Burrell letter patent TO judge OF the admiralty court the follow letter patent  appoint dr Godolphin judge of the admiralty court in be take from the delegate  process in page v coal the tenor of the letter patent a grant to John  Godolphin doctor of law to be one of the judge of the high court of admiralty  of England follow videlicet Richard by the grace of God Lord protector of the  commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the dominion and territory  thereunto belong to our trust in your knowledge of the law ability care  fidelity and circumspection for the faithful discharge of the office and  jurisdiction hereafter describe we have nominate constitute and appoint and do  by these present nominate constitute and appoint you the say John Godolphin to  be one of the judge of our high court of admiralty of England and do grant and  commit unto you the say John Godolphin full power jurisdiction and authority  as one of the judge of the say court to take cognizance of and duly to proceed  in and hear and final to decree adjudge sentence and determine accord to the  law statute style custom and usage of the say court of admiralty all and all  manner of cause and case of what kind quality and nature soever as well civil  as criminal and mix and maritime cognisable in the say court as lawful belong  to the jurisdiction and usage of the admiralty or order ordain or enact by any  law or ordinance or Act of parliament to be hear try proceed in sentence or  adjudge in the say court of Burrell admiralty or by the judge or judge of the  same and with full power as one of the judge of the say court to order proceed  upon correct punish hear sentence adjudge and determine accord to law and  accord to the statute ordinance custom and usage of the say court all and all  manner of offence contempt trespass and misdemeanour whatsoever and all and  all manner of delinquent and offender upon the high sea and salt water and all  other place and precinct within or lawful belong to the jurisdiction of the  admiralty of England and we do by these present grant and commit unto you the  say John Godolphin full and plenary jurisdiction and authority as one of the  judge of the say court accord to law and the usage and custom of the say court  to hear and take cognizance of and duly to proceed in and upon all and all  manner of cause and case of reprizalls and also of and upon all manner of  capture seizure and arrest of the ship and good of all enemy and rebel and  pirate and sea rover and of and upon all ship spoil or split or cast upon  shore shoal in or by mean of any storm tempest or casualty of the sea and good  of and aboard such ship and all floatson jetson and lagoon and of and against  all person seize take withhold or detain of any such spoil or split ship or  good or floatson jetson or lagon without due order from the say court of  admiralty and to sentence adjudge and determine the same and every part  thereof accord to the law custom and usage of the admiralty and not otherwise  and to set and impose such mulct fine and pecuniary fume pain and amerciament  upon all and every delinquent and offender in the premise or any part thereof  or contemners of the decree or order of the admiralty therein to our use as by  the law and usage of the say court have be accustom and as the quality and  nature of their offence shall deserve with such power of moderation and  mitigation as have be use in the say court and the same fine mulct amerciament  and pecuniary fume duly to levy to by the process of execution of the say  court and we do also by these present grant and commit to you the say John  Godolphin full and plenary jurisdiction power and authority as one of the  judge of the say court accord to the law and usage and custom of Burrell the  say court duly and legal to take cognizance of and proceed upon and against  all ship and vessel with their tackle apparel and furniture thereof in all  case which shall concern the repair victual and furnisheing provision for the  set of such ship and vessel to sea and in all cause of bottomry and likewise  in all cause of contract make beyond the sea concern ship or navigation or  dammadges happen thereupon or other dammadges arise at sea in any voiadge and  likewise in all cause of charterpartyes or contract for fraught bill of lade  mariner wage or dammadges do by one ship or vessel to another or by anchor or  want of Burrell er p lie of buoy and in and upon all good load or carry to be  load aboard ship or vessel and also in and upon the possession and property of  all ship boy light and vessel accord to law and usage and custom of the say  court of admiralty and upon and of and in all and every the matter cause and  premise aforesaid as well at the instance suit and promotion of party as  otherwise accord to law and as bath be use and accustom in the say court of  admiralty and not otherwise and also in all other case and cause belongeing to  the court of admiralty aforesaid as it may be requisite or expedient to  proceed and take bail and recognizance as have be use and observe in the say  court and all and singular the say matter cause and premise and every part  thereof with their and every of their emergency incident and dependent  whatsoever to hear examine and accord to the law statute ordinancies and  custom and usage of the say court of admiralty final to end decree and adjudge  sentence and determine and all and every the order decree judgement and  sentence of the say court to execute and award execution thereupon and cause  the same to be duly levy and execute and duly observe and obey accord to the  usual manner of execution of the say court with full power also to award and  grant in due course and as have be usual do all compulsory process seizure and  attachment and arrest upon all or any person ship vessel or good at the  instance suit or promotion of any person or person or at the suit or promotion  of our advocate in all and every cause and case whatsoever aforesaid as by law  or usage of the say court Burrell have be accustom and in all and every other  cause and case by law warrantable and belongeing to the jurisdiction of the  say court of admiralty and as have be heretofore use in the say court and to  summon in attach proceed against and in due manner and accord to the say law  and usage of the say court to correct and punish by impose of mulct or fine  and cause the same to be levy to our use or by commit to prison as the case  may in justice require all manner of violator infringer or disturber of the  jurisdiction of the say court of admiralty or contemners of the order decree  judgement or execution thereof and also to minister all due oath in all cause  and case to party and witness accord to law and to award and issue commission  for examination of party and witness and commission of enquiry and of  appraisement and all other commission awardable by law and accord to the style  usage and custom of the say court and to receive and admit appeal in all cause  and case from all ViceAdmiraltyes and other inferior court of admiralty and  legal and in due form to hear and determine the same and to grant inhibition  and decree of supersedeas and all other decree and process ancient awardable  and granteable by the say court with full power also and general to do and  proceed hear and determine in the say court together with the other judge or  judge of the say court and as one of the judge of the say court in all manner  of cause case and business whatsoever pertain to the jurisdiction of the say  high court of admiralty aforesaid and belong to and heretofore lawful use in  the say court in as full large and ample manner and form as have at any time  heretofore be lawful grant to or use by David Lewis doctor of law sir Henry  marten knight doctor of law and Richard zouch doctor of law late judge of the  say court of admiralty respective or any of they or any other former judge of  the say court of admiralty respective or any of they or any other former judge  of the say court whatsoever with all and all manner of fullness of power  compulsory and coercion to execute and put in and to compel obedience to the  order judgement decree and sentence of the say court accord to the style and  usage of the say court and as be heretofore lawful Burrell use by the former  judge of the say court to hold enjoy and exercise the several power  jurisdiction and authority aforesaid during our pleasure and further we do by  these present grant unto you the say John Godolphin for your salary as one of  the judge of the say court you the say John Godolphin for the yearly fume of  five hundred pound of lawful money of England to be pave quarterly at the  receipt of our exchequer that be to say on the five and twenty day of December  the five and twenty day of march the four and twenty day of June and the nine  and twenty day of September by even and equal portion the first payment  thereof to be make on the five find twenty day of December next ensue the date  of these present with all such right privilege pre eye to you and the other  judge and judge of the say court as ancient do belong to Burrell er p the  judge or judge of the say court of admiralty and be lawful have and enjoy by  the former judge of the say court in their time successive provide always that  you the say John Godolphin shall not your self alone without the presence  assent and concurrence of one or more of your fellow judge of the say court  give or promulge any sentence definitive or any final decree of restitution or  other interloquutory have the force of a definitive in any matter or cause or  business whatsoever but that in every sentence or final decree two or more of  the judge of the say court of admiralty shall be assent and concur also to all  and every person and person find or suppose themselves agreived by any  judgement sentence or final decree of the say court or such other  interloquutory as by the law and style of the say court be and be appealeable  the right of appeal as be heretofore use and accustom in witness whereof we  have cause these our letter to be make patent witness ourselves at Westminster  the eight and twenty day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand six  hundred and fiftyeight by the Lord protector beal Wolsley