Customs Act 1662

VIII. Coasting Goods shipped without Sufferance or Warrant.

Goods forfeited Masters of Coasting Ships to take out Cocquet, and enter into Security for Delivery of Goods before Removal of Ship,; Dangers of the Sea excepted; and return a Certificate from Officers of the landing.

Bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Goods Wares or Merchandizes shall be shipped or put on Board to be carried forth to the open Sea from any one Port Creeke or Member in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Port and Town of Berwick to be landed at any other place of this Realme without a Sufferance or Warrant first had and obteyned from the said person or persons which are or shall be appointed for managing the Customes and Officers of His Majesties Customes all such Wares and Merchandizes shall be forfeited and lost and that the Master of every Ship or Vessel that shall lade or take in any such Goods Wares or Merchandizes in any Port Member or Creeke within this Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Town and Port of Berwick to be landed and discharged in some other Port Member or Creek of the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Town and Port of Berwick shall before the Ship or Vessell be removed or carried out of the Port (where he shall take in his lading) take out a Cocquet or Cocquets and become bound to the Kings Majesty with good Security in the value of the Goods Wares and Merchandizes aforesaid for delivery and discharge thereof in the Port or place for which the same shall be entred as aforesaid or in some other Port or place within the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Port and town of Berwick and (the dangers and accidents of the Seas excepted) to return a Certificate within Six monthes after the date of such Cocquet and Cocquets under the Hands and Seals of the Kings Majesties Officers signed alsoe by some of the said person or persons which are or shall be appointed by His Majesty for managing the Customes or theire Deputy or Deputies in every respective Ports Members or Creeks where the same shall be landed and discharged to His Majesties Officers of the Customes to whom such security hath been given as aforesaid that such Goods Wares and Merchandizes were there landed and discharged accordingly upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the Bond and Security aforesaid.