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Lex talionis: or the law of marque or reprizals. : Fully represented in the case of spoyls and depredations, upon the ships, goods, and factories of Sir. William Courten, and his partners in the East-Indies, China, and Japan. Whereupon letters patents for reprizals were granted under the great seal of England, to continue effectual in the law against the States General of the United Provinces, and their subjects; for recovering of the sum of 151612 l. with costs and damages mentioned in the said patent. Together with three several proposals of the creditors, to the King, and their answer (in a postscript) to the Lord Chancellour's arguments upon the scire facias, brought by Sir. Robert Sawyer, His Majesties Attorney General, concerning the letters patents aforesaid