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dutifully towards Us, shall be safe in their Persons &
Estates.
Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty ninth day
of March 1744 in the seventeenth year of Our Reign
God Save the King
His Majestys most Gracious Declaration For the Encour-
agement of his Ships of War and Privateers.
George R.
Whereas We are engaged in a just and necessary War
against France and are resolved to prosecute the same with
the utmost Vigour in which next to the Blessing of Almighty
God, We rely upon the experienced Fidelity Zeal and Cour-
age of Our Subjects; And being most Graciously inclined to
give all Encouragement to our faithful Subjects serving on
Board Our Ships of War or Privateers, We have thought fit
by the Advice of Our Privy Council to publish and declare
And do by this Our Royal Declaration grant, that the Flag
Officers, Commanders and Officers, Seamen, Marines and
Soldiers on Board every Ship or Vessel of War in our pay
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and on Board Privateers shall have the sole Interest and
Property of and in all and every Ship Vessel Goods and Mer-
chandizes and Effects which they shall take during the Con-
tinuance of this War against France, being first adjudged
lawful Prize, in any of Our Courts of Admirality of Great
Britain or Ireland, or any of our Plantations in America, or
other the Dominions of Great Britain, but Subject to the Pay-
ment of all such or the like Customs and Duties as the same
are now, or would have been liable to, if the same were or
might have been Imported as Merchandizes to be divided and
distributed in such Proportion and after such manner, and on
such Terms and Conditions as are herein after expressed con-
cerning the same; that is to say, that the neat Produce of all
such Prizes be divided into Eight equal Parts and be dis-
tributed as followeth viz. To the Captain or Captains of any
of Our Ships of War, who shall be actually on Board at the
taking of any Prize three Eighth Parts; but in Case any Prize
shall be taken by any Ship or Ships of War under the Com-
mand of a Flag or Flags, the Flag Officer or Officers being
actually on Board, and directing or assisting in the Captures,
shall have one of the said three Eighth parts; To the Captains of
Marines and Land Forces, Sea Lieutenants and Master on
Board any such Ships, one Eighth part to be equally divided
among them, To the Lieutenants and Quarter Masters of
Marines and Lieutenants Ensigns and Quarter Masters of
Land Forces, Boatswain Gunner, Purser, Carpenter, Masters
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