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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83032	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: concerning the company of merchants trading into France: Die Jovis, 19 Octob. 1648. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1648 (1648)	Wing E1818; Thomason E468_15; ESTC R205336	2,373	8

AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT Concerning The Company of Merchants Trading into FRANCE Die Jovis 19 Octob. 1648. ORdered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Imprinted at London for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley 1648. Die Jovis 19. Octob. 1648. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament THe Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament finding as well by the complaints of the Merchants commonly knowne by the name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading into France as otherwise that severall Arrests and Seizures have been of late unduly made in the Dominions of the French King on the Ships and Goods of English Merchants trading thither upon private mens Actions and pretences whereas in truth the same are of generall and publicke concernment to this State in which cases for want of a publick Stock and Ministers to be thereon imployed the Trade of this Kingdome hath been much obstructed and particular mens interests much prejudiced to the very great damage of the said particular Merchants and their discouragement in Trade and Commerce Doe therefore her by Order and Ordaine That all and every person and persons as well Natives as Strangers which shal during the space of two years now next ensuing export out of this Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales any Goods Wares or Merchandize of any nature or kinde whatsoever into any the parts of the Dominions of the French King without the Streights of Gibraltar or which shall import any Goods Wares or Merchandize from thence into this Kingdome or Dominion of Wales shall pay five shillings upon every 100. l. value of the said Goods which shall be so exported or imported according to the Booke of Rates established by authority of this present Parliament Wines only excepted and Six-pence upon every Tun of Wine of the growth of France which shall during that time be imported into this Kingdome and Dominion of Wales And that the Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading into France shall and may for and during the said space of two yeares now next ensuing take receive and Collect of every person and persons as well Natives as Strangers that shall during the said space of two yeares now next ensuing export out of this Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever into any the parts of the Dominions of the French King o● which shall import any Goods Wares or Merchandize from thence into this Kingdome or Dominion of Wales the said duty of five shillings upon every 100. l. value of the said Goods according to the said Booke of Rates and Six-pence upon every Tunne of Wine of the growth of France which shall during that time be imported into this Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales And that the said Governour of the said Company of Merchants of London trading into France for the time being or his Deputy or Deputies shall and may from time to time nominate and appoint Collectors who are hereby enabled to receive at the severall Custom-houses in the Port of London and out-Ports all such summes of Money as shall hereafter during the continuance of this Ordinance be payable or paid for and in respect of the said duty And it is further Ordained that all such sums of money as shall be Collected and received for the dutie aforesaid in the port of London shall be issued and disposed of by the said Governour his Deputy or Deputies with the advice and consent of the Major part of the Assistance of the said company for the time being and the Monies Collected in the severall Out-ports within this Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales shall be issued and disposed of by the said Governour or his Deputy or Deputies with the advice and consent of the Burgesses serving in Parliament for the said Out-ports or any foure of them respectively and not otherwise for and towards the defraying of the charges of Suits and other charges of like nature by reason of Arrests and Seizures heretofore made or hereafter to be made in France of the Ships and Goods of the Merchants of this Kingdome trading thither and for payment of the Salaries of such Officers and Ministers as the said Governour and company of Merchants of London trading into France have imployed sithence the yeare of our Lord 1640. or shall imploy about those affaires in such manner as in their wisedomes shall be thought meet for maintenance and support of their trade and commerce And that the said duty may be duly Collected and paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance It is Ordained that no Officer or Officers belonging to any Custom-house in this Kingdome and Dominion of Wales doe upon forfeiture and losse of his or their places passe any Warrant Cocquet or Bill or permit any goods which shall be exported out of this Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales into any the parts of the Dominions of the French King or which shall be imported from thence hither to passe by any Warrant Cocquet or Bill unlesse the same be signed or subscribed by the Governour of the said company of Merchants of London trading into France his Deputy or Deputies or by such person or persons as shall be by him or them authorized by writ●ng under the common Seale of the said Company to Collect and receive the said dutie who are hereby required to attend at the severall Custom-houses in the ports of London and out-ports at the usuall hours between nine and twelve in the morning to receive the same and to take such further course for the dispatch of the service as he or they in their wisedomes shall thinke fit And it is further Ordered and Ordained That if any person or persons that are or shall be according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance liable to the payment of the said duty shall refuse or omit to pay the same that all and every such person and persons so refusing or omitting to pay the said duty shall upon proofe made thereof pay double the value of the said duty for all such Goods Merchandize and Wines for which he shal so refuse or omit to pay the said dutie in this Ordinance expressed according to the tenour thereof Provided that neither this Ordinanee nor any thing therein contained shall compel any person of the Out-ports trading into France to pay this duty except they shall declare their assent thereunto before the five and twentieth of May which shall be in the yeare of our Lord 1649. at the Assurance Office in London to the Merchants commonly knowne by the name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading into Frane Ioh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS