21. Impressment is a form of conscription and surely will be remain legal as long as the latter does.22. Most were acquired by impressment ( a common method of recruitment from c . 1700-1815 ). 23. In August 1939, the aircraft was inspected by the Air Ministry for possible impressment into military service. 24. Kidd sailed away during the night to preserve his crew, rather than subject them to Royal Navy impressment . 25. In the Vagabonds Act 1597, several lists of persons were subject to impressment for service in the fleet. 26. The chief advantages of these acts was in the number of volunteers brought in under the apprehension of impressment . 27. When Americans proposed a truce based on British ending impressment , Britain refused, because it needed those sailors. 28. This also perhaps led to an increase and proliferation of tattoos among American seamen who wanted to avoid impressment . 29. These German Catholics were fleeing the Gangelt, Geilenkirchen district of Germany to avoid religious persecution and military impressments . 30. The chief advantage of this Act was in the number of volunteers brought in under the apprehension of impressment .