because commonwealths not permitting any part of their dominions to be dismembered, nor to be enjoyed by any but those of their community, the son cannot ordinarily enjoy the possessions of his father, but under the same terms his father did, by becoming a member of the society; whereby he puts himself presently under the government he finds there established, as much as any other subject of that commonwealth.
Herrialde ezberdinek ez dutenez utziko beraien lurraldeak sakabana edo bereiz daitezen eta herrialde bertakoa ez den inork beraietaz goza dezan, seme-alabek normalean ezin dute beraien gurasoen ondareaz goza ez bada hauek zeuzkaten baldintzapean, hau da, herrialde bereko hiritar izanda. Hortaz, semea edo alaba bertan dagoen gobernuaren mende izanen da, herrialde horretako beste edozein hiritar bezala.