Section XIV Proviso for Ships driven by Stress of Weather, &c. into Ireland.
Provided neverthelesse That if any Shipp or Vessell X1laden as aforesaid shall by Stresse of Weather bee stranded or by reason of leakynesse or other Disability shall bee driven into any Port or Place within the Kingdome of Ireland and shall not bee able to proceed on her Voyage then and in such case onely the said Goods and Merchandizes may bee permitted to bee putt on Shoare but shall bee delivered into the Custody and Possession of the Collector or Cheife Officer of the Customes of such Port or Place where the said Shipp shall bee soe stranded or driven into there to remaine untill the said Goods and Merchandize shall att the Charge of the Owner thereof bee putt on Board some other Shipp or Vessell in order to bee transported and carried to some other Port or Place within the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed the said Officer first takeing good and sufficient Security for the Delivery of the same according to the true Intent and Meaneing of this Act.
Annotations
Editorial notes
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Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: loaden O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]