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the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n westward_o  _fw-fr 34_o ed._n 1._o edward_n charles_n gervase_n allard_n  _fw-fr 8_o ed._n 2._o john_n botetort_n william_n cranis_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o ed._n 2._o nichalds_n cryoll_n  _fw-fr 10_o ed._n 2._o john_n perbrun_n alias_o perburn_n robert_n leiburn_n knight_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 12_o ed._n 2._o john_n athey_n  _fw-fr 15_o ed._n 2._o john_n perburn_n robert_n de_fw-fr leiburn_n knight_n admiral_n of_o the_o western_a port_n of_o england_n wales_n and_o ireland_n  _fw-fr 16_o ed._n 2._o john_n perburn_n robert_n battle_n alias_o batall_a one_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o cinque-port_n  _fw-fr 18_o ed._n 2._o john_n sturmy_n robert_n bendon_n  _fw-fr 19_o ed._n 2._o john_n otervin_n nicholas_n keriel_n walsingh_n call_v these_o the_o three_o admiral_n of_o the_o three_o coast_n of_o england_n viz._n of_o yarmouth_n
portsmouth_n and_o the_o west_n and_o here_o note_v that_o the_o south_n coast_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o west_n  _fw-fr john_n de_fw-fr felton_n  _fw-fr 19_o ed._n 2._o john_n the_o stormy_a nicholas_n criell_n  _fw-fr 20_o ed._n 2._o john_n sturmy_n nicholas_n criell_n  _fw-fr 20_o ed._n 2._o john_n layborne_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o ed._n 3._o john_n perbrun_n ware_n de_fw-fr valoniis_fw-la  _fw-fr 7_o ed._n 3._o william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o ed._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr norwico_fw-la roger_n de_fw-fr hegham_n alias_o higham_n  _fw-fr 10_o ed._n 3._o thomas_n ughtre_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o ed._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr norwico_fw-la walter_n de_fw-fr say_v baronet_n  _fw-fr 10_o ed._n 3._o robert_n ufford_n &_o william_n de_fw-fr manton_n  _fw-fr john_n de_fw-fr roos_n admiralli_n flotae_fw-la  _fw-fr 11_o ed._n 3._o walter_n de_fw-fr manney_n barthol_n de_fw-fr burghershe_n k_o t._n  _fw-fr 12_o ed._n 3._o thomas_n de_fw-fr draiton_n this_o thomas_n elsewhere_o appear_v not_o as_o admiral_n but_o only_o as_o vice-admiral_n to_o walter_n de_fw-fr manney_n so_o possible_o in_o some_o other_o there_o may_v be_v some_o error_n also_o peter_n dardus_n alias_o bard._n  _fw-fr 13_o ed._n 3._o roâ—ert_n morley_n robert_n trussell_n bar._n de_fw-fr hengham_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o ed._n 3._o richaard_v fil._n alani_n com._n arundeliae_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 15_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr morley_n william_n clinton_n com._n huntingd_v  _fw-fr 16_o ed._n 3._o william_n trussel_n robert_n beaupell_v  _fw-fr 17_o ed._n 3._o william_n trussell_n john_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr gomerico_n  _fw-fr 18_o ed._n 3._o robert_n uffer_v com._n suffolk_n reignald_n de_fw-fr cobham_n  _fw-fr 19_o ed._n 3._o richard_n fil._n alani_n com._n arundeliae_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 20_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr ufford_n come_v suff._n richard_n fil._n alani_n com._n arundeliae_fw-la  _fw-fr 21_o ed._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr howard_n knight_n john_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr gomerico_n knight_n  _fw-fr 22_o ed._n 3._o walter_n de_fw-fr manny_n bar._n s._n salvato_n reignald_n de_fw-fr cobham_n knight_n  _fw-fr 24_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr causton_n john_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_n knight_n of_o the_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n  _fw-fr 25_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr morley_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 25_o ed._n 3._o william_n de_fw-fr bohun_n com._n northampt._n henry_n d._n of_o lancaster_n  _fw-fr 26_o ed._n 3._o william_n de_fw-fr bohun_n com._n northampt._n tho._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_n senior_n com._n warwicen_n  _fw-fr 29_o ed._n 3._o rob._n de_fw-fr morley_n bar._n de_fw-fr hengham_n john_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_n brother_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n  _fw-fr 30_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr morley_n guido_n de_fw-fr brian_n knight_n  _fw-fr 31_o ed._n 3._o guide_n de_fw-fr brian_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 33_o 34_o ed._n 3._o robert_n de_fw-fr morley_n guido_n de_fw-fr brian_n  _fw-fr 34_o ed._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_n aforesaid_a be_v constitute_v high_a admiral_n as_o well_o of_o the_o north_n as_o of_o the_o west_n of_o england_n 18_o julii_n 34_o ed._n 3._o at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v also_o lord_n warden_n of_o the_o cinque-port_n constable_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o dover_n and_o die_v decemb._n 2._o the_o same_o year_n in_o possession_n thereof_o  _fw-fr 35_o ed._n 3._o robert_n herle_n knight_n admirallus_fw-la omnium_fw-la flotarum_fw-la utriusque_fw-la partis_fw-la  _fw-fr 38_o ed._n 3._o ralph_n spigornell_n admirallus_fw-la utriusque_fw-la partis_fw-la  _fw-fr 43_o ed._n 3._o nicholas_n tamworth_n knight_n robert_n aston_n knight_n  _fw-fr 44_o ed._n 3._o john_n nevil_n kt._n bar._n de_fw-fr raby_n guido_n brian_n  _fw-fr 45_o ed._n 3._o ralph_n de_fw-fr ferrariis_fw-la robert_n aston_n knight_n  _fw-fr 46_o 47_o 48_o ed._n 3._o w._n de_fw-fr nevil_n philip_n courtney_n  _fw-fr 50_o ed._n 3._o william_n de_fw-fr ufford_n william_n de_fw-fr monteacuto_n com._n suff._n  _fw-fr 50_o 51_o ed._n 3._o mich._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n knight_n dn._n de_fw-fr wingfield_n brother_n of_o rob._n de_fw-fr hales_n prior_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n jo._n of_o jerusalem_n  _fw-fr 1_o r._n 2._o thomas_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_n jun._n com._n war._n richard_n fil._n alani_n com._n arundel_n  _fw-fr 2_o r._n 2._o thomas_n percy_n frat._n com._n northumb._n hugh_n calveley_n knight_n  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o r._n 2._o william_n de_fw-fr elmham_n knight_n philip_n courtney_n knight_n  _fw-fr 5_o r._n 2._o william_n de_fw-fr elmham_n john_n roche_n knight_n  _fw-fr 6_o r._n 2._o walter_n fil._n walt._n knight_n dn._n de_fw-fr woodham_n john_n roche_n alias_o de_fw-la rupibus_fw-la knight_n  _fw-fr 7_o r._n 2._o henry_n percy_n com._n northumb._n edward_n courtney_n com._n devon_n  _fw-fr 8_o r._n 2._o tho._n percy_n frat._n hen._n com._n northumb._n jo._n radington_n prior_n of_o saint_n john_n of_o jerusalem_n  _fw-fr 9_o r._n 2._o philip_n darcy_n k_o t._n thomas_n trivet_n knight_n  _fw-fr 10_o r._n 2._o richard_n fil._n alani_n com._n arundel_n admirallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la  _fw-fr 12_o r._n 2._o jo._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la monte_fw-fr bar._n de_fw-fr folkingham_n jo._n holland_n com._n huntingdon_n  _fw-fr 12_o r._n 2._o jo._n de_fw-fr rupibus_fw-la kt._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 13_o r._n 2._o jo._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la monte_fw-fr predict_v jo._n holland_n com._n predict_v  _fw-fr 14_o r._n 2._o edward_n com._n rutland_n jo._n holland_n com._n predict_v  _fw-fr 15_o r._n 2._o edward_n com._n rutland_n &_o corâ—â—giae_n afterward_o d._n of_o albemarle_n constitute_v high_a admiral_n as_o well_o of_o north_n as_o western_a part_n  _fw-fr 21_o r._n 2._o john_n beaufort_n marq._n dorset_n &_o com._n somerset_n fil._n jo._n de_fw-fr gandavo_fw-la d._n of_o lancaster_n admiral_n 〈◊〉_d north_n and_o west_n  _fw-fr â—â—_o r._n 2._o thomas_n percy_n com._n winchester_n frat._n hen._n com._n northumb._n he_o be_v then_o constitute_v admiral_n of_o both_o part_n  _fw-fr 2_o h._n 4._o rich._n grace_n bar._n de_fw-fr codenore_n thomas_n reniston_n knight_n  _fw-fr 5_o h._n 4._o tho._n beaufort_n frat._n praed_fw-we marq._n dor_n tho._n dom._n berkley_n knight_n  _fw-fr 7_o h._n 4._o nicholas_n blackburn_n esquire_n richard_n cliderhow_n esquire_n  _fw-fr admiral_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n 6_o h._n 4._o tho._n lancastrius_fw-la reg._n h._n 4._o fil._n viceroy_n of_o ireland_n high_a steward_n of_o england_n afterward_o d._n of_o clarence_n admirallus_fw-la utriusque_fw-la partis_fw-la 8_o h._n 4._o john_n beauford_n predict_v com._n somerset_n admirallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la 8_o h._n 4._o edmund_n holland_n earl_n of_o kent_z admirallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la 9_o h._n 4._o thomas_n beuford_n praed_fw-we adm._n angliae_fw-la 4_o h._n 6._o john_n lancastrius_fw-la d._n of_o bedford_n e._n of_o richmond_n and_o candale_n high_a constable_n of_o engl._n fil._n reg._n h._n 4._o admirallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la 14_o h._n 6._o joh._n holland_n d._n of_o exon._n e._n of_o huntingdon_n constitute_v together_o with_o his_o son_n admiral_n of_o england_n ireland_n and_o aquitain_n for_o life_n 25_o h._n 6._o will._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n mar._n &_o e._n of_o suffolk_n make_v admiral_n of_o england_n ireland_n and_o aquitain_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o hen._n d._n of_o exon_n who_o with_o his_o father_n have_v that_o office_n by_o the_o king_n â—rant_n ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la eorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o h._n 6._o hen._n holland_n d._n of_o exon._n adm._n angliae_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la &_o aquitaniae_fw-la 1_o ed._n 4._o rich._n nevil_n come_v warwic_n &_o sarisb_n admiral_n of_o england_n ireland_n &_o acquit_v 2_o ed._n 4._o will._n nevil_n e._n of_o kent_n &_o bar._n falconberg_n adm._n of_o engl._n ireland_n &_o acquit_v ed._n 4._o richard_n d._n of_o gloucester_n brother_n to_o the_o king_n adm._n of_o engl._n irel._n &_o acquit_v 49_o h._n 6._o rich._n nevil_n e._n of_o warwic_n &_o sarisb_n capt._n of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o calais_n constable_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o dover_n &_o custos_fw-la 5._o portuum_fw-la adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 11_o ed._n richard_n d._n of_o gloucester_n predict_v constitute_v admiral_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 1_o r._n 3._o john_n howard_n d._n of_o norfolk_n adm._n of_o engl._n ireland_n &_o acquit_v 1_o h._n 7._o jo._n de_fw-fr veer_v e._n of_o oxford_n high_a chamberlain_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 4_o h._n 8._o edw._n howard_n knight_n fil._n tho._n e._n of_o sur._n afterward_o d._n of_o norf._n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 5_o h._n 8._o tho._n howard_n eld_n brother_n of_o the_o say_v edw._n e._n of_o sur._n afterward_o d._n of_o norf._n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 17_o h._n 8._o henr._n fil._n nothus_fw-la reg._n h._n 8._o d._n of_o richm._n &_o somers_n e._n of_o nottingh_n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 28_o h._n 8._o will._n fitz_n william_n e._n of_o southampt_a adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 32_o h._n 8._o john_n russel_n knight_n dom._n russel_n admiral_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 34_o h._n 8._o john_n dudley_n knight_n vicecom_v insulae_fw-la &_o bar._n de_fw-fr malpas_n
where_o situate_a the_o strange_a tree_n that_o grow_v on_o that_o island_n 36_o freight_v how_o to_o be_v apportion_v when_o the_o voyage_n be_v imperfect_a 166_o france_n when_o first_o a_o admiral_n there_o 20_o 21_o g._n genuise_n famous_a for_o their_o maritime_a law_n 13_o gold_n silver_n precious_a stone_n and_o the_o like_a find_v in_o on_z or_o nigh_o the_o sea_n in_o what_o case_n may_v be_v keep_v by_o the_o finder_n and_o in_o what_o case_n not_o 190_o 192_o 194_o good_n find_v that_o belong_v to_o ship_v how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v dispose_v of_o in_o ancient_a time_n 192_o 193_o good_n cast_v over_o board_n to_o lighten_v the_o ship_n no_o derclict_n 188_o 189_o grecian_n by_o who_o they_o be_v first_o civilise_v 10_o 11_o h._n hannibal_n high_a admiral_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n 12_o hanno_n &_o hamilco_n famous_a for_o their_o naval_a discovery_n ibid._n hercules_n pillar_n why_o the_o motto_n of_o non_fw-la ultra_fw-la engrave_v thereon_o 9_o i._n jenning_n case_n against_o audley_n 116_o imperium_fw-la what_o the_o several_a degree_n thereof_o in_o the_o law_n 57_o to_o 65_o impleader_n of_o marine_a cause_n in_o a_o wrong_a jurisdiction_n punishable_a by_o the_o admiralty_n 31_o 32_o interdictum_fw-la at_o the_o civil_a law_n how_o it_o differ_v from_o prohibitio_fw-la at_o the_o common_a law_n 71_o joh._n rex_fw-la his_o ordinance_n make_v at_o hastings_n touch_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o the_o british_a sea_n 30_o jonean_a sea_n where_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 11_o jurisdiction_n the_o etymon_n of_o the_o word_n with_o the_o several_a kind_n and_o degree_n thereof_o in_o law_n 56_o to_o 69_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n of_o england_n the_o great_a antiquity_n thereof_o 22_o to_o 36_o jus_fw-la gentium_fw-la the_o original_a thereof_o 53_o jus_fw-la humanum_fw-la &_o civil_a what_o and_o how_o introduce_v 54_o just_o the_o divers_a acceptation_n of_o that_o word_n in_o law_n as_o in_o reference_n to_o fiction_n 83_o l._n lade_n or_o ship_n lade_n in_o part_n dispose_v to_o supply_v the_o ship_n occasion_n the_o law_n in_o that_o casâ—_n pag._n 179_o 180_o law_n the_o true_a definition_n thereof_o 51_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n of_o nation_n the_o civil_a law_n the_o law_n sacerdotal_n and_o canon_n 52_o to_o 55_o law_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o law_n admiral_n the_o great_a antiquity_n thereof_o law_n imperial_a their_o use_n and_o exeellency_n above_o other_o law_n in_o most_o kingdom_n 51_o 52_o law_n of_o the_o heathen_n father_v on_o their_o heathenish_a idol_n 53_o leigh_n case_v against_o burley_n 135_o lycurgus_n legislator_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 53_o lie_n the_o lie_v give_v to_o or_o by_o either_o the_o skipper_n or_o mariner_n the_o ancient_a penalty_n in_o that_o case_n 173_o m._n mahomet_n lawgiver_n to_o the_o arabian_n 53_o manumission_n what_o and_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o emancipation_n 65_o marcelleis_n famous_a for_o marine_a constitution_n 13_o mariner_n case_n against_o jones_n 133_o mariner_n their_o duty_n in_o case_n of_o disaster_n to_o the_o vessel_n 102_o not_o to_o desert_v the_o ship_n till_o the_o voyage_n be_v end_v 165_o not_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n without_o the_o skipper_n leave_v 167_o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v 178_o if_o hurt_n or_o wound_v in_o what_o case_n not_o to_o be_v heal_v at_o the_o ship_n charge_v 167_o 168_o messine_n where_o situate_a the_o people_n thereof_o famous_a for_o their_o sea-law_n 13_o minos_n he_o give_v law_n to_o the_o cretan_n 53_o minotauri_n fabula_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 8_o murderer_n of_o ship-broken_a man_n their_o strange_a and_o cruel_a punishment_n 185_o n._n have_v of_o ship_n and_o skipper_n to_o be_v engrave_v on_o the_o buoy_n of_o the_o anchor_n 195_o navigation_n the_o antiquity_n thereof_o to_o who_o original_o ascribe_v 7_o to_z 12_o nearchus_n admiral_n to_o alex._n the_o great_a 15_o neptune_n why_o feign_v to_o be_v god_n of_o the_o sea_n 14_o niceas_n another_o admiral_n to_o the_o athenian_n 15_o noah_n how_o long_o since_o he_o arrive_v at_o ararat_n 7_o north-star_n its_o use_n in_o navigation_n by_o who_o first_o invent_v 10_o numa_n lawgiver_n to_o the_o roman_n 53_o o._n oleron_n where_o situate_a most_o famous_a for_o their_o sea-law_n and_o maritime_a constitution_n when_o and_o by_o who_o first_o publish_v pag._n 13_o 14_o onesicratus_n admiral_n to_o the_o assyrian_n 15_o p._n patroclus_n admiral_n to_o the_o syrian_n 15_o palmer_n case_n against_o pope_n 94_o 111_o 135_o partnership_n in_o a_o fish_n design_n the_o law_n in_o that_o case_n 182_o paeni_fw-la or_o carthaginian_n original_o phoeni_n or_o phoenician_n 12_o phoenicia_n where_o situate_a the_o people_n thereof_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o first_o mariner_n merchant_n and_o astronomer_n as_o also_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o arithmetic_n and_o the_o art_n of_o navigation_n 10_o 11_o pilot_n the_o punishment_n of_o a_o unskilful_a pilot_n in_o case_n of_o 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