Prize Goods Act 1662

II. Proviso respecting Rights of the Lord High Admiral and Warden of Cinque Ports that have been usurped by any Persons.

Such Persons to account to the Duke of York, the Lord High Admiral.

Provided alwaies and be it further hereby enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid That all such Rights as (during the Reigne of Your Majesties Royal Father of blessed Memory or Your Majesties Reign belonged and apperteyned unto the Lord High Admirall of England or Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports for the time being by vertue of the said Office and have been att any time since the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred forty eight usurped possessed or seised by any person or persons bodies Politique or Corporate and not having accompted for the same to any Authority or pretended Authority usurping the Governm[en]t. of this Nation and not pardoned by the act of Oblivion that all such person or persons bodies Politick or Corporate shall account and pay the same to His Royall Highnes James Duke of Yorke Your Majesties only Brother Lord High Admiral of England or Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports upon Suit for the same in the High Court of Admiralty Any thing in this act (the absence, of the Lord High Admiral during these late Troubles or the persons not having been imployed or authorized by the said Lord High Admirall) to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.