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 . of Antoninus T
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 . of Antoninus Tins, Thus they fignificd, that Britainhad Dominion over the Sea aboutit, and the Roman Emperor overBritain. But vve findenotany form ofthis kinde before the time of SeiuiSaturninus^ thefirft ^rtfeH (whereofany mention is made by the Anti-ents) or Commander in chief of theBritijh Navie, or of thofc NavalForceSjWherewith the Romam guard-ed the !BritiJh Sea. Hee held thisComrtiand under JJrian, or Jntoni-nus TiuSj as hath been (aid from hence it is that Claudian af-terwards, when hee makes a Repre-fentation of Brir^m (beeing in a fpe-cial manner, called the Ifle of theSea) hee clothes her with a leatherngarment fo made as it were likewaves of water, and died of ablewifli color, that ic wholly re-fembled the waves of the Sea; andhee puts the Sea under her hee indeed cf efcribes her, whenhee brings in fcveral Provinces, as Spainj Britain, andJfrica demanding the Confulfliip for Stiltco at hee mentions Britain in a peculiar manner, li z Ind§ Hi.
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