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A43971 The art of rhetoric, with A discourse of the laws of England by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury.; Art of rhetoric Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. 1681 (1681) Wing H2212; ESTC R7393 151,823 382

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conscience_n to_o pay_v he_o ph._n here_o be_v no_o prefer_v that_o i_o see_v of_o the_o law_n above_o conscience_n or_o equity_n for_o the_o plaintiff_n in_o this_o case_n lose_v not_o his_o debt_n for_o want_n either_o of_o law_n or_o equity_n but_o for_o want_v of_o proof_n for_o neither_o law_n nor_o equity_n can_v give_v a_o man_n his_o right_n unless_o he_o prove_v it_o la._n also_o if_o the_o grand-jury_n in_o attaint_n affirm_v a_o false_a verdict_n give_v by_o the_o petty-jury_n there_o be_v no_o far_a remedy_n but_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o party_n ph._n here_o again_o the_o want_n of_o proof_n be_v the_o want_n of_o remedy_n for_o if_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o verdict_n give_v be_v false_a the_o king_n can_v give_v he_o remedy_v such_o way_n as_o himself_o shall_v think_v best_a and_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o in_o case_n the_o party_n shall_v find_v surety_n if_o the_o same_o verdict_n be_v again_o affirm_v to_o satisfy_v his_o adversary_n for_o the_o damage_n and_o vexation_n he_o put_v he_o to_o la._n but_o there_o be_v a_o statute_n make_v since_o viz._n 27_o eliz._n c._n 8._o by_o which_o that_o statute_n of_o hen._n 4._o 23._o be_v in_o part_n take_v away_o for_o by_o that_o statute_n erroneous_a judgement_n give_v in_o the_o kings-bench_n be_v by_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n to_o be_v examine_v in_o the_o exchequer-chamber_n before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common-bench_n and_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o by_o the_o preamble_n of_o this_o act_n it_o appear_v that_o erroneous_a judgement_n be_v only_o to_o be_v reform_v by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n ph._n but_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n that_o the_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o court_n of_o common-plea_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o to_o be_v examine_v in_o the_o exchequer-chamber_n why_o therefore_o may_v not_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n