528 C. iy. Anno decimo Auijjb Reginse, A. D. 171 1. Farther Provi- fions relating hereto, 2 Ceo. a. c. 7. &• 36. ^d 18 Geo. I. t. 31. Exceptions. B & 3 Aniiie, c. 6. §. 7, The Matters, The Admiralty to appoint Re- ceivers, tual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament afiembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That every Seaman or other Perfon whatfoevcr, that {hall ferve or be imployed by her Majefty, her Heirs or Succeffors, or by any other Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, in any of her Majefty's Ships, or in any Ship or Veffel be- longing or to belong to any of the Subjects of Gnat Britain or Ireland, or Dominions thereunto belonging, and every Mafter or Owner navigating or working in his own Ship or Veflel, whether imployed upon the high Sea or Coafts of the fame, or in any Port, Bay, or Creek, (other than fuch Apprentices, under the Age of eighteen Years, as are exempted from Payment of fix Pence per Menjem by an Act made in the fecond Year of her prefent Majefty's Reign, and fuch Perfon or PerXons as fnall be imployed in any Boat upon any the Coafts of Great Britain or Ireland in taking of Filh, which are brought frefh on fhore into Great Britain and Ireland, and every Perfon and Perfons imployed in Boats or VefTels that trade only from Place to Place within any Riv'er of Great Britain and, Ireland, or in any open Boats upon the Coafts of the fame) fhall pay, and there ftiall be allowed and paid by eirery. fuch Mafter, Owner, Seamenf, or other- Perfon imployed, or that fliall be imployed, the faid fix Pence jitr Men/em, or proportionably for a lefle'i Time, during the Time he or they fhall be imployed in, or belong to the faid Ship or Veflel, for the better Support of the faid Greenwich Hofpital, and to augment the Revenues thereof for the Purpofes herein, mentioned, - II. And it is hereby declared. That the Mafter, 0vner or Commander of every Ship or Veflel, not in ' ^. may deduft jjef Majefty's Service, is hereby impowered and required to dedufi: and detain, out of the Wages, Shares,
- '"^' or other Profits payable or accruing to fuch Seaman, or other Perfon imployed in his Ship or Veflel, the faid
Duty of fix Pence /)^r Men/em, (other than for fuch Apprentices and other Perfons as are before excepted) and fliall pay the fame to fuch Officer or Officers as IhaJl on that Behalf he appointed by the Lord High Ad- miral of Great Britain, or the Commiffioners for^ executing the Office, of Lord High Admiral of Great Bri- tain, for the time beirig. III. And be it further, enafled. That for the better levying and colleftihg the faid Duties of fix Pence per Menfem, it fliall and may be lawful for the Lord Highi Admiral of Great Britain, or for the Commiffioners executing the Office of Lord High Admiraliof Great Britain, for the time being, to appoint fuch Perfon or the"officers^of*° Perfons, as he or they fliall think fit, to be Receiver or Receivers of the faid Duty, and alfo to authorize the Cuftoms to, fuch Receiver or Receivers to depute and appoint the Collectors or other Officers of her Majefty's Cuftoms leceive the of the feveral Out Ports of this Kingdom, and of the Ports of the Kingdom of Ireland, or fuch other as ^"'y- he or they fliall think fit, to colleft and receive the fame ; and all the faid Colleftors and Officers of the Cuftoms, if fo appointed, are hereby required to collefl: and receive the fame, according to fuch Inftrudtions and Directions as fhall be, from time to time,, fen t to them in Writing by the faid Receiver or Receivers; and for the Care and Pains therein of the faid: Collectors and other Officers of the Cu.floms, and others, to be appointed to collect and receive the faid Duty, it fhall and may be lawful for the Lord High: Admi- ral, or Commiffioners executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, for the time being, to make fuch Allowance to them out of the faid Duties as he or they fhalljudge reafonable. Itefeivers may IV. And be it further enafted by. the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and may be lawful to and for the jiimmonMaftws, faid Receiver and Receivers, his or their Deputy or Deputies, for the time being, for the better Difcovery fhe'm"at'trX"* °^ ^'^^'^ ^^^' ^^"^ ^"^^"^ '"' ^^"^^""^.^^'^'"S o" ^o^"""^' or belonging to any Merchant or private Ship or Mumi^r of Sea- Veflel aforefaid, by Warrant under his or their Hands, to fummon.all fuch Mafters and Commanders, or See (in their Abfence) the Owner, or Owners of fuch Ships and Veflels, , not in, her Majefty's Service, to be
- . ?■ and appear at the Office of the faid Receiver or Receivers, his or their refpeCirive Deputy, or Deputies, (fo
as the Perfon fo fummoned be not oMiged to-.travel above ten Miles for the making fuch Appearance) which " faid Receiver or Receivers, his or their refpeClive Deputy or Deputies,, are hereby impowered and direfted to examine every fuch Mafter and Commander, or Owner or Owners as to the Number and Times of Ser- vice of all and every Perfon or Perfons belonging to or imployed in fuch Ships, or Veflels, who are liable Mafters, Set. re- ^o, 01* chargeable with the faid Sum of fix Pence per Menfem ; and if fuch Mafh:rs or Commanders, or (in- ftifing to appear, ^.j^gj^. ^bfence) the Owners, or any of them, fhall refufe, when fo fummoned (not having a reafonable on Oa^ih"fl>al/' E'^cufe) to appear before the faid refpeClive Perfons hereby impowered to examine them in Manner as forfeit 20I. one aforefaid, or if they fliall appear, and obftinately refufe to make a full and true Difcovery of the Matters H:iifto the Hof- aforefaid, upon their feveral Oaths, (which Oaths the faid Receiver or Receivers, their Deputy or Deputies, r"l' 'd"^ r'"^'^ are hereby impowered to adminifter) Of fhall negleft to pay the Monies which fhall be due to the fiiid
- " *' " °'"'°'" Hofpital, within fourteen Days after they fhall be cleared inwards bythe Offixers.of her Majefty's Cufloms,
th-at then, and in every fuch Cafe, all and every fuch Offender or OfFenders, , for- every fuch Refufal or Ne- gleCi, fhall forfeit the Sum of twenty Pounds ; one Moiety whereof fhall betotheUfe of the aforefaid Hof- pital, and the other Moiety to fuch Perfon or Perfons as fball f'ue for the fame, by ACtion of Debt,.Bi]]y, felaint,,. or Information, in- any, of her Majefty's Courts of, Record, wherein no EfToin, Wager of Law, or Protection fhall be allowed ; and if a VerdiCt fliall pafs for the Plaintiff in any fach Action, Bill, Plaint, or tWiSct af^tempf- Information, then fuch Plaintiff fhall have and be allowed double Cofts; and if any fuch Mafter or Com- i^ng to go £o^.Sea matider fliall attempt to go to Sea with his faid Ship or VelFel before he hath duly accounted with and ' "^"^ " paid the faid Receiver or Receivers the faid Duty for the Voyage preceding, then and in fuch Cafe, fuch. Receiver or Receivers, ortheir Deputies, are hereby impowerefto flop fuch Ship or Veffel from proceeding? to Sea, till the faid Duty be paid;, and upon the Death or Removal of any Mafter or Commander of a/iyi Ship or Veflel, the Owner or Owners fhall deliver to the fucceedhig Mafter a true Account of th^ faid Duty^ due to the faid Hofpital, as aforefaid, and Money fufficient for the Payment of the fame to the Receivers, thereof, and in Default thereof, fuch-, Receiver and Receivers, or their Deputies, fhall and lawfully may flop fuch Ship or VeflTel from proceeding, to Sea, until the faid Duty fliall be fully paid and fatisfied. V. Provided always, and be it further enaCled by the Authority aforefaid. That in all Cafes v/herein by ccptedViifttati^of this ACt an Oath is required or appointed to be taken, the folemn Affirmation and Declaration of the Pec- an Oat*, pie called ^aiers fliall bs accepted iaftead.of fuch Oath>. in- fuch Manner and Form as .is dic-eCied in ai<t nien, &c< a Geo. z. to tlie Profecu- tor. Altered by a Geo. 2. c. 7 i7. before the Duty yuiJ for the pre- ceding Voyage, Receivers mgy itbj) the Ship. ^akf re ^Affir- mation to-be ac
