form_n of_o donation_n and_o therefore_o that_o be_v very_o vain_a which_o be_v object_v by_o some_o 16._o that_o the_o earth_n be_v give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o that_o 5._o the_o sea_n belong_v only_o to_o god_n himself_o as_o if_o dominion_n not_o common_a indeed_o but_o only_o a_o common_a use_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v permit_v by_o the_o word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o say_v in_o like_a manner_n 4._o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o fullness_n thereof_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n be_v his_o also_o who_o know_v not_o that_o such_o say_n as_o these_o can_v in_o any_o wise_a weaken_v the_o dominion_n of_o mankind_n for_o whatsoëver_o be_v acquire_v by_o man_n still_o god_n almighty_a as_o father_n of_o the_o univers_n rete_v his_o supreme_a dominion_n both_o over_o man_n as_o also_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o never_o be_v deny_v yet_o by_o any_o sober_a man_n but_o the_o controversy_n be_v about_o the_o dominion_n of_o man_n to_o 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the_o prophet_n unto_o tyrus_n 16._o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v come_v down_o from_o their_o throne_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o shall_v take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o thou_o and_o say_v to_o thou_o how_o be_v thou_o destroy_v that_o be_v inhabit_v of_o seafaring_a man_n the_o renown_a city_n which_o waste_v strong_a in_o the_o sea_n here_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o tyrian_n at_o sea_n be_v plain_o set_v forth_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n 4._o thy_o border_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n or_o heart_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o we_o read_v it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o also_o in_o a_o arundelianâ_fw-la arabian_a manuscript_n which_o render_v it_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n for_o both_o the_o greek_a and_o vulgar_a translation_n differ_v there_o from_o the_o original_a it_o follow_v we_o also_o thus_o 9_o all_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o sea_n with_o their_o mariner_n be_v thou_o to_o occupy_v thy_o merchandise_n in_o stead_n of_o which_o last_o word_n these_o be_v put_v in_o the_o greek_a copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o westward_o of_o the_o west_n or_o through_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o main_a or_o western_a sea_n that_o be_v the_o phaenician_a or_o syrian_a again_o 2._o because_o thy_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o thou_o have_v say_v i_o be_o a_o god_n i_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n he_o threaten_v not_o the_o tyrian_a because_o he_o have_v get_v he_o a_o dominion_n over_o the_o neighbour_a sea_n but_o because_o be_v lift_v up_o with_o pride_n he_o have_v take_v unto_o himself_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o tyrian_a be_v call_v likewise_o in_o another_o scripture_n the_o 4._o sea_n itself_o and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o sea_n but_o concern_v the_o egyptian_a sea_n another_o prophet_n speak_v thus_o unto_o ninive_n be_v thou_o better_v then_o populous_a alexandria_n in_o the_o original_a the_o city_n be_v call_v no_o take_v here_o for_o alexandria_n which_o be_v situate_a among_o the_o river_n that_o have_v the_o water_n round_o about_o it_o who_o riches_n and_o strength_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n or_o as_o the_o greek_a render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v who_o empire_n or_o dominion_n be_v the_o sea_n moreover_o it_o seem_v to_o make_v mention_n of_o king_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o of_o island_n 10._o the_o king_n of_o tarshish_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n for_o tarshish_n or_o tharsis_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v the_o sea_n 2._o as_o it_o be_v often_o confess_v both_o by_o the_o greek_a and_o chaldee_n interpreter_n although_o munster_n a_o man_n otherwise_o very_o learned_a speak_v unadvised_o upon_o the_o forementioned_a place_n and_o will_v not_o have_v tharsis_n there_o to_o signify_v the_o sea_n because_o say_v he_o king_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v at_o sea_n but_o rule_v only_o upon_o land_n forget_v what_o we_o have_v already_o tell_v you_o that_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v by_o ezechiel_n concern_v prince_n of_o the_o sea_n with_o which_o agree'_v also_o that_o say_n 25._o i_o will_v set_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n in_o the_o flood_n upon_o which_o place_n aben-ezra_n note_n be_v that_o god_n almighty_a assign_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n there_o unto_o king_n david_n that_o he_o may_v rule_v over_o those_o that_o sail_v either_o through_o the_o sea_n or_o the_o river_n it_o be_v write_v thus_o likewise_o in_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la 4._o o_o you_o man_n do_v not_o man_n excel_v in_o strength_n that_o bear_v rule_n over_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o they_o but_o yet_o the_o king_n be_v more_o mighty_a for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o have_v dominion_n over_o they_o and_o in_o another_o place_n say_v the_o angel_n to_o esdras_n 7._o the_o sea_n be_v set_v in_o a_o wide_a place_n that_o it_o may_v be_v deep_a and_o great_a but_o put_v case_n the_o entrance_n be_v narrow_a and_o like_o a_o river_n who_o then_o can_v enter_v the_o sea_n to_o look_v upon_o it_o and_o have_v dominion_n over_o it_o iâ—_n he_o go_v not_o through_o the_o narrow_a the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o of_o the_o land_n be_v grant_v alike_o in_o both_o these_o place_n it_o be_v say_v also_o of_o king_n ahasuerus_n 1._o that_o he_o make_v not_o only_o the_o land_n but_o all_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o become_v tributary_n which_o word_n true_o do_v clear_o show_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o so_o they_o be_v express_v in_o the_o vulgar_a edition_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n original_a which_o be_v lose_v but_o the_o greek_a copy_n be_v more_o plain_a there_o 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n write_v to_o his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o land_n and_o sea_n nor_o must_v we_o omit_v that_o of_o moses_n when_o he_o bless_v the_o people_n 23._o and_o of_o naphtali_n he_o say_v naphtali_n shall_v enjoy_v abundance_n and_o be_v full_a with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v possess_v or_o inherit_v the_o sea_n and_o the_o south_n as_o the_o â—â—lgar_a and_o the_o greek_a do_v render_v that_o place_n but_o by_o many_o other_o the_o sea_n be_v take_v there_o for_o the_o westquarter_n as_o it_o be_v often_o in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o true_o it_o be_v clear_v those_o word_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n or_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n not_o of_o the_o great_a or_o phaenician_a sea_n which_o lie_v westward_o because_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n be_v situate_a near_o that_o lake_n which_o also_o be_v often_o call_v the_o sea_n as_o it_o appear_v likewise_o out_o of_o onkelus_n his_o paraphrase_n where_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesareth_n call_v also_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n or_o the_o sea_n of_o chinnereth_n and_o by_o this_o name_n it_o pass_v with_o the_o salt_n sea_n or_o the_o lake_n of_o asphaltites_n in_o the_o 3_o sacred_a description_n of_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o the_o former_a place_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v â—…usly_o render_v by_o rupert_n the_o abbot_n of_o tuitiuâ—_n 18._o maâ—e_n &_o meridiem_fw-la possidebit_fw-la for_o mare_n &_o meridiem_fw-la he_o shall_v possess_v the_o morning_n and_o the_o south_n for_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o south_n however_o it_o be_v clear_a i_o suppose_v out_o of_o the_o place_n allege_v such_o plain_a testimony_n be_v find_v in_o holy_a writ_n touch_v such_o a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o according_a to_o the_o universal_a permissive_a law_n any_o man_n may_v acquire_v it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o land_n and_o true_o as_o for_o those_o place_n quote_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n concern_v the_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 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any_o other_o manner_n which_o in_o the_o ancient_a record_n of_o our_o court_n of_o admiralty_n be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o disherison_n of_o the_o king_n the_o word_n be_v there_o 33._o item_n soit_fw-fr enquis_fw-la de_fw-fr ceulx_fw-fr qui_fw-fr acrochent_fw-fr à _fw-fr eulx_fw-fr eaves_n salee_v en_fw-fr desheretison_fw-fr du_fw-fr roy._n and_o at_o this_o day_n enquiry_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v about_o that_o business_n by_o authority_n of_o the_o high_a admiral_n robert_n belknap_n also_o a_o eminent_a judge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o 46._o say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o english_a kingdom_n or_o of_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o crown_n his_o word_n in_o the_o norman_a tongue_n run_v thus_o le_fw-fr mere_a est_fw-fr del_fw-it ligeans_n del_o roy_n come_v de_fw-fr son_fw-fr corone_fw-fr d'_fw-fr d'angleterre_fw-fr he_o add_v to_o his_o word_n in_o a_o remarkable_a way_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n or_o as_o belong_v
and_o acception_n that_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o controversy_n it_o remain_n that_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o of_o dominion_n or_o ownership_n be_v take_v into_o consideration_n of_o dominion_n both_o common_a to_o all_o and_o private_a also_o its_o original_a either_o by_o distribution_n or_o primarie_a occupation_n chap._n iu._n dominion_n which_o be_v a_o right_n of_o use_v enjoy_v alienate_v and_o free_a dispose_v be_v either_o common_a to_o all_o man_n as_o possessor_n without_o distinction_n or_o private_a and_o peculiar_a only_o to_o some_o that_o be_v to_o say_v distribute_v and_o set_v apart_o by_o any_o particular_a state_n prince_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o other_o be_v exclude_v or_o at_o least_o in_o some_o sort_n bar_v from_o a_o liberty_n of_o use_n and_o enjoiment_n as_o to_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o dominion_n or_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o frequent_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o it_o in_o relation_n to_o that_o state_n of_o community_n which_o be_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o of_o which_o virgil_n speak_v in_o his_o georgic_n georgic_n nec_fw-la signare_fw-la quidem_fw-la aut_fw-la partiri_fw-la limit_fw-la campum_fw-la fas_fw-la erat_fw-la in_fw-la medio_fw-la quaerebant_fw-la nor_n be_v it_o lawful_a than_o their_o land_n to_o bound_v they_o live_v in_o common_a all_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o seneca_n 2._o pervium_fw-la cunctis_fw-la iter_fw-la communis_fw-la usus_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la fuit_fw-la all_o man_n may_v pass_v what_o way_n they_o please_v to_o choose_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v expose_v for_o common_a use_n and_o tibullus_n 3_o non_fw-la domus_fw-la ulla_fw-la fores_fw-la habuit_fw-la non_fw-la fixus_fw-la in_o agris_fw-la qui_fw-la regeret_fw-la certis_fw-la finibus_fw-la arva_fw-la lapis_fw-la man_n do_v not_o then_o with_o door_n their_o house_n build_v nor_o be_v they_o wont_v with_o stone_n to_o bound_v the_o field_n many_o more_o there_o be_v of_o the_o 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donation_n be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n 2._o be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o replenish_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o you_o and_o the_o dread_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v upon_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o every_o foul_a of_o the_o aër_fw-la upon_o all_o that_o move_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o your_o hand_n be_v they_o deliver_v also_o justin_n the_o historian_n speak_v apt_o and_o to_o the_o purpose_n 43._o in_o the_o age_n of_o saturn_n say_v he_o all_o thing_n be_v without_o distinction_n common_a to_o all_o as_o if_o all_o man_n have_v live_v upon_o one_o stock_n or_o patrimony_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o festival_n of_o saturn_n all_o thing_n be_v enjoy_v in_o common_a to_o which_o likewise_o accord_n that_o of_o cicero_n 1._o no_o thing_n be_v private_a or_o peculiar_a to_o any_o by_o nature_n but_o either_o by_o occupation_n of_o old_a as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o those_o who_o first_o inhabit_v vacancy_n or_o who_o become_v possess_v it_o by_o right_a of_o war_n and_o conquest_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o law_n or_o by_o compact_a covenant_n or_o by_o lot_n yet'tis_o not_o probable_a that_o this_o kind_n of_o community_n be_v of_o any_o long_a continuance_n but_o as_o for_o private_a dominion_n or_o that_o distribution_n of_o possession_n and_o bound_n which_o deprive_v or_o in_o any_o sort_n bar_v all_o other_o beside_o the_o know_a possessor_n from_o a_o liberty_n of_o use_n and_o enjoiment_n they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o be_v till_o those_o golden_a day_n be_v over_o and_o so_o as_o the_o poêt_fw-fr sing_v 1_o communémque_fw-la priùs_fw-la ceu_fw-la lumina_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o aurae_fw-la cautus_fw-la humum_fw-la longo_fw-la signavit_fw-la limit_fw-la menser_n the_o earth_n as_o commou_v once_o as_o light_n or_o aër_fw-la they_o then_o by_o art_n do_v measure_n bind_v and_o share_v it_o appear_v also_o by_o holy_a writ_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o posterity_n of_o noah_n some_o age_n after_o the_o flood_n 25._o by_o japhet_n and_o his_o son_n be_v the_o isle_n of_o the_o gentile_n divide_v in_o their_o land_n every_o one_o after_o his_o tongue_n after_o their_o family_n in_o their_o nation_n as_o it_o be_v record_v by_o moses_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o settle_v themselves_o as_o private_a lord_n and_o appoint_v bound_n according_n to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o family_n from_o the_o river_n tanais_n even_o as_o far_o as_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n or_o through_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o western_a asia_n as_o it_o bend'_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o throughout_o all_o europe_n in_o like_a manner_n cham_n and_o his_o posterity_n possess_v themselves_o of_o that_o part_n which_o lie_v open_a to_o the_o south_n and_o south-west_n as_o shem_n do_v the_o eastern_a country_n as_o far_o as_o india_n as_o you_o may_v see_v it_o in_o josephus_n eusebius_n the_o author_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o alexandria_n zonaras_n cedrenus_n eustathius_n of_o antioch_n freculphus_n and_o other_o it_o have_v be_v receive_v also_o by_o tradition_n that_o noah_n himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v absolute_a lord_n or_o arbiter_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v the_o first_o man_n after_o the_o flood_n that_o revive_v this_o kind_n of_o distribution_n or_o private_a dominion_n which_o they_o say_v also_o he_o do_v by_o command_n from_o god_n and_o that_o in_o the_o nine_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n which_o be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n and_o twenty_o before_o his_o death_n he_o confirm_v it_o by_o will_n and_o deliver_v it_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o shem_o his_o elder_a son_n admonish_v they_o altogether_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v invade_v the_o bound_n of_o his_o brother_n nor_o shall_v they_o wrong_v one_o another_o because_o it_o will_v of_o necessity_n occasion_n discord_n and_o deadly_a war_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v express_o mention_v both_o in_o eusebius_n and_o cedredrenus_n but_o howsoever_o the_o matter_n have_v be_v this_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o private_a dominion_n or_o possession_n be_v revive_v again_o after_o the_o flood_n in_o the_o same_o accustom_a manner_n as_o they_o have_v be_v before_o from_o the_o day_n of_o adam_n for_o he_o also_o receive_v such_o a_o 28._o donation_n from_o god_n as_o we_o have_v tell_v you_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n do_v afterward_o and_o so_o become_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n not_o without_o such_o a_o peculiar_a possession_n or_o propriety_n to_o himself_o which_o so_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o judge_n of_o affair_n of_o that_o age_n according_a to_o the_o way_n and_o mean_v receive_v by_o posterity_n do_v exclude_v his_o child_n from_o all_o right_n but_o by_o his_o voluntary_a grant_n or_o resignation_n but_o yet_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o donation_n assignment_n or_o any_o other_o grant_v whatsoëver_o it_o appear_v before_o he_o die_v or_o leave_v any_o heir_n to_o succeed_v he_o his_o child_n do_v enjoy_v their_o several_a bound_n and_o territory_n in_o a_o way_n of_o peculiar_a dominion_n or_o possession_n thus_o abel_n have_v cattle_n and_o pasture_n of_o his_o own_o as_o cain_n have_v land_n and_o plantation_n that_o be_v his_o own_o he_o possess_v himself_o also_o of_o the_o land_n of_o nod_n or_o naida_n where_o he_o build_v the_o city_n of_o enoch_n and_o settle_v his_o abode_n after_o this_o 46._o exchange_n buy_v and_o sell_v come_v in_o fashion_n and_o beside_o weight_n and_o measure_n they_o appoint_v judge_n of_o covenant_n and_o contract_n and_o add_v bound_n or_o limit_n to_o field_n and_o pasture_n and_o of_o cain_n it_o be_v say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d he_o first_o set_v bound_n unto_o field_n so_o at_o length_n come_v in_o private_a dominion_n or_o possession_n which_o whether_o by_o virtue_n
against_o those_o pirate_n as_o enemy_n of_o humane_a society_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o see_v commission_n daily_o grant_v against_o pirate_n that_o rob_v and_o spoil_v in_o any_o sea_n not_o yet_o possess_v but_o that_o very_a sea-territorie_n which_o the_o cilician_o have_v invade_v be_v recover_v by_o arms._n from_o whence_o 4._o manilius_n break_v his_o forth_o in_o a_o poetical_a rapture_n quis_fw-la te_fw-la niliaco_n peritarum_fw-la littore_fw-la magne_n post_fw-la victas_fw-la mithridatis_n open_v pelagúsque_fw-la receptum_fw-la crederet_fw-la who_o will_v have_v think_v great_a pompey_n when_o for_o rome_n thou_o mithridates_n force_n have_v o'recom_v and_o do_v from_o pirate_n hand_n the_o sea_n restore_v thou_o shall_v have_v perish'ton_a the_o egyptian_a shore_n therefore_o lactantius_n ought_v not_o so_o much_o to_o have_v resemble_v neptune_n to_o pompey_n as_o to_z the_o people_n of_o rome_n in_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n other_o matter_n there_o be_v in_o the_o fabulous_a time_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o god_n may_v seem_v to_o show_v what_o opinion_n the_o ancient_n be_v of_o touch_v the_o right_a and_o custom_n of_o man_n in_o this_o particular_a for_o when_o they_o clothe_v their_o god_n with_o the_o person_n of_o man_n they_o common_o speak_v such_o thing_n of_o they_o as_o belong_v unto_o man_n from_o whence_o hâ—siod_n say_v jupiter_n grant_v unto_o hecate_n that_o she_o shall_v possess_v part_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o the_o land_n hereunto_o also_o belong_v that_o of_o oppianus_n concern_v 1._o amphitrite_n be_v make_v queen_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o neptune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o constitute_v her_o queen_n of_o the_o sea_n also_o nonnus_n 34._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beroë_n have_v the_o empire_n or_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n instance_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v innumerable_a and_o therefore_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o fabulous_a time_n the_o first_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n among_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o historical_a age_n that_o be_v the_o dominion_n of_o king_n minos_n or_o the_o cretan_a chap._n ix_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o historical_a time_n or_o that_o which_o comprehend'_v kingdom_n and_o commonweal_n which_o expire_v some_o age_n since_o we_o begin_v from_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o cretan_n at_o sea_n afterward_o we_o trace_v a_o catalogue_n not_o only_o of_o very_o many_o people_n of_o old_a greece_n and_o other_o nation_n famous_a heretofore_o in_o the_o east_n of_o like_a command_n and_o dominion_n in_o the_o syrian_a egyptian_a pamphilian_a lydian_a and_o aegean_a sea_n and_o the_o several_a change_n thereof_o but_o also_o we_o show_v that_o the_o dominion_n both_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n in_o their_o adjoin_a sea_n as_o the_o upper_a the_o low_a the_o more_o easterly_a sea_n also_o and_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n in_o the_o west_n have_v be_v receive_v into_o custom_n as_o a_o thing_n very_o usual_a and_o agreeable_a to_o law_n i._o minos_n the_o son_n of_o lycastus_n say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n king_n of_o candia_n crete_n possess_v the_o cretan_a sea_n on_o every_o side_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o levant_n aegean_a as_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n so_o say_v thucydides_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d minos_n hold_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o greek_a sea_n as_o lord_n thereof_o so_o true_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v construe_v both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a instance_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o wise_a to_o be_v imagine_v that_o so_o to_o have_v command_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_o signifie'_v can_v be_v otherwise_o mean_v than_o very_o plain_o thus_o that_o any_o one_o who_o be_v lord_n or_o at_o least_o do_v act_n as_o deputy_n or_o by_o permission_n of_o he_o who_o be_v lord_n may_v prescribe_v rule_n and_o law_n to_o the_o number_n of_o other_o man_n ship_n and_o passage_n toll_v or_o tribute_n 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sea_n and_o shore_n as_o far_o as_o nereus_n do_v to_o ashur_n land_n plough_v out_o a_o passage_n with_o his_o stemm_n and_o oar_n and_o the_o first_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v the_o first_o possession_n of_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o possess_v but_o remain_v vacant_a from_o whence_o this_o kind_n of_o dominion_n do_v arise_v they_o attribute_v for_o the_o most_o part_n unto_o minos_n but_o there_o be_v a_o error_n touch_v this_o matter_n in_o jerom_n traslation_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o eusebius_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o unless_o we_o will_v careless_o neglect_v that_o which_o in_o plain_a term_n may_v seem_v to_o oppose_v the_o most_o eminent_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n among_o the_o grecian_n the_o translation_n run_v thus_o minos_n mare_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la &_o cretensibus_fw-la leges_fw-la dedit_fw-la ut_fw-la paradius_fw-la memorat_fw-la quod_fw-la plato_n falsum_fw-la esse_fw-la convincit_fw-la minos_n possess_v the_o 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of_o the_o sea_n be_v bound_v by_o the_o same_o limit_n with_o the_o adjacent_a land_n and_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n for_o particular_a owner_n to_o have_v their_o epoche_n or_o pen_n for_o fish_n which_o the_o 95._o late_a greek_n call_v t_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v net_n spread_v between_o stake_n drive_v into_o the_o sea_n but_o limit_v upon_o this_o condition_n that_o every_o epoch_n shall_v be_v distant_a from_o the_o other_o citato_fw-la three_o hundred_o sixtie-five_a cubit_n if_o so_o be_v the_o breadth_n of_o land_n can_v convenient_o permit_v and_o such_o a_o equal_a distance_n be_v observe_v on_o both_o side_n that_o a_o direct_a line_n from_o each_o epoch_n to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o vestibulum_fw-la or_o entry_n be_v extend_v one_o hundred_o eighty_o two_o ell_n and_o a_o half_a but_o this_o
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admit_n the_o ocean_n be_v freight_n as_o 3._o lucan_n say_v concern_v it_o but_o 13._o agathia_n tell_v we_o we_o that_o in_o justinian_n day_n it_o be_v call_v the_o little_a sea_n and_o say_v maritinis_fw-la festus_n avienus_n to_o probus_n thou_o do_v question_v i_o if_o thou_o do_v remember_v about_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o maeotick_a sea_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o have_v happen_v that_o even_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v call_v mar_n dell_fw-it zabach_n and_o mar_n della_fw-it tana_n so_o seven_o lake_n of_o the_o river_n po_n in_o italy_n be_v usual_o term_v 8._o seven_o sea_n and_o we_o read_v in_o 14._o cassiodorus_n that_o addua_n a_o river_n of_o cisalpin_n gallia_n emptie_n itself_o into_o the_o lake_n call_v lago_n di_fw-it como_n as_o into_o its_o proper_a sea_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o hesychius_n and_o suidas_n a_o lake_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_n the_o ocean_n and_o sea_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o river_n the_o ocean_n itself_o nor_o be_v it_o in_o this_o place_n impossible_a that_o a_o river_n shall_v contend_v with_o the_o sea_n however_o otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v use_v as_o a_o proverb_n of_o such_o as_o strive_v with_o man_n mighty_a than_o themselves_o also_o in_o homer_n e_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o depth_n of_o a_o deep_a lake_n be_v use_v for_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o put_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o very_a fair_a lake_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v also_o by_o 16._o olympiodorus_n yea_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v say_v that_o the_o ocean_n itself_o be_v one_o of_o those_o phaedone_n four_o huge_a river_n which_o spring_n out_o of_o such_o a_o hell_n or_o such_o a_o deep_a gulf_n as_o 14._o some_o feign_v to_o be_v find_v towards_o the_o north_n the_o other_o three_o be_v imprison_v in_o secret_a passage_n of_o the_o earth_n moreover_o lucan_n call_v the_o british_a ocean_n 2._o incerti_fw-la stagna_fw-la profundi_fw-la a_o unstable_a deep_a stand_a pool_n and_o in_o barbarous_a latin_a the_o word_n mariscus_n as_o a_o diminutive_a 577._o of_o mare_n the_o sea_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n for_o a_o marsh_n or_o lake_n under_o which_o notion_n also_o it_o have_v be_v translate_v into_o some_o other_o language_n be_v vary_v according_a to_o their_o divers_a form_n of_o expression_n other_o observation_n have_v be_v make_v by_o 14._o other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n so_o then_o both_o in_o substance_n nature_n and_o name_n the_o sea_n river_n and_o other_o body_n of_o water_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o point_n in_o question_n be_v all_o the_o same_o that_o whatsoêver_o may_v be_v say_v of_o these_o may_v be_v apply_v in_o like_a manner_n also_o to_o the_o other_o save_v that_o there_o may_v some_o difference_n be_v allege_v only_o from_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o other_o which_o in_o the_o point_n of_o dominion_n as_o it_o relate_n to_o possession_n be_v of_o no_o account_n add_v moreover_o that_o the_o usual_a objection_n touch_v their_o fluid_a nature_n or_o the_o continual_a shift_a of_o water_n in_o the_o channel_n do_v here_o no_o more_o prejudice_v the_o cause_n of_o dominion_n and_o possession_n than_o the_o fluid_a nature_n of_o the_o aër_fw-la do_v the_o dominion_n and_o possession_n of_o that_o space_n which_o confine_n a_o house_n from_o the_o foundation_n upward_o that_o space_n seem_v as_o a_o channel_n to_o the_o whirl_a aër_fw-la whereof_o notwithstanding_o he_o according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v the_o undoubted_a owner_n who_o possess_v the_o ground_n and_o building_n hereupon_o praediorum_fw-la servitude_n have_v be_v impose_v against_o the_o rear_n of_o house_n high_o than_o ordinary_a also_o against_o hinder_v of_o light_n or_o prospect_n and_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n in_o the_o very_a ambient_fw-la aër_fw-la so_o that_o where_o a_o nunciato_fw-la prohibition_n of_o a_o new_a building_n have_v issue_v pomponius_n say_v the_o aër_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v measure_v as_o well_o as_o the_o ground_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o aêr_n 2._o be_v he_o who_o be_v owner_n of_o the_o plot_n of_o ground_n so_o that_o as_o to_o that_o say_n of_o paulus_n that_o a_o tree_n grow_v in_o the_o very_o confine_v betwixt_o two_o land_n be_v socio_fw-la common_a to_o the_o owner_n on_o both_o side_n for_o so_o much_o as_o grow_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o either_o joannes_n buteo_n discourse_v of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o such_o a_o tree_n say_v natae_fw-la we_o must_v suppose_v the_o ground_n to_o be_v the_o aër_fw-la itself_o that_o be_v spread_v over_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o measure_v by_o direct_a line_n from_o the_o outmost_a bough_n and_o therefore_o sure_o we_o be_v owner_n of_o the_o ground_n house_n and_o space_n which_o we_o possess_v in_o several_a as_o owner_n that_o every_o one_o for_o his_o best_a advantage_n may_v free_o and_o full_o use_v and_o enjoy_v his_o own_o border_a aër_fw-la which_o be_v the_o element_n of_o mankind_n how_o flit_a so_o ever_o it_o be_v together_o with_o the_o space_n thereof_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o restrain_v other_o thence_o at_o pleasure_n that_o he_o may_v be_v both_o repute_v and_o settle_a owner_n thereof_o in_o particular_a much_o less_o than_o do_v the_o fluid_a nature_n of_o water_n which_o be_v far_o less_o than_o the_o other_o in_o any_o wise_a hinder_v a_o ownership_n or_o dominion_n over_o they_o and_o even_o those_o thing_n which_o natural_o be_v thus_o flit_a do_v notwithstanding_o in_o a_o civil_a sens_fw-fr remain_v ever_o the_o same_o as_o the_o ship_n of_o theseus_n a_o house_n or_o a_o theatre_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o mend_v and_o repair_v that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o part_n or_o plank_n leave_v of_o the_o first_o building_n but_o they_o which_o make_v use_v of_o so_o frivolous_a a_o subtlety_n as_o this_o to_o oppose_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v turn_v over_o to_o the_o philosopher_n especial_o etc._n heraclitus_n and_o epicharmus_n who_o doctrine_n be_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v so_o change_v alter_v and_o renew_v every_o moment_n that_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n continue'_v at_o this_o instant_n the_o same_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o instant_n immediate_o go_v before_o no_o man_n say_v 58._o seneca_n in_o imitation_n of_o heraclitus_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o morning_n that_o he_o be_v the_o day_n before_o our_o body_n be_v hurry_v like_o river_n whatsoëver_o thou_o se_v run_v with_o time_n not_o one_o of_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v visible_a continue'_v ay_o even_o while_o i_o speak_v of_o these_o change_n be_o change_v myself_o it_o be_v serious_o affirm_v also_o by_o heraclitus_n that_o not_o only_o the_o same_o river_n can_v not_o receiv_v a_o man_n twice_o but_o also_o that_o the_o same_o man_n can_v not_o enter_v twice_o into_o the_o same_o stream_n so_o that_o to_o cast_v all_o into_o heraclitus_n his_o river_n become_v a_o usual_a proverb_n to_o express_v a_o continue_a and_o perpetual_a change_n of_o every_o thing_n from_o itself_o but_o let_v such_o as_o dream_v that_o the_o fluid_a inconstant_a nature_n of_o the_o sea_n disprove'_v the_o private_a dominion_n of_o it_o entertain_v the_o same_o opinion_n if_o they_o pleasant_a with_o these_o man_n of_o thing_n that_o fall_v under_o a_o civil_a consideration_n and_o then_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v also_o that_o themselves_o be_v not_o owner_n or_o possessor_n either_o of_o land_n house_n clothes_n money_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n whatsoêver_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n touch_v the_o defect_n of_o bound_n and_o limit_n in_o the_o sea_n as_o also_o concern_v its_o magnitude_n and_o inexhaustible_a abundance_n chap._n
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