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

between owners and proprietor pit ihlps OF
other veilels, and merchants or other per-
fons whomloever, with fuch owners and
proprietors of ihips and all cher veilels
whasfocyer employed or ufed, F between
any other perfops howtoeyer lad, made,
begun or contracted, for any m,tter, cauis
or thing, buiinefs or injury whatever done,
as well in, upon, or by The feaa or public
ifreams, or frelh water, poHs, rivers,
creeks, and places overlooked vhatioever,
within the ebbing and flowing Of the lea or
high water mark, as upon any Of the ihores,
o; banks adjoining to them, OF either OF
| thsm,. within the limits and diitIiets before
mentioned; together with all and angular
their incidents, emergencies, dependencies,
annexed and connexed caulcs whatever
| and fuch caufes, complaints, contratts, and
other The premiles abovefaid, or any oil
them, howfoever the fame may happen to
arife, be contracted, had OF done, TO hear
and determine the lame at Philadelphia a.
forefaid, (according 10 the civil and mari
time laws and cufoms of our High Courts
of Admiralty Of England and to proceed
judicialy and according to law in adminii-
teriug juaice therein.
And moreover, to compel witneiies (in
cafe they withdraw themfelves, for intereft,
fear, favour, or il-will, or any other caufe
whatfoever) to give evidence TO the truth.
in all ant every the caufes above mention
ed, according to the exigencies Of the law
And further, TO take ali manner of recogni
zances, cautions, obligations, and fiipula-
tons, as well TO our uie, as az the initance
Of any parties for agreements of debts, and
other caules and bufineAes whatfoever, and
to put the lame in execution, and 20 caule
and command them TO be executed; ALTO
duly to fearch, and inquire Of, and con-
corning all goods of traitors, pirates, man !
ilayers, felons, fugitises, and felons of
themfelves, and concerning the bodies of
perfons dfowned, killed, or by any other
means coming to their death in the iea, or
in any ports, rivers, public firearms, or
creeks, and places oyeiAowed and ALTO,
concerning mayhem. happening in the. a.
forefaid places and ALTO concerning engines,
tolls, and nets, prohibited and unlawful,
and the occupers thereof.
And moreover concerning 6lhes x6yaIy
namely, whales, riggs, grampuAef, doll
phins, furgeofs, and all other fehek What
loeser, which are of great, or very Sarge
bulk or farnels, BY right or culiomary ways
uied, belonging TO US, and to the Office of
our high Admiralof England; and alto, of,
and concerning all cafual.ies at fea, goods
ysrccked, Action, jetfon, lagoon, things caft
overheard, and wreck of the fea, and all
goods taken, or to be taken as derelicf, or by
chance found, or 10 be found or forfeited,
and cf forfeiturcs, trefpafles, mifdemeanors,
offences, enormitiess and maritime crimes
whAtioever, done and committed, or to be
done and committed, as well in and upon
the high feas, as all ports, rivers, frefh wa
tiers and creeks, and flores of the iea, TO
high-wate mark, from all firff bridges to
wards The Tea, in and throughout the limits
and difria aforcfaid, and maritime COATS
.hereunto belonging, howtoever, whenlo-
ever, or by VIVA. means foever, ariiing or
happening, and all fuch Thugs as are difco-
yered and found out; as allo all fines,
mulefs, amercements, and competitions
due and to be due, in that behalf, to tax,
moderate, demand, colIett'aud levy, and to
cauie the fame to be demanded, levied and
collected, an1 according tolaw, to compel and
command them TO be paid and alto topro.
coed ~ all. and every the caufes and bufnef-
les above reci,ed. and in all other contracts,
cauies, contempts, and offences whatfoever,
howfoever contracted or ariiipg, If the goods
or perfons Of the debtors may be found with
in the iurlldiction of the Vice Admiralty ef-
tabiihed al Philadelphia aforefad, accord.
ing to the civil and maritime laws and cuff
toms of our High Court of Admiralty Of
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