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 . Counthad
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 . Counthad Houfes, at his own pleafure, in either of thofeGarrifons, Towns, or nine Maritiro Cities, whichbeeing feated upon the Shores of ^ufjex, I^ent^ BJJex,and l^orfolky hee alwaies had them pamced out near theSea, and added to his grand Commifsion, for thefignal Ornaments of his Office. The names of the(e Ci-ties were Otlxina, Dubris, Lemmanis, Brayiodunum, Garranum ^f^gulbis , Mittupds , Andertdos ( or Anderlda )and Tortus Adurm. Befides-, both the Deputie of Bri-tain^2ini the Duke, and Count of^ritainy had their fig-na 1 Ornaments aiven in like manner with their • ,-4 Commands. This had a pourcraidure of the Ifleit felf, drawn in the form of a Caftle forrifi-cd in the Sea. The Duke had certain Mid-land Towns. And the Deputie thofe five Pro-vinces into which the Ifle was divided by theMomans ; as you may fee in the Breviarie Where the aforc-mentioncd Arms ofthc Cowwfof the Saxon Shore are rcprefenrcd afcer this manner, F f 2 to- iiz Book IL Of the Dominion^ /TTv^s»^ to wit, the very fame that was wont to bee drawn in his Commifsion. But as to what concerns thofc Maritinci Cities or Towns in thefe Ornaments; if l«tSr ^^^ ^^y believ^ fuch as are well vcrft in the affairs (exia,can\io, of Attain, OthoHd was fcated upon the Shore of the fofcu*^^ ^^«oi&<iwfex which lie$ before ^tngjl hundred in the O^vnerjhip of the Sea. ii2 the Countic of EJfex. Dubris
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