Section XXXIV Persons, within Seven Years, from March 25, 1662, building Ships of the Description herein mentioned.

Reward.

And for the better encouragement of building good and defensible Ships Be it enacted That all and every person or persons that shall within the space of Seaven yeares from and after the Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred sixty two build or cause to bee built within any of His Majesties Dominions any Shipp or Vessel of Three Decks or Two Decks and a halfe with a Fore Castle and Five Foote betweene each Decke mounted with Thirty Peeces of Ordnance at least and other Ammunition proportionable shall for the first two Voyages which the said Ship or Ships make from His Ma:^ties Dominions to any forreigne parts have and receive to his and theire owne proper use and benefit one Tenth part of the Customes that shall be paid to His Majesty for all such Goods or Merchandizes as shall be exported or imported on the said Ship or Ships to and from this Kingdome And the Commissioners and Officers of His Majesties Customes are hereby impowered and required to pay the same to the Owner or Owners of the said Ship or Ships accordingly