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peace_n	justice_n	offence_n	session_n	2,982	5	10.4743	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02948	An act for the better raising and levying of mariners, sailers [sic], and others, for the present guarding of the seas, and necessary defence of this realm, and other his Majesties dominions.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1641 (1641)	Wing E1099B; ESTC R176458	1,487	5

ANNO XVII Caroli Regis ¶ An Act for the better Raising and Levying of Mariners Sailers and others for the present guarding of the Seas and necessary defence of this Realm and other His Majesties Dominions WHereas the late Act intituled An Act for the better raising and levying of Mariners Sailers and others for the present guarding of the Seas and necessary defence of the Realm and other His Majesties Dominions is found by experience to be ineffectuall for the supply of the present expedition now intended for the defence of all His Majesties Realms and Dominions by reason of sundry restrictions and doubtfull limitations in the said Act And forasmuch as it highly importeth the safetie of all His Majesties said Dominions that severall Fleets of Ships be with all possible speed set forth to the Seas and all manner of diligence he used therein for the raising of Mariners Sailers and others to that purpose Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present Parliament That the Lord Admirall that now is shall and may at any time or times between the first day of February 1641. and the first of November 1642. by himself his Vice-Admirall Commissioner or Commissioners or other Officer or Officers or any of them Levie and Impresse such and so many Mariners Sailers Water-men Chirurgions Gunners and Ship-Carpenters as shall be requisite and necessary for this present expedition or for any such further defence of the Realm or any other of His Majesties Dominions Which said Mariners Sailers and other such persons so to be Levied and Impressed as aforesaid and every of them shall have paid and delivered unto him upon such his Impressing by the person that shal so Impresse him for Conduct monie for every mile from the place where he shall be so Impressed to the Ship or place to which he shall be appointed to make his repair the sum of one peny and the like sum of one peny for every mile from the place of his discharge unto the place of his abode and shall be allowed for his Service the best Wages and entertainment which have or hath been allowed by His Majestie to any such person or persons respectively at any time within three yeers fall past And if any Manner Sailer Water-men Chirurgion Gunner or Ship-Carpenter shall wilfully refuse to be Impressed in or for the said Service or shall voluntarily hide and absent himself at the time of such Presse to avoid the said Service That then every such person so offending shall suffer Imprisonment by the space of three moneths without ●ail or Mainprise Provided alwayes that this Act shall not extend to the pressing of any Master of any Ship or Barque that hath the charge of any Ship or Barque or unto any Masters-Mate or Ship-Carpenter of any Ship or Barque that is in imployment at the time of the said presse Provided alwayes and be it enacted That no Money or other reward shall be taken or any corrupt practice used by any the persons authorized by this Act in or for the Pressing Cha●ging Sparing or Discharging of any person or persons to be Impressed by force of this Act under pain of forfeiture of twenty pounds by the person so offending for every such offence the one half to His Majestie His Her●s and Successours the other half to him that will sue for the same to be recovered by Action of debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of His Majesties Courts of Records or before the Iustices of Assise Oyer and Terminer Goal-Delivery or the Iustices of the Peace of the County City or Town-Corporate where such offence shall be committed at their generall quarter Sessions wherein no Wager of Law Essoign Protection or Injunction shall be admitted or allowed Provided alwayes and be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that one other Act intituled An Act for the better raising and levying of Mariners Sailers and others for the present guarding of the Seas and necessary defence of the Realm and other His Majesties Dominions made in this present Parliament and now in force and every Article Clause and Provision therein contained be from the first day of February in the yeer of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fourty one Repealed and made utterly void and of none effect * ⁎ *