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Section III Proviso for the Royal African Company bringing Gold imported by them to the Tower of London to be coined.

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Provided nevertheleese That it shall and may bee lawfull for the Royal African Company of England to bring to His Majesties Tower of London to bee coined dureing the Continuance of this Act such Gold as shall bee imported by them the Husband of the said Company first making Oath before the Warden. Comptroller or Master Worker of the Mint for the time being (which Oath any of the said Officers of the Mint are hereby authorized to administer) that all the Gold soe brought to the Mint to be coined for the Use of the African Company was imported on the Account of the said Company in return of their Goods sent to Africa and on no other Account which Gold shall bee received by the Officers of the Mint and coined into Halfe Guineas and delivered back in the same Manner and with like Encouragement as it ought to have been before the making of this Act Any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding.