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Section II No. Master to desert his Ship.

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And be it further enacted, by the Authoritie aforesaid That noe Master of any such English Shipp as aforesaid being at Sea and having discovered any Ship to be a Turkish Shipp Pirate or Sea-Rover shall depart out of his Shipp upon any pretence whatsoever least by his detention on board any such Shipp the safety of his owne Shipp be hazarded