# Encouragement of Trade Act 1663, Section XV: Recital that the growing and making of Tobacco in England increases, notwithstanding 12 Car. II. c. 34. in consequence of the smallness of the Penalties.


Sowing Tobacco, further Penalty; how to be disposed of.
And forasmuch as planting and makeing Tobaccho within this Kingdome of England doth continue and increase to the apparent losse of His said Majestie in His Customes the discouragement of the English Plantations in the parts beyond the Seas and prejudice of this Kingdome in generall notwithstanding an Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth yeare of His said Majesties Raigne for prevention thereof entituled An Act for prohibiting, the planting setting or sowing of Tobacco in England and Ireland, And forasmuch as it is found by experience that the reason why the said planting and makeing of Tobaccho doth continue is That the penalties prescribed and appointed by that Law are soe litle as have neither power or effect over the transgressors thereof For remedy therefore of soe great an evill Bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That all and every the person and persons whatsoever that doe, or shall at any time hereafter sett plant or sow any Tobaccho in Seed, Plant or otherwise in or upon any Ground Field Earth or place within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales Islands of Guernsie and Jersie or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede or Kingdome of Ireland shall over and above the Penaltie of the said Act for that purpose ordained for every such offence forfeite and pay the summe of Ten pounds for every Rod or Pole of Ground that he or they shall soe plant sett or sow with Tobaccho and soe proportionably for a greater or lesser quantity of ground one third part thereof to the Kings Majestie, one other third part thereof to the use of the Poore of such respective Parish or Parishes wherein such Tobaccho shall be soe planted sett or sowed and the other third part thereof to him or them that shall sue for the same to be recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of His said Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster wherein noe Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed

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