Section XXIV Recital that French Alamodes are unduly imported and sold.

Trading in Alamodes, &c. not having the Custom-House Mark; Penalty £100.

And whereas notwithstanding the seals and marks that are appointed and used by the Commissioners of his Majesties Customes upon forreigne blank Alamodes and Lustrings in order to prevent frauds and the seal and seals alsoe used by the Lustring Company ill men doe daily import fraudulently great quantities of French Alamodes and Lustrings in this Realme and doe utter and sell the same by which means alsoe they have opportunities to export Wooll and Moneys out of England to the great prejudice of this Nation. For remedy whereof bee it enacted by the authority aforesaid that noe person or persons shall presume to deal or sell buy or sell againe or send beyond sea any black Alamodes or Lustrings unlesse they have the seal or seals mark or marks which are already used for forreigne goods att the Custome House or the seale and mark alsoe used by the Lustring Company for the goods manufactured by them in England under the forfeiture of all such unqualified goods and alsoe shall forfeit the su[m]m of One hundred pounds for every offence One halfe to the use of his Majesty his Heires and Successors and the other halfe to the use of such person or persons who shall sue for the same to bee recovered by action of debt bill plaint X1or information or otherwise in any of his Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster wherein noe essoigne protection priveledge or wager of law shall bee allowed and noe more then One imparlance.