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Orders for the regulating and better Government of His Maj-
esty's Navys Ships of War and Forces by Sea) and not other-
wise saving only that it shall and may be lawfull for you upon
any such Captain or Commanders refusing or neglecting to
execute or upon his negligent or undue execution of any of
the written Orders, he shall receive from you for our service
and the service of our said Province to suspend him the said
Captain or Commander from the exercise of his said Office of
Commander and Committ him into safe custody either on
Board his own ship or elsewhere at the discretion of You in
order to his being brought to answer for the same by Com-
mission either under Our Great Seal of England or from our
said High Admirall as is before expressed In which case our
Will and Pleasure is that the Captain or Commander so by
you suspended shall during such his suspension and committ-
ment be succeeded in his said Office by such commission or
Warrant Officer of our said ship appointed by our Commis-
sioners for executing the Office of our High Admirall of Eng-
land or by our High Admirall of England for the time being
as by the knowne practice and discipline of our Navy does
and ought next to succeed him as in case of death, sickness
or other ordinary disability happening to the Commander in
Chief of any of our said Ships and not otherwise, you stand-
ing also accountable to Us for the Truth and importance of
the Crimes and misdemeaners for which you shall so proceed
to the suspending of such our said Captain or Commander.
Provided also that all such disorders and misdemeaners
committed on shore by any Captain Commander, Lieutenant,
Master or other Officer Seaman, Soldier or Person whatso-
ever, belonging to any of Our Ships of War or other Vessells
acting by immediate commission or Warrant from our Com-
missioners for executing the Office of our High Admirall of
England under the seal of our Admiralty or from our High
Admirall of England for the time being may be Tryed and
punished according to the Laws of the Place where any such
disorders Offences and misdemeaners shall be so committed
on shore, notwithstanding such offender be in our actuall
service and borne on our Pay on board any such our ships of
War or other Vessells acting by immediate Commission or
Warrant from our Commissioners for executing the Office of
our High Admirall or our High Admirall aforesaid, so as he
shall not receive any Protection (for the avoiding of Iustice) for
such Offences committed on shore from any pretence of hie
being imployed in our service at sea
We do hereby give you full power and Authority to
appoint Fairs, Marts, and Marketts as also such and so many
Ports, Harbours, Bays, Havens and other Places for the
convenience and security of shipping and for the better load-
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