ur saide Realme any of the said corrants being the raysins
of Corinth, or wines of Candia, other then the sayd companie in paine of
our indignation, and of forfaiture and losse as well of the shippe and
ships with the furniture thereof, as also of the goods, marchandize, and
thinges whatsoeuer they be of those which shall attempt or presume to
commit or doe any matter or thing contrarie to the prohibition aforesayd.
The one half of all the saide forfeitures to be to vs, our heires and
successours, and the other halfe of all and euery the sayde forfeitures we
doe by these presents, of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
motion clearely and wholie for vs, our heires and successors, giue and
graunt vnto the saide Gouernour and companie of marchantes of the Leuant.
And further all and euery the sayde offendours for their sayde contempt to
suffer imprisonment during our pleasures, and such other punishment as to
vs for so high a contempt shall seeme meete and conuenient, and not to be
in any wise deliuered vntill they and euery of them shall be come bounde
vnto the sayd Gouernour for the time being in the summe of one thousand
poundes or lesse at no time, then after to sayle or traffike by sea into
any the dominions aforesaide, or to bring or cause to be brought from any
the places aforesayde any corrants, raysins of Corinth, or wines of Candia
contrarie to our expresse commaundement in that behalfe herein set downe
and published.
Prouided alwayes, and our expresse will is notwithstanding the premisses
that if our sayde subiects shall at any time hereafter be recompensed of
and for all such newe impostes and charges as they and euery of them shall
pay, and likewise be freely discharged of and from the payment of all
manner of newe imposte or taxe for any of their marchandise which they
hereafter shall bring into or from any the dominions of the sayde State or
Segniorie of Venice, and from all bondes and other assurances by them or
any of them to be made for or in that behalfe, that then immediatly from
and after such recompence and discharge made as aforesayde our sayde
prohibition and restraint in these presentes mentioned, shall not be of any
strength or force against the sayde Citie or State of Venice, or any the
subiects thereof, but for and during such time onely and in such case when
hereafter the sayde State of Venice shall againe beginne to taxe or leuie
any manner of newe imposte within the sayde domi
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