Author Description
Cover -- Shipwrecks And The Bounty Of The Sea -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- Shipwrecks And Scholars -- Chapter 1. Ships At Risk -- Chapter 2. The Perils Of The Sea -- Chapter 3. Wreccum Maris: The Law Of 'wreck Of The Sea' -- Chapter 4. 'the Barbarous Country People' -- Chapter 5. 'the Great Profit Of The Lords Of Manors' -- Chapter 6. The Lord Admiral's Droits And His Majesty's Profit -- Chapter 7. Shipwreck Tales From Sea And Shore -- Chapter 8. The Bounty Of The Golden Grape -- Chapter 9. Mariners In Distress Chapter 10. Material Bounty Brought Ashore -- Chapter 11. Deep Recovery -- Chapter 12. Eighteenth-century Wrecking Revisited -- 1: Ships At Risk -- Numbers And Values -- Levels Of Loss -- 2: The Perils Of The Sea -- Ancient Mariners -- Renaissance Wrecks -- Shipwrecks Of The Soul And State -- Shipwrecking Storms And Tempests -- Lost Sailors And Faulty Charts -- Unskilfulness And Insufficiency -- Leaky Vessels -- 3: Wreccum Maris: The Law Of 'wreck Of The Sea' -- Statutes And Cases -- The Admiralty And The Common Law -- Commissions And Consequences -- Crimes And Remedies 4: The Barbarous Country People -- Moral Reproach -- Petitions And Complaints -- Inhumane Dealings -- 5: The Great Profit Of The Lords Of Manors -- The Bristol Channel -- Cornwall -- Devon -- Dorset -- Sussex -- Kent -- Norfolk -- Yorkshire And The North -- 6: The Lord Admiral's Droits And His Majesty's Profit -- Wardens And Admirals -- Admiral Buckingham -- The King's Admiralty -- Restoration Bounties -- Customs Demands -- 7: Shipwreck Tales From Sea And Shore -- Northumberland, 1559 And 1565 -- Pevensey 1569 And 1575 -- Bishopstone, 1578 -- Goodwin Sands¸ 1585 -- Stokenham, 1601 Goodwin Sands, 1616 -- Seaford, 1633 -- The Essex Sands, 1634 -- Sidestrand, 1636 -- Seaford, 1637 -- Littlehampton, 1654 -- The North Sea, 1660 -- The Isles Of Scilly, 1665 -- Cakeham, 1676 -- 8: The Bounty Of The Golden Grape -- Commissioners And Dep
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the complex intersection of maritime disaster, legal jurisdiction, and social behavior in early modern England. David Cressy, a noted historian of early modern England, utilizes a vast array of primary sources—including legal records, petitions, and contemporary accounts—to examine how shipwrecks were perceived, managed, and exploited by various stakeholders. The book argues that the 'bounty of the sea' was a contested resource that pitted the desperate needs of shipwrecked mariners against the competing claims of local manor lords, the Admiralty, and the Crown.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the legal framework surrounding 'wreck of the sea' and the evolution of Admiralty law.
- Regional case studies covering coastal areas from Cornwall and Devon to Yorkshire.
- Examination of the social tension between coastal communities and the authorities regarding salvage rights.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the English coast during the early modern period, with limited comparative analysis of international maritime law.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Historians and scholars of maritime history recognize this text as a comprehensive examination of the social and legal implications of coastal disasters in England. Readers frequently note the meticulous use of archival records to reconstruct the often-contentious relationship between sea-faring casualties and land-based authorities.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0192678132
ISBN-13:
9780192678133
History
Salvage
Shipwrecks
Maritime history
Social History
Legal History
British History