coke piracy Trin James by the letter patent grant to the Lord admiral of  England the good which pirate take from other by robbery and piracy do not  pass until proof of property be make the king may seize good so take and may  sell they if they be good to pass away note the statute do not limit the owner  in case of depredation oh any certain time to prove the property of the good  as in case of wreck in this very term the king refer the consideration of  letter patent of the Lord admiral of England to the two chief justice and the  chief baron whether by the say letter patent the good which pirate shall take  from other by robbery and piracy do pass to the Lord admiral or no and upon  the consideration of the say letter patent it appear to we that thereby he  have good et chattalla piratorum and also good et chattalla deprdata id be the  good rob from other which do not pass for two cause if the king grant good et  chattalla jelonum the patentee shall have the good and chattel of the felon  himself in which he have property but he shall not have the good and chattel  which the felon steal from other the good take from other the king can grant  for it appear by the statute Edward cap S that the merchant c so rob shall be  receive to prove that the good and chattel belong to he by his chart or cocket  or by other lawful proof of merchant c the say good shall be deliver without  any suit at a there be indeed a exception at the end of the case relate to  spiritual cause or which concern spiritual person but that sentence be certain  misprint for it be neither grammar nor sense and therefore no weight be to be  lie upon it neither will I attempt to explain its meaning per Lord Hardwicke  Middleton v Crofts atk SC Cases tempt Hardw coke report er p the commonlaw  which act be general be the robber privy or a stranger a but it be resolve  that until such proof be make the king may seize the say good for good of  which the property be unknown the king may seize and if they be good to pass  away the king may sell them and upon proof c restore the value and note the  statute do not limit the owner in case of depredation to any certain time to  prove the property of the same good as ought to be in case of wreck vide stat  Henry cap vide Richard cap Edward a good resolution of the justice and the  register coke f n b when a subject of the king who be spoil beyond the sea  shall have a writ c for to take good within England c