns aforesaid in any County
of this Province for and during the term of Seven Years next
after the publication of this Act that then & in such case the
Owner or psons interested at the first in such Land shall after
such time Expired be possessed and interested in the said
Lott or Lotts as in their first or former Estate anything in
this Act Contained to the Contrary notwithstanding.
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority advice and
Consent aforesaid that from and after the first day of January
seventeen hundred and seven all Masters of Ships and Ves-

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sells trading into this Province shall unlade and put on Shoar
all goods and merchandizes in such ships and Vesells Imported
to be sold here by Any merchants or goods consigned to
their factors at such Towns Ports and places as are before
sett down and appointed in this Act for unlading goods and
merchandises and at No other Place or Places whatsoever on
paine of Loosing and forfeiting all such Goods and merchan-
dizes by them Landed or put on Shoar at any other Place or
Places whatsoever than as aforesaid one third part thereof to
her Majesty heires and Successors for the Support of the
Government of this Province one other third Part to the use
of the County where such goods shall be put on Shoare for
and toward Defraying the County charge and the other third
part to the informer or him or them that will inform or sue
for the same to be recovered in any court of record of this
Province by Action of Debt bill Plaint or information wherein
No Essoyn Protection or wager of Law to be Allowed.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority af^d by and
with the Advice and consent aforesaid that from and after the
first day of January one thousand seven hundred and seven
no merchant factor or Mariner trading into this Province shall
traffick sell or barter away any goods or Comodities Imported
or brought into this Province and not Really & bona fide
wholly Owned by and upon the Proper account & risq of the
Inhabitants of this Province but at some of The Towns Ports
or Places before in this Act Appointed to be Ports or Towns
under Paine of forfeiting to her Majesty her heires and Suc-
cessors all such goods and merchandizes sold Or Bartered
away at Any other Place or Places within this Province or the
full Value thereof to the uses af^d to be recovered as aforesaid
wherein No Essoyne protection or Wager of Law to be al-
lowed any Law statute usage or custome to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.