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The Rolls of Oleron were included in the Black Book of the Admiralty in 1336, but the original book disappeared from the registry of the High Court of Admiralty at the beginning of the 19th century. [20] Only a few manuscript copies of parts of this book, some dating to about 1420, are extant and kept in the British Library and the Bodleian ...
Benedict on Admiralty: International Maritime Law (Editor-in-Chief, 3 vols., Lexis-Nexis 2019) The Free Sea: The American Fight for Freedom of Navigation (USNI 2018) Ocean Law and Policy: Twenty Years of Development Under the UNCLOS Regime (Brill 2016) Science, Technology, and New Challenges to Ocean Law (Brill 2015)
He then spent a period on half-pay without active employment, despite petitioning the Admiralty for a posting during the War of 1812 and Lord Exmouth's expedition to Algiers. Kelly was finally given a seagoing commander with an appointment to the 22-gun HMS Pheasant on 22 September 1818. He served off the coast of Africa until February 1822.
The book itself states that the High Court of Admiralty was established during the reign of Edward I (1272–1307), although more recent scholarship places the establishment at c. 1360 during the reign of Edward III. [1]
Benedict belonged to the circle of Becket's admirers, and wrote two works dealing with the martyrdom and the miracles of his hero. [3] Fragments of the former work have come down to us in the compilation known as the Quadrilogus, which is printed in the fourth volume of James Craigie Robertson's Materials for the Histories of Thomas Becket ("Rolls" series); the miracles are extant in their ...
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation is a 2017 book by writer and conservative commentator Rod Dreher on Christianity and Western culture. Drawing very loosely on the writings of early Christian monk Benedict of Nursia and the philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre , [ 1 ] Dreher argues for the formation of ...
The High Court of Admiralty Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 6) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act was an important step in moving the ancient Admiralty Court of England and Wales towards its modern constitution. It was also an important step in the abolition of Doctors' Commons.
HMS Vulture (1776), a 14/16-gun ship-sloop of the Swan class that served in the American Revolution; transported Benedict Arnold as he escaped following the failed attempt to surrender West Point to British forces; sold in 1802. HMS Vulture (1803) was launched as Warrior in 1801 by Simon Temple, South Shields. The Admiralty purchased her in ...