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several_a precept_n or_o mandate_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o admiralty_n court_n unto_o several_a person_n for_o the_o summon_n and_o return_v of_o jury_n for_o the_o enquiry_n and_o trial_n of_o all_o such_o offence_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o say_a statute_n whether_o commit_v upon_o the_o sea_n or_o upon_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n below_o london_n bridge_n towards_o the_o sea_n or_o upon_o the_o seashore_n wheresoever_o within_o the_o maritime_a jurisdiction_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o admiralty_n of_o england_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o or_o upon_o public_a river_n port_n creek_n or_o place_n overflow_v by_o the_o sea_n i_o shall_v here_o set_v down_o a_o copy_n of_o one_o of_o they_o only_o which_o bear_v date_n in_o the_o month_n of_o feb._n in_o the_o same_o year_n carolus_n 10._o dominus_fw-la howard_n baro_n de_fw-fr effingham_n praeclari_fw-la ordinis_fw-la garterii_fw-la mile_n magnus_fw-la admirallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la walliae_fw-la ac_fw-la dominiorum_fw-la &_o insularum_fw-la earundem_fw-la tenore_fw-la villae_fw-la calisiae_fw-la &_o merchiarum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la gasconiae_fw-la aquitaniae_fw-la classium_fw-la &_o marium_fw-la dictorum_fw-la regnorum_fw-la angliae_fw-la praefectus_fw-la generalis_fw-la ac_fw-la socii_fw-la svi_fw-la justiciarii_fw-la serenissimae_fw-la dom_fw-la nostrae_fw-la reginae_fw-la suae_fw-la admirallitatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la proditiones_fw-la felonias_fw-la roberias_fw-la furta_fw-la murdera_fw-la homicidia_fw-la confederationes_fw-la delicta_fw-la piratica_fw-la spoliationes_fw-la depraedationes_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o delicta_fw-la quaecunquae_fw-la tam_fw-la in_fw-la aut_fw-la super_fw-la mare_fw-la vel_fw-la publico_fw-la flumine_fw-la thamise_n citra_fw-la pontem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la londini_fw-la versus_fw-la mare_fw-la quam_fw-la super_fw-la littus_fw-la maris_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la locornm_fw-la infra_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la maritimam_fw-la &_o limit_n jurisdictionis_fw-la admirallitatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la vel_fw-la alibi_fw-la in_o aut_fw-la super_fw-la fluminibus_fw-la publicis_fw-la portibus_fw-la crecis_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la super_fw-la inundatis_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la contra_fw-la pacem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la domine_fw-la nostrae_fw-la reginae_fw-la atque_fw-la statuta_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o ordinationes_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la angliae_fw-la ac_fw-la commune_v leges_fw-la statuta_fw-la ac_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la maritimas_fw-la curiae_fw-la suae_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la qualitercunque_fw-la habita_fw-la facta_fw-la attemptata_fw-la sive_fw-la commissa_fw-la &_o perpetrata_fw-la &_o vicecomiti_fw-la surr._n etc._n etc._n tihi_o praecipimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la venire_fw-la facias_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a warrant_n or_o precept_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n direct_v unto_o the_o bailiff_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 32._o in_o the_o burrogh_n of_o southwark_n and_o likewise_o unto_o the_o bailiff_n of_o southwark_n another_o warrant_n be_v likewise_o direct_v unto_o jasper_n swift_a eod_a the_o then_o martial_a of_o the_o admiralty_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v richard_n jones_n osmund_n spark_n john_n barnard_n humphrey_n hood_n and_o thomas_n seal_v commit_v for_o piracy_n and_o felony_n by_o they_o do_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o upon_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n below_o bridge_n towards_o the_o sea_n before_o the_o say_a court_n in_o these_o word_n carolus_n domminus_n howard_n 29._o etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la in_o superdicto_fw-la praecepto_fw-la jaspero_n swift_n curiae_fw-la admirallitatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la mariscallo_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la quod_fw-la richardium_fw-la jones_n osmund_n spark_n johannem_fw-la barnard_n humfridum_n hood_n &_o thomam_fw-la seal_n in_fw-la custodia_fw-la militis_fw-la macresc_n &_o modo_fw-la detent_a &_o existent_a nuper_fw-la de_fw-la pyratiis_fw-la &_o feloniis_fw-la per_fw-la ipsos_fw-la super_fw-la mare_fw-la &_o rivum_fw-la thamiseos_fw-la infra_fw-la pontem_fw-la etc._n etc._n coram_fw-la etc._n etc._n habeas_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v then_o divers_a other_o pirate_n and_o other_o offender_n in_o the_o marshalsey_n another_o warrant_n be_v direct_v unto_o the_o knight_n marshal_n keeper_n of_o that_o prison_n to_o have_v all_o and_o singular_a the_o pirate_n and_o other_o offender_n before_o the_o say_a court_n which_o warrant_v likewise_o run_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o former_a 33._o viz._n carolus_n howard_n etc._n etc._n tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la quod_fw-la tertio_fw-la die_v octob._n etc._n etc._n coram_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnes_fw-la &_o singulos_fw-la pyratas_fw-la etc._n etc._n habeas_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o return_n of_o the_o say_a warrant_n several_a indictment_n be_v prefer_v against_o several_a person_n for_o several_a piracy_n and_o other_o offence_n commit_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n below_o the_o bridge_n beside_o such_o indictment_n as_o be_v prefer_v against_o pirate_n and_o robber_n upon_o other_o navigable_a river_n and_o at_o high_a sea_n one_o against_o conray_a bow_n for_o that_o upon_o the_o 20_o of_o february_n he_o with_o a_o certain_a wherry_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n do_v enter_v upon_o and_o into_o a_o certain_a light_a lie_v over_o against_o debtford_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n do_v etc._n etc._n inquiratur_fw-la pro_fw-la dom._n reginâ_fw-la si_fw-la conraye_v bowes_n nuper_fw-la grenwici_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la kantiae_fw-la watermanus_fw-la 14._o vicesimo_fw-la die_fw-la mens_fw-la februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la dom._n nostrae_fw-la elizabeth_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la angliae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la nunc_fw-la reginae_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensoris_fw-la etc._n etc._n vicesimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la in_fw-la cymbâ_fw-la quadam_fw-la vectoria_fw-la vocata_fw-la a_o wherry_n super_fw-la publicum_fw-la flumen_fw-la thamiseos_fw-la infra_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la maritimam_fw-la praefatae_fw-la dom._n nostrae_fw-la reginae_fw-la suae_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la intention_n malevola_fw-la existent_n ac_fw-la deum_fw-la prae_fw-la oculis_fw-la suis_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la sed_fw-la instigatione_fw-la diabolica_fw-la seductus_fw-la circa_fw-la mediam_fw-la noctem_fw-la cymbam_fw-la quandam_fw-la vectoriam_fw-la dictam_fw-la a_o lyght_a tunc_fw-la super_fw-la publico_fw-la flumine_fw-la rivi_fw-la thamiseos_fw-la ex_fw-la opposito_fw-la depforde_n creek_n infra_fw-la
maritime_a affair_n wheresoever_o make_v be_v then_o due_o use_v in_o the_o admiralty_n court_n and_o do_v proper_o thereunto_o belong_v chap._n iii_o that_o by_o the_o ancient_a statute_n of_o the_o admiralty_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o oleron_n it_o appear_v that_o contract_v make_v at_o land_n of_o and_o concern_v maritime_a affair_n be_v cognizable_a and_o tryable_a in_o the_o admiralty_n both_o before_o and_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o whereunto_o the_o last_o mention_v statute_n make_v reference_n if_o contract_n and_o covenant_n of_o and_o concern_v maritime_a business_n make_v at_o land_n be_v cognizable_a in_o the_o admiralty_n in_o edward_n the_o three_o time_n 5._o then_o do_v the_o last_o before_o mention_a limitation_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 13_o of_o rich._n 2._o 5._o continue_v they_o tryable_a there_o still_o take_v the_o construction_n of_o the_o statute_n to_o be_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o petition_n or_o without_o but_o 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