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worcester_n save_v that_o in_o florentius_n we_o read_v plato_n falsum_fw-la esse_fw-la affirmat_fw-la plato_n affirm_n to_o be_v false_o that_o after_o minos_n of_o crete_n seventeen_o nation_n of_o renown_n in_o the_o east_n succeed_v each_o other_o do_v for_o very_o many_o year_n even_o without_o intermission_n enjoy_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o syrian_a egyptian_a pamphylian_a lydian_a and_o aegean_a sea_n no_o otherwise_o than_o of_o the_o continent_n or_o island_n chap._n x._o after_o the_o time_n of_o minos_n the_o cretian_a we_o find_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o eusebius_n and_o africanus_n no_o less_o than_o seventeen_o eastern_a nation_n part_n of_o europe_n part_n of_o asia_n who_o for_o very_a many_o year_n so_o hold_v the_o inner_a neighbour_a sea_n as_o lord_n one_o after_o another_o that_o according_a to_o the_o intervenient_a law_n of_o nation_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a a_o private_a dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n take_v place_n among_o they_o all_o for_o change_v by_o 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but_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o number_n of_o year_n although_o it_o have_v be_v the_o same_o both_o throughout_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o eusebius_n as_o also_o in_o his_o chronicle_n yet_o since_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o pelasgi_n which_o next_o follow_v we_o be_v sever_v by_o the_o space_n of_o cxx_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o perhaps_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v amend_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o cxx_o to_o be_v put_v in_o its_o place_n which_o that_o most_o excellent_a man_n isaac_n casaubon_n observe_v doubt_o also_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o polybius_n where_o he_o treat'_v very_o learned_o concern_v those_o who_o have_v have_v dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o east_n likewise_o marianus_n scotus_n and_o florentius_n the_o monk_n do_v mention_v the_o sea-dominion_n of_o the_o lydian_n as_o also_o of_o the_o pelasgi_n without_o any_o number_n of_o year_n iii_o the_o three_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o this_o catalogue_n be_v the_o pelasgi_n yet_o eusebius_n say_v 960._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pelasgi_n in_o the_o second_o place_n possess_v the_o sea_n lxxxv_o year_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o time_n of_o solomon_n and_o those_o which_o follow_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o thracian_n who_o immediate_o succeed_v require_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v reckon_v here_o rather_o lv_o year_n and_o indeed_o the_o pelasgi_n be_v second_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n if_o according_a to_o some_o you_o either_o make_v the_o lydian_n the_o first_o or_o place_v they_o the_o first_o after_o minos_n or_o the_o cretan_n for_o so_o the_o pelasgi_n be_v plain_o the_o second_o otherwise_o the_o three_o which_o also_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o follow_a particular_n iv_o four_o the_o thracian_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lxxix_o year_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o 1014._o greek_a of_o eusebius_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o reckon_v above_o nineteen_o in_o jerom_n translation_n 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the_o word_n appear_v sufficient_o ridiculous_a while_o they_o derive_v a_o syrian_a or_o phenician_a name_n from_o the_o greek_a fountain_n but_o the_o very_a thing_n which_o i_o suppose_v they_o will_v have_v be_v this_o that_o atergatis_n be_v queen_n or_o sovereign_a lady_n not_o only_o of_o syria_n or_o phenicia_n which_o be_v the_o sea-cost_n of_o syria_n but_o also_o of_o the_o sea_n lie_v before_o it_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o fish_v free_o therein_o at_o least_o not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o fish_v without_o her_o consent_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n to_o consecrated_a fish_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o she_o after_o she_o be_v place_v among_o â—he_n deity_n ix_o ninthly_o after_o the_o phoenicians_n the_o egyptians_n 1230._o possess_v the_o sea_n under_o their_o king_n psamnitis_n and_o bocchoris_n who_o live_v immediate_o before_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o olympiad_n mention_n be_v make_v 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twelfthly_o and_o next_o to_o the_o carian_o the_o lesbian_o hold_v the_o sea_n in_o possession_n 1341._o lxix_o year_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o latin_a of_o eusebius_n but_o marianus_n render_v it_o lviii_o year_n xiii_o thirtenth_o the_o phocean_n possess_v the_o sea_n about_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n their_o dominion_n last_v xliv_o year_n so_o say_v the_o greek_a of_o eusebius_n 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o phocean_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n xliv_o year_n before_o which_o word_n the_o number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o twelve_o be_v prefix_v whereby_o it_o be_v signify_v that_o they_o be_v the_o twelve_o after_o the_o lydian_n and_o the_o thirteen_o from_o minos_n fourteen_o fourteenthly_o the_o corinthian_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o they_o be_v thus_o rank_v but_o it_o appear_v clear_o out_o of_o 1._o thucydides_n that_o they_o be_v very_o potent_a be_v sea_n and_o do_v so_o repress_v piracy_n by_o their_o strength_n in_o ship_v that_o they_o gain_v themselves_o a_o very_a large_a command_n by_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o by_o land_n the_o same_o author_n also_o mention's_n their_o extraordinary_a industry_n in_o restore_v the_o affair_n of_o navigation_n nor_o do_v time_n gainsay_v but_o that_o we_o may_v well_o place_v they_o here_o as_o also_o the_o iönians_n next_o but_o we_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o find_v that_o these_o fourteen_o and_o the_o fifteen_o be_v receive_v by_o writer_n into_o the_o catalogue_n of_o those_o who_o have_v thus_o hold_v the_o sea_n in_o possession_n xv._o fifteenth_o the_o iönians_n be_v neighbour_a lord_n of_o the_o sea_n concern_v they_o thucydides_n say_v citato_fw-la a_o good_a while_n after_o to_o wit_n after_o the_o power_n of_o the_o corinthian_n by_o sea_n the_o power_n and_o interest_n of_o navigation_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o iönians_n in_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o of_o his_o son_n cambyses_n and_o 〈◊〉_d contend_v also_o with_o cyrus_n they_o enjoy_v their_o own_o sea_n for_o some_o time_n where_o the_o old_a scholiast_n add'_v by_o way_n of_o observation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o neighbour_a sea_n but_o not_o all_o xvi_o sixteenth_o the_o naxian_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n eusebius_n say_v 43._o in_o the_o fifteen_o place_n the_o naxian_o possess_v the_o sea_n ten_o year_n about_o the_o time_n of_o cambyses_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o naxian_o name_v from_o the_o island_n naxos_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n or_o isle_n in_o the_o archipelago_n xvii_o seventeenth_o the_o eretrian_o succeed_v into_o this_o sea-dominion_n eusebius_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o naxian_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o after_o they_o the_o eretrian_o in_o the_o seventeen_o place_n hold_v it_o vii_o year_n eretria_n be_v heretofore_o a_o famous_a and_o wealthy_a city_n in_o the_o island_n of_o euboea_n xviii_o and_o last_o the_o last_o or_o eighteen_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o this_o catalogue_n be_v the_o people_n of_o aegina_n the_o latin_a of_o eusebius_n say_v 1058._o the_o people_n of_o aegina_n possess_v the_o sea_n xx_o year_n even_o until_o xerxes_n his_o passage_n which_o be_v note_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o sixty_o seven_o olympiad_n but_o xerxes_n make_v his_o passage_n in_o the_o seventy_o five_o olympiad_n and_o in_o first_o year_n thereof_o therefore_o there_o pass_v xxviii_o year_n between_o but_o true_o joseph_n scaliger_n observe'_v here_o from_o this_o carelessness_n in_o count_v of_o year_n that_o those_o be_v mere_a trifling_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o latin_a and_o he_o say_v they_o be_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o greek_a wherein_o we_o read_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n of_o aegina_n hold_v possession_n of_o the_o sea_n x_o year_n which_o true_o we_o find_v as_o well_o in_o the_o former_a chronicle_n of_o eusebius_n as_o in_o his_o canon_n nor_o be_v it_o otherwise_o place_v then_o in_o the_o latin_a also_o 8._o strabo_n and_o 12._o aelianus_n make_v mention_n of_o their_o sea-dominion_n touch_v the_o sea-dominion_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o athenian_n moreover_o also_o that_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v not_o only_o by_o the_o greek_n but_o also_o by_o the_o persian_n in_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n chap._n xi_o nor_o be_v those_o particular_n which_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v hither_o out_o of_o the_o east_n find_v only_o in_o the_o custom_n and_o sea-dominion_n of_o so_o many_o famous_a nation_n thus_o continue_v one_o after_o another_o the_o year_n of_o who_o empire_n have_v usual_o be_v reckon_v from_o their_o subdue_a the_o sea_n but_o in_o the_o custom_n of_o other_o also_o who_o true_o be_v more_o famous_a though_o they_o be_v not_o register_v any_o where_o in_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o catalogue_n it_o be_v write_v of_o polycrates_n that_o renown_a king_n of_o the_o samian_o who_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n vanquish_v the_o lesbian_o and_o mâ—lesians_n in_o a_o sea_n fight_v that_o he_o so_o earnest_o aspire_v after_o a_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o be_v manifest_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o dominion_n herodotuâ—_n say_v polycrates_n be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o that_o we_o have_v know_v who_o have_v a_o intent_n to_o acquire_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n unto_o himself_o except_o minos_n of_o crete_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o that_o enjoy_v the_o sea_n before_o he_o he_o speak_v i_o suppose_v of_o king_n for_o those_o greek_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v as_o we_o before_o have_v show_v you_o so_o often_o change_v be_v common_o govern_v either_o by_o a_o popular_a or_o a_o aristocratical_a form_n of_o government_n nor_o can_v herodotus_n i_o think_v be_v more_o ignorant_a of_o their_o dominion_n then_o of_o king_n minos_n for_o he_o live_v after_o the_o forementioned_a dominion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o aegina_n be_v end_v or_o about_o the_o eighti_v olympiad_n therefore_o either_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o king_n or_o be_v extreme_o mistake_v about_o the_o eighti_v olympiad_n and_o the_o time_n follow_v unto_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n those_o most_o renown_a people_n of_o greece_n not_o only_o the_o athenian_n but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n also_o do_v sometime_o enjoy_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n flow_v about_o they_o demosthenes_n say_v of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 14._o they_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o whole_a land_n other_o also_o have_v testify_v as_o much_o concern_v the_o athenian_n either_o the_o same_o man_n or_o hegisippus_n in_o that_o oration_n touch_v levant_n halonesos_n make_v mention_n of_o philip_n k._n of_o macedon_n affect_v a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n speak_v thus_o de_fw-fr praedonibus_fw-la aequum_fw-la esse_fw-la aït_fw-la philippus_n
they_o exact_o observe_v in_o their_o chronology_n all_o such_o change_n as_o happen_v in_o that_o matter_n but_o you_o have_v more_o then_o enough_o touch_v those_o custom_n that_o have_v be_v receive_v in_o the_o east_n about_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o spinetans_n tuscan_n carthaginian_n and_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o west_n chap._n xiii_o nor_o be_v such_o a_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o i_o have_v mention_v less_o clear_a and_o evident_a in_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o western_a nation_n the_o spinetan_n so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n spina_n situate_a near_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o river_n po_n be_v a_o long_a time_n lord_n of_o the_o upper_a or_o adriatic_a sea_n be_v wont_a to_o send_v very_o liberal_a ten_o out_n of_o their_o profit_n by_o sea_n to_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n so_o say_v 5._o strabo_n and_o 1._o dionysius_n halicarnass_n who_o write_v express_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o the_o tuscan_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o command_n of_o the_o low_a sea_n or_o that_o which_o wash_v the_o south-coast_n of_o italy_n that_o be_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o 〈◊〉_d diodorus_n siculus_n say_v the_o tyrrheni_n or_o tuscan_n possess_v the_o sea_n a_o long_a time_n as_o lord_n call_v it_o by_o their_o own_o name_n but_o afterward_o the_o 20._o carthaginian_n become_v lord_n of_o almost_o the_o whole_a mediterranean_a which_o be_v more_o westward_a to_o wit_n of_o the_o sicilian_a and_o african_a sea_n who_o be_v overcome_v in_o battle_n agathocles_n king_n of_o sicily_n enjoy_v the_o same_o power_n for_o some_o time_n from_o who_o the_o people_n of_o africa_n revolt_a that_o dominion_n be_v soon_o restore_v to_o the_o carthaginian_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o cxviii_o olympiad_n then_o for_o 40._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o the_o carthaginian_n continue_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o give_v law_n thereto_o that_o be_v to_o say_v until_o the_o fist_n punic_a war_n which_o begin_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o cxxviii_o olympiad_n so_o also_o polybius_n punici_fw-la the_o carthaginian_n enjoy_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n without_o controversy_n and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o carthaginian_n enjoy_v the_o command_n of_o the_o sea_n without_o all_o controversy_n as_o receive_v from_o their_o ancestor_n but_o the_o carthaginian_n enjoy_v the_o same_o even_o long_o before_o the_o time_n of_o agathocles_n as_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o that_o league_n of_o all_o that_o be_v make_v first_o of_o all_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o roman_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o consul_n or_o about_o the_o sixty_o eight_o olympiad_n one_o article_n thereof_o be_v in_o polybius_n who_o only_a mention's_n it_o to_o this_o effect_n that_o neither_o the_o roman_n nor_o their_o confederate_n be_v to_o sail_v beyond_o the_o car._n fair_a promontory_n unless_o drive_v by_o tempest_n or_o force_v by_o enemy_n that_o be_v a_o promontory_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v so_o far_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o they_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o roman_n or_o their_o confederate_n to_o sail_v beyond_o that_o promontory_n which_o the_o roman_n themselves_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v just_a in_o the_o league_n that_o they_o make_v but_o in_o the_o second_o league_n or_o treaty_n of_o peace_n betwixt_o these_o famous_a nation_n in_o the_o west_n it_o be_v far_o provide_v that_o no_o roman_a shall_v touch_v either_o upon_o africa_n or_o sardinia_n unless_o it_o be_v either_o to_o take_v in_o provision_n or_o repair_v their_o ship_n as_o you_o may_v see_v also_o in_o polybius_n so_o that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v take_v away_o or_o restrain_v and_o hereunto_o belong_v that_o of_o maria_n pompeius_n festus_n touch_v the_o paeni_fw-la or_o carthaginian_n the_o carthaginian_n have_v their_o original_n from_o tyre_n be_v so_o powerful_a at_o sea_n that_o navigation_n be_v hazardous_a to_o all_o man_n for_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o poeni_n moreover_o 8._o julius_n caesar_n write_v of_o the_o veneti_n a_o people_n of_o western_a gallia_n about_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o river_n loire_n and_o of_o old_a very_o industrious_a in_o sea-affair_n above_o their_o neighbour_n say_v that_o in_o a_o great_a and_o open_a current_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v but_o a_o few_o port_n lie_v here_o and_o there_o which_o be_v in_o their_o possession_n they_o make_v almost_o all_o man_n pay_v custom_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o use_v the_o same_o sea_n tribute_n be_v pay_v to_o they_o as_o lord_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o neighbour_a sea_n nor_o must_v we_o pass_v by_o that_o here_o which_o 1._o paulus_n warnfredus_fw-la relate_n of_o autharis_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n there_o be_v a_o pillar_n place_v within_o the_o very_a water_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o wash_v the_o city_n of_o rhegium_n to_o that_o pillar_n say_v warnfredus_fw-la king_n autharis_n 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