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 . lir:S^^^ r>
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 . lir:S^^^ r> J^ mi i». I m .\ ^ ^ ^i:^ *i 1 (^ it «i ^.«^-— ; ? ^i^jS5^^^k^ >/%^-^ ^.1» *T ?? .iB-v .% «-•- i ?^!^<^4i * *• 3 -^ .^i *^ ^4 ,-». ^^; ««•»1. ^^ VZv^/ *L/ >x K^ ^i»«»fl ? mri .Mf- ^: IZs-^lr ^>S *; ^5Cffe f/^5> Kv.: p^jt. •:*^ IS^ Ill;;. Neptune to the C o m m o n-w e a l t h of England. (O OF Thee (great State !) the God of WavesIn equal wrongSjaffiftancc craves, defend thy fcif and raee :ForifoVe Seas there bcc Godhead clean is tane away, the Scepter pliickt from as ore SeJft all fovcreigntie oppofeTkough fccming fricnds^to both arc truly foes. (O Nor can 1 think my fuit is vain, That Land the Sea (hould now maintain, fincc retributions due:And England hath great wealth poflcllBy Seas accefs, and thereby bleft with plenties not a itvs:Whichjnext the virtue of thy watchful her (ecure from forein miferies. (3) Thy great endeavors to encreafThe Marine power, do confefs thou aft*ft fom great had Seventh Henrie don, beforeColumbus lanchd from Spanifti (hore, the Indies had been do thy Seas thofe Indian Mines excel!Jn riches far: the BelgUns know it well. (4) I What wealth or glorie may arifeBy the North-Weft dilcover^s is due unto thy adopting them with Englifhofdominionorowne00seld
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