An Act For Erecting a Court
of Admiraltie
Be it Enacted By the Lord Proprietarie of this Province by
and with the advice and approbation of the ffreemen of the
same that all causes and matters whatsoever maritime deter-
minable in any Court of Admiraltie Shall be fineally heard and
determined within this Province by and before the Admirall of
the province for the time being or by and before such Judge
and Judges as the said Admirall Shall authorize to hear and
determine the same or by and before such Commissioner or
Commissioners as (in defect or Vacancie of an Admirall) the
Lord Proprietarie of this Province shall authorize under the
great Seal to hear and determine the same which said
Admirall or cheif Commissioner shall or may appoint a Regis-
ter for Recording all matters belonging to that Office And the
said Admirall Cheif Judge or cheif Commissioner for the time
Exerciseing that Office and the said Register Shall be a Court
of Record and Shall be called the Court of Admiralltie and the
said Court Shall or may enjoy use and exercise all or any the
same or the the like powers priveledges authorities and juris-
dictions within this Province as the high Court of Admiraltie
in England enjoys or may enjoy use and exercise within the
Realm of England (except where it is otherwise provided by
any Law of this Province) And (untill the said Court have a
proper Seal appointed to it by the Lord Proprietarie) all pros-
sesse Certificates Commissions and all other Judiciall Acts of
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