Wool Act 1698

XI.

Commissioners or Officers of Revenue in Ireland suffering to be taken Entry of Goods Outward, Cocket, &c. for shipping orexporting Goods, &c. except as aforesaid; or signing any such Cocket, &c. or passing such Entry; Forfeiture of Office and Penalty £500.

And to the Intent and Purpose that this Act may more effectually be put in Execution for preventing the growing Mischiefs that dayly do or may arise to this Kingdom from the Exportation of such Goods as aforesaid or any of them out of the Kingdom of Ireland should the same still be suffered to be sent from thence to supply the Forreigne Markets that are or have been supplied from England Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Commissioner or Commissioners Farmer or Farmers of the Revenue of Ireland or Officer or Officers imployed under them in the Management of the said Revenue there shall from and after the said Four and twentieth Day of June take or suffer to be taken any Entry outward or signe any Cocket Warrant or Sufferance for the shipping and exporting any such Goods as aforesaid into any Kingdom state or Dominion whatsoever (except as aforesaid) or shall wittingly or willingly permit contrive or suffer the same to be done directly or indirectly contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act that then and in every such Case such Commissioner or Commissioners Farmer or Farmers Officer or Officers so offending in the signing such Cocket Warrant or Sufferance for the shipping or exporting any of the said Goods into any other Kingdom State or Dominion or Place whatsoever (except as aforesaid) or passing such Entry for the same or any wise conniving thereat contrary to the true Intent and Meaning hereof or shall otherwise faile or neglect to performe all other Duties required by this present Act shall for every such Offence or Neglect forfeite his Office and shall moreover for every such Offence forfeite the Sum of Five hundred Pounds to be recovered and employed in Manner and Forme as aforesaid