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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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Partners and Associates full power and authoritie from time to time and as often as hee or they shall think fit and requisite or conducing to the service to land Forces as he or they shall think fit in or neere unto any place or places within any our Dominions where any Insurrection or Rebellion is or shall happen to be and to suppresse such Rebellion and in case of opposition or resistance by fight to subdue or destroy all such Rebels and Traytours and to appoint such Commanders over such part of the Forces as shall there be landed as aforesaid as shall be by him or them thought fit And likewise in our name to save and preserve such persons of the said Rebels so subdued and repressed either by Land or Sea as hee or they shall think fit to be be saved and preserved and to exchange or keep such of the said Rebels as hee or they shall think fit to be kept or exchanged and to make tender of our Royall Grace and pardon to such of them as shall submit unto Vs and desire to receive our mercie and shall be thought meet persons to be received into our favour and grace other than and except such as are already excepted by Vs in any of our Proclamations or Declarations And Wee do likewise give unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp power and authoritie to make ordaine proclaime and put in execution Lawes Ordinances and Constitutions for the better order and government of the ships and men which by vertue of this our Commission shall be under his charge and command And to punish mutinies tumults rapines murthers and other crimes which shall be committed and done by any person or persons under his charge or command either upon the Sea or Land according to the course and usage of the Sea or of War as the case shall happen to be And we do hereby require and command the Judge of our Court of Admiralty and the other Judges of their severall Vice-Admiralties within our Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales or elsewhere according to this our Commission they forthwith proceed to sentence or adjudication of the same with speed and effect as good and lawfull prize without any unnecessary delay which may turne to his or their prejudice And we do hereby command and require all Governours Captaines and Commanders of all our Cities Castles Towns and Garrisons and all Sheriffes Majors Bailiffes Justices of the Peace Vice-Admiralls Constables and all other our Officers Ministers and Subjects whatsoever within any of our Dominions to be aiding and assisting to him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp his Partners and Associates and such as shal be imployed by or under him or them in the execution of the Promises as they will answere the contrary at their utmost perills And we do also hereby desire all others aswell Admiralls Vice-Admiralls Captains and Officers and other the Subjects belonging unto any Prince or State now in amity with us to be aiding and assisting to us as occasion shal require to him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp his Partners and Associates and those under his or their command in the execution of this our Commission And we do hereby also require and command the Judge of our Court of Admiralty for the time being upon Request made by him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp for that purpose to grant unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp and to the Captains or Commanders of every the Ships to be set out or imployed as aforesaid severall Letters of Marke or Reprisall or Commissions of that nature under the great Seale of our Court of Admiralty enabling them for taking prizes according to the substance of this our Commission to the end the said Commission may have and receive the greater countenance authority and esteem in Forraigne parts beyond the Seas And further know yee that we putting speciall trust and confidence in the said Sir Nicholas Crisp and being assured of his zeale and fidelity to us and our service we do hereby further grant unto him the said Sir Nicholas Crisp power and authority to contract and agree with any Master Masters Mates Marriners Saylors other Person or Persons whatsoever for bringing in any Ships Goods or Merchandize of or belonging to any person or persons in rebellion against us or assisting or adhering to the said Rebells into any Port or Haven of this our Kingdom in actuall obedience to us upon such termes or articles as he and they shall agree which we hereby for us our heirs and successors grant and declare shal be kept and observed inviolaby in our behalfe And do hereby require all our Officers and Ministers to see the same observed according And our expresse will and and pleasure is and we do hereby charge and command the Judge of our Admiralty and of every Vice-Admiralty where any the said ships goods or merchandize so agreed or contracted for shal be brought that they shall proceed to sentence or adjudication of and upon the said ships and goods as if the same had been taken and seized upon by force and strength at sea And our will and pleasure is That the Master of such ships or he with whom the said contract or agreement is made upon his performance thereof and sentence and adjudication given therof shall have enjoy such a proportion or sum of mony or other reward as he contracted or agreed with the said Sir Nicolas Crisp for And that the said Sir Nicholas Crisp and his Partners and Associates shall have and enjoy to their owne uses the residue of the said Ships And because it may fall out that the ships of this our Kingdome may not prove so usefull for this present service as Dunkirk Frigots or other Forraigne Ships we of our further grace do grant unto the said Sir Nicholas Crisp full and free power and liberty by himselfe or his agents to barter exchange and sell away any of his said ships or any which shal be taken as prize in this service other than our owne shpis and vessells which are to be restored to us as aforesaid to any Forrreigner whatsoever any Law Statute or Ordinance to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided that instead of every such ship so bartered away exchanged or sold there be one other ship provided from Forraigne parts at least equally usefull if not better for the present service and employment And our will and pleasure is and we do hereby declare that this our Commission and the Powers Liberties Licence Authority hereby respectively given and granted shal be and continue in force for and during the space of two whole years next ensuing the dare hereof if this Rebellion should so long continue and no longer In witnesse whereof Wee have caused these our Letters to be made Patents Witnesse Our Selfe at Oxford the sixth day of May in the twentieth yeare of Our Raigne Signed Willis Per ipsum Regem BY vertue and authoritie of this Commission granted to me Sir Nicholas Crisp Knight I do hereby ordaine and appoint my very good and approved friend and true Subject of the King of England Gerhard Isbrant owner of the Frigot called S. Patrick of Falmouth to be Captaine and Commander of the said Frigot And do authorize him the said Captaine Isbbrant to doe performe and execute all such things as are to be done and executed by vertue of this Commission requiring all the Officers and Martiners of the said Frigot to obey the said Captaine Isbrant in all thngs as their Captaine and Commander not to depart from him having voluntarily put themselves under his command without the said Captains leave and licence and the said Captain Isbrant is to obey Sir Nicolas Crisp in al things as his Admirall N. Crisp This Copie being conferred with the Originall is found to agree therewith Jacobus Astella●t Sereniss Dom. nostri Magnae Britanniae Regis Not. Pub. admissi atque jurati 1645. To the Committee for the Navie Noble Sirs WEE present you here one peece of the Enemies care by sea the readinesse of their undertakings the willing acceptance of such tenders the counsell they have their present executions their engaging of their whole partie even as far as Poperie reacheth and as low as Hell for from this Commission the Dunkirk and Ostend Frigots get theirs and act vigorously some have formerly said of England That the sea could give lawes to their forraine and domestick broyles Wee therefore desire that you would look upon this Criticall yeere and upon such meanes as God hath betrusted you withall Remember the sea in former times hath ever danced under our vessels laden with victorious trophies from abroad let us not be baffled at our doors the ships and sea-men are yet yours 't is a great prize God keeps all the world upon the hinges by his counsell States and Kingdomes must keep their work on the wheeles by the same way this Kingdome will never be delivered by Law but Men who being good carrie Law in their bosomes Shew your selves now if ever to save a gasping Nation that after-ages may say There was a blessed faithfull State-saving Committee of the Navie The Lord help you and us AMEN