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prohibition_n be_v award_v against_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n in_o suit_n there_o commence_v upon_o contract_n make_v beyond_o the_o sea_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o agreement_n touch_v the_o admiralty_n in_o anno_fw-la 1575._o as_o also_o of_o the_o resolution_n hill_n 8._o car._n 1._o upon_o the_o case_n of_o admiral_n jurisdiction_n the_o nonobservance_n of_o the_o say_a agreement_n be_v for_o the_o more_o quiet_a and_o certain_a execution_n of_o admiral_n jurisdiction_n be_v one_o of_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o admiralty_n in_o anno_fw-la 8_o jac._n reg._n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v by_o the_o lord_n coke_n in_o par._n 4._o instit_n cap._n 22._o and_o where_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o suppose_a agreement_n and_o that_o it_o have_v not_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o then_o judge_n but_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v hear_v the_o same_o read_v over_o in_o his_o majesty_n presence_n and_o to_o which_o answer_n be_v then_o make_v that_o for_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o 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his_o majesty_n court_n at_o westminster_n and_o his_o court_n of_o admiralty_n be_v full_o debate_v and_o resolve_v by_o the_o board_n and_o be_v then_o likewise_o upon_o read_v the_o same_o as_o well_o before_o the_o judge_n of_o his_o majesty_n say_v court_n at_o westminster_n as_o before_o the_o judge_n of_o his_o say_a court_n of_o admiralty_n and_o his_o attorney_n general_n agree_v unto_o and_o subscribe_v by_o they_o all_o in_o his_o majesty_n presence_n viz._n 1._o if_o suit_n shall_v be_v commence_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n upon_o contract_n make_v or_o other_o thing_n personal_a do_v beyond_o the_o sea_n or_o upon_o the_o sea_n no_o prohibition_n to_o be_v award_v 2._o if_o suit_n be_v before_o the_o admiral_n for_o freight_v or_o mariner_n wage_n or_o for_o breach_n of_o charter-party_n for_o voyage_n to_o be_v make_v beyond_o the_o sea_n though_o the_o charter-party_n happen_v to_o be_v make_v within_o the_o realm_n so_o as_o the_o penalty_n be_v not_o demand_v a_o prohibition_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v but_o if_o the_o suit_n be_v for_o the_o penalty_n or_o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o charter-party_n be_v make_v or_o not_o or_o whether_o the_o plaintiff_n do_v release_v or_o otherwise_o discharge_v the_o same_o within_o the_o realm_n this_o be_v to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o king_n court_n at_o westminster_n and_o not_o in_o his_o court_n of_o admiralty_n 3._o if_o suit_n be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n for_o building_n amend_v save_v or_o necessary_a victual_v of_o a_o ship_n against_o the_o ship_n itself_o and_o not_o against_o any_o party_n by_o name_n but_o such_o as_o for_o his_o interest_n make_v himself_o a_o party_n no_o prohibition_n be_v to_o be_v grant_v though_o this_o be_v do_v within_o the_o realm_n 4._o although_o of_o some_o cause_n arise_v upon_o the_o thames_n beneath_o the_o first_o bridge_n and_o divers_a other_o river_n beneath_o the_o first_o bridge_n the_o king_n court_n have_v cognizance_n yet_o the_o admiralty_n have_v also_o jurisdiction_n there_o in_o the_o point_n special_o mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 15_o r._n 2._o and_o also_o by_o exposition_n and_o equity_n thereof_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o and_o redress_v all_o annoyance_n and_o obstruction_n in_o these_o river_n that_o be_v any_o impediment_n to_o navigation_n or_o passage_n to_o or_o from_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o to_o try_v personal_a contract_n and_o injury_n do_v there_o which_o concern_v navigation_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o no_o prohibition_n be_v to_o be_v grant_v in_o such_o case_n 5._o if_o any_o be_v imprison_v and_o upon_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la bring_v if_o it_o be_v certify_v that_o any_o of_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n the_o party_n shall_v be_v remand_v subscribe_v febr._n 1632._o by_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o both_o bench_n a_fw-la extract_n by_o way_n of_o appendix_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o oleron_n render_v into_o english_a out_o of_o garsias_n 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purpose_n from_o the_o say_a
etc._n etc._n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 1_o ed._n 6._o tho._n de_fw-fr s._n mauro_n vulg._n seimor_n knight_n dom._n de_fw-fr s._n mauro_n de_fw-fr sudley_n brother_n to_o edw._n d._n of_o somers_n adm._n angl._n hib._n walliae_n cales_n bologniae_n etc._n etc._n 3_o ed._n 6._o john_n dudley_n e._n warwic_n vicecom_v lisley_n etc._n etc._n magnus_fw-la admirallus_fw-la angl._n hib._n wall_n cales_n bologn_n &_o marchiarum_fw-la earundem_fw-la normanniae_fw-la gasconiae_fw-la &_o aquitaniae_n also_o praefect_n gen._n classis_fw-la &_o marium_n regis_n etc._n etc._n 4_o ed._n 6._o edw._n clinton_n knight_n bar._n clinton_n &_o saius_fw-la admiral_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 1_o mar._n will._n howard_n knight_n bar._n effingham_n adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 3_o mar._n edw._n clinton_n knight_n bar._n clinton_n &_o saius_fw-la adm._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 27_o eliz._n charles_n lord_n howard_n knight_n of_o the_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n baro_n de_fw-fr effingham_n e._n of_o 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