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yam. (9 Geo. II. c. 4.) By 14 Geo. III. c. 72. itisenafted 

 that no greater duty (hall be paid for ftiiffs made of raw cot- 

 ton wool within this kingdom than ^^d. a yard, 4:; Geo. III. 

 c. 69. and that any perfon may ufe the fame in apparel 

 or otherwife : and every piece is to have three blue ftripes 

 in both felvedges, and to be (lamped at each end with a 

 ftamp provided by the officers of excife, and inftead of the 

 word calico, ufed for foreign calicoes, each piece fhall be 

 marked with the words Brifi/h MaiiufaBory. If ftuffs 

 made wholly of cotton, and printed, painted, (lained, or 

 dyed fluffs, (mnfliiis, neckcloths, and fullians excepted,) 

 witliout fuch mark (hall be expofcd to falc, they (hall be 

 forfeited, and 50/. for each piece. If any perfon (hall 

 counterfeit fuch ftamp, or knowingly fell fuch ftuffs with 

 a counterfeit (lamp, he (liall be guilty of felony without 

 benefit of clergy. If any perfon (hall import any c.ilicoes, 

 muflins, or other (luffs made of hnen yarn only, or of linen 

 yarn and cotton wool mixed, or wholly of cotton wool, in 

 wliich (hdU be wove in the fclvedge any fuch blue llripe, 

 he fhall forfeit the fame, and 10/. for each piece. Every 

 fuch printer, painter, (lainer, or dyer, (hall give notice in 

 writing, at the next ofHce, of his name and place of abode, 

 and where he intends to work, on pain of 50/. (10 Anne, 

 c. 19. 2C Geo. III. c. 72.1 By I Geo. (I. 2. c. 34. anyperfon, 

 undertaking to print, paint, &c. any (ilks, linens, or fluffs, 

 at any other place than the place of his ufual refidence or 

 exercife of his trade, lliall firft make entry of the place, and 

 pay the duties, on pain of 50/., and forfeiture of the goods. 

 Officers may enter at all times by day or night to take ac- 

 count, &c. and the penalty of obftrufting the officer in the 

 execution of his duty is 200/. (loAnne,c. 19. 25 Geo. III. 

 c. 72.) Goods fliall be entered once in fix weeks on 

 oalh before the colleftor or fupervifor, on pain of 50/. 

 (10 Anne, c. 19.) No perfon fhall begin to print, ftain, paint, 

 or dye any goods before they have been meafured and marked, 

 on pam of forfeiting the fame, and alfo 20/. for every piece. 

 (25' Geo. III. c. 72.) If ar.y printer fhall wilfully cut out or 

 deface fuch frame mark, he fhall forfeit 50/. Concealing 

 goods, or avoiding duty, incurs a forfeiture of 50/. : and all 

 goods found in a place, of which no notice has been given, 

 or the value thereof, fhall be forfeited. (10 Anne, c. 19. 

 25 G"o. III.c. 72.) Nor fhall goods be kept in unentered 

 places on pain of forfeiting jo/. and the goods. 20 Geo. III. 

 c. 72.) Within fix weeks the duties (hall be cleared, 

 on pain of forfeiting double. (lo Anne, c. 19.) Nor fhall 

 they be removed before the officer hath taken account of 

 them and (lamped thfm, on pain of 5c/. and feizure. 

 (loAnne, c. 19. 25 Geo. III. c. 72.) Goods furveyed fhall 

 be kept feparaie from thofe unfurreyed, on pain of 50/. : 

 and goods unitamped may be fearched for and feized. 

 (10 Anne, c. 19. 25 Geo. III.c. 72.) The perfon in whofe 

 cuflody luch goods are found fhall forfeit 100/. 5 Geo. 

 c. Jl. 27 Geo. III. c. 31. 



Calicoes, &c. that (hall not have three blue threads in 

 the felvtdge, fhill be deemed foreign calicoes, and on being 

 printed or dyed, fliall be marked at each end with the words 

 " fori'ign calicoes for exportation;" and every dealer who 

 fhall have any fuch goods in his cullody (except dyed 

 throughout of one colour) or any fluffs made wholly of 

 cotton wool wove in Great Britain, commonly called 

 " Britifli Munufaftory,'' (muflins, neckcloths, and fuftians 

 excepted.) not having fuch blue threads, (hall forfeit 200/. 

 and every luch piece found in his cullody. (25 Geo. III. 

 c. 72.) The owner or printer of any piece or remnant of 

 coflac or foreign muflins and calicoes fhall, before they be 

 prcfented to the officer, mark the fame at both ends with a 

 frame mark, containing his name and place of abode, and 



alfo the name by which fuch goods are commonly knowa 

 (except fuch as arc dyed throughout of one colour) on 

 pain of forfeiting 10/. for every piece or remnant. The 

 owner or printer of any linens or ftuffs made of cotton 

 mixed, or wholly of cotton wool wove in Great Britain, 

 called " Britifh Manufactory or Muflins," fliall mark the 

 fame at both ends (fuftians, velvets, velverets, dimities, and 

 other figured ftuffs excepted) with a mark, containing his 

 name and place of abode, and the name and quality of fuch 

 goods, with the ready money price thereof, before the fame 

 are prcfented to the officer in order to be printed or dyed : 

 .on pain of forfeiture and feizure, and 20/. ; and if any fuch 

 piece be marked at a lefs price than the real value, the fame 

 may be fcizcd and forfeited, and the owner fhall forfeit 20/. 

 If the frame mark be defaced, the fame fhall be renewed on 

 notice ; but if any perfon fhall counterfeit or forge any 

 frame mark, he fhall forfeit lOo/. : and if any perfon coun- 

 terfeit the ftamp, it is felony without benefit of clergy. 

 (25 Geo. III. c. 72. 27 Geo. III. c. 31.) If any perfon 

 fliall knowingly fell any of the goods with a counterfeit 

 ftamp, he fhall forfeit 100/. and ftand two hours in the 

 pillory. (10 Anne, c. 19. 13 Geo. III. c. j6. 25 Geo. III. 

 c. 72.) By 27 Geo. III. c. 31. if any peribn fliall know- 

 ingly fell aay fuch goods with counterfeit (lamp, thus in- 

 tending to defraud his majefty, he (hall be guilty of felony 

 without benefit of clergy. Every perfon who hath paid 'the 

 duties, or bought the goods of any perfon who hath paid 

 the duties, may export the fame, and fhall be allowed all 

 the duties in drawback, as fet forth in 43 Geo. III. c. 69. 

 Sched. C. on conforming to certain prefcribed conditions. 

 (25 Geo. III. c. 72. 25 Geo. III. c. 74.) By the 4 Geo. III. 

 c. 37. which eftablifhes the corporation of the Englifh 

 Linen Company for making cambrics and lawns, it is enadled 

 that the commiffioners of excife, where there fhall be a ma- 

 nufa£lory of cambrics or lawns, or of goods known under 

 that denomination, fhall appoint the fupervifor or other 

 officer to feal the fame, for which they fliall have fuch fee 

 as the commiffioners fhall appoint : the manufacturer to give 

 notice in writing to the officer, of the finifliing of every 

 piece, before it is taken out of the loom, who fliall feal the 

 fame at both ends ; on pain that fuch manufacturer, taking 

 the fame out of the loom without having given fuch notice, 

 and having the fame fealed as aforefaid, fliall forfeit 5/. ; and 

 every fuch piece fhall be forfeited, and may be feized by any 

 officer of the cuftoms or excife, and the officer, with con- 

 venient fpeed after notice, fhall mark and alfo number 

 each piece ; and make entry in writing, in books to be pro- 

 vided at the expence of the manufafturer, of the number 

 fet to each piece, the length thereof, and the number of 

 threads in the warp, on pain of 10/. If the officer fhall 

 mark arry not made in England, or after the fame is taken 

 out of the looms, he fhall forfeit 50/. for each piece to him 

 who fhall fue, and forfeit his office, and be incapacitated 

 to hold any other office of truft under the crown. If 

 any perfon fhall offer to the officer any bribe, he fliall 

 forfeit 50/. ; and if he fhall by bribery, or otherwife, prevail 

 upon the officer to commit fuch offence, he fliall forfeit 

 100/., and ftand in the pillory two hours. And the officer 

 fhall yearly, in the month of June, tranfmit to the commif- 

 fioners an account of all goods which he fliall have ftamped, 

 and a copy of the entries made, on pain of difmiffion ; 

 and he, or his executors, fhall deliver up the feals, on de- 

 mand from the commiffioners, on pain of 200/. Cambrics 

 and lawns made in England found undamped, fhall ba for- 

 feited, and may be feized by any officer of the cuftoms or 

 excife, and after condemnation fhall be fold ; and every per- 

 fon who fhall fell or expofc to fale. or have in his cuftody 



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