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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34896	The usurpations of France upon the trade of the woollen manufacture of England briefly hinted at, being the effects of thirty years observations, by which that King hath been enabled to wage war with so great a part of Europe, or, A caution to England to improve a season now put into her hand, to secure her self by William Carter.	Carter, W. (William)	1645 (1645)	Wing C678A; ESTC R24254	27,507	33

Prosecution notwithstanding the Defects of the Laws suppos'd and first from a Second Report from the late Lord Chief Baron Sir Edward Turner to King Charles the Second in these Words viz. May it please your most Excelent Majesty in Obedience to Your Majesties Second Order of Reference bearing Date the 20th of December last I have Considered of the Matter to me Referred and have Discoursed with the Petitioner about his Charges c. in Prosecuting the Transporters of Wool whereby it appears That during this Four Years last past wherein he hath brought into Your Majesties Exchequer about Eight Hundred Pounds more than in former Years had been Receiv'd but there be many more Informations still depending if prov'd may bring in a greater Sum but without some Supply at present from Your Majesty he will not be able to proceed with them January 3. 1671. Edward Turnor Upon which Report I had Three Hundered Pounds paid me towards my former Expence which was almost Eight Hundred Pounds of which I then Expended about Two Hundred Pounds in further Prosecutions that Year some of which were at the Assizes as appears by the Abstract of a Certificate viz. These are to Certifie That at the General Goal-Delivery holden at Maidstone in the County of Kent the 12th of March 1671. Edward Nichols Mariner was Convicted of Felony for Transporting of Wool And that on the First Day of August 1672 Thomas Knight Nicholas Davis and Thomas Stoner were Convicted of Felony for the like Offence and that William Catter did on his Majesties behalf Attend the respective Tryals of the said Nichols Knight Davis and Stoner for the respective Felons aforesaid and did manage the Evidences against them and thereupon cause them to be Prosecuted and Convicted for the said Felons aforesaid Given under my Hand the 22th of April 1676. Tho. Lee Clerk of the Assizes And as those Persons were Convicted as aforesaid so there were about Twenty more Continued and bound over to the next Assizes but an Act of Grace discharg'd the said Offenders at that timo and some Officers Compounding with those Prosecuted in the Exchequer that gave Encouragement to the Offenders afterwards to continue that evil Practice but by the aforesaid Prosecutions a great stop was then made to the said Exportation as may appear by a Copy of a Letter writ to me from Lille Dated March 1671 2. viz. There is a City not Five Leagues from this called Tournay a Place Renown'd for the making of all sorts of Stockings of Wool it 's not long ago since that there was a scarsity of Wool in this Quarter of the Countrey and several of those Stocking-Merchants came hither to buy some I told them That such Severity was us'd in England that People were mad if they did Adventure So that it 's apparent the Law was not so defective as 't is suggest'd but the Prosecution being vigorous a stop may be made thereunto as another Instance may be given by and by in the late Reign That upon those Prosecutions Complaint was made to Monsieur Colbert by the Woollen-Manufacturers at Lille and Tournay in French-Flanders That a stop wa put to their Gainful Importation of English and Irish Wool which being by him represented here in England the Assistance I had from King Charles in Vessels at Sea and Horse as my Guard at Land was recalled as well as my Imprisonment before-mention'd so I was forc'd to desist That in the Years 1676 and 1677 the French Interest continued so much to prevail under a Disguise That when the Parliament was endeavouring to pas an Act to prohibit all French Commodities to prevent the Growth of France nevertheless comes out a Paper in Print to invalidate all my Endeavours and in the Front of which I was somewhat Exposed The Title was Reasons for a limited Exportation of Wool The Introduction runs thus viz. Reflecting upon the great Mijery of this Nation by the Cheapness of Wool and thinking of some Remedy found my Design opposed by several Pamphlets under the Name of W. C. and chiefty by one he calls England's Interest I have here endeavoured to winnow his handful of Corn from abundance of Chaff I repli'd as before hinted and frustrated that Design at that time as also another Design the following Year in lessening the Penalties of former Acts. In the Year 1684 I was again importun'd by divers Eminent Merchants Factors and Clothiers to proceed in that Service and tho' those great Oppostions I met with were a sufficient Discouragement yet I proceeded and by my Care a considerable Check was given to those Evils in causing near 300 bags of Wool to be Seized and Condemned and much more cast over-board into the Sea and Twenty Freuch Vessels besides some English to be also Taken and Condemn'd insomuch that Wool rise at that time in Callice above 30 per Cent. which occasion'd a further Complaint against me from the French Embassador to the late King James who was pleas'd himself to tell me of it and to heat my Answer to that Charge as before appears That afterwards continuing to Prosecute some of the Exporters I was Assaulted in my Lodgings at Rumney and Lidd Two several Nights one after another and some of my Men dangerously Wounded and the Day following going to Rye was pursued by above One Hundred Horse-Men and was forced to leave my Horses on the Sea-side where One was killed and the rest taken and my Self and Men narrowly Escaping as appears by the following Affidavits ABSTRACTS of the Affidavits of several Persons Employed to prevent the Transportation of WOOL c. JAMES WEBB and John Edwards being Employed to prevent the Transportation of Wool was on the 11th instant December required to Execute a Warrant from the Lord Chief Justice against several Exporters living in and about Rumney and afterwards being informed that there was design'd that Night 30 packs of Wool to be shipp'd off of which they design'd to Seize but to prevent their Intentions these Deponents with some others were Arrested with seign'd Actions That on the 12th came about Twenty of the Exporters with Arms being led on by John Slaughter one of the Persons taken up the Day before on the said Warrant and bound over to the Assizes upon which Mr. Carter sent to the Mayor to disperfe those Persons and keep the Peace which Mayor being a Favourer of the said Exporters refused so we was forc'd to keep our Lodging for several hours 'till one of the Jurats and a former Dealer with Mr. Carter had prevail'd with the Mayor to disperse the said Slaughter and Company and then we went to Lydd where they were Assaulted twice that Evening and some of us dangerously Wounded and afterwards about Twelve a Clock that Night came to our Lodging a great Company both of Horse and Foot firing several Shot and threatning of us and had not Mr. Carter diswaded us from firing upon them there had been much Blood spilt that Night The