Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	parliament_n	person_n	2,736	5	5.0257	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88826	Laws of vvar and ordinances of the sea, ordained and established by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England; for the regulating and better government of the navies, fleets and ships of war, and armies by sea of the commonwealth of England, and all singular persons, ships, and vessels thereunot belonging; to be put in execution according to an act of this present Parliament, entituled, An act for constituting commissioners for ordering and managing the affairs of the admiralty and navy; and are to be observed and duly obeyed by the vice-admirals, rere-admirals, commanders, captains, lieutenants, masters, masters-mates, and all other officers, mariners, sea-men and soldiers, and all others whomsoever these laws and ordinances may concern, under the pains and penalties therein contained and expressed. Saturday the 25th of December, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that these articles be printed. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Wing L701; Thomason E684_9; ESTC R207046	5,271	15

LAWS OF VVAR AND ORDINANCES of the SEA Ordained and Established by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England For the Regulating and better Government or the Navies Fleets and ships of War and Armies by sea of the Commonwealth of England And all and singular persons ships and Vessels thereunto belonging to be put in Execution according to an Act of this present Parliament Entituled An Act for constituting Commissioners for Ordering and Managing the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy and to be observed and duly obeyed by the Vice-Admirals Rere-Admirals Commanders Captains Lieutenants Masters Masters-mates and all other Officers Mariners sea-men and soldiers and all others whomsoever these Laws and Ordinances may concern under the pains and penalties therein contained and expressed Saturday the 25th of December 1652. ORdered by the Parliament That these Articles be Printed Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by John Field Printer to the Parliament of England 1652. LAWS OF WAR AND ORDINANCES of the SEA Ordained and Established by the PARLIAMENT OF THE Commonwealth OF ENGLAND ARTICLE I. ALl Commanders shall endeavor That Almighty God be solemnly and reverently served in the respective Ships all Prophaneness and Irreligiousness avoided Preaching and Praying and other Religious Duties be exercised and duly frequented and the Lords Day Religiously observed II. Unlawful and rash Oaths Cursings Execrations Drunkenness Uncleanness and other scandalous acts in derogation of Gods Honor and corruption of good Maners shall be punished as the Councel of War shall think fir III. All such as shall give practice hold or enterrain Intelligence to or with any State Prince or other being Enemy or Rebel to this Common-wealth by any maner of means or slights or have any communication with them without direction or leave of the Parliament Councel of State the Commissioners of the Admiralty Generals at Sea or Commander in Chief of the Squadron shall be punished with death IV. If any Letter or Message from the Enemy or on their behalf be conveyed to any Inferior Officer Mariner Soldier or other in the Fleet and the said Officer Mariner Soldier or other as aforesaid do not instantly acquaint the Superior Commander with it or if a Superior Officer being acquainted therewith by an inferior Officer Mariner or other or himself in his own person receiving a Letter or Message from the Enemy reveal not the same forthwith to the Generals Admirals or the chief of his Squadron All such Mariners Officers Soldiers and others shall be punished as Traytors with pains of death V. No person or persons of the Fleet shall relieve the Enemy with Money Victuals Powder Shot Arms or Ammunition directly or indirectly upon pain of Death VI. None shall harbor or conceal any Enemy or known Delinquent or Rebel on Ship-board nor carry or endeavor to Transport any such beyond Sea without License upon pain of Death or other punishment as a Councel of War shall adjudge VII None shall presume wilfully and wittingly to injure or wrong at Sea the known Friends or Allies of this State either Members of this Common-wealth or Strangers not in Enmity upon pain of such punishment as the nature and circumstances of the Offence shall require nor in visiting any Ships or Vessels either take Goods forcibly or by force or terror extort them upon pain of Death or other punishment according to the nature and circumstances of the Offence VIII All the Papers Charter parties Bills of Lading Pasports and other Writings whatsoever that shall be taken seized or found aboard any ship or ships which shall be surprised or seized as Prize shall be duly preserved and not torn nor made away but the very Originals sent up entirely and without fraud to the Admiralty Court there to be viewed made use of and proceeded upon according to Law upon pain of loss of all the shares of the Takers and such further punishment to be inflicted upon the Offenders therein as the quality of their offence and misdemeanors shall be found to deserve IX None shall take out of any Prize or Ship or Goods seized on for Prize any Money Plate Goods Lading or Tackle before Judgement first thereof pass in the Admiralty Court but that the full and entire Accompt of the whole without Imbezilment shall be brought in and Judgement pass entirely upon the whole without fraud upon pain of such punishment as shall be found by a Councel of War or the Court of Admiralty as the case may happen to be just excepting That it shall be lawful for all Captains Sea-men Soldiers and others serving as aforesaid to take and to have to themselves as pillage without further or other accompt to be given for the same All such Goods and Merchandizes other then Arms Ammunition Tackle Furniture or Stores of such ship as shall be found by them or any of them in any ship they shall take in Fight as Prize upon or above the Gun-deck of the said ship and not otherwise X. None shall imbezil steal or take away any Cables Anchors Sails or other of the ships Furniture or any of the Powder or Arms or Ammunition of the ship upon pain of death or other punishment as the quality of the Offence shall be found by a Councel of War to deserve XI If any Foreign ship or Vessel shall be taken as Prize that shall not fight or make resistance That in that case none of the Captains Masters or Mariners being Foreigners shall be stripped of their clothes or in any sort pillaged beaten or evil entreated upon pain to pay and make good double the damages but the said Foreign ships and all the Goods so taken shall be preserved entire to receive Judgement in the Admiralty Court according to Right and Justice XII Every Captain and Commander upon Signal or Order for Fight or view or sight of any ships of the Enemy or likelyhood of Engagement shall put all things in his ship in a fit posture for fight and cause the Lieutenant and Gunner and Quarter-master and other Officers to fit themselves and Quarter the men according to the number and quality of Men and Ordnance with a competent number to ply the small shot and likewise to manage and trim the sails And every Captain and Officer shall in his own person and according to his place hearten and encourage the Sea-men and common Men to Fight couragiously and not to behave themselves faintly nor to yield to the Enemy or to cry for Quarter upon pain of death or such other punishment as the Offence shall deserve XIII Every Captain and Commander of any Ship Frigot or Vessel of War shall duly observe the Commands of the General at Sea or his Superior or Commander of any squadron for the Assayling or setting upon any Fleet Squadron or ships of the Enemy or joyning Battel with them or making defence against them upon pain to suffer death or other punishment as the quality of his neglect or offence shall deserve XIV Every Captain and