Exportation Act 1697

Recital that Exportation of Wool, &c. is continued; and of Stat.

1 W^t. & M. c. 32.; 4 W.& M.c.24. §9; continued by 7 & 8 W. III. c. 28. §1; Reasons for making this Act.; 7&8 W.III. c. 28. continued.

Whereas several Laws have been made to prevent the Exportation of Wool and Fullers Earth out of this Kingdom yet nevertheless the said Exportation is still notoriously continued to the great Prejudice and Discouragement of the Woollen Trade and Manufacture of England And whereas in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty King William and the late Queen Mary there passed an Act intituled An Act for the better preventing the Exportation of Wool and encourageing the Woollen Manufactures of this Kingdom Which Act was continued by one other Act made in the Fourth and Fifth Years of Their said Majesties Reign intituled An Act for reviving continuing and explaining several Laws therein mentioned which were expired and near expiring Which said Act was further continued in the Seventh Year of His present Majesties Reign with some Alterations intituled An Act for the more effectual preventing the Exportation of Wool [X1 and for the incouraging the Importation of Wool] from Ireland which Act is now near expiring And whereas for preventing the said Mischiefs it is necessary that the last mentioned Act with some convenient Alterations should be continued and also that there should be some more effectuall Remedies that hath been hitherto provided Be it therefore enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That the said last mentioned.; Act made in the Seventh Year of His Majesties Reign and intituled An Act for the more effectual preventing the Exportation of Wooll and for incourageing the Importation of Wooll from Ireland and every Clause Matter and Thing therein contained except what is hereby otherwise altered explained enlarged or repealed shall continue and be in full Force as if the same were herein particularly recited and mentioned.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.