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Section XXXII Officers taking undue Fee or putting Merchant out of his turn without Order, &c. or detaining Goods, or refusing Allowances.

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Penalty.

Provided alsoe and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person imployed in His Majesties Customes shall demand or take any other or greater su[m]m of Money then by Law is now due or hereafter shall become due or shall put any Merchant or other person out of his turn without expresse Order before or immediate approbation after from the person or persons who are or shall be appointed by His Majesty to manage His Customes or the superior Officers for the Customes or shall illegally detaine the Goods of any person or shall neglect or refuse to make Repayments and Allowances which are or shall be due since the foure and twentieth of June One thousand six hundred and sixty or shall not after notice given give out and execute his Warrant shall be lyable to double Costs and Damages