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sion of his Majestic his heires and successors, in Asia, Affrica or
America (Tanger Excepted, But what shall be Bona fide and wout
fraud Laden and shipped in England Wales or the Towne of Ber-
wick upon Tweed, and in English built shipping, or w^ch were Bona
fide bought before the first day of October 1662 and had such Cer-
tificate thereof as was directed in one Act Entituled an Act for pre-
venting of frauds, and Regulateing Abuses in his Majesties Cus-
tomes and whereof the Master and three fourths of the maryners
att least were English, and w^ch should bee Carryed directly thence
to the said Lands Islands plantacons Collonyes or Territoryes and
places, and from noe other places whatsoever, any Lawe statute or
usage to the Contrary Notwithstanding, und^r the penalty of the
losse of all such Comodities of the growth production or manifac-
ture of Europe as should bee imported in any of them from any
other place whatsoever by Land or by water, and if by water of the
shipp or Vessell in w^ch they are imported with all her Gunns Tackle
furniture Amuntion and apparrell One third part to his said Majes-
tic his heires and successors one third part to the Governo^r of such
Land Island plantation Collony Territory or place unto w^ch such
goods were imported If the said ship vessell or goods bee theire
seized and informed against and sued for or otherwise, that Third

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part alsoe to his Maj^tie his heires and Successors, and the other third
part to him or them who should seize informe and sue for the same
in any of his Majesties Courts in such the said Lands Islands Collo-
nyes Plantacons Teritories or places where the offence was Comitted,
or in any Court of Record in England by bill informacon plaint or
other accon wherein noe Essoyne proteccon or wager of Lawe should
bee Allowed, And further that whereas in the same statute made att
the time and place aforesaid Itt was Enacted for the better preven-
tion of ffrauds that from and after the said Twenty first day of
March 1664 Every person importing by Land any goods or Comodi-
ties whatsoever into any the said Lands Islands Collonyes Terri-
tories or places should deliver to the Governo^r of such Land Island
plantacon Cotty Terro^ry or place or to such person or officer as
should bee by him thereunto Authorized and appointed within foure
and Twenty hour es after such Importacon his and theire names and
sirnames, and a true Inventory or pticular of all such goods or
Comodities, And noe shipp or Vessell Comeing to any such Land
Island plantacon Collony Territory or place should Lade or Unlade
any goods or Comodities whatsoever untill the Master or Comander
of such shipp or Vessell should first have made Knowne to the
Governo^r of such Land Island Plantacon Collony Teritory or place
or to such person or officer as should bee by him thereunto Author-
ized and appointed, the arrivall of the said shipp or Vessell w^th her
name and the name and sirname of her Mast^r or Comander, and had
showne to him that she was an Inglish built shipp or made good by
produceing such Certificate as aforesaid, That she was a shipp or

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