# Merchant Ships Act 1664, Section II: No. Master to desert his Ship.


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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/16/6/section/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-ships-act-1664/section-II
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