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Provincial Court Land Records, 1699-1707
Volume 718, Page 854   View pdf image
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       Majesty King Charles the Second for the better securing the
       Plantation Trade for the time being Greeting Whereas
       (by An Act passed in the eleventh and twelfth years of the
       Reigne of our Late Royall Brothers King William the
       third Entituled An Act for the more effectuall suppressing of
       piracy it is amongst other things Enacted that all Piracies
       felonies and Robberies Committed in or upon the Sea or in any
       Haven river Creek or Place where the Admirall or admiralls
       have power Authority or Jurisdiction may be Examined enquired
       off tryed heard determined and adjudged according to
       the Directions of the said Act in any Place at sea or
       upon the Land in Any of his said late Majestys Islands
       Plantations Colonies Dominions Forts or Factories to be
       Appointed for that purpose by his said late Majestys
       Commission or Commissions under the great seale of England
       or the Seale of the Admiralty of England Directed to all or
       Any the Admiralls Vice Admiralls Real Admiralls Judges
       of Vice Admiralitys or Commanders of any of his said late
       Majestys shipps of war and also to all or any such pson
       or persons Officer or officers by Name or for the time
       being as the Said Late King should think fitt to appoint w.ch
       said Commissioners should have full power Joyntly or
       severally by Warrant under the hand and seale of them
       or any one of them to committ to safe custody my pson
       or persons against whom information of Piracy Robbery
       or felony upon the sea shall be given upon oath & to
       call and assemble a Court of admiralty on ship board or
       upon the Land when and as often as occasion shall require
       which Court shall consist of seven psons at the least &
       It is further Enacted that if so many of the persons afd
       cannot Conveniently be assembled any three of the said persons
       whereof the president or Chief of some English factory or the
                                                                                  (Govern.r


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