The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-01-07

iGhu you, iot LAG N9o'uaaoAs =. sAs~
public, the very extraordinary COMMITS
SION of the JUDGE COMMISSARY
of Qua NEW ADMIRALTY COURT:
And hope fome ADLER pen will undertake to
Thew how INCONSISTENT the ex,enlive
powers ofs THAT COMMISSION are
with the RroHTs and PRIVILEGES OF
BRI7YSH SUBJECTS. A. p.
GgoReE tie Third, BY The Grace of God,
or Great Britain2 Fssnce and Ireland,
King, Defender OF the Faith: To all
and iingular. our Offices and qvher our
iiege fnbjeas, @hohffoeseA Kin and
throughout our kingdom Of Great -Bri-
tain, and other our foreign plantations,
colonies and dominIons and to ali per-
fons in generals, whom their prefents may
concern, but more Especially to our be-
loved JARoD INcRRsoL, Efq; GREET
s. ING. fr ~:
TIE 1T KNOWN, THAT WE, for
i good and futficient oznles US thereun-
TO moving, have efablithed, and do, BY
,heie prefenrs, efabifh Court of Vice.
Admiralty, at Philadelphia, in North Ame-
RIGA, to have original jurildietion in all
cauies' sriGng within the limits of our colo
MES Of Nav FORK, New Jefley, Penniyl-
vania, the lower counties on Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, and within three
leagues of the flores thereof The faid
court to have ALTO original juriidieion in all
caufes ariiing from the capture Of ihips, be-
tween the ATTITUDES of forty-one degrees and
thirty. fix degrees fifteen minutes porth or
of lhips, whofe port of defina,ion fhall be
within either Of our faid colonies the lsid
court to have ALTO jurifdi6fion in appeals
from the Courts of Vice, Admiralty eitab-
. li(hed, or to be efablilhed within either of
our colonies before mentioned. =
4 mi be IL ajS kn0tUa, That We. conhd-
ing very much in your learning, honeify,
fidelity, circumfpeetion and indufry, Do,
by ihcfe preients, make, ordaia, conaitute.
and appoint you, the faid JAREO NIGER
SOL, EGq; to be judge of the faid couu of
Vice. Admiralty, e2ablilhed at Philadelphia
aforefaid, under TIE file arid title of JUDGE
COMNiISSaR'Y, : DEPUTY and SUR
ROGA l'Es6t the Court of Vice ADMI-
Rally Of Philadelphia, in North Ame-
RIGA, with original juriidietion In all caufes
arIhng within the limits Of his Majehy's CO.
lonics of New York, New. Jeriey, Penn
fyvania, the lower counties on Delaware,
MARYLAND and Virginia, and within three
leagues of the flores thereof; and alto with
original juriialetion in all cauling ariiing
from the capture of fhips, between the la
titudes of forty one degrees and Thirty Fix
degrees fifteen minutes north, or of ihips
whole ports of de(tination fhall be within
either of the faid colonies alto, with iurif-
dialon in appeals from the Courts of Vice.
Admiralty, effablifhed, or TO be eftablihed
within either of the laid colonies Saving
always a right TO any or either Of the par
ties, who [hall think himfef or themfelves
aggrieved, by fuch Vice. Admiralty Court
at Philadelphia, in the hrff infance, or an
an appeal TO fnch Vice Admiralty Court,
eRabliihed at Philadelphia, to appeal either
TO US in council. or to our High Court of
Admiralty in England f; and from thence to
our High Court Of Delegates, as ufual and
fagiap lkew;fc, all other the rights OF our
High Court of Admiralty of England.
And we do hereby give, grant, and al
low, to the faid judge, an annual falary Of
Fix hundred pounds, to be paid, in the 6'ft
place, on. Of the moiety money ariiiag from
the penalties and forieitu'es, to be levied
within the faid colonies and plantations ; and
if that fund fhal NOT be efficient, out of
money ariiug from the fale of old naval
flores.
And we hereby expressly enjoin and com
mand you the faid judge, upon pain of lof-
ing your Office, not to take any fee, OF
gra,uity Whatsoever, for any Judgment gi-
ven, OF buiinels done in your faid court.
And we do hereby commit and grant to