A. D. 1799. 475 



young ones over the proportion of two fifths may be reckoned as four. 

 No cargo of Haves Ihall conflft of more than four hundred, unlefs in cafe 

 of taking onboard fliipwrecked flaves, or flaves from a veflel in diftrefs. 

 —The furgeon of every flaving veflel mufl: have a certificate of his be- 

 ing properly qualified, and give bond at the cufl;om-houfe before fail- 

 ing, that he will keep a regular and true journal, exprefling the number 

 of male and female flaves brought onboard, and the deaths of the flaves 

 and of the fliip's crew, which he fliall deliver to the coUedor of the 

 cuflioms at the firfl; Britifli port, -where the vefl^el fliall arrive after leav- 

 ing the coafl: of Africa, who fliall return him an attefted duplicate of 

 it; which, with the declaration of the mafl:er and the mufler roll of the 

 veflel, mufl: be delivered at the cuftom-houfe from which flie cleared 

 out, before flie can be cleared out for another voyage. — No perfon fliall 

 take the command of a flaving vefl^el, unlefs he has already been com- 

 mander in one flaving voyage, or chief mate or furgeon during the 

 whole of two fuch voyages, or chief or inferior mate during three fuch 

 voyages. — No lols by mortality of flaves, whether natural or the confe- 

 quence of ill treatment or throwing them overboard, nor any lofs fuffered 

 from the princes or people of Africa, fliall be recoverable by any policy 

 of infurance. The commander, officers, and feamen, of every flaving 

 vefl^el before failing mufl: fign a prefcribed form of articles of agree- 

 ment, containing the dayly allowance of provifions, a fl:ipulation for 

 fliort-allowance money if the crew are obliged to go upon fliort allow- 

 ance, an engagement to employ the African natives for wooding and 

 watering, and to allow fufficient lodging room for the men daring the 

 middle paflage, either under the half-deck, or in the fteerage, or under 

 an awning or temporary upper deck of wood, fufficiently caulked. Ihe 

 articles mufl be witnelTed by two of the cuftom-houfe officers, and a 

 duplicate of them muft be lodged in the cuftom-houfe — Every officer 

 of a flaving fhip muft have an abftradl of this ad ; and an abftrad of 

 it, a copy of the articles, and of the mufter roll, muft be conftantly 

 exhibited in the moft pubhc part of the vellel No velFel (hall be clear- 

 ed out for a flaving voyage, except at London, Liverpool, and Briftol *. 

 [c. 80] 



It being reprefented in parliament, that great numbers of journeymen 

 manufadurers and workmen were combining to advance their wages, it 

 was enaded, that fuch perfons entering into written or verbal covenants 

 for the purpofe of obtaining higher wages, leflenmg or altering the hours 

 of work, or deterring others from duely following their bufinefs, or re- 

 fufing to work along with other workmen, or contributing money for 

 carrying on fuch combinations, fhould be committed to prifon for not 

 more than three months, or to the houfe of corrediou for not more 

 than two months, by order of any juftice. \_c. 81] 



The duty of one fliilling on every chaldron (Newcaftle meafure) of 

 coals, fhipped in the River Tine for home confumption, which was 



* May not this ad be called the charter of the Cave-merchants ol" London, Liverpool, and Briftol ? 



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