Section III Duties to be paid before Bulk broken or Coals, &c. unladen;

and before Meter, &c. measure the same.; Receipt for Duty to be a Discharge.; Entries of Ships to be made.; If Coals, &c. unshipped before Duty paid or secured,; Coals, Ship &c. forfeited.

And for the better ascertaining and securing of the said Duties upon Coals and Culme imported from Forreigne Parts or shipped or Waterborne to be shipped and carried by Sea from any Part of England Wales or Berwick to any other Part of the same as aforesaid Be it further enacted That the said several Duties and Su[m]ms of Money for such Coals and Culme shall from time to time dureing the said Terme of Five Yeares be answered and paid unto His Majesty His Heires and Successors or to such Collector or Person as shall by His Majesty His Heires or Successors or by the said Co[m]missioners of the Customes or any Foure or more of them for the time being under their Hands and Seals be thereunto appointed before Bulk of the Shipp or Vessell in which they are imported brought or carried shall be broken or any the Coals or Culme therein shall be unladen and before any Meeter Measurer or Weigher in that behalfe appointed or to be appointed shall measure or weigh the same upon Receipt whereof the Party appointed to receive such Duties shall without Delay Fee or Reward deliver a Receipt under his Hand to the Person or Persons who shall pay the said Duty which Receipt shall for soe much be a sufficient Discharge of all which Ships and Vessells and of the Coals and Culme therein imported or brought due Entries shall from time to time be made in the Custome-house of or belonging to such Port or Place where such Importation shall be made (if any Custome-house be there) or else in the Custome-house of the next Port or Place where such Importation shall be and in case any of the said Coals or Culm so imported brought or carried by Sea shall be unshipped to be laid on Land before the Impositions Duties or Su[m]ms aforesaid respectively due for the same shall be paid or secured that then as well the said Coals & Culme so unshipped as also the Shipp or Vessell out of which the same shall be so unshipped with all her Guns Tackle Furniture and Amunition shall be forfeited and lost one Moiety of which Forfeitures shall be unto His Majesty His Heires and Successors and the other Moiety to such Person or Persons as shall seize sue or informe for the same to be recovered in any of His Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein noe Essoign Protection Wager of Law or more than one Imparlance shall be admitted.