# Coinage Act 1695, Section VI: Molten Silver, Bullion, &c. not to be shipped without Certificate on Oath that the same is Foreign Bullion.


What such Certificate is to contain.; Certificate to be entered in a Book, and shown to Commissioners of Customs before Cocket granted.
And for the more effectuall prohibiting the melting downe the Coyne of this Kingdome and Silver Plate wrought within this Realme and the Exportation of the molten Silver and Bullion of this Kingdome Bee itt enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the last day of March One thousand six hundred ninety six noe Person or Persons whatsoever shall shipp or cause to bee shipped or putt on board any Vessell or Shipp whatsoever any molten Silver or Bullion whatsoever either in Barrs Ingotts Wedges Cakes Pinas or in any other Forme whatsoever unlesse a Certificate bee first had and obtained from the Court of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London Oath haveing beene made before the said Court by the Owner or Owners of such molten Silver or Bullion and likewise by Two or more credible Witnesses that the same molten Silver and Bullion and every Part and Parcell thereof was and is foreigne Bullion and that noe part thereof was (before the same was molten) the Coyne of this Realme or Clippings thereof nor plate wrought within this Kingdome which Oath the said Court of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London are hereby required and authorized to administer and to examine strictly all and every such Persons as shall make such Oath concerning the Premisses and likewise to make and grant a Certificate thereof as aforesaid without Fee or Reward which Certificate shall alsoe containe and expresse the Name and Names of the Owner or Owners of such molten Silver or Bullion and of the Witnesse or Witnesses and the true Weight of such molten Silver or Bullion an Entry of which Certificate shall bee duely made by the said Court in a Booke to bee kept for that purpose which Certificate shall bee shewne to the Commissioners of the Customes for the tyme being or Foure of them before any Cockett bee granted for the exporting such molten Silver or Bullion and an Entry thereof shall bee alsoe duely made by the said Commissioners of the Customes in a Booke to bee kept by them for that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/19/section/VI (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coinage-act-1695/section-VI
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