THE translations of passages from medieval sea laws, printed in this collection, are taken from the work published by Sir Travers Twiss. under the title of The Black Book of the Admiralty, Monumenta Juridica, London, Longman & Co., etc. The editor is indebted to Joseph H. Iglehart, Esq., of the Indiana bar for the selection of some of the cases in Part V. (ix)* Section TABLE OF CONTENTS |