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 1 64 C. 4. Anno duodecinK) Caroli II. A. D. 1 66a. TJarrow Yorkihire Kerfies whites and reds, cont, not above 17 or 18 yards and in weight ^2, pound — ^ Hampfhire ordinary Kerfies ^< Newbery whites and other Kerfies of like H I making, cont. 24 yards, and in weight 28 pound 1 Sorting Hampftiire Kerfies, cont. 28 _ yards and in weight 32 pound o r Northern Dozens fingle forting Penni- & < ftones, cont. between 14 and 15 yards, ^ C and in weight 5^ pound trized — One Nortliern dozen double ■■ before rated ; and for over weight two farthings and half the pound. The new fort of cloth called Spanifli cloth, otherwife narrow lift ; Weftern broad cloth not exceeding 25 yards in length an^ 4* pound in weight, to be accompted two thirds of the fliort cloth be- fore rated. And for every pound weight exceeding forty three pounds, two farthings and half a farthing the pound weight. Cloth Rafhes, alias cloth Serges, containing 30 yards, weighinr forty pound, to be accounted two thirds of the ftiort cloth before rated. And for every pound exceeding forty pound weight, two far. things and half a farthing the pound weight. And for any other fort of woollen Cloth of the oH or new Dra- pery, and not mentioned in this book, to pay two farthings and half a farthing for the Subfidie of every pound weight thereof. 7 Geo. I. fta. JO, C.20. l|ep. 6 Geo. i. t. 12. Repealed, as to Tobacco, gGco. I. c. 21. Certaine Rules, Orders, Direftions and Allowances, for the Advancement of Trade and encouragement of the Merchant, as alfo for the Regulating as well of the Merchants in making of due Entries and juft payments of their Cuftomes, as of the Officers in all the Ports of this Kingdome, in the faithfull difcharge of their duty. I.TT'V E RY Merchant fhali have free liberty to break Bulk in any Port allowed by the Law, and to pay cuffome and fubfidie for no more r^ then he fhall enter and land, Provided that the Matter or Purfer of every fuch' Ship, fhall firfl make Declaration upon oath, heiott any two principall Officers of the Port, of the true content of his Ships lading, and fiiall likewife after declare upon Iiis oath bsfore the Cuftomer, Colleflor, Comptroller or Surveyor, or tv/o of them, at the next Port of this Kingdome where his Ship ftiall arrive,' tlie quail- tity and quality of the goods landed at the other Port, where was Bulke firft broken, and to wrsom they did belong. l. All foraigne goods and Merchandizes (except Wines, Corrants and wroughtfilks) firft imported fhall be again exported by any Mer- chant Etighp within twelve moneths, or ftranger within nine moneths. And fuch Merchant or Merchants as ihall export any fuch for- raign Goods or Merchandize (except before excepted) (hall have allowance and be repayed by the Officer which received the fame the one moietie of the fubfidie whjch was paid at the firft importation of fuch forraigne Goods, and Merchandizes, or any part thereof fo as due proofe be firft made by certificate from the Officers of the due entry and payment of tlie cuftome and fubfidie of all foraign 'goods and merchandizes inwards, together with the oath of the Merchants importing and exporting the fame, affirming the truth thereof and the name of his Majeflies fearcher or under Searcher in the Port oi London, and of the S.eardier of any other the out Ports, teftifying the Shipping thereof to be exported. After all which duly performed in manner before exprefled, the moietie of the Subfidie firft paid in- wards, (hall without any delay or reward be repaid unto fuch Merchant or Merchants, who doe expert fuch goods and Merchandizes within one moneth after demand thereof. As alfo the whole additional duty of filk, linnai and Tobacco in manner as before is direifted. ' in. And if there be any agreement now in force, which was formerly made by the late Commiflioners of the Cuftomes and Subfidies with the Merchants Strangers or their Faftors, or fhall hereafter be made by any Commiffioner^, or Farmers of the Cuftomes and Subfi- dies, or any other power (except by confent of Parliament) with any Merchant or Merchants Strangers, or their Faftors, for any forraien goods and Merchandizes to be brought into the port of London, or any other Port or Haven of this Kingdom of England, or principality of M-'aks, and to be exported againe by way of compofition ; all other Merchants being his Majefties fubjefls fhall be admitted into the fame compofition, and not to be' excluded from any otner pi-iviledge whatfbever, granted to the Stranger by any private agree.ment or compofi- tion, under the fame conditions, and with the fame reftriftion, as ffiall be made with the Mercnant-ftranger. IV. Everj; Merchant as well Engiyh as Stranger, that ihall (hip aiid export any kind of Wines, which formerly have paid all the duties cf Tonnage inwards, fliall have repaied or allowed unto them all the duties of Tonnage paid inward, (except to the Englijhman twenty ftillings the Ton, and except to the ftranger five and twenty ftiilling^ the Ton, upon due proofe of the due entry and paynaent cf the ton- nage inwards, and of the ftiipping thereof to be exported, to be madein manner as irt the fecond Article is mentioned and exprefled. I ,. , . V. If any Merchant Denifon or Stranger fliall export any 5fii»i/£ or forraign wools, he fhall have liberty fo to do, with this further Condition, that fuch 5f «»[/!?> or other foreign wools whatfoever be not exported in any other Ship or Vefiel whatfoever, with intent to be arrived beyond the Seas out of th'e Kingdom of England and dominion of Wala, than only m Englijh Ihipping, upon pain of Conflt cation,,. ■ '■ paid the Subfidie and Cuftome inwards, fliall have allowed or; repaid unto them relpedtively, all the Cuftome and Subfidie paid inwards for the fame (except eighteen pence for every hundred weight to the Engli/h, and two and twenty pence and halfepecy for every hundred pjng thereof to be exported, to be made in manner as in the (etond Article is declared. • VII. If any Merchant having duly paid all duties inwards for forraign goods, and in regard of bad fales, fliall be inforced to keep the fame or any part thereof in his hands, after the fpace of a year fliall be elapfed, in this cafe he or any other perfon is to be permitted to ihip the fame out for the parts beyond the Seas (if they think fit) without payment of any fubfidy for the fame outwards, upon due. proof that the fame was duly entred, and Subfidy paid inwards, ' Vin. Every Merchant bringing in any fort of Wines into this Kingdom by Way of Merchandize, and fliall make due entries ol the fame in the Cuftom-houfe, fliall be allowed tvvelve per Cent, for Leakage.- 1 , _IX. Every Hogfliead of Wine which fliall be run out and not full feven inches or above left therein ; and every But or Pipe not above nine inches, fhall be accounted for outs ; and the Merchant to pay no Subfidie fer the fame. ' X. If any wines fliall prove corrupt and unmerchantable, and fit for nothing bnt to diftil into hot waters, or to make Vinegar, the* I every owner of fuch wines fliall be abated in the Subfidie, according to fuch his damages in thofe wines,, by the difcrction of the Col- 1- leftors of the Cuftomes, and ohe of the principal Officers. XI. If any Tobacco, or other goods or merchandize brotight into this Kingdom, fliall receive any damage by f ilt water or otherwife, fo that the owner thereof fhall he prejudiced in the fale of fuch goods, the principal Officers of the Cuftcm houfe, or any two of them, whereof the Colleftor for the time being to be one, fliall have power to chufe tv£o indifferent Merchants, experienced in the values <rf - fuch goods, wlio upon vifiting the faid goods, ffiall certifie and declare upon tlieir corporal oaths firft adminiftred by the faid Officers, what damage fuch goods have received, and are leflehed in their true value; and according to fuch damage in relation to the Rates frt on them in this book, the faid officers are to make a proportionable abatement unto the Merchant or Owner, of the Subfidie due for the fame. ' XII. The Merchant ftranger, who according to the Rates and Values in this book contained do pay double fubfidie for Lead, Tynn, Woollen-cloth, ffiaU alfo pay double cuftome; for Native manufaflures of wool or part wool, and the faid ftraiigcrs are to pay for all other goods as well Inwards as Outwards, rated to pay the fubfidie of poundage, tluee pence in the pound, or any other duty payal^ byCfcor/oAffrca/ona; befides the Subfidie. XIII.
 * VI. Every Merchant, as well Englijh as Stranger, which fliall ftiip and export any Currants which formerly were duly cntred and
 * feight to the Stranger,) upon due proof of the due entry and payment of the cuftome and Subfidie thereof Inwards, and of the fliip-