An ordinance of the Lords and Commons, assembled in Parliament, inhibiting the importation of currans. England and Wales. Parliament. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83297 of text R210994 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[74]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A83297 Wing E2079 Thomason 669.f.5[74] ESTC R210994 99869737 99869737 160787 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A83297) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160787) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f5[74]) An ordinance of the Lords and Commons, assembled in Parliament, inhibiting the importation of currans. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Laurence Blaiklock, London : Anno Domini, 1642. £100,000 of ready money is being annually spent on currans, a mere superfluity, .. Their importation is forbidden after 30 September. .. -- Steele. Order to print dated and signed: Veneris 26 August. 1642. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug. 27.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Customs administration -- Great Britain -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A83297 R210994 (Thomason 669.f.5[74]). civilwar no An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, inhibiting the importation of currans. England and Wales. Parliament. 1642 742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT , Inhibiting the importation of CURRANS . WHereas it is found by daily experience , that the Importation of Currans into this Kingdome ( it being a Commodity of little or no use at all , but a meere superfluity , and may well bee spared ) is a matter of great concernment , not only to the Merchant , but to this Nation , in regard the said Commodity cannot be had in the parts beyond the Seas , where the same are bought , without ready money , an hundred thousand pound per annum at least being bestowed in Currans , which otherwise would be brought into this Kingdome , is wholly diverted ; whereas formerly ( till of later yeares ) the said Currans were bought for Commodities of this Kingdome , exported hence of small value , besides the great advantage which is yearly made upon the Merchant ( where the said Currans are laden ) to their exceeding prejudice by the high and excessive Rates and Taxes which are there imposed upon the said Commodity . For the prevention of the like mischiefe for time to come , the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled , at the instance and desire of the Merchants of this Kingdome , and by and with their consent , doe order , ordaine , and declare , that from and after the last day of September , which shall be in the yeare of our Lord God 1642 , That no Currans be imported into the Kingdome of England , or Dominion of Wales , by any Merchants strangers , Denizens , or others by way of Merchandize or otherwise , from any parts beyond the Seas ; But the importation thereof from and after the said last day of September , is hereby utterly prohibited and forbidden . And further by the Authority aforesaid , it is ordered and declared , That from and after the said last day of September , no Entries be taken of any Currans that shall be imported into this Kingdom or Dominion of Wales , by any Officer whatsoever , in any of the Custome-Houses or elsewhere ; And in case any Merchant Denizen , or Alien , or any other person whatsoever contrary to this Ordinance , shall presume to Import and unlade any Currans within this Kingdome or Dominion of Wales after the said last day of September , that it shall be lawfull for the Officers of the Custome-House respectively , to seize , take , and carry away all such Currans , and them to detaine untill they shall receive further order from both the Houses of Parliament in that behalfe ; And that every person that shall offend herein , shall be liable to such further punishment and censure as the Lords and Commons in a Parliamentary way shall inflict or impose . And it is further ordered that the respective Officers of the Custome-houses doe take speciall care to put this Ordinance in execution , or doe cause it to be fully executed in every point according to the true intention of the same , and that such persons as shall not obey in any of the premises shall answer their neglect and contempt before the Lords and Commons in Parliament , and not otherwise or elsewhere . And lastly , it is ordered and declared , That from and after the three and twentieth day of August , which shall be in the yeere of our Lord God , 1642. that no Currans which are already bought in the parts beyond the Seas , and brought into this Kingdome or the Dominion of Wales , shall be sold by retaile for more than after the rate of five pence the pound , and that if any person ( that shall sell the same ) shall offend contrary to this Ordinance , that he shall be liable to receive such punishment as the Lords and Commons in a Parliamentary way shall impose for his contempt in that behalfe . Veneris 26 August . 1642. It is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons , that this Ordinance concerning Currans be forthwith printed and published . Hen. Elsynge , Cler. Parl. D. Com. London printed for Laurence Blaiklock , Anno Domini , 1642.