for_o certain_a judgement_n thereof_o be_v give_v for_o the_o mariner_n berry_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n the_o king_n will_v that_o the_o peace_n be_v as_o well_o keep_v on_o the_o sea_n as_o on_o the_o land_n and_o we_o find_v that_o you_o be_v come_v hither_o by_o due-process_n and_o therefore_o rule_v he_o to_o answer_v out_o of_o which_o the_o author_n observe_v four_o thing_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sea_n which_o be_v not_o within_o any_o county_n from_o whence_o a_o jury_n may_v come_v 2._o that_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o within_o any_o county_n be_v not_o within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o court_n of_o common-plea_n but_o belong_v to_o the_o admiral_n jurisdiction_n 3._o that_o when_o the_o ship_n come_v within_o the_o river_n than_o it_o be_v confess_v to_o be_v within_o the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n 4._o that_o when_o a_o take_n be_v partly_o on_o the_o sea_n and_o partly_o in_o a_o river_n the_o common_a law_n shall_v have_v 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upon_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o she_o upon_o the_o river_n at_o the_o very_a instant_a time_n of_o her_o take_n but_o if_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n may_v have_v its_o right_a we_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o mathematitian_n to_o strike_v a_o line_n between_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o river_n to_o make_v the_o distinction_n for_o indeed_o this_o distinction_n will_v be_v altogether_o needless_a but_o this_o observation_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v draw_v this_o meaning_n of_o take_v partly_o on_o the_o sea_n and_o partly_o on_o the_o river_n must_v be_v that_o a_o ship_n be_v so_o take_v when_o she_o be_v first_o take_v at_o sea_n and_o
examinationem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la factam_fw-la satis_fw-la constat_fw-la quod_fw-la praedicta_fw-la curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la in_o hujusmodi_fw-la placitis_fw-la dummodo_fw-la res_fw-la sic_fw-la se_fw-la habeant_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la in_o eisdem_fw-la impedire_fw-la seu_fw-la retardari_fw-la non_fw-la debeat_fw-la at_o quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la patricius_n brevem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la de_fw-la consultatione_n vobis_fw-la dirigendum_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la praedicta_fw-la habeat_fw-la ideo_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la patricius_n in_fw-la causa_fw-la sua_fw-la praedicta_fw-la in_o praedicta_fw-la curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la licitè_fw-fr procedere_fw-la &_o facere_fw-la valeat_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictam_fw-la curiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la noveritis_fw-la pertinere_fw-la praedicto_fw-la brevi_fw-la nostro_fw-la de_fw-la prohibition_n vicunque_fw-la inde_fw-la forma_fw-la praedicta_fw-la directo_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la non_fw-la obstanti_fw-la 8._o t._n e._n anderson_n apud_fw-la westmon_n decimo_fw-la nono_fw-la die_v junii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la tricesimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la culwicke_n scott_n short_o after_o the_o grant_n of_o this_o consultation_n by_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n anderson_n and_o before_o the_o cause_n can_v come_v to_o hear_n or_o to_o be_v full_o determine_v in_o the_o admiralty_n court_n prideaux_n upon_o the_o same_o suggestion_n procure_v another_o prohibition_n from_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n popham_n and_o thereby_o again_o stay_v the_o proceed_n in_o the_o admiralty_n court_n until_o the_o 41th_o year_n of_o the_o queen_n but_o in_o that_o year_n vicesimo_fw-la septimo_fw-la die_v junii_fw-la upon_o reexamination_n of_o the_o point_n another_o consolation_n be_v award_v agreeable_a with_o the_o former_a and_o the_o admiralty_n court_n be_v then_o a_o second_o time_n set_v free_a to_o determine_v the_o cause_n in_o these_o more_o express_a word_n ideo_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la patricius_n in_fw-la causa_fw-la praedicta_fw-la quoad_fw-la omnes_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la res_fw-la &_o contractus_fw-la predict_v super_fw-la altum_fw-la mare_fw-la vel_fw-la super_fw-la ejus_fw-la necessaria_fw-la dependentia_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la vos_fw-la vel_fw-la praedictus_fw-la patricius_n de_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la contractibus_fw-la infra_fw-la corpus_fw-la alicujus_fw-la comitatus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la factis_fw-la ne_fw-la intromittatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o curia_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la coram_fw-la vobis_fw-la seu_fw-la aliquo_fw-la vestrum_fw-la licite_fw-la procedere_fw-la &_o facere_fw-la valeat_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o here_o do_v this_o consultation_n put_v a_o plain_a distinction_n between_o the_o body_n of_o county_n and_o the_o port_n and_o havens_n here_o call_v necessaria_fw-la dependentia_fw-la alti_fw-la maris_fw-la and_o indeed_o they_o be_v such_o necessary_a dependent_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o they_o may_v very_o well_o nay_o they_o must_v be_v call_v mare_n the_o sea_n though_o not_o altum_fw-la mare_fw-la the_o high_a sea_n otherwise_o needless_a and_o altogether_o in_o vain_a be_v this_o distinction_n of_o mare_n &_o altum_fw-la mare_fw-la of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o high_a sea_n and_o main_a sea_n if_o the_o port_n creek_n and_o havens_n be_v not_o mare_n sea_n and_o those_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n further_o remote_a from_o the_o land_n altum_fw-la mare_fw-la the_o high_a or_o main_a sea_n and_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o though_o upon_o every_o suggestion_n whereon_o a_o prohibition_n be_v in_o such_o case_n award_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 13_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o the_o word_n sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr mere_a in_o the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o prohibition_n translate_v super_fw-la altum_fw-la mare_fw-la yet_o will_v not_o those_o word_n sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr mere_a nor_o any_o other_o word_n in_o that_o statute_n bear_v any_o such_o construction_n as_o by_o the_o say_a statute_n if_o look_v into_o 3._o will_v appear_v which_o statute_n shall_v be_v hereafter_o set_v down_o at_o large_a according_a to_o the_o parliament_n roll_v in_o the_o tower_n and_o then_o be_v there_o nothing_o at_o all_o contain_v in_o that_o statute_n which_o can_v so_o much_o as_o seem_v to_o limit_v the_o admiral_n to_o the_o high_a sea_n or_o exclude_v his_o jurisdiction_n from_o extend_v to_o the_o port_n creek_n and_o havens_n which_o be_v sea_n though_o not_o high_a sea_n and_o so_o the_o very_a foundation_n whereon_o all_o the_o argument_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o deprivation_n of_o the_o admiral_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n upon_o the_o port_n and_o havens_n be_v ground_v be_v clear_o take_v away_o patrick_n landy_n likewise_o sue_v john_n prideaux_n of_o padstow_n pro_fw-la tribus_fw-la millibus_fw-la centenis_fw-la sepi_fw-la libellando_fw-la eundem_fw-la johannem_fw-la prideaux_n bona_fw-la res_fw-la &_o merces_fw-la praedicta_fw-la ac_fw-la alia_fw-la bona_fw-la res_fw-la &_o merces_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la &_o possessionem_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la johannis_n infra_fw-la fluxum_fw-la &_o refluxum_fw-la maris_fw-la accepisse_fw-la &_o sumpsisse_fw-la eademque_fw-la tunc_fw-la penes_fw-la se_fw-la habuisse_fw-la seu_fw-la saltem_fw-la eadem_fw-la dolo_fw-la alienasse_n etc._n etc._n prideaux_n upon_o suggestion_n that_o those_o good_n and_o merchandise_n be_v per_fw-la quendam_fw-la georgium_n sydenham_n nuper_fw-la capitaneum_fw-la navis_fw-la anglicanae_n vocat_fw-la the_o black_a boat_n apud_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la padstow_n in_o comitatu_fw-la cornubiae_fw-la infra_fw-la corpus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la comitatus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la super_fw-la altum_fw-la mare_fw-la vendita_fw-la &_o deliberata_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la johannem_fw-la ibi_fw-la recepta_fw-la habita_fw-la &_o tenta_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la usum_fw-la suum_fw-la proprium_fw-la conversa_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o obtain_v a_o prohibition_n 12._o feb._n 37_o elizab._n a_o consultation_n be_v award_v in_o the_o same_o word_n with_o the_o other_o 5._o the_o same_o patrick_n landy_n sue_v digorius_n halman_n in_o the_o admiralty_n pro_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la dycariis_fw-la pellium_fw-la hibernicorum_fw-la libellando_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la digorius_n praedictas_fw-la quinquagintas_fw-la dycarias_fw-la pellium_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la bonorum_fw-la rerum_fw-la &_o mercium_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la &_o possessionem_fw-la svas_fw-la infra_fw-la fluxum_fw-la &_o refluxum_fw-la maris_fw-la accepisset_fw-la &_o sumpissset_fw-la easdemque_fw-la tunc_fw-la penes_fw-la se_fw-la habuisset_fw-la &_o saltem_fw-la easdem_fw-la dolo_fw-la alienasset_fw-la etc._n etc._n digorius_n halman_n upon_o suggestion_n that_o gremfield_n halse_n nicholas_n halse_n and_o john_n hoyell_n alias_o howele_v at_o plymoth_n in_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n infra_fw-la corpus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la comitatus_fw-la devoniae_fw-la &_o non_fw-la super_fw-la altum_fw-la mare_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la possessionati_n de_fw-la dictis_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la dycariis_fw-la pellium_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o pro_fw-la certâ_fw-la denariorum_fw-la summa_fw-la barganizarunt_fw-la &_o vendiderunt_fw-la eidem_fw-la digario_fw-la halman_n ac_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la johanni_n martin_n &_o thomae_fw-la crane_n praedictas_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la dicarias_fw-la pellium_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o obtain_v a_o prohibition_n vicesimo_fw-la sex_n to_o maii_n 40_o eliz._n a_o consultation_n be_v award_v 17._o t._n edvardo_fw-la anderson_n and_o as_o before_o so_o here_o in_o this_o same_o cause_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o suggestion_n a_o new_a prohibition_n be_v award_v by_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n popham_n but_o 26_o maii_n 41_o eliz._n a_o consultation_n be_v again_o award_v as_o in_o the_o before_o mention_v cause_n and_o many_o 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noluimus_fw-la vobis_fw-la jam_fw-la significamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o because_o we_o will_v not_o have_v the_o cognizance_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n in_o maritime_a cave_n to_o be_v hinder_v by_o such_o crafty_a assertion_n we_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o former_a consulattion_n i_o shall_v likewise_o set_v down_o this_o consultation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o so_o come_v to_o show_v you_o some_o of_o those_o which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n henricus_fw-la octavus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la angliae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la &_o in_o terra_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n &_o hiberniae_fw-la supremum_fw-la caput_fw-la nobili_fw-la &_o prae_fw-la potenti_fw-la viro_fw-la domino_fw-la johanni_n vicecomiti_fw-la lysle_n baroni_n de_fw-fr malpas_n &_o somerey_o praeclari_fw-la ordinis_fw-la garteri_fw-la militi_fw-la domino_fw-la basset_n &_o tyasse_n magno_fw-la admirallo_fw-la angliae_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la walliae_fw-la villae_fw-la &_o
judicandis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o class_n regiâ_fw-la gubernandâ_fw-la insignitur_fw-la 16._o and_o further_o say_v that_o we_o have_v the_o name_n of_o this_o magistracy_n viz._n custos_fw-la maris_fw-la marinae_fw-la &_o maritimarum_fw-la partium_fw-la from_o the_o roman_n lib._n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o cicero_n in_o epistol_n ad_fw-la attic._n ubi_fw-la ait_fw-la vult_fw-la i_o pompeius_n esse_fw-la quem_fw-la tota_fw-la haec_fw-la maritima_fw-la ora_fw-la habeat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n speculatorem_fw-la &_o custodem_fw-la chap._n iii_o the_o beginning_n of_o sea-law_n and_o the_o further_a antiquity_n of_o admiral_n and_o their_o jurisdiction_n from_o thence_o argue_v dionysius_n ascribe_v the_o first_o make_v of_o sea-law_n to_o the_o phoenicians_n orbis_fw-la pliny_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n distinct_a but_o according_a to_o the_o observation_n of_o most_o author_n out_o of_o most_o ancient_a monument_n our_o sea-law_n have_v have_v their_o 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