738 A. D. 1707. 



of foreign bone-lace, cut-work, embroidery-fringes, band-ftrings, but- 

 tons, and needle-work, being found to obftrud the vent of Englifli 

 woollen manufadures in the Spanifh Netherlands, was now repealed, 

 as far as relates to that country. [5 jl?in. c. 17.] 



By an ad [5 Ann. c. 22] to explain and amend an ad of the lafl; 

 feflions of parliament, for preventing frauds frequently committed by 

 bankrupts, it was enaded, ' that bankrupts who fhould, after the 25th 

 ' of April 1707, remove, carry away, or embezzle, any part of their 

 ' effeds, fliould fufter as felons. A bankrupt fliould not be difcharged, 

 ' unleis his certificate were figned by four fifths in number and value 

 ' of his creditors. Commiflioners of bankrupts might appoint ailig- 

 ' nees, whom a majority? of the creditors might afterwards remove. 

 ' No commiflion of bankruptcy fliould be iffued by the application of 

 ' any creditor, unlefs his fingle debt amounted to Lioo, or of two ere- 

 ' ditors, fo petitioning, to L150, or of three or more creditors to L200. 

 ' This ad was to continue for two years, and from thence to the end of 

 ' the next feflion of parliament, and no longer.' 



By an ad [6 Ann. c. 2] for better fecuring the duty on Eaft-India 

 goods, the fecurity thereafter to be given, purfuant to the ad of the 

 (jth of King William, that the Eaft-India company fhould caufe all the 

 merchandize in any fhip from India to be brought to fome port of 

 England, without previoufly breaking bulk, was direded to be after 

 the rate of L2,50o for every 100 ton of each fliip fent to the Indies, 

 (necefi^ary provifions, flores, and merchandize, for the people and gar- 

 riion of St. Helena, for their own proper confumption only, excepted) 

 and except alfo, where the breaking of bulk, or landing of goods, 

 fhould happen by the danger of the feas, enemies, refiraints of princes^ 

 See, under penalty of forfeiting fuch goods or their value, &c. 



For the advancement of our woollen manufidure, and for encourag- 

 ing the drefling and dying of woollen cloths before exportation, a duty 

 of 5/" was laid on every white woollen cloth exported. And it was alfo 

 enaded, that fuch white cloths, commonly called broad cloth, fliipped 

 before the duty be paid, flrould be forfeited, [6 Anii, f 8.J 



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