Sea" as the same is altered by an Act passed in the nineteenth year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled, An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the twenty-second year of the reign of His reign of King George the Second, intituled, "An Act for amending, explaining and reducing into one Act of Parliament the Laws relating to the Government of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Forces by Sea," and to use such proceedings, authorities, punishments, corrections, and executions upon any offender or offenders who shall be mutinous, seditious, disorderly, or anyways unruly, either at sea or during the time of their abode or residence in any of the ports, harbours or bays of Our said Island and its Dependencies, as the case shall be found to require, according to martial law, and the said directions during the time of war, as aforesaid; Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to the enabling you, or any by your authority, to hold plea, or have any jurisdiction of any offence, cause, matter or thing committed or done upon the high seas, or within any of the havens, rivers or creeks of Our said Island and its Dependencies under your government, by any captain, commander, lieutenant, master, officer, seaman, soldier or other person whatsoever, who shall be in actual service or pay in or on board any of our ships of war or other vessels acting by immediate commission or warrant from Our Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or from Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being, under the Seal of Our Admiralty, but that such captain, commander, lieutenant, master, officer, seaman, soldier, or other person so offending shall be left to be proceeded against and tried as their offences shall require, either by Commission under Our Great Seal of this Kingdom as the statute of the twenty-eighth of King Henry the Eighth directs, or by Commission from Our said Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or from Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being, according to the aforementioned Act, passed in the twenty-second year of the reign of King George the Second, as altered by the said Act passed in the nineteenth year of the reign of King George the Third; Provided nevertheless, that all disorders and misdemeanors committed on shore by any captain, commander, lieutenant, master, officer, seaman, soldier, or other person whatsoever, belong Navy when belonging to any of Our ships of war, or other vessels acting by immediate Commission or Warrant from Our Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or from Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being, under the Seal of Our Admiralty, may be tried and punished according to the laws of the place where such offences, disorders, and misdemeanors shall be committed on shore, not withstanding such offender be in our actual service, and borne in Our pay on board any such Our ships of war or other vessels acting by immediate commission or warrant from Our Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or from Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for

the time being as aforesaid, so as he shall not receive any protection for the avoiding of justice for such offences committed on shore, from any pretence of his being employed in Our Service at sea.

    And Our further will and pleasure is, that all public moneys raised, or which shall be raised by any Act hereafter to be made within Our said Island and its Dependencies, be issued out by warrant from you by and with the advice and consent of the aforesaid Council (and not otherwise), and disposed of by you for the support of the Government, or for such other purpose as shall be particularly directed or appointed in and by such Act, and not otherwise; And We do likewise give and grant unto you full power and authority, by and with the advice and consent of Our said Council, to settle and agree with the inhabitants of Our said Island and its Dependencies for such lands, tenements and hereditaments as are now, or hereafter shall be, in Our power, to dispose of, and them to grant, to any person or persons, upon such terms, and under such moderate quit-rents, services and acknowledgments to be thereupon reserved to Us, as you or they, by the advice aforesaid, shall think fit, which said grants are to pass and be sealed by Our Public Seal of Our said Island and its Dependencies, and being entered upon record by such officer or officers as shall be appointed thereunto, shall be good and effectual in law against Us, Our heirs and successors. And We do hereby give you the said Sir Thomas John Cochrane full power and authority to order and appoint fairs, marts and markets, as also such and so many ports, harbours, bays, havens and other places for the conveniency and security of shipping, and for the better loading and unloading of ships and merchandizes, in such and so many places as by and with the advice and consent of Our said Council shall be thought fit and necessary.

    And We do hereby require and command all officers and ministers, civil and military, and all others the inhabitants of Our said Island and its Dependencies, to be obedient, aiding and assisting unto you the said Sir Thomas John Cochrane in the execution of this Our Commission, and of the powers and authorities herein contained; and in case of your death or absence out of Our said Island and its Dependencies and Government, to be obedient, aiding and assisting as aforesaid unto such person as shall be appointed by Us to be Our Lieutenant-Governor, or to the Commander-in-Chief for the time being of Our said Island and its Dependencies, to whom We do therefore, by these Presents, give and grant all and singular the powers and authorities herein granted, to be by him executed and enjoyed during Our pleasure, or until your arrival within Our said Island and its Dependencies; and if upon your death or absence out of Our said Island and its Dependencies there be no person on the place commissioned or appointed by Us to be Our Lieutenant-Governor, or specially appointed by Us to administer the government within Our said Island and its Dependencies, Our Will and pleasure is, that the Councillor whose name is first placed in Our Instructions to you, unless it shall therein be otherwise directed, and who shall be at the time of your death or absence residing within Our said Island and its Dependencies, shall take

upon him the administration of the government, and execute Our said Commission and Instructions, and the several powers and authorities therein contained, in the same manner to all intents and purposes as other Our Governor or Commander-in-Chief should or ought to do, in case of your absence, or until your return, or in all cases until Our further pleasure be known thereon; and We do hereby declare, ordain and appoint that you, the said Sir Thomas John Cochrane, shall and may hold, execute and enjoy, the office and place of Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island and Territories aforesaid, together with all and singular the powers and authorities hereby granted unto you, for and during Our will and pleasure.

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