Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS FOR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY
The Mare del Nord
Early in 1667 Samuel Pepys, one of the principal officers of the Navy, paid a visit to the High Court of Admiralty, which was sitting at Exeter House hearing a prize case (The Lindenbaum) in which Pepys had a personal interest. He was impressed.
I am mightily pleased with the judge, who seems a very rational, learned, and uncorrupt
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