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 . t to falute th
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 . t to falute the Em- Coriftantinof. ^^^^^ ^j^j^ ^ \q^^ yoJCg Vyy, Daughter of/4teW , it is faid cxprcfsly, that thevcame ^>t -^ Q^Xy^ vr\a^ froni the Jfland of Ihule, Inlike manner, all the Iflands either known or heardof in this Northern Sea, were at length called bythe name of Wtti[h j the utmoft Bounds whereof,as alfo of Thule it felf, fonj of the Antients wouldhave to reach unto 67 degrees of Latitude^ or there-about. And Mategniu^, (peaking of the Sea asScien- ^^ ^^ks toward Spain, faith. °* There are xTl Bri-tiisStdU tifh JJles in it towards the North-^ and beyond theferm^, jj j, ^^ habitable ; and how far it flretcheth ^ ism-known. Upon the Eaftcrn Coaft of Britain flows the€erman Sea (fo called by ^tolomie , beeauf it liesbefore the German Shore.) On the South, flowsthat whidi i% particularly noted by Jptolomie to • bee OypnerJhij^oftheSta. Chap»L 185 i:^c^ptentriQ^^^. bee the Britijh Sea. But all that was called alfo theSritip? Sea, which extends it fclf like a half Moonalong the French Shore, through the Bay or Creek of i8^ Book I. Of the Dominion, or, of Jquitam, unto the Northern Coaft of Spain. Forthis wee have the Tcftimonie of Mela, who faiththe Pyrencan Promontories do butt out into then Ve Situ Britijh Sea. The ^yrenie^ faith hec, runs firfl ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^y Brittjh Sea-^ then taming towards the conti-nent ^ it Jiretcheth as far (is Spa
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