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be imported into England, Ireland, or Wales, Islands of Guernsey 

 and Jersey, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, in any other ship or 

 ships, vessel or vessels whatsoever, but in such as do truly and without 

 fraud belong only to the people of England or Ireland, dominion of 

 fes, or town of Ber\f'L- />on Tweed, or of the lands, islands, 

 plantations or territories in Asia, Africa or America, to his Majesty 

 belonging, as the proprietors and right owners thereof, and whereof 

 the master, and three fourths at least of the mariners are English; 

 (2) under the penalty of the forfeiture of all such goods and com- 

 modities, and or the ship or vessel in which they were imported, with 

 all her guns, tackle, furniture, ammunition and apparel ; one moiety 

 to his Majesty, his heirs and successors; and the other moiety to him 

 or them who shall seize, inform or sue for the same in any Court of 

 Record, by Bill, information, plaint or other action. Avherein no essoin. 



protection or wager of law shall be allowed. 



515 IV. And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 

 That no goods or commodities that are of foreign growth, pro- 

 duction or manufacture, and which are to be brought into England, 

 Ireland, Wales, the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, or town of Ber- 

 wick upon Tweed, in English-built shipping, or other shipping be- 

 longing to some of the aforesaid places, and navigated by English 

 mariners, as aforesaid, shall be shipped or brought from any other 

 place or places, country or countries, but only from those of 

 the said growth, production or manufacture, or from those ports 

 where the said goods and commodities can only, or are, or usually 

 have been, first shipped for transportation, and from none 

 other places or countries; (2) under the penalty of the for- 

 feiture of all such of the aforesaid goods as shall be imported 

 from any other place or country contrary to the true intent and mean- 

 ing hereof, as also of the ship in which they were imported, with all 

 her guns, furniture, ammunition, tackle, and apparel ; one moiety to 

 his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to him or 

 them that shall seize, inform or sue for the same in any Court of 

 Record, to be recovered as is before expressed. 



V. And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any 

 sort of ling, stockfish, pilchard, or any other kind of dried or salted 

 fish, usually fished for and caught by the people of England, Ireland, 

 Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, or any sort of cod-fish or 

 herring, or any oil or blubber made or that shall be made of any kind 

 of fish whatsoever, or any whale fins or whale bones, which shall be 

 imported into England, Ireland, Wales, or town of Berwick upon 

 Tweed, not having been caught in vessels truly and properly belong- 

 ing thereunto as proprietors and right owners thereof, and the said 

 fish cured, saved and dried, and the oil and blubber aforesaid (which 

 shall be accounted and pay as oil) not made by the people thereof, 

 and shall be imported into England, Ireland, or Wales, or town of 

 Berwick upon Tweed, shall pay double aliens custom. 



VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That 

 from henceforth it shall not be lawful to any person or persons what- 

 soever, to load or cause to be loden and carried in any bottom or bot- 

 toms, ship or ships, vessel or vessels whatsoever, whereof any stran- 

 ger or strangers-born (unless such as shall be denizens or naturalised) 

 be owners, part-owners, or master, and whereof three fourths of the 

 mariners at least shall not be English, any fish, victual, wares, goods. 



