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267 shall be found to require according to Martial law dureing the time of warr as afores.d Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to the enableing you or any by y.r authority to hold plea or have any jurisdiction of any offence cause matters or things comitted or done upon the high sea or within any of the havens Rivers or Creeks of our said province and territory under your government by any Captain Commander Lieutenant Master Officer seaman soldier or person whatsoever who shall be in actuall service and pay in or on board any of our ships of warr or other Vessels Acting by Imediate Comiss.n or warrant from our Commissioners for executeing the office of our high Admirall of Great Brittaine under the seal of our admiralty or from our high Admirall of Great Brittaine for the time being But that such Captaine Commander Lieuten.t Master officer seaman soldier or other person so offending shall be Left to be proceeded ag.t and tryed as their offences shall require either by Commiss.n under our great seal of Great Brittaine as the statute of the twenty eighth of Henry the Eighth directs or by Commiss.n from our said Commissioners for executeing the office of our high Admirall of Great Brittaine or from our high Admirall of Great Brittaine for the time being according to the act of Parliament passed in the thirteenth year of the Reigne of King Charles the second entituled [an Act for the establishing articles and orders for the regulateing and better Governm.t of his maj.tys Navies ships of warr and forces by sea] and not otherwise provided nevertheless that all disorders and misdemeanors committed on shoar by any Captain Comand.r Lieutenant master officer seaman soldier or other person whatsoever belonging by Imediate Commission or warrant from our Commissioners for executeing the office of (high) |
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