of the same and adjoining to them whatsoever according to the Ordinances and Statutes of our high Court of Admiralty of England; And we do hereby commit and grant unto you the aforesaid Thomas Hutchinson Esq' our power and authority in and throughout our Province of Massachusetts Bay in America aforementioned and Territories thereof and maritime parts whatsoever adjacent thereto, and also throughout all and every the Shores, Public Streams, Ports, fresh Waters, Rivers, Creeks and Arms as well of the Sea as of the Rivers and Coasts whatsoever of our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories dependant thereon and maritime parts whatsoever of the same and thereto adjacent as well within Liberties and Franchises as without to take Cognizance of and proceed in all Causes Civil and Maritime and in Complaints, Contracts, Offences or suspected offences, Crimes, pleas, Debts, exchanges, accounts, Charter parties, Agreements, Suits, Trespasses, Injuries, extortions and demands and businesses Civil and maritime whatsoever commenced or to be commenced between Merchants, or between Owners and Proprietors of Ships and other Vessels and Merchants or others whomsoever with such owners and Proprietors of Ships and all other Vessels whatsoever imployed or used within the maritime Jurisdiction of our Vice Admiralty of our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories depending on the same or between any other Persons whomsoever, had, made, begun or contracted for any matter, thing, cause or business whatsoever done or to be done within our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid, together with all and singular their Incidents Emergencies dependencies annexed and connexed, Causes whatsoever, wheresoever or howsoever, and such Causes, Complaints, Contracts and other the premises abovesaid or any of them which may happen to arise, be contracted had or done, to hear and determine according to the Rights, Statutes, Laws, Ordinances & Customs anciently observed.

And moreover in all and singular Complaints, Contracts, Agreements, Causes and Businesses Civil and Maritime to be performed beyond the Sea or contracted there howsoever arising or happening and also in all and singular other Causes & matters which in any manner whatsoever touch or any way concern or anciently have and do or ought to belong unto the Maritime Jurisdiction of our aforesaid Vice Admiralty in our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories depending thereon and Maritime parts thereof and to the same adjoining whatsoever and generally in all and singular all other Causes, Suits, Crimes, Offences, Excesses Injuries, Complaints, misdemeanours or suspected misdemeanours, Trespasses, Regratings, Forestallings and Maritime Businesses whatsoever throughout the places aforesaid within the Maritime Jurisdiction of our Vice Admiralty of our Province of Massachusetts Bay in America aforesaid and Territories thereon depending by Sea or water or the Banks or Shores of the same howsoever done, committed, perpetrated or happening, and also to enquire by the Oaths of honest and lawful men of our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories dependant thereon and Maritime parts of the same and adjoining to them whatsoever dwelling both within Liberties and Franchises and without as well of all & singular such matters and things which of right and by the Statutes, Laws, Ordinances and Customs anciently observed were wont and ought to be inquired after as of Wreck of the Sea and of all and singular the Goods and Chattels of whatsoever Traitors, Pirates, Manslayers and Felons howsoever offending within the Maritime Jurisdiction of our Vice Admiralty of our Province of Massachusetts Bay in America aforementioned and Territories thereunto belonging and of the Goods, Chattels and Debts of all and singular their maintainers, accessaries, Councellors, abettors or assistants whomsoever and also of the Goods, Debts and Chattels of whatsoever person or persons,

Felons of themselves by what means or howsoever coming to their Death within our aforesaid Maritime Jurisdiction wheresoever any such Goods, debts & Chattels or any parcel thereof by Sea, Water, or Land in our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America aforementioned and Territories thereon dependant and maritime parts of the same and thereto adjacent whatsoever as well within Liberties and Franchises as without, have been or shall be found forfeited or to be forfeited or in being. And moreover as well of the Goods, Debts and Chattels of whatsoever Traitors Felons and Manslayers wheresoever offending and of the Goods, Debts and Chattels of their maintainers, accessaries, Counsellors, abettors or assistants as of the Goods, Debts and Chattels of all Fugitives, Persons Convicted, attainted, condemned, outlawed or howsoever put or to be put in exigent for Treason, Felony, Manslaughter or Murder or any other offence or Crime whatsoever, and also concerning Goods waving Flotzen Jetzon Lagon Shares and Treasure found or to be found Deodands and of the Goods of all others whatsoever taken or to be taken as Derelict or by chance found or to be found or howsoever due or to be due, and of all other Casualty's as well in, upon or by the Sea and Shores, Creeks or Coasts of the Sea or Maritime parts as in upon or by all Fresh waters, Ports, public Streams, Rivers or Creeks or places overflown whatsoever within the ebbing and flowing of the Sea or high water or upon the Shores or Banks of any of the same within our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid howsoever whensoever or by what means soever arising happening or proceeding or wheresoever such Goods Debts & Chattels or other the premises or any parcel thereof may or shall happen to be met with or found within our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid and also concerning Anchorage, Lastage and Ballast of Ships and of Fishes Royal, namely, Sturgeons, Whales, Porpusses, Dolphins, Riggs and Crampusses 1

and generally of all other Fishes whatsoever which are of a great or very large bulk or fatness anciently by right or custom, or any appertaining or belonging to us, And to ask, require, levy take, collect receive and obtain and to the use of us and the office of our high Admiral of Great Britain aforesaid for the time being to keep and preserve the said Wreck of the Sea and the Goods, Debts and Chattels and all and singular other the premises, together with all and all manner of Fines, Mulcts, Issues, forfeitures, amerciaments, Ransoms and Recognizances whatsoever forfeited or to be forfeited and pecuniary punishments for Trespasses, Crimes, Injuries, Extortions, contempts and other misdemeanors whatsoever howsoever imposed or inflicted or to be imposed or inflicted for any matter Cause or thing whatsoever in our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories thereunto belonging and maritime parts of the same and thereto adjoining in any Court of our Admiralty there held or to be held presented, or to be presented assessed brought forfeited or adjudged and also all amerciaments, Issues, Fines, perquisites, mulcts and pecuniary punishments whatsoever and forfeitures of all manner of Recognizances before you or your Lieutenant, Deputy or Deputys in our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories thereunto belonging and maritime parts of the same and thereto adjacent whatsoever, happening or imposed or to be imposed or inflicted or by any means assessed, presented, forfeited or adjudged or howsoever by reason of the premises due or to be due in that behalf to us or our Heirs and Successors. And further to take all manner of recognizances, Cautions, obligations and Stipulations as well to our use as at the instance of any parties for agreements or Debts and other Causes whatsoever and to put the same into execution and to cause and command them to be executed. And also to Arrest and Cause & Command to be Arrested according to the Civil & Maritime Laws and ancient Customs of our

said Court all Ships, Persons, things, Goods, Wares and Merchandizes for the premises and every of them and for other Causes whatsoever concerning the same wheresoever they shall be met with or found throughout our said Province of Massachusetts Bay in America and Territories thereunto belonging and Maritime parts thereof and thereto adjoining within Liberties and Franchises as without and likewise for all other agreements, Causes or Debts howsoever contracted or arising so that the Goods of the persons of the Debtors may be found within our Jurisdiction aforesaid, and to hear, examine, discuss and finally determine the same with their Emergencies, dependencies, Incidents annexed and connexed Causes and Businesses whatsoever together with all other Causes, Civil & Maritime and Complaints, Contracts and all and every the respective premises whatsoever above expressed according to the Laws and Customs aforesaid and by all other lawful ways means and methods according to the best of your skill and Knowlege, and to compel all manner of Persons in that behalf as the Case shall require to appear and to answer with power of using any temporal Coertion and of inflicting any other penalty or mulct according to the Laws and Customs aforesaid and to do and minister Justice according to the right order and course of the Law summarily and plainly looking only into the truth of the Fact, and to Fine, Correct, punish, chastize and reform and imprison and cause and command to be imprisoned in any Goals being within our Province of Massachusetts Bay in America aforesaid and Territories thereunto belonging the parties guilty and the contemners of the Law and the Jurisdiction of our Admiralty aforesaid and violaters, usurpers, delinquents and contumacious absenters, masters of Ships, mariners, Rowers Fishermen, Shipwrights and other Workmen and artifices1 whatsoever exercising any kind of maritime affairs according to the Rights Statutes, Laws, Ordinances

1 Sic: artificers.