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videcl between the two : And whenever either of 

 those ships shall meet with a third, they shall again 

 divide with her, one-half of their shipwrecked sea- 

 men ; and thus continue subdividing with every 

 ship they meet, until they become equally dis- 

 tributed throughout tlie fleet, or at least until the 

 number left be so far diminished, as to cease to be a 

 burden to the savers. 



2. The victualling stores of the people saved, 

 shall be exclusively consumed by themselves ; and 

 when any division of the shipwrecked crew is made 

 to any other vessels, an equal proportion of the re- 

 maining victuals must go along with them ; but in 

 the event of the said crew not having brought any 

 provisions along with them, then they shall be as- 

 sisted therewith, for humanity's sake, they working 

 for the samiC as other seamen. 



o. Whenever a ship shall be cast away in Green- 

 land, the commander or captain, or the person re- 

 presenting the same, so long as he remains by the 

 wreck, shall have his free choice whether the stores 

 shall be saved or not, and by wliom they shall be 

 saved, provided the person on whom he fixes shall 

 have it at his option to receive them. 



4. In all instances, however, of a wreck being 

 found without any person near or on board the same, 

 he or they who shall meet with it, shall be legally 

 authorised to take on board any of its stores, spars, 

 rigging, sails, casks, cargo or goods ; and on carrying 



