Section XII Admiralty may discharge registered Seamen from Register.

Provided also and itt is hereby enacted. That itt shall and may bee lawfull to and for the said Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admirall of England or any Three or more of them or the Lord High Admirall of England for the tyme being to discharge any Seaman who shall have beene registred as aforesaid from the said Register upon any Cause for which itt shall bee desired or for any Offence to dismisse and expunge any Seaman from the said Register and thereby deprive him of the Benefitt thereof according to the best of theire Judgements and Discretions Any thing in this Act before mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.