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the_o oppression_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n viz._n apud_fw-la lond_n '_o praed_fw-we '_o in_o par_fw-fr '_o &_o ward_n '_o praed_fw-we '_o that_o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o defendant_n to_o the_o barbados_n viz._n 6_o nou._n 35_o car._n 2._o at_o a_o council_n hold_v for_o the_o island_n of_o barbadoes_n at_o st._n michael_n town_n before_o the_o defendant_n h._n w._n j._n p._n e._n s._n t._n w._n f._n b._n which_o five_o be_v of_o the_o twelve_o name_v council_n in_o the_o letter_n patent_n and_o sir_n timothy_n thornhill_n and_o robert_n dawes_n counsel_n for_o the_o island_n aforesaid_a the_o plaintiff_n then_o and_o there_o be_v charge_v that_o he_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o defendant_n misbehave_v himself_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o say_a island_n non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o not_o take_v the_o usual_a oath_n of_o office_n and_o not_o observe_v the_o act_n of_o navigation_n and_o by_o his_o illegal_a assume_v the_o title_n of_o 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england_n though_o not_o within_o the_o territorial_n realm_n vaughan_n 330._o say_v that_o they_o follow_v england_n and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o it_o then_o it_o be_v argue_v further_a if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o when_o do_v the_o common_a law_n cease_v on_o the_o sea_n it_o remain_v in_o all_o personal_a respect_n if_o battery_n or_o wound_n on_o shipboard_n action_n lay_v here_o then_o the_o same_o hold_v when_o they_o land_v there_o and_o no_o new_a law_n can_v be_v make_v for_o they_o but_o by_o the_o prince_n with_o their_o consent_n beside_o either_o the_o right_n of_o these_o land_n be_v gain_v to_o the_o crown_n or_o to_o the_o planter_n by_o the_o occupancy_n and_o either_o way_n the_o common_a law_n must_v be_v their_o rule_n it_o must_v be_v agree_v that_o the_o first_o entry_n gain_v the_o right_n and_o so_o be_v grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 6._o and_o these_o land_n be_v never_o 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