The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Though opinion prevailed that an admiralty court , rightly speaking , was a court of record , yet in view of the language used in the Act the decision was reached that only common - law courts were there meant .
Though opinion prevailed that an admiralty court , rightly speaking , was a court of record , yet in view of the language used in the Act the decision was reached that only common - law courts were there meant .
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... seal of the Admiralty , such suits could not be drawn away to the common - law courts , but must be tried in vice - admiralty courts only , and as procedure in such courts was that of the civil law , juries could not be employed .
... seal of the Admiralty , such suits could not be drawn away to the common - law courts , but must be tried in vice - admiralty courts only , and as procedure in such courts was that of the civil law , juries could not be employed .
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Evasion was undoubtedly common enough when it offered any advantage . It was impossible to supervise all the shipping along the miles of coast of the mainland of North America and among the intricacies of the West Indies .
Evasion was undoubtedly common enough when it offered any advantage . It was impossible to supervise all the shipping along the miles of coast of the mainland of North America and among the intricacies of the West Indies .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 9 |
ENGLAND AND THE OPENING OF THE ATLANTIC | 22 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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