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from the parts beyond the seas into any Port place or Creeks of this Realm or
other his Ma^ta Dominions by way of Merchandize and unshipped to be layd
on Land, the Subsidie Customs and other Duties due or to be due for the
Same not paid or lawfully tendered to the Collecto^r thereof or to his Dep^ty
with the Content and Agreem^t of the Comptrollo^r or Surveyo^r there, or one
of them at the least nor agreed with for the Same in the Custom house accord-
ing to [49] the true meaning of the s^d Act That then from the 24'^o day of
June in the Act afores^d expressed all the Same wines goodes and merchan-
dizes whatsoever Should be forfeited to his Ma^ty the Moyety of the Rate
thereof to his s" Ma^ty the other moyety to him or them that will Seize the
Same or sue for the Same as in and by the s" Statute of Parliam^t relation there-
unto being had more at large may appear Nevertheless one Charles Carroll
late of S^t Maries County Gent well knowing the Statute afores^d to be in full
force and unrepealed but Slighting and contemning the Same, and minding
and malitiously contriving to deceave and defraud their Ma^ts and the good
People of this Province of a certain Custom or Duty of 4^d per Gall: on all
wines and other Strong Liquors imported into this Province to be Sold being
given and granted to their Ma^ty for the good Use and benefit of this Province
by an Act of Assembly of this Province intituled (An Act for the Imposition
of 4^d per Gallon on liquors imported into this Province) which is yet in full
Force and unrepealed as by the Same Act of Assembly relation thereunto
being had more at large may appear, He the s^d Charles Carroll after the mak-
ing and publishing the s^d Statutes of Parliam^t and the s^t Act of Assembly (that
is to Say) the Twentyeth day of January in the Year of our Lord 1692 At
S^t Inagoes Creek in S^t Maries County within the s^d District divers goodes and
merchandizes that is to Say Twenty Four hhd^s or Casks containing about
1300 gall^s of Strong beer then lately imported into this Province in a certain
Sloope whereof one Joshua Broadbank was Master from on Board the s^d
Sloope or Vessell upon the Land and into his Warehouse did receive take a
Shore and keep without any Certificate being produced from the Customers
from whence the s^d Goodes were brought to the Collecto^r or other Customer
of the s^d District or the s" goods being Seen or Veiwed by any of them and
without paying or tendering the Customes or dutyes imposed Upon the Same
to the s^d Collecto^r or his Dep^ty or any other Customer of the s^d District or
without making any Entry or Report thereof to the s^d Coll^l or other Customer
of the s^d District in Contempt and derogation of their Ma^ts their Crown and
dignity and contrary to the Form effort and true meaning of the s^d Statutes
of Parliam' and the Act of Assembly afores^t whereby the s^d Goodes and mer-
chandizes are become lyable to Seizure and Forfeited to their Ma^u the one
moyety of the Rate thereof to their Ma^u the other moyetie to the s^d Nehe-
miah who as well etc: being the Seizor of the Same according to the directions
and appointm^t of the s^d Statutes, Whereupon the s^d Nehemiah who as well
etc: prayeth the Advice of the Court in the p^rmises that the s^d Goodes and