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 . e at Sea impea
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 . e at Sea impeached and qneftioned byencroaching neighbors j ic was thought meet here toannex an ingenious and learned Plea touching the Do-minion of the Sea- which was very fuccindiy writ-ten in/r<i/i4?2^ but faithfully rendred in Englifli by anhonorable Member of this Common-wealth, and pub-lifhcd fora time fincc, under the following Title. -?.•i^.:- Dominium ^j Dominium Maris: OR, THE DOMINION OF THE S rL A. Exprefsing the Tide, which thd Venetians pretend unto thefole dominioa, and abfolute Sovereigntie of the Jdriatic/^ Sea^ copimonly called The Cfulf of Venice. Mahifefted inaPleading or Argument j betwixtthe Republick of Fenice,^nd the Emperor Ferdinand. Whereby is fufficiently provedl,That the Sea as well as the Land^ IS liable to the Laws of Proprieties and may bee brought under the jurif- didion and prote(^Ion or particular Princes and States. Contrarie to the AfTcrrion of thofe, who affirm, the Sea to be free, and under the Dominion of no man. Tranflated out of Itdian,. LONDON, PntitzdhyWillim DuGdrd, 1^52.
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