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Prize droits : being a report of H. M. Treasury on droits of the crown and of admiralty in time of war
Title
Prize droits : being a report of H. M. Treasury on droits of the crown and of admiralty in time of war / By H. C. Rothery, C.B.,registrar of the High court of admiralty, 1853-1848.
Edition
Revised and annotated by E. S. Roscoe, Admiralty registrar.
Published
London : H. M. Stationary Office : Eyre and Spottiswoode, ltd., 1915.
Physical Description
v, 171 pages ; 25 cm.
Notes
"The work was undertaken at the request of the Treasury during the Crimean war, but was not completed till April, 1857, and was primarily compiled ... to ascertain the practice in regard to the distribution of the proceeds of droits of the Crown and of Admiralty."--p.iii.
Includes data on droits seized on the capture of an enemy's fortress or possession; droits captured at sea; droits captured in port; practice during the Russian war of 1854, etc. etc.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 04, 1986
Subjects
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Great Britain. Treasury.
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