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nothing_o but_o in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n there_o the_o heir_n be_v not_o put_v to_o his_o petition_n coke_n 1_o rep._n 50._o alton_n wood_n case_n tenant_n for_o life_n or_o year_n of_o a_o manor_n shall_v have_v a_o escheat_n coke_n 2_o inst_z 146._o see_v before_o in_o the_o court_n of_o escheator_n page_n 239._o to_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n there_o be_v a_o felony_n punishable_a by_o the_o civil_a law_n because_o it_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o high_a sea_n as_o piracy_n robbery_n or_o murder_n whereof_o the_o common_a law_n do_v take_v no_o notice_n because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v try_v by_o twelve_o men._n if_o this_o piracy_n be_v try_v before_o the_o lord_n admiral_n in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o delinquent_n there_o attaint_v yet_o shall_v it_o work_v no_o corruption_n of_o blood_n nor_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o land_n otherwise_o it_o be_v if_o he_o be_v attaint_v before_o commissioner_n by_o force_n of_o the_o stat._n 28_o hen._n 8._o and_o pirate_n come_v from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o rover_n at_o sea_n vide_fw-la coke_n 1_o inst_z 391._o a._n if_o any_o injury_n robbery_n felony_n or_o other_o offence_n be_v do_v upon_o the_o high_a sea_n lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la extend_v not_o to_o it_o therefore_o the_o admiral_n have_v conusance_n thereof_o and_o may_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o marine_a law_n by_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o body_n and_o other_o proceed_n as_o have_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n coke_n 2_o inst_z 51._o the_o like_a of_o thing_n do_v in_o a_o foreign_a kingdom_n which_o shall_v be_v try_v before_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n ibid._n wreck_n be_v such_o good_n only_o which_o be_v cast_v and_o leave_v upon_o the_o land_n by_o the_o sea_n flotsam_n be_v when_o a_o ship_n be_v sink_v or_o otherwise_o perish_v and_o the_o good_n float_v upon_o the_o sea_n jetsam_n be_v when_o a_o ship_n be_v in_o danger_n 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