Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.     291

    Governour of such Land Island Plantacon Collony Territory or place Liber FF
    or to such person or officers as shall be by him thereunto Authorized
    and appointed within foure and twenty hours after Such importacon
    his and there names and Surnames and a true inventory and perticular
    of all such goods and Comodities And noe shipp or Vessell comeing
    to any such Land Island Plantacon Collony Territory or place shall
    lade or unlade any Good or Comodities whatsoever untill the Master
    or Comander of Such shipp or Vessell shall first have made Knowne
    to the Governour of such Land Island plantacon Collony Territory
    or place or Such Other person or Officer as shall be by him there-
    unto Authorized and appointed the Arrivalll of the said shipp or Ves-
    sell wth her name and the name and surname of her Master or
    Comander and have showne to him that she is an English built shipp
    or made good by produceing such Certifficate as aforesaid that she
    is a shipp or Vessell Bona fide belonging to England Wales or the
    towne of Berwick and navigated with an English Master and the
    three forth parts of the Marriners at least Englishmen and have
    delivered to Such Governour or Other person or officer a true and
    perfect inventary or invoyce of her ladeing together with the place or
    places in which the said goods were laden or take into the said shipp
    or Vessell under the paine of the losse of the said shippe or Vessell
    with all her Gunns Amunition tackle furniture and apparill and of all
    such goods of the growth production manufacter of Europe as
    were not Bona fide laden and taken in in England Wales or the
    towne of Berwick to be recovered and devided in manner aforesaid
    upon which informacon to us read wee being Willing in that behalfe
    justice to doe in Compliance with the Lawes aforesaid did at Our
    Speciall Court held at Mattapenny in Our said Province On the
    nintenth day of March and in the aforesaid yeare of Our Lord One
    thousand six hundred sixty six the said informacon cause to be
    exhibited and upon hereing a!! parties as well on the behalfe of
    the said Vessell and owners as of the informer and viewing well
    the Lawes in Such cases made and provided and all evidences there-
    unto relateing the Vessell aforesaid with all her tackle furniture
    Amunition and apparrell Our Judges of Our said Court did find
    prizeable and Condemnable and then and there according to the Law
    her the said Vessell did Condemne as forfeited to us by Our royall
    piviledges of Our said province by virtue of which Judgment and
    Condemnacon Wee the said Vessell have seized into Our hands now
    rideing at Anchor in putuxent River in Our said province Wee there-
    fore haveing of Robert Morris of London merchant a valuable Con-
    sideracon allready received before our publication or ensealeing
    hereof have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents
    doe give grant bargaine and sell deliver and Confirme unto the said
    Robert Morris the said Ketch called the Hope late belonging to new
    England abouesaid Burthen Sixteene tunns or thereaboutes with
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