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One means recommended itself to him, which might assist in that direction, that is, to have all those born in Scotland after his accession to the throne of England, considered "naturalborn subjects" for all purposes also in England.
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By the Common Law of England, no one but a "naturalborn subject" can inherit land in England: and the sole question was "Is the young Scot, Robert Calvin, a 'natural-born subject'?"
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But every loose-waisted, paddle-footed, undrilled man in Canada has come to think that by virtue of being a Canadian he is a naturalborn rifle-shot, warrior and strategist.
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