The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-17

a - IVA n n Il vi TnliduSlpnia,ln NOrtn-
America, with original jurifdietion in all
cauies aiiing within the limit, of his Majeay's
colonies Of New-York, New Jerfey, Pennfyl-
vania, the lower Counties on Delaware, Mary
land, and Virginia, and within three leagues
OF the flores thereof and alio, with original
lurlidittion In all cauies arifng from the cap
ture of ihips, between the lartudes of forty -one
degrees and Xii y-hx degrees fifteen minutes
nort, or OF ihips, whole ports of deaination
hall be within either Of the faid colonies alto,
with Jurlidiction in appeals from the Courts of
Vice Admiralty, efablihed or to be eGabliihed
within either of the iaid colonies: Saving al
ways right to any or eitherof the parties, who
ih.ll think himielf or themielvs aggrieved, by
iush Vice Admiralty Court ar Philadelphia, in
the hrit lnitanee, or on an appeal 10 luch Vice
Admiralty Court, eftabliihed at philadelphia
to app al either to US In Council, or TO our
High Court of Admiralty of England and
from thence to our High Court of Delegates,
as ufual and iaving fkewiie, all other the
rights of our High Court of Admiralty of
England.
AND WE DO hereby give, grant, and al
low, to the iaid Judge, an annual falary efEx-
bH1d'ed pOaHdJ, to be paid, in he JfrR place,
out OF the mOiety money ayjGng from The psaaifies
and JoyteifvsS, to be levied within the fad CO.
lonieS and plantations and 4 that fund fhall
not be iaiHcicnt, out of the money ariling from
the fale of old naval flores.
AND WE HEREBY -exprelslH eniasss an EeA--s,7
Ear ohice, nor to take any fee, or gratuity
whatioever, for any judgment given, or buff
neis done in your iaid Court.
AND WE DO hereby commit and grant to
you the iaid AIRED INoERsoLL, our power
and authority % take cognizance Of, and pro-
coed in all ca4ty, ei1il and maritime, and in
eOmpLaiatJ, eOnvadfJ, eIsuses, or ypet7e4e6f01ss,
crimes, pleas, Debts, exe6ange, policss Of igyaaee,
ACCOUNT, charter partieS, agreemealJ, bfAJ o.
hadIng efyb;pS, and all matters and eOnfra475,
whlcl, any manner Whatsoever, relare 10
/ras bt due FIR Eip bird and let ant, fragb0yt
maaey, or maritime gyioy, otherwiie 6otfomry
or which do any wife concern /zifS, frsIbaDS5,
igwis5, exf0rfiOa5, demaNGt and Affairs, civiI
and marifime, qUbat6evey, betzVsea merchant, or
bsftUse1 o4oHerJ and prqpriefOrt Of qps, or otber
VaIsl5, and merchant or ofby perjon z0bow/oe-
Vy, qvifb )4eb oavners and brsfriaorJ Of E,ps ;
and all other veAels wiia0oever employed or
uicd or, between any other perfons howiocver
had, made, began, or contracted for any maj
ter, cauie or t5ing bufinels or injury whadoe-
yer done, or TO be done, aswell in, upon, or
by the fea, or public freams, or frefh water,
ports, rivers creeks, and places overlooked what
ioever, within the eobing and flowing ofthe ies,
OF high water mark, a. upon any of the flores,
or banks adJ oining to them, or either of them,
within tie limits and diitriets aforementioned,
together with all and angular heir incidents,
emergencies, dependencies, annexed and con-
nexeI eauies whatfoever and iuch cauies,
complaints, contracts, and other the premifes
above-faid, or any of them, howioever, the
fame may happen to arife, be contracted, had,
or done, to hear and determine the fame at
Philadelphia aforeiaid, according to the civil
and maritime laws and cuitoms of our High
Court of Admiralty of England) and to pro-
coed judicially and according to law in admit
nillering juifice therein.
AND MOREOVER, to esmbeI 4ritssISy I'm
cafe they withdraw themielves, for inIeref,
fear, favour, or il-will, or any other cauie
whatfoevel) to give evidence to the truth, in
all and every the cauies above mentioned,
according to the exigencies OF the law : And
further, to take all manner Of recognizances,
cautions, obligations, and iipulations, as well
to our uie, a. at tie inaance OF any parties for
agreements CT debts, and other cauies and bu-
Gneae whanocver, and to put the fame in ex-
ecution, and 90 cauie and command them 70 be
executed :, Alio, duly to fearch, and enquire
OF, and concerning all goods of traitors, pi-
"a es, manflayers, telons, fugitives, and felons
ofthemielyes, and concerning the bodies Of
peIfons drowned, killed, or by any other means
coming TO their dealt, in the Tea, or in any
porss, rivers, public freams, or creek, and