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Encouragement of Trade Act 1663

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IX.For the Purpose of keeping in and increasing the Current Coin of this Kingdom, Foreign Coin or Bullion may be exported.

And forasmuch as severall considerable and advantagious [X1Trades] cannot be conveniently driven and carryed on without the Species of Money or Bullion, and that it is found by experience that they are carryed in greatest abundance (as to a Common Market) to such places as give free liberty for exporting the same and the better to keepe in and encrease the current Coynes of this Kingdome Be it enacted and it is hereby enacted That from and after the First day of August One thousand six hundred sixtie and three it shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons whatsoever to export out of any Port of England or Wales in which there is a Customer or Collector or out of the Towne of Berwicke all sortes of Forreigne Coyne or Bullion of Gold or Silver first makeing entry thereof in such Custome house respectively without paying any Duty Custome Poundage or Fee for the same Any Law Statute or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding,

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