Section XX XX. Ship retaken from the French shall be restored to the Owner, paying certain Monies in lieu of Salvage.X1

Regulations as to Payment and Division of Monies in lieu of Salvage.

Provided always and be it enacted That if any Ship Vessel or Boat taken as prize or any Goods therein shall appeare and be proved in the Court of Admiralty to be belonging to any of their Majesties Subjects of England Scotland or Ireland or any of the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging remaineing and continueing under their Majesties protection and obedience which were before taken or surprized by the Subjects of the French King or any of Their Majesties Enemies and afterwards againe surprized and retaken by any of their Majesties Ships of Warr or any Private Man of War or other Ship Vessel or Boat under their Majesties protection or obedience that then such Ships Vessels Boats and Goods and every such part and parts thereof as aforesaid belonging to such Their Majesties Subjects shall be adjudged to be restored and shall be by Decree of the said Court of Admiralty accordingly restored to such former Owner or Owners or Proprietors he or they paying for and in lieu of Salvage if taken by one of Their Majesties Ships of Warr an eighth part of the true value of the Ships Vessels Boats and Goods respectively so to be restored which Salvage shall be answered and paid to the Captaines Officers and Seamen in the said Man of War to be divided in such manner as before in this Act is directed touching the Share of Prizes belonging to the Captaines Officers and Seamen where Prizes are taken by any of Their Majesties Ships of War And if taken by a Privateer or other Ship Vessel or Boat after having been in the possession of the Enemy twenty foure houres an eighth part of the true value of the said Ships Vessels Boats and Goods and if above Twenty foure houres and under Forty eight a fifth part thereof X2& if above Forty eight houres & under Ninety six a third p[er]te thereof and if above Ninety six houres a moiety thereof All which payments to be made to any Privateer or other Ship Vessel or Boat shall be without any deductions and if such Ship so retaken shall appeare to have been after the taking by the Enemy by them sett forth as a Man of War the former Owners or Proprietors to whom the same shall be restored shall be adjudged to pay and shall pay for Salvage the full moiety of the true value of the said Ship so taken and restored without deduction as aforesaid Any law custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.