coke admiralty hill James king antiquity of the court of admiralty the admiral  have jurisdiction of thing do upon the sea if part of the matter be do upon  the sea and part in a county the commonlaw shall have all the jurisdiction if  the sea be within any county the commonlaw shall have jurisdiction if a thing  be do upon the sea horse deal county the party may plead to the jurisdiction  of the court where a man may see that which be do of one part and the other of  the water c the county may have cognizance and it may be try by a jury where  the matter may be try by the commonlaw the admiral have no jurisdiction    light a Com dig Admr a Inst it be to be understand that the jurisdiction of  the admiralty be more ancient than Mr Lambert in his jurisdiction of court do  affirm for there be hold a opinion in these word concern the admiralty I think  that the decision of Marine cause be not put out of the king house and commit  over to the charge of the admiral until the time of Edward whereunto I be lead  partly by the consideration of the time of his reign which be much occupy in  affair beyond the sea and by reason of his war with France and of the  intercourse and trade of merchandise which then flourish and partly for that I  find no mention of the admiralty before the reign of Richard who go about by a  statute make the thirteenth year of his reign to restrain the authority of  that court which have exceed her know limit do take order that it shall meddle  no more than it be wont to do in the time of his grandfather Edward thereby  reduce its authority as I think to the first original hoc I but without  question the jurisdiction of the admiralty be more ancient than the reign of  the say king Edward for where it be say that there be find no mention of it  before the time of Edward I find a notable book in the time of Edward title  avowry which prove the jurisdiction of the admiralty more ancient than Mr  Lambert suppose the case be one bring a replevin of his ship take on the coast  of Scarborough upon the sea and carry into the county of Norfolk and there  detain the plaint of take in at the coast of Scarborough which be no town nor  place certain by which the pais may be take for the coast contain four league  and also of a thing do at sea this court can have cognizance for this  judgement be give to mariner Beresford who give the rule in the case the king  will that the peace be keep as well upon the sea as upon the land and we find  that you come by due process and we see nothing why you ought not to answer  upon which book I observe five thing that of thing be do upon the sea certain  judgement be give to mariner id be to admiral as shall appear and that do not  belong to the court of the king for this that no pais may be take there and  for this that of a thing in any town or place where the pais or jury may come  there the admiral have not jurisdiction this prove direct that then the  admiral have jurisdiction to adjudge thing do upon the sea from whence no pais  may come and this do not begin then but without question so long as there have  be trade and traffic which be the life of every island there be Marine  jurisdiction to redress depredation piracy murder and other offence coke upon  the sea and to determine all contract make there and this do appear by the say  Beresford chief justice who speak in the voice of all the court where he say  that the king will that the peace be as well keep upon coke report er p the  sea as upon the land and it be not possible that the peace shall be keep  without jurisdiction of justice the three thing to be observe be that if part  of the matter be do upon the sea and part in a county that the commonlaw shall  have all the jurisdiction the sea within the jurisdiction of the admiral be  describe to be out of every county for if the sea be within any county then  pais may come from thence and the admiral have jurisdiction where the  commonlaw can give remedy if a thing be do upon the sea horse deal county the  party may plead it to the jurisdiction of the court and all these point be  direct without any strain collect out of the say book and it be to wit in that  ancient time the jurisdiction of the admiral be call maritiva England and  sometime Marina England and so the voeabulum arm be make of a adjective as the  office of chamberlainship of England be grant to the earl of Oxford of ancient  time per nomen Camerarice England so that maritime England and since Marina  England e signify the admiralship or marineship of England for marine id be  quod OaXaoatog that be of the sea and OaXaoatapXog be the admiral or general  of the fleet and almarah by corruption admiral signify the governor or captain  of the navy and so chief pilot signify the admiral or chief governor of the  captain of the navy chief captain of mariner admiral of the fleet admiral of  the ship c are synonyma and in ancient time sometime one be admiral of all  England and sometime the office be divide and for this ex rolulo patontium de  year Henry de marilina to watch the letter patent be dominus king To bring  together galfrido de Lacy maritinam Jngli e custodiend Interrog  dominus king  plamerit with commandment of that attendance ad fide just et honor domini king  testae c at land Augusti bx rolulo to stand open year h king omnibus de  coslera maris Noif et Suff health to know quod to go away Richardo Agnillum  marine guardian norf et Saf cum omnibus appurtenance sure Brewel Oreford  Dunmervie Geremo et Lenn cusWiendam Interrog  we to please etideo thou  mandamus quod ei in omnibus queen ad dictam marine pertinent to stretch out  thirst et respondent testae c at west october and Geffrey Lacy be call admiral  of England Charta h June Petrus de rival to have ad totan vine svan custodiam  all portmum et all costerce marince England cum omnibus freedom ibuset book  consue udinibus predict a harbor et costerce maris to stretch out c pars  patent Ed in clause in back in William Leybourne captain marinariorum at this  time there be two admiral the one have the government of all the fleet from  the mouth of Thames versus borean the other from the mouth of Thames versus  west Pars patent Edward of Mars in Johannes Botelort custos king a harbor  maritinorum v ersuspartes northern parts Pars to stand open Ed Dec Nicolaus  Kirril to put admirallus deal fleet sure all a fig ab over get water Thamisis  versus part of to with from the west Aug et ibidem though de Drayton  Admirallus ab over water Thamisis versuspartes northern parts and so in the  time of r Henry Henry Henry during who reign there be likewise One quifitit  Admirallus Anglity coke Edward Coron where a man may see that which be do of  one part and the other of the water c in that place the county may have  cognizance and it may be try by a jury which prove also that that which may be  try by the commonlaw do not belong to the admiral jurisdiction and stamford  plea of the crown lib fol cite this book say thus videlicet so this prove that  by the commonlaw before the statute c the admiral shall not have jurisdiction  unless upon the high sea which prove that the admiral by the commonlaw have  jurisdiction upon the high sea ex quo sequitur that his jurisdiction be by the  commonlaw and then it be so ancient that the commencement can be know so that  I do conclude that his authority do not begin in the reign of Edward as  Monsieur Lambert upon uncertain conjecture suppose for if the jurisdiction  have then begin and be institute it will have appear upon record coke report  er p