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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A83672) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 117382) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 84:E541[9]) A declaration of the Commons assembled in Parliament, concerning the jurisdiction of the Admiralty. England and Wales. Parliament. 6, [2] p. Printed for Edward Husband, printer to the honorable House of Commons, London : 1648. The last leaf is blank. Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 2". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Admiralty -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. eebo A declaration of the Commons assembled in Parliament, concerning the jurisdiction of the Admiralty. [no entry] 1648 8 527 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2012-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-05 Sampled and proofread 2013-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A DECLARATION OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT , Concerning the JURISDICTION OF THE Admiralty .

London , Printed for Edward Husband , Printer to the Honorable House of Commons . 1648.

Die Sabbathi , 23 Septemb. 1648.

WHereas by an Ordinance of Parliament , entituled , An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , for setling the Iurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty , dated the 12 of April , 1648. It is Ordered and Ordained , That all Causes which concern the repairing , victualling and furnishing provisions for the setting of Ships or Vessels to Sea ; and all Causes of Bottomrey , and likewise all Causes of Contracts made beyond the Seas , concerning Shipping or Navigation , or Damages happening thereon , or other Damages arising at Sea in any Voyage ; and likewise all Causes of Charter , Parties or Contracts for Fraight , Bills of Lading , Marriners wages , or Damages in Goods Laden aboard Ships , or other Damages done by one Ship or Vessel to another , or by Anchors , or want of laying of Buoys , be within the Cognizance and Iurisdiction of the Admiralty Court ; and that the said Court may proceed therein , according to the power and directions in the said Ordinance given . Now whereas there is a Question made , Whether the Causes now lying under prohibitions still undetermined , notwithstanding they are of the same nature with these aforesaid , and comprehended in the said Ordinance , shall be proceeded in , and finally determined by the Iudges of the Admiralty , or Iudges Delegates , according to the true intent and meaning of the said Ordinance , as well as those Causes which are and shall be begun since the date of the said Ordinance ; It is Ordered and Declared by the Commons in Parliament assembled , That all Causes which have now long lain under prohibitions , by reason of the unsettlement of that Iurisdiction , be proceeded in , and finally determined , and the Decrees and Sentences put in execution , according to the directions given in the said Ordinance , and true meaning and intent thereof , as well as those that are or shall be begun since the making of the same : And that the Iudges of the Admiralty appointed in the said late Ordinance ; And likewise the Iudges Delegates nominated under the Great-Seal , or that from time to time hereafter shall be appointed and nominated , do and may proceed therein , and finally determine the same , and the Decrees and Sentences put in execution accordingly . And that it is further Ordered and Declared by the Commons in Parliament assembled , That those Causes that are or shall be begun during the three years limited in the said Ordinance , be not molested or interrupted by prohibitions , though not fully determined within the three years limited therein , being comprehended as aforesaid within the said Ordinance :

H : Elsynge , Cler. Parl D. Com. FINIS .