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the_o particular_a objection_n make_v against_o this_o grant._n commerciorum_fw-la jura_n sunt_fw-la privilegiata_n ac_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la iis_fw-la concessa_fw-la qui_fw-la exercendorum_fw-la mercatorum_fw-la licentiam_fw-la principis_fw-la indultu_fw-la &_o authoritate_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la be_v the_o very_a express_a text_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o so_o be_v carpzovire_n const._n n._n 5._o bodinus_fw-la de_fw-la republica_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o ses_fw-fr quae_fw-la tametsi_fw-la jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la esse_fw-la videantur_fw-la prohibere_fw-la tametsi_fw-la saepe_fw-la á_o principibus_fw-la videmus_fw-la and_o in_o cap._n 6._o quote_v by_o mr._n attorney_n that_o the_o law_n of_o commerce_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o particular_a compact_n and_o agreement_n of_o people_n and_o prince_n so_o salmasius_n pag._n 236._o mercatura_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la indifferens_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la magistratus_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o vetando_fw-la vel_fw-la permittendo_fw-la svam_fw-la pro_fw-la commodo_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la potest_fw-la imponere_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la so_o carpzovire_v a_o famous_a german_a lawyer_n in_o his_o decision_n lib._n decis_n 105._o n._n 13._o &_o 14._o exempla_fw-la haud_fw-la rara_fw-la sunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la privilegio_fw-la &_o edicto_fw-la principis_fw-la commercia_fw-la ad_fw-la certas_fw-la personas_fw-la certave_n loca_fw-la restringere_fw-la videmus_fw-la these_o rule_n and_o principle_n assert_v to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nation_n agree_v with_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o law_n mr._n attorney_n in_o his_o argument_n in_o this_o cause_n cite_v many_o record_n and_o precedent_n to_o make_v good_a this_o assertion_n which_o i_o think_v he_o do_v with_o great_a clearness_n i_o therefore_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o as_o few_o of_o they_o as_o i_o can_v and_o only_o remind_v you_o of_o such_o as_o i_o think_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o make_v good_a my_o assertion_n which_o i_o will_v do_v by_o these_o step_n i_o 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question_n for_o if_o the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n have_v the_o power_n of_o restrain_v and_o dispose_v foreign_a trade_n where_o act_n of_o parliament_n have_v not_o interpose_v as_o by_o the_o precedent_n already_o cite_v i_o conceive_v clear_o he_o have_v as_o inherent_a to_o his_o crown_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o may_v restrain_v all_o so_o he_o may_v restrain_v any_o part_n by_o the_o same_o parity_n of_o reason_n if_o the_o king_n proclaim_v a_o war_n with_o any_o country_n which_o be_v a_o general_a prohibition_n of_o trade_n and_o shall_v order_v that_o john_n a_o style_n or_o a_o dozen_o or_o any_o great_a number_n of_o his_o subject_n etc._n etc._n and_o give_v they_o instruction_n to_o treat_v for_o a_o peace_n and_o the_o person_n so_o appoint_v shall_v carry_v on_o a_o trade_n will_v not_o mr._n sands_n do_v you_o think_v have_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o murmur_v that_o he_o be_v none_o of_o those_o ambassador_n as_o he_o have_v now_o by_o be_v not_o comprise_v 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4._o pag._n 207._o and_o in_o the_o year_n 1664._o the_o east-india_n company_n by_o his_o declaration_n with_o a_o exclusion_n to_o all_o other_o like_o our_o east-india_n company_n p._n 74_o 75._o in_o the_o unite_a province_n the_o law_n against_o monopoly_n be_v the_o same_o yet_o there_o always_o be_v several_a trade_n corporation_n exclusive_a of_o all_o other_o 3_o june_n 1621._o in_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o dutch_a west-india_n company_n it_o be_v grant_v thus_o and_o in_o case_n any_o one_o shall_v go_v to_o or_o negotiate_v in_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a place_n grant_v to_o this_o company_n without_o consent_n of_o the_o say_a company_n it_o shall_v be_v upon_o pain_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o such_o ship_n and_o good_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o trade_n in_o those_o coast_n and_o place_n which_o be_v present_o and_o on_o all_o side_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o say_a company_n set_v upon_o taken_z and_o as_o forfeit_v shall_v be_v and_o remain_v to_o the_o use_v 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the_o council_n upon_o the_o pain_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o six_o month_n wage_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o grant_n to_o the_o dutch_a india_n company_n 20._o mar._n 1602._o that_o no_o body_n of_o what_o quality_n or_o condition_n soever_o shall_v for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n pass_v eastward_n of_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n upon_o forfeiture_n of_o ship_n and_o good_n aytz._n 1._o vol._n fol._n 157._o that_o the_o say_a company_n may_v appoint_v governor_n and_o office_n of_o war_n and_o justice_n and_o for_o other_o necessary_a service_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o place_n and_o maintenance_n of_o good_a order_n policy_n and_o justice_n the_o say_v officer_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n to_o the_o state_n general_n and_o of_o fidelity_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v trade_n and_o traffic_n to_o the_o company_n and_o afterward_o the_o 9th_o of_o sept._n 1606._o a_o placaet_n be_v publish_v that_o no_o body_n direct_o or_o indirect_o shall_v 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