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OLERON
OLERON, a name given to a code of general rules relating to naval affairs, and formed by Richard I. when he was at the island of Oleron. These have been frequently esteemed the most excellent sea laws in the world; and are still preserved in the black book of the admiralty.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 208, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0907.html