§ IV. And it is further Enacted by the Authority afore÷ said that noe Goods or Commodityes that are of forreigne growth production or manufacture and which are to be brought into England Ireland Wales, the Islands of Guernsey & Jersey or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede in English built shiping, or other shiping belonging to some of the aforesaid places, and navigated by English Mariners as above, said shall be shiped or brought from any other place or Places, Country or Countries but onely from those of their said Growth Production or Manufacture, or from those Ports where the said Goods and Commodityes can onely or are or usually have beene first shiped for transportation and from none other Places or Countryes under the penalty of the forfeiture of all such of the aforesaid Goods as shall be Imported from any other place or Country contrary to the true intent and meaning hereof, as alsoe of the ship in which they were imported with all her Guns Furniture Ammunition Tackle and Apparel, one Moyety to His Majesty His Heires and Successors and the other Moyety to him or them that shall seize informe or sue for the same in any Court of Record to be recovered as is before exprest.

§ V. And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That any sort of Ling Stockefish Pilchard, or any other kinde of dryed or salted fish usually fished for and caught by the people of England Ireland Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede, or any sort of Codfish or Herring, or any Oyle or Blubber made or that shall be made of any kinde of Fish whatsoever, or any Whale fines or Whale bones which shall be imported into England Ireland Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede not haveing beene caught in Vessels truely and properly belonging thereunto as Proprietors and right Owners thereof and the said Fish cured saved or dryed, and the Oyle and Blubber aforesaid (which shall be accompted and pay as oyle) not made by the people thereof, and shall be imported into England Ireland or Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede shall pay double Aliens

custome.

§ VI. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from henceforth it shall not be lawful to any person or persons whatsoever to Load or cause to be Loaden

and carryed in any Bottome or Bottomes Ship or Ships Vessell or Vessels whatsoever wherof any Stranger or Strangers borne (unlesse such as [shall *] bee Denizens or Naturalized) be Owners part Owners or Master and wherof three Fourthes of the Mariners at least shall not be English any Fish Victuall Wares Goods Commodityes or [Goods t] of what kinde or Nature soever the same shall be from one Port or Creeke of England Ireland Wales Islands of Guernsey or Jersey or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede to another. Port or Creeke of the same or of any of them under penalty for every one that shall offend contrary to the true meaning of this branch of this present Act to forfeit all such goods as shall be loaden and carryed in any such Ship or Vessell together with the Ship or Vessell with all her Guns Ammunition Tackle Furniture and Apparel, one moyety to His Majesty His Heires and Successors and the other moyety to him or them that shall Informe Seize or Sue for the same in any Court of Record to be recovered in manner aforesaid.

[§ VII. Abatement, &c. in the Book of Rates allowed only where the Master and Three Fourths of the Mariners be English.]

[§ VIII. Goods of the Growth or Manufacture of Muscovy or Russia, and of the Turkish Empire, and other Goods herein mentioned, to be imported in English Ships, and manned as aforesaid.]

[S IX. What Goods deemed Aliens' Goods, and pay Aliens' Duties.]

[S X. In what Case and by what Means Foreign built Ships shall be deemed English Ships.

Oaths of Purchase of such Ship for a valuable Consideration, and other Particulars.

On Oath taken, Certificate under Hand and Seal of Officer.

Officer to keep Register of Certificates, and return Duplicates to Customs in London.]

[§ XI. Officers of the Customs allowing Privilege to any Foreign-built Ship until Certificate or Proof, &c.

* O. omits.

† Things O.

Governors of Plantations, &c. suffering Foreign-built Ships to load, &c. without Certificate.

Penalty.]

[S XII., p. 249. Proviso for Goods of the Streights or Levant.]

[S XIII. Proviso for Importation of East India Commodities as to Growth.]

[S XIV. Proviso for Goods imported from Spain, Portugal, Azores, Madeira, or Canary Islands.]

[S XV. Proviso for Bullion and Goods taken by way of Reprisal.]

IS XVI. Proviso concerning Corn, Salt, and Fish of Scotland;

and for Seal Oil of Russia.]

[S XVII. The Duty payable upon Goods in French Ships, and on their taking in and setting on Shore Passengers.

How long to continue.]

§ XVIII. And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the first day of April which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty one noe Sugars Tobaccho Cotton Wool Indicoes Ginger Fustick or other dyeing wood of the Growth Production or Manufacture of any English Plantations in America Asia or Africa shall be shiped carryed conveyed or transported from any of the said English Plantations to any Land Island Territory Port or place whatsoever other then to such (*) English Plantations as doe belong to His Majesty His Heires and Successors or to the Kingdome of England or Ireland or Principallity of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede there to be laid on shore under the penalty of the Forfeiture of the said Goods or the full value thereof, as alsoe of the Ship with all her Guns Tackle Apparel Ammunition and Furniture, the one moyety to the Kings Majesty His Heires and Successors, and the other moyety to him or them that shal seize informe or sue for the same in any Court of Record by Bil Plaint or Information wherein noe Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed.

* Other O.

[§ XIX. Ships sailing from England, Ireland, or Wales to English Plantations, bound according to Tonnage with Sureties, to bring Goods there loaded into England, &c.

Ships coming from any other Port to the Plantations, Governors to take such Bond, or Certificate that such Bond has been given in England;

Penalty.

Governors to return Bonds taken Twice yearly to Customs in London.]-Statutes of the Realm, V., 246.

1661. THE CONFIRMATORY ACT.

A. D. 1661. 13° CAR. II., C. 14.-An Act for Confirming an Act Entituled An Act for encouraging and encreasing of Shipping and Navigation and severall other Acts both publique and private mentioned therein.

Whereas during the late difficulties and exigencies of affaires in the absence of His most Excellent Majestie and in reference to His return from beyond the Seas into these His Majesties Dominions The Lords and Commons being assembled att Westminster the five and twentieth day of April in the twelfth yeare of His Majesties Reigne were from thence and after his Majesties returne continued untill the nine and twentieth day of December then next following and now last past and then dissolved by his Majestie In which time severall Acts were passed by his Majesty by and with the advice & consent of the [said *] Lords and Commons assembled as aforesaid which being of necessary use are fitt to be continued and confirmed although the manner of the said assembling enforced by the difficulties and exigencies aforesaid which then lay upon the Nation is not to bee drawne into example Bee it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That all and singuler the Acts made or menconed to be made by his said Majesty by and with the advice or [consents †] of the Lords and Commons upon or since the said five and twentieth day † Consent. O.

* Interlined on the Roll.

of Aprill herein after particularly menconed and expressed (that is to say) One Act Entituled An Act for the encouraging and encreasing of Shipping and Navigation One other Act Entituled An Act for Prohibiting the Exportation of Wool Wool Fells Fullers Earth or any kind of Scouring Earth One other Act Entituled An Act empowring the Master of the Rolls for the time being to make Leases for yeares in order to new build the old Houses belonging to the Rolls One other Act Entituled An Act for prohibiting the planting setting or sowing of Tobacco in England and Ireland And all and every the Clauses Sentences and Articles in them and every of them contained shall be and [are hereby ratified] and confirmed and enacted and declared to have the full force and strength of Acts of Parliament according to the tenor and purport thereof and soe shall be adjudged deemed and taken to all intents and purposes whatsoever and as if the same had beene made declared and exacted by Authority of this present Parliament.—Statutes of the Realm, V., p. 316.

A. D. 1662. 14° CAR. II., c. 11.-An Act for preventing Frauds and regulating Abuses in His Majesties Customes.

SV. And that no Forreign built ship (that is to say) not built in any of His Majesties Dominions of Asia Africa or America or other then such as shall (bona fide) be bought before the First of October One thousand six hundred sixty and two next ensuing and expresly named in the said List shall enjoye the priviledge of a Ship belonging to England or Ireland although owned or manned by English (except such Ships only as shall be taken at Sea by Letters of Mart or Reprizal and Condemnation made in the Court of Admiralty as lawful Prize (but all such Ships shall be deemed as Aliens Ships and be liable unto all Duties that Aliens Ships are liable unto by vertue of the said Act for encrease of Shipping and Navigation And whereas it is required by the said Act that