LAWS of Oleron, Wisby, and the Hanse Towns; with annotations chiefly extracted from a learned French author, in General treatise of sea laws, &c. also in laws, &c. of the admiralty.-Malyne's lex mercatoria, and Godolphin's jurisdiction of the admiralty.

When Rich. I. returned from the holy land, ann. 1194, he instituted in the isle of Oleron, in the bay of Aquitaine, certain rules and customs for the regulation of maritime concerns, which were also introduced into England, where the laws of Rhodes, which had been grafted on the civil law, had been already adopted. See Sir Leol. Jenkins's charge, &c. quoted in Wooddeson's Elem. Jurisp. 64. The laws of Oleron were ratified and republished under the seal of the isle of Oleron, as is attested by some printed copies. See Prynne on 4th Inst. 108.

These laws were received by all the nations in Europe, as the basis of their marine constitution. Some French writers have claimed the honour of producing this maritime code, by attributing the original of these laws to Eleanor, duchess of Guienne, mother of Richard. See Park on Insurance, Introd.

21. LEE'S (Ric.) treatise of captures in war. with additions, 8vo. 1803, 12 s.;

Second edition, 1759, 3 s. 6d. This treatise is chiefly a translation from the first book of Bynkershoek's questiones juris publici.

See Montesquieu's letters, 5th Mar. 1753, Vattel, Droit des Gens, 1. 2. c. 7, s. 84.

22. MARRIOTT'S (Dr.) case of the Dutch ships considered, fourth edition, 8vo. 1778, 38.

23. MARRIOTT'S (sir James) memoire justificatif de la conduite de la Grande Bretagne en arretant les navires etrangers, et les munitions de guerre destinées aux insurgens de l'Amerique, 8vo. 1801, 3s. 6 d. sewed.

24. MARRIOTT'S (sir James) judgment in the case of the ship Columbus. In Collectanea Juridică, see Chap. VII. No. 30, p. 134.

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25. MARTEN'S (M. de) essay on privateers, captures, and particularly recaptures, according to the laws, treaties, and usages of the maritime powers of Europe; to which is subjoined a discourse, in which the rights and duties of neutral powers are briefly stated, translated from the French, with notes, by T. H. Horne, 8vo. 1801, 6s. boards.

26. MAXWELL'S (J. J.) spirit of marine law; or compendium of the statutes relating to the admiralty: alphabetically arranged, 2 vols. 8vo, 1808, 1 l. 6s.

28. MEDOWS's (sir Phil.) observations concerning the dominion and sovereignty of the seas, being an abstract of the marine affairs of England, 4to. 1689, 5 s.

In a copy of this work, in the possession of Charles Butler, esq. is the following note by the late Ld. Ch. Baron Parker. This is a most curious and excellent treatise; and though Mr. Selden's Mare Clausum is a learned and ingenious work, and will be ever popular with Englishmen, yet Sir P. M.'s rules for ascertaining the limits of the sea, seem to me to be founded on more solid and prudential reasons than Mr. S. has offered in his book. T. Parker, Sept. 14, 1744, Hargr. and Butl. Co. Lit. 108, a. 261, a. Sir Philip Medows is also mentioned as the author of a tract, intitled,

A brief inquiry into leagues and confederacies made betwixt princes and nations, with the nature of their obligation, 4to. 1682, 25.

See Catal. Pamph. Harl. Lib. n. 167.

29. MOLLOY'S (Cha.) de jure maritimo & navali; or, a treatise of affairs maritime, and of commerce, in three books, 8vo. 1676, 1682; 4th edit. 1688, 1690, 1707, 1722, 2 s. 6 d.; 1744, 5s.; 9th edit. with many additions, 2 vols. 8vo. 1769, 15 s. 30. NEALE'S (T.) abstract of the sea laws as established in most kingdoms of Europe, but more particularly in England and Scotland, 12mo. 1704, 2 s.

31. NEWCASTLE's (duke, of) letter by his majesty's order to Mons. Michell, the k. of Prussia's secretary to the embassy, in answer to the memorial, &c. (on the subject of seizure of enemy's property on neutral ships in time of war) containing the report of sir George Lee, judge of the prerogative court, Dr. Paul, his majesty's advocate in the court of civil law, sir Dudley Ryder and Mr. Murray, his majesty's attorney and solicitor general, 4to. French and Eng. 1753, 2s. 6d.

The above is reputed a masterly performance, and is reprinted in collection of scarce tracts, 8vo. v. iv. p. 264, and also in Collec.. tanea Jurid. V. 1. 129.

32. NOTIFICATIONS, orders, and instructions relating to prize subjects, during the present war, second edit. royal 8vo. 18101814, 14 s. 6d. sewed. 33. PIRATES and piracies; a discourse of the laws relating to them, 8vo. 1726. 34. POTT's (J. F.) observations on matters of prize and the practice of the admiralty prize court, royal 8vo. 1810, 5 s. 35. REASONS for settling admiralty jurisdiction, and giving encouragement to merchants, owners, commanders, masters of ships, material men and mariners, 4to. 1692, 2s. 6d. By sir Charles Hedges, as sir George Lee told me, who had it

from sir Nathaniel Lloyd, and he said he knew it to be So, T. P. (from a MS. note of the late Ld. Ch. Baron Parker.)

36. REEVES'S (John) law of shipping and navigation, treating of the plantation trade, the trade with Asia, Africa, and America of the European trade-of the coasting trade-the fisheries of British ships--together with the acts of parliament; orders of council, licences, instructions, and law opinions to which is added an appendix of forms of oaths, certificates, registers, &c. 8vo. 1807, 15 s.; 1792, 6 s.

37. REVIEW of the report of a judgment in the high court of admiralty in the case of the ship Columbus on an appeal from the sentence of the court of vice-admiralty in Barbadoes which condemned the said ship and her cargo, 4to. 1792, 1 s.

38. ROBINSON'S (Chris.) collectanea maritima; a collection of public instruments, &c. tending to illustrate the history and practice of prize law, 8vo. 1801, 6 s. sewed. 39. ROBINSON'S (Chris.) translation of the chapters 273 and 287, of the Consolato del Mare, relating to prize law, 8vo. 1800, 1 s.

40. RUTTER of the sea. See No. 20, ante. 41. RYLEY'S (Wm.) vindication of the sovereignty of the British seas, in Harl. MSS. n. 4314. See also n. 4818.

42. SCHLEGEL (J. F. W.) upon the visitation of neutral vessels under convoy, or an impartial examination of a judgment pronounced by the English court of admiralty, the 11th of June 1799, in the case of the Swedish convoy, 8vo. 1801, 45.

This produced Croke's (Alex.) answer to the above, 8vo. 1801, 3s. 6d. sewed. 43. SCHOMBERG's (Alex. C. M. A.) treatise of the maritime law of Rhodes, treating also incidentally of the maritime law of England, 8vo. 1786, 7s.

44. SELDEN'S (John) mare clausum ; the right and dominion of the sea, in two books, Lat. fol. 1635, 2s. 6d.

A noble exertion of a vigorous mind, fraught with profound erudition. See Butler's Hora Juridicæ, p. 124, und in his works, vel. ii.

45. SELDEN'S mare clausum, translated into English, with some additional evidence and discourses, by Marchemont Needham, published by special command, fol. 1652, 7 s.

This edition has a dedication of 18 pages addressed to the supreme authoritie of the nation, the parliament of the commonwealth of England, which is not prefixed to the subsequent edition. See Wood's Athen. Oxon. v. ii. 470.

Selden's treatise was thought so important to the cause, that a copy was directed to be deposited in the admiralty. See Butler's Hora Juridica, p. 127, and in his works, vol. ii.

46. SELDEN'S mare clausum, the right and dominion of the sea, in two books, Eng. by J. H. fol.

1663, 7 s. This translation of Selden's mare clausum is the best. See Butler's Hora Juridicæ, p. 127, and in his works, vol. ii.

47. STUBBE'S (Hen.) justification of the present war against the united Netherlands; wherein the dominion of the seas is explained, and his majesty's rights thereunto asserted, &c, 2 parts, 4to. 1673, 2s. 6d. The author had access to the paper office in compiling this work, as also a grant of 200 l. Wood's Athen.

48. WARD'S (Robert) treatise of the relative rights and duties of belligerent and neutral powers in maritime affairs, in which the principles of armed neutralities, and the opinions of Hubner and Schlegel are fully discussed, 8vo.

1801, 7 s.

49. WELWOOD's (Will.) abridgment of all sea laws, gathered forth of all writings and monuments which are to be found among any people or nation upon the coasts of the great ocean and Mediterranean sea, 4to. and 8vo. 1613, 1636, 1s. 6.

CHAPTER XXI.

REPORTS.

[THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REPORTS WILL BE UNDERSTOOD AS BOUND, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSED.]

In the immense number of references to authorities of determined cases, by various authors, frequent quotations occur, referring to collections of reports of cases, some of them of great authority, which have not been made public in print, which circumstance it is on many occasions material to be informed of, to avoid a fruitless search, as well as to ascertain the identity and local existence of those unpublished cases. Mention is therefore made of such collections us, being noticed in printed authorities, have occurred to our observation, with such information respecting them as may serve to direct the student to a more satisfactory knowledge of their contents.

The authority of many of the reports of cases, as extant in the printed books, having occasionally been questioned by the Bench, notice of that circumstance is given in such cases as have fallen within our observation.

1. A CHRONOLOGICAL table; or, Index to the reports of adjudged cases in the courts of law and equity, from the reign of Edw. I. to 40 Geo. III. 1800; with a correspondent catalogue of the lords chancellors, chief justices of the courts of king's bench and common pleas, and chief barons during the same period; neatly engraved and printed on a large sheet of elephant paper, coloured, to distinguish the several reigns, 7 s. 6d.

2. ABRIDGMENT (general) of cases in equity argued and adjudged in the court of chancery, with several cases never before published, alphabetically digested under proper titles, 2 vols. folio, vol. 1, fifth edition, 1793.-vol. 2, second edition, 1769, 2 l. 16 s.

See title Abridgments, No. 64, p. 8, ante.