of_o great_a britain_n have_v a_o undoubted_a right_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o great_a britain_n none_o but_o a_o few_o sea_n mare_n libertine_n and_o that_o for_o their_o own_o interest_n ever_o scruple_v sir_n hen_n spelman_n give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o a_o very_a ancient_n record_v dominus_fw-la extract_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o hoelus_fw-la dha_n regis_fw-la seu_fw-la principis_fw-la walliae_fw-la cir_n an._n 928._o which_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o say_v dominium_fw-la quasi_fw-la uno_fw-la intuitu_fw-la be_v here_o insert_v in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la viz._n variato_fw-it aliquantulum_fw-la nominis_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la dici_fw-la hic_fw-la videtur_fw-la huwell_n dam_fw-la qui_fw-la superius_fw-la hoêl_fw-la dha_n latin_a hoêlus_n &_o hoelus_fw-la alius_fw-la huval_n quem_fw-la malmesburiensis_fw-la unum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la refert_fw-la e_fw-la quinque_fw-la wallensium_n regibus_fw-la quos_fw-la cum_fw-la cunadio_fw-la rege_fw-la scotorum_fw-la 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than_o the_o say_a lord_n be_v bind_v to_o take_v his_o share_n at_o the_o place_n where_o such_o fish_n be_v find_v thirty-nine_o also_o the_o say_a lord_n ought_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o foresay_a cost_v and_o charge_n for_o that_o he_o ought_v 14._o not_o by_o another_o damage_n to_o enrich_v himself_o otherwise_o he_o sin_n xl._o if_o by_o some_o chance_n or_o misfortune_n the_o say_a fish_n happen_v to_o be_v lose_v or_o otherwise_o steal_v away_o from_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v first_o find_v and_o this_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n go_v detinet_fw-la to_o see_v it_o or_o before_o in_o this_o case_n he_o that_o first_o find_v it_o be_v not_o any_o way_n oblige_v to_o make_v it_o good_a xli_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n find_v by_o the_o seaside_n which_o have_v former_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o some_o or_o other_o as_o wine_n oil_n and_o other_o merchandise_n although_o they_o have_v be_v cast_v over_o board_n and_o leave_v by_o the_o merchant_n 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who_o ought_v to_o weigh_v and_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o indigency_n and_o poverty_n of_o the_o finder_n and_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o silver_n and_o then_o to_o give_v he_o such_o advice_n as_o be_v consonant_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n xlv_o if_o a_o vessel_n by_o stress_n of_o weather_n be_v constrain_v to_o cut_v she_o towe_v and_o cable_n by_o the_o end_n and_o so_o to_o quit_v and_o leave_v behind_o she_o both_o cable_n and_o anchor_n and_o make_v to_o sea_n as_o please_v the_o wind_n and_o weather_n in_o this_o case_n the_o say_a cable_n and_o anchor_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v anchor_n as_o lose_v to_o the_o say_a vessel_n if_o there_o be_v any_o boy_n at_o they_o and_o such_o as_o fish_v for_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o restore_v they_o if_o they_o know_v to_o who_o but_o withal_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v for_o their_o pain_n according_a as_o justice_n shall_v determine_v but_o because_o sometime_o they_o blasphemy_n know_v not_o to_o who_o to_o restore_v 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