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threads, and also shawls, known by 

 the name of English shawls. 18. All 

 sorts of spun wool and hair, and 

 also perri wig-maker's and hair-dres- 

 ser's work ; ail sorts of carpeting, 

 whether already made up, or in 

 pieces or rolls to be^ afterwards 

 joined together. 19. All sorts of 

 prepared leather or butt'-skiris, fit 

 for making gloves, breeches, waist- 

 coats, or what is called gilets, either 

 painted, printed, or plain, and all 

 those articles manufactured or cut 

 for the said purposes, 20. All sorts 

 of English glass or crystal-work, 

 except such as is used for making 

 of optical instruments and time- 

 keepers. 21. All English taffeties-, 

 hanging-paper and furniture. 22. 

 All sorts of refined sugars, either 

 in loaves or powder, or loose sugar. 

 23. All sorts of china, earthen or 

 potter's ware. 24. All sorts of 



or 



25. 



Whale oil, not imported directly 



paper, either white, brown, 

 dyed, painted or coloured. 

 Whale oil, no 

 from Denmark, 



Sweden, or North 



America ; and, 26. Pit coals. 



Art. X. That, it shall continue to 

 be lawful to import all manufactured 

 goods of the nature and kinds de- 

 scribed in the foregoing article, and 

 not otherwise prohibitetl in the com- 

 mon laws of this country, under this 

 proviso, that the same shall be ac- 

 companied at importation by a cer- 

 tificate, delivered, as far as it is 

 practicable, at the place of origin, 

 or otherwise at the place from 

 which they are sent, precisely and 

 accurately specifying the contents of 

 each bale, pack, cask, chest, or 

 other package, the numbers and 

 marks, the place of origin of such 

 manufactured goods, and, more- 

 over, all and whatever shall be re- 

 (fiiired for further elucidation and 

 Security by the secretary of state 



for the finances, as charged with the 

 administration and direction of the 

 customs, whether with regard to the 

 importation from other countries, 

 in general, or any one country in 

 particular ; agreeably to the regula- 

 tions which will be made known^ 

 either immediately after the promul- 

 gation of this law, or at any future 

 period, on this subject. — Art. XL 

 That, in order that the searching 

 and examination be made with better 

 security, a regulation will be made, 

 which will be notified by the secre- 

 tary of state for the financeSj 

 throngh which custom-houses or of- 

 fices of customs the goods mentioned 

 in Art. IX. of neutral origin, and 

 coming from neutral countries, will 

 be permitted to be imported ; so 

 that ail such goods, either British 

 or neutral, of whatever origin the 

 same be, either provided with of 

 without certificates, attempted to be 

 imported by or through other roads, 

 ports or offices, or already imported 

 and having passed such unqualified 

 offices, bi-'ing overtaken, shall be 

 considered as British, and conse- 

 quently fall in the terms of the third 

 paragraph of the eighth article, — 

 Art. XH. That all navigation and 

 trade, direct from or out of this 

 commonwealth to any port or ports 

 of Great Britain, shall be and re» 

 main prohibited. — Art. XIII. That 

 for the due execution of the forego- 

 ing article, no exportation of am- 

 munition or naval stores shall be 

 permitted, sucii as cannon, mortarSj 

 ordnance-carriages, bombs, gre- 

 nades, balls, firelocks, muskets, ca- 

 rabines, pistols, sabres, .Swords) 

 caissons, horse-harnesses, saddles, 

 tents, and other instruments of war 

 of whatever denomination, gunpow- 

 der, saltpetre, anchors, sails, and 

 cordage, without having previously- 

 obtained 



