An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Prohibiting the importation of whale-oyle, fins, or gils, but by ships set forth from hence, and by English subjects. Die Martis 6. Maii. 1645. England and Wales. Parliament. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83298 of text R212226 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.9[31]). 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. 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A83298) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161129) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f9[31]) An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Prohibiting the importation of whale-oyle, fins, or gils, but by ships set forth from hence, and by English subjects. Die Martis 6. Maii. 1645. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Bayley, London : 7. May. 1645. A variant of the edition without "7. May." in the imprint. Order to print signed: Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. Annotation on Thomason copy: the "7" in the imprint date has been altered to "8". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Import quotas -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Exclusive licenses -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A83298 R212226 (Thomason 669.f.9[31]). civilwar no An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. Prohibiting the importation of whale-oyle, fins, or gils, but by ships set fo England and Wales. Parliament. 1645 564 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 C The rate of 35 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 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 in Parliament Assembled . Prohibiting the Importation of Whale-Oyle , Fins , or Gils , but by Ships set forth from hence , and by English Subjects . Die Martis 6. Maii. 1645. THe Lords and Commons assembled in the High Court of Parliament of England , taking into consideration ▪ That nothing more inricheth this Kingdome then Commerce , whereby the Navigation thereof is much increased , especially in Fishing Voyages , and therefore ought to be incouraged . Vpon the humble Petition presented from the Fellowship of Merchants of England , for discovery of new Trades Adventurers to Greenland : shewing , That they were the first Discoverers of that Countrey , and for many yeers successively have maintained the Fishing there , which hath beene a great increase of many Sea-men , and many Ships ●eerely imployed , to the great benefit of this Kingdome . But of late yeers have beene much preiudiced , for that great quantities of Whale Oyle of Strangers Fishing are permitted to be imported into this Kingdome more then it can spend . By meanes whereof , the said Petitioners , and others His Maiesties Subiects trading thither , have not vent for theirs : Which without some speedy prevention will disable them from continuing their Fishings into those parts , to the hazard of the losse of that Countrey unto Strangers ( so long desired by them ) being subiect to the Crowne of England . And likewise taking into consideration , That in other Kingdoms and States the importation of Whale Oyle and Fins are not permitted to any but the Subiects of those Kingdoms and States of their owne Fishing , Doe therefore Order and Ordaine , That no Whale Oile , nor Fins , nor Gils , commonly called Whale-bone , either wrought or unwrought , shall hereafter be imported into any Port , Haven , or Greek of this Kingdome from any forraigne parts whatsoever , other then what are immediately fished in Greenland by the Subiects of this Kingdome , and in Ships set out from hence , under penalty of Confiscation . And all Customers , Comptrollers , Searchers , Waiters , and all other Officers in their severall and respective places are hereby required to attend the due execution thereof , and not to permit or suffer any Whale Oyle , nor Fins , nor Gils , as aforesaid , to be imported into this Kingdome , or colourably customed for any other Goods or Merchandize , but that they doe forthwith seize and take the same into their custodie , one Moyety for the use and benefit of the State , and the other Moyety for the said Fellowship towards their charges . And all Iustices of the Peace , Maiors , Bailiffs , Sheriffs , Constables , Headboroughs , and all other His Maiesties Officers in their severall and respective places are hereby commanded and required to be aiding and assisting therein , as they will answer the contrary at their perils . ORdered by the Lords in Parliament assembled , that this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published . Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum . London printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Bayley . 8. May . 1645.