Taxes. one other act, intituled, An act for the raifing of feventy thousand 12Car.2.c.29. pounds for the further fupply of his Majefly: (20) one other act, Treafon. intituled, An act for the attainder of feveral perfons guilty of the 12Car.2.c.30. horrid murder of his late facred Majesty King Charles the Firft: (21) Poft-office. one other act, intituled, An act for erecting and establishing a poft12Car.2.c.35 office: (22) one other act, intituled, An alt for putting in execution an ordinance mentioned in this a: (23) and all and every the clauses, sentences and articles in them and every of them contained, shall be and hereby are ratified and confirmed, and enacted and declared to have the full force and strength of acts of parliament, according to the tenor and purport thereof, and fo fhall be adjudged, deemed and taken to all intents and purpofes whatsoever, and as if the fame had been made, declared and enacted by authority of this present parliament. Taxes. 12Car.2.c.2. Stat.12Car.2. c. 24.1. 13. C'erk or chief officer of his Majefty's carriages by warrant from CAP. VIII. An alt for providing necessary carriages for his Majefly in his royal progrefs and removals. WH HEREAS by an act of parliament in the twelfth year of his Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for taking away the court of wards and liveries, and tenures in Capite and by knightsfervice, and purveyance, and for fettling a revenue upon his Majefty in lieu thereof, it was (amongst other things) enacted for the reafons and recompence therein expreffed, That from thenceforth no perfon or perfons, by any warrant, commiffion or authority under the great feal or otherwife, by colour of buying, or making provifion or purveyance for his Majefty, or any Queen of England, for the time being, or of any the children of any King, or Queen of England, that shall be, or for his, their, or any of their houshold, fhall take any cart, carriage or other thing whatsoever of any of the fubiects of his Majesty, his heirs or fucceffors, without the free and full confent of the owner or owners thereof, had, and obtained without menace or enforcement, (2) nor shall fummon, warn, take, use or require any the said subjects to furnish or find any horses, oxen or ather cattle, carts, ploughs, wains or other carriages, for the ufe of his Majefty, his heirs or fucceffors, or of any Queen of England, or of any child or children of any of the Kings or Queens of England from the time being, for the carrying the goods of his Majefty, his beirs or fucceffors, or the faid Queens, or children of any of them, without fuch full and free confent, as aforefaid, any law, ftatute, custom or ufage to the contrary notwithstanding; (3) which at may prove very prejudicial and inconvenient to the Kings majesty in his royal progreffes upon his neceffary occafions to feveral parts of this realm, in cafe any perfon or perfons fhall obftinately refufe voluntarily to provide fufficient carriages for royal fervice at ordinary and usual rates for fuch carriages, as are paid by others of his subjects in fuch places, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the faid act. II. Be it therefore enacted by the Kings most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords and commons in this prefent parliament affembled, That the clerk, or chief officer of his Majefties carriages, fhall three days at leaft vide carts, leaft before his Majefties arrival, by warrant from the green. The greencloth, give notice in writing to two or more of his Majefties cloth to projuftices of the peace next adjoining, to provide fuch a number &c. for his of carts and carriages from the plaçes next adjacent, as his Ma- Majefty's ufe. jefty fhall have prefent ufe of, expreffing the certainty of that number, as alfo the time and place, when and where the faid carts and carriages are to attend; which carriages fhall confift of four able horses, or fix oxen, or four oxen and two horfes; for each of which cart or carriage, the respective owners fhall receive fix pence for each mile they fhall go laden (2) and that in cafe any of his Majefties fubjects Penalty for of this realm hall refufe to provide and furnish his Majefty refufing to that now is, or his Queen that fhall be, or his or her houf- furnish his hold, in their progrefs or removals, with fuch fufficient and Majesty. neceffary carriages for their wardrobe and other neceffaries, for ready monies tendered to them; or fhall without just and reasonable cause refuse to make their appearance with fuch fufficient carts and carriages, as are before expreffed; that then upon due proof and conviction of fuch neglect and refusal, by the oath of the conftable or other officer, or two other credible witneffes, before the faid juftices of the peace of the county, or mayor, or other chief officer of the city or corporation where he or they inhabit, (which oath they thall have power to adminifter) the party fo refufing, fhall for fuch his refufal and neglect forfeit the fum of forty thillings to the Kings majesties ufe, to be forthwith levied by distress and sale of his goods and chattels (rendering to the parties the overplus upon every fuch fale, if there fhall be any) by warrant from the faid juftices of the peace, mayor or other chief officer. III. Provided always, That no horfes, oxen, cart, or wain, No horfes or fhall be enforced to travel above one days journey from the carriages to place where they received their lading, and that ready pay-day's journey, travel above a ment fhall be made in hand for the faid carriages at the place nor without of lading, without delay, according to the aforefaid rates: (2) and pay of ready in cafe any juftice of the peace, mayor, chief officer or conftable, money. fhall take any gift or reward to fpare any perfon or persons from making fuch carriage, or fhall injuriously charge or grieve any perfon through envy, hatred, or evil will, who ought not to make fuch carriage, or fhall impress more carriages than he fhall be directed from the green-cloth to do, That then upon due proof and conviction thereof, the party fo offending fhall forfeit the fum of ten pounds to the party thereby grieved, or any other who fhall fue for the fame, to be recovered by action of debt in any of his Majesties courts of record; wherein no effoin, protection or wager of law fhall be allowed: (3) and in cafe any perfon or perfons fhall prefume to take upon Penalty for him or them to imprefs any horfes, oxen, cart, wain or car- wrongful charging any riages for his Majefties fervice, or other than the person so im- perfon. powered, then he or they fo offending, fhall upon due conviction of the faid offence, incur and fuffer the punishment contained in the first recited act. - IV. And Rates for horse-meat and diet for his Majefty's fer vants. Rates and pri ces to be fet down by two peace. IV. And whereas of late in his Majefties progreffes, exceffive rates and prices have been exacted from his Majesties fervants for lodging, horse-meat, ftable-room and other accommodations : (2) be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That none of his Majefties faid fervants fhall be compelled to pay above one fhilling by the night for every bed that they fhall ufe for themselves, nor above fix pence by the night for every bed that they fhall ufe for their fervants: (3) and that in all fuch houses where any of his Majefties faid fervants fhall pay for their diet, or for hay and provender for their horfes, convenient lodging fhall be provided for themselves and their fervants, without paying any thing for the fame. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That any two or more of the juftices of the peace near adjoining to juftices of the the road through which his Majefty is to pafs, fhall immediately after notice in writing from the faid green-cloth, and avenor, under their hands and feals fet down and appoint such reafonable rates and prices to be paid during his Majesties abode there, both for hay and oats, and other accommodations for horfes, as they in their difcretion fhall think meet; which rates, one day at the least before his Majefties coming to fuch place, the faid juftices fhall caufe to be proclaimed in the market town next to fuch place, and in fuch of the neighbouring towns and villages as to them thall seem meet, to the end that notice may be taken of fuch rates and prices: (2) and if any perfon fhall take any other fum than what is, or fhall be fo limited, either for lodging, horse meat, ftable room, or other fuch accommodations, and be thereof convicted by confeffion of the party, or by the oath of one credible witnefs, before any one juftice of the peace, (which oath the faid juftice of the peace is hereby authorized to adminifter) that then in fuch cafe every perfon fo offending, fhall forfeit and pay to the party grieved, the fum of forty fhillings; the fame to be levied by diftrefs by warrant from the faid juftice of the peace, and fale thereof, returning the overplus to the party (the charge of the diftraining being first deducted;) (3) this act to have continuance till the end of the first session of the next parliament, and no longer. Penalty for taking more than limited for lodging, Articles to be observed. CAP. IX. An alt for the establishing articles and orders for the regulating and better government of his Majesties navies ships of war, and forces by fea. FOR the regulating and better government of bis Majefties navies, fhips of war forces by fea, wherein under the good providence and protection of God, the wealth, fafety and firength of this kingdom is fo much concerned, (2) be it enacted by the Kings most excellent Majesty, with the advice and confent of the lords and commons in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority thereof, That all and every the articles and orders in this act mentioned, fhall be duly and respectively put in execution, obferved and obeyed in manner hereafter mentioned. (3) That (3) HAT all commanders, captains and officers at fea, The publick fhall cause the publick worship of Almighty God ac- worship of God. cording to the liturgy of the church of England, established by law, to be folemnly, orderly and reverently performed in their refpective fhips: and that prayers and preachings by the refpective chaplains in holy orders, of the refpective hips, be performed diligently: and that the Lords day be obferved according to law. II. Every person and perfons in his Majefties pay, ufing unlaw- Swearing, ful and rafh oaths, curfings, execrationis, drunkennefs, unclean- drunkennefs, nefs, or other fcandalous actions, in derogation of Gods ho- &c. nour, and corruption of good manners, fhall be punished by fine, imprisonment or otherwife, as the court-martial shall think fit. III. If any officer, mariner, foldier or other perfon in the fleet, Holding any fhall give, hold or entertain intelligence, to, or with any King, foreign intelPrince or ftate, being enemy to, or any perfons in rebellion a- ligence. gainst his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, without direction or leave from the Kings majefty, the lord high admiral, vice-admiral, or commander in chief of any fquadron, every such perfon or perfons fo offending, fhall be punished with death. IV. enemy to the If any letter or message from any King, foreign Prince, state Letters or or potentate, being an enemy to the Kings Majefty, his heirs meffages from and fucceffors, or on their behalf, be conveyed to any inferior any foreign officer, mariner or foldier, or other in the fleet, and the faid prince, &c. officer, mariner, foldier, or other as aforefaid, do not within King. twelve hours (having opportunity fo to do) acquaint the fuperior commander with it; or if a fuperior officer, or mariner, being acquainted therewith by an inferior officer, mariner or other, or himself in his own perfon, receiving a letter or meffage from any fuch enemy or rebel, and fhall not in convenient time reveal the fame to the admiral, vice-admiral, or the commander of the fquadron, every such person shall be punished with death, or fuch other punishment as the court-martial shall think fit. ས. No perfon or perfons of the fleet shall relieve an enemy or re- Relieving of bel in time of war, with money, victuals, powder, fhot, arms, any enemy. ammunition, or any other fupplies whatfoever, directly or in directly, upon pain of death, or fuch other punishment as the court-martial fhall think fit to impose. VI. All the papers, charter-parties, bills of lading, paffports, and Papers, charother writings whatsoever, that thall be taken, feifed or found ter-parties &c, aboard any ship or fhips which fhall be furprized or feized as taken in any prize, fhall be duly preferved, and not torn, nor made away, fhip feized as but the very originals fent up intirely, and without fraud to the court of admiralty, or fuch other commiffioners as fhall be ap pointed prize. 1 Prize, Ships or goods feized for prize. Imbezelling any cables, anchors, &c. refiftance. pointed for that purpose, there to be viewed, made ufe of, and None in his Majefties pay fhall take out of any prize, or ship, or goods feized on for prize, any money, plate, goods, lading or tackle, before judgement thereof firft paft in the admiralty court, but the full and intire accompt of the whole, without imbezilment, shall be brought in, and judgment paft intirely upon the whole, without fraud, upon pain of such punishment as fhall be impofed by a court-martial, or the court of admiralty; excepting that it fhall be lawful for all captains, fea-men, foldiers and others, ferving as aforefaid, to take and to have to themselves as pillage, without further or other accompt to be given for the fame, all fuch goods and merchandizes (other than arms, ammunition, tackle, furniture or ftores of fuch fhip) as fhall be found by them, or any of them in any fhip they shall take in fight or prize) upon or above the gun-deck of the said ship, and not otherwise. VIII. None fhall imbezel, fteal or take away any cables, anchors, fails, or any of the fhips furniture, or any the powder, or arms or ammunition of the fhip, upon pain of death or other punithment as the quality of the offence thall be found by a court-martial to deserve. IX. If any foreign fhip or veffel fhall be taken as prize, that shall Foreign fhips taken as prize not fight or make resistance, that in that cafe, none of the capnot making tains, mafters or mariners being foreigners, thall be ftripped of their clothes, or in any fort pillaged, beaten or evil intreated, upon pain, that the perfon or perfons fo offending, fhall forfeit double damages; but the faid foreign fhips, and all the goods fo taken, fhall be preferved intire, to receive judgment in the admiralty court, according to right and justice. fight. X. Every captain or con.mander, who upon fignal or order of The duty of captains, &c. fight, or view, or fight of any (hips of the enemy, pirate or reupon fignal of bel, or likelihood of engagement, fhall not put all things in the thip in a fit pofture for fight, and shall not in his own perfon, and according to his place, hearten and encourage the inferior officers and common men to fight couragioufly, and not to behave themselves faintly, fhall be cafhiered; and if he or they fhall yield to the enemy, pirate or rebels, or cry for quarter, he or they fo doing thall fuffer the pains of death, or fuch other punishment as the offence fhall deserve. Not to yield or cry for quarter, XI. Every captain, commander, and other officer, fea-man or foldier |