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the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n of_o england_n assert_v against_o sr._n edward_n coke_n articuli_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la in_o xxii_o chapter_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n by_o richard_n zouch_v doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o late_a judge_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n london_n print_v for_o francis_n titan_n and_o thomas_n dring_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o their_o shop_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1663._o thomas_n foley_n of_o great_a witley_n court_n in_o the_o county_n of_o worcester_n esqr._o to_o the_o reader_n i_o do_v certify_v and_o attest_v that_o the_o treatise_n entitle_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n assert_v etc._n etc._n by_o dr._n zouch_n be_v deliver_v into_o my_o hand_n by_o the_o author_n himself_o to_o be_v print_v and_o which_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v dedicate_v to_o his_o royal_a highness_n james_n duke_n of_o york_z lord_n high_z admiral_z of_o england_n drs_n commons_o febr._n 25._o 1663._o tim._n baldwyn_n assertion_n concern_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o admiralty_n of_o england_n 1._o that_o in_o all_o place_n where_o navigation_n and_o trade_n by_o sea_n have_v be_v in_o use_n and_o esteem_v and_o particular_o in_o england_n special_a law_n have_v be_v provide_v for_o regulate_v the_o same_o 2._o that_o in_o all_o place_n where_o law_n have_v be_v provide_v for_o business_n concern_v the_o sea_n as_o also_o in_o england_n special_a judge_n have_v be_v appoint_v to_o determine_v difference_n and_o to_o redress_v offence_n concern_v the_o same_o 3._o that_o in_o all_o place_n where_o special_a judge_n have_v be_v appoint_v for_o sea_n affair_n as_o also_o in_o england_n certain_a cause_n viz._n all_o such_o as_o have_v relation_n to_o navigation_n and_o negotiation_n by_o sea_n have_v be_v hold_v proper_a for_o their_o conusance_n 4._o that_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o lord_n high_a admiral_n of_o england_n as_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o king_n and_o usual_o exercise_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n may_v consist_v with_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n 5._o that_o the_o lord_n admiral_n of_o england_n may_v hold_v conusance_n of_o contract_n and_o write_n make_v at_o land_n touch_v business_n of_o navigation_n and_o trade_n by_o sea_n 6._o that_o the_o admiral_n of_o england_n may_v hold_v conusance_n of_o thing_n do_v in_o port_n and_o navigable_a river_n as_o touch_v damage_n do_v to_o person_n ship_n and_o good_n annoyance_n of_o free_a passage_n and_o unlawful_a fish_n 7._o that_o the_o lord_n admiral_n of_o england_n may_v hold_v plea_n of_o contract_n and_o other_o thing_n do_v beyond_o the_o sea_n relate_v to_o navigation_n and_o trade_n by_o sea_n 8._o that_o the_o court_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o common-law_n do_v intermeddle_v with_o and_o interrupt_v the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n in_o cause_n proper_o belong_v to_o that_o court_n 9_o that_o the_o trial_n of_o cause_n concern_v navigation_n and_o 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the_o grecian_n call_v a_o bill_n of_o this_o kind_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 33._o quae_fw-la de_fw-la nautico_fw-la soenore_fw-la conscripta_fw-la est_fw-la of_o which_o nauticum_fw-la foenus_fw-la there_o be_v several_a title_n in_o the_o digest_v and_o code_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o money_n so_o lend_v to_o be_v transport_v at_o the_o hazard_n of_o the_o lender_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v call_v pecunia_n trajectitia_fw-la of_o which_o salmatius_n pecunia_fw-la trajectitia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quae_fw-la trans_fw-la mare_fw-la vehenda_fw-la accipitur_fw-la 2._o &_o usurae_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la praestantur_fw-la maritimae_n &_o nauticae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la four_o bill_n of_o sale_n of_o ship_n be_v make_v conformable_a to_o maritine_n law_n for_o as_o west_n in_o his_o precedent_n deliver_v the_o form_n it_o be_v in_o such_o bill_n of_o sale_n express_v and_o declare_v that_o he_o that_o sell_v the_o ship_n bind_v 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richard_n the_o 2._o who_o act_n be_v insist_v upon_o as_o the_o great_a obstruction_n to_o the_o admiral_n jurisdiction_n the_o king_n council_n alone_o be_v enable_v to_o decide_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n jurisdiction_n the_o king_n himself_o with_o his_o council_n and_o judge_n shall_v not_o have_v as_o much_o power_n to_o determine_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o his_o admiral_n 8_o that_o the_o court_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n do_v intermeddle_v and_o interrupt_v the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n in_o cause_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o hitherto_o it_o have_v be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o the_o proceed_n in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n in_o the_o chief_a point_n in_o difference_n with_o the_o court_n of_o common_a law_n may_v consist_v with_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n it_o may_v now_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n how_o far_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o court_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n in_o intermeddle_v with_o cause_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o admiralty_n and_o in_o obstruct_v the_o proceed_n of_o that_o court_n may_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o former_a be_v intend_v their_o draw_v of_o such_o cause_n by_o action_n of_o trover_n and_o of_o trespass_n to_o their_o conusance_n by_o the_o late_a their_o disparage_n of_o stipulation_n and_o prescribe_v the_o form_n of_o libel_n in_o such_o cause_n the_o former_a may_v the_o rather_o be_v insist_v upon_o in_o regard_n sir_n edward_n cook_n do_v so_o often_o and_o so_o earnest_o in_o general_n inveigh_v against_o the_o encroach_a of_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n upon_o the_o business_n belong_v to_o the_o court_n of_o common_a law_n and_o in_o particular_a where_o he_o charge_v that_o in_o the_o bless_a time_n of_o peace_n those_o who_o belong_v to_o that_o court_n want_v business_n proper_a to_o that_o jurisdiction_n do_v encroach_v upon_o matter_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n court_n lest_o they_o shall_v sit_v idle_a and_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v the_o like_a practice_n of_o encroach_a being_n far_o more_o unexcusable_a in_o those_o who_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n court_n which_o do_v always_o abound_v with_o business_n sufficient_a for_o the_o same_o concern_v the_o action_n of_o trover_n among_o the_o grievance_n complain_v of_o by_o the_o admiral_n 8_o jacob_n it_o be_v present_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o whereas_o the_o conusance_n of_o all_o contract_n and_o other_o thing_n do_v on_o the_o sea_n belong_v to_o the_o admiral_n jurisdiction_n the_o same_o be_v make_v triable_a at_o the_o common_a law_n by_o suppose_v the_o same_o to_o have_v be_v do_v in_o cheapside_n or_o such_o place_n and_o under_o favour_n the_o answer_n thereunto_o be_v neither_o clear_a nor_o direct_v nor_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o answer_n be_v lay_v that_o the_o admiral_n have_v no_o conusance_n of_o any_o thing_n do_v within_o any_o county_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o the_o place_n be_v upon_o the_o water_n infra_fw-la fluxum_fw-la aquae_fw-la but_o whether_o it_o be_v upon_o any_o water_n within_o the_o county_n wherefore_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o of_o thing_n do_v upon_o the_o sea_n out_o of_o any_o county_n the_o admiral_n ought_v to_o have_v jurisdiction_n and_o that_o no_o precedent_n can_v be_v show_v that_o any_o prohibition_n have_v be_v grant_v for_o any_o contract_n plea_n or_o quarrel_n for_o any_o maritine_n cause_n do_v upon_o the_o sea_n in_o this_o answer_v it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o admiral_n ought_v to_o have_v jurisdiction_n of_o thing_n do_v on_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o no_o prohibition_n have_v be_v grant_v for_o any_o such_o cause_n but_o whether_o by_o the_o supposal_n or_o fiction_n of_o a_o ship_n arrive_v in_o cheapside_n the_o court_n of_o common_a law_n do_v hold_v plea_n of_o thing_n do_v on_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v nether_a confess_v nor_o deny_v much_o less_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n give_v for_o the_o same_o where_o it_o be_v say_v it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o the_o place_n be_v upon_o the_o water_n infra_fw-la fluxum_fw-la &_o refluxum_fw-la aquae_fw-la but_o whether_o it_o be_v upon_o any_o water_n within_o the_o county_n that_o may_v be_v true_a in_o respect_n that_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o county_n belong_v to_o the_o conusance_n of_o the_o common_a law_n but_o when_o the_o place_n where_o a_o thing_n be_v do_v belong_v apparent_o to_o anothe_v jurisdiction_n which_o pretend_v as_o well_o to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o place_n as_o to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o place_n of_o the_o action_n can_v in_o no_o way_n be_v suppress_v and_o another_o suggest_v in_o the_o room_n thereof_o for_o if_o that_o be_v permit_v the_o one_o jurisdiction_n be_v the_o great_a a_o more_o potent_a
there_o be_v no_o precedent_n that_o ever_o any_o man_n sue_v for_o freight_n at_o the_o common_a law_n which_o argue_v much_o difficulty_n in_o that_o way_n as_o probable_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o voyage_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o such_o proof_n as_o can_v be_v produce_v in_o those_o court_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o infinite_a prohibition_n have_v be_v grant_v in_o cause_n commence_v in_o the_o admiralty_n upon_o charter-party_n it_o must_v follow_v that_o thereby_o be_v occasion_v infinite_a loss_n to_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ship_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a by_o what_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o cause_n for_o freight_n be_v stop_v in_o the_o admiralty_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o recover_v the_o same_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o common_a law_n for_o that_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n that_o that_o merchant_n which_o decline_v that_o court_n know_v he_o be_v in_o no_o danger_n elsewhere_o and_o it_o fall_v out_o many_o time_n that_o for_o long_a voyage_n great_a sum_n be_v due_a for_o freight_n and_o merchant_n not_o always_o have_v good_a success_n be_v sometime_o put_v to_o their_o shift_n but_o how_o far_o it_o stand_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a court_n to_o countenance_n or_o in_o truth_n afford_v protection_n to_o such_o shift_n we_o leave_v they_o to_o consider_v but_o no_o man_n can_v conceive_v otherwise_o than_o that_o those_o course_n must_v needs_o more_o weaken_v the_o ship_n of_o the_o kingdom_n than_o divers_a ordinance_n and_o constitution_n intend_v for_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o can_v possible_o advance_v the_o same_o beside_o the_o decay_n of_o ship_n these_o thing_n conduce_v to_o the_o impoverish_n of_o mariner_n who_o be_v the_o life_n of_o ship_n for_o freight_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o wage_n and_o the_o owner_n lose_v his_o freight_n the_o mariner_n can_v so_o well_o obtain_v his_o wage_n and_o in_o consequence_n must_v betake_v himself_o to_o some_o other_o course_n of_o life_n the_o like_a inconvenience_n fall_v out_o in_o trade_n and_o commerce_n when_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v for_o contract_n or_o thing_n do_v in_o partibus_fw-la exteris_fw-la &_o transmarinis_fw-la the_o merchant_n if_o he_o can_v avoid_v the_o admiralty_n where_o he_o must_v answer_v upon_o oath_n and_o proof_n may_v be_v make_v by_o commission_n think_v himself_o secure_a from_o any_o danger_n at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o although_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v that_o remedy_n may_v be_v give_v in_o the_o chancery_n yet_o howsoever_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o be_v not_o usual_a for_o that_o court_n to_o send_v commission_n into_o foreign_a part_n and_o the_o pretence_n be_v for_o the_o right_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o king_n court_n of_o the_o common_a law_n without_o respect_n to_o the_o chancery_n to_o which_o sir_n ed._n cook_n seem_v to_o be_v no_o great_a friend_n finis_fw-la articuâi_fw-la admiralitatis_fw-la the_o process_n and_o proceed_n in_o this_o court_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n admiral_n the_o title_n of_o the_o complaint_n object_n 1._o answer_n object_n 2._o answer_n see_v hereafter_o in_o the_o proof_n by_o judgement_n &_o judicial_a precedent_n object_n 3._o answer_n 8_o eliz._n cap._n 5._o object_n 4._o answer_n object_n 5._o answer_n 13_o r._n 2._o cap_n 3.15_o r._n 2._o cap._n 5._o 2_o h._n 4._o cap._n 11._o object_n 6._o answer_n object_n 7._o answer_n object_n 8._o answer_n assert_v 1_o commene_n sur_fw-fr les_fw-fr cutumes_n the_o normandy_n te_fw-mi dâ_n vââces_n orat._n pro_fw-la lege_fw-la mamlia_fw-la proâheioâ_n l._n 2._o lâ_n 11._o l._n deprecatio_fw-la d._n de_fw-fr l._n rhod_n d_o dominio_fw-la maris_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 10._o orbis_n maritââi_fw-la lib._n 1_o c._n 30._o tract_n de_fw-fr navigate_fw-la et_fw-la mercatura_fw-la dâ_n sulseudis_fw-la tât_fw-la de_fw-fr officio_fw-la admââalli_n praefat_fw-la del_o cont._n solato_fw-la de_fw-fr c._n 44._o partid_n 5._o et_fw-la 9_o fontavon_n les_fw-fr edict_n de_fw-fr flance_n tom._n 3._o arâââ_n 19_o flores_n ââar_o sae_z ad_fw-la ââdeprecatio_fw-la a_o bridge_n of_o sea_n law_n c._n part._n 1._o c._n ad_fw-la sect._n 3_o c._n 8._o sir_n john_n hayward_n in_o the_o life_n of_o ed._n 6._o ad_fw-la sect._n 3_o c._n 32._o p._n 39_o offic._n 3._o de_fw-fr dom._n maris_n l._n 2._o c._n 28._o ad_fw-la cap._n 32._o de_fw-fr dom._n maris_fw-la p._n 254._o coment_fw-fr on_o liltt_n sect._n 234._o part._n 1._o c._n 17._o assert_v 2_o syntag._n l._n 47._o c._n 37._o petit_fw-fr de_fw-fr legib._n atticis_fw-la in_o verrem_fw-la 7._o decad._n 3._o l._n 3._o l._n 46._o ad_fw-la senatus_n trebes_n l._n lib._n 14._o 1_o ult_n c._n de_fw-fr commercijs_fw-la cap._n 20._o morisonis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 27._o sansovinus_n lib._n 17._o chassan_n catal._n p._n 9_o cons_n 26._o freeca_n the_o offic_n admire_v moris_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o edit_fw-la per_fw-la fontan_n tit._n 2._o c._n 14._o abrigd_v c._n 1_o de_fw-fr dem._n maris_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 27._o jurisdictiones_fw-la p._n 142_o selden_n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o assert_v 3_o tit._n the_o varlet_n gâomat_n verb._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d jac._n godefred_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la 1._o deprecatio_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d lib._n 33._o cap._n 24._o partid_n 5._o &_o 9_o tit._n de_fw-fr vareos_n lenthal_n &_o alii_fw-la contr_n d._n will._n russel_n &_o alii_fw-la assert_v 4_o jurisd_v of_o court_n c._n 6._o f._n 127._o de_fw-fr dom._n maris_fw-la l._n 18_o c_o 17._o â_o &_o 2_o phil._n &_o mar._n jurisd_v of_o court_n p._n 330._o gloss._n â_o admiral_n jurisd_v of_o court_n p._n 142._o ibid._n 144._o lib._n 2._o c._n 16._o assert_v 5_o note_n upon_o fortââcue_n b_o 6._o p_o 29._o v._n 557._o lex_fw-la mercat_n p._n 1._o cap._n 21._o p._n 1_o cap._n 24_o d._n lib._n tit_n 2._o c._n lib._n 4._o t._n 33._o d._n vsâris_n cap_n 2._o comment_fw-fr in_o littleton_n sect._n 43._o jurisdict_n of_o court_n p._n 330._o artic._n 49._o de_fw-fr vusuris_n c._n 2._o l._n exigere_fw-la d._n de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la donatio_fw-la in_o matrimonium_fw-la sect._n 136._o p._n â_o c._n 24._o assert_v 6_o l._n 39_o d._n de_fw-fr verb._n signif_n de_fw-fr dominio_fw-la maris_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 18._o jurisdict_n of_o court_n p._n 283._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr eau_fw-fr &_o forest_n art_n 1._o cap._n 1._o cap._n 32._o p._n 31._o lib._n 2._o c._n â4_n p._n 188._o assert_v 7_o b._n b._n p._n 3._o &_o p._n 157._o p._n 1._o c._n 13._o p._n 1._o c._n 13._o 8_o carol._n sir_n christopher_n wray_n l._n chief_a justice_n dr._n davy_n lewis_n judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n admiralty_n request_n answer_n answer_n request_n answer_n answer_n request_n answer_n answer_n request_n answer_n answer_n request_n answer_n stat._n 1._o c._n 2._o assert_v 8_o cook_n 4_o report_n p_o 29.3_o h_n 6_o 14_o â_o 1â_n h._n 7.9_o e._n â_o p._n 28._o &_o p._n 15._o assert_v 9_o comment_fw-fr upon_o magna_fw-la chart._n fol._n 28._o sholes_n syntag_n 47._o âit_n 37._o petitus_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la atticis_fw-la l._n 5._o tit_n â_o c._n de_fw-fr naufragiis_fw-la l._n 5._o &_o ibi_fw-la cujacius_n