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 8 8 The Third Sejjion of the fir ft Parliament of ofCuftom, or keepers of Cocquet, fhall tranfgrefs the Oath and Bond above-mentioned in any part, then their Tack, Commiflion, Gift or any other Title by which they enjoy their faids places, to be void and null, and they to have incurred the fumsand penalties contained in their refpective Bonds (the one halfe thereof to be given to the informer or delator ) and to be further proceeded againft as perjured perfons ; Difcharging hereby, all granting of Licences for exporting of money ; except to fuch perfons allanerly as fliall make faith in Exchequer, or thefe appointed by the Lord Thefaurer or T hefaurer-depute, and give fufficient Bond, that the money which they are to carry out, is to be bellowed upon Timber in Norway, or in order for bring- ing in of Victual in time of extream dearth, and that they fliall return in fpecie, what part of the money fhall not be fo beftowed. XII. kA C T for incouragment of Tillage and Tafturage. > UR Soveraign Lord confidering, how neceflar it is, for the incouragment of the tillage of this Country, _ 'which is fubject to fomuch toil and expence, though the improvement thereof be m oft advanragious to the whole Kingdom, That liberty be granted for the exportation of Corns, after the Natives are fufficient- ly provided for. Therefore, the King's Majefty, with advice and content of His Eftates in Parliament, Statutes and Declares, That it fliall be lawful to export Corns of all forts, when they are under the prices foliowing,at the Ports or refpective places of exportation;ms ilk Boll of Wheat/ander twelve pounds the Boll, Beir & Barly under eight punds the boll, Gates and Peafe, under eight marks the Boll; notwithftanding of any former Acts.Laws or practice to the contrary,they paying the ufuai cultom and Bullion as formerly: with this prpvifion,That when the Lords of HisMajefties Secret Council fhall judge it neceflar,for the good of the King- dom & preventing of dearth.th'ey may discharge the exportation of Victual of all lbrts,for fo long time as they fliall think fit. Asalfo,for improvement of the Pafturage of this Kingdom, and for incouragement of the breeders of the Beftial thereof. It is Statute and Ordained, with advice and confentforefaid, that the expor- tation by Sea, of all forts of Beftial, either Nok, Sheep or Swine, and barrelled Fleflies of all fort, fliall be free of Cultom, Bullion , and all other impofitions, for the fpace of nineteen years next after the date hereof. XIII. ACT for a new Impfition upon EngUJh Commodities. THe Eflates of Parliament confidering, how much it concerns the credit and wealth of the Kingdom, that our own native commodities be manufactured arnongft our felves, and that the endeavours of fuch perfons as are fetting up Manufacturies and Trades, have been, and are much retarded, by the importation of fuch fotraign commodities as may be made within the Kingdom. Therefore, and for their due encourag- ment, the King's Majefty, with advice and confent of the Estates of Parliament, Statutes aud Ordains, That from and after the firft day of September next, twelve pounds Scots upon ilk ell of broad Englifh cloath ; fix pounds upon ilk ell of Tork-Jhire and all narrow cloath; two pounds, eight millings upon ilk eil of iSearge ; thirty fhijlings upon ilk ell of caftilians; forty eight pounds upon ilk Beaver-hat; twenty four pounds upon ilk Bemy-beaver and Vigon ; and three pounds upon the piece of ilk common Hat; thirty fix pounds upon the dozen of worftead Stockings ; twenty four pounds upon the dozen of Stag-gloves; and twelve pounds upon the dozen of fingle Stags, cordivans, Kid or Shiverings ; and twenty four millings upon ilk pound of Tobacco, imported either for fale or private ufe into this Kingdom from England, all Scots money; Be exacted, levied and collected; and fourfcore/^r cent, upon all other forts of commodities imported into this Kingdom from England, and not particularly named in this Act, and upon all the growth and manu- factury of that Kingdom, though imported from any other place, and that over and above all other impofiti- ons put upon the fame already. And to the effect this prefent Act may be the more exactly put to execution, It is Statute and Ordained, That all Goods imported ixom England, or of the growth and manufactory of England, not above particularly exprefl, fliall be valued, after fighting, by two skilful honeft men, upon oath, to be nominate by the Dean of Gild or his AflefTors, or Magiftrates of the Burgh, or next adjacent Burgh to the cuftom-oflice, where the faids Goods are entered,or by the oath of the party to whom the faids Goods belongs, and accordingly pay the faid fourf coitper cent. And the Lords Thefaurer and Thefaurer- depute, and Lords of His Majeities Exchequer are hereby required to take an Oath, and Bond with fuffici- ent caution, from the Farmers or collectors of the faids impofitions, that they fhall exactly collect the fame, without any abatement thereof directly or indirectly; and that they fhall not iiiffer any of the faids Goods to pafs or be conveyed away un-entred, and that under the penalty of the worth of the faids Goods, if the con- trary fhall be made appear, the one half thereof to His Majeities ufe, and the other half to the informer, and under the pain of forfaulting their Tacks and commiffions, and being declared incapable to farm or col- lect, in any time hereafter, any cultom, Excife, or other Impofition whatfoever within this Kingdom. And