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 . cp. TO The Sup

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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 . cp. TO The Supreme Autoritie OF THE NATION,The Parlament of the Cotn^ moivwealth of £ JA(J/Z. / ^©. {%ight Honorahlel) Should not have prefumedthus, in the midft of great affairs, to prefsinto your prefence, did. Inot bring a Prefentinmyhand moft worthie of youracceptance^ It is that Learned andelaborate Work , entituled MARECLAUSUM . A Piece fo fully your Right of Soveraigntie over theSeas^ by the cleareft evidences of Reafon^and Record from all Antiquitie , that it A i {lands

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