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chap._n vi_o where_o law_n or_o custom_n be_v want_v to_o judge_v by_o precedent_n or_o example_n have_v no_o defence_n in_o reason_n p._n 38_o chap._n vii_o that_o they_o be_v great_a advantage_n which_o a_o nation_n have_v by_o rule_v by_o a_o such_o a_o law_n as_o be_v rational_a p._n 46_o chap._n viii_o that_o christian_a nation_n have_v entertain_v the_o civil_a law_n into_o their_o territory_n have_v thereby_o acquire_v to_o themselves_o the_o most_o rational_a law_n that_o have_v be_v ordain_v as_o by_o the_o constitution_n thereof_o will_v appear_v p._n 51_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n that_o the_o greatness_n and_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n do_v evidence_n the_o singular_a virtue_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o to_o which_o as_o to_o its_o proper_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v ascribe_v page_n 97_o chap._n ii_o the_o fundamental_o of_o the_o roman_a civil_a law_n be_v fetch_v from_o other_o state_n which_o do_v 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deceiver_n or_o to_o any_o one_o else_o 13._o most_o detestable_a in_o those_o that_o the_o law_n do_v most_o privilege_n when_o deceive_v fol._n 13_o foreign_a state_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o municipal_a law_n fol._n 146_o foreign_a state_n why_o they_o do_v judge_v so_o much_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 153_o g_z great_a man_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o assume_v or_o protect_v the_o controversy_n or_o litigious_a suit_n of_o other_o fol._n 62_o guardian_n may_v husband_n but_o not_o sell_v the_o estate_n of_o their_o pupil_n fol._n 106_o government_n be_v at_o first_o without_o any_o law_n at_o all_o fol._n 110_o government_n be_v change_v the_o law_n seldom_o remain_v the_o same_o fol._n 116_o government_n howsoever_o change_v yet_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v of_o use_n fol._n 157._o 176_o i_o ingratitude_n do_v make_v a_o free_a gift_n revocable_a from_o he_o that_o be_v ungrateful_a fol._n 84_o italy_n be_v seven_o time_n bring_v almost_o to_o utter_v 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their_o law_n be_v never_o in_o use_n more_o fol._n 103_o l_o law_n what_o property_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o that_o chief_o it_o ought_v to_o agree_v with_o reason_n 1.2_o &_o seq_n 46._o it_o be_v but_o a_o determination_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 4._o it_o must_v not_o only_o not_o cross_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a principle_n of_o nature_n but_o not_o such_o neither_o as_o be_v any_o way_n though_o remote_o depend_v on_o they_o 8._o to_o be_v fair_o and_o candid_o interpret_v and_o without_o any_o fraud_n 13._o may_v profitable_o contain_v the_o very_a maxim_n of_o reason_n 21._o common_a capacity_n no_o good_a judge_n of_o law_n 25._o and_o who_o be_v and_o what_o must_v be_v consider_v to_o judge_v right_o of_o they_o ibid._n the_o severity_n of_o they_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o demerit_n of_o man_n 26._o though_o not_o so_o rational_a as_o other_o subject_n must_v acquitss_n in_o they_o till_o they_o be_v alter_v fol._n 31_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v that_o which_o order_v all_o affair_n between_o nation_n and_o nation_n 59_o to_o be_v know_v out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 61_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n the_o groundwork_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 104_o law_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n be_v go_v and_o extinct_a with_o the_o state_n themselves_o except_v the_o roman_a fol._n 110_o law_n of_o some_o people_n more_o famous_a than_o other_o fol._n 111_o lotharius_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o restorer_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n when_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v extinct_a in_o europe_n fol._n 122_o law_n foreign_a not_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o proper_a law_n of_o the_o country_n fol._n 125._o 140._o 144_o law_n of_o no_o nation_n so_o sufficient_a but_o that_o another_o law_n be_v needful_a fol._n 128._o 144._o 154_o law_n of_o government_n proper_a for_o the_o state_n itself_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o nation_n fol._n 129._o 140_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n too_o imperfect_a for_o the_o multitude_n of_o case_n that_o do_v happen_v fol._n 52._o 144._o 145_o law_n not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o their_o abuse_n or_o execution_n fol._n 28_o legal_a matter_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o lawyer_n only_o fol._n 25._o 151_o lawyer_n none_o in_o foreign_a part_n but_o civilian_n fol._n 152_o lawyer_n of_o the_o latter_a age_n more_o learned_a than_o those_o before_o they_o fol._n 160_o two_o law_n in_o one_o state_n not_o inconvenient_a fol._n 120._o 154._o 182_o m_n municipal_a law_n must_v be_v in_o every_o nation_n 129._o 140._o and_o they_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o other_o law_n or_o reason_n fol._n 103._o 125._o 140._o 143._o 144_o municipal_a law_n be_v too_o short_a and_o scanty_a to_o take_v in_o all_o case_n that_o do_v arise_v fol._n 144_o merchant_n no_o fit_a judge_n to_o try_v and_o decide_v sea_n cause_n fol._n 148_o man_n how_o much_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o temper_n and_o so_o in_o their_o action_n fol._n 25._o 41._o 53._o 145_o monarchy_n be_v no_o loose_a government_n than_o any_o other_o fol._n 19_o military_a question_n to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o epistle_n municipal_a law_n have_v no_o degree_n take_v nor_o lecture_n read_v in_o they_o any_o where_o but_o in_o england_n 152._o 153._o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 98._o 164._o n_o nation_n not_o so_o abound_v in_o all_o thing_n but_o that_o they_o do_v or_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n one_o of_o another_o fol._n 155_o nation_n abroad_o do_v main_o practice_v the_o civil_a law_n in_o matter_n between_o man_n and_o man_n fol._n 128._o 133._o 159_o nation_n abroad_o be_v best_a satisfy_v by_o justice_n do_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n
of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 134_o nation_n in_o their_o deal_n with_o one_o another_o must_v have_v some_o common_a law_n to_o guide_v they_o fol._n 59_o 146._o 155_o national_a difference_n not_o to_o be_v debate_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o epist_n and_o fol._n 65._o natural_a law_n can_v be_v repeal_v fol._n 49._o 174_o o_o offence_n though_o the_o same_o may_v be_v punish_v with_o more_o severity_n in_o one_o state_n then_o in_o another_o fol._n 26_o p_o parent_n can_v not_o give_v away_o nor_o forfeit_v their_o whole_a estate_n from_o their_o child_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n except_o in_o case_n of_o treason_n fol._n 9_o proceed_n legal_a how_o rational_o order_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 15_o precedent_n or_o example_n no_o rule_n to_o judge_v by_o fol._n 38._o 65_o promise_n if_o serious_a though_o without_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o civil_a law_n fol._n 87_o pope_n of_o rome_n do_v make_v edict_n against_o the_o civil_a law_n thereby_o to_o advance_v the_o canon_n law_n the_o better_a 124._o yet_o he_o do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 163_o parent_n be_v bind_v to_o leave_v a_o certain_a part_n of_o their_o estate_n to_o their_o child_n fol._n 9_o 141_o penalty_n add_v to_o law_n argue_v the_o power_n but_o not_o the_o justness_n of_o they_o fol._n 158_o punishment_n for_o the_o same_o offence_n may_v just_o be_v great_a in_o one_o place_n then_o in_o anothe_n fol._n 26_o r_n reason_n be_v give_v to_o be_v man_n guide_n in_o all_o his_o action_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n 5._o the_o principle_n thereof_o all_o of_o they_o not_o to_o be_v discern_v by_o all_o 21._o be_v sometime_o cover_v with_o falsehood_n and_o be_v much_o darken_v by_o other_o natural_a corruption_n 23._o not_o a_o more_o deceitful_a thing_n than_o it_o 24._o then_o most_o evident_a when_o general_o allow_v by_o all_o 30._o not_o so_o requisite_a in_o public_a law_n as_o in_o private_a 33._o private_a politic_a and_o that_o of_o nation_n to_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 53_o rome_n greatness_n and_o flourish_a do_v demonstrate_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o law_n wherewith_o it_o be_v govern_v fol._n 98_o rome_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n fol._n 98_o rome_n greatness_n to_o be_v impute_v rather_o to_o their_o law_n then_o arms._n fol._n 99_o roman_n very_a greedy_a of_o honour_n in_o pursuit_n whereof_o they_o do_v many_o gallant_a act_n and_o especial_o make_v such_o good_a law_n as_o they_o do_v fol._n 100_o rome_n universal_a rule_n a_o special_a design_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v under_o that_o government_n fol._n 102_o roman_n when_o they_o conquer_v a_o nation_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o take_v such_o law_n from_o they_o as_o they_o find_v to_o be_v very_o honest_a and_o rational_a fol._n 107_o roman_a emperor_n some_o favourable_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n other_o bitter_a enemy_n against_o it_o and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o fol._n 112_o robbery_n in_o the_o highway_n or_o at_o sea_n or_o with_o burglary_n punish_v by_o death_n at_o civil_a law_n fol._n 142_o roman_a antiquity_n will_v have_v be_v better_o know_v if_o the_o old_a book_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n have_v be_v preserve_v fol._n 121_o reason_n vulgar_a and_o ordinary_a not_o suffient_fw-la to_o judge_n of_o legal_a matter_n fol._n 147._o 154_o roman_n through_o their_o universal_a sovereignty_n deal_v in_o great_a variety_n of_o business_n than_o any_o nation_n fol._n 52._o 155_o rome_n come_v under_o several_a form_n of_o government_n and_o you_o some_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v under_o all_o of_o they_o fol._n 157_o ransom_n pay_v for_o another_o though_o without_o his_o direction_n be_v recoverable_a from_o he_o fol._n 91_o roman_a law_n do_v only_o carry_v away_o the_o name_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 166_o s_n society_n civil_a what_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o be_v fol._n 56_o succession_n to_o intestates_fw-la good_n how_o regulate_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 84_o stoppage_n be_v a_o allow_a way_n of_o payment_n at_o civil_a law_n fol._n 89_o ship_n or_o good_n when_v save_v by_o the_o pain_n or_o loss_n of_o another_o the_o law_n will_v allow_v savage_a or_o other_o recompense_n for_o it_o fol._n 90_o slavery_n and_o servitude_n out_o of_o use_n among_o christian_n fol._n 143_o sea_n matter_n to_o be_v judge_v and_o try_v by_o civilian_n only_o fol._n 148_o t_n torture_n as_o it_o be_v allow_v by_o civil_a law_n justify_v fol._n 72_o these_o by_o civil_a law_n punish_v by_o pecuniary_a satisfaction_n fol._n 142_o five_o university_n of_o england_n why_o they_o practise_v the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 161_o university_n of_o the_o world_n teach_v no_o other_o nor_o give_v degree_n in_o any_o other_o law_n but_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 152._o 153._o 172._o w_n wreck_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n restore_v to_o the_o owner_n and_o go_v not_o to_o the_o king_n fol._n 21._o errata_fw-la the_o reader_n be_v first_o desire_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o printer_n by_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o author_n and_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o quotation_n of_o civil_a law_n have_v from_o fol._n 4_o to_o fol._n 23._o in_o divers_a place_n in_o the_o margin_n erroneous_o set_v down_o the_o book_n for_o the_o law_n print_v lib._n instead_o of_o l._n which_o stand_v for_o league_n when_o therefore_o the_o law_n be_v quote_v out_o of_o the_o digest_v or_o code_n within_o that_o compass_n instead_o of_o lib._n read_v l._n as_o in_o fol._n 4._o in_o the_o margin_n litt_v l._n for_o lib._n 1._o r._n l._n 1._o fol._n 4._o in_o the_o mark_fw-mi litt_v n._n for_o minfinus_n r._n mince_v fol._n 19_o lin_v 24._o rigorem_fw-la r._n vigorem_fw-la l._n 33._o for_o be_v not_o so_o r._n be_v not_o to_o be_v fol._n 20._o l._n 22._o for_o rule_n r._n ruler_n fol._n 71._o in_o the_o mangent_fw-la litt_v r._n for_o lib._n 57_o r._n l._n 57_o fol._n 75._o l._n 10._o for_o need_n not_o r._n l_o need_v not_o fol._n 158._o l._n 20._o for_o they_o r._n it_o fol._n 175._o l._n 33._o for_o natural_a r._n unnatwal_a fol._n 181._o l._n 16._o for_o as_o r._n we_o the_o end_n