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<HEAD>AN ORDINANCE For the better ray&s;ing and levying of Marinors, Saylors and others for the pre&s;ent guarding of the Seas, and nece&s;&s;ary defence of the Realme and other His Maje&s;ties Dominions.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE>Die Veneris 3. Die Feb. 1642.</DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_WHereas it hath beene thought fit by both Hou&s;es of Parliament to appoint great Fleets this yeare to be prepared for &s;ervice with all po&s;&s;ible expedition for the guarding the Narrow Seas, pre&s;ervation of Trade and for the nece&s;&s;ary defence of this Kingdome, and other His Maje&s;ties Dominions, which at this time is of more nece&s;&s;ity then ever con&s;idering not only the home|bred di&s;tractions of this Kingdome and of <HI>Ireland,</HI> But the great preparations which are marching already in forraigne parts in aide and incouragement of the <HI>Papi&s;ts,</HI> and il-affected party among&s;t our &s;elves, now up in Armes again&s;t the Parliament: And whereas the &s;aid Fleets now in preparation to be &s;et forth cannot timely enough be expedited unle&s;&s;e the &s;ame be furni&s;hed with fit, and &s;ufficient men for that &s;ervice.</P>
<P>Be it therefore Ordained by the Lords and Commons in this pre&s;ent Parliament A&s;&s;embled, that the Committees of the Admiralty appointed by both Hou&s;es or any three of them &s;hall, and may at any time or times, between the fir&s;t of <HI>Febuary, 1642.</HI> To the la&s;t of <HI>December</HI> next comming by them&s;elves their Commi&s;&s;ioner, or Commi&s;&s;ioners or their Officer, or Officers or any of them &s;hall ray&s;e leavy and impre&s;&s;e &s;uch, and &s;o many Mariners, Saylers, Watermen, Chirurgions, Gunners, Caukers, Shipcarpinters and Whoymen, as al&s;o Carmen for the &s;aid carriage of Victualls as &s;hall be requi&s;it, and nece&s;&s;ary for this pre&s;ent expedition, or for any &s;uch further defence of this Realme, or any other of His Maje&s;ties Dominions, which &s;aid Marines, Saylors and other &s;uch per&s;ons &s;o to be le|vied, and impre&s;&s;ed as afore&s;aid, and every of them &s;hall have payed and delivered unto him upon &s;uch his impre&s;&s;ing by the per&s;on that &s;hall &s;o impre&s;&s;e him, for conduct money for every mile from the place where he &s;hall be &s;o impre&s;&s;ed, to the Ship or place where he &s;hall be appointed to make his repaire the &s;ome of one penny, and the like &s;ome of one penny for every mile from the place of his di&s;charge unto the place of his aboade, and &s;hall be allowed for this &s;ervice, the be&s;t wages and intertainement which have, or hath been allowed by His Maje&s;ty to any &s;uch per&s;on or per&s;ons re&s;pectively at any time within three yeares la&s;t pa&s;t; And to the end that the common Sea-men may be the better encouraged, with Alacrity and cheerefullne&s;&s;e to undertake this &s;ervice; Be it further ordained that an ad|dition of wages be allowed from <HI>15^s. Per mencem unto 19^s. Per mencem</HI> to every common Sea-man, as al&s;o unto &s;uch Water-men as have been already at Sea in His Maje&s;ties Ships or others, and can doe their labors as Sea|men and not otherwi&s;e; And if any Marinor, Saylor, Waterman, Chirurgion, Gunner, Ship-captenter, Cauker, Whoy-man, or Carman &s;hall wilfully refu&s;e to be impre&s;&s;ed in or for the &s;aid &s;ervice or &s;hall voluntarily, hide and ab&s;ent him&s;elfe at the time of &s;uch pre&s;&s;e to avoid the &s;aid &s;ervice, or receaving his &s;aid conduct monies doe not ap|peare at &s;uch places and times as by his Ticket he is appointed, That then any &s;uch per&s;on &s;o offending &s;hall &s;uffer impri&s;onment by the &s;pace of three moneths without bayle or maynepri&s;e. Provided alwayes and be it ordained, that no Money or other reward &s;hall be taken, or any corrupt practice u&s;ed by any the per&s;ons Authori&s;ed by this Ordinance, in or for the pre&s;&s;ing, changing, &s;pairing or di&s;charging of any per&s;on or per&s;ons to be impre&s;&s;ed as afore|&s;aid as they will an&s;wer &s;uch offence in <HI>Parliament;</HI> And all deputy Lieutenants, Majors, Bayliffs, Con&s;tables and all other inferior Officers, are hereby required and injoyned to be Aiding and A&s;&s;i&s;ting, from time to time the per&s;ons Authorized by this Ordinance, according to the true intent and meaning thereof. Provided, alwayes that this Ordinance &s;hall not extend, to the pre&s;&s;ing of any Ma&s;ter or Ma&s;ters-mate, Gunner, Carpenter, or Boate|&s;waine of any Ship or Ve&s;&s;ell that is or &s;hall be in imployment.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Veneris 3. Febuary 4. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>Ordered by the Lords and Commons A&s;&s;embled in Parliament, that this Ordinance &s;hall be forthwith Printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>J. Browne Cler. Parliamentorum.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>I. Wright</HI> in the Old baily, <HI>Febuary,</HI> 4. 1642.</P>
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