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The Piracy Act 1670
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VI.Mariners, &c. refusing to fight.
Penalty. Punishment.
And bee it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That if the Marriners or inferiour Officers of any English Shipp laden with goods and merchandices as aforesaid shall decline or refuse to fight and defend the Shipp when they shall be thereunto commanded by the Master or Commander thereof, or shall utter any words to discourage the other Marriners from defending the Shipp, That every Marriner who shall be found guilty of declineing or refuseing as aforesaid shall loose all his Wages due to him together with such goods as he hath in his Shipp, and suffer Imprisonment not exceeding the space of six monthes and shall dureing such time be kepte to hard labour for his or their maintenance.
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