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into this Kingdom, or some other British Colony or Plantation, under 

 the like Securities, Penalties and Forfeitures, as are particularly 

 mentioned in two Acts of Parliament made in the twelfth and 

 twenty-fifth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, the 

 former intituled, An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Ship- 

 ping and Navigation, and the latter intituled, An Act for the En- 

 couragement of the Greenland and Eastland Trades, and for the 

 better securing the Plantation Trade, or either of them, with respect 

 to the goods in those Acts particularly enumerated; any Law, Cus- 

 tom or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding. 



XXVIII. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority afore- 

 said, That from and after the twenty-ninth Day of September one 

 thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, no Iron, nor any Sort of 

 Wood, commonly called Lumber, as specified in an Act passed in 

 the eighth Year of the Reign of King George the First, intituled. 

 An Act for giving further Encouragement for the Importation of 

 Naval Stores, and for other Purposes therein mentioned, of the 

 Growth, Production or Manufacture of any British Colony or Plan- 

 tation in America, shall be there loaden on board any Ship or Vessel 

 to be carried from thence, until sufficient Bond shall be given, with 

 one Surety besides the Master of the Vessel, to the Collector or other 

 principal Officer of the Customs at the Loading Port, in a Penalty 

 of double the Value of the Goods, with Condition, that the said 

 Goods shall not be landed in any Part of Europe except Great 

 Britain; which Bonds shall be discharged in the manner hereafter 

 mentioned; that is to sa} r , for such of the said Goods as shall be 

 entered for or landed in Great Britain, the condition of the Bond 

 shall be, to bring a Certificate in discharge thereof within eighteen 

 Months from the Date of the Bond ; and within six Months for such 

 of the said Goods as shall be entered for or landed in any of the 

 British Colonies or Plantations in America; which respective Cer- 

 tificates shall be under the Hands and Seals- of the Collector or other 

 principal Officer of the Customs resident at the Port or Place where 

 such Goods shall be landed, testifying the Landing thereof; and for 

 such of the said Goods as shall be entered for or landed at any other 

 Place in America, Africa or Asia, to bring the like Certificate within 

 twelve Months, under the Common Seal of the chief Magistrate, or 

 under the Hands and Seals of two known British Merchants residing 

 there; or such Bond or Bonds shall be discharged, in either of the 

 said Cases, by Proof upon Oath made by credible Persons, that the 

 said Goods were taken by Enemies, or perished in the Seas. 



XXIX. And, for the better preventing Frauds in the Importation 

 or Exportation of Goods that are liable to the Payment of Duties. 

 or are prohibited in the British Colonies or Plantations in America; 

 It is further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after 

 the twenty-ninth Day of September one thousand seven hundred 

 and sixty-four, no Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, of any Kind 

 whatsoever, shall be shipped or laden on board any Ship or Vessel 

 in anv of the British Colonies or Plantations in America, to be car- 

 ried from thence to any other British Colony or Plantation, without 

 a Sufferance or Warrant first had and obtained from the Collector 

 or other proper Officer of the Customs at the Port or Place where 

 such Goods shall be intended to be put on board; and the Master 

 of every such Ship or Vessel shall, before the same be removed or 



