Blacke Booke Of the Admiralty

Blacke Booke of the Admiralty in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Blacke Booke of the Admiralty, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The name given by Sir Travers Twiss to the first volume of his four-volume collection (see Black Book of the Admiralty, (see this legal term in this law dictionary)), containing a variety of medieval maritime law materials, probably first compiled in the mid-fifteenth century during the reign of King Henry VI. In particular, the Blacke Booke of the Admiralty contains a version of the Rôles of Oléron (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). See Twiss, vol. 1 at pp. 88-131. See Tetley, M.L.C., 2 Ed., 1998 at pp. 31-32.