Chiverton Mayor. Tuesday the eighth day of December 1657. An order of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, against concealing and colouring the goods of aliens and foreyners.
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             Chiverton Mayor. Tuesday the eighth day of December 1657. An order of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, against concealing and colouring the goods of aliens and foreyners.
             City of London (England). Lord Mayor.
             Chiverton, Richard.
             City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by James Flesher, printer to the honourable City of London,
             [London] :
             [1657]
          
           
             Signed at end: Sadler.
             Place and date of publication taken from Wing (2nd ed.)
             Reproduction of original in: University of London. Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Customs administration -- Law and legislation -- London (England) -- 17th century.
           London (England) -- Commerce -- 17th century -- Sources.
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           Chiverton
           Mayor
           .
        
         
           
             
               Tuesday
               the
               eighth
               day
               of
               
                 December
              
               1657.
               
            
          
        
         
           An
           Order
           of
           the
           
             Lord
             Mayor
          
           and
           Court
           of
           
             Aldermen
             ,
          
           against
           concealing
           and
           colouring
           the
           goods
           of
           
             Aliens
          
           and
           
             Foreyners
             .
          
        
         
           WHereas
           the
           Offices
           of
           Package
           ,
           Scavage
           ,
           Waterballiage
           ,
           Portage
           ,
           and
           weighing
           the
           Goods
           and
           Merchandizes
           of
           Alyens
           and
           Foreyners
           ,
           doe
           perteine
           unto
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           same
           severall
           Customes
           ,
           Fees
           and
           Profits
           are
           due
           ,
           and
           time
           out
           of
           mind
           have
           been
           payed
           to
           the
           Officers
           deputed
           to
           those
           places
           ,
           and
           been
           imployed
           towards
           reliefe
           of
           the
           Poore
           ,
           the
           conservation
           of
           the
           River
           of
           Thames
           ,
           the
           maintenance
           of
           Hospitality
           ,
           and
           support
           of
           the
           Magistracy
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           other
           publique
           uses
           :
           And
           however
           the
           trade
           especially
           into
           foreyne
           parts
           is
           now
           more
           then
           ever
           it
           hath
           been
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           Alyens
           and
           Foreyners
           ,
           who
           have
           attained
           to
           great
           estates
           under
           the
           Government
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           without
           bearing
           any
           Charge
           of
           the
           same
           ;
           And
           yet
           the
           profits
           of
           the
           said
           Offices
           doe
           fall
           exceedingly
           short
           of
           what
           formerly
           they
           have
           been
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           hindrance
           of
           the
           good
           uses
           aforesaid
           :
           The
           decay
           whereof
           ,
           as
           this
           Court
           hath
           understood
           ,
           is
           especially
           caused
           by
           many
           ill
           disposed
           and
           unworthy
           Freemen
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           who
           mindlesse
           of
           their
           Oaths
           &
           the
           Laws
           under
           which
           they
           live
           ,
           do
           in
           complyance
           with
           Alyens
           and
           Foreyners
           ofttimes
           pretend
           that
           the
           goods
           they
           export
           are
           their
           own
           goods
           untill
           they
           are
           on
           Ship-board
           or
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           ,
           when
           in
           truth
           such
           goods
           are
           for
           the
           accompt
           of
           Alyens
           ,
           or
           are
           contracted
           for
           by
           Aliens
           or
           Foreyners
           ,
           and
           after
           such
           contract
           are
           the
           goods
           of
           Alyens
           or
           Foreyners
           ,
           and
           are
           lyable
           to
           the
           said
           duties
           ;
           And
           divers
           other
           wayes
           do
           fraudulently
           owne
           and
           colour
           the
           Goods
           and
           Merchandizes
           bought
           and
           sould
           ,
           taken
           in
           or
           sent
           out
           ,
           by
           the
           said
           Aliens
           and
           Foreyners
           ,
           some
           being
           received
           into
           partnership
           to
           colour
           the
           whole
           ,
           some
           for
           hire
           permitting
           the
           use
           of
           their
           names
           ,
           and
           others
           in
           their
           own
           persons
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           own
           names
           ,
           buying
           ,
           selling
           and
           negotiating
           ,
           meerly
           for
           the
           use
           and
           accompt
           of
           Alyens
           and
           Foreyners
           ,
           of
           which
           sort
           too
           many
           Cloathworkers
           ,
           Packers
           ,
           and
           Drawers
           of
           Cloth
           are
           suspected
           to
           frequent
           the
           Market
           of
           Blackwell-hall
           ,
           and
           all
           to
           defraud
           the
           City
           of
           their
           just
           Rights
           and
           Customes
           which
           by
           strongest
           Obligations
           they
           are
           bound
           to
           maintaine
           ;
           This
           Court
           therefore
           resolving
           to
           put
           forth
           the
           utmost
           of
           their
           power
           and
           indeavours
           for
           remedy
           of
           this
           so
           great
           a
           mischiefe
           to
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           upon
           the
           Practicers
           of
           the
           said
           offences
           the
           just
           shame
           and
           punishment
           due
           for
           their
           perjury
           and
           unfaithfulnesse
           to
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Laws
           and
           provisions
           in
           this
           behalfe
           ;
           Doe
           require
           and
           enjoyne
           the
           severall
           persons
           deputed
           and
           intrusted
           in
           the
           said
           severall
           Places
           or
           Offices
           ,
           and
           whom
           else
           it
           may
           concern
           ,
           to
           be
           diligent
           and
           active
           in
           the
           finding
           out
           and
           apprehension
           of
           any
           the
           Offenders
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           do
           admonish
           and
           desire
           all
           other
           honest
           and
           well
           affected
           Freemen
           of
           this
           City
           to
           be
           assistant
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           have
           opportunity
           to
           endeavour
           as
           well
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           City
           in
           its
           said
           Rights
           and
           Duties
           ,
           as
           to
           discover
           those
           of
           its
           own
           unnaturall
           members
           ,
           and
           others
           that
           would
           violate
           and
           betray
           the
           same
           by
           any
           the
           said
           practices
           ,
           to
           be
           dealt
           withall
           and
           disfranchised
           as
           by
           Law
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           and
           doe
           truely
           deserve
           .
        
         
           
             SADLER
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Printed
             by
             
               James
               Flesher
               ,
            
             Printer
             to
             the
             Honourable
             City
             of
             
               London
               .