Wool Act 1662

VIII. Packs of Wool not to be put into Carts, &c. or carried by Land, but in the Day-time,

at the Hours herein mentioned, on Forfeiture of the said Goods.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from and after the First day of August One thousand six hundred sixty and two no Packs Sacks Bags or Caske of any Wooll Woolfels Mortlings Shorlings Yarn made of Wooll Woolflocks Fullers Earth Fulling Clay or Tobacco pipe Clay shall be laid or loaden on any Horse Cart or other Carriage whatsoever or shall be carried or conveyed by land to or from any place or places within the Kingdom of England Town of Berwick or Dominion aforesaid nor after the First day of January One thousand six hundred sixty two in the Kingdome of Ireland but in the day time and att seasonable houres (that is to say) from and after the First day of March to the Nine & twentieth day of September yearely between the houres of Foure of the Clock in the Morning and Eight of the Clock in the Evening and from the Nine and twentieth day of September to the first day of March yearly between the houres of Seven of the Clocke in the Morning and Five of the Clock in the Evening under the penalty of the losse and forfeiture of all such Goods or the value thereof the one moiety of all which forfeitures mentioned in this Act to be to the use of the King His Heires and Successors and the other moyetie to him or them that will sue for the same by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any Court of Record in which no Essoign Protection or Wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed