The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-17
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II places overhowed and alto, concerning may
hem, happening in the aforelaid places and
alto, concerning engines, toles, and nets, pro-
hlbised and unlawful, and the occupicrs there.
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| AND MOREOVER concerning fihes roy
al, namelywhales, riggs, granpuHcs, dolpains,
hurgeons, and all other fines Whatsoever,
which are OF great, or very large bulk, or
tatneis, by right or cuftomary ways uied be-
longing to US, and the Office Of our High Adj
miral OF England, and alto, Of, and conserving
all caiualties at iea, goods wrecked, Aotzon,
Jetion, lagoon, things Gait over. board, and
wreck OF the lea, all goods taken, or TO be
taken as derellct, or by chance found, or to be
found or forfeited, and of forfeitures, refpaf-
ies, miidemeanors, offences, enormities, and
maritime crimes Whatsoever, done and COM
mitted, Or to be done and committed, as we'll
in and upon the high ieas, as all por.s, rivers,
frefh waters, and creeks, and flores, of the fea,
to high-water mark, from all hrit bridges to-
wards the iea, in and throughout the limits
and dIitriet aforeiald, and maritime coats thers~
unto belonging, howioever, whenioever, or by
whar means ioever, arifng or happening, and
all iuch things as are dIlcovered anu found and
as ALTO all fines, mul6ls, amercemen S, ana com
Poilrons due, and to be due, in tina. behalf.
TO tax, moderate, demand, collect and w.
and to cauie the fame to be demanded, levied,
and collected, and accor ing 70 law,. 10 com
pei and command them lobe paid and ALTO
s,4-oSsse~sv ---.ii---y s'ssHsegg,
cauies, con,empts and offenGes whadoe1af, how-
ioeyer, conTaeted, or arlEno, Ii nc goods or
J.L L..
junldiction OF the vise admiralty, sltabliihei at
Philadelphia, aforeiaid, according 10 the
civil and maritime laws and cultoms Of ouf faid
high court of admiralty of England an ienlly
uied, and by all other lawful ways, means
aid methods, according to lhe belt If your
Kill and knowledge and all iuch eauies
and contracts, 10 hear, examine, dilcuk.
and finally determine and alio 90 ar eft.
and cauie and command to be arefed. all
ihIPs, perions, things, goods, wares, and
merchandise, for the premIies, and every of
Them, and TO all other caules wkauoever, con-
corning the fame, whereioever they ihalI be met
with, or found within the limits and diRria
aforciaid, and to eomtei all mAuafr Of berJoas in
that behalf, as the cafe lhall require, 70 appear
and to aniwer, with pOqOsr Of yfgg any fembo>aI
eOeyifcH and OF inAl ing any other penalty or
muict, accordingro the laws and cutoms afore-
iaid and TO do and adminlaer jultice, Accord
ing 20 the right, order, and couIie of the law,
iumma-ily and plainly, looking only in the
truth of the tact.
AND WE Empower you, in this behalf, to
fine, cOryet7, pHzsb, ebafizs, and REF rm, and iz-
PyyjtA,a cauie, and command 20 be lmpriioned
IN any gacls, being within the limIrs aforeiaid,
and maritime places of the fame, the parties
guilty, and vioialei o. the law a d jurildic-
tion ofour admiralty aforeiaid, * Jumpers, oil n
quen1s and eonEumacIous abientefs, mailers of
fhips, marine S, rowers, hihermen, JAlb-zvyIgbfs,
andotherworkmena and arIhceIs whomioeger,e x-
erclilng AM ind Of ma,Islm. affairs, as we'll ac-
cording TO the aforementioned civil and mari
time law, and ordinances and euaoms afore-
iaid, and their dement's, as according 10 the
fatutes and ordinances afore.aid, and thoie of
our kingdom Of Greal-BiitaIn, for the admir-
atty OF England in thai behalf, made and pro-
vided and 10 deliver, and ablolu1ely difcharpe.
and cauie and command TO be diicnarped what
ioever perlons have been impriionsd in fuch
cafes, and are to he delivered and to pro-
nudge, and interpoie all manner of ienrences
and degrees, and 10 put the fame in execution
with cognizance, and juriidietion of all other
cauies civil and maritime Whatsoever, which
relate to the iea, or which, in any manner of
way rcfPee, or concern the fa, or padage over
the fame, or naval, or marIdme voyages per-.
formed, or TO be performed, or the maritime
juriidietion above-iaid with power alIo 10
proceed In the fame, according to the civil and
maritime laws and cuhoms OF our aioreiaid
courts, ancIendy sied, as well tnoie OF neer
Office, mkt or promot d, as at the initance Of
any party, as the cafe ihau require and ieem