An act for contstituting commissioners for ordering and managing the affairs of the admiralty and navy.

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Title: An act for contstituting commissioners for ordering and managing the affairs of the admiralty and navy.
Author: England and Wales. Parliament.
Publication: London :: Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England,; 1653.
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Subject terms: Naval law -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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AN ACT For Constituting COMMISSIONERS For Ordering and Managing the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy.

BE it Enacted by this present Parliament, and it is hereby Enacted, That General Robert Blake, General George Monck, General John Disbrow, General William Pen, Colonel Philip Jones, Colonel John Clerk, John Stone Esq Edward Horseman Esq; Major William Burton, Vincent Gookin Esq; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Kelsey, or any three or more of them, shall be, and hereby are constituted and appointed Commissioners for ordering, managing, directing and carrying on the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy of this Commonwealth, and shall have, and here∣by have committed unto them, All and every the Powers specified in an Act of this present Parliament, Entituled, An Act for constituting Commissioners for order∣ing and managing the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy; and shall and may proceed therein, and execute the same, according to the several Rules and Limitations expressed in the said Act; And this Act is to continue for the space of Six Moneths and no longer, from the Third day of December, One thousand six hundred fifty and three.

Saturday the Third of December, 1653.

ORdered by the Parliamsnt, That this Act be forthwith printed and published.

Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.