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Volume of Collections relating to the Jurisdiction of the Lord
High Admiral and the Court of Admiralty. [This volume consists
principally of transcripts of papers originally written before the
reign of Charles I., to which have been added a few transcripts,
some of them in the handwriting of Nicholas, which come down
as late as 1631. Besides the papers which have been calendared in
their chronological order, this Volume contains:— |
i. Extract from the Roll of Parliament of 51 Edward III., being
a petition against the use of a net "called a wondrychon, which is
the same as a trawl now is."
[Page 1.* Printed in the Rot. Parl. Vol. ii., p. 369.] |
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ii. Certain notes declaring Admiral Jurisdiction, taken out of
the Queen's Majesty's Letters Patents granted unto the Lord Admiral of England for the time being, as taken out of certain
Statutes confirming the same. With a declaration when the civil
law or common law of the realm is to be used in any Admiral
Court for the trial of such matters as be there to be heard or determined. [Written by William Fleetwood, and dedicated to "Sir
William Brook, Knight, Lord Cobham, constable of the castle of
Dover, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports."] [p 1.] |
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iii. "A letter writen by Mr. Anthony Dyett, of the Inner Temple,
an ancient lawyer and of good esteem, in an answer unto a letter
written by Sir Thomas Crompton, a man of great learning in the
civil law, and Judge of the Admiralty Court, concerning some
wrongs done by the Common Law to the Admiral Jurisdiction."
Dated, Inner Temple, 29 May 1608. [p289.] |
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iv. Discourse in defence of Admiral Jurisdiction practised in this
kingdom, "penned by myself [William Fleetwood], horis furtivis."
[p. 292.] |
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v. Articles and offences inquirable by force of the King's Commissions of Oyer and Terminer in co. Suffolk, for determination of
treasons, murders, piracies, and other offences done on the sea or
within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty. [p. 303.] |
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vi. "Copy of an old inquiry" into the duties and rights of the
Lord Admiral, and the management of a fleet. [p. 325.] |
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vii. Manner of commencing an action in the Court of Admiralty,
and the form of the original writ to be obtained in maritime causes.
Lat. [p. 339.] |
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viii. Henry VI. to his uncle John Duke of Bedford. Copy Letters
Patent constituting him Lord High Admiral, dated at Westminster,
26 July. [p. 393.] |
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ix. The Judge of the Admiralty to the Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench and his colleagues. Requests that after judgment
given in the Court of Admiralty, and in certain other specified cases,
they would forbear to grant any writ of prohibition; with the
resolutions of the Judges thereon, dated 12 May 1575. [p. 401.] |
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x. Treatise on the right of the Sovereign of England to the
dominion of the Narrow Seas, with a comment upon the authority
deputed to the Lord High Admiral as exhibited in the grant from
Queen Elizabeth to Lord Charles Howard. [p. 402.] |
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xi. Statutes and Ordinances for all Vice-Admirals and under
officers of the Admiralty within the realm. [p. 456.] |
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xii. "Treatise of the Admiral's office, translated into English out
of an old monument written in bastard French." [p. 472.] |
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xiii. Articles concerning the Admiralty of England and the
jurisdiction thereof, to be inquired of by a Jury on the 21 July
1591, being the 33rd Elizabeth. Signed "Jul. Cæsar." [p. 488.] |
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xiv. Power of the Constable and Marshal in time of war.
[p. 500.] |
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xv. Statutes and Ordinances to be kept in time of war. [Ibid.] |
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xvi. Copy of a printed book, entitled "The sea law of Scotland,
shortly gathered and plainly dressed for the ready use of all
seafaring men." The original is stated to have been printed at
Edinburgh, by Robert Walgrave, A.D. 1590. Dedicated to James VI.
of Scotland, by William Welvod. [p. 512.] |
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xvii. Order of the Court of Admiralty bearing date the 1 December 1608, for summoning Thomas Dumbell to appear in that
court to prosecute his cause relating to the Elizabeth, of Plymouth,
otherwise the Seacourse, in pursuance of a decree of the Court of
Exchequer Chamber, bearing date 24 Nov. 1608. [p. 532.] |
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xviii. Bill which passed the Lower House of Parliament in May
1539, but was rejected by the House of Lords on the 23rd of the
same May. It designed to enact that all writings dated or payable
in any place beyond seas might be sued within this realm. [p. 540.] |
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xix. Notes touching the jurisdiction of the Admiralty. Fr.
Extracted out of a black embossed book, whereupon it is stated, at
p. 534, that witnesses used to be sworn in the Admiralty Court.
[p. 541.] |
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xx. The Title of the City of London to the conservancy of the
river Thames from Staines Bridge westwards, to the water of
Medway eastwards, proved both by right and ancient usage.
[p. 544.] |
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xxi. [William Fleetwood?] to Sir Henry Marten, Judge of the
High Court of Admiralty. Sets forth the causes of the decay of
his Majesty's royalties and profits of his wreck of the sea and
flotzon. [p. 564.] |
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xxii. Effect of the complaint of the Lord Admiral of England to
King James I. against the Judges concerning prohibitions, formed
into Articles upon his Majesty's command by Dr. Dun, Judge of the
Admiralty. [p. 580.] |
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xxiii. Causes at the common law to prove the authority of the
Admiral and the jurisdiction of his Court. [p. 605.] |
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xxiv. [William Fleetwood?] to the Judge of the Admiralty.
Sets forth the encroachments of corporations upon Admiralty
jurisdiction under grants of the same jurisdiction, which are contended to be illegal. [p. 613.] |
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xxv. Edward IV. to Sir John Howard, Lieutenant in Norfolk and
Suffolk to Richard Duke of Gloucester in his office of Admiralty,
and John Allen, Commissary of the same. To summon all persons
to prove any claims of Admiralty Jurisdiction within their limits,
and in default of such proof to make lawful process and do correction upon all persons who attempt anything against the said
Duke's office, 24 March 1465. [p. 635.] |
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xxvi. George Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admiral, to his Vice-Admiral for Suffolk. Instructions how to make his account of all
profits accruing in his Vice-Admiralty. Southampton, 9 September
1625. [p. 639.] |
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xxvii. Notes by Nicholas of records in the Tower respecting the
Laws of Oleron and the Sovereignty of the Seas. [p. 643.] |
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xxviii. Questions propounded by Sir John Perrot concerning
Admiralty rights, with the answers of Dr. Zouch. [p. 645.] |
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xxix. Copy of No. ix. in the handwriting of Nicholas. [p. 655.] |
