Encouragement of Trade Act 1663

XIV. Duties on certain Sorts of salted and dried Fish imported.

And be it further enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That for the following sortes or kinds of salted or dryed Fish which from and after the [X1 said] First day of August shall be imported into England Wales or the Towne of Berwicke in any other Shipp or Vessell then what is English built or belonging to England Wales or Towne of Berwicke and haveing such Certificate thereof as abovesaid and whereof the Master and three Fourthes of the Marriners at least are English and not haveing beene fished and caught in such Shipps or Vessells and soe navigated there shall be paid by way of Custome and Impost the severall summes of money herein after perticularly mentioned (that is to say)

For Cod-fish the Barrell five shillings

For Cod fish, the Last containing twelve Barrell Three pounds,

For Cod fish the hundred containing sixscore Ten shillings

For Coale fish the hundred containing sixscore five shillings,

For Lings the hundred containing sixscore One pound,

For White Herrings the Last containing twelve Barrells One pound sixteene shillings,

For Haddocks the Barrell Two shillings,

For Gull fish the Barrell Two shillings,

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.