1^2 C. i8. Anno duodecimo Carol I II. A. D. i66<J/ No Gooda ftiaH be imported from the Planta. eions, butir.Eng. lifli Ships, SE1.C.S. Penalty, Explained by 13 & 14 Car. I, c. n.feft. 6. Aliens than not CAP. XVIII. An Adt for the Encouraging and Increafing of Shipping and Navigation.^ ' in^OR the Increafe of Shipping and Encouragement of the Navigation of this Nation, wherein, under _ ' 1} the good Providence and Protection of God, the Wealth, Safety and Strength of this Kingdom is . ' fo much concerned;' (2) Be it enadled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, and by the Lords and Commons in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority thereof. That from and after the fiift Day of December one thoufand fix hundred and fixty, and from thenceforward, no Goods or Com- modities whatfoever (hall be imported into or exported out of any Lands, Iflands, Plantations or Terri- tories to his Majefty belonging or in his Poffeflion, or which may hereafter belong unto or be in the Poffeffion of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, in Afia, Africa, ox America, in any other Ship or Ships, VeiTel or Veflels whatfoever, but in fuch Ships or Veflels as do truly and without Fraud belong only to the People oi England or Ireland, Dominion oi Wales or Town oi Berwick upon Tweed, or are of the Built of and belonging to any the faid Lands, lilands, Plantations or Territories, as the Proprietors and right Owners thereof, and whereof the Mafter and three fourths of the Mariners at leaft are Englijh ; (3) under the Penalty of the Forfeiture and Lofs of all the Goods and Commodities which fhall be imported into or exported out of any the aforefaid Places in any other Ship or Vefiel, as alfo of the Ship or Veffel, with all its Guns, Furniture, Tackle, Ammunition and Apparel ; one third Part thereof to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs; one third Part to the Governor of fuch Land, Plantation, Ifland or Territory where fuch Default fhall be committed, in Cafe the faid Ship or Goods be there feized, or otherwife that third Part alfo to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs ; and.the other third Part to him or them who fliall feize, inform or fue for the fame in any Court of Record, by Bill, Information, Plaint or other Ac- tion, wherein no Eflbin, ProteAion or Wager of Lawftiall be allowed ; (4) and all Admirals and other Commanders at Sea of any the Ships of War or other Ship having Commiffion from his Majefty or from his Heirs or Succeflbrs, are hereby authorized and flridtly required to feize and bring in as Prize all fuch Ships or Vefl^els as fhall have offended contrary hereunto, and deliver them to the Court of Admiralty, thereto be proceeded againft; and in Cafe of Condemnation, one Moiety of fuch Forfeitures (hall be to the Ufe of fuch Admirals or Commanders and their Companies, to be divided and proportioned amongft them according to the Rules and Orders of the Sea in Cafe of Ships taken Prize ; and the other Moiety to the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs. n. And be it enadted. That no Alien or Perfon not born within the Allegiance of our Sovereign Lord
- upationofMer- ^'^^ ^'"g' ^'^ Heirs and Succeflbrs, or Naturalized, or made a Free Denizen, ftiall from and after the firft
^chants or Fac- ' Day of February, which will be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand fix hundred fixty-one, exercife the tors in the Plan- Trade or Occupation of a Merchant or Factor in any the faid Places 5(2) upon Pain of the Forfeiture and Utions, 'Lcik of all his Goods and Chattels, or which are in his PofTelTion ; one third to his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccefTors ; one third to the Governor of the Plantation where fuch Perfon fliall fo offend ; and the other third to him or them that (hall inform or fue for the fame in any of his Majefty's Courts in the Plantation where fuch Offence fliall be committed : (3) And all Governors of the faid Lands, Iflands, Plantations or Governors, &c. Territories, and every of them, are hereby ftridtly required and commanded, and all who hereafter (hall . to^^l'^arroath ^^ m^de Governors of any fuch Iflands, Plantations or Territories, by his Majefty, his Heirs or Succef*' for the .Obferva- fors, fliall before their Entrance into their Government take a folemn Oath, to do their utmofr, that evei tionofthe^afore- the afore-mentioned Claufes, and all the Matters and Things therein contained, fliall be punAually a Zf^wtf/r/^ obferved according to the true Intent and Meaning thereof: (4) And upon Complaint and Proi made before his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, or fuch as (hall be by him or them thereunto authorizr and appointed, that any the faid Governors have been willingly and wittingly negligent in doing their D ty accordingly, that the faid Governor fo offending (hall be removed from his Government. , III. And it is further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Goods or Commodities whatfoevei^ of the Growth, Production or Manufadure oi Africa, Afia ox America, or of any Part thereof, or which/- are defcribed or laid down in the ufual Maps or Cards of thofe Places, be imported into England, Ireland or Wales, Iflands of Guernfey and Jerfey, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, in any other Sliip or ShipSj' Veflel or Ve(rels whatfoever, but in fuch as do truly and without Fraud belong only to the People of Engri land ox Ireland, Doxninion oi Wales, ox Tovm oi Berwick upon Tiueed, or of the Lands, Iflands, Planta^i tions or Territories in Afia, Africa or America, to his Majefty belonging, as the Proprietors and right ' Owners thereof, and whereof the Mafter, and three fourths at lea(l of the Mariners are Efiglijh ; {2) un- der the Penalty of the Forfeiture of all fuch Goods and Commodities, and of the Ship or Veflel in which they were imported, with all her Guns, Tackle, Furniture, Ammunition and Apparel ; one Moiety to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs ; and the other Moiety to him or them who (hall feize, inform or fue for the fame in any Court of Record, by Bill, Information, Plaint or other A6lion, wherein no Eflbin, ProtecStion or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. .;♦ Forei n Growth ^^ ' '^"'^ '*• '^ farther enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That no Goods or Commodities that are o& ©"Manufaauies Foreign Growth, Produdlion or Manufacture, and which are to be brought into England,^ Ireland, Wales f^ fliall be brought tile Illands of Guemfey and Jerfey, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, in Englijl}-hmt Shipping, or other" ^'".'*"|'^"? Shipping belonging to fome of the aforefaid Places, and navigated by ^w^/zy/i Mariners, as aforefaid, (hall ■'- '" . "SI . ijg (hipped or brought from any other Place or Places, Country or Countries, but only from thofe of the faid Grovkith, Production or Manufacture, or from thofe Ports where the faid Goods and Commodities can- only, or are, or ufually have been, firft fllipped for Tranfportation, and from none other Places orCoun-i, tries H mentioned Claufes. Explained and enforced by 7&8 W. 3. K, za. {e&, 4. For the Impor- tation of Thrown Sillc, fee 2 W. & M. fi«fl; I. c. J, Ko Goods -oF Shi,|>s, but only ircm the Places of their faid »Urowth, I
