An act for restraining and punishing privateers and pyrates New York (State) 1693 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A53026 Wing N825 ESTC R235649 13574965 ocm 13574965 100433 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A53026) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 100433) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 797:8) An act for restraining and punishing privateers and pyrates New York (State) 3 p. William Bradford, [New York : 1693] Caption title. Imprint from Wing. At head of title: Province of New-York, Anno regni Gulielmi & Mariae, Regis & Reginae Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae quinto. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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An ACT for Restraining and Punishing Privateers and Pyrates . WHereas nothing can more contribute to their Majesties Honour than such Articles as are concluded and agreed on in all Treaties of Peace , should by all their Majesties Subjects according to their Duty , be most inviolably preserved and kept , in and over all their Majesties Dominions and Territories . And whereas against such Treaties of Peace made between their Majesties and their Allies , several of their Majesties Subjectts do continually sail under Commissions of Forreign Princes and States , contrary to their Duty and good Allegiance , and by fair means cannot be restrained from so doing ▪ Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor , Council and Assembly , and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same , That from and after Publication hereof , it shall be Fellony for any Person which now doth or hereafter shall inhabit in or belong to this Province ▪ to serve in America in an Hostile manner under any Forreign Prince , State or Potentate in Amity with their Majesties , without special Lisence for so doing , under the Hand and Seal of their Maiesties Governor or Commander in Chief of this Province for the time being ▪ and that all and every such Offender and Offenders , contrary to the true intent of this Act , being thereof duely convicted in their Majesties Court of Judicature within this Province ( to which Courts Authority is hereby given to hear and determine the same , as other cases of Fellony ▪ ) shall suffer pains of Death , without benefit of Clergy . Provided nevertheless that this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall extend to any Person or Persons , which now are or have been in the Service or Imployment of any forreign Prince , State or Potentate whatsoever , that shall return to this Province , and leave and desert such Service and imployment , before the first day of September next ensuing , rendring themselves to their Majesties Governour or Commander in Chief for the time being ▪ and giving such Security as he shall appoint for their future good Behaviour , and also that they shall not depart this Province without the Lisence of their Majesties Governour or Commander in chief . And for the better and more speedy Execution of Justice upon such who having committed Pyracies , Fellonies , and other Offences upon the Sea , shall be apprehended in or brought prisoners to this Province . Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all Fellonyes , Pyracies , Roberies , Murders , or Confederacies committed , that hereafter shall be committed upon the Sea , or in any Haven , Creek or Bay , within the Jurisdiction of the Admirality , shall be enquired , tryed , heard , determined and judged in such Form as if such Offence had been committed in and upon the Land , and to that end and purpose Commissions shall be had under their Majesties Seal of this Province , directed to the Judge or Judges of the Admirality of this Province for the time being , and to such other substantial persons , as by their Majesties Governour or Commander in chief of this Province , for the time being ▪ shall be named or appointed ; which said Commissioners , or such a Quorum of them , as by such Commission shall be thereunto authorized , shall have full Power to do all things in and about the enquiry , hearing , determining , adjudging and punishing of any of the Crimes and Offences aforesaid , as any Commissioners appointed by Commission under the great Seal of England , by Virtue of a Statute made in the Twenty Eight Year of the Reign of King Henry the eight , are Impowered to do and execute within the Kingdom of England ▪ And that the said Offenders which are or shall be apprehended in or brought Prisoners to this Province , shall be lyable to such Order , Process , Judgment and Execution , by Virtue of such Commission to be grounded upon this Act , as might be awarded or given against them , if they were proceeded against within the Realm of England , by Virtue of any Commission grounded upon the said Statute . Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all and every person or persons that shall any way knowingly entertain , harbour , conceal , trade , or hold any correspondence by Letters , or otherwise , with any person or persons that shall be deemed or judged to be Privateers , Pyrates , or other Offenders within the Construction of this Act , and shall not readily endeavour , to the best of his and their power , to apprehend , or cause to be apprehended such Offender or Offenders , shall be lyable to be prosecuted against , as Accessaries and Confederate , to suffer such pains and penalties , as in in such case by Law is provided . And for the better and more effectual Execution of this Act , Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all Commission Officers , in their several Precincts within this Province , are hereby required and impowered , upon his or their Knowledge , or Notice given , That any Privateers , Pyrates , or other Persons , suspected to be upon any Unlawful Design , are in any place within their respective Precincts , to raise and levy such Number of well Armed Men , as he or they shall think needfull , for the seizing , apprehending , and carryinig to Goal all and every such person and persons , and in case of any Resistance , or Refusal to yield Obedience to their Majesties Authority , it shall be lawful to Kill or Destroy such Person or Persons . And all and every Person or Persons that shall Oppose or Resist , by Striking or Firing upon any of the Commanded Parties , shall be deemed , taken and adjudged Fellons , without Benefit of the Clergy . And every such Officer that shall omit or neglect his Duty herein , shall forfeit Fifty Pounds currant Money of this Province for every such Offence , to be Recovered in any of their Majesties Courts of Record within this Province , by Bill , Plaint or Information , wherein is no Essoyn , Wager of Law or Protection shall be allowed , one moiety thereof to be to their Majesties , their Heirs and Successors , for and toward the support of the Government of this Province , and the contingent Charges thereof , and the other moiety to the Informer . And all and every Person and Persons that upon Orders given him or them , shall refuse to repair immediately , with his or their Arms well fixed , and Amunition , to suth place or places as shall be appointed by any super Officer or Officers , and not readily Obey his or their Commands , in the Execution of the Premises , shall be lyable to such Fine or Corporal Punishment as shall be awarded against them within the Courts to which the Recognizeance of the Fact doth belong . FINIS .