2. To seize any Ships, Vessels, or goods belonging to any person whatsoever in
any port, Harbour, Creeke, River, or place in Ireland , in possession of the Rebels, or
of any in hostility against the Parliament of Ireland, or passing thither, or from
thence.
3. The same to be kept without Imbezelling, breaking, or spoyle untill after
Judgement given, in the high Court of Admiralty of England; but to be secured
untill a persons or more be intrusted by them, shall appeare, with persons from
the Councel of State, untill Judgement be given in due course of Law.
4. All writings in the said ships to be safely preserved, sent up, or transmitted to
the Court of Admiralty, 2or3 of the chief Officers taken sent up to the said Court,
to be examined, or before the chief Officer of some port of England, upon Outt, or
by some justices of the peace.
5. The Judges of the Admiralty to proceeede upon the Examinations, according
to law to adjudge those that are prizes, and to the benefit of the Commonwealth:
And those that belong to the good people under the Parliament to be restored
to the owners, paying in law of salodge an eight part.
6. Those that reduce any of the Revolted ships, or tuck as belong to them, to
have (above their wages) one moyety of the prize, and the goods to be distributed,
amongst the Officers and Martiners that take the same; And the other half to be
for a stock, for relief of the sick, and wounded Search Widdowes, Orphants, and
importens Parente. And such ships as they such, She or destroy, to receive 20 l.
from the Estate for [unr] Ordinance of an Admiral ship, 16 l. for a vize-Admiral,
12 l. a Rere Admiral, And 10 l. for other ships, for each Gun. And for Merchants
sh ps adjudged prize the goods to be sold by the Candle, and the mony divided a
third part to the Captains, and other Officers and Marriners, a third part for the
Common-wealth; And a third part for relief of Seamen, sick, &c. And the ship to
be sold, and distributed to the Marsiners. The Treasury, and the third part between
the Owners and the State. 7. Ships in persuit, and fight of prizes taken, to have
share (but this is with aprovise.) 8. Relief in matters of appeales after Judgement
(Concerning which there are Instructions in the Act.) And Rules for the Judges
of Appeales, and the Judges of the Admiralty, &c. That Hight and Justice may be
duly admired 9. To enable the Councel of State by Warrants to the Court of
Admiralty to give licence[unr] fond our Commissions, or letters of Rprizal to enable
them to set forth to sea, for game of the freedom of Trade, to take, surprize. &c.
They approving of the persons, and receiving good security. 10. That the said Act
be published at the Exchange at the time of concourse of Merchants thither. And
Copies to be sent to the publique Embassadors, and Ministers of forreign Nations
residing in England to be made known to the Subject of those Princes and States
from whom they are imployed.
Another Act also passed for instructions to the Admiralls, and Judges, and to
give power, &c.
The House spent much time this day about Tythes, now they may be taken of.
and a sufficient allow that be fe[unr] Ministry; several wayes were propounded,
and [unr] in the pound upon kinds, and Estates, others thoughts the publique
Revenue, some Deanes and Chapters Lands; Something was also said concerning