...pirates, rovers, thieves, jettisons, letters of mart and countermart, surprisals, takings at sea, arrests and detainments of all kings, princes and people of...quality soever, barratry of the master and mariners, and all other perils, losses and misfortunes that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment or damage of...

...enemies, pirates, rovers, thieves, jettisons, letters of mart and coun term art, surprisals, taking at sea, arrests* restraints and detainments of all...people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever. Far on the horizon's verge appears a speck, A spot — a mast — a sail — an armed deck. — Byrorfs...

...seas, men of war, fire, enemies, pirates, rovers, thieves, jettisons, letters of mart and countermart, surprisals, takings at sea, arrests, restraints, and...perils, losses and misfortunes, that have or shall have come to the hurt, detriment or damage of the said goods, and merchandises, and ships, etc. or...

...bear and does take upon itself in the voyage so insured as aforesaid, they are the sea, * • • and all other perils, losses, and misfortunes that have or shall come * * * to the * * * damage of the aforesaid subject-matter of this insurance or any part thereof." All losses and...

...Surprisals, Takings at Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detalnments of all Kings, Princes and Peoples, carrier, master, and ship shall have liberty to comply with any orders or directions as to loadi like Perils, Losses and Misfortunes that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment or Damage of the...

...decision was whether the loss in this case was covered by the words 'arrests restraints and detainment of all kings princes and people of what nation condition or quality soever'. This involved the interpretation of the policies in question. They were in the form of the well known...

...the Perils Clause purporting to cover losses from "Men-of-War, . . . Enemies, Pirates, Rovers, . . . Surprisals, Takings at Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detainments of all Kings, Princes and Peoples." 203 See Tillery v. Hull & Co., 876 F.2d 1517 (1 1th Cir. 1989) (seizure by Jamaican authorities...

...1779, provided cover against a fang list of perils, including 'Enemies, Pirates, Rovers, Thieves, ... Letters of Mart and Counterman, Surprisals, Takings...People, of what Nation, Condition or Quality soever'. From the start, then, each of the terms employed in the perils clause in English policies, including...

...the vessel Labrea. The policy covered loss caused by, inter alia,' .. .pirates, rovers, thieves. . .takings at sea, arrests, restraints, and detainments...all Kings, princes, and people of what nation...' but also contained a clause stating that the policy was warranted 'free of capture, seizure...'. Towards...

...seas, insured against "men of war.. .enemies.. .letters of mart and countermart, arrests, restraint and detainments of all kings, princes and people of what nation, condition or quality soever..." This ancient language granted war risks protection. In order to eliminate the war cover from the marine...