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prudentjum_fw-la traditur_fw-la istiusmodi_fw-la jura_fw-la quae_fw-la coronae_fw-la annexa_fw-la sunt_fw-la itaâ—ut_fw-la ab_fw-la eâ_fw-la divelli_fw-la nè_fw-la quidem_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la principem_fw-la queant_fw-la nec_fw-la lapsu_fw-la temporum_fw-la nec_fw-la ullâ_fw-la conventione_n posse_fw-la praescribi_fw-la aut_fw-la usucapi_fw-la quin_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ad_fw-la pristinum_fw-la statum_fw-la revocari_fw-la possinâ—_n nec_fw-la successores_fw-la ex_fw-la tali_fw-la contractu_fw-la obligantur_fw-la janninus_fw-la apud_fw-la d._n baudium_fw-la de_fw-la induc_fw-la belgic_a l._n 3._o illud_fw-la unum_fw-la inter_fw-la alia_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la perpendendum_fw-la foedus_fw-la hollandiae_fw-la zelandiae_fw-la frisiae_fw-la ostendae_fw-la &_o slusae_fw-la cum_fw-la suae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la regnis_fw-la unitum_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la plenum_fw-la magni_fw-la maris_fw-la dominium_fw-la &_o perpetuam_fw-la certamque_fw-la suae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la subditis_fw-la salutem_fw-la atque_fw-la prosperitatem_fw-la esse_fw-la allaturum_fw-la a._n e._n meteran_n hist._n belg._n add_v a_o 1585._o joan._n palatius_n de_fw-fr dominio_fw-la mariâ—_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o sect_n 15._o joan._n palatius_n ubi_fw-la suprà _fw-la julius_n pacius_n de_fw-fr dominio_fw-la mariâ—_n adriatici_n joan_n palatius_n the_o domin_v maâ—is_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 6._o sâ—lden_n mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 14._o id._n ibid._n c._n 11_o &_o 15._o id._n ibid._n c._n 24._o selden_n mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 15._o rot._n paâ—i_n 2_o 〈…〉_z â—_o paâ—_n 2_o art_n 3â—_n in_o seneduâ—â—_n râ—â—_n paâ—enâ—_n â—3_n edw_n 1._o 〈…〉_z 5._o selden_n maâ—e_n ela_fw-mi 〈…〉_z 2_o c_o 25_o ex_fw-la rotsie_n francia_n 5_o â—en_z 4._o 29_o septemb_n jo._n isaac_n pontanuâ—_n discuss_v histor._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o selden_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o ex_fw-la parliam_fw-la 4._o jac._n r._n 6._o c._n 6â—_n &_o parl._n 6._o ejusdem_fw-la c._n 86._o grotius_n hist._n belgic_a l_o 3_o a._n e._n mâ—teran_n hist._n belgie_n ad_fw-la a_o 1585._o cambden_n ad_fw-la a_o ind_z all_o this_o appear_v out_o of_o several_a memorial_n preserve_v in_o the_o paper_n office_n and_o some_o be_v print_v with_o mr._n selden_n mare_n clausum_fw-la in_o english_a aristoteles_n negat_fw-la eandem_fw-la esse_fw-la civiâ—aâ—em_fw-la reipub._n formâ—_n muâ—aâ—â_fw-la sicut_fw-la inquit_fw-la haâ—monia_n non_fw-la est_fw-la eadem_fw-la ubi_fw-la à _fw-la dorico_fw-la modo_fw-la transitur_fw-la in_o phrygium_n zouch_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la foeciali_fw-la part_n 2._o sect._n 1._o qu._n a_o idem_fw-la populus_fw-la censendus_fw-la 〈…〉_z mulato_fw-la 〈…〉_z joh._n pentan_n discuss_v histor_n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o id._n ibid._n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o id_fw-la ibid._n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o selden_n mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 31._o joh._n pentan_n discuss_v histor_n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o io._n loceâ—nius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la maâ—â—â—imo_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 9_o jo._n palatius_n the_o domin_v maris_fw-la lib._n 2_o c._n 10._o jacob._n gothofâ—edus_fw-la de_fw-la imperio_fw-la maris_fw-la c._n 8._o &_o 12._o territoriu_n dicitur_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la &_o de_fw-la aquis_fw-la alberiâ—_n genil_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la beâ—â—i_fw-la l._n 3_o c_o 17._o arnold_n in_o uâ—â—b_n territorium_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o per_fw-la hanc_fw-la longissimam_fw-la possessionem_fw-la consecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la venetâ—_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la â—encantur_fw-la â—itulum_fw-la acquisitionis_fw-la probate_a covarruâ—ias_n in_o reg_fw-la possessor_n malae_fw-la fidei_fw-la paâ—_n 2._o sect_n 3._o num_fw-la 7._o &_o sect_n 3._o num_fw-la 2._o haec_fw-la enim_fw-la praescriptio_fw-la non_fw-la requirit_fw-la titulum_fw-la sed_fw-la vim_o habet_fw-la tituli_fw-la cravet_fw-la de_fw-la antiq_n temp_n part_n 4._o sect_n absolutis_fw-la differentiis_fw-la nâ—mer_n 9_o borchol_n in_o cap._n un_fw-fr quae_fw-la sint_fw-la regal_a num_fw-la 27._o &_o dicitur_fw-la inducere_fw-la tâ—tulum_fw-la thesaur_n lib._n 1._o quaest_n 8._o numer_n 11._o &_o paâ—ere_fw-la praescriptionem_fw-la juris_fw-la &_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la contra_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la admittitur_fw-la probatio_fw-la cravet_fw-la dicto_fw-la loco_fw-la num_fw-la 6â—_n peregr_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr size_n do_fw-mi 2._o num_fw-la 65._o cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la quos_fw-la ibi_fw-la allogant_n quoniam_fw-la aequipollet_fw-la veritati_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la veritate_fw-la habetur_fw-la borchol_n d._n loco_fw-la arnold_n in_o verbo_fw-la praescriptio_fw-la num_fw-la 27._o julius_n pacius_n the_o domin_v maris_fw-la hadriat_fw-la joan._n palatius_n the_o domin_v maris_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 10._o albericâ—s_fw-la gentilis_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 22._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la lelli_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o judge_n 11.26_o alleric_n gentilis_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la bellâ—_n l._n 1._o c._n 22._o livius_n lib._n 34._o grotius_n de_fw-fr â—ure_fw-fr belli_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect_n 7._o cur_n in_o opprobrium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la jactabitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la proverbium_fw-la quod_fw-la edicta_fw-la vestra_fw-la triduaâ—a_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la sint_fw-la m._n schoockius_n de_fw-fr imper._n marit_fw-la c._n 30._o si_fw-mi qua_fw-la gens_n unquam_fw-la tribus_fw-la hisce_fw-la peccatis_fw-la superbiae_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la aperto_fw-la capite_fw-la elaâ—o_fw-la brachio_n &_o plenam_fw-la animi_fw-la do_v natione_n vacaviâ—_n nae_fw-la nos_fw-la belge_n longissimè_fw-la eandem_fw-la superavimus_fw-la quorsum_fw-la exaggerem_fw-la sodomae_fw-la gomorrha_fw-mi que_fw-la peccata_fw-la clamour_v eorum_fw-la multus_fw-la est_fw-la gen._n 18.20_o hoc_fw-la uno_fw-la forte_fw-fr distamus_fw-la à _fw-la verâ_fw-la sodomâ_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la pauperis_fw-la &_o egen_o be_v manus_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la m._n schoock_v ib._n c._n 27._o io_o palatius_n de_fw-fr domin_n maris_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o seneca_n teneo_fw-la cum_fw-la augustino_n fi_fw-la nec_fw-la timendâ—m_fw-la sit_fw-la ne_fw-la noceatur_fw-la &_o certum_fw-la sit_fw-la noceri_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la alb._n gentil_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 19_o julius_n paâ—â—us_fw-fr de_fw-fr domin_v maris_fw-la hadriat_fw-la i._o palat._n the_o dom_n maris_n l._n â—_o c._n 13_o eleganter_fw-la baldus_n in_o l._n quâ—dam_fw-la d._n the_o r_a diviâ—_n aâ—â—_n mare_fw-la esse_fw-la common_a qâ—oâ—d_fw-la usum_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la vero_fw-la nullius_fw-la sed_fw-la jurisdictiâ—nem_fw-la esse_fw-la principiâ—â—_n de_fw-la â—ua_fw-la jurisdictione_n in_o praesentiâ_fw-la agitur_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la proprietate_fw-la jul._n pacius_n the_o domin_v maris_fw-la hâ—driat_fw-la io._n isac_n pontanus_n discus_fw-la hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o propitio_fw-la ac_fw-la mediis_fw-la benedicente_fw-la d._n o_o quamdiu_fw-la salva_fw-la erit_fw-la belgis_fw-la faederatis_fw-la haec_fw-la maris_fw-la potentia_fw-la salua_fw-la quoque_fw-la erit_fw-la respub_fw-la concidet_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o transibit_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la illius_fw-la qui_fw-la eandem_fw-la eripuerit_fw-la &_o obtinuerit_fw-la m._n schoockius_n de_fw-fr imper._n marit_fw-la c._n 28._o non_fw-la debet_fw-la verò_fw-la haec_fw-la maris_fw-la potentia_fw-la ita_fw-la intelligi_fw-la quasi_fw-la vastus_fw-la oceanus_n in_o quo_fw-la nulli_fw-la limit_n definiri_fw-la possunt_fw-la dominii_fw-la capax_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la quidam_fw-la armis_fw-la praevalentes_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la imperium_fw-la affectârint_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o mari_n mediterraneo_fw-la quod_fw-la neutiquam_fw-la cum_fw-la oceano_fw-la ipso_fw-la componi_fw-la potest_fw-la reipsâ_fw-la quoque_fw-la imperium_fw-la illud_fw-la exercuerint_fw-la magis_fw-la alios_fw-la prohibendo_fw-la illius_fw-la maris_fw-la usu_fw-la quam_fw-la reipsa_fw-la possederint_fw-la id_fw-la ibid._n c._n 2._o probatur_fw-la hoc_fw-la fieri_fw-la posse_fw-la quia_fw-la mare_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la nullius_fw-la naturali_fw-la ratione_fw-la proinde_fw-la jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la conceditur_fw-la occupanti_fw-la u_fw-la cetera_fw-la quae_fw-la communia_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la l._n 3._o in_o pr._n d._n the_o acquir_n rer_n domin_v §_o ferae_fw-la vers_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la instit_n de_fw-la rer_n divis_fw-la glow_n in_fw-ge §_o &_o quidem_fw-la in_o ver_fw-la communia_fw-la instit._fw-la eod_fw-la julius_n pacias_fw-la de_fw-fr dom_n mar_v hadriat_fw-la io._n palatius_n the_o domin_v maris_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 13._o selden_n mare_n clau_n l._n 2._o c._n 15._o see_v the_o king_n of_o swedens_fw-fr reason_n for_o continue_v the_o war_n with_o denmark_n print_v at_o london_n 165â—_n mss._n commentar_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la admiral_n fol._n 28._o selden_n more_o clau_n l._n 2._o c._n 26._o zouche_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la faeciali_fw-la part_n 2._o sect_n 8._o qu._n virum_fw-la quod_fw-la nauâ—ae_fw-la principis_fw-la alterius_fw-la navi_fw-la bellicae_fw-la vela_fw-la non_fw-la submittant_fw-la navis_fw-la pro_fw-la pradâ_fw-la capi_fw-la possit_fw-la
then_o they_o shall_v repute_v they_o as_o enemy_n without_o expect_v a_o declare_a war_n and_o destroy_v they_o and_o their_o ship_n or_o otherwise_o seize_v and_o confiscate_v their_o ship_n and_o good_n and_o these_o instruction_n have_v be_v retain_v in_o use_n as_o well_o since_o the_o treaty_n of_o breda_n as_o before_o it_o the_o like_a instruction_n be_v give_v by_o the_o venetian_n to_o their_o captain_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n and_o by_o several_a other_o prince_n it_o be_v manifest_a and_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o considerer_n that_o this_o article_n must_v decide_v the_o present_a controversy_n and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o evident_a that_o this_o article_n do_v decide_v it_o to_o their_o prejudice_n and_o that_o they_o be_v inexcusable_a as_o to_o the_o breach_n thereof_o i_o will_v not_o stretch_v the_o word_n of_o the_o article_n so_o far_o as_o to_o infer_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o strike_v flag_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n since_o otherwise_o they_o do_v not_o strike_v it_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o same_o have_v be_v former_o observe_v in_o any_o time_n whatsoever_o though_o the_o word_n oblige_v they_o not_o only_o to_o the_o thing_n but_o circumstantiate_a the_o manner_n of_o it_o let_v their_o sentiment_n be_v free_a but_o yet_o let_v we_o see_v how_o they_o comply_v with_o the_o article_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n they_o say_v that_o o._n cromwell_n will_v needs_o after_o a_o long_a debate_n have_v those_o word_n put_v in_o whereas_o the_o article_n be_v otherwise_o pen_v at_o first_o but_o this_o allegation_n be_v impertinent_a since_o we_o now_o inquire_v not_o into_o what_o be_v at_o first_o debate_v nor_o insist_v upon_o the_o first_o draught_n of_o the_o treaty_n but_o what_o be_v at_o last_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v on_o both_o side_n for_o it_o be_v thence_o ariseth_z the_o obligation_n second_o they_o say_v that_o by_o the_o earnest_a instance_n of_o their_o minister_n o._n cromwell_n be_v so_o far_o prevail_v upon_o as_o to_o relax_v that_o article_n and_o leave_v out_o the_o say_a word_n and_o therefore_o the_o article_n must_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v as_o if_o a_o entire_a fleet_n of_o the_o state_n by_o virtue_n thereof_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v the_o say_v salute_v to_o one_o single_a ship_n of_o the_o english_a but_o the_o say_a article_n must_v be_v take_v for_o a_o regulation_n according_a to_o which_o the_o single_a ship_n and_o vessel_n of_o their_o state_n in_o point_n of_o salute_v this_o ship_n of_o england_n be_v to_o govern_v themselves_o to_o this_o i_o reply_v that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a nor_o believe_v here_o by_o any_o that_o be_v privy_a to_o the_o transaction_n of_o o._n cromwell_n that_o ever_o he_o consent_v to_o any_o such_o alteration_n in_o the_o say_a article_n there_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n allege_v and_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v to_o all_o our_o admiralty_n that_o he_o never_o do_v vary_v his_o instruction_n and_o commission_n in_o the_o navy_n but_o enjoin_v they_o as_o before_z to_o enforce_v all_o ship_n to_o strike_v without_o regard_v whether_o they_o be_v entire_a fleet_n or_o single_a ship_n and_o i_o think_v this_o to_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o dutch_a in_o this_o suggestion_n last_o i_o find_v the_o article_n of_o peace_n publish_v at_o amsterdam_n in_o 1655._o in_o latin_a where_o be_v not_o any_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v see_v as_o be_v here_o insinuate_v artic._n 13._o 1655._o 13._o item_n quod_fw-la nave_n &_o navigia_fw-la dictarum_fw-la foederatarum_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la tam_fw-la bellica_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la hostium_fw-la vim_o propulsandam_fw-la instructa_fw-la quam_fw-la alia_fw-la quae_fw-la alicui_fw-la è_fw-la navibus_fw-la bellicis_fw-la huius_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la in_o maribus_fw-la britannicis_n obviam_fw-la dederint_fw-la vexillum_fw-la suum_fw-la è_fw-la mali_fw-la vertice_fw-la detrahent_fw-la &_o supremum_fw-la velum_fw-la demittent_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la ullis_fw-la retrò_fw-la temporibus_fw-la sub_fw-la quocunque_fw-la anteriori_fw-la regimine_fw-la unquam_fw-la observatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o disprove_v this_o impudent_a forgery_n of_o the_o considerer_n but_o have_v any_o such_o thing_n intervene_v betwixt_o the_o state_n and_o o._n p._n if_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o his_o majesty_n do_v make_v the_o like_a accord_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o expression_n of_o his_o majesty_n must_v be_v construe_v by_o the_o sense_n of_o cromwell_n if_o this_o notion_n of_o exempt_n fleet_n from_o salute_v any_o single_a man_n of_o war_n be_v never_o think_v upon_o nor_o mention_v much_o less_o debate_v and_o decide_v at_o the_o treaty_n of_o breda_n do_v not_o common_a equity_n and_o reason_n oblige_v the_o dutch_a to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o plain_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o to_o distort_v or_o pervert_v they_o by_o far-fetched_a interpretation_n and_o evasion_n observe_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o last_o article_n of_o treaty_n or_o in_o the_o ratification_n for_o prince_n to_o express_v that_o they_o do_v sign_n consent_n and_o ratify_v the_o agreement_n in_o its_o true_a proper_a and_o most_o genuine_a sense_n or_o sincere_o and_o bonâ_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o where_o it_o be_v not_o so_o declare_v yet_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o all_o contract_n 20._o but_o more_o especial_o in_o the_o contract_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n and_o charles_n v._o and_o lewis_n of_o france_n be_v blame_v for_o make_v use_n of_o those_o little_a shift_n and_o elusion_n of_o treaty_n which_o better_o become_v a_o pettifogger_n than_o a_o king_n this_o be_v the_o common_a tenet_n of_o the_o civil_a lawyer_n and_o consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n it_o be_v true_a there_o lie_v a_o ready_a evasion_n for_o all_o this_o be_v aver_v concern_v prince_n and_o their_o contract_n but_o the_o dutchman_n have_v nothing_o that_o be_v royal_a among_o they_o their_o high_a and_o mighties_n be_v not_o prince_n and_o they_o have_v different_a jura_fw-la majestatis_fw-la as_o they_o have_v different_a end_n from_o the_o generous_a and_o sincere_a part_n of_o mankind_n after_o a_o impertinent_a harangue_n concern_v god_n piety_n protestancy_n they_o be_v absolve_v from_o give_v honour_n to_o they_o unto_o who_o honour_n be_v due_a reverence_n to_o who_o reverence_n or_o right_o to_o who_o right_a they_o can_v plausible_o recede_v from_o and_o evert_v a_o article_n that_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o their_o interest_n and_o insatiable_a ambition_n and_o impudent_o exempt_a fléet_n from_o among_o the_o number_n of_o ship_n such_o man_n presume_v strange_o upon_o their_o power_n or_o the_o stupidity_n of_o the_o world_n that_o impose_v thereon_o such_o gloss_n as_o these_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n mention_v no_o such_o interpretation_n propose_v at_o breda_n much_o less_o assent_v 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protestant_n that_o abominate_v all_o