item: #1 of 51
          id: A01287
      author: Fulbecke, William, 1560-1603?.
       title: A direction or preparatiue to the study of the lawe wherein is shewed, what things ought to be obserued and vsed of them that are addicted to the study of the law, and what on the contrary part ought to be eschued and auoyded.
        date: 1600
       words: 47738
      flesch: 72
     summary: Certaine it is , that without words a mans meaning may not be certainly knowen : Of wordes some be artificiall , & some inartificiall : Inartificiall are those which the common or vulgar sort of men do vse for the deliuerie & declaration of theyr intentions and meanings , seruing not for the illustrating of artes and sciences , but only for mutual conference betwixt man & man : Artificiall , are these which the inuentors of artes haue deuised for acquainting the mind with the rules & mysteries of their arts , because words fitly & accomodatly vsed are the verie images and representations of thinges , which do lead the vnderstanding as it were by the hand , to the apprehension & perfect knowledge of the thinges them selues : wherefore in this respect diligence must be vsed of the Student . And though the lawes which do vind mens liues & maners ought to be vnderstood of all , that their prescript being knowen , men may decline frō that which is for biddē , & follow that which is commaunded : yet that may be done either by their own means , or by the meanes of others : & if a mans braine be no fit mould for the Law , let an other mans mouth be his teacher .
    keywords: action; bee; bin; bodie; bookes; case; causes; common; course; doe; doth; e. 3; est; estate; euery; fee; fine; force; giue; god; good; graunt; hath; haue; hee; heire; himselfe; issue; iudge; iudgement; king; knowledge; land; law; lawe; lib; life; man; mans; matter; meaning; men; methode; minde; nature; non; opinion; owne; people; place; possession; propertie; que; reason; rent; right; saith; science; selfe; sense; seuerall; simple; sonne; student; studie; taile; tenant; terme; things; time; truth; vnderstanding; vnto; vpon; vse; way; whereof; wife; wordes; writ; ● ●
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        item: #2 of 51
          id: A06131
      author: Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
       title: A briefe conference of diuers lawes diuided into certaine regiments. By Lodowick LLoyd Esquier, one of her Maiesties serieants at armes.
        date: 1602
       words: 45762
      flesch: 73
     summary: ALl creatures of God , as well in heauen as in earth , had lawes giuen them after they were created , to be gouerned and ruled by , the Sunne , the Moone , and the Starres to keepe their perpetuall motions and course in their places and regiments , so the seas haue their limits and bounds , how farre they should rule and raigne , and though one starre differeth from an other in glorie , in greatnesse , and in brightnesse , yet are they gouerned by one perpetuall lawe ; so the seas , though the waues thereof be so loftie and proud , yet are they shut vp within doores , and commaunded to keepe in , and not to goe further then the place to them by lawe appointed . The like lawes vsed Darius at the request of his Persian Princes , to throwe Daniel the Prophet of the Lord to be deuoured of Lyons ; these are the lawes of tyrants and not of kings , to kill the Prophets of the Lord without lawe , they forget the lawe of the Lord written by Esay the Prophet , Woe be vnto you that make vnrighteous lawes , and deuise lawes which are hard to keepe , and are not to be kept , that thereby the innocents are robbed of iudgement , such a lawe made Iezabel for Naboths vineyard with false witnesse .
    keywords: alex; athens; bee; bloud; bocchoris lawe; cap; charondas lawe; children; countrey; countries; day; death; diuers; ead; egipt; euery; father; gentiles; giuen; gods; good; great; grecians; greece; haue; hee; himselfe; iacob; ierusalem; iewes; israel; israelites; iudges; kings; lawe; lawe pa; lib; licurgus; life; lord; man; men; moses; moses lawe; nature; owne; people; place; plato; prophet; punishment; romanes; rome; sabboth; sacrifice; saith; senators; set; slaine; sonne; tables; temple; theft; theyr; thou; time; vnto; vpon; wicked; witnesse; women
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        item: #3 of 51
          id: A13057
      author: Strachey, William, 1572?-1621.
       title: For the colony in Virginea Britannia. Lavves diuine, morall and martiall, &c.
        date: 1612
       words: 29207
      flesch: 28
     summary: At the setting of the watch , he is to repayre to the place of Arms , with his Gorget about his neck , if his company haue not the Guard , there to be present with the Sargeant Maior , at the drawing of the Billets for the Guards , that he may the better know the strength of his watch , and how the companies are disposed vpon their Guards . Hee is to haue a hearty and religious care that the souldiers doe not make breach of the lawes , and duties , diuine , ciuill , or martiall , inioyned them to obserue vpon so necessary reasons and strict penalties , but that he informe , correct and punish to the vtmost of his authority limited , the trespassers of the same , or the omission of any duty whatsoeuer , with the approbation of his Captaine .
    keywords: armes; bee; captaine; colonie; colony; company; court; death; doe; duties; duty; euery; generall; giue; god; good; guard; hath; haue; hee; himselfe; lawes; lord; man; marshall; officer; paine; place; present; seruice; soeuer; souldier; thée; time; towne; vnto; vpon; watch
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        item: #4 of 51
          id: A13556
      author: Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.
       title: Regula vitæ the rule of the law vnder the Gospel. Containing a discovery of the pestiferous sect of libertines, antinomians, and sonnes of Belial, lately sprung up both to destroy the law, and disturbe the faith of the Gospell: wherein is manifestly proved, that God seeth sinne in iustified persons. By Thomas Taylor Dr. of Divinity, and pastour of S. Mary Aldermanbury, London.
        date: 1631
       words: 39650
      flesch: 71
     summary: But of all their assertions , tha● is a● blinde as bo●de , That if God call a beleever to account for the breach of his Law : hee may say , God hath nothing to doe to call him to account : hee may refuse to be tried in that Court. These confused men distinguish not betweene the condemning power of the Law and the Law it selfe ; yet this distinction cutteth the si●ewes of this obiection : for can it prove the Law itselfe abolished , because the condemning power of it is to some removed by Christ ? or if certaine uses of the Law bee abolished , as in way of righteousnesse , life and salvation ; or in way of terrifying , accusing , or condemning the iustified by faith : must therfore the Law it selfe , and all other uses of it be abolished .
    keywords: answ; apostle; beleevers; christ; christian; commandements; death; doctrine; doe; doth; duties; faith; god; godly; gods; good; gospell; grace; hath; hee; himselfe; holy; justification; law; liberty; life; lord; love; man; men; morall law; new; non; obedience; owne; power; respect; righteousnesse; rom; rule; sinne; spirit; things; way; wee; workes; ● ●
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        item: #5 of 51
          id: A20578
      author: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, attributed name.
       title: The lavvyers light: or, A due direction for the study of the law for methode. Choyce of bookes moderne. Selection of authours of more antiquitie. Application of either. Accommodation of diuers other vsefull requisits. All tending to the speedy and more easie attayning of the knowledge of the common law of this kingdome. With necessary cautions against certaine abuses or ouersights, aswell in the practitioner as student. Written by the reuerend and learned professor thereof, I.D. To which is annexed for the affinitie of the subiect, another treatise, called The vse of the law.
        date: 1629
       words: 55202
      flesch: 73
     summary: And yet therewithall perusing the particular differences and degrees of distinction betweene them , in all the course of humane studies , there is none that doth more commend vnto our cogitations the wonderfull force of mans wisedome , then doth this discourse which treateth of the Principles , Grounds , Rules , and Originals of Law and Iustice , being the chayne of humane societie , without the which it cannot consist ; and which , besides the exceeding pleasure that the consideration thereof breedeth in the well affected minde , is able to bring vs speedily to ripenesse and maturitie in that profession . So by this Booke if rightly vnderstood And prised at full worth , the Reader may Obserue the Authors labour , who hath drawne From the deepe Masse of Law , an easie way To make the Student perfect ; and doth pawne His credit on 't , Perusers may be bold To shew it for he knowes the Touch will hold .
    keywords: a. b.; action; agard; arbitrement; auter; bee; bone; cases; cause; ceo; certaine; come; common; countie; court; crowne; day; debts; del; des; dit; diuers; doe; doth; edw; entry; est; estate; este; euery; eux; example; exceptions; fait; felonie; fine; fol; generall; giue; goods; grounds; hath; haue; hee; heire; hen; himselfe; home; iudges; iustices; king; lands; law; lawes; life; lord; luy; man; manner; matter; mes; nature; nest; non; parties; pay; peace; person; poit; principles; propertie; propositions; pur; quae; que; reason; record; rules; second; sera; seruice; sheriffe; si le; soit; statute; submission; sur; tenant; tenure; thereof; things; time; title; vnder; vnto; vpon; vse; yeares
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        item: #6 of 51
          id: A22843
      author: England and Wales.
       title: The orders for swannes, both by the statutes and by the ancient orders and customes vsed within the realme of England
        date: 1603
       words: 2559
      flesch: 73
     summary: Edw. 4. 3 Also if any person or persons doe driue away any Swan or Swans , bréeding or prouiding to bréed , be it vpon his own ground or any other mans ground , he or they so offending shall suffer one yeares imprisonment and fine at the Kings pleasure , xiij . 5 If any person or persons be found carrying any Swan-h●●ke , and the same person being no Swan-heard , nor accompanied with two Swan-heards : euery such person shall pay to the King xiij .
    keywords: game; king; person; swan; vpon
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        item: #7 of 51
          id: A26137
      author: Atkyns, Richard, 1615-1677.
       title: The Kings grant of privilege for sole printing common-lavv-books defended and the legality thereof asserted
        date: 1669
       words: 4930
      flesch: 63
     summary: Law printing. In the Reign of King Hen. 6. the Art of Printing was first invented .
    keywords: books; hath; king; laws; liberty; patent; printing; priviledge; sole; text
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        item: #8 of 51
          id: A26745
      author: Bassett, Thomas, bookseller.
       title: An exact catalogue of the common and statute law books of this realm, and some others relating thereunto
        date: 1684
       words: 4902
      flesch: 67
     summary: Elesmere's Post Nati 4º 0 1 0   — on a Lord Chancellour 8º 0 1 0   Elsynge of Parliaments 8º 0 2 0   Edgar's Charge 4º 0 0 6   Exact Clerk 8º 0 1 0   Exact Law-giver 8º 0 1 6   Exact Constable 12º 0 1 0   Enchiridion Legum 8º 0 1 0   English Liberties 12º 0 1 0 F FInch's Law fol. 0 8 0   — in English 8º 0 3 0   — Summary of the Law 8º 0 1 0 F Fitzherbert's Abridgment fol. 1 15 0 F — Quarto 3 0 0 * F — Natura Brevium 8º 0 5 0 * — Nat. Brev. Eng. 8º 0 5 0 L Fleta on the English Law 4º 0 10 0   Fulbeck's Parallel and Pandects 4º 0 8 0   — Preparative 8º 0 1 6   Fraunch's Lawyers Logick 4º 0 3 0   Freeholders Grand Inquest 8º 0 3 0   Fillacers Office 8º 0 1 6   Fleetwood's Justice 8º 0 1 0   Forster's Lay-man's Lawyer 8º 0 2 0   Fidell's Presidents 8º 0 2 6 * Fortescu de laudihus L. 8º 0 3 0   Fitzharris Arraign . and Plea fol. 0 1 6   Fuller's Argument 4º 0 0 6   Fees of Courts 8º 0 1 0   GOdboults Reports 4º 0 10 0   Gouldsbrough's Reports 4º 0 3 6   Glisson and Gulst . fol. 1 15 0   Shepherd's Epitome fol. 1 10 0   — Law of Common Assurances fol. 0 14 0   — Practical Counsellour fol. 0 12 0   — Actions of the Case for Words 8º 0 2 6   — Actions of the Case for Deeds 8º 0 5 0   — Marrow of Law , 2 parts 4º 0 12 0   — Touch-Stone 4º 0 7 0   — President of Presidents 8º 0 3 6 * — Duty of a Constable 8º 0 1 6   — Court keepers Guide 8º 0 1 6   — Guide for a Justice 8º 0 3 6   — Clerks Cabinet 8º 0 1 0   — Clerk of the Market 8º 0 1 0   — Of Corporations 8º 0 1 0   — Survey of Justice 12º 0 1 4   — Proposals 8º 0 1 6   — Of County Judicatures 8º 0 1 0   — Grand Abridgment 4º 2 0 0   — Of Tithes 12º 0 1 0   — View of the Laws 12º 0 1 0 * L Spelman's Glossary fol. 2 5 0   Stiles Reports fol. 0 12 0 * — Pract.
    keywords: 12º; abr; books; english; fol; justice; law; parts; reports; reports fol; tcp; text
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        item: #9 of 51
          id: A29656
      author: Brooke, Robert, Sir, d. 1558.
       title: Some new cases of the years and time of King Hen. 8. Edw. 6. and Qu: Mary; written out of the great abridgement, composed by Sir Robert Brook, Knight, &c. There dispersed in the titles, but here collected under years. And now translated into English by John March of Grays-Inn, Barrister. All which said cases are hy [sic]the translator methodised, and reduced alphabetically under their proper heads and titles. With an exact table of the principall matter contained therein.
        date: 1651
       words: 70887
      flesch: 80
     summary: Other●●e , if he will abjure : for then he shall 〈◊〉 be burnt the first time , but upon re●●se he shall be burnt . Et per plures , if cestuy que use in tail● be vouched in a recovery , and so the recovery passes , it shall bind the tait● in use s : cestuy que use and his Heirs ▪ and otherwise not ; And this B seem to be by the Stat : which excepts tenant in taile , which is intended tenant i● taile in possession , and not cestuy que use in taile , for cestuy que use in tai●● is not tenant in taile , 29 H : 8. B ▪ Recovery in value , 20. Feoffments to uses , 56. Feoffees in use make a lease for yeers rendring rent , to another who hath notice of the first use , yet the Lease shall be only to the use of the Lessee himselfe : And the same Law per plures though no rent be reserved : And if a man makes a Feofment , and annexes a Schedule to the Deed conteyning the use , hee cannot change the use after ; and so if hee expresses the use in the Deed of Feofment , but otherwise where hee declares the use by words of his Will s : I will that my Feoffees shall bee seized to such a use , there he may change this use , because by Will , &c. And that if a Feofment be made to the use of the Feoffor in tail , & after he execute an estate to him in ●ee , the use of the Estate taile is determined , 30 H : 8. B :
    keywords: accord; action; age; bench; case; commission; common; court; day; death; defendant; devise; dies; diversity ib; end; entry; estate; fee; fine; good; grant; h. b.; hath; heir; ib recovery; issue; justices; king; king ib; land; law; lease; life; like; livery; lord; man; note; office; plaintiff; plea; recovery; remainder; rent; reversion; said; shall; statute; tail; tenant; term; time; time h.; tit; use; ward; wife; writ; years; ● ●
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        item: #10 of 51
          id: A30699
      author: Bushel, Edward.
       title: The Case of Edward Bushel, John Hammond, Charles Milson and John Baily, citizens and free-men of London, stated and humbly presented to the honourable House of Commons assemb'ed in Parliament
        date: 1670
       words: 1675
      flesch: 54
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).
    keywords: eebo; english; recorder; tcp; text
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        item: #11 of 51
          id: A32296
      author: Calthrop, Henry, Sir, 1586-1637.
       title: Reports of special cases touching several customes and liberties of the city of London collected by Sir H. Calthrop ... ; whereunto is annexed divers ancient customes and usages of the said city of London.
        date: 1670
       words: 49084
      flesch: 54
     summary: 5. d. in the pound ; for Linwood , who writ in the time of K. H. 6. in his Provincial Constitutions debating the question , whether the Merchants and Artificers of the City of London ought to pay any Tythes ? sheweth , that the Citizens of London by an ancient Ordinance observed in the said City are bound every Lords day , and every principal Feast-day , either of the Apostles , or others whose Vigils are fasted to pay one farthing for every ten shillings rent , that they paid for their houses wherein they dwelt ; and in 36. H. 6. there was a composition made between the Citizens of London and the Ministers of London , that a payment should be made by the Citizens according unto the rate of 3. sh . But those that argued on the behalf of the Citizens of London , were of opinion that this Fine , and Income was not within the intent and meaning of the Decree ; for the Decree being that the Citizens and Inhabitants of the City of London , and Liberties of the same for the time being shall yearly for ever without fraud , or covin , pay their Tythes to the Parsons , Vicars , Curates of the said City and their Successors for the time being , after the rate hereafter following ; that is , to wit , of every ten shillings rent by the year , of all , and every House , and Houses , Shops , Warehouses , Cellars , and Stables within the said City , and Liberty of the same , sixteen pence half-penny , and of every 20. sh .
    keywords: according; act; aldermen; apprentice; case; charter; citizens; city; common; court; custome; freeman; george; good; hanger; hath; house; hust; king; law; london; lord; man; mayor; merchants; new; pain; payment; person; prisage; rent; said; sheriffs; shillings; ships; sir; statute; time; trade; ward; wines; writ; year
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        item: #12 of 51
          id: A32695
      author: Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.
       title: The harmony of natural and positive divine laws
        date: 1682
       words: 49028
      flesch: 68
     summary: Of which pious Custom there remains an ancient Testimony in 2 Kings , 4. 23. and the number Seven was call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , more anciently 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , Worshipping . Some exempt even Proselytes of the House from the obligation of this Precept ; but how that exemption can be brought to consist with those words of the Law [ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ] and the stranger that is within thy Gates , I see not . CHAP. VI.
    keywords: blood; call'd; chap; christians; civil; day; days; death; divine; egyptians; est; god; gods; good; hath; hebrews; holy; honour; images; israelites; law; laws; lib; life; lord; man; masters; men; mosaic; moses; nations; natural; nature; non; number; octavo; people; philo; place; precept; quarto; reason; right; sabbath; saith; self; sense; seventh; sons; theft; things; thou; thy; time; use; word; worship
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        item: #13 of 51
          id: A33997
      author: Collins, John, 1625-1683.
       title: A curious collection of law-books, ancient and modern, consisting of the libraries of John Collins, Esq. ... and of another fam'd practicer of the law with additions of the best and latest law-books hitherto extant : as also an appendix of a considerable number of books of the civil & canon-law : will be exposed to sale by way of auction, on Munday the 2d day of July, 1683, at the first house on the left-hand in Flying-Horse Court in Fleetstreet, near the Kings-Head Tavern at Chancery Lane end, by Edward Millington, bookseller.
        date: 1683
       words: 11514
      flesch: 64
     summary: Appeals , Inquisit . 1675 92 Billinghursts Arcana Clericalia , the Mysteries of Clarkeship 1674 93 Young Clerks Tutor enlarged , a Collection of Presidents , of Recognis . &c. 1682 94 Compendious and accurate Treatise of Fines and Recoveries upon Writs of Entry 1678 95 Office of the Clerk of Assize , and of the Peace , with a Table of Fees 1676 96 Young Clerks Companion , or a Manual for his daily Practice 1667 97 The Clerk of Assize , Judges-Marshal , and Cryer , by T.W. 1660 98 Touchstone of Presidents , relating to Judicial Proceedings in Law , by G.F. 1682 99 A Book of Presidents and Instruments 1616 100 The Sollicitor , together with his Parts and Qualities , and fitting Endowments 1663 101 The Compleat Sollicitor , performing his Duty , and teaching his Client 1668 102 Attorney of the Court of Common-Pleas , Tothils Transactions of Chancery 1648 103 Attourney of the Court of Common-Pleas , with the Practice of the Court 1642 104 Attourneys Guide , suing out Fines and Recoveries , by G.T. 1656 105 Compleat Attourney , and his Office in the Prosecution of any Action 1653 106 Layman's Lawyer , or the 2 d Part of the Practice of the Law , with the Duty of a Gaoler 1654 107 Sir Matt. Tottell 1576 24 Tenures de Littleton , cum Notis Manuscriptis 1604 25 Tractatus de Consuetudinibus Angliae , per Glanvillum 1673 26 Direction or Preparative to the Study of the Law , by Fulbecke 1608 27 Clerks Guide , 4 parts compleat , by J.H. Counsellor 1682 28 Entring Clerks Vade mecum , by Brown 1678 29 Placita generalia & specialia , in a Collection of Presidents 1674 30 Practick Part of the Law , shewing the Office of an Attourney 1666 31 Compendious Treatise of Fines and Recoveries upon Writs Entry 1678 32 The Sollicitor , teaching his Client in all Courts 1666 33 Statutes concerning Bankrupts methodically digested , by T.B. 1670 34 — Ancient Tenures of Land , and Customs of Mannors 1679 35 Fragmenta Antiquitatis , with the Jocular Customs of Mannors 1679 36 City-Law , with its Customs , Powers , & Practice , & Acts of Com. Council 1680 37 State of London viewed , containing its Antiquity , Fame , Walls , &c. 1678 38 Jani Anglorum Facies Nova , by Atwood 1680 39 Copy of the Journal-Book of the last-Parliament , with the History and Discovery of the late Popish Plot 1680 40 Journal-Book of the Commons , containing the Discovery of the Popish Plot by the King to the two Houses of Parliament , with Danby's Accusation 1680 41 Ancient Right of the Commons , & that they were ever an essent . part of Parl. 1680 42 — Miscellanea Parliamentaria , by Petyt 1681 43 Cases of the Bankers and their Creditors examined and stated 1675 44 Anthrobus and Impey , choice Writs , being Extents directed to Bishops 1663 45 Wilkinsons Office of Coroners and Sheriffs 1657 46 View of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Law , by Ridley 1675 47 Parsons Law , or a View of Advowsons , by Hughs 1663 48 — Another , collected out of the Body of the Law 1641 49 Praxis Curiae Admiralitatis , per Clerk 1679 50 Cowells Institutes of the Laws of England 1651 52 Office of a Filacer , with a Table of their Fees 16 52 Office of the Clerk of the Market , and of the Laws of Provision 1665 53 Cary's Reports in Chancery , with the King's Decree in Chancery 1650 54 Grimstones Collection of Orders used in Chancery 1669 55 Reports at the Assizes of York , with Presidents for Pleading at Assizes ▪ 1651 56 Proceedings at the Sessions in Wales , by Vaughan 1672 57 Practice of the Exchequer Court , by Fanshaw 1658 58 Marches Actions for Slander , and of Arbitrements , two parts 1648 59 — Another in English , with a View of all manner of Pleadings 1653 60 Natura Brevium , French , with an ancient one in English , 2 vol. 1580 61 Fitzherberts Natura Brevium , French , with Rastals Table 1598 62 Ordinance of Parliament concerning the Subsidy of Tonnage 1642 63 Exposition of the Terms of the Law , with Rules and Principles of Law 1567 64 — Another , with the old Terms , French & English 1579 65 — Another , augmented in the French and English 1609 66 Parsons Law , collected out of the Body of the Common-Law 1641 67 Wingates Abridgment of Stat. from Magna Charta to 1666 , with 4 Tables 1666 68 Resolutions of the Judges on the several Statutes of Bankrupts 1670 Bundles of Pamphlets belonging to the Law , &c. N o 1 JUdge Thorpes Charge at the Assizes at York epitomizing the Statutes .
    keywords: abridgment; books; cases; chancery; collection; common; compleat; court; cum; customs; england; english; french; juris; kings; law; laws; lond; notes; office; parliam; parts; pleas; presidents; reports; sir; speech; statutes; table; vol; writs
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        item: #14 of 51
          id: A34128
      author: Carew, George, Sir, d. 1612.
       title: Reports or causes in Chancery collected by Sir George Cary, one of the masters of the Chancery in in [sic] anno 1601, out of the labours of Master William Lambert ; whereunto is annexed the Kings order and decree in Chancery for a rule to be observed by the chancellor in that court, exemplified and enrolled for a perpetuall record there, anno 1616 ; together with an alphabeticall table of all the cases.
        date: 1650
       words: 42245
      flesch: 64
     summary: Forasmuch as the plaint hath taken oath in this court , that there are sundry witnesses contained in a Schedule exhibited in this court , which he desireth to have examined ●n perpetuall memory , so impotent and sick , that they are not able to travell up to be examined in court , without danger of their lives ; therefore a Commission is awarded to Sir Humfrey B●adburne Knight , to examine the same witnesses in perpetuall memory , Bagshawe plaintant , defendant . The plaintant is adjudged to pay to the defendant costs three pound , for that he was served to appear before the Lord Mayor of London to testifie in a matter depending before the said Lord Mayor , between the plaintant , and one Iohn Gresham , and others without any precept directed from the Lord Mayor , unto the said defendant to appeare ; Rowe and Alice plaintants , Thomas Guybone defendant .
    keywords: action; anno; answer; attachment; bill; cause; chancellor; chancery; commission; common; costs; county; court; day; decree; defendant; eliz; execution; fol; hath; help; injunction; iohn; judgement; jurisdiction; lands; law; lease; lord; matter; money; oath; order; plaintant; possession; remedy; rent; shall; sir; statute; stay; subpoena; suit; thomas; time; wife; william; witnesses
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        item: #15 of 51
          id: A36769
      author: Darcy, Patrick, 1598-1668.
       title: An argument delivered by Patrick Darcy, esquire by the expresse order of the House of Commons in the Parliament of Ireland, 9 iunii, 1641.
        date: 1643
       words: 31257
      flesch: 65
     summary: Heere it is left to construction of Law , which is aequissimus Iudex , and lookes upon the nature of things , and therefore in Cases that include Land , or where land may come in liew therof , a tenure may be by implication , as a mesnalty a reversion expectant upon an intayle & the like , 10. Edw. 44. a. 42. Of what force is an Act of State , or proclamation , in this kingdome , to bind the libertie , goods , possession , or inheritance of the Natives thereof , whether they or any of them can alter the Cōmon Law , or the infringers of them loose their goods , chattells , or leases , or forfeite the same , by infringing any such Act of State , Proclamation , or both , and what punishment doe the sworne Iudges of the Law that are Privy Councellors incurre that vote , for such Acts , and execution thereof ? 8. Are the Subjects of this kingdome subject to the Marshall law , and whether any man in time of peace , no enemy being in the field with Banners displaied , can be sentenced to death , if so , by whom , and in what Cases , if not , what punishment doe they incurre , that in time of peace execute Marshall law ? 9. Whether voluntary oathes taken freely before Arbitrators for affirmance , or disaffirmance of any thing , or the true performance of any thing be punishable in the Castle Chamber , or in any other Court , and why , and wherefore ? 10.
    keywords: answer; bee; cap; case; causes; commons; contrary; course; court; doe; edw; england; fol; hath; henr; house; ireland; iudges; iustice; king; kingdome; lands; law; lawes; lordships; majesties; man; matters; oath; parliament; proclamation; punishment; question; state; statute; subject; time
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        item: #16 of 51
          id: A37567
      author: England and Wales.
       title: An act for reviving and continuing of several acts of Parliament touching the militias of the city of Westminster, borough of Southwark, and the hamlets of the Tower of London
        date: 1651
       words: 753
      flesch: 63
     summary: no An Act for reviving and continuing of several Acts of Parliament touching the militia's of the city of Westminster, borough of Southwark, an England and Wales 1651 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A37567 of text R40492 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E1066).
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        item: #17 of 51
          id: A37576
      author: England and Wales.
       title: An act for the better preventing and suppressing of prophane swearing and cursing
        date: 1650
       words: 1849
      flesch: 44
     summary: Every person and persons who writeth or stileth himself , or is usually written or stiled Duke , Marquis , Earl , Viscount , Baron or Lord , the sum of Thirty shillings ; Every person and persons who writeth or stileth himself , or is usually written or stiled Baronet or Knight , the sum of Twenty shillings ; Every person and person who writeth or stileth himself , or is usually written or stiled Esquire , the sum of Ten shillings ; Every person and persons who writeth or stileth himself , or is usually written or stiled Gentleman , the sum of Six shillings and eight pence ; And all other person and persons whatsoever , under the Degrees before expressed , shall forfeit and pay to the uses aforesaid , the sum of Three shillings and four pence : And that every such Offender and Offenders shall forfeit and pay for the second Offence , in maner and form following ; viz. FOr the better preventing and suppressing of the detestable Sins of prophane Swearing and Cursing , Be it Enacted by this present Parliament , and the Authority thereof , That if any person or persons shall hereafter offend by prophane Swearing or Cursing , in the presence or hearing of any Justice of the Peace of the county , or chief Officer , or Justice of Peace of the city or Town Corporate where the same shall be committed , or shall be thereof convicted by Confession of the party , or by the Oath of one Witness or more , before any such Justice of Peace of the county , or chief Officer or Justice of Peace of such city or Town Corporate where such Offence is or shall be committed ( for which end every Justice of Peace , and every such Head-Officer as aforesaid , have power hereby within their several Precincts to administer an Oath , and are enjoyned to keep a Record of such conviction , and to make certificates quarterly of the Name of every person so convicted , and the degree of such his or her Offence , to the Clerk of the Peace for the county where such conviction shall be , to be by him Recorded ) That then every such Offender shall for every time so offending , forfeit and pay to the use of the Poor of that Parish where the same is or shall be committed , for the first Offence , according to the Degree and Quality of such person and persons so offending , in maner and form following ; viz.
    keywords: justice; offence; peace; person
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        item: #18 of 51
          id: A37591
      author: England and Wales.
       title: An Act for turning the books of the lavv, and all proces and proceedings in courts of iustice, into English·
        date: 1650
       words: 863
      flesch: 66
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A37591 of text R214958 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E1137). Early English books online.
    keywords: books; english; text
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        item: #19 of 51
          id: A39612
      author: D. F.
       title: Statuta vetera & recentiora a methodical collection & abridgement of the statutes that relate to the knowledge and practice of the common-law / by D.F.
        date: 1672
       words: 27286
      flesch: 69
     summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. Here therefore such only are culled out as referr to the Law as 't is now used and practised , wherein such Care has been taken that nothing Material is omitted : so that though it le not directly but Collaterally within the design of this Treatise , they are here mentioned , as the statute of Hue and Crye , because many Actions are brought thereupon , and those of Bankrupts being of general and dayly use &c. But such statutes as have abrogated or rescinded what formerly hath been in use by the dissolution of Courts , alteration of tenures , Abridgment of Michaelmas Term , and the like , are here omitted .
    keywords: a39612; act; action; c. 2; court; div; execution; lands; law; notes; party; person; statute; suit; writ; years
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        item: #20 of 51
          id: A42733
      author: Gilbert, Thomas, 1613-1694.
       title: An assize sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Glyn and Mr. Serjeant Earle, judges of Assize at Bridgnorth in Shropshire, July the 2d, 1657 / by Thomas Gilbert ...
        date: 1657
       words: 11785
      flesch: 71
     summary: The great , and only Po●entate of Heaven and Earth hath it , and will not use it , except in case of extraordinary concernment to his own glory , and his Subjects good , and then as little , and with as speedy return as may be to methode , or course of Law again , as in the case of bringing in the New Covenant by Christ . Secondly , It bespeaks obedience from such : Too too many that pretend highest to Faith , and Christ , do not so Speak and so Do ; but carry it , as if they had one Law for the Rule of their obedience , and expected another for the Rule of Gods Judgment ; nay , so divide in their obedience , as if they had one Law to speak , and an other to do by , one Rule of Talking , and anoth●r Rule of Wa●king , talk of the light of grace , but walk below the light of nature ; Speak according to the Gospel the Law of Faith , but do after their own hearts lust .
    keywords: christ; faith; god; gods; gospel; hath; judges; judgment; law; lord; man; mans; non; obedience; right; rule
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        item: #21 of 51
          id: A43190
      author: England and Wales. Court of Chancery.
       title: The heads of the judges arguments for the deceased Duke of Norfolk, in the case between him and his brother Mr. Charles Howard, with some observations on the Lord Chancellor Nottingham's arguments.
        date: 1685
       words: 2811
      flesch: 62
     summary: This is a stretch farther than ever before was endeavoured , the Judges have gone as far as is fit in indulging mens dispositions of Terms to take effects by Limitations after Lives — If this Limitation should be admitted ( if Thomas dye without Issue in the Life of Henry , then the next strain would be to limit a Term over upon ones dying without Issue during the Lives of two or three , and then of twenty men : and then if he should dye without Issue within seven years , for that is equal to a Life , and then within twenty years , then why not within a hundred years , and then why not within a thousand , or during the term , &c. for all these are less Interests in the eye of the Law , than a Freehold , and where should we end or stop ; for it must be confessed that there is the same reason for all these , as it was by experience found upon the Judgment of Mathew Manning's Case , when it was once allowed that a term for years might be limited to one , and if he died within the term then to another ; it was soon found that there was the same reason to allow a Limitation of it after two as twenty Lives , which hath been the occasion of Fettering Estates exceedingly by such Limitations of terms to take effect after Lives , and made the Judges often repine at that Judgment , and declare that if it were now a new Case , since they have seen the Inconveniencies of it ) it would never have been so adjudged . 4. It 's agreed on all hands that there is the same reason and ground of allowing Limitations of terms for years at Law , as there is for allowing Limitations of trusts of terms for years in Equity and no other : Now there hath never been any Judgment that the Limitation of a Term to one , after anothers dying without Issue was good — It hath been often endeavoured , and ( if it could have gained the Precedent of such a solemn Resolution ) would no doubt of it , be too often practiced .
    keywords: case; issue; law; limitation; term; text
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        item: #22 of 51
          id: A43971
      author: Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
       title: The art of rhetoric, with A discourse of the laws of England by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury.
        date: 1681
       words: 77587
      flesch: 74
     summary: Ph. Would you have every Man to every other Man alledge for Law his own particular Reason ? There is not amongst Men an Universal Reason agreed upon in any Nation , besides the Reason of him that hath the Soveraign Power ; yet though his Reason be but the Reason of one Man , yet it is set up to supply the place of that Universal Reason , which is expounded to us by our Saviour in the Gospel , and consequently our King is to us the Legislator both of Statute-Law , and of Common-Law . Ph. As for the Statutes they are always Law , and Reason also ; for they are made by the Assent of all the Kingdom , but Precedents are Judgments one contrary to another ; I mean divers Men , in divers Ages , upon the same case give divers Judgments .
    keywords: act; cause; chap; coke; common; contrary; court; crime; edw; end; england; equity; evil; felony; general; god; good; great; hath; injury; judge; judgment; justice; king; law; laws; lord; man; manner; matter; men; murder; parliament; people; person; place; pleas; power; punishment; reason; right; saith; self; sir; speech; statute; things; time; words
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        item: #23 of 51
          id: A50514
      author: Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.
       title: The institutions of the law of Scotland by Sir George Mackenzie ...
        date: 1684
       words: 48925
      flesch: 54
     summary: Of Ser●itudes Page 16● Title X. Of ●eynds Page 18● Title XI . Of the Dissolution or Extension of Obligations Page 255 Title V. Of Assignations Page 261 Title V. Of Arr●stments and Poi●●ings Page 265 Title VI.
    keywords: act; actions; annualrent; consent; creditor; debt; decreet; executor; feu; general; heir; infeftment; king; lands; law; lords; man; marriage; money; moveables; nature; oath; par; parliament; pay; payment; person; possession; power; right; seasin; special; sum; superiour; teynds; thing; time; title; vassal; write; years; ● ●
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        item: #24 of 51
          id: A50746
      author: Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.
       title: Pleadings in some remarkable cases before the Supreme Courts of Scotland since the year 1661 to which the decisions are subjoyn'd.
        date: 1673
       words: 80960
      flesch: 46
     summary: THe greatest glory of Art is , that it can imitate Nature ; and every thing which forces Nature , is hated by men , as folly and affectation ; but amongst all those Arts which follow Nature , Law is the chief , for it being the chief product of Reason , it endeavours most to resemble Nature , Reason and Nature being in man the same thing vary'd under diverse expressions , and Reason being mans Nature . But Judges must look more to Justice , then complement ; and therefore , I must beg pardon to alledge for my Client , that he cannot be punished for beating his Wife , because , The Wife is by Law under the power and authority of her Husband , which subjection is not only the punishment of her sin , nor will all this power repair to man , the losse he had by the injury done him when he got this power ; but this power is put in the Husbands hands , for the good , not only of the Common-wealth , but of the Women themselves : as to the Common wealth , it was fit , that in every Family the Husband should be empowered to correct the extravagancies of his Wife , and not to bring them before the Judge , and in publick , this would have divided families , raised publick scandals , and many will be content to receive correction in privat , who would never be reconciled after a publick correction .
    keywords: act; acts; answer; arguments; burghs; cap; case; casualities; children; client; commerce; condition; consent; countrey; crimes; criminal; cum; death; debate; depositions; design; discourse; disponer; disposition; doth; earl; effect; enemies; estate; father; favours; find; fit; forth; general; goods; guilt; hath; having; hazard; house; husband; interest; judges; jure; justice; lands; law; laws; lawyers; lib; liberty; lordships; majesties; majesty; man; marriage; men; mercat; minors; money; nations; nature; necessar; non; oath; parliament; person; place; pleading; power; principal; privat; priviledge; probation; publick; punishment; quae; qui; quod; reason; registers; right; scotland; secure; sed; seing; self; sentence; sunt; thing; time; trade; use; vel; want; ward; way; witnesses; words
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        item: #25 of 51
          id: A52567
      author: Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628. Treatise of particular estates.
       title: A treatise of the principal grounds and maximes of the lawes of this nation very usefull and commodious for all students and such others as desire the knowledge and understandings of the laws / written by that most excellent and learned expositor of the law, W.N.
        date: 1651
       words: 31176
      flesch: 69
     summary: Men out of the Realm , - or in Pison , Women married , Infants , Ideots , Mad-men , Men without intelligence , Strangers , that are neither parties , nor privie , and things done in anothers right . And a mans person before his possessions , Mentioned of corporal pain , shall avoid a Deed , but not his Goods . 21. And matter of possession more then matter of right , when the right is equall .
    keywords: action; case; chap; common; condition; deed; doth; estate; executor; fee; good; grant; hath; heire; husband; lands; law; lease; lessee; life; livery; man; possession; remainder; rent; reversion; right; tenant; things; time; use; void; warranty; wife; words; years
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        item: #26 of 51
          id: A53384
      author: Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.
       title: The opinion of the judges upon the clause in the Act of 22 & 23 Car. II. Regis cap. 9. for giving no more costs than damages, delivered at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane, London, in Trinity term. Anno 23. Ejusdem regis
        date: 1688
       words: 1512
      flesch: 73
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A53384) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34286)
    keywords: clause; damages; eebo; tcp; text
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        item: #27 of 51
          id: A55177
      author: H. B., Esquire of Lincolns-Inne.
       title: Plowden's quaeries, or, A moot-book of choice cases useful for the young students of the common law / englished, methodized, and enlarged by H.B.
        date: 1662
       words: 66679
      flesch: 64
     summary: If a man makes a Lease of a Mannor which is ten pound in Demesnes , and ten pounds in Service , rendring twenty pound Rent , if the Tenants do not Atturn he shall pay but ten pounds in Rent , being he hath no remedy to compell them to Atturn . Tenant for life of three Acres , and the Reversion of them is granted , and Tenant for life surrenders one Acre to the Grantee that countervails an Atturnment for that Acre only ; for it is but an Atturnment in Law , but an Atturnment for one Acre by Parcell is good for all ; So if he had Atturned to one Grantee it had been good to both . If Feoffee upon Condition makes a Lease for life , a Release of the Condition to the Tenant for life will extend to the Feoffee , as it will do of a Right or Rent .
    keywords: condition; dies; enters; estate; fee; grants; hath; heir; husband; issue; land; lease; lessee; life; lord; remainder; rent; rent charge; reversion; right; son; tail; tenant; warranty; wife; years
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        item: #28 of 51
          id: A58628
      author: Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.
       title: The laws and acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign James VII by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden at Edinburgh the twenty third day of April 1685, by His Grace William Duke of Queensberry ..., His Majesties High Commissioner for holding this Parliament, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties great seal of this kingdom : with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George Viscount of Tarbet, Lord McLeod, and Castle-haven, &c. ...
        date: 1685
       words: 30127
      flesch: 39
     summary: Sir Iohn Cochran of Ochiltry , Sir Patrick H●…me of Polwart , Thomas Steuart of Cultness , Pringle of Torwoodlie , George late Lord Melvil , David Montgomery of Lainshaw , Sir Hugh Campbel of Cesnock , Sir George Campbel younger of Cesnock , Mr. Robert Martin , sometime Clerk to the Justice-Court , Walter late Earl of Tarras , Mr. Robert Bailie of Ierriswood , Thomas Kenedy of Grange , Porterfield of Duchal , Mr. William and Alexander Gordons , late of Earlstoun elder and younger , Iames Gordon younger of Cra●…en : And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament , being desirous to Annex the whole Lands , Barronies , Teinds , Annualrents , Roums , Possessions , Milns , Woods , Fishings and others , which pertained to the fore-named persons , any manner of way , to the Crown , for the better Supporting the Dignity of His Royal Estate , and the expenses of His Government : His Majesty Does therefore , with Advice and Consent foresaid ▪ Ratifie and Confirm the saids Decreets of Forefaulture ; And Ordains the same to be of full force , strength , and effect in all time coming , holding and willing this their Ratification to be as sufficient and effectual , as if the saids Decreets , and whole Tenors thereof were insert herein . And since the Excise of Inland and Forraign Commodities granted to King Charles the Second , of ever Blessed Memory , by the 14. Act of the Parliament 1661 , during all the days of his Lifetime , and Prorogate by the 8. Act of the Parliament 1681.
    keywords: act; acts; advice; alexander; charles; clerk; commissioners; consent; conveener; council; david; earl; estates; favours; george; gordon; iames; iohn; john; kingdom; kinross; laird; lands; late; laws; lord; majesties; majesty; manner; murray; pag; parliament; patrick; persons; privy; ratification; robert; saids; session; sheriffdom; shire; sir; sir iohn; sir william; soveraign; thomas; time; william; years; younger
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        item: #29 of 51
          id: A58629
      author: Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.
       title: The laws and acts made in the second session of the First Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign James VII by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden at Edinburgh the 29 of Apr. 1686 by a noble earl, Alexander, Earl of Morray, Lord Doun and Abernethie, &c., Secretary of State for the kingdom of Scotland, His Majesties High Commissioner for holding this Parliament, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties great seal of this kingdom : with the special advice and consent of the estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George, Viscount of Tarbat ...
        date: 1686
       words: 23509
      flesch: 28
     summary: That they m●● seriously ponder , and consider the said particular Services , done and performed by the said Vi●●ount of Melfort , to His Majesty and His Crown ; And the foresaid Proposal , as to the Transact●on and Excambion above-mentioned , and give His Majesty Their Advice , Judgement and Determination thereanent : And the Estates of Parliament after mature Deliberation , Treating and Consulting anent the Premisses , being fully satisfied and convinced , That either the said particular Services , Done and Performed to His Majesty by the said Viscount of Melfort , ( The truth whereof is sufficiently known , and did appear to Them ) or the foresaid Permutation and Excambion , are Just , Sufficient and Important Reasons , concerning both His Majesties Interest , and the publick Good and Wellfare of this Kingdom , That They should Advise and Consent to His Majestes Giving and Disponing the saids Lands , Baronies and others above-exprest , to the said Iohn Viscount of Melfort , his Heirs and Assigneys ; and for that effect , that the saids Lands should be dissolved from the Crown ▪ and from the said Act of Annexation . THEREFORE , His Majesty , with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament , Decerns , Ordains and Declares , That the saids Lands and Barony of Riccartoun ; The Lands and Baronies of Cesnock and Galstoun , with the Tower of Cesnock and Pertinents ; The Lands and Barony of Bar , The Lands and Barony of Castlemains and Cumnock ▪ The Lands and Barony of Haining-Ross , all lying within the Sherifdom of Air , formerly pertaining to the said Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbels , sometime of Cesnock ; And the Lands and Barony of Duchal , and the Lands of Porterfield , with the Pertinents , which pertained to Porterfield , sometime of Duchall ; And all other Lands , Teinds and Rights whatsomever , belonging to the said Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbels , and Porterfield , may be Disponed to the said Viscount and his forefaids ; And for that effect has Dissolved , and hereby Dissolves the same from the Crown , and Patrimony thereof ; And from the foresaid Act of Annexation , made the sixteenth day of Iune One thousand six hundred eighty five ; And from all other Acts of Annexation , and from all Clauses , Qualities and Conditions therein-contained : And His Majesty , with Advice and Consent foresaid , Finds , Decerns and Declares , That this present Act of Dissolution , having proceeded upon the Advice and Deliberation of the Estates of Parliament , re integra ; And found by the saids Estates , to be for Great , Weighty and Reasonable Causes , Concerning the Goop , Wellfare and Publick Interest of the whole Kingdom ; First Proposed and Advised , and maturely Pondered and Considered , before any previous Grant , or other Right or Deed , Given , Made or Done by His Majesty , in Favours of the said Viscount of Melfort and his foresaids , of the Lands , and others particularly and generally above-mentioned , or any part or portion of the same , Does fully satisfie the whole Clauses , Conditions and Qualifications contained in the foresaid Act of Annexation , and shall have the Force , Strength and effect of a general Law or Act of Parliament , and shall be as valid and effectual to the said Viscount of Melfort , and his foresaids , for the Security of the Lands , Baronies and others above-exprest , as any other Act of Dissolution Granted by His Majesty , or His Royal Ancestors ; with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament , in Favours of whatsoever Person at any time hereafter .
    keywords: act; acts; advice; consent; crown; estates; favours; general; good; kingdom; lands; lord; majesties; majesty; melfort; mint; ordains; parliament; saids; scots; session; sir; soveraign; time
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        item: #30 of 51
          id: A58639
      author: Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.
       title: The laws and acts made in the fifth session of the first Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraign William, by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden and begun at Edinburgh, May 9. 1695 by John Marquess of Tweeddale ... with the special advice and consent of the estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George, Viscount of Tarbat ...
        date: 1695
       words: 33354
      flesch: 42
     summary: And farder , it is hereby Statute , that all Ships , Vessels , Merchandise , Goods , and other Effects whatsoever belonging to the said Company , shal be free of all manner of Restraints , or Prohibitions , and of all Customs , Taxes , Cesses , Supplies , or other Duties Imposed , or to be Imposed by Act of Parliament , or otherwise , for and during the space of twenty one years , excepting alwise the whole Duties of Tobacco and Suggar , that are not of the Growth of the Plantations of the said Company . Declaring that this present Act shal have the strength and effect of a General Law and Act of Parliament ; and shal be al 's Valid and Effectual to the said Sir Patrick , his Heirs and Successors , for their Security of the whole Premisses , as any other Act of Dissolution made and enacted at any time bygone , in Favours of whatsomever Person : and conform to all the Conditions required by Law , in Acts of that Nature .
    keywords: act; act anent; advice; anent; burgh; commissioners; company; consent; day; duty; estates; favours; john; kingdom; laird; lands; lords; majesties; majesty; manner; money; new; ordains; parliament; persons; pole; pounds; present; respective; saids; session; shal; sir; soveraign; sum; time; william; years; younger
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        item: #31 of 51
          id: A59093
      author: Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.
       title: The reverse or back-face of the English Janus to-wit, all that is met with in story concerning the common and statute-law of English Britanny, from the first memoirs of the two nations, to the decease of King Henry II. set down and tackt together succinctly by way of narrative : designed, devoted and dedicated to the most illustrious the Earl of Salisbury / written in Latin by John Selden ... ; and rendred into English by Redman Westcot, Gent.
        date: 1682
       words: 68469
      flesch: 79
     summary: Lin. 32. With the title of Spectabilis . ] Towards the declension of the Roman Empire , it was usual so to distinguish great Offices with peculiar Titles , as Spectabilis , Clarissimus , &c. so among the Italians , Magnifico to a Senator of Venice , Illustrissimo to any Gentleman , Eminenti●●●mo to a Cardinal : So with us the term of Highness is given to a Prince of the Blood , Excellence to a Vice-Roy or a Lord Lieutenant and to a General of an Army , Grace to an Arch-bishop and to a Duke , Honour to a Lord , Worship to an Esquire , &c. CHAP. And those Shepherds or Governors of the people , to whom — 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 — that is , — Into whose hand Jove trusts his Laws and Scepter for Command .
    keywords: account; age; arch; arms; author; barons; bishop; body; book; britans; caesar; chap; chief; church; court; custom; day; death; druids; earl; edward; england; english; estate; fee; free; french; god; gods; good; government; greek; hand; hath; henry; holy; john; justice; king; kingdom; knights; lands; latin; laws; letters; lib; lin; lord; man; manner; mean; men; money; new; normans; ones; order; pag; parliament; people; persons; place; pope; publick; read; realm; reason; right; romans; rome; saith; saxons; sayes; self; service; set; story; things; time; use; way; wife; william; wit; word; years
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        item: #32 of 51
          id: A60636
      author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
       title: Innocency and conscientiousness of the Quakers asserted and cleared from the evil surmises, false aspersions, and unrighteous suggestions of Judge Keeling expressed in his speech made the seventh of the seventh month at the sessions-house in the Old-Baily ... : wherein also is shewed that this law doth not concern them, they being no seditious sectaries, nor contrivers of insurrections, nor evil-doers, therefore no just law is against them.
        date: 1664
       words: 6707
      flesch: 48
     summary: And true Christians are come to Christ Jesus , who is the Power of God ; and are created anew in him unto good works , that they should walk in them ; and are made Witnesses of that Glorious Promise fulfilled in them , ( viz. ) as to have the Law written in their hearts , and the Fear of the Lord put into their inward parts ; which Law and Fear teacheth to depart from evil , and crucifieth that transgressing spirit within , from whence all manner of wickedness proceeds ; and against such there is ( or ought to be ) no Law they being a Law to themselves , as it is written , The Law is not made for the Righteous man ; but for the Lawless and Disobedient , for the Ungodly and for Sinners , for Unholy and Prophane , for Murderers of Fathers and Murderers of Mothers , for Manslayers , for Whoremongers and Buggerers ( or abusers of themselves with mankind ) for Man-stealers , for Lyars , for Perjured Persons , and any other evils which are contrary to sound Doctrin . And now seeing we are preserved by the Power of the living God , ( whom we fear and serve ) from those and such-like evils ( which are the occasion of Law and Magistrates , otherwise there would be no need of either ) and yet notwithstanding are persecuted and thronged into nasty Holes and Prisons , and guarded with a great many Club-men and Bill-men , and haled before Judgment-Seats and Rulers , as if we were great malefactors : This makes People slock together , and expect , and also wonder what will be the end of these things ; That People against whom no evil can be justly charged , should be the greatest Sufferers in this Generation : And pity and compassion will arise in thousands , who shall see or hear of our Sufferings for Innocency and Conscience towards God , notwithstanding our cruel Adversaries endeavour to cloath us in Woolf-skins , to make people believe that we are the Beasts of Prey , and a Stubborn Sect , which will not be reclaimed by the Mercy of the King , nor the Purity of the Church of England .
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        item: #33 of 51
          id: A61093
      author: Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.
       title: Of the law-terms, a discourse wherein the laws of the Jews, Grecians, Romans, Saxons and Normans, relating to this subject are fully explained / written by ... Sir Henry Spelman, Kt.
        date: 1684
       words: 16449
      flesch: 70
     summary: Freols dagum . & riht faesten dagum ; We forbid that Ordel and Oaths ( So they called Law-tryals at that time ) be used upon Festival and Lawfull fasting Days , &c. How far this Law extended appeareth not particularly , no doubt to all Festival and Fasting-days then imposed by the Roman Church , and such other Provincial , as by our Kings and Clergy here were instituted . Those which by Alured were appointed to be Festivals , are now by this Law made also days of Vacation from Judicial Trials , yet seem they , for the most part , to be but Semi-Festivals , as appointed onely to freemen not to bondmen , for so this † Law declareth , viz.
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        item: #34 of 51
          id: A61555
      author: Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.
       title: Ecclesiastical cases relating to the duties and rights of the parochial clergy stated and resolved according to the principles of conscience and law / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Worcester.
        date: 1698
       words: 65981
      flesch: 72
     summary: Law of Tithes c. 8. Cr. Car. The Obligation is to perpetual Residence , but as it is in other positive Duties , there may other Duties intervene , which may take away the present force of it ; as care of Health , necessary Business , publick Service of the King or Church , &c.
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        item: #35 of 51
          id: A66452
      author: Gray's Inn.
       title: The excellency and præheminence of the lavv of England, above all other humane lawes in the world asserted in a learned reading upon the statute of 35 to 8. Cap. 6 : concerning tryals by jury of twelve men and tales be circumstanibus / by Thomas Williams ...
        date: 1680
       words: 52715
      flesch: 61
     summary: 2. Brief de Venire facias vient al mains le Viscount et il empanel J. S. qui adonque ad Terre al value de 40s . EN mes auter Lectures adevant Jeo aye monstre a vous mon Opinion sur cest Estatute en queux Actions Suits et Demands le Tryal purvey per cest Estatute prendera son Effect et en queux nemy , et en queux Courts tiels Actions Suits et demands doient estre port et commence , et en quel Lieu le Court doiet estre tenus , quant Action serra commence en lun Court et serra mise a son Tryal en l'auter , et al enter queux Persons et Parties le Trial purvey per cest Estatute prendera son Effect , et queux Persons serra dits Parties deins le Purvey de cest Estatute et queux nemy , et queux Issues serra trie solonque le Entendment de cest Estatute et queux nemy , et ouster que serra dit sufficient Franktenement pur un home destre un Jurour sur un Brief de Venire facias mencionè en cest Estatute , & que sur auter ; Et pur ceo què les Parolls de cest Estatute , sont ouster que le Viscount ne omitte de retorner tiels Persons que ount sufficient Franktenement sur l'un Brief et sur l'auter accordant a les Parolls del ' dit Brief sur paine que chescun Person que est issint retorne per le Viscount ou auter Minister quen'ad sufficient Franktenement 20s : Ore Jeo intende ove vostre Pacience de monstre a vous mon Opinion quant le Viscount ou auter Minister retorne ascuns Persons que al temqs del ' Panell fait n'ount ascun Franktenement et uncore s'ils ount sufficient quant ils soient destre jurn le Viscount ou auter Minister ne perdera le Penalty levyt per cest Estatute Et quant ils en ceo Case perdera le Penalty per cest Estatute lou les Persons retorne per eux oun sufficient Franktenement al temps del ' Retorne Et quant ils serra jurie ils nount ascun Et quant ils ne perdra le Penalty in tiel Case sur cest Estatute Et quant le Viscount ou auter Minister poet per lour Retorne des Jurours de sufficient Franktenement auterment perdra le Penalty levyt per cest Estatute et quant nemy .
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        item: #36 of 51
          id: A67913
      author: Jackson, William, 1636 or 7-1680.
       title: The free-born English mans plea for justice: or, A cry against post-fact laws. Being a survey of the controversies touching the late purchased titles through the true perspective of justice. By William Jackson, one who hath lived to see the famine of justice removed, and hopes to see it continue as plentifully amongst us; as food in Samaria; after the flight of these Assirians: 2 Kings, 7.
        date: 1660
       words: 7915
      flesch: 40
     summary: That therefore a more charitable way may be found , it behoves every man to ponder such things in his minde , and ( if he acts at al ) to excite others to endeavour the promoting of such interests wherein al are equally concern'd ; and which have such rootings naturally in every mans conscience , that ( though he should with the bryers and cares of this world intend the stiffing of that good seed ) he can not ( at least wil not ) before men gainsay the motion : for t is seldom seen that a man is totally good , or absolutely wicked . First , Therefore ( mans life being a race through this world to another , his chief aim is how he may run that race most to his own peculiar benefit ; ( for we are all by nature lovers of our selves ) to which purpose mankind being now grown numerous if we were without order ; as wild beasts , we should be a pray one to another , so as to have many unquiet interruptions in our race and not only so but to be without those mutual conveniences which we might have one of another ; now to rectifie these inconveniences it hath pleased God to send into the world disciplines : to defend men in societies from the aforesaid abuses and direct them in their race with comfort ; these disciplines are two : Eclesiastical , to direct them to the end of their race , and civil , or political : to direct them in their race ; and to fit men for these orders in their societies he gave that general tie of Justice for a rule , and planted in us a sparkling beam of his truth to witness unto us this Justice and be as our magnetick ballance , to fit us to act his will , the more conformably under his ordinances , this is that diamond of Conscience that excuses or accuses every man and alwaies tels our Souls the truth , if Lusts be not the perspective Medium through which we see , which often dazels our understanding : by which means we are often led into the more tempting way leaving that which our conscience tels us to be the more Just .
    keywords: english; fact; general; hath; justice; laws; lord; man; men; nation; plea; right; text
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        item: #37 of 51
          id: A69725
      author: Calthrop, Henry, Sir, 1586-1637.
       title: The liberties, usages, and customes of the city of London confirmed by especiall acts of Parliament, with the time of their confirmation : also divers ample, and most beneficiall charters, granted by King Henry the 6, King Edward the 4, and King Henrie the 7th, not confirmed by Parliament as the other charters were, and where to find every particular grant and confirmation at large / collected by Sir Henry Colthrop, Knight, ...
        date: 1642
       words: 7689
      flesch: 82
     summary: The liberties, usages, and customes of the city of London confirmed by especiall acts of Parliament, with the time of their confirmation : also divers ample, and most beneficiall charters, granted by King Henry the 6, King Edward the 4, and King Henrie the 7th, not confirmed by Parliament as the other charters were, and where to find every particular grant and confirmation at large / collected by Sir Henry Colthrop, Knight, ... Calthrop, Henry, Sir, 1586-1637. The liberties, usages, and customes of the city of London confirmed by especiall acts of Parliament, with the time of their confirmation : also divers ample, and most beneficiall charters, granted by King Henry the 6, King Edward the 4, and King Henrie the 7th, not confirmed by Parliament as the other charters were, and where to find every particular grant and confirmation at large / collected by Sir Henry Colthrop, Knight, ... Calthrop, Henry, Sir, 1586-1637. Carpenter, John, 1370?-1441?
    keywords: alb; albo; city; fol; king; lib; liberties; london
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        item: #38 of 51
          id: A77745
      author: Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.
       title: The declaration of the Right Honourable the Duke of Buckingham, and the Earles of Holland, and Peterborough, and other lords and gentlemen now associated for the King and Parliament, the religion, lawes, and peace of His Majesties kingdomes. With three letters (delivered July the 6.) one to the House of Peers; another to the House of Commons: and the third to the Ld. Major, aldermen, and commons of the City, in Common-councell, assembled.
        date: 1648
       words: 1623
      flesch: 62
     summary: THE DECLARATION OF The Right Honourable The Duke of BUCKINGHAM , and the Earles of HOLLAND and PETERBOROUGH , &c. FInding this conjuncture to be the proper time , when this wearied Kingdome may be delivered from those miseries , it both hath and may apprehend yet to feel , by such persons , as are il-affected to our peace ; who at this time without authority or Commissions , disperse themselves into all parts , to raise Forces , with no other intention , but to continue a bloudy and intestine war , which may prove dangerous to the whole Kingdome from the assistance they find by the Committees of the severall Counties , who have so abused their power and the people , by an arbitrary way of Government , as they shun and apprehend nothing more then what we shall endeavour and seek , Peace , and a wel-setled Government ; and therefore that the whole Kingdome may be satisfied upon what grounds and principles we go to oppose and prevent this mischief and danger , we do here declare that we do take up armes for the KING and Parliament , Religion and the known Laws , and peace of all His Majesties Kingdomes : professing before Almighty God , that we have no other designe in this undertaking , but to see this well , and speedily established , and will with readines and joy lay them down whensoever God shall give us the injoyment of this blessing , professing that whatsoever may be our successe and prosperity in this good Cause , we shall not say by way of menace to the Parliament , that we will use the power God hath put into our hands , but shall blesse God that he hath made us the instruments to serve the KING , the Parliament and Kingdome in the way of peace , in a just and equall composure between them ; and we hope the City and the Kingdome , will well weigh and consider whether they may not more reasonably and conscionably joyne with us in these pious and peaceable resolutions , then with those Forces that have by their breach of faith , and their disobedience , kept up the Sword , when those that delivered it into their hands , commanded the laying of it downe ; which disobedience hath brought this fresh storm of bloud , that is now falling upon this Kingdome , and all those fears and confusions that Petitions daily shew to be in the thoughts and apprehensions both of the City and the whole Kingdome : we might adde sad circumstances that are of late discovered and broken out concerning HIS MAJESTIES Person , and likewise a confused and levelling undertaking to overthrow Monarchy , and to turn order that preserves all our lives and fortunes into a wild and unlimited confusion ; but we desire not to expresse any thing with sharpnesse , since our ends and pursuit is only peace ; which shall appear to all the world , whensoever we may see a Personall Treaty so begun with His Majesty as we may expect a happy conclusion by it , that cannot follow but by a Cessation of Armes , which in all parts of the world hath accompanied these Treaties , even between the bitterest enemies , Christians & Turks , much more to be expected in these our civill Divisions amongst our selves , for the Sword should not be in action as long as a Treaty of peace is in agitation , since accidents of hostility on both sides will sharpen and divide us rather then close and unite us . This we thought fit both to desire and to declare that the discourses that may be raised upon our actions , may not have power to abuse the Kingdome , as if we did only move in a way to set up His Majesty in a tyrannicall power , rather then in His just Regall government , the which hath been alwaies found in this Nation , very well consistent with the due rights and freedoms of Parliament , the which we do here most faithfully protest the endeavouring a preservation of , and call God to witnesse of our sincerity in this intention .
    keywords: buckingham; holland; peterborough; text
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        item: #39 of 51
          id: A79327
      author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
       title: By the King. A proclamation for recalling of commissions at sea
        date: 1660
       words: 814
      flesch: 69
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79327 of text R212429 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.25[45]). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163850)
    keywords: commissions; sea; text
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        item: #40 of 51
          id: A80116
      author: England and Wales. Court of Chancery.
       title: A collection of such of the orders heretofore used in Chauncery, with such alterations & additions thereunto, as the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal of England, by and with the advice and assistance of the Honorable the Master of the Rolls, have thought fit at present (in order to a further reformation now under their Lordships consideration) to ordain and publish, for reforming of several abuses in the said court, preventing multiplicity of suits, motions, and unnecessary charge to the suitors, and for their more expeditious and certain course for relief.
        date: 1649
       words: 12528
      flesch: 59
     summary: But where any person shall be brought in by Proces or shall appeare gratis to be examined upon a contempt , he shall give notice of such his appearance to the Attorney or Clerk of the other side : And if within eight daies after such appearance and notice given Interrogatories shall not be exhibited whereon to examine him ; or if being examined , no reference shall be procured of his examination , nor Commission taken out by the other side , nor Witnesses examined in Court to prove the contempt within one moneth after such examination , then the party so examined shall be discharged of his contempt without further motion , and may attend any one of the Masters of the Court for the taxing of his costs , which the Master is to tax without further Order , and that taxation being entred in the Register the party may proceed for the same of course , as in like cases of costs taxed . Court of Chancery.
    keywords: answer; bill; cause; commission; contempt; costs; court; defendent; order; party; plaintiff; shall
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        item: #41 of 51
          id: A82409
      author: England and Wales.
       title: An Act for reviving an Act impowering judges for probate of wills, and granting administrations
        date: 1659
       words: 627
      flesch: 70
     summary: BE it Enacted by this present Parliament , and the Authority thereof , That one Act made this Parliament since the Seventh of May One thousand six hundred fifty nine , Entituled , An Act Impowering Judges for Probate of Wills , and Granting Administrations , is hereby Revived , and the Powers and Authorities given by the said Act , shall continue until the Tenth day of October One thousand six hundred fifty nine . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82409 of text R211226 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.21[61]).
    keywords: act; text
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        item: #42 of 51
          id: A82471
      author: England and Wales.
       title: An Act impowering judges for probate of vvills, and granting administrations
        date: 1659
       words: 699
      flesch: 70
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82471 of text R211184 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.21[36]). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82471) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 135451)
    keywords: probate; text
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        item: #43 of 51
          id: A84463
      author: England and Wales. Council of State.
       title: Instructions to be observed by the several justices of peace in the several counties within this commonwealth, for the better prevention of robberies, burglaries and other outrages.
        date: 1649
       words: 952
      flesch: 64
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84463 of text R211323 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.14[90]). And in order to their more speedy apprehension , you shall give Order , That they have in readiness in every such Town , an expert person and an able Horse , to be a Guide to such as at any time shall be in pursuit of Thieves and Robbers .
    keywords: order; peace; text
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        item: #44 of 51
          id: A84464
      author: England and Wales. Council of State.
       title: Instructions to be observed by the several justices of peace in the several counties within this commonwealth, for the better prevention of robberies, burglaries and other outrages
        date: 1649
       words: 984
      flesch: 65
     summary: by six of the clock in Winter , and 〈◊〉 eight of the clock in Summer , to the Justices of the Peace , or to such ●●her as shall be by them deputed , of the number of all Travellers ●…dging within their respective houses , and whither they are tra●●lling : with a full description of their Apparel , of their Horses , ●eldings and Mares : And in case of default herein by any Inn●●…lder or Alehousekeeper , he or they so offending are to be suppres●●d , and not suffered after to hold or keep any Inn or Alehouse : And ●ou are to give Order to the several Constables , to return you a ●eekly account of their proceedings herein : You are to cause sufficient Watch and Ward to be kept by ●●rsons able in body , with Bills , Guns , or other weapons , in all fit ●●…aces and Towns adjoyning to any great Road ; and that you give ●…rder to the Constables of every such Town , That Posts , Rails and ●…ates be set up in every such place and Town , to the end to examine 〈◊〉 Passengers , as also thereby to stop the speedy flight of all Thieves ●●d Robbers .
    keywords: peace; text
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        item: #45 of 51
          id: A85681
      author: Gregorie, George, gent.
       title: A bakers-dozen of plain down-right queries, harmlesse and honest: propounded to all that expect benefit from this present power. Wherein is discovered, the bawling, mercinary, accustomed tricks, querks, and quillets of the learned lying, daggle-tayl'd lawyers, crafty atturneys, and subtile solicitors, &c.. [sic] With a description of the Dutch water-rats: and the difference between Spanish pieces of eight, and the babies, pupets and quelchoses of France. By George Gregorie, Gent.
        date: 1659
       words: 1945
      flesch: 60
     summary: V. Whether a Multitude of Lawes are not the greatest badge of an enslaving People , having alwaies been fomented a numerous sort of Governours , either for their own profit or for preferment of their favourites , or satisfying their own boundlesse Wills ; whereas Right is couched in few words , which Reason the Foundation of Law , the more clearly sees , and sooner decides ? VI . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85681 of text R202337 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E988_2).
    keywords: gent; george; power; right; text
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        item: #46 of 51
          id: A89519
      author: March, John, 1612-1657.
       title: Amicus reipublicæ. = The Common-Wealths friend or an exact and speedie course to justice and right, and for preventing and determining of tedious law-suits. With many other things very considerable for the good of the publick. All which are fully controverted and debated in law. By John March of Grayes-Inne, barister.
        date: 1651
       words: 25702
      flesch: 59
     summary: I do not write this to incourage men in this heinous crime ( which is too too common in these times ) no , far be it from me so to do ; for I know if there be not a severe Law against it , there will be no injoying any thing that a man hath ; the Law of propertie will be of little force ; But that there may be some other way of punishment , as by Banishment , slavery , or the like , which may be as effectual to terrifie men , & keep them from it ; so that we do not take away the life of man , over which there is no jurisdiction given in such case by God ; we having no precept , rule , or warrant for it . To whom I say , that this may hold well in some things , and in some Arts and sciences ; but , under favour , it ought not to be so in Law ; Law , if it be just and reasonable , binds men to obedience and submission thereunto , but it is unjust and Tyrannical , and obliges not to submission , if it be unreasonable ; and that Law must needs be suspected to be such , the reason whereof must not be inquired into .
    keywords: case; conscience; court; death; estate; god; good; hath; issue; judgement; judges; justice; land; law; life; man; men; power; reason; recoveries; rule; saith; tail; thing; way
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        item: #47 of 51
          id: A91346
      author: Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.
       title: Reformation in courts, and cases testamentary.
        date: 1650
       words: 3679
      flesch: 52
     summary: Heretofore , when there were so many Peculiars , and Judicatories in England , the very number of them was oppressive to the people : and yet there is not left now the tenth part of busines , and imployment for Civilians , as was then . This together with the calamity of our late broiles , and confusions , has begotten a very great glut of busines at Westminster Hall : and this glut of busines has most undeservedly begot a complaint against Westminster Hal.
    keywords: busines; cases; courts; law; london; parliament; place; text
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        item: #48 of 51
          id: A94062
      author: Strong, James, 1618 or 19-1694.
       title: Justice justified; or The judges commission opened: in two assize sermons, preached before the judges of assize. The first at Chard, on Prov. 14.34. March 12. the other at Tauton, on Rom. 13.4. Aug.3. 1657. By James Strong, Master of Arts, and minister of the Gospel at Illmister in Sommerset.
        date: 1658
       words: 10427
      flesch: 76
     summary: The Authour of government , that 's God , for there is no power , but of God : True , the constitution is from man , the manner or mould of Government , as Solon said of the Athenian Laws , they were so good as the people could beare , fitted ( he meant ) and accomodated to the state of the people , but still the institution or ordination is from God , {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , they are ordained of God , from which conclusion follows this fearful consequence , he then that resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God , v. 2. 2. He proves his position from the end of authority , v. 3. for Rulers are not a terrour to good works , but to the evil . The Temple hath ever been a good guard to the Town-hall , and better secures the Ministers of Justice , than swords and halberds ▪ O 't is sweet and safe too , when our earthly affairs have a relish of Religion , when we carry our selves on earth as Denisons of heaven , when we can say as Paul , {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} even our civil conversation is in heaven ; non cives respicit , sed Magistratus ( saith one ) a duty doubtlesse that beseems none better than those that are in authority ; a mercy yet granted us amidst all those concussions and confusions , both in Church and State , when Religion is become a by-word , and the Ordinances of God accounted but so many need-nots , sith yet those that sit at Stern keep the Helm in their hand , while our Princes and Rulers are as ready to hear what God hath to charge them in his Courts , as to see and charge their own : What cause have we to hope , that though sinners be the shame of a Nation , yet such Rulers will exalt it by righteousnesse .
    keywords: authority; god; gods; good; hath; israel; judgement; judges; justice; king; law; lord; magistrate; man; nation; non; people; place; religion; state; sword; text; use
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        item: #49 of 51
          id: A94498
      author: City of London (England). Court of Common Council.
       title: To the honorable the knights, citizens and burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament assembled The humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the Citie of London in Common Councell assembled.
        date: 1643
       words: 854
      flesch: 64
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94498 of text R212076 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.8[20]). by the Petitioners abovesaid , to the House of Commons , was well accepted , and thanks returned by Mr. Speaker for their care of the Kingdomes wellfare , with promise that the particulars desired should be speedily taken into consideration : and to consider of an Ordinance to the purpose in the Petition mentioned , which was referr'd to a Committee .
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        item: #50 of 51
          id: B04692
      author: Perthshire (Scotland). Justices of the Peace
       title: At the General-Sessions of the Peace, held at St. Johnstone the first Tuesday of May, 1656. / By his highness the Lord Protectors Justices of Peace for Perth-shire.
        date: 1656
       words: 2281
      flesch: 65
     summary: At the General-Sessions of the Peace, held at St. Johnstone the first Tuesday of May, 1656. By his highness the Lord Protectors Justices of Peace for Perth-shire.
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        item: #51 of 51
          id: B05690
      author: Scotland. Privy Council.
       title: A proclamation, for suppressing of tumults in Edinburgh, and elsewhere.
        date: 1688
       words: 1390
      flesch: 62
     summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Royal arms at head of text; initial letter.
    keywords: edinburgh; eebo; english; tcp; text
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