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Wool Act 1698
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IV.Any Person may convey to the King's Warehouse any Wool, &c. that he may find or know to be laden upon any Horse or Carriage, or on board any Ship, &c. for Exportation out of Ireland; and may seize and secure any Ship, &c. wherein any such Commodities shall be shipped, &c.
Such Persons indemnified.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to and for any Person or Persons to seize take secure and convey to His Majesties next Warehouse all such Wooll Woollfells Shortlings Mortlings Woollflocks Worsted Bay or Woollen Yarne Cloth Serges Bays Kersies Says Frizes Druggets Cloth-Serges Shalloons Stuffs and other Draperies and Woollen Manufactures or mixed with Wooll or Woollflocks as he or they shall happen to see find know or discover to be laid on board in any Ship Vessell or Boat or to be brought carried or laid on Shore at or near the Sea or any Navigable River or Water to the Intent or Purpose to be exported or conveyed out of the said Kingdom of Ireland contrary to the true Meaning of this Act or to be laden upon any Horse Cart or other Carriage to the Intent or Purpose to be exported conveyed or carried into any Forreigne Parts or Places contrary to the true Intent and Meaning hereof And alsoe that it shall and may be lawfull to and for any Person and Persons to seize and secure all and every such Ship Hulke Vessell Barge or Boat of what Kind soever or wheresoever found or discovered wherein any of the aforesaid Commodities shall happen to be shipped or putt on Board contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act And that such Person or Persons that shall happen soe to seize take or secure any of the Commodities aforesaid or any such Ship Vessell Hulke Barge or Boat as aforesaid shall be indempnified for soe doing to all Intents and Purposes
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