ersons, Things, Goods, Wares and
Merchandizes for the Premisses and every of them and for other Causes
whatsoever concerning the same wheresoever they shall be met with or
found within our Province of South Carolina aforesaid and the
Territories thereof, either within Liberties or without, And to compel
all manner of Persons in that behalf, as the Case shall require, to
appear and to answer, with Power of using any temporal Coertion and of
inflicting any other Penalty or Mulct according to the right Order and
Courses of the Law, summarily and plainly, looking only unto the Truth
of the fact. And we impower you in this Behalf to fine, correct,
punish, chastise and reform and imprison and cause and command to be
imprisoned, in any Gaols being within our Province of South Carolina
aforesaid and maritime places of the same, the Parties guilty and
Violators of the Laws and Jurisdiction of our Admiralty aforesaid and
Usurpers, Delinquents, and contumacious Absenters, Masters of Ships,
Mariners, Rowers, Fisher men, Shipwrights and other Workmen and
Artificers whomsoever exercising any kind of maritime Affairs as well
according to the aforesaidmentioned civil and maritime Laws and
Ordinances and Customs aforesaid and their Demerits As According to
the Statutes and Ordinances aforesaid and those of our Kingdom of
Great Britain for the Admiralty of England in that behalf made and
Provided, And to deliver and absolve, to discharge and Cause and
Command to be discharged, whatsoever Persons imprisoned in such cases,
Who are to be delivered, and to promulge and interpose all manner of
Sentences and Decrees and to put the same in Execution, with
Cognizance and Jurisdiction of whatsoever other Causes, Civil and
Maritime, which relate to the Sea or which any Manner of ways respect
or Concern the Sea or passage over the Same or Naval or Maritime
Voyage performed or to be performed or the Maritime Jurisdiction above
said, with power also to proceed in the same According to the Civil
and Maritime Laws and Customs of aforesaid Court anciently used, as
well those of meer Office Mix'd or promoted[5] as at the Instance of
any Party, as the Case shall require and seem Convenient. And we do by
these presents, which are to continue during our Royal Will and
pleasure only, Further give and grant unto you James Michie Esq., Our
said Commissary, the Power of taking and receiving all and every the
wages, fees, Profits, Advantages and Commodities whats