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      trary notwithstanding under the penalty of the loss of all such Liber F F
      Comodities of the Growth produccon or manufacture of Europe as
      shall be imported into any of them from any other place whatsoeuer
      by land or water and if by water of the shipe or uesse!l also in which
      they were imported wth all her Gunns Tackle furniture Ammuni
      eon and Apparell one third to his maty his heires and successors one
      third to the Gouernor of such land Island plantacon Colony Terri
      tory or place into which such Goods were imported if the said ship
      uessell or Goods be there seized or informed against and sued for, [p. 178]
      or Otherwise the third part allsoe to his Majesty his heires and suc
      cessors and the other third part to him or them who shall seize
      informe or sue for the same in any of his Maties Courts in such of
      the said lands Islands Colonies Plantacons Territoryes or places
      where the Offence was Committed or in any Court of Record in
      England by bill Informacon plaint or other accOn wherein no Es
      soign Protection or wager in law shall be allowed
        Yet John Gilson Mastr of the ship called the Hopewell of King
      saile and Isaack Draper Merchant uery little weighing the Act of
      Parliamt aforesaid nor in any manner fearing the forfeitures in the
      said Act conteyned after the publishing the said Act and before the
      day of Exhibiting of this Informacon did Contrary to the said Act
      import into this Prouince in his said uessell called the Hopewell of
      Kingsaile certaine Goods of the Growth produccon & manufacture
      of Europe whereby the aforesaid John Gilson hath forfeited his said
      uessell all her Goods Ammunffon tackle furniture & Apparell as
      by the said Act may more at large appeare
        Whereupon the said Wm Caluert who followes as well for the
      Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary as for the said Charles Caluert
      Escp Gouernor of this pronince prayes the Aduisemt of the Court
      of the prmisses & that the said William Caluert may haue the third
      part of the said uessell Gunns tackle furniture and apparell forfeited
      as aforesaid according to the forme and Effect of the Act aforesaid
      as allsoe that the aforesaid John Gilson and Isaack Draper may Come
      here into Court and Answere the prmisses
        By uertue of a summons from the Honble the Leiutennt Genll for [p. 179]
      John Gilson and Isaack Draper personally to appear att this Prouinall
      Court this present day then & there to Answere the prmisses, uppon
      which, appearance being made The said Act of Parliament was read,
      as allsoe an Inuentory of Goods imported by the said Gilson and
      l)raper, which by them was formerly (and since theire arriuall in the
      Prouince) de!iuered unto the Gouernor Which Inuentory is as
      followeth

        Tnuoyce of Goods laden in Compt wth Mr Thomas Gookin Mr John
      Sunbery and Mr John Mountfort on board the Hopewell of King
      saile John Gilson master for Maryland wth Cost & Charges foll:
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