# Woollen Manufactures Act 1688, Section XII: Wool from Southampton may be exported to Guernsey, &c.


Exporting the same Wool from Guernsey, &c.; Penalty.
[Provided alsoe and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to transport from the Port of Southampton onely for the onely use or behoofe of the Inhabitants of the Islands of Guernsey Jersey Alderney and Sarke and of the Woollen Manufactures there made one thousand Todds of unkembed Wooll for the Island of Guernsey two thousand Todds of unkembed Wooll for the Island of Jersey two hundred Todds of unkembed Wooll for the Island of Alderney and one hundred Todds of unkembed Wooll for the Island of Sarke more then by the said Act made in the Twelfth yeare of the Raigne of King Charles the Second is directed and provided for the same to be done according to the same Rules Orders and Directions and under the like Penalties and forfeitures as in the said Act is directed ordained appointed and inflicted and on the further penaltie of twenty pounds for every Todd of Wooll and forfeiture of the Wooll itselfe (one halfe thereof to his Majestie one quarter part thereof to the Informer and the other quarter part to the Poore of the said Islands) in case any person shall againe transport or attempt to transport any of the said Wooll from the said Islands for every Offence therein And alsoe that every person soe offending shall from and after the first Offence be incapeable of haveing or enjoying any Grant of any Wooll from the said Port of Southampton nor shall ever thereafter have any Warrant given or granted him for that purpose the said penalties to be recovered by such person as shall sue for the same by any Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein noe Essoigne Protection Priviledge Wager of Law Injunction or Order of Restraint is to be allowed or any more then one Imparlance.1]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/1/32/section/XII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/woollen-manufactures-act-1688/section-XII
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