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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A74362) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 169040) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 157:E1060[84]) An act for impresting of sea-men. England and Wales. 723-726 [i..e. 4] p. printed by Edward Husband and Iohn Field, printers to the Parliament of England, [London : 1649 [i.e. 1650]] With an order to print dated 2 March 1649. Caption title; ornament above caption; intial letter; text in black letter. Imprint from colophon. The years are given according to Lady Day dating. Signatures: 6R² . Also issued as part of a through-paged set with a table for the entire set added. Last word of first line of text: "effectual"; first word of line below initial: "the"; last word of last full line on page: "Councel". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Impressment -- Law and legislation -- Early works to 1800. Naval law -- England -- Early works to 1800. Sailors -- England -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-06 Sampled and proofread 2009-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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AN ACT FOR Impreſting of Sea-men.

VVHereas the effectual & ſpeedy ſetting forth of the Fleet or Fleets for the next years ſervice, and the well Manning thereof, is at this time of great neceſſity, conſidering not onely the home-bred diſtractions of this Nation and of Ireland, but the great preparations which are making already in Forraign parts, in ayd and aſſiſtance of the Malignant, Popiſh, and ill-affected Party in theſe Nations; Be it therefore Enacted and Ordained by this preſent Parliament, and by the Authority thereof, That in caſe the Councel of State, or the Admirals of the Fleet or Fleets for the time being appointed by Parliament ſhall finde, That notwithſtanding the Act for Encouragement of Officers and Mariners, appointed and provided for the inducement of Seamen to engage more willingly in the Service of this Commonwealth, yet there ſhall not be the appointed number of Sea-men voluntarily Engaging in this Service in due time, for the ſetting forth of the ſaid Fleet or Fleets, but that there be a neceſſity of Impreſting of Mariners for this Service; Then the Councel of State, or the ſaid Admirals or any two of them, ſhall or may at any time or times, from the Firſt day of April, One thouſand ſix hundred and fifty, until the Firſt day of April, which ſhall be in the year One thouſand ſix hundred fifty one, by their Commiſſioner or Commiſſioners, Officer or Officers authorized thereunto, by warrant under their or any two of their Hands and Seals, or any one authorized by the other two, Raiſe, Levy and Impreſt, ſuch and ſo many Mariners, Sailors, Watermen, Chyrurgions, Gunners, Ship-Carpenters, Cawkers, Coopers and Whoymen, as alſo Carmen for carriage of Victuals, &c. as ſhall be requiſite and neceſſary for the Service aforeſaid, or for any ſuch further defence for the good People of England and Ireland; which ſaid Mariners, Sailors, and other ſuch perſons, and ſuch other perſons ſo to be Levyed and Impreſted as aforeſaid, and every of them, ſhall have paid and delivered unto him or them upon ſuch his or their Impreſting, by the perſon that ſhall ſo Impreſt him, for Conduct-money for every Mile from the place where he ſhall be ſo Impreſt, to the Ship or place where he ſhall be appointed to make his repair, the ſum of One peny half peny per Mile to each man; and the like ſum of One peny half peny for every Mile from the place of his diſcharge, unto the place of his abode; and ſhall be allowed for this ſervice, the ſame wages and entertainments in all reſpects which hath been allowed by the Parliament this laſt year, to any ſuch perſon or perſons imployed in the ſaid ſervice: And if in the caſe aforeſaid, any Mariner, Saylor, Waterman, Chyrurgion, Gunner, Ship-Carpenter, Cawker, Whoyman or Carman, ſhall wilfully refuſe to be Impreſted in and for the ſaid ſervice, or ſhall voluntarily hide or abſent himſelf at the time of ſuch Preſs, to avoid the ſaid Service; or receiving his ſaid Conduct moneys, do not appear at ſuch places and times as by his Ticket he is appointed, That then any ſuch perſon or perſons ſo offending, ſhall ſuffer impriſonment for the ſpace of three Moneths, without Bail or Mainprize. Provided always, and be it Enacted and Ordained, That no money or other reward ſhall be taken directly or indirectly, nor any corrupt practice uſed by any the perſons authorized by vertue of this Act, in or for the preſsing, changing, ſparing or diſcharging of any perſon or perſons, or be Impreſt as aforeſaid, as they will anſwer ſuch offence at their utmoſt perils before the Parliament, or ſuch as ſhall by Parliament be authorized thereunto: And all Iuſtices of the Peace, Majors, Bayliffs, Conſtables, and all other inferior Officers, are hereby required and enjoyned to be ayding and aſsiſting from time to time to the perſons authorized, or to be authorized by vertue of this Act, according to the true intent and meaning thereof. Provided always, That this Act ſhall not extend to the preſſing of any Maſter, Maſters-mate, Gunner, Carpenter or Boatſwain of any Ship or Veſſel that is or ſhall be in imployment. And laſtly, for the further and better encouragement of Seamen and Watermen to apply themſelves the more willingly to this ſervice, It is further Enacted and Ordained, and be it Enacted and Ordained by this preſent Parliament, and the Authority thereof, That all Mariners, Saylors, and likewiſe all Watermen who have ſerved an Apprenticeſhip by the ſpace of ſeven years in their ſaid Profeſſions, or that are Servants and Apprentices by Indenture to any ſuch Waterman, ſhall hereby be freed and exempted from being preſted to ſerve as Soldiers in any Land ſervice.

Die Sabbathi, 2o Martii, 1649.

ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed.

Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.

London, Printed by Edward Husband and Iohn Field, Printers to the Parliament of England, 1649.