A. D. 1744. Anno decimo feptimo Georgii II. C. 34. 571 XII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforcfaid, That all Appraifemcnts and Sale; of any Agentti Ship or Ships, Goods, Wares or Merchandizes as fliall be taken by any of his Majefty's Ships of Wac, °' rm fljall be made by Agents or Perfons nominated and appointed in equal Numbers by rj»e Commander, Of- e ficers or«Ship's Company, and others intitled thereunto (that is to f.y) that if the CWimander or Gol Wanders of fuch Ship or Ships as fliall take any fuch Prize or Prizes, fh^.ll nominate and appoint one or more Perfon or Perfons, Agent or Agents, to fell or appraiic the fame as aforefaid, then the Officers i rt tied thereunto, or the Majority of them, fhall nominate and appoint the like Na<nber of Perfons ■•- Agents to aft for them, and the Ship's Company and others, or the major Part of them, fhall alio nomi- nate and appoint the fame Number of Perfons or Agents to aft on their Behalf in fuch Appraisement or Sale. XIII. Provided, That nothing herein contained, fhall extend or be conftrued to alter or make ve:d awy Agreement or Agreements, made or to be made in Writing, between the Owners, Officers and Seamen of any private Ships or Veffels of War. p.hKck Notice XIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That after the Sale or Sales of fuch Prize t0 'beR:ven by or Prizes as fhall be taken from the Enemy, by any of his Majefty's Ships of War, publick Notification Agenw.oftl - fhall be given by the Perfons or Agents appointed as aforefaid, of the Day appointed for the Payment of Day appointee to the feveral Shares to the Captors aforefaid ; after which publick Notification, if any Mens Shares fhall ray theCsptors remain in the Hands of the Perfons or Agents appointed as aforefaid, either belonging to fuch Men as sharc<not dc- fhall be run from his Majefty's Service, or which fhall not be legally demanded within three Years, then rnandid in 3 fuch Share or Shares fo remaining in the Perfons or Agents Hands, or belonging to fuch Men as fhall run Years, t" from his Majefty's Service, fhall go and be paid to the Ufe of Greenwich Hofpital. Greenwich pica I. XV. Provided always, and be it declared and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That nothing Prizes note*- herein contained fhall extend, or be conftrued to extend, to exempt any Ships, Goods, Wares or Mer- V?%*t { ' om chandizes, which fhall be taken as Prize, and brought or imported into this Kingdom, or any of his Ma- Cu " lMns ' jelly's Plantations in America, from the Payment of any Cuftoms or Duties, or from being fubject to fuch Reftrictions and Regulations to which the fame now are or fhall hereafter be liable, by virtue of the Laws and Statutes of this Realm. XVI. And for the encouraging his Majefty's Subjects to engage in joint and united, as well as fepa- pate Expences, Expeditions and Adventures ; Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That his Charters to be Majefty be, and he and his Heirs and Succeffors are hereby impowered from Time to Time, during the s ranted to Ad-
- Continuance of the prefent or any future War, to grant or make any Charter, Commiffion or Grant, ven utets '
Charters, Commiffions or Grants, for the better or more effectual enabling any Society or Societies, or
■particular Perfons, to join in any Expeditions or Adventures, by Sea or Land, and to fail to and in any Seas for the attacking, furprizing, taking or deftroying any Ships, Goods, Moveables and Immoveables, Settlements, Factories, Creeks, Harbours, Places of Strength, Lands, Forts, Caftles and Fortifications, . now belonging or hereafter to belong to, or to be pofTeiTed by any Enemy of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors ; and for the better making and carrying on any Preparations for fuch Purpofe and Purpofes, and for the making and alluring to the Societies and Perfons which may be concerned, their Heirs, Suc- ceffors, Executors, Adminiftrators and Affigns, full and undoubted Properties, Rights and Titles of, in ! and to, and the full Enjoyment of all and every the Ships, Ammunition, Stores of War, Goods, Chat- tels, Moveables and Immoveables, Settlements, Factories, Places of Strength or Security, Lands, Forts, Caftles or Fortifications, now belonging to, or pofTefTed by, or hereafter to belong to, or to be poffefled by any Enemy of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, which fuch Society or Perfons fliall take, orcaufe to be taken from any fuch Enemy ; together with all the Proceed, Profits and Advantages, which may accrue of or by the fame or any of them, with and under fuch Regulations, and in fuch Manner and Form as his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors fhall think fit; and at any Time or Times afterwards, by any , further Grants or Charters, to confirm, corroborate and further affure the Premifles, and every or any of them, to the faid Societies or Perfons concerned, their and every of their Heirs, Succeffors, Executors,
- Adminiftrators or Affigns, fo as to enable them, and every of them, to have, hold and enjoy the full Be-
nefit thereof, according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act; any Law, Statute, Provifion or De- claration to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. XVII. Provided always, That nothing fhall be contained in any Charter, Commiffion or Grant, made Free Trade for in purfuance of this Act, to exclude or reftrain any of his Majefty's Subjects, from having a full and free a11 his Majefty's Trade to the Places and Territories contained in fuch Charters. Subjects, to the chartered Con- XVIII. And as a further Encouragement to the Officers, Seamen, Marines, Soldiers and others, on board his Majefty's Ships of War, as alfo of Privateers, to attack, take and deftroy any Ships of Force belonging to the Enemy ; Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That there fliall be paid by the Trea- Bounty-money furer of his Majefty's Navy, upon Billsto be made forth by the Commifiloners of the Navy, to be paid to be paid for according to the Courfe thereof, without Fee or Reward, unto the Officers, Seamen, Marines, Soldiers taking or de- or others, that fhall have been actually on board fuch of his Majefty's Ship or Ships of War, or Priva- fi™y>"gtheEr,9. teer or Privateers, in any Action where any Ship or Ships of War, or Privateers, fhall have been taken miesShl P s - from the Enemy, funk, -burnt or otherwife defjxoyed, fince his Majefty's Declaration of War againft France, five Pounds for every Man which was living on board any Ship or Ships fo taken, funk, burnt or otherwife deftroyed, at the beginning of the Engagement between them ; the Numbers of fuch Men to be proved by the Oaths of three or more of the chief Officers, or Men which were belonging to the faid Ship or Ships of War, or -Privateers of the Enemy, or belonging to any of them -at the Time of her or 4 D ? their
