 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1823 - 756 pages
...possession of them in the name of the king of England. Two years afterwards, Gabot proceeded on this voyage, and dis.covered the continent of North America,...countries "then unknown to all Christian people;" and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession in the name of the king of England. Thus asserting... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...possession of them in the name of the king of England. Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...' then unknown to all Christian people ; ' and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession in the name of the king of England. Thus asserting... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...possession of them in the name of the king of England. Two years afterwards Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...Virginia. To this discovery the English trace their title. 8 Wh.576. In this first effort made by the English government to acquire territory on this continent... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 780 pages
...possession of them in the name of the King of England. Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...commission is confined to countries ' then unknown to Christian people'; and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession in the name of the... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...possession of them in the name of the King of England. Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...given by this commission is confined to countries 4 then unknown to Christian people ' ; and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession... | |
 | Charles Deane - Massachusetts - 1873 - 36 pages
...Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America, along which he failed as far south as Virginia. To this discovery the English trace their title." — Judge Marshalfs Opinion, cited above. See this subject fully discussed in Kent's Commentaries,... | |
 | Freeman Snow - International law - 1893 - 636 pages
...this first effort made by the English government to acquire territory on the continent, we parcaive a complete recognition of the principle which has...' then unknown to all Christian people ; ' and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession in the name of the king of England, thus asserting... | |
 | Charles Moore - Northwest Territory - 1900 - 542 pages
...possession of them in the name of the King of England. Two years afterwards. Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...To this discovery the English trace their title." — Opinion by Mr. Chief- justice Marshall, Johnson vs. McIntosh, 8 Wheaton, p. 571. * An Account of... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 362 pages
...possession of them in the name of the king of England Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America, along which he sailed as far south as Virginia. Johnson т. Mclutosh. To this discovery, the English trace their title. In this first effort made by... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1905 - 484 pages
...possession of them in the name of the King of England. Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded "on this voyage, and discovered the continent of North America,...countries "then unknown to all Christian people " ; and of these countries Cabot was empowered to take possession in the name of the King of England, thus asserting... | |
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So early as the year 1496 her monarch granted a commission to the Cabots to discover countries then unknown to Christian people, and to take possession of them in the name of the king of England. Two years afterwards, Cabot proceeded on this voyage, and... 
