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A31833 A copie of the Kings commission, granted to Sir Nicolas Crispe, making him admirall of the sea-pirats brought (with other papers) to the Parliament ... and presented to the Committee for the Navie. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1645 (1645) Wing C2170; ESTC P1309 8,069 16

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Numb 2. A Copie of The Kings Commission GRANTED TO SIR NICOLAS CRISPE Making him Admirall of the Sea-Pirats Brought with other Papers to the Parliament by M. Peters AND Presented to the Committee for the Navie Published according to Order LONDON Printed for R. Austin 1645. CHARLES by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting WHereas in the time of this unnaturall Rebellion our owne Ships and Vessells belonging to our Royall Navie have bin traiterously seized upon and those and divers Ships and Vessells belonging to others aswell Strangers as our owne Subjects have bin and still are imployed against us or in the service of the Rebells in Armes against us by carrying or conveying of Armes Ammunition Money Victualls and other Provisions for their aid and assistance or by exporting from them Money Bullion Plate or prohibited Goods without licence contrarie to the Lawes or by trading and carrying of Goods and Merchandize for trade and commerce to and from those parts Cities Townes and Places which are under the usurped Powers the Rebells in Armes against us And likewise by paying Customes Subsidies and Imposts to the said Rebells contrary to the Lawes and our Proclamation in that behalf which affoords them meanes and ability towards the maintenance and upholding of the said unnaturall Rebellion And whereas divers of our good Subjects adhering to us have suffered great losse and dammage by the said Rebells and their Abbetors aswell upon the Land as upon the Sea for which they can have no remedie in ordinarie course of justice in regard those that have done the same are kept out of the reach or hand of justice by the Powers and Forces so traiterously raised against us And whereas in these times or distractions divers Pyrates and Sea-Rovers commit great spoiles and outrages upon our owne Subjects and the Subjects of our friends and allies and divers of our Subjects of our Kingdome of Scotland have most perfidiously and traiterously risen up in Rebellion and taken up Armes against us their naturall Leige Lord and Soveraigne and have in a hostile manner invaded this our Kingdome of England And whereas divers Ships and Vessels as well Scottish as others are imployed at Sea in their aid and assistance in manner as aforesaid And whereas upon those occasions we have been forced to set out Ships at our own great charge for our owne defence and the defence of our loyall Subjects and preventing the mischiefs before mentioned and have likewise thought fit to give all encouragement to any of our good Subjects which are willing and desirous to set out Ships at their own charges for and towards the weakening and suppressing of the said Rebells and more particularly to those our good Subjects who have sustained dammages by the said Rebells either at Land or Sea to the end they may obtaine some recompence or satisfaction for their said losses And whereas we are informed that Sir Nicholas Crisp Knight hath suffered great losse and dammage in the time of this unnaturall Rebellion by the said Rebels their Adherents or Abettors as well at Sea as upon the Land Know yee therefore that wee reposing speciall trust in his the said Sir Nicholas Crisps fidelitie and circumspection wherof we have had verie good experience have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp and to such as hee shall take into Partner-ship and Consort-ship with him therein full power and authoritie at his and their owne charges to set to Sea out of any of our Ports of our countrey of Cornwall or out of any other our Ports or Havens whatsoever fifteene or twentie ships or vessels or war or any other number of ships and vessels not being lesse than fifteene equipped victualled fitted furnished and marined for war And wee doe hereby give unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp full power and authoritie to command in Chiefe as Admirall of the said ships and other vessels and men in them either in his owne person or by his Substitute and to nominate and appoint Vice-Admiralls Reare-Admiralls Captains Commanders and Officers in the said ships as shall be necessarie for each ship And we do hereby give unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp and to such as shall be employed by or under him in this service full power and authoritie with the said ships so to be set out by him and his partners as afore-said or any of them to take seize or surprize or in case of resistance or where necessitie requireth by fight to compell and take into his or their possessions or destroy any of our owne ships or vessels set forth without our Commission Warrant or Leave And also any other ships or vessels belonging to what person or of what place soever which are or shall be employed in any service for any of the said Rebels of either our said Kingdomes of England or Scotland or of any their Aiders Abettors or Adherents and all goods and merchandice in them contained and all ships and vessels which shall be employed in importing carrying or conveying any Armes Ammunition materials or provision for their or any of their aid or assistance or in exporting or transporting for them or any of them or for their or for any their use any money Bullion or prohibited goods whatsoever without our Licence or contrarie to the Law or in trading or carrying merchandice for trade or commerce to or from any Port Citie Towne or Place now or which at any time hereafter shall be under the usurped Power or holding of the said Rebels or of any of them or which have paid or shall pay them the said Rebels or any of them or any other by their direction or appointment any Customes Subsidies Imposts or other duties whatsoever unlesse it be by and with our speciall Licence or allowance And likewise the ships and vessels of all Pyrats and Sea-Rovers together with all furniture Ammunition provisions goods lading and merchandice in any of the aforesaid ships or vessels and the said ships vessels furniture ammunition provisions goods merchandice and lading to cause to be proceeded against adjudged and condemned according to the Law and Course of the Admiraltie as the case shall require before the Judge of our Court of Admiraltie for the time being or other Judge or Judges of any Vice-Admiraltie as good and lawfull Prize And after such adjudication and condemnation to have keep possesse and enjoy all the said ships vessels furniture ammunition provision goods lading and merchandice so by them or any of them taken as aforesaid as good and lawfull prize and purchase to their owne use and uses of the Adventurers and Company joyning as aforesaid to be shared and divided amongst them as they shall contract and agree together without any account to be made to Vs our Heires or Successours except such of our owne ships