{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-with-france-act-1692/section-IX",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-with-france-act-1692/section-IX.json",
  "legislation": "aep/WillandMar/4/25",
  "legislation_title": "Trade with France Act 1692",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-with-france-act-1692",
  "path": "section/IX",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "IX",
  "heading": "IX. Privateers taking French Ships by Collusion.",
  "text": "Privateer and her said Prize adjudged Prize to the Crown.; If by Man of War.; Penalty £1000. on Captain and Disability, and Prize adjudged Prize to the Crown.\nAnd be it further enacted that in case any Shipp or Vessell or any Goods or Merchandizes of the growth product or manufacture of the Dominions or Territories of the French King shall be taken by any Privateer through consent or clandestinely or by collusion such Ship and Vessel and such Goods and Merchandizes and alsoe the Shipp Tackle Apparel Furniture and Ammunition of such Privateer shall upon proof thereof to bee made in their Majesties Court of Exchequer or in the Court of Admiralty be declared and adjudged to be good Prize to their Majesties and one moiety thereof shall bee to the use of their Majesties their Heires and Successors and the other moiety to the use of such Person who shall discover the same and the Bond given by the Captaine of such Privateer shall be and is hereby adjudged to be forfeited to their Majesties And in case any such Shipp Vessel or any Goods or Merchandizes as aforesaid shall be taken by any Man of Warr through consent clandestinely or by collusion of the Co[m]mander or Captaine such Co[m]mander or Captaine shall forfeit the su[m]m of One thousand Pounds one moiety thereof to the use of their Majesties their Heires and Successors and the other moiety to the use of such Person who shall discover the same to be recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Informac[i]on in any of their Majesties Courts of Record wherein noe essoign protection priveledge or wager of Law nor any more then one imparlance shall be allowed and such Captaine or Officer shall forfeit his Command or Imployment and shall be and is hereby disabled and made incapable of any Office or Imployment under their Majesties dureing the space of seven yeares And the said Goods and Merchandize and the Shipp Tackle Apparel Furniture Guns and Ammunition so taken by collusion shall be and is hereby adjudged to bee good Prize to their Majesties.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Thirteenth and, in King's Printer's Copy."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/4/25/section/IX",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:24:12.992285+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}