and By-Laws,

Made by the

MASTER, WARDENS, and ASSISTANTS,

Of the Guild, Fraternity, or Brotherhood of the most Glorious and Individable

TRINITY

AND OF

St. CLEMENT, in the Parish of DeptfordStrond, in the County of Kent.

Touching the

Confervation, good Eftate, wholesome Government, Maintenance, and Encrease of the Navigation of this Kingdom; and of the Mariners, and Seafaring Men within the fame. By Virtue of feveral CHARTERS, and LETTERS PATENTS, made unto the faid Corporation by feveral KINGS and QUEENS of this Realm.

And particularly of a

Charter of Conftitution, and Confirmation of the fame, made by our most gracious Sovereign JAMES the Second, by the Grace of GOD, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Dated the Eighth Day of July, in the First Year of His Majefty's Reign.

Orders, Constitutions

and By-Laws,

Made by the Mafter, Wardens, and Affiftants of the Guild, Fraternity, or Brotherhood of the most Glorious and Individable TRINITY, and of St. CLEMENT, in the Parish of Deptford-Strond, in the County of Kent,

167

Pilots, and

House upon

Mprimis, It is Ordered, That if any The Penalties Mafter, or Pilot, Mariner, or Sea- of Mafters, man, belonging unto, or taking Charge Seamen, for of any Ship or Veffel within the Ri- not appearing ver of Thames, fhall at any time be at the Trinityfummoned to come before this Corpora- Summons. tion, at any of their Courts holden at the Trinity-Houfe, or other ufual Place of their meeting, and fhall deny or refufe to appear upon any fuch Summons, (lawful

1

The Penalty

out paying

their Duties

to the Tri

(lawful and reasonable Excuses always
excepted)) they fhall forfeit and pay
(if a Mafter or Pilot) for every fuch
Default, thirteen Shillings and Four-Pence;
and if a Mariner or Seaman, for his first
Default two Shillings, for his fecond three
Shillings and Four-Pence, to the use of the
Poor of this Corporation; and for the
third Offence, both Mafter and Pilot,
Mariner and Seaman, fhall be further
punished at the Discretion of this Com-
pany, the Fine not exceeding forty Shil-
lings for a Mafter or Pilot, and twenty
Shillings for a Mariner.

II.

Item, Whereas heretofore fundry Maof Masters of fters of Ships have gone to Sea, withShips going to Sea, with out paying fuch Duties as they ought to have paid to this Corporation at the Time of their going: It is therefore ornity-Houfe, dered, that whatsoever Mafter of a Ship fhall from henceforth go to Sea, before he hath paid all fuch Duties as he fhall then owe to this Corporation, (they being of him demanded before his going) fhall at his next Return into the River of Thames, pay Double fo much as he ought to have paid at

his

his going to Sea, over and befides the Duties which from him may grow due for the faid Voyage at his Re

turn.

III

board as re

Item, It is ordered, That from the The Penalty Time that any Ship or Veffel within of a Mafier the River of Thames, or any Creek of ficers, for not and other Of Harbour of the fame, fhould first receive giving their into her any Merchants Goods, to be attendance on tranfported into any Parts beyond the quired. Seas, the Mafter, or his Mate, fhall every Day be aboard the faid Ship or Veffel, to fee the faid Merchants Goods fafely taken in, be ftowed and placed within the faid Ship, if the fhall be at Blackwall, or above: And likewise upon the Return of every Ship from their Voyages, the Mafter or his Mate fhall be aboard every Day, to fee and provide that the Merchants Goods be orderly and fafely delivered out of the faid Ship if the fhall be at Blackwall, or above, as aforefaid, (lawful and reafonable Excufes always excepted) and if the faid Ship fhall be below Blackwall, then the Mafter or his Mate shall be aboard three times in a Week, or every other Day, for the Purposes a

forefaid,