Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	act_n	law_n	parliament_n	2,063	5	6.6295	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43077	A treatise concerning statutes, or acts of Parliament, and the exposition thereof written by Sir Christopher Hatton ...	Hatton, Christopher, Sir, 1540-1591.	1677 (1677)	Wing H1142; ESTC R14799	17,009	104

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i_o do_v allow_v the_o print_n of_o this_o book_n jan._n 24._o 1677._o francis_n north._n a_o treatise_n concern_v statute_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o exposition_n thereof_o write_a by_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n late_a lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n tonson_n at_o his_o shop_n under_o grays-inn_n gate_n next_o grays-inn_n lane_n anno_fw-la 1677._o academiae_fw-la cantabrigiensis_n libre_fw-la a_o table_n of_o this_o treatise_n chap._n i._n what_o a_o statute_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v who_o it_o bind_v and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o take_v force_n 1._o what_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v p._n 2._o 2._o the_o royal_a assent_n be_v forma_fw-la informans_fw-la &_o interna_fw-la statuti_fw-la p._n 3._o 3._o the_o royal_a assent_n bind_v not_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n except_o they_o be_v name_v but_o stand_v for_o a_o law_n to_o bind_v the_o subject_n ib._n 4._o some_o statute_n proceed_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o 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to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o without_o plead_v p._n 11._o 2._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v general_n in_o particularity_n some_o particular_a in_o generality_n p._n 12._o 3._o all_o statute_n that_o concern_v the_o king_n or_o queen_n in_o their_o body_n politic_a be_v general_n for_o they_o concern_v all_o subject_n because_o every_o subject_a be_v a_o mystical_a member_n of_o the_o king_n body_n politic_a ib._n 4._o some_o statute_n be_v general_a in_o word_n and_o particular_a in_o intent_n some_o be_v particular_a in_o word_n and_o general_a in_o intent_n p._n 13._o 5._o in_o dubio_fw-la haec_fw-la legis_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la esse_fw-la sententia_fw-la quam_fw-la verba_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la p._n 18._o 6._o ubi_fw-la manifest_a pugnant_fw-la legis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la &_o verba_fw-la neutrum_fw-la sequendum_fw-la est_fw-la verba_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la congruunt_fw-la menti_fw-la mens_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la congruit_fw-la verbis_fw-la so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n case_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v in_o divers_a statute_n continue_v by_o unapt_a word_n and_o so_o discontinue_v p._n 19_o chap._n iii_o another_o division_n of_o statute_n 1._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v beneficial_a and_o some_o penal_a and_o because_o the_o most_o be_v penal_a to_o some_o though_o beneficial_a to_o the_o more_o part_n they_o take_v their_o denomination_n of_o the_o prevalent_a quality_n p._n 22._o 2._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v constitutive_a of_o new_a law_n and_o some_o declaratory_a of_o old_a some_o go_v to_o the_o abridgement_n and_o some_o to_o the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o law_n ib._n 3._o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o reasonable_a be_v not_o always_o coincident_a nor_o convertible_a neither_o be_v it_o otherwise_o in_o the_o law_n civil_a p._n 25._o 4._o that_o our_o law_n want_v much_o of_o perfection_n for_o neither_o the_o court_n of_o law_n nor_o of_o conscience_n can_v end_v all_o cause_n but_o some_o of_o necessity_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o party_n p._n 26._o chap._n iu._n a_o division_n of_o the_o interpretation_n of_o statute_n 1._o of_o statute_n some_o must_v be_v interpret_v after_o their_o word_n and_o some_o by_o equity_n p._n 28._o 2._o if_o all_o the_o parliament_n be_v voluntary_o assemble_v again_o and_o not_o by_o writ_n eorum_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la interpretari_fw-la statutum_fw-la dubium_fw-la 29._o chap._n v._o of_o interpretation_n of_o statute_n according_a to_o equity_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o epicaia_n go_v 1._o statute_n ampliative_a of_o the_o common_a law_n supply_v a_o defect_n therein_o and_o reform_v matter_n needful_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v reform_v may_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 31._o 2._o statute_n may_v sometime_o be_v expound_v by_o equity_n to_o reach_v to_o thing_n of_o vicine_fw-la nature_n especial_o if_o the_o one_o come_v in_o lieu_n of_o the_o other_o p._n 34._o 3._o some_o statute_n be_v expound_v by_o equity_n because_o law_n and_o reason_n repugn_v to_o the_o open_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 41._o 4._o law_n and_o reason_n have_v be_v so_o effectual_a against_o the_o word_n of_o statute_n that_o even_o in_o the_o prince_n prerogative_n the_o word_n of_o statute_n have_v be_v control_v p._n 44._o 5._o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n confirm_v all_o the_o custom_n in_o a_o town_n those_o that_o be_v against_o law_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o confirm_v p._n 53._o 6._o if_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n a_o act_n or_o deed_n be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o the_o counsel_n or_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o party_n or_o party_n that_o party_n be_v no_o judge_n in_o the_o cause_n as_o in_o the_o court_n of_o star-chamber_n none_o be_v judge_n but_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n or_o keeper_n or_o two_o of_o they_o p._n 56._o 7._o a_o statute_n must_v bring_v forth_o some_o new_a fruit_n and_o to_o such_o end_n it_o must_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 57_o 8._o if_o a_o statute_n by_o the_o open_a sense_n punish_v one_o and_o intend_v another_o it_o must_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 61._o chap._n vi_o that_o some_o statute_n penal_a may_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n 1._o statute_n penal_a may_v be_v so_o expound_v if_o the_o exposition_n tend_v to_o favour_n p._n 63._o 2._o statute_n penal_a that_o remedy_n a_o great_a mischief_n be_v take_v by_o equity_n p._n 66._o 3._o likewise_o if_o they_o continue_v recompense_n p._n 70._o 4._o statute_n penal_a that_o inflict_v most_o grievous_a punishment_n be_v never_o expound_v by_o equity_n except_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v a_o equity_n itself_o p._n 72._o 5._o fineux_n thought_n that_o the_o statute_n of_o attaint_v may_v not_o be_v expound_v by_o equity_n because_o there_o be_v some_o former_a remedy_n p._n 74._o chap._n vii_o of_o statute_n that_o must_v be_v take_v strict_o 1._o statute_n which_o be_v grievous_o penal_a and_o those_o that_o derogate_a from_o the_o common_a law_n and_o those_o that_o save_v not_o in_o their_o general_a disposition_n person_n favourable_a in_o all_o law_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v p._n 76._o 2._o every_o private_a statute_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v if_o it_o be_v penal_a p._n 80._o 3._o all_o statute_n appoint_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o form_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v touch_v the_o observance_n of_o the_o form_n p._n 81._o 4._o statute_n in_o the_o affirmative_a imply_v a_o negative_a when_o there_o be_v no_o former_a law_n nor_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a p._n 83._o 5._o some_o statute_n in_o the_o affirmative_a defeat_v p._n 84._o chap._n i._n what_o a_o statute_n or_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v who_o that_o bind_v and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o take_v force_n this_o word_n statute_n be_v more_o general_a than_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n here_o in_o england_n for_o that_o contain_v burghlees_n and_o even_o very_a ordinance_n in_o court-leet_n or_o court-baron_n moreover_o this_o word_n statuimus_fw-la perpetuitatem_fw-la 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