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 . ADDITIONAL EVI
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 . ADDITIONAL EVIDENCES Concerning the RIGHT OFSOVERAIGNTIE and Dominion of E JA(_9 ^ ^ ^ the SEA: CoUeaed Out of certain publick Papers, relatingto the Reigns of K. J AMES^ ;H E Learned Autor having fully evin-ced the Right of this Ifland in theSea, and that from all Antiquitie, itwere luperiluous to feek atccr anyfarther Teftimonies relating toeldcttimeSjWherein hee himfelf hath been(b abundant, and alreadic (et down the moft material;And therefore it is conceived rcquifite to add a few fuchEvidences onely, as are found among (everal Papersaf , which are ftill tobeeproda- N n n ccdj. 4^4- Additioml Bvidefices. ccd, and wilt (erv to flievv how that claim which hathbeen made fuccefsivdy by all our Kings of the BjgUp?Race, was continued down to chcprefentTiracs, bythe two Princes of the Scottf? Extraction. In the feventh year of the Reign of King James,ih\sRight was ftoutlyafferted byProc/<»fwr/o«, and all pcr-fons excluded from the ufe of the Seas upon our Coafts,without particular Licence; the Grounds whereof youhave here fe down in the Troclatmuon it felf. A Proclamation TOUCHING FISHING. AMES bp tl)t <j5tace of (Son Bins of Great Britain, France, guD Ireland, 2)EfCn m of tt\t 5fattl),w. %o all ann On-gulat: pccrong to iDboni it map appepttitt, (^mtm, ::ait!)oasl) mtt no fuffiaetiti?ftnott) bp £)ttt <Erptticnce in tl)c £)fiRce of Mt=sal SDignitic (in tbftl
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