14-6 C. 13. Anno tertio Georgii Regis. A. D. 1716. Pilotlofinga V. Provided alfo, That if any Pilot as aforefaid fhall negligently or carelefly lofe the Ship under his ship, incapaci- Care, and be thereof convicted by due Courfe of Law, he fhall be for ever after fuch Conviction incapaci- utcdfromaamg tated fof a£t;ng as a Pilot 5 and that the Number of fuch Pilots lhall not be lefs than one hundred and T0V120 in twenty, whofe Names, Ages and Places of Abode fhall every five and twentieth Day of March be affixed Number, and in forhe publick Place at the Cuftom-houfes at London and Dover, to which all Perfons may have Recourfe thc-irNamts, &c at f ea fonable Hours; and for Neglect of not returning every fuch Lift of Pilots, the Matter and Wardens £. be , a „ ffi f d 't c, of the faid Society fhall forfeit ten Pounds, to be recovered in the Cinque-ports by any Perfon who fhall x he Matter, Sec. r r . r J to return fuch ' ue ' or the lame- Lift on Penalty ' VL And whereas divers Ships and Veflels in bad Weather are forced from their Anchors and Cables, of 10J. « an d unreafonable Sums of Money demanded for Salvage by fuch Perfons who take up and carry the laid ' Anchors and Cables on Shore, before the Owners can have fuch Cables and Anchors reftored to them, ' or elfe they mutt apply themfelves to the Admiral ty-court at Dover; and fuch Ships and V.eflela muft ' either leave their Cables and Anchors behind them, or fuffer much more than the Value thereof by b.in'g ' delayed in their Voyage by the neceffary Forms of Proceedings, fhould they ftay to have the fame deter- ' mined in the faid Admiralty-court :' For Remedy whereof, arid for preventing the like Inconveniences Differences con- for the future, Be it fuither enacted by the Author. ty aforefaid, That from and after the nine and twen- cerning Salvage t; etn j) ay of September one thoufand feven hundred and feventeen the Lord Warden of the Cinque-ports for how to bTad- C " the Time bein S ftalJ nominate and appoint, by an Inftrument under his Hand and Seal, three or more fub- juficd. ftantial Perfons in each of the Cinque-ports, two ancient Towns, and their Members, to adjuft and deter- mine any Difference relating to Salvage, if any fuch fhall arife between the Matter of any Veffel and the Perfon or Perfons bringing fuch Cable and Anchor afhore; which laid Perfons the faid Lord Warden is hereby authorized and impowered, from Time to Time, to nominate and appoint; and in cafe any Ship or Veffel fhall be forced from her Cables and Anchors by Extremity of Weather, and leave the fame in any Roads within the Jurifdiction of the Cinque-ports, and the Salvage cannot be adjufted between the Perfons To bedetermmed concerned, That then the fame fhall be determined within the Space of twelve Hours by any one or more ih ra Hours. f t jj e faid Perfons appointed as aforefaid; any Cuftom or Ufage to the contrary in any wife notwith- ftanding. Np.t to hinder VII. Provided always, That this Act fhall not extend or be conftrued to hinder any Perfon or Perfons anyfrom aflifiing f r0 m affifting any Ship or Veffel in Diftrefs at any Time, or fubject fuch Perfon or Perfons to the Penalties Ships in Diiuefs. of th; s j^ft. . any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. Mailer, &c. ap- VIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Matter and fuch two Wardens of Time being or his Deputy, who are hereby impowered to adminitter the fame, viz. The Oath. ' T A. B. do fwear, That I will impartially examine and inquire into the Capacity and Skill of ' X in the Art of Pilotage over the Flats and round the Long Sand Head, and ' the Coafts of Flanders and Holland, and will make true and fpeedy Return thereof to the Lord Warden ' of the Cinque-ports for the Time being, or his Deputy, without Favour, Affection, Fee or Reward : So help?ne God.' ^1™'"!!° ^" P rov 'd e d alfo, and it is hereby further enacted and declared, That this Act, or any Thing herein contained, fhall not extend or be conftrued to extend to the taking away, abridging, hindring, prejudicing or impeaching of any Grants, Liberties, Franchifes and Privileges heretofore granted to and vefhd in the Corporation of the Trinity -Houfe of Deptford-Strond; but that the faid Corporation fhall hold and enjoy the fame, as fully as they might have done in cafe this Act had never been had or made; any Thing in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. Houfe 01 Dcpt- or impeaching of any Grants, Liberties, Franchifes and Privileges heretofore granted to and vefhd in the idrd-Sucnd. Cc the this Act contained to the contrary thereof in any ■ a publick Aft"- 8 X - And be lt furtne r enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act fhall be taken and ' allowed, in all Courts within this Kingdom, as a publick Act; and all Judges and Juftices are hereby re- quired to take Notice thereof a^ fuch, without fpecial pleading the fame, this -Aft 9 "" ° f -, ^' P rov 'ded always, That this Act fhall continue in Force fpr feven Years, and from thence to the Farther conti- End of the next Seffion of Parliament, and no longer. By 7 Geo. 1. Stat. 1. c. 21. Power is given to the aued by Lord Warden of the Cinque-ports, with the AJJ'ent of others in the faid Acl mentioned, to make Orders for the Government of Pilots from Dover, &c. 8 Geo. 2. c. it. J J ' ?*3 Geo. 2. c. 26. See farther concerning Ships, &c. 4 Geo. I. c. T2. 7 Ceo. 1. c. 21. 8 Geo. 1. c. 17 £f 24. 11 Geo. 1. c. 29. 3 Geo. 2. c. 36. c Geo. 2. c. so. 6 Geo. 2. c. 29. 7 Geo.. 2; c. 15. '9 Geo. 2. c. 25. 10 Gw. 2. r. 14. l^Geo.i. c. 39. 17 G'«. 2. f. 34 &r 36. 18 Geo. 2. c. 17 & 31. 19 Geff. 2. t, 30. 20 Ceo. 2, c, 24 csf 45. 22 Go. 2, 1. 3 £? 33. 26 Geo. 2. c. 25. 29 Ceo. 2. c, 27 gf 34, 3a Geo, 2, c, 16 & 25. 33 Geo. 2. c. 19. CAP.
