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Of the dominion, or, ownership of the sea two books. In 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 land. In 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 island. Written 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 (1652)

Selden, John, 1584-1654, Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678. tr · London, Printed by William Du-Gard · leaf 443

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ominion, vphereof y^ieeTreat. Chap. XXV. THE lafl head in the afore-mentioned Dividon isconcerning fom Teftimonies of a leflcr account.There hath been a piece of Gold very often coi-ned by our Kings, called a T^oye-woWe,which was ftamptupon one fide of it with a fliip floting in the Sea, anda King… … * IhrnWaUftngbam1359. feu33 El^. CMf.y. hec guarded his own Sea with a very numerous Na-vie, confifting of * Eleven hundred Ships; at which,as at other times, hce marched viftorioufly throughFrame. Queftionlefs, our Kings in a manner follow-ed the exzvnflc of CMtisAlleEiu4 in this particular,…

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