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 the Greek Calends for a future diquiition? Were the Switzers les free or les ecure, becaue after their defection from the houe of Autria they had never been declared independent before the treaty of Wetphalia? Is the King of France les a overeign becaue the King of England partakes his title?

overeignty implies undiputed right, carce any prince is a overeign through his whole dominions; if overeignty conits in this, that no uperiour is acknowledged, our King reigns at Port Egmont with overeign authority. Almot every new acquired territory is in ome degree controvertible, and till the controvery is decided, a term very difficult to be fixed, all that can be had is real poeion and actual dominion.

urely is a ufficient anwer to the feudal gabble of a man who is every day