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A82991 An ordinance by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, enabling all persons approved of by Parliament, to set forth ships in war-like manner, for the guarding of the seas, and defence of His Majesties dominions. Die Jovis, ult. Novemb. 1643. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsinge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. England and Wales. Parliament. 1643 (1643) Wing E1778; Thomason E77_11; ESTC R21193 4,127 8

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AN ORDINANCE BY The Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament Enabling ALL PERSONS APPROVED of by PARLIAMENT to set forth Ships in War-like manner for the guarding of the Seas and defence of His Majesties Dominions Die Jovis ult Novemb. 1643. ORdered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published Hen. Elsinge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. LONDON Printed for Laurence Blaiklocke 1643. AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament WHereas the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament doe finde by continuall experience that very great quantities of Ordnance Arms and other warlike Ammunition together with Goods Ships and Victuals of all sorts and kinds have beene and still are brought into Newcastle Falmouth Dartmouth Weymouth Bristol and other parts of this Kingdome being in Hostility against the King and Parliament and also into the Kingdome of Ireland from forraigne parts to be imployed for the reliefe of the Rebels of the said Kingdomes of England and Ireland and against the Parliament and their Adherents the well-affected persons of this Realme And whereas divers well affected Subjects out of their loyall respect to his Majestie their pious disposition to the happinesse and peace of this Kingdom and as much as in them lieth to prevent and hinder all such supplies as shall be sent from any forraigne parts to the prejudice of this Nation or the Kingdomes of Scotland or Ireland have lately made knowne to the said Lords and Commons their voluntary disposition and readinesse to set forth some Ships and Pinnaces warlikely appointed equipped and manned at their owne proper costs and charges so that in recompence of their charge and adventure therein they may have and enjoy to their owne uses all such Ships Ammunition Goods Moneys and Merchandize which they shall take or surprize by Sea or by Land intended or designed against the Parliament and their Adherents in this Kingdome or for the releefe of the Rebels in the Kingdome of Ireland as aforesaid or that have carried or they shall take carrying any of the supplies to the intents aforesaid and also so much Money paid them or their Assignes by the said Lords and Commons or the Treasurer of the Navie for the time being by their appointment as shall inable them respectively to victuall their Ships and Pinnaces for so many moneths as they shall imploy them at Sea in this service accompting twenty shillings to each man for a moneths Victuals at twenty eight dayes to the moneth and not exceeding fourty men to every hundred Tonnes of their respective Ships nor sixe moneths in any one voyage which being well approved by the Lords and Commons in Parliament as a good and acceptable service and advantagious to the publike and being willing to give it all the incouragement and advancement that may be to bring it to a good and succesfull issue as tending very much to the honour of the King and welfare of all his Majesties Dominions And therefore for the better inabling and performance of this so free and commendable undertaking and enterprize It is ordered established and ordained by the Lords and Commons assembled in this present Parliament and by the authority of the same That it shall and may be lawfull for any of his Majesties good and loyall Subjects to be approved and thereto appointed by the Lord high Admirall of England appointed by both Houses for the time being in warlike manner to equip furnish and set out for the said intended imployment such and so many Ships and other Vessels of warre as they shall thinke fitting and to place in them competent numbers of Souldiers Mariners and Gunners with necessary Armes and provisions for that service and to appoint over them such Commanders Captains and Officers as they shall thinke fit and the same Ships and Vessels so manned equipped armed and provided to set forth to Sea and with the same to seize surprize and take all and all manner of Ships and Vessels with the Ordnance Ammunition Victuals Goods Commanders and Souldiers therein that they shall meet withall in or outwards bound from any Port or place within any of his Majesties Dominions being in Hostility against the King and Parliament or comming from or returning to any such Port or place or that shall bee found to have traded with the Inhabitants of any such Port or place since their defection from the King and Parliament and also to seize surprize and take all and all manner of Ships and Vessels with the Ordnance Ammunition Victuals and Goods therein belonging to any Rebell or Rebels in Jreland and further to surprize and take all and all manner of Pirats and Sea-rovers of what Nation soever and their Ships and Goods whatsoever And for the better incouragement of such Adventurers in the said enterprize It is by the Lords and Commons likewise Ordered and Ordained That the said Adventurers shall upon Bills signed by the Commissioners for the Navy for the time being according to the forme of that Office have and receive from Sir Henry Vane Knight Treasurer of the Navy or the Treasurer of the Navy for the time being by the order and allowance of the Committee of the Navy such and so much money in lieu of and for their Victuals as shall by the said Commissioners for the Navy be found justly due and payable to them after the rate of 20 shillings a man for a moneth for all the men they shall imploy in their respective Ships and for so many moneths as the said Ships shall be really and actually imployed in the service aforesaid accompting fourty men to one hundred Tonnes and so in proportion and twenty eight dayes to the moneth as aforesaid and shall further have and enjoy as their proper Goods all Ships Goods Moneys Plate Armes Ammunition Victuals Pillage and Spoile which they shall according to the purport and true intent of this Ordinance and by vertue and force of the same justly and lawfully seize and take by themselves or any persons by them to be imployed by force and vertue of this Ordinance and shall be so adjudged pronounced and declared by definitive sentence in the high Court of Admiralty and the same so taken and adjudged shall have and enjoy to their owne use and the use of the common Mariners to be equally divided the tenths of all such prizes and the customs first deducted paid secured or compounded for And it is further ordained that if the said Adventurers or any ships by them imployed shall happen upon the Seas or in any Habour or Creeke to meet with any ship or ships that shall not willingly yeeld themselves to be visited but shall make resistance by force and violence then they shall by all meanes possible and with all force compell them to yeeld and submit themselves to reason and justice although it doth fall out that by fighting with them one or or more of them be maymed hurt or slaine in the resistance And it is