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A74298 An act declaring the grounds and causes of making prize the ships and goods that shall be taken from time to time by the Parliaments ships at sea, and for the encouragement of officers, mariners and seamen. Die Martis, 17 April, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc. England and Wales. 1649 (1649) Thomason E1060_21; ESTC R208579 10,653 20

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or_o receive_v any_o commission_n from_o or_o under_o they_o or_o either_o of_o they_o or_o any_o other_o person_n to_o fight_v against_o the_o parliament_n or_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n or_o infest_v the_o sea_n and_o hinder_v the_o free_a trade_n and_o traffiique_fw-la of_o merchant_n and_o other_o good_a people_n by_o sea_n or_o otherwise_o shall_v have_v for_o reward_n over_o and_o above_o their_o wage_n one_o moiety_n of_o the_o full_a value_n of_o all_o and_o every_o such_o ship_n or_o ship_n surprise_v or_o take_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o of_o the_o good_n therein_o take_v to_o be_v distribute_v among_o the_o captain_n and_o other_o officer_n and_o mariner_n of_o the_o say_a ship_n or_o ship_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o sea_n tun_n for_o tun_n and_o man_n for_o man_n and_o the_o other_o moiety_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o a_o common_a treasury_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o mariner_n which_o shall_v be_v sick_a or_o 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and_o also_o copy_n thereof_o subscribe_v by_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o be_v send_v by_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o the_o ambassador_n and_o minister_n of_o foreign_a nation_n here_o resident_a to_o be_v by_o they_o make_v know_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o those_o prince_n or_o state_n which_o they_o represent_v or_o from_o who_o they_o be_v employ_v die_v martis_n 17_o aprilis_n 1649._o order_v by_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o this_o act_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v hen_n scobell_n cleric_n parliamenti_fw-la