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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>A Briefe of the Act for the reliefe of the <HI>Marchants of the E&s;taple.</HI></HEAD>
<P>FIr&s;t, that the Marchants of the E&s;taple of England are and haue been a verie auncient and famous Company, of greate esteeme with &s;trangers in other nations; Profitable members of this Common wealth, and in times pa&s;t great aduauncers of the Kinges cu&s;tomes and reuenues.</P>
<P>Secondlie, that the &s;aid Company a&s;wel by diuers lawes and &s;tatutes of this realme, as by letters patents from his highnes progenitors, haue had power and authoritie to keepe the E&s;taple in England, at We&s;tmin&s;ter and London; and beyond the &s;eas, in France Flaunders Zealand, Brabant and el&s;e where.</P>
<P>Thirdlie, that the &s;aid Co~pany are enabled by diuers lawes &amp; Letters-patents to buy all &s;ortes of woolls and woolfells within this Realme, and to tran&s;ported &s;o much of the &s;ame woolls as are fit for the Staple, and to &s;ell the re&s;t againe in England.</P>
<P>Fourthlie, that the Kinges Maie&s;tie and his Councell haue of late prohibited and whollie re&s;trained the &s;aid Company from their auncient trade of &s;hipping and tran&s;porting.</P>
<P>Fiftly, that the Company being not &s;uffred to tran&s;port haue put their woolls to &s;ale in England to their great lo&s;&s;e.</P>
<P>Sixtlie, that many of the Company haue been &s;ued and exceedinglie mole&s;ted by Informers for &s;elling the &s;ame woolls in England, which they were ab&s;o|lutely commanded not to tran&s;port.</P>
<P><LABEL>They humbly therefore de&s;ire</LABEL>That when&s;oeuer the &s;aid Company of Marchants of the E&s;taple of England are or &s;halbe prohibited and re&s;trayned from their accu&s;tomed &s;hipping and tran|&s;porting of their woolls and woolfells, That then it maie bee lawfull for the &s;aid Company to &s;ell their woolls and woolfells in England without penalty or forfeiture.</P>
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