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 568 C. 34. Anno decimo feptimo Georgii Ii. A. D. 1744. Years, fuch Nominee or Nominees, ofwhofe Life or Lives no fuch Certificate (hall be produced, or Proof made, fhall be taken to be dead, and the Perfon or Perfons that hath or-liave purchafed, or mail here- after purchafe fuch Reverfion or Reverfions of fuch Annuity or Annuities expectant upon the Death of fuch Nominee or Nominees, of whofe Life or Lives no fuch Certificate fhall be produced, or Proof made, fhall receive the faid refpeclive Annuity or Annuities, from time to time, until fuch Certificate fhall be produced, or Proof made, and fhall not be accountable for fuch Part of the faid Annuity as he fhall then have actually received, for Default of fuch Certificate or Proof; any Thing in the faid former Act or Acts of Parliament contained to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP. XXXIV. rZfirtoTn.*.' An Aft for the better Encouragement of Seamen in his Majefty's Service, and Privateers, to 7 &%$t I'Ji ann °y the Enem y- 8 & 9 ft-'. 3. c. 23. 9 & 10 W. 3. c. ^41. 2 Am. c. 6. 4 S" 5 Ann. c. 19. 10 Ann. c. 17. 1 Geo. 1. c. 25. S Geo. 1. c. 24. I Get. 2. J}, 2. f . 9 &' 14. 2. Geo. 2. c. 7 & 36. 6 Geo. 2. c. 25. 8 Geo. 2. c. 29. 11 Geo. 2. c. 30, 13 Geo. 2. c. 3 & 17. 14 Geo. 2. c. 38. ~T PI ERE AS his Majefty being engaged in a juft and neceffary War againft France, and being 8 W refolved to profecute the fame with the utmoft Vigour, has for the Encouragement of his faith- ' Declaration, bearing Date the twenty-ninth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four, ' to grant that the Flag Officers, Commanders and Officers, Seamen, Marines and Soldiers on board ' every Ship or Veffel of War in his Majefty's Pay, and on board Privateers, fhall have the fole Intereft ' of his Majefty's Courts of Admiralty of Great Britain or Ireland, or any of his Plantations in America, c or other Dominions of Great Britain: And whereas by an Act made in the thirteenth Year of his Ma- %l Geo. 1, c. 4. ' jefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad for the more effectual fecuring and encouraging the Trade of his Majejly's ' Britifh Subjecls to America, and for the Encouragement of Seamen to enter into his Majejly's Service, the fole ' Intereft and Property of and in all and every Ship, Veflel, Goods and Merchandize, taken from the 6 Spaniards, is given to the Flag Officers, Commanders and other Officers, Seamen, Marines and Sol- ' diers on board every Ship and Veflel of War in his Majefty's Pay, and to Privateers (being firft ad- " judged lawful Prize in any of his Majefty's Courts of Admiralty in Great Britain, or in his Plantations 1 ' in America, or elfewhere) and divers Rules and Regulations are therein eftablifhed for the Adjudication ' and Condemnation of Prizes taken from the Spaniards ; and by the faid Act a Bounty is given to the ' Officers, Seamen, Marines, Soldiers, or others that fhall have been actually on board fuch of his Ma- ' Majefty's Ship or Ships of War or Privateer or Privateers, in any Action where any Ship or Ships of ' whereas it is neceffary that the fame Encouragements in all Refpects fhould be given to the Captors of 6 ferved in the Adjudication and Condemnation of Prizes taken from the French :' Now to the End that his Majefty's moft gracious Intention may have full Force and Effect, and for the better carrying on the faid War againft France with Vigour, and for the Encouragement of the Officers and Seamen of his Ma- jefty's Ships of War, and the Officers and Seamen of all other Brltljh Ships and Veffels, having Commif- fions, or Letters of Marque; and for inducing all Brltljh Seamen, who. may be in any foreign Service, to return into this Kingdom, and become ferviceable to his Majefty, and for the more effectual fecuring and .extending the Trade of his Majefty's Subjects; Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this prefent Ships of War in Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Flag Officers, Commanders and his Majefty's other Officers, Seamen, Marines and Soldiers on board every Ship and Veffel of War in his Majefty's £ie Pro en' of P. a y' mall. have the f° le Intereft and Property of and in all and every Ship, Veflel, Goods and Merchan- all their Prizes dizes, which they have taken on or fince the twenty-ninth Day of March in the Year of our Lord being firft ad- one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four, or fhall hereafter take (being iirft adjudged lawful Prize in Judged in the any of his Majefty's Courts of Admiralty in Great Britain, or in his Plantations in America, or elfewhere) Court of Ad- t0 b e divided in fuch Proportions, and after fuch Manner, as his Majefty by his faid Declaration, bear- rn '" ty " ing Date the twenty-ninth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four, ordered and di- rected ; or in fuch Proportions, and after fuch Manner as his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs fhall think fit to order and direct, by Proclamation or Proclamations hereafter to be iffued for that Purpofe. Lords of the Ad- II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Lord High Admiral of Great Bri- aiiralty to give tain, or the Commiflioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain for the t Ut privateers 10nS ^ ime being, or any three or more of them, or any Perfon or Perfons by him or them impowered and ap- pointed, fhall at the Requeft of any Owner or Owners of any Ship or Veflel, giving fuch Bail and Se- curity as have been ufually taken upon granting Commifiions- or Letters of Marque (except only for the Payment of the Tenths of the Value of Prizes which fhall be taken, to the Lord High Admiral, or Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral for the Time being) caufe to be iffued The Tenor of forth in the ufual Manner one or more Commiffion or Commiffions to any Perfon or Perfons whom fuch their Corcmif- Owner or Owners fhall nominate to be Commander, or in cafe of Death fucceffively Commanders of fio'ns, r ucn Ship or Veffel, for the attacking, furprizing, feizing and taking, by and with fuch Ship or Veffel, or the Crew thereof, any Place or Fortrefs upon the Land, or any Ship or Veffel, Goods, Ammitnition, Arms, Stores of War, or Merchandizes belonging to or poffefled by any of his Majefty's Enemies in /■ any
 * ful Subjects, ferving on board his Ships of War, or Privateers, been gracioufly pleafed by his Royal
 * and Property of and in all and every Ship, Veflel, Goods and Merchandizes and Effects, which they
 * fhall take during the Continuance of this War againft France, being firfl adjudged lawful Prize in any
 * War, or Privateers, fhall have been taken from the Enemy, funk, burnt or otherwife deftroyed : And
 * French Ships, Veffels, Goods and Merchandizes, and the fame Rules and Regulations fhould be ob-