Section IV

Persons residing within 15 Miles of the Sea in the said Counties buying Wool before Bond given, or Wool found removing before entered, forfeited, and Penalty.

And whereas it is a common Practice in the said Marsh for divers Persons not resident upon the Place to buy upp great Quantities of Wooll and transport or cause the same to be transported out of this Kingdom For preventing such Practices for the future be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Person or Persons residing within Fifteen Miles of the Sea in the Counties of Kent and Sussex shall presume to buy any Wooll before they do enter into Bond to the Kings Majesty His Heirs or Successors with Sureties That all the Wooll they buy shall not be sold by them to any Person or Persons within Fifteen Miles of the Sea And in case Wooll be found carryed towards the Sea Side in the Counties aforesaid unless such Wooll be first entred and Security given the same shall be forfeited and the Person or Persons offending therein shall also forfeit Three Shillings for every Pound Weight of all such Wooll.