resaid Places, and Engines,
Toyls and Nets prohibited and unlawful and the Occupiers thereof, And
Moreover concerning Fishes Royal, namely Whales, Hoggs, Grampusses,
Dolphins, Sturgeon and all other Fishes whatsoever which are of a
great or very large Bulk or Fatness, by Right or Custom any Ways used
belonging to us and to the Office of our High Admiral of England, and
also of and Concerning all Casualties at Sea, Goods wrecked, Flotson
and Jetzon, Lagen, Thares [?], Things cast overboard and wreck of the
Sea, and all Goods taken or to be taken as Derelicts[4] or by chance
[found or] to be found, And all other Trespasses, Misdemeanors,
Offenses, Enormities and maritime Crimes whatsoever done and committed
or to be done and committed as well in and upon the high Sea as all
Ports, Rivers, Fresh Waters and Creeks and Shores of the Sea to high
Water Mark, from all first Bridges towards the Sea, in and throughout
our said Province of South Carolina, and Maratime Coasts thereunto
belonging, howsoever, wheresoever or by what Means so ever arising or
happening, and all such Things as are discovered and found out as
allso all fines, Mulcts, amercements and Compositions due and to be
due in that Behalf To tax, moderate, demand and collect and levy and
to cause the same to be demanded, levied and collected, and according
to Law to compose and command them to be paid, and also to proceed in
all and every the Causes and Business above recited, and in all other
Contracts, Causes, Contempts and Offences whatsoever, howsoever
contracted or arising (so that the Goods or Persons of the Debtors may
be found within the Jurisdiction of our Vice Admiralty in our Province
of South Carolina aforesaid) according to the Civil and Maritime Laws
and Customs of our said high Court of Admiralty of England anciently
used, and by all other lawful Ways, Means and Methods according to the
best of your Skill and Knowledge, And all such Causes and Contracts to
hear, examine, discuss and finally determine (saving nevertheless the
Right of appealing to our aforesaid High Court of Admiralty of
England, and to the Judge or President of the said Court for the time
being, and saving always the Right of our said high Court of Admiralty
of England, and also of the Judge and Register of the same Court, from
whom or either of them it is not our Intention in any thing to
derogate, by these Presents) and also to arrest and cause and command
to be arrested all Ships, P