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.

16.

It is further resolved, that the respective Chambers, each among themselves, shall be at liberty to commission one or more persons to visit and search the outgoing and incoming vessels for which visit and search the general Inspectors in the public service, and each and ;

every of them, shall be also qualified, on application to the Company, and are hereby qualified, with authority on finding any unentered goods, to send them up to be declared seized or confiscated by the respective Magistrates of the Cities, or the Court of Admiralty for the benefit of the Company.

17.

Which aforesaid deputies shall have power to search any ship or ships entering any of the ports in this country, to place on board at least two trust-worthy persons as watchmen, so that the Company may not be defrauded on the way between the aforesaid ports and the destined places of unloading, and the skippers, officers or crew shall not embarrass the aforesaid watchmen either by word or deed, nor obstruct them in the proper discharge of their duty, under a penalty of ^50 flemish, to be received, one half by the officer of the place who shall levy execution, and the other half by the injured watchman, and the skipper shall be responsible for his men.