Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Tables vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations viii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Shipmaster and the Law 9
8. 2 The Shipmaster and the Rise and Fall of the Admirals’ Courts 27
9. 3 The Shipmaster as Owner, Partner and Employee 48
10. 4 The Shipmaster’s On-Shore Responsibilities 69
11. 5 The Shipmaster’s Off-Shore Responsibilities 95
12. 6 The Shipmaster at Sea: Navigation and Meteorology 122
13. 7 The Shipmaster at Sea – Seamanship 157
14. Conclusion 179
15. Appendices
16. Appendix 1 Transcription and translation of the MS Liber Horn copy of the Lex d’Oleron 183
17. Appendix 2 Transcription and translation of the Inquisition of Queenborough 206
18. Appendix 3 A partial transcription and translation of Les Bons Usages et les Bonnes Costumes et les Bons Jugemenz de la Commune D’Oleron 219
19. Appendix 4 Transcription and translation of a 1323 charter-party 229
20. APPENDIX 5 Transcription and translation of the chapter de regimen transfretantium from Gilbertus Anglicus’ Compendium Medicine 235
21. Select Bibliography 239
22. Index 255