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Laws of marriage and a high court ruling on a prize ship
The document outlines marriage prohibitions and proceedings including publication requirements and parental opposition rights. It then reports on a High Court of Admiralty sitting regarding L'Etrusco, an Imperial East- Indiaman, captured by the Brilliant at Ostend and brought to the Thames. Captains and legal counsel dispute admissibility of evidence before adjournment for further argument.
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L’etrusce
Barraazar Geerar
L’etrusco
China
Europe
Hastings
Ostend
Battuazar Geord
Newnau
James Marriot
Oober