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said, under paine of falling into, and incurring of our 

 displeasure, and of forfeiture, and confiscation of all 

 such goods, wares, and marchandises, which shalbe found 

 to have passed by other hands or order, then that or those 

 which are before mentioned : the fourth part of which 

 forfeitures and confiscations shall be imployed to the 

 repairing and maintenance of two chappels founded to the 

 honour of Saint Thomas of Canterburie by our saide 

 subjects, in the townes of Bruges in Flanders, and of 

 Middleborough in Zeland ; the other fourth part to 

 us, & our use ; the third fourth part to our said 

 cousin of Burgundie, or the natural Lord of the 

 countrey wherein the saide goods shall be found ; and 

 the fourth fourth part to him or them, which shall 

 discover, detect, or finde out the saide fraude. And 

 also that none of our said subjects shall unlade or cause 

 to be unladen, under any colour nor otherwise, nor 

 unpacke, in the countreis abovesaide, no kind of wares, 

 goods, nor marchandises whatsoever, which they shall 

 bring or cause to bee brought into the countreyes afore- 

 saide, comming out of our countreyes, dominions, or 

 obeysance, without first and beforehand they make the 

 governour or his deputies acquainted with their arrivall, 

 and crave leave, and deliver, shewe, and declare their 

 cockets, that it may duely appeare, that the saide goods 

 and marchandises have truly and lawfully payde unto 

 us our rights and customes, and not to unpacke them 

 but in the presence of the saide governour, his lieuetenants 

 or deputies, upon paine of forfaiture, and confiscation 

 of the saide goods, in maner and forme before declared 

 in the foresaide article. And if it bee found by the 

 visitation of the saide governor, his lieuetenants or 

 deputies, that any goods, wares, or marchandises what- 

 soever be arrived and discharged in the countreis 

 aforesaid, belonging to our saide subjectes, not lawfully 

 customed and acquited towarde us of our right and 

 [I. 111.] custome, for which they cannot nor are not able to 

 make any due proofe of our letters of coquet, as is 



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