Section XXXI For Three Years, &c. when Corn is at the Price herein mentioned Persons shipping for Exportation to bring a Certificate of Quantity and Quality of Corn on Oath to the Commissioners, &c.

and thereupon; and upon Bond given not to reland the same Corn, &c.; to receive the Bounties herein mentioned without Fee; and upon Certificate of Corn being duly landed, Bond to be delivered up to Exporter to be cancelled without Fee; and Commissioners, &c. discharged.

And to the end that all Owners of Land whereupon this Taxe principally lyeth may be the better enabled to pay the same by rendering the labours of the X1husbandmen in raising corne and graine more valuable by exportation of the same into forreigne parts which now is already at a very low rate and that the Nation in generall may have her stocke increased by the returns thereof Bee it further enacted that for the space of three yeares from the first day of this Session of Parlyament and from thenceforward to the end of the next Session of Parlyament when Mault or Barley (Winchester Measure) is or shall be at twenty fower shillings a quarter, Rye thirty two shillings a quarter and Wheater forty eight shillings a quarter or under in any Port or Ports of this Kingdome or Dominion of Wales every Merchant or other person who shall putt on Shipboard in English Shipping (the Master and two thirds of the Marriners at least being His Majestyes Subjects) any sorts of the corne aforesaid from any such Ports where the rates shall not then be higher then as aforesaid with intent to export the said Corne to parts beyond the Seas, every such merchant or other person shall bring a Certificate in writeing under his or their hands containing the quantity and quality of Corne soe shipped to the Farmers Commissioners Collectors or other persons appointed or to be appointed by His Majestie his heires or successors to collect the dutyes and rates ariseing by Customes within any such Port and upon proofe made of any such Certificate by one or more credible persons upon their oathes which oathes the said Commissioners or other persons are hereby authorized and required to administer, and upon bond given by every such Merchant or other person in the Summe of Two hundred pounds at the least for every hundred Tunns of Corne soe shipped and soe proportionably, that the said Corne (danger of the Seas excepted) shall be exported into parts beyond the Seas and not be againe landed in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales the Islands of Guernsey or, Jersey or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede every such Merchant soe shipping off any of the aforesaid Corne and giveing Certificate and bond as aforesaid shall have and receive from such Farmers Commissioners Collectors or other persons in any port respectively where the same Corne shall be soe shipped for every quarter of Barley or Mault ground or unground two shillings and six pence, for every quarter of Rye ground or unground three shillings and six pence, for every quarter of Wheate ground or unground five Shillings, which Summe or Summes every such Commissioner Farmer or other persons are hereby authorized and required upon demand by such Exporter to make present payment of accordingly without takeing or requireing any thing for custome or any fee or reward for corne soe loaden to be exported, or for soe much graine as shall be exported in any shipp wherein any other goods shall be shipped Any Law Statute or Usage in any wise to the contrary notwithstanding. And upon Certificate returned under the Common Seale of the Cheife Magistrate in any place or places beyond the Seas, or under the hands and seales of two knowne English Merchants upon the place that such Corne was there landed, or upon proofe by credible persons that such Corne was taken by Enemies or perished in the Seas, the examination and proofe thereof being left to the judgement of such Commissioners Farmers or other persons, which proofe being made or certificate delivered to such person or persons respectively as tooke bond as aforesaid the said bond shall be delivered up to such Importer or his order to be cancelled without any fee for the same, and the moneys by any such Commissioners Farmers Collector or other person soe paid in obedience to this Act shall be accepted X2of in his or their Accompts as soe much paid to His Majestie, and he and they is and shall be discharged thereof accordingly.