Section XIX Ships sailing from England, Ireland, or Wales to English Plantations, bound.

according to Tonnage with Sureties, to bring Goods there loaded into England, &c.; Ships coming from any other Port to the Plantations, Governors to take such Bond, or Certificate that such Bond has been given in England; Penalty.; Governors to return Bonds taken Twice yearly to Customs in London.

And be it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That for every Ship or Vessel which from and after the X1five and twentyeth day of December in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and sixty shall set saile out of, or from England Ireland Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede for any English Plantation in America AsiaX2or Africa sufficient bond shall be given with one surety to the cheife Officers of the Custome house, of such Port or place from whence the said Ship shall set saile to the value of one thousand pounds if the ship be of lesse burthen then one hundred Tuns, and of the su[m]me of two thousand pounds if the Ship shal be of greater burthen, That in case the said Ship or Vessel shall loade any of the said Co[m]modityes at any of the said English Plantations, that the same Commodityes shall be by the said ship brought to some Port of England Ireland Wales, or to the Port or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede and shall there unload and put on shore the same, the danger of the Seas onely excepted, And for all ships coming from any other Port or Place to any of the aforesaid plantations who by this Act are permited to trade there, that the Governour of such English plantation shall before the said Ship or Vessel be permited to loade on board any of the said Co[m]modityes take Bond in manner and to the value aforesaid for each respective Ship or Vessel, That such Ship or Vessell shall carry all the aforesaid Goods that shall be laden on board in the said ship to some other of His Majestyes English Plantations, or to England Ireland Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede, And that every ship or vessel X3that shall loade or take on board any of the aforesaid Goods until such Bond given to the said Governour or Certificate produced from the Officers of any Custome house of England Ireland Wales or of the Towne of Berwicke that such bond have beene there duely given, shall be forfeited with all her Guns Tackle Apparel and Furniture to be imployed and recovered in manner as aforesaid, And the said Governours and every of them shall twice in every yeare after the first day of January One thousand six hundred X4and sixty returne true Copyes of all such Bonds by him soe taken to the cheife Officers of the Custome in London.