718 C, 40. Anno nono & decimo GuLiELMi III, A. D. 1698, and Service the faid Officer or Officers fliall take and demand the Sum of Six-pence and no more for each Certificate, upon any Account or Pretence vvhatfoever. _ ' IV. And whereas it is a common Praftice in the faid Marfli, for divers Perfons, not refident upon the ' Place, to buy up great Quantities of Wooll, and tranfport, or caufe the fame to be tranfported out of ' this Kingdom :' tor preventing fuch Pradtices for the future, Be it further enabled by the Authority NoPei-fon Oiall aforefaid, That no Perfon or Perfons refiding within fifteen Miles of the Sea, in the Counties of Kent and fell Wooll with- Sujfcx, fhall prefume to buy any Wool), before they do enter into Bond to the King's Majefty, His Heirs the'se^fsfd'e^'ii ° Succeffors, with Sureties, that all the Wooll they buy fhall not be fold by them to any Perfon or Per- Kent OT s'un'cx" f^ns within fifteen Miles of the Sea ; and in cafe any Wooll be found carried towards the Sea Side in the unkis entied, ' Counties aforefaid, unlefs fuch Wooll be firft entred, and Security given,. the fame fliall be forfeited, and &c. the Perfon or Perfons offending therein fhall alfo forfeit three Shillings for every Pound Weight of all fuch Wooll. Kfor remove it V. And be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Wooll removed from the Place where irom the Place jj. ^^g £j.^ houfcd, lodged, or laid, after fheering, within ten Miles, as aforefaid, fhall be lodged after the houftd"^^^ ' ^^ removing, within fifteen Miles of the Sea, in the Counties aforefaid, upon Pain of forfeiting all fuch Wool), if found ; but if carried away, then every Perfon or Perfons, who were the Owners of the faid Penalty. Wooll, to forfeit for every Pound Weight the Sum of three Shillings. Wooll laid with- VI. And bfe it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Perfon or Perfons that fiiall jrn5 Miles of ]ay, or caufe to be laid or hid, any Wooll within fifteen Miles of the Sea, and not entred, as aforefaid, all the Sea, for- f^^^[^ Wooll fhall be feized and forfeited ; that upon any Seizure of fuch Wooll, every Perfon, laying Claim eite , &c. ^^ j.j^g fame, fhall give fufficient Security in His Majefly's Court of Exchequer (if cafl upon Trial) to pay treble Cofts, over and above the Penalties and Forfeitures aforefaid. VII. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Aftion or Suit fhall be brought and profecuted by any Perfon or Perfons againfl any Perfon employed in the Execution of this Adl, for any Matter, Caufe, or Thing, by them or either of them done, committed, or executed ferfons fuea by virtue of this Aft, or any Claufe or Article therein contained ; that then and in every fuch Cafe the may plead the Defendant or Defendants may plead the General IfTue, and give the Special Matter in Evidence at the Trial, General llTue. that the fame was done in purfuance and by Authority of this Aft; and if upon Examination it fliall fo happen to be done, the Jury fhall find for the Defendant or Defendants ; and in fuch Cafe, or if the Plain- tiff fhall be nonfuit, or difcontinue his Aftion, the Defendant or Defendants fhall have and recover treble Treble Cofls. Cofts, which he or they fhall fuftain or be put unto, by reafon of his or their wrongful Vexation in Defence of the faid Aftion or Suit. Forfeitures and VIII. and it is hereby further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Forfeitures and Penalties Penalties, how before in this Aft mentioned, fhall be diftributed in Manner and Form following, viz. one third Part to tobediftributed. fj^g Ufe of His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, and the other two thirds to the Ufe of fuch Perfbn oi' Perfons as fhall feize or fue for the fame, by Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of His Majefty's Courts at Wrftminjier, wherein no Effoin, Proteftion, or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. ' jaCor. z.c. 32. ' IX. And whereas by an Aft of Parliament made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles ' the Second it is enafted. That no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhould, at any Time thereafter, be im- ' peached for any Offence againft the faid Aft, unlefs fuch Perfons be profecuted within one Year next ' enfuing fuch offence committed : And whereas a great many Perfons who have been guilty of tranfporting
- Wooll, but Difcovery thereof hath not been made till the Expiration of twelve Months after the Of-
' fence committed, to the great Encouragement of feveral notorious Offenders ;' For the Prevention where- I'jporters of of be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and may be lawful for His Majefty to caufe fuch Wooll, Sec. may Perfon Or Perfons, as are or fhall be guilty of tranfporting or caufing to be tranfported any Wooll, Wooll- beprofecu-ed in fejjs, Fullers Earth, or Scouring Clay, to be fued and profecuted at any Time within three Years after the 3 Years alter Offence committed, in the fame Manner as Informations on other penal Statutes have been ufually and may* "*'■'""• lawfully be profecuted. X. And for the better preventing the carrying of Wooll into Scotland from England, Be it further en- Owners of afted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid four and twentieth Day of June, all and v/ooi, (horn and every Owner or Owners of Wooll, fhorn, laid up, or lodged within fifteen Miles of the Borders of Scot- kdged within i^f^d, fhall and are hereby required to give an exaft Account of his, her, or their Number of Fleeces, and '"f'heR^'d" f where lodged or houfed, to fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall be appointed and impowered for that Purpofe, Scotiand%o'give purfuant to the Direftion or true Meaning of the aforefaid Aft of Parliament, made in the firll Year of an Account of His prefent Majefty and the late Queen ; which Perfon or Perfons fhall give Attendance for that Purpofe at the NuHTibcr of the feveral Ports and Market Towns within the faid Diftance of fifteen Miles ; and fhall and are hereby Fleeces, &c. jequired to make a true Entry of fuch Wooll, ia a Book to be kept for that Purpofe : And in cafe any i ^ tiiJ maice" Owner or Owners of fuch Wooll fhall negleft or refufe to give fuch Account to fuch Perfon or Perfons, dnt%lhe^u(^ as fhall after fuch Notice given remove fuch Wooll, or any Part thereof, without Licence from fuch Per- Penalcy. fon or Perfons as fhall have made fuch Entry, he, flie, or they, fo neglefting or refufing, or removing after- wards his, her, or their Wooll, or any Part of it, without Licence, as aforefaid, fhall forfeit three Shillings Wooll unentred for every Pound Weight of fuch Wooll ; and all the Wooll that fhall be found within the Diftance afore- and found, &c. faid^ of the Borders of Scotland, riot entred, as aforefaid, fhall be and is hereby forfeited, one third Part to forfeited. j^jjg Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, and the other two third Parts to him or them who fhall fue for the fame in any of His Majefty's Courts of Record at Wejiminfier, in which no Effoin, Proteftion, or Wager oT Law, or more than one Imparlance fhall be allowed. 7&.8 W, I. ' XI. And whereas by an Aft made in the Parliament held in the feventh and eighth Years of His pre- via.'" ' ' fent Majefly, intituled. An ASi for the 7nore cffeBnal preventing the Exportation of IVooll, and for the cn- ■*■ couraging the Importation thereof jrornlreianA, amongft other Things it is enafted. That the Hundred out
- of wtiich any Wooll fhall be exported, be liable to fuch Penalties and Forfeitures as is mentioned in the
