Navy and Ordnance Act 1662

II. Admiralty, Commissioners of the Navy, Master and Lieutenant of the Ordnance, may impress Ships, Hoys, &c. for the Service.

Rates of Hire.; If not agreed, to be settled by Trinity House.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it may and shall be lawfull for the Lord High Admiral of England for the time being by Warrant under his Hand and Seale and alsoe for the principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesties Navy by Warrants under the Hands and Seales of any twoe or more of them as alsoe for the Master of His Majesties Ordnance for the time being by Warrant under his Hand and Seale and alsoe for the Leiutenant of his Majesties Ordnance by Warrants under the Hands and Seales of either of them as often as the Service of His Majesties Navy or Ordnance respectively shall require any Carriage by Water to appoint such Person or Persons as they shall judge fitting to impresse and take up such Shipps Hoys Lighters Boats or any other Vessel whatsoever as shall be necessary for the accommodation of His Majesties said Service the Owners of which said Ships Hoys Lighters Boats or other Water Carriage aforesaid or such as they shall appoint shall receive for the Hire of every such Shipp Hoy Lighter Boat or other Vessel per Tun according to the Rates usually paid by Merchants from time to time And in case His Majesties Officers and the Owners of such Shipps Hoys Lighters Boats or other Vessels shall not agree on the said rates then the rate to be setled by the Brotherhood of Trinity house of Deptford Strand.