Die
Jovis
29.
Febr.
1643.
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
The
Lords
and
Commons
Assembled
IN
PARLIAMENT
,
Enabling
the
Commissioners
of
the
Customs
to
make
saile
of
certaine
Parcels
of
Currants
formerly
seized
upon
by
Order
of
Parliament
:
And
that
the
Moneyes
so
arising
be
payed
to
Sir
WALTER
EARLE
for
the
use
of
Reformado
Officers
.
WHEREAS
severall
Parcels
of
Currants
have
since
the
last
day
of
September
1642.
been
brought
into
the
Port
of
London
,
and
severall
other
Ports
and
Creeks
within
this
Kingdome
,
contrary
to
an
Ordinance
of
Parliament
made
the
twentie
sixth
day
of
August
1642.
In
which
respect
they
have
by
the
Officers
and
others
thereunto
authorised
,
been
Seized
upon
,
as
forfeited
;
But
not
being
put
to
Saile
,
or
otherwise
disposed
off
,
do
begin
to
perish
,
and
if
some
course
be
not
taken
for
the
disposall
of
them
,
are
likely
to
become
of
no
use
.
It
is
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
,
That
the
Commissioners
of
the
Customes
doe
take
Accompts
of
the
said
severall
Parcels
of
Currants
within
the
Port
of
London
,
or
any
the
Out-ports
;
And
do
forthwith
nominate
and
appoint
certaine
persons
of
trust
to
make
saile
thereof
,
to
such
as
will
give
most
for
them
,
allowing
one
fourth
part
of
the
Money
raised
thereby
,
to
such
persons
as
did
Seize
the
same
,
and
reserving
the
Remainder
for
such
uses
as
are
hereafter
expressed
:
And
whereas
over
and
above
the
Zant
Currants
brought
into
the
River
of
Thames
in
the
Ship
Faulcon
,
now
lately
arrived
,
diverse
other
parcels
of
Currants
which
were
taken
out
of
the
Ship
Lyon
,
and
the
Ship
Angell
,
lately
arrived
in
the
Downes
,
and
since
gone
for
Holland
,
to
the
quantity
of
thirty
Tuns
,
or
thereabout
,
are
likewise
brought
into
the
said
River
in
Barques
,
and
other
Vessels
.
It
is
further
Ordered
by
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
,
That
the
Commissioners
and
Officers
of
the
Customes
,
do
make
Entries
thereof
,
and
suffer
the
same
to
be
Landed
;
The
Merchant
or
Owners
paying
six
shillings
for
each
hundred
weight
,
over
and
above
the
Customes
and
Excize
due
for
the
same
:
And
that
all
and
every
the
Summes
which
shall
be
raised
by
any
the
wayes
or
means
aforesaid
,
excepting
the
said
Customs
,
and
the
fourth
part
of
the
Seizures
before
mentioned
,
shall
by
the
said
Commissioners
and
Officers
,
be
paid
over
unto
Sir
WALTER
EARLE
,
for
and
towards
the
Payment
and
satisfaction
of
the
Arreares
due
unto
Reformado
Officers
.
Jo.
Browne
Cleric
.
Parliament
.