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sea-province_n situate_v afar_o off_o in_o the_o west_n without_o the_o line_n draw_v according_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o opinion_n the_o mediterranean_a province_n and_o city_n also_o which_o be_v â—eated_v in_o other_o remote_a part_n without_o the_o border_n of_o israël_n have_v in_o stead_n of_o be_v call_v a_o strange_a land_n be_v term_v the_o province_n or_o city_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o point_n be_v very_o well_o handle_v by_o rabbenu_fw-fr nissim_n in_o the_o former_a place_n but_o as_o these_o which_o be_v seat_v without_o their_o territory_n in_o the_o continent_n be_v only_o by_o the_o say_a custom_n of_o speech_n call_v city_n of_o the_o sea_n so_o also_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o what_o we_o have_v show_v you_o that_o according_a to_o the_o same_o way_n of_o speak_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o other_o city_n also_o within_o their_o territory_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o very_a sea_n and_o so_o at_o length_n from_o both_o the_o opinion_n here_o recite_v we_o have_v 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they_o exact_o observe_v in_o their_o chronology_n all_o such_o change_n as_o happen_v in_o that_o matter_n but_o you_o have_v more_o then_o enough_o touch_v those_o custom_n that_o have_v be_v receive_v in_o the_o east_n about_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o spinetans_n tuscan_n carthaginian_n and_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o west_n chap._n xiii_o nor_o be_v such_o a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o i_o have_v mention_v less_o clear_a and_o evident_a in_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o western_a nation_n the_o spinetan_n so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n spina_n situate_a near_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o river_n po_n be_v a_o long_a time_n lord_n of_o the_o upper_a or_o adriatic_a sea_n be_v wont_a to_o send_v very_o liberal_a ten_o out_n of_o their_o profit_n by_o sea_n to_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n so_o say_v 5._o strabo_n and_o 1._o dionysius_n halicarnass_n who_o write_v express_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o the_o tuscan_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o command_n of_o the_o low_a sea_n or_o that_o which_o wash_v the_o south-coast_n of_o italy_n that_o be_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o 〈◊〉_d diodorus_n siculus_n say_v the_o tyrrheni_n or_o tuscan_n possess_v the_o sea_n a_o long_a time_n as_o lord_n call_v it_o by_o their_o own_o name_n but_o afterward_o the_o 20._o carthaginian_n become_v lord_n of_o almost_o the_o whole_a mediterranean_a which_o be_v more_o westward_a to_o wit_n of_o the_o sicilian_a and_o african_a sea_n who_o be_v overcome_v in_o battle_n agathocles_n king_n of_o sicily_n enjoy_v the_o same_o power_n for_o some_o time_n from_o who_o the_o people_n of_o africa_n revolt_a that_o dominion_n be_v soon_o restore_v to_o the_o carthaginian_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o cxviii_o olympiad_n then_o for_o 40._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o the_o carthaginian_n continue_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o give_v law_n thereto_o that_o be_v to_o say_v 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be_v a_o promontory_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v so_o far_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o they_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o roman_n or_o their_o confederate_n to_o sail_v beyond_o that_o promontory_n which_o the_o roman_n themselves_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v just_a in_o the_o league_n that_o they_o make_v but_o in_o the_o second_o league_n or_o treaty_n of_o peace_n betwixt_o these_o famous_a nation_n in_o the_o west_n it_o be_v far_o provide_v that_o no_o roman_a shall_v touch_v either_o upon_o africa_n or_o sardinia_n unless_o it_o be_v either_o to_o take_v in_o provision_n or_o repair_v their_o ship_n as_o you_o may_v see_v also_o in_o polybius_n so_o that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v take_v away_o or_o restrain_v and_o hereunto_o belong_v that_o of_o maria_n pompeius_n festus_n touch_v the_o paeni_fw-la or_o carthaginian_n the_o carthaginian_n have_v their_o original_n from_o tyre_n be_v so_o powerful_a at_o sea_n that_o navigation_n be_v hazardous_a 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come_v on_o horse_n back_o and_o touch_v it_o with_o the_o point_n of_o his_o spear_n say_v even_o in_o this_o place_n shall_v be_v the_o bound_n of_o lombardâ—e_n but_o we_o must_v treat_v next_o concern_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o most_o noble_a precedent_n of_o all_o both_o for_o law_n and_o custom_n the_o sea_n dominion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o such_o as_o follow_v their_o custom_n in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n chap._n fourteen_o before_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n the_o carthaginian_n and_o the_o roman_n both_o strive_v with_o equal_a force_n and_o affection_n for_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n save_v that_o they_o of_o carthage_n seem_v the_o more_o potent_a by_o reason_n of_o that_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o they_o hold_v so_o many_o year_n but_o then_o c._n duillius_fw-la be_v make_v general_n of_o a_o navy_n of_o clx_o ship_n ride_v at_o anchor_n and_o arm_v within_o sixty_o day_n after_o the_o wood_n have_v be_v cut_v almost_o undo_v carthage_n in_o that_o sea_n and_o whole_o reduce_v it_o under_o the_o roman_a power_n and_o florus_n say_v 6._o when_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o isle_n be_v take_v away_o it_o shame_v that_o noble_a nation_n to_o pay_v tribute_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o command_v it_o so_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v deprive_v of_o this_o kind_n of_o dominion_n the_o roman_n get_v it_o by_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n and_o victory_n so_o great_a and_o so_o constant_a honour_n be_v for_o this_o cause_n pay_v to_o so_o renown_a a_o general_n that_o minstrel_n be_v ever_o send_v to_o make_v he_o music_n after_o supper_n and_o a_o torch_n be_v carry_v before_o he_o moreover_o both_o the_o phaenician_o and_o cilician_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o roman_n sea_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o league_n make_v betwixt_o they_o and_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n wherein_o it_o be_v thus_o provide_v that_o antiochus_n shall_v surrender_v his_o long_a ship_n and_o their_o warlike_a furniture_n and_o not_o have_v more_o 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confine_v within_o the_o shore_n of_o africa_n see_v you_o when_o it_o so_o please_v the_o god_n rule_v foreign_a dominion_n by_o land_n and_o sea_n and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o peace_n be_v agree_v five_o hundred_o ship_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n that_o be_v row_v with_o oar_n be_v by_o they_o seize_v and_o burn_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o use_v the_o sea_n which_o be_v then_o to_o be_v in_o the_o dominion_n of_o other_o afterward_o also_o the_o senate_n of_o carthage_n be_v chastise_v 49._o because_o they_o have_v a_o army_n and_o material_n for_o ship_v contrary_a to_o the_o league_n and_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o war_n shall_v be_v proclaim_v against_o they_o because_o they_o have_v cause_v their_o army_n to_o march_v beyond_o their_o bound_n etc._n etc._n also_o pliny_n say_v express_o concern_v pompey_n the_o great_a 26._o that_o
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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 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