ted in (into) England or any of his majesty's plantations or
colonies in America, from the coast of Africa, between Cape Blanco and
Cape Mount aforesaid.* * * * And that all goods and merchandize,
(negroes excepted,) that shall be laded or put on board any ship or
vessel on the coast of Africa, between Cape Blanco and Cape Mount, and
shall be imported into England or into any of his majesty's plantations
or colonies aforesaid, shall answer and pay the duties aforesaid, and
that the master or chief officer of every such ship or vessel that shall
lade or receive any goods or merchandize (negroes excepted) on board of
his or their ship or vessel between Cape Blanco and Cape Mount, shall
upon making entry at any of his majesty's custom houses aforesaid of the
said ship or vessel, or before any goods or merchandize be landed or
taken out of the said ship or vessel (negroes excepted) shall deliver in
a manifest or particular of his cargo, and take the following oath, viz.
I, A.B., do swear that the manifest or particular now by me given in and
signed, to the best of my knowledge and belief doth contain, signify and
express all the goods, wares and merchandizes (negroes excepted) which
were laden or put on board the ship called the----, during her stay and
continuing on the coast of Africa between Cape Blanco and Cape Mount,
whereof I, A.B. am master."
Sec. 8. "And that the owner or importer of all goods and merchandize
(negroes excepted) which shall be brought to England or any of his
majesty's plantations from any port of Africa between Cape Blanco and
Cape Mount aforesaid shall make entry of all such goods and merchandize
at one of his majesty's chief custom houses in England, or in such of
his majesty's plantations where the same shall be imported," &c.
Sec. 9.* * * * "that all goods or merchandizes (negroes excepted) which
shall be brought from any part of Africa, between Cape Blanco and Cape
Mount aforesaid, which shall be unladed or landed before entry made and
signed and oath of the true and real value thereof made and the duty
paid as aforesaid shall be forfeited, or the value thereof."
Sec. 20. "And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no
governor, or deputy-governor of any of his majesty's colonies or
plantations in America, or his majesty's judges in any courts there for
the time being, nor any other person or persons for the use or on behalf
of such governor or deputy-governor or judges, fr
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