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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83637	An act of the Commons assembled in Parliament, touching the regulating of the officers of the Navy & Customs. Die Martis, 16 Januarii, 1648. / Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that the act entituled, An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament, touching the regulating of the officers of the Navy and Customs, be forthwith printed and published: H: Scobel, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Wing E2509; Thomason E538_22; ESTC R206052	3,657	17

abovesaid shall and may forthwith execute such places to them appointed until the same be otherwise ordered and directed by the said Commons assembled in Parliament or otherwise by the Committee of the Navy for some disability or offence in the party so placed as abovesaid that shall be proved or made known to the said Committee of the Navy And to the intent that the stock of the Navy may be improved to the utmost benefit for the guard of the Seas It is further Ordered That the persons abovenamed or any five of them shall have power from time to time to require of any person imployed in any of the Officers aforesaid an exact and true Inventory of all the provisions belonging to the Navy in their hands and to send for and examine their Books of Accompt that they may be inabled by these or any other the like good ways to inform themselves of the behavior fidelity and usefulness of the Officers imployed in this service And for the better Regulating of the Customs and Officers thereof throughout the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick the said Committee or any five of them shall and may have the like full power to call before them and to take the like accompt and examination of all and every Officer and Officers belonging to the several Custom-houses aforesaid And it is further Enacted and Ordained That the said Commissioners or any five of them shall have power to examine what Places Officer or Officers are unuseful unnecessary in the Navy or Customs or in the office of Victualling and Ordnance and make void the said offices and places and no Officer or person shall thenceforth use or occupy the said office or place for the easing of the charge of the State But for such Officers as shall be thought fit to be continued The said Commissioners or any Five of them are to settle and establish such a competent increase of Sallaries as may be answerable unto the pains to be taken for their maintenance and whereby they may not be necessitated nor receive any Bribe or Fee of the Merchant or use any other indirect ways to the prejudice of the State and their whole Sallaries to be presented unto the House of Commons or the Committee of the Navy for their allowance and approbation And it is further Enacted and Ordained That from and after the same day of February next no Officer or Officers shall take or receive from the Merchant or any other person any moneys by way of Fee or Gratuity for any Certificate Bill or Cocket or other thing whatsoever And in case they or any of them shall receive any Fee or Gratuity contrary to this Act upon proof as aforesaid they shall forfeit their places and incur other penalties aforementioned And be it Enacted and Ordained by the authority aforesaid That the said Committee herein nominated and all persons acting for or under them by their direction shall from time to time receive at the hands of the Treasurer for the Navy all such expences and disbursments as shall be by them issued forth in this service And that the Committee for the Navy appointed Members of this House shall issue forth their Orders and Warrants for the payment of the same accordingly And lastly be it Enacted and Ordained That the said Committee of Merchants shall from time to time have power to present to the Lord Admiral or Committee for the Navy such Ships as they shall finde necessary to be employed for Convoy of Merchants Ships out and home for advancement of Trade and benefit of the Commonwealth H Scobel Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS

AN ACT OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT TOUCHING The Regulating of the Officers OF THE Navy Customs Die Martis 16 Januarii 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Act entituled An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament touching the Regulating of the Officers of the Navy and Customs be forthwith printed and published H Scobel Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons Jan. 18. 1648. Die Martis 16 Januarii 1648. An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament touching the Regulating of the Officers of the Navy Customs THe Commons assembled in Parliament taking into their serious consideration the manifold Distempers of the Navy and the great decay of Customs occasioned by evil malignant unfaithful and supernumerary Officers employed both by Sea and Land to the great prejudice of the Commonwealth Do Enact and Ordain and be it Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of Parliament That all Customers Comptrollers Searchers Surveyors Wayters Collectors or any other person or persons that at the time of making this Act and Ordinance or that hereafter shall hold any office or other place of Trust in the Custom-house of London or in the Custom-house in any other Port Creek or Place within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick All Officers of the Ordnance or Stores or Provisions belonging to the Stores Ordnance Arms and Ammunition belonging to the Commonwealth All Commissioners Victuallers of the Navy and other Officers in or belonging to the Victualling-office of or for the Navy of this Kingdom All Captains Masters Boatswains Gunners Pursers Ship carpenters or any other Officer or Commander belonging to any Ship or Vessel belonging to the Commonwealth All Officers or other persons that have any office or place of Trust in any publike Yard Dock or Wharf or other place belonging to or concerning the Navy of this Kingdom All persons that do or shall hold any command either by Sea or Land in any Ship Storehouse or Dock belonging to the Commonwealth or the Navy of this Kingdom All Masters and officers of the Trinity-house that hath voluntarily aided or assisted the King with moneys Arms Plate Victual or otherwise either by Sea or Land since the year of our Lord 1641. in the former or latter Wars against the Parliament or that since the first of March in the year of our Lord 1647. hath contrived promoted or abetted any of the Petitions or Engagements for the Kings coming to London or that raised or abetted any Tumult against the Parliament since the 24 of July 1647. within the cities of London or Westminster or Liberties thereof or within the counties of Surrey Kent Essex Middlesex Hertford Cambridge or Sussex or that were counselling ayding assisting abetting to the Revolt of any the Ships employed in the service of the Common-wealth since the first of June 1648. or that hath or shall imbezle or secretly convey or steal away any Arms Powder Cables Victual Timber or other Stores belonging to the Navy of this Kingdom or that have taken any Reward or Gift of any Merchant or other person or persons of for or concerning the Customs other then the Fees due and accustomed That then all and every the Officers and persons abovenamed from and after the first day of February next ensuing shall be and are hereby Declared and made incapable and disinabled to hold any office or place abovesaid and his former Office or Place of Trust as abovesaid to be void and forfeit to all intents and purposes And the Commissioners hereafter named or any five or more of them shall and may nominate and appoint other six and able persons in the room and place of such Officers and persons so disinabled as abovesaid and the persons so named and appointed by them to certifie to the Committee of the Navy But in case the said Offices or any of them be not necessary and useful to be continued but shall be found superfluous and unuseful that then the said Commissioners or any five of them shall have power to make void and discontinue the said place for the saving of unnecessary charge to the State and trouble unto Merchants and carrying on the service to the best advantage And if any person or persons whatsoever being made incapable as abovesaid shall yet continue and occupy such place and not avoid the same That then the said person so offending upon due proof made thereof and his conviction thereupon shall forfeit the sum of Two hundred pounds for the first day and Ten pounds per diem for every day after that he or they shall continue in the said place or places And if any person or persons shall refuse or neglect to pay the said sum within fourteen days after due proof made of their incapacity as abovesaid that then the Estate of every such person shall be Sequestred until the Fine be paid th' one moyety within one Moneth after conviction as abovesaid to the Discoverer th' other moyety shall within the like space of time be paid in to the Treasurer for the Navy for the time being to be disposed of for the use and service of the Navy And to the intent that this Or●inance may speedily and impartially be put in execution The said Commons in Parliament assembled do Ordain and Appoint and be it by Authority of Parliament Ordained and Appointed That Alderman Thomas Andrews Mr. William Barkley Mr. Maurice Thomson Mr. Richard Shute Col William Willoughby Mr. William Pennoyer Mr. Samuel Pennoyer Mr. Stephen Estwick Mr. John Holland Mr. John Langley Mr. Richard Hill Major Robert Thomson Mr. James Russel Mr. Samuel Moyer Mr. Jonathan Andrews and Mr. Richard Hutchinson who together with the Commissioners of the Navy for the time being sitting in Mincing-Lane London or any five or more of them except such of them as are disinabled by the Act as abovesaid shall be and are hereby Declared Commissioners and have full power and are hereby required and authorized to put this present Act and Ordinance in execution and have power to send for the Officers and persons abovenamed or any other person or persons as they shall judge necessary as Witnesses or otherwise and to minister and give an Oath to all such the persons other then the persons offending in such cases respectively wherein they are or shall be accused before them And in case any person or persons summoned to appear before them or any five of them as abovesaid shall neglect or refuse to appear before them the sai● Commissioners or any five or more of them shall have power to send for such the persons in safe custody and all Sheriffs Majors Iustices and other Officers are hereby required to be ayding and assisting to them and such persons as are by them employed as abovesaid And it is further Declared Enacted and Ordained by authority aforesaid That all persons so to be named by the said Commissioners to the Committee