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         New York (State)
      
       
         
           1693
        
      
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             An act for restraining and punishing privateers and pyrates
             New York (State)
          
           3 p.
           
             William Bradford,
             [New York :
             1693]
          
           
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           Pirates -- New York (State) -- Early works to 1800.
           Privateering -- New York (State) -- Early works to 1800.
           New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
        
      
    
     
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           Province
           of
           New-York
           ,
           ss
           .
           Anno
           Regni
           Gulielmi
           &
           Mariae
           ,
           REGIS
           &
           REGINAE
           ,
           Angliae
           ,
           Scotiae
           ,
           Franciae
           &
           Hiberniae
           ,
           QUINTO
           .
        
         
           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
           .
        
      
    
     
  

