Of the dominion, or, ownership of the sea two booksIn the first is shew'd, that the sea, by the lavv of nature, or nations, is not common to all men, but capable of private dominion or proprietie, as well as the landIn the second is proved, that the dominion of the British sea, or that which incompasseth the isle of Great Britain, is, and ever hath been, a part or appendant of the empire of that islandWritten at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum seu, De dominio maris, by John Selden ..Translated into English; and set forth with som additional evidences and discourses . rf, l)ereftet
Of the dominion, or, ownership of the sea two booksIn the first is shew'd, that the sea, by the lavv of nature, or nations, is not common to all men, but capable of private dominion or proprietie, as well as the landIn the second is proved, that the dominion of the British sea, or that which incompasseth the isle of Great Britain, is, and ever hath been, a part or appendant of the empire of that islandWritten at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum seu, De dominio maris, by John Selden ..Translated into English; and set forth with som additional evidences and discourses . rf, l)ereftet fterfelftOptBounb,:^nb mean t one limit (l)oulb pou bott) contain,XDee Nereiis ijatl) feciubeb in tl)e maim XbiS UnbOnnbeb is» Greac Britain ftanbsConRneb bp tOe S>Do?es of otfter lanbs;:anb all bp Mliinbs ano s>ails bee knotbn3& m accefsion of (o great a Crotbm And without aueftion it is true, according to theColledtion of Teftimonies before alleged, that the ve-ry Shores or Ports of the Neighbor-Princes beyond-Sea, are Bounds of the Sca-Tcrritorie of the ^rttijh Em-^pite to the Southward and Eaftward; but that inithe open and vaft Ocean of the North and Weft, theyarc to bee placed at the utmoft extent of thofe moffifpacious Seas, which are poffeft by the EnglijJ?^ Scots^and Irijh. FIMIS. Traifand Glorie bee to God our Saviour, I »t i v# [ ADDITIONAL EVIDENCES, Concerning the RIGHT OFSOVERAIGNTIE and Dominion of E S\(J^ L A JA(jD in the S E A: Colledied Out of certain publick Papers, relating to the Reigns of K. JJMES^ 2nd K. (;HAJ{ LOliDON,VntktcdhyWiOum DuGard, Jn^Dom. i6<yi. Wrr!.;? ,-^^.. ?yi. ^^^<fc. C+<JO
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