The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-24

what means ioever, arifng or happening, and
all huch things as are dilcovered and found; and
as alto all fines, mulets, amercements, and COM
petitions due, and to be due, in that behalf,
to tax, moderate, demand, collect and levy,
and to caufe the fame to be demanded, levied,
and collected, and according to law, to COM
pei and command them to be paid and alto
to proceed in all and every the cauies and buff
neiies abope-recited, and in all other contracts,
cauies, contempts and offences whatioever, how
foever, contracted, or ariing, if the goods or
perions of the debtors may be found within the
juriidi6tion of the vice admiralty, eitabliihed at
Philadelphia, aforelaid, according to the
civil and maritime laws and cufoms of our faid
high court of admiralty of England anciently
uied, and by all other lawful ways, means
and methods, according to the belt of your
Kill and knowledge and all iuch cauics
and contracts, to hear, examine, difcufs,
and finally determine and alto to arreif,
and cau1e and command to be arrefed, all
ihipS, perions, things, goods, wares, and
merchandi es, for the premiies, and every of
them, and for all other caules whatioever, con-
corning the fame, whereioever they ihall be met
with, or found within the limits and diitriet
aforefaid. and to compel all manner sfber)S1 in
that behalf, as the cafe ihall require, to appear
and to anfwer, with pOqUer Of gjfng any temporal
eOeyfOn and Of inhi ing any other penalty r
mul6t, according TO the laws and cuitoms afore-
iaid and TO do and adminiiler julice, accord
ing TO the right, order, and courie of the law,
fumma-ily and plainly, looking only in the
truth of the fact.
AND WE Empower you, in this behalf, to
fine, eOrrsa, bmi@, ebqfize, and reform, and i'm
bnj6n, and cauie, and command TO be impriioned
in any gaols, being within the limits aioreiaid,
and maritime places of the fame, the parties
guilty, and violaters of the law and jurifdic-
ton ofour admiralty aforefaid,& ufurPers, dill H.
quents and contumacious abienters, matters OF
ihips, mariners, rowers, hlhermen, Bip-qVvIgbfs,
andother workmen and artihcers whomioever, ex-
erciGng any kind of maritime affairs, as we'll &C
cording to the afore- mentioned civil and mari
time laws, and ordinances and cuitoms afore-
laid, and their dement's, as according TO the
fatutes and ordinances aforeiaid, and thoie of
our kingdom of Great-Britain, for the admir-
atty of England in that behalf, made and pro-
vided and 20 deliver, and abfolutely diicharge,
and cauie and command to be discharged what
ioever perions have been impriioned in iuch
cafes, and are to be delivered and to pro-
nudge, and interpofe all manner of ientences
and degrees, and TO put the fame in execution
with cognizance, and jurifdi6tion of all other
caufes civil and maritime whatioever, which
relate to the fea, or which, in any manner of
way refpeet, or concern the fea, or pailage over
the fame, or naval, or maritime voyages per-
formed, or to be performed, or the maritime
middleton above-iaid with power alto to
proceed in the fame, according TO the civil and
maritime laws and cuitoms of our aforeiaid
courts, anciently ufed, as well thoie of nicer
Office, MKT or promoted, as ar the iniance of
any party, as the cafe ihall require and feem
convenient, committing unto you our power
and authority, concerning all and angular the
premiles, in the ieyeral places above exPreiied,
in the manner and under the limitations before
deicribed together with power of deputing
and appointing all fuch officers and minifters,
and deputies under you, as iiall be neceiiary
for the execution of the iaid office, Excepting
always the RICHTER and MARTIAL ofthe iaid court,
the nomination and appointment of whom we
reierve to ourfelf, by theie prefents, which are
to continue only during our pleafure.)
FARTHER, WE DO, in our name, COM,
maad, and firmly and Arietly charge all and
angular our governors, commanders, jultices OF
longing, til al, intheexecutionolthis ouTcommifi-
on, they be, from time to time, aiding, aiiiting,
and yield obediencein things, as nttingunto
you and your deputy whomioev-r, under The
pain of the law for their neglect and the peril
the peace, mayors, lherifs, marlhals, keeper,
of all our gsols and priIons, balifs. contabl-s,
and all oCher our officers and mIniiters, and
faithful leige Gubjeets, IN and throughout the
limits aforeiaid and the territories rnelennto be-