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B05184 Act for levying of sea-men Edinburgh, the fourth day of May 1693. Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates. 1693 (1693) Wing S1089; ESTC R183892 1,016 1

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DIEV ET 〈◊〉 DROIT ACT For Levying of Sea-men Edinburgh the fourth day of May 1693. OVR SOVERAIGN LORD and LADY the King and Queens Majesties CONSIDERING a Proposal given in from Their Majesties Privy Council for the more effectual Levying of Sea-men for Their Majesties Navy whereof the Tenor follows The Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council in Complyance with his Majesties Letter for that effect recommends to Their Majesties high Commissioner and Honourable Estates of Parliament that an Order of Parliament may be emitted appointing the Magistrats of all the Burghs-Royal Burghs of Regality and Barronies upon the Sea-Coasts of this Kingdom and others the Heretors upon the Sea-Coasts to make up Lists of the whole Sea-men Fisher-men and Boat-men within the bounds of their respective Jurisdictions and cause cast Lots for the fourth Man that is between sixty and sixteen in all such Burghs and Places which furnished no Sea-men the last year in Obedience to the Councils Orders for that Effect And thereafter to cast Lots for the eight Man contained in the saids Lists to be made up by Oath or any other legal method by the saids Magistrats within the whole bounds respective above named And the Magistrats and Heretors are likeways to cast Lots for the Willful Absent or unwilling Sea-men And which fourth and eighth Man the saids Magistrats and Heretors are immediately to seize and deliver to Captain VVilliam Erskin Lieutenant Governour of Blackness or such as he shall depute and give Commission to for that effect who for the better ease of the Magistrats respective foresaid is to be entrusted for receiving and transporting the said Sea-men immediatly after they are listed and to carry them to Leith where every Sea-men that engages in the Service is to receive Twenty four Pounds of Gratification by and attour their constant Pay thereafter conform to the English Establishment And the said Captain Erskin is to transport the Sea-men to be levied from Largs to Dundee inclusive before the twenty day of May instant and the Sea-men of other places betwixt and the first of June next Their Majesties with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament do Order and Require Obedience to be given thereto in manner therein proposed with Certification that such as faill therein shall be punished as persons disaffected to Their Majesties Government And if any of the Seamen who shall be so delivered do or endeavour to flee from Their Majesties Service after they are delivered they shall be proceeded against with all Severity as Fugitives and Run-aways from Their Majesties Host And Their Majesties with Consent foresaid Authorize and Impower the Privy Council to take such further Course as may be most expedient for making this Act effectual both on this and the like occasions during this present War Extracted forth of the Records of Parliament by TARBAT Cls. Regis GOD Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to their most Excellent Majesties Anno. Dom 1693.