Affiftants, and their Succeffors, or the greater Part of them, by themfelves or their Deputies as aforefaid (whereof the Mafter, or Master's Deputy for the Time being to be always one) or any other their Officer or Officers thereto to be appointed to levy, have, receive, and take out of every English Ship or other Veffel, that fhall come into or go forth of the faid River of Thames, or any the Creeks, or Harbours of the fame as aforefaid, for any Voyage, and have in her ferving for Mariner or Seaman, by what Name or Addition foever, any Alien or Stran ger, or Aliens or Strangers, not being born within our Dominions or Obeyfance, or not having a Patent of Denization, or other fufficient or lawful Warrant in Writing to fhew for the fame, for every first Offence for every one offending, Forty Shillings of like lawful Money of England, and for the second Time, and fo from Time to Time afterwards, when, and as often, and for every one that fhall fo Offend, to levy, take, and receive the Sum of Five Pounds of lawful English Money; and for the fame (if Caufe fhall fo require) by one or more of the faid Wardens, or by his or their Deputy or Deputies for the Time being, to deftrain the Goods

or

Power to pu

or Chattels of the Party or Parties fo offending, and the fame Diftrefs or Diftreffes fo taken, to carry away, keep, and detain with him or them, until they be fully paid and fatisfied, of and for the Sum and Sums of Money, which fhall be fo forfeited and due unto them from the Offenders as aforefaid, together with their reasonable Cofts and Charges expended, and to be expended, for taking and carrying away of the fame Diftreffes, and keeping thereof, if any such be.

AND that it fhall and may be lawful nib all Sea- to, and for the faid Mafter, Wardens, Afmen deferting their Ships, or fiftants, and the rest of the Elder Bremutinous. thren, and their Succeffors, or the greater

Part of them, by themselves, or their said Deputies, as aforefaid, (whereof the Mafter, or Master's Deputy for the Time being to be always one) to examine and punish by Fine, Imprisonment, or fuch reafonable Correction, as the Quality of the Offence shall require, all and every fuch Perfon or Perfons, as in any Merchant or Merchants, or other Owner or Owners Ship, or other Veffel within the faid River of Thames, that fhall depart and go away from any Ship, or any other Veffel, by what Name foever, af

ter

ter that he or they be hired and agreed withal for Wages, or fhall grow, or be found mutinous, difobedient, or any ways a provoker, feducer, or enticer of any other to any Mutiny, or Difobedience, to the hurt or injury, or likelihood of hurt or injury, of any Service or Journey intended, either outwards or homewards, into or from the faid River of Thames, or any the Creeks or Harbours of the fame.

all Complaints

AND alfo to hear and determine all Pover to hear and every the Complaints of any Mariner, and determina Seaman, Purfer of a Ship, or other Offi- of Seamen, cer, Minister or Member, belonging of, Officers, c. or to any Merchant, or Owner's Ship, in any Voyage to be made outwards or homewards, to, or from the faid Place and Places, or any of them, according to the Quality of the fame Complaints.

Lord Admiral,

ALWAYS provided, that the Perfon or with the rePerfons fo offending, may yet neverthe- ferve of an lefs afterwards (if he or they find them- Appeal to the felves grieved therewith) Appeal unto or Fudge of the Lord High Admiral of England, or to the Admiralty the Judge of the High Court of our Admiralty for the Time being, for redress therein.

reputed an

English Ship.

What shall be AND for that it hath been found by Experience that divers Strangers Ships and Veffels, under the Colour of having English Mafters, have paffed for, and been reputed English Ships and Veffels, and fo have avoided the Payment of their Duties and Impofitions, in that Proportion, which by the Laws and Conftitutions of the faid Corporation, they ought to have Paid, to the great Abuse of the faid Corporation; for the preventing of the like Abuses in time to come, and that there may be no Mistake for the future, either in Impofition of Duties, or of Fines, or Penalties, it is hereby declared, That only fuch Ship or Veffel fhall be reputed and taken to be an English Ship, or Veffel, which hath an English Mafter, and Three Parts of Four of the whole Number of Officers and Mariners English, and every other Ship or Veffel fhall be reputed and taken for a Foreign or Stranger Ship or Veffel, and according to that Order and Eftimation, all and every Ship and Veffel fhall by the faid Corporation, from henceforth be rated, fined, and affeffed.

And what a
Stranger.

AND

AND to the intent that the faid Corporation may be the better enabled to regulate and govern themselves, and to prevent Disorders, and redress Inconveniencies, which otherwife may arise within the faid Corporation: We do The Mafter to be always hereby farther give and grant, for Us, in the Comour Heirs, and Succeffors, unto the faid miffion of the Mafter, Wardens, and Affiftants, and their Peace for Succeffors for ever, that the Mafter of Kent, Midthe faid Corporation, for the Time being, dlefex, and and his Deputy, fhall be Commissioners of`

Us, our Heirs, and Succeffors, for the keeping Peace, for and within the City of London, and the Liberties thereof, as well as for and within the Counties of Kent, Middlefex, and Surry at all Times hereafter.

London,

Surry.

their Order)

this Patent.

AND We do hereby further Grant, Power (by for Us, our Heirs, and Succeffors, to themselves or the faid Mafter, Wardens, and Affiftants, of levying ali and their Succeffors for ever, that any Fines, &c. Officer or Servant of the faid Corporation, granted by or any other Person whatsoever, to whom the faid Mafter, Wardens, and Affiftants, and their Succeffors, fhall give Warrant and Authority under their Common Seal for that purpose, shall, and may demand, F 2 levy,