VIII Commanders of Ships, &c. turning Pirate, &c. or attempting to corrupt other Commanders, &c.
And be it further enacted That if any Commander or Master of any Shipp or any Seaman or Marriner shall in any place where the Admirall hath Jurisdiction betray his Trust and turne Pirate Enemy or Rebell and piratically and feloniously run away with his or their Shipp or Shipps or any Barge Boate Ordnance Ammunition Goods or Merchandizes or yield them up voluntarily to any Pirate or shall bring any seduceing Messages from any Pirate Enemy or Rebell or consult combine or confederate with or attempt or endeavour to corrupt any Commander Master Officer or Marriner to yield up or run away with any Shipp Goods or Merchandizes or turne Pirate or goe over to Pirates or if any Person shall lay violent Hands on his Commander whereby to hinder him from fighting in Defence of his Shipp and Goods committed to his Trust or that shall confine his Master or make or endeavour to make a Revolt in the Shipp shall be adjudged deemed and taken to be a Pirate Felon and Robber . . .
Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), Sch. 1

Act repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 (c. 50), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group2