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his_o trench_n and_o so_o enclose_v divers_a shoal_n of_o fish_n with_o dam_n that_o what_o tempestuous_a weather_n soëver_o happen_v orata_n table_n be_v never_o unfurnished_v with_o variety_n of_o dish_n the_o same_o liberty_n be_v use_v upon_o the_o formian_n shore_n by_o apollinaris_n of_o who_o fishpond_n martial_n 30._o speak_v si_fw-la quando_fw-la nereus_n sentit_fw-la aeoli_n regnum_fw-la ridet_fw-la procellas_fw-la tuta_fw-la de_fw-la svo_fw-la mensa_fw-la piscina_fw-la rhombum_fw-la pascit_fw-la &_o lupos_fw-la vernas_fw-la when_o wind_n do_v lord_n it_o over_o the_o sea_n &_o fright_v the_o fisher_n his_o table_n laugh_v at_o their_o spite_n by_o its_o own_o private_a store_n secure_v from_o need_n while_o captive_a pike_n and_o turbot_n fishpond_n breed_v all_o the_o variety_n of_o fish_n which_o the_o wide_a sea_n afford_v apollinaris_n have_v ready_a at_o hand_n in_o his_o fishpond_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sea_n let_v in_o from_o the_o shore_n into_o his_o possession_n contracta_fw-la pisces_fw-la aequora_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la jactis_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la molibus_fw-la such_o dam_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o main_a the_o fish_n for_o want_v of_o room_n complain_v so_o say_v horace_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 24._o caementis_fw-la licèt_fw-la occupes_fw-la tyrrhenum_n omne_fw-la tuis_fw-la mare_fw-la ponticum_fw-la though_o thou_o thy_o wall_n do_v raise_v through_o all_o the_o tuscan_a and_o the_o pontic_a sea_n and_o say_v sallust_n catilinae_fw-la to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v i_o relate_v those_o thing_n which_o can_v seem_v credible_a to_o any_o but_o those_o who_o have_v be_v eie-witness_n how_o mountain_n have_v be_v remove_v by_o several_a private_a person_n and_o sea_n bring_v into_o their_o place_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o fishpond_n of_o 3._o philippus_n hortensius_n and_o other_o all_o make_v by_o take_v in_o the_o sea_n moreover_o we_o find_v that_o sovereignty_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n have_v be_v sometime_o confer_v by_o the_o patent_n of_o prince_n the_o emperor_n trajan_n when_o he_o endow_v the_o city_n of_o tharsus_n with_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n beside_o the_o territory_n of_o land_n lie_v about_o add_v also_o a_o grant_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o river_n cydnus_n and_o the_o adjacent_a sea_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o dion_n 34._o chrysostom_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o maritimate_a right_n of_o neocesarea_n 7._o which_o theodorus_n balsamon_n say_v be_v compile_v by_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o that_o city_n have_v respect_n unto_o the_o like_o original_a as_o also_o those_o privilege_n in_o the_o sea_n which_o the_o emperor_n comnenus_n grant_v to_o a_o great_a number_n of_o monastery_n according_a to_o the_o same_o author_n the_o ancient_a lawyer_n also_o be_v not_o silent_a as_o touch_v the_o dominion_n of_o particular_a person_n in_o the_o sea_n injuriis_fw-la paulus_n one_o of_o great_a note_n among_o they_o declare'_v himself_o express_o thus_o very_o whensoëver_o a_o propriety_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n belong_v to_o any_o person_n that_o person_n may_v sue_v out_o a_o interdict_v of_o uti_fw-la possidetis_fw-la in_o case_n he_o be_v â—indred_v from_o the_o exercise_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o right_n because_o this_o matter_n concern_v a_o private_a not_o a_o public_a cause_n see_v the_o suit_n be_v commence_v for_o the_o enjoy_n of_o a_o right_n which_o arise_v not_o from_o a_o public_a but_o private_a title_n for_o interdict_v be_v proper_a to_o be_v use_v in_o private_a case_n not_o in_o public_a nothing_o can_v have_v be_v more_o plain_o speak_v to_o show_v that_o beyond_o all_o controversy_n he_o admit_n a_o private_a dominion_n in_o the_o sea_n even_o of_o single_a person_n yea_o ulpian_n himself_o who_o be_v so_o fond_o incline_v to_o favour_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o perpetual_a community_n of_o the_o sea_n do_v sufficient_o
his_o successor_n in_o that_o city_n within_o who_o territory_n of_o jurisdiction_n he_o die_v if_o the_o pope_n die_v upon_o the_o sea_n the_o election_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o that_o city_n or_o andraeas_n place_n which_o be_v next_o to_o the_o sea_n this_o intimation_n be_v give_v by_o the_o gloss_n and_o acknowledge_v by_o other_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n be_v allow_v the_o privilege_n of_o fish_v in_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o church_n as_o they_o call_v it_o or_o of_o the_o pope_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o village_n border_v upon_o a_o pasture-ground_n may_v by_o virtue_n of_o some_o compact_n usage_n or_o custom_n put_v in_o their_o cattle_n to_o graze_v there_o though_o perhaps_o it_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o some_o particular_a person_n this_o be_v a_o statute_n of_o the_o city_n of_o 72._o rome_n every_o citizen_n of_o rome_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o within_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o fish_n at_o any_o time_n and_o with_o any_o instrument_n whatsoëver_o in_o the_o stream_n both_o of_o tiber_n anien_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n so_o far_o as_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n and_o the_o sea_n shore_n do_v reach_v and_o no_o person_n ought_v to_o prohibit_v or_o forcible_o take_v any_o thing_n away_o from_o they_o so_o long_o as_o they_o forbear_v to_o trespass_v upon_o any_o land_n house_n and_o fishpond_n which_o belong_v to_o private_a owner_n or_o to_o come_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o arenula_fw-la namely_o of_o s_o t_o severia_n and_o paul_n in_o which_o place_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o to_o fish_n without_o warrant_n from_o the_o state_n be_v advocate_n and_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o privilege_n as_o this_o qualify_v either_o by_o grant_n or_o covenant_n or_o custom_n be_v very_o often_o find_v in_o such_o place_n as_o enjoy_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n concern_v the_o receive_a custom_n of_o the_o portugal_n and_o spaniard_n about_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n chap._n xvii_o that_o dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o portugal_n be_v apparent_a to_o any_o man_n that_o will_v but_o observe_v the_o usual_a title_n of_o their_o king_n king_n emmanuel_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o law_n of_o portugal_n style_n be_v himself_o dom_n manuel_n per_fw-la grace_n de_fw-fr deos_fw-la rey_n etc._n etc._n senhor_n de_fw-fr guinee_n &_o da_fw-la conquista_fw-la &_o navagaçam_fw-la &_o commercio_fw-la d'_fw-fr ethiopia_n arabia_n persia_n &_o da_fw-mi india_n à _fw-it todo_fw-es etc._n etc._n which_o elsewhere_o be_v render_v in_o 9_o barbarous_a latin_a thus_o emanuel_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n dominus_fw-la guineae_fw-la &_o conquistae_fw-la navigationis_fw-la ac_fw-la commercii_fw-la aethiopiae_fw-la arabiae_n persiae_n etc._n etc._n emmanuel_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n etc._n etc._n lord_n of_o guinee_n and_o by_o conquest_n of_o the_o navigation_n and_o commerce_n of_o ethiopia_n arabia_n persia_n where_fw-mi conquista_fw-la in_o the_o language_n of_o spain_n and_o portugal_n signify_v that_o which_o be_v acquire_v by_o war._n the_o same_o title_n be_v often_o find_v in_o the_o letter_n patent_n and_o commission_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o portugal_n whereupon_o jacobus_n 12._o vâ—ldesius_n write_v that_o they_o be_v and_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v lord_n and_o master_n of_o commerce_n traffic_n and_o navigation_n but_o for_o any_o person_n to_o be_v lord_n of_o navigation_n and_o traffic_n by_o sea_n without_o dominion_n over_o that_o sea_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o use_v and_o enjoy_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n to_o have_v right_a to_o prohibit_v all_o other_o from_o do_v the_o like_a and_o yet_o not_o to_o be_v owner_n thereof_o but_o among_o the_o law_n of_o portugal_n there_o be_v yet_o clear_a evidence_n for_o private_a dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n even_o of_o the_o atlantic_a or_o ocean_n itself_o for_o therein_o it_o be_v forbid_v that_o any_o person_n either_o foreigner_n or_o native_a the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n be_v 112._o assi_fw-fr naral_fw-fr commo_fw-la estrangeiro_n in_o any_o ship_n whatsoëver_o to_o pass_v ditas_fw-la partee_n mare_n the_o guinee_n &_o india_n &_o qualsquer_n outras_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o mare_n &_o lugare_n de_fw-mi nossa_fw-mi conquista_fw-la tratar_n resgatar_n nem_fw-la guerrear_n sem_fw-mi nossa_fw-mi licenca_fw-la &_o autoridade_fw-mi sob_v pena_fw-la que_fw-la fazendo_fw-la â—o_o contrario_fw-la moura_fw-la por_fw-mi ello_fw-it morte_fw-la natural_a &_o por_fw-mi esso_fw-la mesmo_fw-la seito_fw-la percapera_fw-la nos_fw-la todo_fw-es seus_fw-la beens_fw-mi moveis_fw-la &_o the_o ray_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o say_a country_n land_n and_o sea_n of_o guinee_n and_o the_o indies_n or_o any_o other_o land_n sea_n and_o place_n under_o our_o dominion_n for_o commerce_n or_o traâ—â—iâ—k_n or_o make_v of_o wâ—r_n without_o our_o licence_n and_o authority_n under_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o total_a confiscation_n of_o estate_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o any_o that_o shall_v presume_v to_o do_v the_o contrary_n and_o for_o the_o execution_n hereof_o the_o commander_n of_o those_o fleet_n who_o have_v leave_v from_o the_o king_n to_o sail_v thither_o have_v commission_n give_v they_o to_o call_v to_o account_v all_o who_o they_o find_v in_o any_o kind_n transgress_v this_o law_n so_o that_o we_o see_v the_o nation_n of_o portugal_n also_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o dominion_n may_v be_v just_o acquire_v over_o the_o ocean_n itself_o and_o this_o law_n in_o the_o extent_n of_o at_o reach_v as_o well_o to_o foreigner_n as_o to_o the_o king_n subject_n although_o foreigner_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o portugal_n have_v acquire_v any_o such_o right_a however_o that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v obligatorie_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v but_o that_o such_o a_o right_n may_v be_v acquire_v be_v i_o suppose_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o the_o nation_n in_o europe_n except_o some_o perhaps_o who_o be_v not_o yet_o in_o fair_a and_o lawful_a possession_n of_o any_o sea_n if_o so_o be_v at_o least_o a_o man_n may_v right_o gather_v their_o acknowledgement_n from_o their_o receive_a custom_n and_o true_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n there_o be_v a_o hot_a dispute_n between_o cottoniana_n she_o and_o sebastian_n king_n of_o portugal_n touch_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o atlantic_a and_o south-sea_n that_o open_n the_o way_n to_o the_o east-indies_n which_o be_v claim_v by_o the_o portugal_n but_o the_o question_n in_o that_o dispute_n be_v not_o whether_o or_o no_o sebastian_n can_v be_v lord_n of_o that_o navigation_n or_o sea_n but_o whether_o he_o have_v make_v any_o lawful_a acquisition_n of_o such_o a_o dominion_n but_o in_o the_o common_a law_n of_o spain_n or_o castille_n although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v most_o free_a and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n almost_o as_o if_o no_o positive_a law_n have_v ever_o lay_v any_o restraint_n upon_o the_o natural_a 8._o community_n thereof_o yet_o the_o spanish_a lawyer_n and_o those_o not_o of_o the_o mean_a account_n do_v in_o most_o express_a term_n declare_v it_o capable_a of_o dominion_n yea_o and_o that_o it_o be_v acquire_v by_o the_o king_n the_o prince_n say_v gregorius_n 11._o lopez_n may_v grant_v any_o man_n a_o privilege_n to_o fish_n in_o a_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o sea_n say_v joannes_n 34._o garcias_n a_o spaniard_n belong_v to_o he_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o adjoin_a land_n this_o he_o speak_v of_o some_o particular_a sea_n belong_v to_o spain_n for_o to_o speak_v it_o of_o the_o sea_n in_o general_n be_v idle_a there_o be_v other_o also_o as_o didacus_n couvaruvias_n 12._o joannes_n de_fw-fr hevia_n who_o be_v plain_o for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o prince_n as_o well_o for_o a_o control_a the_o liberty_n of_o navigation_n as_o restrain_v the_o common_a use_n of_o fish_v and_o how_o frequent_a this_o opinion_n 8._o be_v among_o the_o lawyer_n of_o spain_n and_o portugal_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o fernandus_n vasquius_fw-la though_o he_o himself_o do_v extreme_o oppose_v it_o as_o appear_v by_o those_o word_n of_o his_o already_o cite_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n moreover_o it_o be_v sufficient_o manifest_a out_o of_o 13._o rodericus_fw-la suarius_n that_o such_o right_n &_o privilege_n be_v exercise_v by_o private_a person_n ground_v either_o upon_o custom_n or_o some_o grant_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o demonstrate_v a_o dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n among_o the_o spaniard_n although_o that_o author_n take_v the_o measure_n of_o law_n rather_o from_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o school_n than_o the_o receive_a custom_n of_o nation_n be_v the_o more_o earnest_a for_o that_o ancient_a opinion_n of_o a_o perpetual_a community_n yea_o the_o very_a title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v
nation_n use_v fish_v very_o much_o which_o together_o with_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o navigation_n and_o commerce_n shew_v that_o they_o do_v enter_v upon_o the_o sea_n corporal_o by_o occupation_n but_o if_o to_o such_o a_o corporal_a occupation_n as_o this_o we_o add_v also_o that_o they_o exclude_v other_o from_o the_o sea_n shut_v it_o up_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o restrain_v they_o at_o pleasure_n from_o passage_n and_o entrance_n what_o hinder_v why_o we_o may_v not_o conclude_v that_o they_o acquire_v a_o manifest_a dominion_n of_o their_o own_o both_o by_o a_o intentional_a and_o corporal_a possession_n but_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v thus_o shut_v up_o by_o they_o caesar_n himself_o seem_v to_o inform_v we_o plain_o enough_o for_o when_o he_o upon_o his_o first_o attempt_n to_o cross_v the_o sea_n into_o britain_n make_v diligent_a enquiry_n among_o the_o gaul_n touch_v the_o shore_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o port_n and_o to_o this_o end_n have_v summon_v 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the_o word_n appear_v sufficient_o ridiculous_a while_o they_o derive_v a_o syrian_a or_o phenician_a name_n from_o the_o greek_a fountain_n but_o the_o very_a thing_n which_o i_o suppose_v they_o will_v have_v be_v this_o that_o atergatis_n be_v queen_n or_o sovereign_a lady_n not_o only_o of_o syria_n or_o phenicia_n which_o be_v the_o sea-cost_n of_o syria_n but_o also_o of_o the_o sea_n lie_v before_o it_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o fish_v free_o therein_o at_o least_o not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o fish_v without_o her_o consent_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n to_o consecrated_a fish_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o she_o after_o she_o be_v place_v among_o â—he_n deity_n ix_o ninthly_o after_o the_o phoenicians_n the_o egyptians_n 1230._o possess_v the_o sea_n under_o their_o king_n psamnitis_n and_o bocchoris_n who_o live_v immediate_o before_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o olympiad_n mention_n be_v make_v 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and_o 〈◊〉_d contend_v also_o with_o cyrus_n they_o enjoy_v their_o own_o sea_n for_o some_o time_n where_o the_o old_a scholiast_n add'_v by_o way_n of_o observation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o neighbour_a sea_n but_o not_o all_o xvi_o sixteenth_o the_o naxian_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n eusebius_n say_v 43._o in_o the_o fifteen_o place_n the_o naxian_o possess_v the_o sea_n ten_o year_n about_o the_o time_n of_o cambyses_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o naxian_o name_v from_o the_o island_n naxos_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n or_o isle_n in_o the_o archipelago_n xvii_o seventeenth_o the_o eretrian_o succeed_v into_o this_o sea-dominion_n eusebius_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o naxian_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o after_o they_o the_o eretrian_o in_o the_o seventeen_o place_n hold_v it_o vii_o year_n eretria_n be_v heretofore_o a_o famous_a and_o wealthy_a city_n in_o the_o island_n of_o euboea_n xviii_o and_o last_o the_o last_o or_o eighteen_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o this_o catalogue_n be_v the_o people_n of_o aegina_n the_o latin_a of_o eusebius_n say_v 1058._o the_o people_n of_o aegina_n possess_v the_o sea_n xx_o year_n even_o until_o xerxes_n his_o passage_n which_o be_v note_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o sixty_o seven_o olympiad_n but_o xerxes_n make_v his_o passage_n in_o the_o seventy_o five_o olympiad_n and_o in_o first_o year_n thereof_o therefore_o there_o pass_v xxviii_o year_n between_o but_o true_o joseph_n scaliger_n observe'_v here_o from_o this_o carelessness_n in_o count_v of_o year_n that_o those_o be_v mere_a trifling_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o latin_a and_o he_o say_v they_o be_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o greek_a wherein_o we_o read_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n of_o aegina_n hold_v possession_n of_o the_o sea_n x_o year_n which_o true_o we_o find_v as_o well_o in_o the_o former_a chronicle_n of_o eusebius_n as_o in_o his_o canon_n nor_o be_v it_o otherwise_o place_v then_o in_o the_o latin_a also_o 8._o strabo_n and_o 12._o aelianus_n make_v mention_n of_o their_o sea-dominion_n touch_v the_o sea-dominion_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o athenian_n moreover_o also_o that_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v not_o only_o by_o the_o greek_n but_o also_o by_o the_o persian_n in_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n chap._n xi_o nor_o be_v those_o particular_n which_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v hither_o out_o of_o the_o east_n find_v only_o in_o the_o custom_n and_o sea-dominion_n of_o so_o many_o famous_a nation_n thus_o continue_v one_o after_o another_o the_o year_n of_o who_o empire_n have_v usual_o be_v reckon_v from_o their_o subdue_a the_o sea_n but_o in_o the_o custom_n of_o other_o also_o who_o true_o be_v more_o famous_a though_o they_o be_v not_o register_v any_o where_o in_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o catalogue_n it_o be_v write_v of_o polycrates_n that_o renown_a king_n of_o the_o samian_o who_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persian_a 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aegina_n be_v end_v or_o about_o the_o eighti_v olympiad_n therefore_o either_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o king_n or_o be_v extreme_o mistake_v about_o the_o eighti_v olympiad_n and_o the_o time_n follow_v unto_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n those_o most_o renown_a people_n of_o greece_n not_o only_o the_o athenian_n but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n also_o do_v sometime_o enjoy_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n flow_v about_o they_o demosthenes_n say_v of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 14._o they_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o whole_a land_n other_o also_o have_v testify_v as_o much_o concern_v the_o athenian_n either_o the_o same_o man_n or_o hegisippus_n in_o that_o oration_n touch_v levant_n halonesos_n make_v mention_n of_o philip_n k._n of_o macedon_n affect_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n speak_v thus_o de_fw-fr praedonibus_fw-la aequum_fw-la esse_fw-la aït_fw-la philippus_n
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exposition_n do_v imply_v 250._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n enjoy_v the_o dominion_n of_o that_o sea_n and_o true_o we_o read_v in_o 11._o philostratus_n that_o there_o be_v a_o old_a contract_n touch_v the_o red-sea_n which_o king_n erythras_n have_v contract_v when_o he_o have_v dominion_n over_o that_o sea_n that_o no_o egyptian_a ought_v to_o enter_v that_o sea_n in_o a_o long_a ship_n but_o to_o employ_v there_o only_o one_o of_o burden_n and_o 4._o quintus_fw-la curtius_n say_v of_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n that_o be_v build_v by_o agenor_n she_o make_v not_o only_o the_o neighbour_a sea_n but_o what_o sea_n soëver_v she_o ship_n sail_v into_o to_o be_v of_o her_o dominion_n from_o whence_o also_o tyria_n maria_n tyrian_n sea_n become_v a_o maria._n proverb_n to_o signify_v a_o sea_n so_o possess_v that_o free_a passage_n can_v not_o be_v
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a_o public_a decree_n or_o epistle_n in_o answer_n to_o artaxerxes_n his_o most_o imperious_a demand_n that_o hypocrates_n shall_v be_v render_v up_o to_o he_o wherein_o the_o coan_n slight_v the_o threat_n of_o that_o great_a king_n decree_v that_o what_o hazard_n soêver_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o run_v hypocrates_n shall_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v render_v they_o add_v also_o to_o that_o decree_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n how_o that_o when_o his_o predecessor_n darius_n and_o xerxes_n have_v by_o their_o letter_n demand_v earth_n and_o water_n the_o people_n of_o coos_n do_v in_o no_o wise_n yield_v it_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v satisfy_v that_o those_o who_o have_v send_v unto_o they_o be_v mortal_a as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o the_o history_n of_o judith_n nabuchodonosor_n be_v about_o to_o denounce_v war_n against_o the_o neighbor-nation_n say_v express_o the_o form_n of_o submission_n which_o he_o expect_v be_v 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enjoy_v a_o command_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o when_o either_o of_o they_o hold_v they_o have_v most_o of_o the_o other_o city_n obedient_a thereto_o we_o read_v also_o a_o dispute_n in_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d concern_v a_o communion_n or_o common_a enjoyment_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o wit_n whether_o it_o may_v be_v convenient_a or_o not_o for_o a_o well_o order_v city_n whether_o it_o be_v better_a it_o shall_v remain_v common_a to_o all_o man_n so_o that_o no_o man_n may_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v deny_v passage_n traffic_n merchandise_n and_o fish_v or_o that_o the_o use_n of_o it_o may_v be_v so_o restrain_v that_o it_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o dominion_n of_o any_o city_n so_o as_o to_o exclude_v foreigner_n he_o dispute_n this_o point_n whether_o it_o be_v profitable_a or_o unprofitable_a but_o question_n be_v it_o not_o at_o all_o as_o unjust_a have_v be_v abundant_o instruct_v out_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o touch_v a_o propriety_n of_o the_o 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he_o free_v the_o sea-coast_n from_o pirate_n and_o restore_v the_o dominion_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n moreover_o as_o touch_v the_o vast_a sea-dominion_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n dionysius_n halicarnass_n say_v 1._o rome_n be_v lady_n of_o the_o whole_a sea_n not_o only_o of_o that_o which_o lie_v within_o hercules_n pillar_n but_o also_o of_o the_o ocean_n itself_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v navigable_a this_o be_v indeed_o a_o hyperbole_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o clear_a testimony_n of_o a_o very_a large_a sea-dominion_n as_o also_o that_o of_o praefatione_fw-la appianus_n alexandrinus_n the_o roman_n say_v he_o hold_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o whole_a mediterranean_n sea_n other_o instance_n there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n but_o true_o that_o expression_n of_o a_o very_a etc._n eminent_a man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v who_o say_v of_o example_n of_o that_o kind_n that_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v a_o possession_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o of_o a_o 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neptune_n see_v venice_n in_o the_o gulf_n to_o stand_v of_o adria_n and_o all_o the_o sea_n command_n nor_o do_v this_o dominion_n arise_v from_o any_o jurisdiction_n or_o protection_n over_o the_o person_n of_o such_o as_o frequent_v the_o sea_n as_o be_v imagine_v by_o some_o miserable_o 36._o carry_v away_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o ulpian_n so_o often_o affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v commnn_v to_o all_o man_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o qualify_a dominion_n as_o say_v angelus_n matthaeacius_n professor_n at_o milan_n but_o this_o sea_n do_v so_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o venetian_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o other_o to_o use_v or_o enjoie_v the_o same_o without_o their_o permission_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v right_a to_o prohibit_v any_o to_o pass_v to_o impose_v custom_n upon_o those_o who_o they_o permit_v to_o do_v any_o other_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o the_o raise_n of_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n out_o of_o the_o 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julius_n pacius_n illustr_n mantua_n patavinus_n jure_fw-la franciscus_n de_fw-fr ingenuis_fw-la and_o fulgentius_n monachus_n venetus_n who_o all_o have_v write_v more_o particular_o and_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o the_o venetian_n and_o there_o be_v example_n to_o be_v produce_v which_o show_n how_o prince_n as_o well_o neighbour_n as_o other_o have_v make_v it_o their_o suit_n to_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n to_o obtain_v leave_v to_o pass_v through_o that_o sea_n which_o sometime_o be_v grant_v and_o sometime_o deny_v in_o the_o year_n 1399_o december_n 12._o radulphus_fw-la earl_n of_o otranto_n make_v a_o request_n to_o that_o state_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o uladislaus_n king_n of_o naples_n and_o william_n archduke_n of_o austria_n that_o leave_v may_v be_v grant_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n with_o galley_n and_o other_o ship_n to_o convey_v the_o sister_n of_o the_o king_n out_o of_o apulia_n to_o the_o territory_n of_o 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