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 up to an exposition of principles, the citation and examination of authorities, and an exposition of the maritime practice of other peoples than the British, peoples Eastern and Western, and at all ages in the world's history down to the author's own day. The second book, consisting of thirty-two chapters, states and enforces the case for Britain by an examination of facts, claims, and records from Roman times down to the time when Selden was called upon by Charles I to proceed with the completion of a work which he had already presented to James I in 1618. He is generous in his appreciation of the learning and distinction of Grotius, an author of vast erudition and wide