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came under the protection of inland navigation they
On the ground that they came under the protection of inland navigation, they likewise considered themselves exempt from the sea service, but this contention the Court of Exchequer in 1798 completely overset by deciding that the "passage of the River Severn between Gloucester and Bristol is open sea."
— from The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson

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