Summary

Offences at Sea Act (1799)

“ AND when any person or persons shall be tried for the crime of murther or manslaughter committed upon the sea, by virtue of any commission directed under the said Act, and shall be found guilty of manslaughter only, such persons or person shall be entitled to receive the benefit of clergy in like manner, and shall be subject to the same punishment, as if he or they had committed such manslaughter in or upon the land. ”
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