Section XI Master or Mariner burning or willfully losing a Ship;

Death.

And whereas it often happeneth that Masters and Mariners of Ships haveing ensured or taken upon Botomary greater summes of money then the value of their Adventure doe wilfully cast away burne or otherwise destroy the Shipps under their Charge to the Merchants and Owners great losse For the prevention thereof for the future Bee it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Captaine Master Mariner or other Officer belonging to any Shipp shall wilfully cast away burne or otherwise destroy the Shipp unto which he belongeth or procure the same to be done he shall suffer death as a Felon.