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In a question between these parties, the Lords found, 1mo, That by act 13th Geo. II. c. 17. a ship-carpenter, equally with any landsman, is exempted from being impressed for two years after he goes to sea; and,
2do, That a protection granted by the Lords of the Admiralty, is not the only mode of ascertaining a party's right to this statutory exemption.
Reporter, Lord Alva.For Chalmers, Henry Erskine.For Captain Napier, Solicitor-General.
Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 310. Fac. Col. No 28. p. 49.
