Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him.—Rev. 1.7
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LAWS AND ACTS: That is, Excerpts from the Laws, Acts, Constitutions, & Public Declarations of Sundry Nations ONCE FAVOURED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments... But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments .—Nehemiah 9.13,16. |
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22. That no horse be carried forth of the Realm, as common Merchandise. |
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ITEM, Forsomuch as albeit there was divers Acts and ordinances made of before, inhibiting the carrying of any Horse forth of this Realm, yet these two years last bypast, divers persons, partly under pretence of privileges and licenses: and partly without any leif [permission, liberty], has transported Horse forth of this country, to Bourdeaux, and others parts beyond sea, and made an common trade & market thereof, to the great skaith [harm] of the common weal, {373} and raising of dearth of Horse, if remedy be not provided. |
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THEREFORE, It is statute and ordained, by the King’s grace with advice of his dearest Regent, and the three Estates of Parliament, that none of the lieges of this Realm, take upon hand, privately or openly, to carry or transport forth of the same by Sea, any manner of Horse in time coming. And in likewise, that no skippers and masters of Ships, indwellers of this Realm, or strangers, receive within their Ships any Horse, to be transported to other Countries, under the pain of confiscation of the Horse, Ships and remanent [remaining] goods moveable, of the transporters, and punishing of their persons, at the King’s Majesty’s will, and his said Regent’s. |
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