The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-24
rights of our High Court of Admiralty of
England.

AMI WE DO hereby SiVes 81 rant, anu d.
low, to the faid Judge, an annual ialary Of FIX
hundred pounds, to be PAID, in he Jyf place,
cut of the mOiety money arJtIgg from L6e Penaifie
and foyJsifm-eJ, TO be levied within the fad CO.
lonies and plantations and f that fund ihal
NOT be fuhhclent, our OF the money arliing from
the iale OF old naval flores.
AND WE HEREBY expressly enjoin AID COM
mand you the fad Judge, upon pain OF loiing
your office, not 90 lake any fee, or gratuisy
wharloevef, for any judgmen1 given, or buff
nets done IN your iaid court.
AND WE DO hereby commit and grant to
you the iaid JARED iNGERsoLL, our power
and au horny TO take cognlzance Of, and pro-
coed in all cage,, eiOIl and maritime, and in
complaints, cOaTAtfJ, age1ceJ, or lYpettedege"es
crimes, pleas, debts, esc6angsS, policies q arazet
accounts, charter PariieJ, agreemeHn, bills q
badizg ecJ@iP5, and all mai'rJ and eOHtrAt7S,
which, IN any manner waddoever, relate &c
/rusbt due J5r Hip hired and let out, raglpOri
mOny, or maritime Ejiey, oCher|iie 60ttOmyy ;
or which do any wife concern Jait5, frgp4DSs,
injuries, sxf0yfio0J, demaadJ and AFFAIR.", ciUiI
and maritime, qUbatOeVer, 6stz1een merchant, or
betsOsen OqUnsys and Prqpriefory Of ips, or otber
Vs/sLs, and merchants or Otber psrjOnS GU6omj0e-
Ver, auth JReb OqVaer5 and PropristorJ Of BiPS ;
and all other veiiels wnatioover employed Oh
MED or, between amy other perions howioever
had, made, began, or contracted for any mat
Ter, caale or rning bufinefs or injury whatioc-
yer done, or to be done, as well IN, upon, Oh
by the iea, or pdblIc dreams, or feih wafer,
ports, rivers, creeks, and PLACES overiowed what
loever, within the ebbing and flowing ofthe ie'
or high water mark, a upon any Of the ihores
or banks adjoining 20 them, or either OF themi
within tie limits and diitri6ts before mentioned
together win all and angular their incidents
emergencies, Dependencies, annexed and con-
nexed cauies wha,ioever and iuch caufes,
complaints, contracts, and other the premlies
above-iaid, or any OF them, howioever, the
fame may happen 10 ariie, be contracted, had,
or done, TO near and determine the fame al
Philadelphia Aforesaid, according to the cfvl
and maritime laws and cuitoms of our High
Court of Admiralty OF England) and to pro-
coed judicially aDd according to law in admi.
niltering juitice therein.
AND MOREOVER, TO r0mbEl qVitns1ss Tin
cafe they Withdraw themfelves, for intereit,
fear, favour, or Ill-will, or any other cauie
whatioeve) TO give evidence to the truth, IN
all and every the cauics above mentioned,
according 10 the exIgencIes of the law And
further, 10 take all manner of recognizances,
cautions, obligations, and POPULATIONS, as well
10 our ule, as az &c initance of any parties for
agreements or debts, and other cauies and bu-
hneAe, whadoever, and to put the fame in ex-
ecutlon, and 10 cauie and command them to be
executed ALTO, duly to iearch, and enquire
OF, AID concerning all goods of traitors, pi-
raes, manaayers, telons, fugitiyes, and felons
OF themielyes, and concerning the bodies Of
perions drowned, killed, or by any other mean:
coming to their death In the flea, or in any
por,s, rivers, public freams, or creek, and
places oyerhowed and alto, concerning may
hem, happeni s, In the aforefaid places and
alto, concerning engines, toiles, and nets, pro-
hihited and unlawful, and the occu?iers there.
OF.
AND MOREOVER concerning fines roy
al, namelywhales, riggs, gramPu1es, dolphins,
fturgeons, and all other hhes whatioever,
which are of great, or very large bulk, Oh
fatneis, by right or cuaomary ways uied be-
longing to US, and the office of our High Ad-
miral Of England, and alto, Of, and concerning
all caiualIies al iea, goods wrecked, hotzon,
jetlon, lagoon, things cat over board, and
wreck of the lea, all goods taken, or to be
taken as dereliet, or by chance found, or to be
found or forfeited, and Of forfeitures, uelpai-
ies, miidemeanoFs, offences, enormIties, and
maritime crimes whziioeger, done and COM
mir5ed, or to be done and committed, as well
IN and upon the nigh feas, as all Ports, rivers,
ireh waters, and creeks, and lhorts, of the 1. q,
% high-water mark, from all 6rlf bridges to-
wards the iea, in and throughout the limits