any_o of_o that_o nature_n shall_v be_v elsewhere_o in_o any_o other_o court_n meddle_v with_o i_o shall_v only_o take_v two_o or_o three_o article_n together_o which_o appoint_v that_o at_o all_o admiralty_n session_n inquiry_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v implead_v or_o sue_v any_o man_n in_o any_o other_o court_n then_o the_o admiralty_n for_o any_o matter_n or_o thing_n there_o cognoscible_a or_o determinable_a either_o by_o the_o forego_n law_n or_o article_n or_o otherwise_o and_o those_o be_v the_o 51_o 52_o and_o 53_o article_n of_o this_o inquisition_n which_o follow_v in_o these_o word_n item_n soit_fw-fr enquis_fw-la de_fw-fr tous_fw-fr ceulx_fw-fr q'_fw-fr empleâ—â—ent_fw-fr aveun_fw-mi home_n a_o la_fw-fr common_a loy_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr three_fw-mi '_o de_fw-la choose_v appertinent_a dancien_fw-fr droit_fw-fr a_fw-fr la_fw-fr loy_n marine_a 51._o item_n soit_fw-fr enquis_fw-la de_fw-fr tous_fw-fr juges_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d et_fw-fr devant_fw-fr 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shall_v afterward_o appear_v which_o i_o with_o much_o diligence_n in_o my_o read_n expect_v but_o can_v find_v nothing_o more_o than_o what_o as_o i_o hope_v have_v in_o its_o due_a place_n receive_v a_o answer_n and_o if_o we_o examine_v the_o original_a statute_n and_o poulton_n translation_n of_o this_o part_n of_o this_o statute_n they_o will_v plain_o show_v what_o statute_n and_o what_o common_a law_n shall_v be_v hold_v against_o they_o i_o shall_v therefore_o here_o set_v down_o the_o statute_n according_a to_o the_o original_n and_o likewise_o poulton_n translation_n thereof_o and_o the_o original_n be_v by_o way_n of_o petition_n and_o answer_v in_o these_o word_n parl._n 2._o hen._n 4._o man_n 75._o 75._o it._n prient_a les_fw-fr comes_fw-la que_fw-fr les_fw-fr estatutz_fw-fr faitz_fw-fr en_fw-fr temps_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr rich._n touch_n la_fw-fr jurisdiction_n de_fw-fr court_n admiralty_n soient_fw-fr tenuz_fw-fr &_o firment_fw-la gardez_fw-fr &_o que_fw-fr ladmiral_n 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