case anon June the owner of two privateer seize upon the ship call the  diligence as lawful prize upon its appear by her captain paper she have carry  provision to the enemy and he sign a note by which he acknowledge that they  have very just confiscate his cargo the captain of the diligence bring a bill  here for a injunction to the court of admiralty to stay a suit depend there on  the lawfulness of this transaction suggest that some of the paper be lose and  that if the note shall be produce which he be oblige to give he must certain  be cast at law the injunction deny for if it be to be grant upon such pretence  it will entire defeat the act of parliament relate to prize Mr brown move for  a injunction to the court of admiralty to stay the proceed there in a suit for  the condemnation of a ship call the diligence she have make a voyage to  Eustasia from Ireland and lie afterward in the down where the eagle and York  privateer be at anchor they send person on board to search her and look atkins  upon her as a lawful prize for carry as they pretend it appear by the captain  paper provision to the enemy they seize upon her cargo and all his paper and  keep the captain in custody for some day and before they release he make he  sign a note by which he acknowledge that he have very just confiscate the  cargo for the reason aforesaid and then give he leave to go to Rotterdam it be  stormy weather and not safe for the ship to lie there the captain of her  return to the down and the same privateer board her again and take away her  cargo a second time there be a suit now depend upon the lawfulness of this  transaction in the court of admiralty and the captain and the owner of the  diligence have bring their bill here suggest that some of their paper be lose  or refuse to be produce and that if the defendant shall proceed on the trial  there and be allow to produce the note which they oblige the captain to sign  he must certain be cast in the suit Lord chancellor deny the injunction and  say if he be to grant it upon such pretence it will entire defeat the act of  parliament in relation to prize for upon every man of war or privateer take a  ship the owner of it will immediate come into this court and pray a injunction  to stay the proceed in the admiralty in order to prevent her be condemned  especial if t captain of the man of war or privateer as be the present case  shall be go out again on another cruise he say beside the suggestion in this  bill be not a sufficient foundation for the injunction because if they be true  the court of admiralty can by their own rule as well as this court put it into  a method of inquiry both as to the fact which be charge with regard to the  sink and conceal suit of the paper and likewise as to the note which the  plaintiff pretend be extort from he and if upon examination they find it be  owe to duress and imprisonment they can by virtue of their own power and  authority suppress it and not suffer it to be give in evidence his lordship  therefore deny the injunction