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and_o to_o be_v within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n be_v as_o to_o some_o purpose_n in_o construction_n and_o intendment_n of_o our_o law_n one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n our_o law-book_n have_v many_o other_o phrase_n and_o expression_n of_o special_a use_n but_o yet_o do_v not_o reach_v the_o controvert_v point_n betwixt_o england_n and_o other_o nation_n as_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o sea_n be_v of_o the_o ligeance_n of_o the_o king_n and_o parcel_n of_o his_o crown_n of_o england_n le_fw-fr mer_n est_fw-la del_fw-it liegeance_n del_fw-it rey_n &_o parcel_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr corone_n d'engleterre_fw-fr 439._o co._n 5._o rep._n sir_n hen._n corstable_n case_n 〈◊〉_d 108._o co._n on_o lattl_n sect_n 439._o and_o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v the_o sea_n of_o england_n be_v within_o the_o ligeance_n of_o the_o king_n as_o of_o his_o crown_n of_o england_n as_o to_o the_o king_n liegeance_n it_o stand_v thus_o in_o our_o law_n all_o native_n or_o natural-born_a 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other_o prince_n and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o english_a man_n abroad_o so_o be_v it_o of_o alien_n here_o in_o england_n a_o child_n bear_v at_o sea_n in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n ship_n or_o other_o english_a vessel_n navigate_v by_o english_a master_n and_o crew_n be_v a_o native_a if_o bear_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o england_n in_o any_o fort_n or_o town_n possess_v by_o a_o enemy_n it_o be_v bear_v out_o of_o the_o â—ing's_n ligeance_n and_o therefore_o a_o alien_n 6._o co._n 7._o pep_v 〈◊〉_d case_n foâ—_n 6._o but_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o sea_n be_v within_o the_o liegeance_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v extensive_o of_o the_o ligeance_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n that_o it_o reach_v to_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o land_n not_o exclusive_o of_o the_o ligeance_n of_o