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 A.D. i6gB, Anno nono & decimo G u L I E L M I III. C. 43. 721 CAP. XLIir. An A<ft for the better Encouragement of the Royal Luftring Company, and the more cffedual preventing the fraudulent Importation of Luftrings and yUamodes. ' J57HEREAS the Manufafture of Black Luftrings and Alamodes, Tet up by the Royal Luftring; jgll.y.c.ij^ ' VV Company, hath been very advantageous and beneficial to this Kingdom, by employing great Num- ' bers of the Poor, and preventing the Exportation of our Coin for purchaling of tnofe Commodities iti fo- ' reign Parts : And whereas notwithftanding the feveral Laws made for the Encouragement of the faid Ma- ' nufaiture, and for the preventing the Importation of fuch foreign Silks without paying the Duties charged ' thereon, great Quantities of the faid foreign Silks have been brought into this Kingdom, without paying ' any Duty or CiiKom for the fame ; by Means whereof the faid Royal Luftring Company have been very ' much difcouraged in the carrying on the faid Manufafture :' For Remedy whereof, and that the fr.id Com- pany may have all due Encouragement to enable them to proceed in fo good an Undertaking, Be it en- a6ted, and it is hereby enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and v/ith the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, In this prefcnt Parliament aflembled, and by the Au- thority of the fame. That from and after the firft Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thoufand fix no foreign Ala- hundred and ninety-eight, no foreign Silks called or known by the Name of Alamodes or Liijirings^ ftall modes or i.u. be imported or brought into any Port or Place whatfoevcr within the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Iring? to be im- JVaks^ or Town oi Berwick upon Tiveed, other than theVortoi Londoji only; and that Notice fliall be given poried into Eng- to the Commiflioners or Chief Managers of the Cuftoms in the faid Port of London for the time being, of ^J," Pnrt of'Lon- the Quality and Quantity, with the Marks, Numbers, and Package of all fuch Silks intended to be im- don, &c. ported, with the Name of the Importer, and the Name of the Ship, and her Burthen, and the Name of the Mafter or Commander on which they are to be laden, and the Place or Port where the fame are to be fhipped or taken on Board, and a Licence fhall be taken under the Hands of the Commiflioners or Chief ^'cence to be ta- Managers of the Cuftoms in the faid Port o^ London for the time being, or any three of them, for the j^^" [°J^^°J'' lading and importing of the fame as aforefaid, which Licence they are hereby authorized and required to grant without any Fee or Reward, or any other Charge to the Perfons demanding the fame. II. And for the better preventing the fraudulent Importation of fuch Silks, without paying the Duties which are or fhall be due and payable for the fame ; Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Commiflioners Commiflioners or Chief Managers of the Cuftoms in the faid Port of London for the time being, fhall and tofealAlamodesj are hereby authorized and required, from time to time, to mark and feal, or caufe to be marked and fealed, ^'^' i^npo'ted, all fuch Alamodes and Luftrings, which fhall, from and after the faid firft Day of July, be imported ac- cording to the DireiStions of this Aft, and to keep, or caufe to be kept an Entry or Regiftry thereof in the and keep anEn- Cuftom-houfe in the faid Port of London, in a Book to be provided for that Purpofe only, which faid Entry, try thereof. or Regiftry fhall be made without any Fee or Reward, before the faid Goods be delivered out of the Cuftom-houfe Warehoufe : And in cafe any of the faid Silks fhall be imported or brought into any Port or Alamodes, See, Place whatfoever within this Realm, other than the Port of London, or fhall be imported without fuch brought into any Notice firft given, and Licence taken out as aforefaid, and the Duties paid for the fame, or fhall not be fo other Port lor- fealed and marked as aforefaid, fuch Silks, or the full Value thereof, fhall be forfeited ; and all fuch Silks, ^'''^ ' which fhall be feized and forfeited by virtue of this or any former Aft, fhall be fold and exported, and and to be fold, the fame Rules and Methods fhall be obferved in the felling and exporting thereof, as are mentioned and ^^poitei and contained in- an Aft made in the eighth and ninth Years of the Reign of His prefent MajeftY, |^^'"' ^ intituled. An Ail for the further Encouragement of the ManufaBure of Liflrings and Alamodes within _ ~^_ ' ^' this Realm. III. And for the better preventing the Importation of the fame, in relation to Silks therein direfted to be Penalty on Per- exported, and all and every Perfon and Perfons whatfoever, who fhall import, bring or convey, or caufe or pro- fon importing cure to be imported, brought or conveyed into the Kingdom of England, Dominion of JVales, or Town of Alamodes, &c, Berwick upon Ttveed, any Alamodes or Luft-rings, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Aft, or '^^^^^^ '° ' " who fhall knowingly receive or take the fame into his, her or their Houfe, Warehoufe, Cuftody or PofTcfKon, or fhall fell, barter or offer to Sale, or caufe to be fold or bartered, or offered to Sale any fuch foreign Silks fo Iraudulently imported, and all and every their Aiders, Abettors and Affiftants knov/ing thereof, fliall forfeit and lofe the Sum of fiv'e hundred Pounds. IV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Commiflion or Warrant Officer, officers in tiie or other Perfon, who now is, or hereafter fhall be, in the Service of His Majefty, Kis Heirs or SuccefTors, King's Service and fhall have the Command or Charge of any Ship or VefTel whatfoever, fhall import, bring, fend or con- taking on board vey, or caufe, procure, or fufFer to be imported, brought, fent, or conveyed, or take or load on board, J"' ""P°'''^s 'J-- any Alamodes or Luftrings, in order to be imported into this Kingdom, or fliall unfhip, or fuffer to be uii- n^ade incapable fhipped into any Barge, Hoy, Boat, or other Veffel, any fuch Silks, knowing thereof, he fhall, over and of the King's above the Forfeitures and Penalties to v/hich he is liable by this or any other Aft, be ipJofaSio rendred in- Service, &c. capable of ferving His Majefty, His [-leirs and SuccefTors, either by Sea or Land, or of having or receiving R^ard to Ma- any Benefit or Advantage which he fhall or m^ay be intitled to by virtue of fuch Service; and if any Sea- ^'"f°" n;r!I Ti/T- Tt r r»r  r ii ■ i-iniiii oi * making UlICO.) man. Mariner, or other rerlon or rerfons whatloever, belonging or v.'hich fhall belong to any bnip or.^,pry, Veflel, fliall difcover any Alamodes or Luftrings, which fhall be imported, brought, ftnt, or conve3'"ed. in any Ship or VefTel whatfoever into this Kingdom, or which fhall be unfh.ipped into any Barge, Hoy, Boat, or other VefTel, either at Sea, or in any Harbour, Creek, or Bay in this Kingdom, in order to be im-^ ported, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Aft, fuch Perfori or Perfons making fuch Difco- very, fhall (over and above fuch Part of the Forfeitures and Advantages to which he or they fhall be in- titled by virtue of this Aft) be immediately difcharged from his or their Service on board fuch Ship or Vol. III. , 4 Z Vcfi'd,