32.01 The law maritime has always recognised the obligation of co-adventurers to furnish funds in the event of an emergency. Lowndes tells us, on the authority of the Consolado del Mare, that “if the merchants have money, and if they are in a place where the master has need of supply or things necessary for the ship, the merchant must lend it to him”, subject to the agreement of the co-adventurers. However, if funds were available from an outside source, the merchants were not obliged to lend their money to the master, though they might do so if they thought fit.