The Sovereignty of the SeaThe Sovereignty of the SeaReading editionChapter navigation42 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The Sovereignty of the SeaThe Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters: with special reference to the Rights of Fishing and the Naval Salute BY THOMAS WEMYSS FULTON LECTURER ON THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF FISHERY PROBLEMS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1911 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDPREFACE.Introductory materialAPPENDIX.THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA. INTRODUCTION.SECTION I. THE HISTORY OF THE CLAIMS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAChapter I · EARLY HISTORY.Chapter II · THE FISHERIES.Chapter III · UNDER THE TUDORS.Chapter IV · UNDER THE STUARTS. JAMES I. A NEW POLICY.Chapter V · JAMES I.—continued. DISPUTES WITH THE DUTCH.Chapter VI · CHARLES I. FISHERIES AND RESERVED WATERS.Chapter VII · CHARLES I.—continued. THE NAVY.Chapter VIII · CHARLES I. NAVY—continued.Chapter IX · THE JURIDICAL CONTROVERSIES.Chapter X · THE PARLIAMENT, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE PROTECTORATE. THE FIRST DUTCH WAR.Chapter XI · THE PARLIAMENT, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE PROTECTORATE—continued. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.Chapter XII · CHARLES II. THE SECOND DUTCH WAR.Chapter XIII · CHARLES II.—continued. THE THIRD DUTCH WAR.Chapter XIV · JAMES II. AND AFTER.SECTION II. THE TERRITORIAL WATERSChapter I · THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA.Chapter II · GENERAL ADOPTION OF THE THREE-MILE LIMIT.Chapter III · THE FISHERY CONVENTIONS.Chapter IV · THE MODERN PRACTICE OF STATES AND THE OPINIONS OF RECENT PUBLICISTS.Chapter V · THE INADEQUACY OF THE THREE-MILE LIMIT FOR FISHERY REGULATIONS.APPENDIX A. (P. 45.) THE LIBEL REGARDING REYNER GRIMBALD. De Superioritate Maris Angliæ et Jure officii Admirallatus in eodem. (Chancery Rolls, Miscellaneous. Treaties and Diplomatic. Bundle 14, No. 15, Mem. 12.)APPENDIX B. (P. 49.)APPENDIX C. (P. 65.) LICENSE FOR FISHING AT THE “ZOWE” BANK IN THE CHANNEL.APPENDIX D. (P. 119.) PROCLAMATION FOR REUOCATION OF MARINERS FROM FORREINE SERUICES.APPENDIX E. (P. 120.) DECLARATION OF JURY OF THE TRINITY HOUSE AS TO THE LIMITS OF THE KING’S CHAMBERS.APPENDIX F. (P. 148.) PROCLAMATION OF JAMES I. FOR THE RESTRAINT OF FOREIGNERS FISHING ON THE BRITISH COASTS.APPENDIX G. (Pp. 169, 196.)APPENDIX H. (P. 251.) REGLEMENT FOR PREVENTING ABUSES IN AND ABOUT THE NARROW SEAS AND PORTS.APPENDIX I. (P. 289.)APPENDIX K. (P. 389.) ABSTRACT OF THE THIRTY-SIX ARTICLES PROPOSED BY: THE DUTCH TO ST JOHN AT THE HAGUE, 1651.APPENDIX L. (P. 398.)APPENDIX M. (P. 404.) CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TROMP AND BLAKE.APPENDIX N. (P. 461.) CONCESSION TO BRUGES TO FISH IN THE BRITISH SEAS.1405APPENDIX O. (P. 692.) 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INTRODUCTION.SECTION I. THE HISTORY OF THE CLAIMS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAChapters1234567891011121314Other sectionsSECTION II. THE TERRITORIAL WATERSChapters12345Other sectionsAPPENDIX A. (P. 45.) THE LIBEL REGARDING REYNER GRIMBALD. De Superioritate Maris Angliæ et Jure officii Admirallatus in eodem. (Chancery Rolls, Miscellaneous. Treaties and Diplomatic. Bundle 14, No. 15, Mem. 12.)APPENDIX B. (P. 49.)APPENDIX C. (P. 65.) LICENSE FOR FISHING AT THE “ZOWE” BANK IN THE CHANNEL.APPENDIX D. (P. 119.) PROCLAMATION FOR REUOCATION OF MARINERS FROM FORREINE SERUICES.APPENDIX E. (P. 120.) DECLARATION OF JURY OF THE TRINITY HOUSE AS TO THE LIMITS OF THE KING’S CHAMBERS.APPENDIX F. (P. 148.) PROCLAMATION OF JAMES I. FOR THE RESTRAINT OF FOREIGNERS FISHING ON THE BRITISH COASTS.APPENDIX G. (Pp. 169, 196.)APPENDIX H. (P. 251.) REGLEMENT FOR PREVENTING ABUSES IN AND ABOUT THE NARROW SEAS AND PORTS.APPENDIX I. (P. 289.)APPENDIX K. (P. 389.) ABSTRACT OF THE THIRTY-SIX ARTICLES PROPOSED BY: THE DUTCH TO ST JOHN AT THE HAGUE, 1651.APPENDIX L. (P. 398.)APPENDIX M. (P. 404.) CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TROMP AND BLAKE.APPENDIX N. (P. 461.) CONCESSION TO BRUGES TO FISH IN THE BRITISH SEAS.1405APPENDIX O. (P. 692.) TERRITORIAL WATERS.INDEX.The “British Seas,” according to Selden.◇The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters: with special reference to the Rights of Fishing and the Naval Salute BY THOMAS WEMYSS FULTON LECTURER ON THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF FISHERY PROBLEMS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1911 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED →