Of the dominion, or ownership, of the sea
Subtitle: two books : in the first is shew'd, that the sea, by the lavv of nature, or nations, is not common to all men, but capable of private dominion or proprietie, as well as the land : in the second is proved, that the dominion of the British sea ... is, and ever hath been, a part or appendant of the empire of that island
By: writ[t]en at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum, seu, De dominio maris, by John Selden, Esquire ; translated into English, and set forth with som[e] additional evidences and discourses by Marchamont Nedham.
Contributors: Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 294:1.
Publisher: Printed by William Du-Gard ...
Published: 1652
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: Maritime law -- Early works to 1800.; Freedom of the seas -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- 17th century.; Venice (Italy) -- Commercial policy -- 17th century.; Venice (Italy) -- Foreign relations.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Dominium maris; Dominion of the sea; Additional evidences concerning the right soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea; Dominium maris.; Dominion of the sea.; Additional evidences concerning the right soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea.
Work titles: Mare clausum.
Notes: Includes: Additional evidences, concerning the right of soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea (p. [461]-500 [i.e. 494]), and Dominium maris, or, The dominion of the sea ... translated out of Italian (p. [12], 37), with special title pages.

"Published by special command"

Marginal notes.

Errata: p. [47]

Reproduction of original in Law School Library, Harvard University.

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Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1968. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 294:1)