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Importation Act 1692
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II.Power of Seizure to Justices of Peace.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That for the preventing the importing bartering selling vending or exposing to sale any Forreign Buttons whatsoever the Justices of the Peace within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or Port or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed within their several and respective Counties Cities and Towns Corporate have the same Authority and power and the same Authority and Power is hereby given unto the said Justices to issue forth their Warrants to seize or cause to be seized all Forreign Buttons whatsoever as by the said Act is given unto them for the seizing of Forreigne Buttons made of thread or silk and other the manufactures in the said Act mentioned
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