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• A letter to a member of Parliament concerning the suppression of piracy ([London : s.n., 1700]), by J. B. and England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• International piracy on the high seas : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, February 4, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

• Combating piracy on the high seas : hearing before the full committee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held March 5, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States House Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• United States response to piracy (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

• Vera relatione della presa che hanno fatto le galere di S.M. christianissima rè di Francia in Barberia, di 6 vascelli di turchi corsari, quali infestauano la costa di Spagna. ([n.p., 1620), by Jacques Pierre Mala (page images at HathiTrust)

• A list of several ships belonging to English merchants, taken by French privateers since December, one thousand six hundred seventy and three. Also a brief account touching what applications hath been made for redress, at the council-board, and with the committee of trade. (Amsterdam : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1677) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Confronting piracy off the coast of Somalia : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, April 30, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ongoing efforts to combat piracy on the high seas : hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, May 5, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)

• Prosecuting terrorism abroad : the case of the Achille Lauro (Defense Intelligence College ; for sale by U.S. G.P.O., 1986), by Allan N. Kornblum (page images at HathiTrust)

• Histoire d'Alger et de la piraterie des Turcs dans la Méditerranée, à dater du seizième siècle (Paulin, 1841), by Charles Édouard Joseph Rotalier (page images at HathiTrust)

• Piracy on the high seas : protecting our ships, crews, and passengers : hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, May 5, 2009 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Global maritime piracy : fueling terrorism, harming trade : hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, June 15, 2011 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by Nonproliferation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Terrorism (page images at HathiTrust)
• Maritime Terrorism: Risk and Liability (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2006), by David S. Ortiz, Ivan Khilko, Peter Chalk, Michael D. Greenberg, Henry H. Willis, Michael D. Greenberg, Henry H. Willis, Ivan Khilko, David S. Ortiz, and Peter Chalk (JSTOR ebook)

• International efforts to combat maritime piracy : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, April 30, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Human Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy against US flagged vessels (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

• Confronting piracy off the coast of Somalia : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, April 30, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ongoing efforts to combat piracy on the high seas : hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, May 5, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• Combating piracy on the high seas : hearing before the full committee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held March 5, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States House Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• United States response to piracy (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Global maritime piracy : fueling terrorism, harming trade : hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, June 15, 2011 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by Nonproliferation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Terrorism (page images at HathiTrust)

• By the King, a proclamation against selling of ships (Imprinted at London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill ..., M.DC.XXIX [1629]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and Charles 1600-1649 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An Epistle to a member of Parliament concerning Mr. George Oldner's invention to preserve ships from foundering or sinking at sea &c (London printed : [s.n.], 1699) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The case of the owners of the ship Redbridge ([London : s.n., 1694]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the Queene. The Queenes Majestie upon consyderations very great, and presently importyng the mayntenaunce of her people in peace with her neyghbours. (Imprinted at London : By Richarde Iugge [i.e. B. Norton and J. Bill], printer to the Queenes Maiestie, [ca. 1618]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The complaint of Rob. Oxwick, and company, ovvners of the ship endeavour: and of Ri. Baker, and company, proprietors of the said ships lading, both amounts to 16587. l. against the French, of their proceedings, want of justice, and satisfaction. ([London : s.n., 1658?]), by Robert Oxwick (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons, humbly offered to the honourable house of commons, for bringing in a bill, for registring all bills of sale of ships, and vessels of burden, in a general register book, with some objections answered. ([London : s.n., 1700?]), by Simon Baxter (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the petitioners complaining of the breach of the Act of Navigation, 12. Car. 2. ([London? : s.n., 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case os [sic] the owners of the ship Averilla, burthen three hundred and fifty tons. ([London : s.n., 1696?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The sad and dreadfull accident of the burning of a rich Turkey ship by lightning, in the road of Gravesend: on Thursday the 23d. of June, 1687. ([London : s.n., 1687]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A true and perfect account of a strange and dreadful apparition which lately infested and sunk a ship bound for New-Castle, called, The Hope-well of London. And of the strange deliverance of John Pye master, and nine men more; who were all examined and sworn to the following relation before Justice Wood of London. With allowance. Roger L'Estrange, March 30. 1672. (Edinburgh : [s.n.], Re-printed in the year, 1672), by John Pye and Nathaniel Jemson (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The inclosing of Jarrowslike and making ballast-shores on it, will greatly advantage the river Tyne and all ships trading to that port and be no real damage to any unless it be so, to some perticular ballast-wharfs already made on the river in places not so fit for that use as this will be when tis done : the preservation of the river, or what may any way damage the trade of Newcastle in general, being intended to be provided for in the bill. ([S.l. : s.n., 1670]), by England) Trinity House (London (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A list of several ships belonging to English merchants, taken by French privateers since December, one thousand six hundred seventy and three. Also a brief account touching what applications hath been made for redress, at the council-board, and with the committee of trade. (Amsterdam : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1677) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proclamations. 1559-08-23 (Imprinted at London : In Powles Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Queenes Maiestie [i.e. B. Norton and J. Bill], [ca. 1618]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mill'd lead sheathing for ships against the worm, plainly proved to be better than the best and above cent. per cent. cheaper than the ordinariest wood-sheathing can be; besides divers other advantages to the publick. The particulars are more at large contained in the book under-mentioned, referred to in the margent. ([London : s.n., printed February, 1695/6]), by Charles Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An advertisement shewing that all former objections against the mill'd-lead sheathing have been answered by the navy-board themselves. And what's lately objected, is answered herein, as follows. (London : [s.n.], Printed May, 1696), by Charles Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A detection of the shiprwrights new tricks in combination with Captain Ely, against lead-sheathing. Practis'd upon the trumbal-gally in Mr. Wells's dock, Aug. 31. MDCXCIX. Also an account of the lead sheathing upon the Weedaw. Together with a new publication of the charge thereof, at 12 d. a foot. (London : [s.n.], Printed Septemb. 27. 1699), by T. H. (Thomas Hale) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• That the bringing on boards above, and paying the plank with stuff under a mill'd-lead-sheathing, is damageable, more charge, and altogether unnecessary plainly prov'd from experience as well as reason. ([London : s.n.], October, 1697), by T. H. (Thomas Hale) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The antelope's evidence; or, An experimental and ocular demonstration of the goodness and excellency of mill'd-lead-sheathing, above that of wood. Wherein is also prov'd, that it is much cheaper at 14d. a foot, the rate publish'd, than wood-sheathing, if it were reckon'd but at 7d. a foot. The lead being consider'd only to last no longer than an ordinary wood-sheathing, tho' 'tis evident it would outlast many of the best that were ever put on. ([London, : [s.n.], printed 16 May, 1698]), by Charles Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A second advertisement relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathing upon the Rising Eagle. (London : [s.n.], printed April 5. 1700), by Charles Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The new invention for the sheathing of ships with lead and lacker, without the use of pitch, tar, rozin, brimstone, or any other graving,. ([London : s.n., 1675?]), by Thomas Rastel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for laying an imposition upon coals towards the building and maintaining ships for guarding the seas. Die Veneris, 28 Martii, 1651. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1651), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Additional heads proposed by the master-shipwrights of England, in order to amend two ancient charters, dated anno 1605. and anno 1612. who, the better to accommodate navigation, and for the safety of shipping in general, were incorporated one entire company, with power to practice their art and mastery in all rivers, ports, harbours, and roads of England and Wales. ([London? : s.n., 1694]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An advertisement, relating to lead-sheathing in general, and particularly that upon the Worcester bound for Guinea, a ship newly sheathed, and now lying in Mr. Newman's dock in Lymehouse Hole, but goes out in two or three days time, 20 of November. 1699. ([London : s.n., 1699]), by Charles Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Englands defence, a treatise concerning invasion, or, A brief discourse of what orders were best for repulsing of foreign forces if at any time they should invade us by sea in Kent, or elsewhere exhibited in writing to the Right Honourable Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a little before the Spanish Invasion, in the year 1588 / by Thomas Diggs ... to which is now added, an account of such stores of war and other materials as are requisite for the defence of a fort, a train of artillery, and for a magazine belonging to a field army ; and also a list of the ships of war, and the charge of them, and the land-forces designed by the Parliament against France anno 1678 ; also a list of the present governors of the garisons of England, and of all the lord lieutenants and high sheriffs of all those counties adjacent to the coasts ; lastly the wages of officers and seamen serving in His Majesty's fleet at sea per month collected by Thomas Adamson ... (London : Printed for F. Haley ..., 1680), by Thomas Digges and Thomas Adamson (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proclamation against selling of ships. (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., Anno Dom. 1604), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Strange and wonderful news being a true, tho' sad relation of six sea-men. (Belonging to the Margaret of Boston,) who sold themselves to the devil, and were invisibly carry'd away. : With an account of the said ship being sunk under water, where she continued full eleven weeks : all which time, to admiration, the rest of the ship's crew liv'd, and fed upon raw meat, and live fish, that swam over their heads. : The names of three persons, that were (thro' mercy) preserv'd so long under water, were William Davies, (a man very well known to the merchants in London,) Mr. VVilliam Kadner, and Mr. William Bywater. : There was only one boy drowned. : The truth of which strange and miraculous relation, will be attested at Mr. Loyd's coffee house, near the general post-office, in Lombard-Street; where the original letter at large, will be shewn to any person that desires to be further satisfy'd in the truth hereof; : and by several eminent merchants upon the Exchange. (London, : Printed for H. Martyn, in Cornhil, [1700?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A brief narrative and deduction of the several remarkable cases of Sir William Courten, and Sir Paul Pyndar, Knights, and William Courten late of London Esquire, deceased their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, together with their surviving partners and adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Japan, and divers other parts of Asia, Europe, Africa and America : faithfully represented to both houses of Parliament. (London printed : [s.n.], 1679), by Edward Graves (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The humble address of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar, late of London, Knights; and William Courten Esq; deceased: together with their creditors and legatees, and other proprietors and adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Japan, faithfully represented to both Houses of Parliament, prorogued to the 26th. of January 1679. ([London : s.n., 1679]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Industrial schools. Reports in connection with the training ship "Shaftesbury" (Alexander and Shepheard, 1904), by London County Council (page images at HathiTrust)

• An Account of the men of war (not including privateers), taken from the French since the beginning of the war, (declared the 7th of May, 1689) to the 1st of October, 1695 ([London : s.n., 1695]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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