MEMORIAL
To
his
Grace
,
His
MAJESTIES
High
Commissioner
,
and
the
Honourable
Estates
of
Parliament
,
concerning
a
Fond
for
a
yearly
Sallary
to
the
Judge
of
the
High
Court
of
Admirality
.
THE
High
Court
of
Admirality
,
being
by
Act
of
Parliament
declared
a
Sovereign
Court
,
it
is
suitable
to
the
Dignity
thereof
,
that
the
Judge
have
a
settled
Sallary
for
his
Pains
and
Encouragement
,
as
other
Judges
of
Soveraign
Courts
have
,
and
that
he
be
not
left
to
the
meanness
and
uncertainty
of
Sentence-money
.
The
most
natural
Fond
that
occurs
,
is
some
small
Tunnage
on
Shipping
,
which
may
be
made
to
easie
,
that
it
will
be
very
insensible
to
those
lyable
in
payment
.
In
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
there
was
Imposed
Sixteen
Pence
on
the
Tun
of
every
Foraign
Ship
which
came
into
any
Harbour
or
Road
within
this
Kingdom
,
each
Voyage
,
and
Four
Shilling
Scots
on
every
Tun
of
Scots
Ships
above
Twelve
Tuns
Burden
,
once
ilk
Year
,
which
was
to
be
applyed
by
the
Lords
of
Privy
Council
for
Re-imbursing
Captain
Slazer
and
Mr.
Adair
,
for
certain
Mapps
,
Prospects
,
and
Descriptions
of
Scotland
,
with
power
to
stop
the
said
Imposition
in
whole
or
in
part
,
when
the
saids
Maps
and
Prospects
were
perfected
.
How
far
Mr.
Slazer
and
Mr.
Adair
are
payed
or
might
have
been
payed
out
of
the
said
Fond
,
may
be
enquired
into
if
the
Estates
of
Parliament
think
fit
.
It
is
certain
this
Imposition
was
complained
of
as
a
very
heavy
Burden
by
those
concerned
with
Shipping
,
for
easing
them
thereof
in
a
great
Measure
.
It
is
humbly
proposed
,
that
the
one
half
of
the
said
Imposition
be
continued
to
be
a
Fond
for
a
Sallary
to
the
Judge
of
the
High
Court
of
Admirality
,
and
for
making
it
the
more
effectual
,
that
a
Collector
be
appointed
touplift
the
whole
Termly
,
and
that
he
have
a
suitable
Allowance
,
as
also
that
the
Judge
and
Collectors
Sallary
be
appointed
to
be
payed
out
of
the
first
and
readiest
of
the
said
Imposition
,
and
if
the
Parliament
think
fit
to
continue
any
part
of
the
said
Tunnage
for
Mr.
Slazer
or
Adairs
Behoves
,
that
the
same
be
payed
out
of
the
superplus
:
But
Captain
Slazers
performances
being
altogether
extrinsick
from
Shipping
,
the
Parliament
may
possibly
fall
on
some
other
more
proper
Fond
for
his
Reimbursement
.
The
Royal
Burrows
who
are
most
concerned
in
this
Matter
,
will
willingly
agree
to
this
Proposal
,
and
what
shall
be
the
Quota
of
the
Sallary
,
is
submitted
to
the
Commissioner
his
Grace
and
the
Honourable
Estates
of
Parliament
.