And in order that the Inhabitants of these United Countries may be at liberty to trade and sail with strange and foreign ships, so shall, likewise, all strange and foreign vessels bringing into these countries Timber, Salt, Tobacco, and all other the aforesaid wares, fruits and merchandises from the West Indies or the Limits of the Charter granted to the Company, whether on their own account, on freight or on commission, convey and bring the same into Vol. L 29

226 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the Company's stores in manner as in article ten is iiereinbefore recited, and accordingly

pay the above named Company the convoy and such other duties as the Inhabitants and ships of these countries are bound to do, whether such foreign and strange ships come direct to this country from the West Indies and limits of the charter in order that their freight may be brought to other countries or kingdoms, from what cause soever that may happen, unless the goods were obtained in exchange from the owner where they grew, and had paid the duty there imposed which any one alleging, he shall be bound sufficiently to prove on the ;

importation of the goods, in order that the intention of the State and the Company may not be frustrated herein. 15.

All skippers, owners and freighters of ships belonging to these countries trading to the aforesaid permitted Limits of the Charter, shall be bound to return with their ships and all their cargo, and captured prizes or prize goods, to this country to the Chamber whence they sailed, under the penalty of the ship and goods, or the value thereof, to be recovered as in Articles one and two, without being allowed to discharge, diminish, trade or barter by the way any of the freighted or captured goods, wares or merchandises, much less to bring them over as freight for others to any where else than this country.