Heads or Tails

           "Debalenaverosufficit,sirexhabeatcaput,etreginacaudam."

           BRACTON,L.3,C.3.

           LatinfromthebooksoftheLawsofEngland,whichtakenalongwiththecontext,means,thatofallwhalescapturedbyanybodyonthecoastofthatland,theKing,asHonoraryGrandHarpooneer,musthavethehead,andtheQueenberespectfullypresentedwiththetail.Adivisionwhich,inthewhale,ismuchlikehalvinganapple;thereisnointermediateremainder.Nowasthislaw,underamodifiedform,istothisdayinforceinEngland;andasitoffersinvariousrespectsastrangeanomalytouchingthegenerallawofFastandLoose-Fish,itisheretreatedofinaseparatechapter,onthesamecourteousprinciplethatpromptstheEnglishrailwaystobeattheexpenseofaseparatecar,speciallyreservedfortheaccommodationofroyalty.Inthefirstplace,incuriousproofofthefactthattheabove-mentionedlawisstillinforce,Iproceedtolaybeforeyouacircumstance-thathappenedwithinthelasttwoyears.

           ItseemsthatsomehonestmarinersofDover,orSandwich,orsomeoneoftheCinquePorts,hadafterahardchasesucceededinkillingandbeachingafinewhalewhichtheyhadoriginallydescriedafarofffromtheshore.NowtheCinquePortsarepartiallyorsomehowunderthejurisdictionofasortofpolicemanorbeadle,calledaLordWarden.Holdingtheofficedirectlyfromthecrown,Ibelieve,alltheroyalemolumentsincidenttotheCinquePortterritoriesbecomebyassignmenthis.Bysomewritersthisofficeiscalledasinecure.Butnotso.

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