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suspicionis_fw-la to_o induce_v the_o judge_n to_o tender_v that_o oath_n and_o so_o the_o practice_n always_o be_v and_o if_o it_o ever_o be_v otherwise_o as_o i_o believe_v that_o will_v scarce_o be_v prove_v it_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v he_o set_v down_o the_o due_a caution_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v have_v when_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o person_n to_o who_o that_o oath_n be_v tender_v will_v forswear_v himself_o then_o to_o forbear_v it_o and_o that_o in_o capital_a crime_n to_o the_o danger_n of_o loss_n of_o life_n or_o limb_n it_o be_v not_o the_o practice_n in_o any_o court_n to_o administer_v such_o oath_n for_o that_o very_a fear_n of_o perjury_n it_o be_v too_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o too_o too_o many_o will_v rather_o forswear_v themselves_o then_o endanger_v either_o life_n or_o limb_n though_o in_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n it_o appear_v that_o even_o in_o such_o case_n such_o oath_n have_v be_v administer_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n can_v speak_v truth_n in_o such_o a_o case_n 2.4_o job_n 2.4_o skin_n for_o skin_n or_o rather_o as_o some_o learned_a in_o the_o hebrew_n will_v have_v it_o skin_n after_o skin_n and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n there_o also_o he_o show_v the_o weakness_n and_o inconcludency_n of_o that_o vulgar_a say_v nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la prodere_fw-la or_o accusare_fw-la be_v indeed_o the_o trite_a and_o general_a objection_n that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o proper_o say_v to_o betray_v or_o accuse_v himself_o when_o as_o public_a fame_n or_o other_o sufficient_a indicia_fw-la presumption_n or_o suspicion_n have_v accuse_v he_o these_o be_v instead_o of_o the_o accuser_n and_o it_o seem_v disingenuous_a at_o least_o in_o those_o especial_o that_o pretend_v to_o learning_n and_o have_v or_o may_v have_v examine_v the_o canon_n and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n in_o that_o point_n to_o urge_v one_o piece_n of_o a_o sentence_n and_o leave_v out_o the_o rest_n where_o they_o find_v or_o may_v have_v find_v that_o sentence_n nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la prodere_fw-la or_o accusare_fw-la they_o do_v also_o or_o may_v have_v find_v that_o which_o follow_v in_o that_o sentence_n viz._n sed_fw-la proditus_fw-la per_fw-la famam_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la ostendere_fw-la &_o innocentiam_fw-la svam_fw-la purgare_fw-la 6._o mat._n 4_o 6._o the_o accuser_n of_o his_o brethren_n cite_v scripture_n to_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o etc._n etc._n leave_v out_o that_o in_o the_o text_n that_o follow_v after_o these_o word_n 91.11_o psal_n 91.11_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o that_o be_v to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n which_o alter_v the_o case_n that_o note_n or_o comment_n upon_o the_o law_n or_o if_o they_o will_v needs_o call_v it_o a_o rule_n or_o maxim_n it_o matter_n not_o nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la prodere_fw-la vel_fw-la accusare_fw-la sive_fw-la propriam_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la revelare_fw-la be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o crime_n simple_o secret_a and_o which_o be_v no_o way_n disclose_v or_o come_v to_o light_n but_o when_o such_o secret_a sin_n be_v by_o some_o of_o those_o way_n that_o open_v a_o way_n to_o enquiry_n of_o a_o person_n suppose_v criminous_a come_v abroad_o and_o so_o in_o some_o sort_n be_v manifest_v then_o those_o former_a rule_n cease_v and_o that_o of_o st._n chrysostom_n come_v in_o homil._n 31._o ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la non_fw-la tibi_fw-la dico_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la prodas_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la neque_fw-la apud_fw-la alium_fw-la accuse_v but_o upon_o such_o disclose_v then_o proditus_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la ostendere_fw-la &_o innocentiam_fw-la svam_fw-la purgare_fw-la this_o be_v for_o the_o avoid_n of_o scandal_n and_o that_o the_o party_n may_v be_v reform_v therefore_o do_v aquinas_n himself_o reason_n thus_o thom._n 2.2_o cum_fw-la quis_fw-la say_v he_o secundum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la juris_fw-la à _fw-la judice_fw-la interrogatur_fw-la non_fw-la ipse_fw-la se_fw-la prodit_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la proditur_fw-la dum_fw-la ei_fw-la necessitas_fw-la respondendi_fw-la imponitur_fw-la per_fw-la cum_fw-la cvi_fw-la obedire_fw-la tenetur_fw-la as_o for_o tender_v the_o oath_n to_o the_o party_n where_o there_o be_v a_o accuser_n that_o be_v not_o do_v upon_o the_o crime_n till_o the_o fame_n be_v prove_v or_o sufficient_a presumption_n circumstance_n indicia_fw-la or_o suspicion_n or_o semiplena_fw-la probatio_fw-la the_o oath_n of_o one_o sufficient_a witness_n at_o least_o to_o induce_v the_o judge_n to_o give_v that_o oath_n though_o penal_a in_o some_o sort_n to_o the_o party_n this_o practice_n he_o prove_v consonant_a to_o god_n word_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_a and_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o holy_a doctor_n and_o father_n of_o the_o church_n as_o also_o consonant_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o geneva_n and_o other_o at_o least_o seem_o strict_o reform_a church_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o christian_a nation_n and_o other_o nation_n not_o christian_a guide_v only_o by_o right_a reason_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o also_o that_o by_o the_o know_a law_n of_o this_o land_n the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n be_v so_o warrant_v and_o command_v to_o give_v that_o oath_n the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o canon_n be_v full_a and_o clear_a in_o that_o point_n then_o he_o show_v how_o the_o proceed_n at_o common_a law_n in_o this_o land_n be_v the_o same_o not_o only_o in_o some_o criminal_a but_o civil_a cause_n also_o for_o private_a debt_n betwixt_o private_a person_n penal_a to_o they_o as_o in_o wager_n of_o law_n sometime_o for_o a_o great_a sometime_o a_o lesser_a debt_n betwixt_o two_o private_a party_n with_o the_o party_n oath_n that_o be_v accuse_v and_o his_o compurgator_n too_o even_o as_o in_o purgation_n canonical_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n together_o with_o other_o purgation_n or_o decisory_a oath_n
be_v the_o most_o frequent_a and_o only_a mention_n almost_o of_o such_o a_o thing_n this_o very_a term_n to_o swear_v you_o will_v scarce_o any_o where_n find_v it_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o either_o under_o the_o word_n hiphil_n that_o be_v the_o imperative_a command_a conjugation_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o that_o give_v the_o oath_n or_o under_o the_o word_n niphal_n that_o be_v the_o passive_a suffer_a conjugation_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o that_o take_v the_o oath_n and_o under_o the_o same_o rule_n be_v the_o greek_n among_o who_o orcos_fw-la be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o oath_n which_o almost_o sole_o the_o holy_a ghost_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o that_o word_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o straighten_a necessity_n and_o as_o they_o say_v a_o exigengy_a no_o less_o than_o there_o be_v in_o the_o word_n orcos_fw-la for_o from_o the_o same_o word_n come_v both_o that_o be_v of_o straighten_n thereupon_o come_v that_o common_a proverb_n war_n and_o oath_n be_v voluntary_a evil_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v good_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v press_v and_o express_v as_o st._n augustine_n of_o oath_n say_v witty_o either_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o give_v the_o oath_n or_o at_o leastwise_o by_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o heart_n that_o believe_v not_o so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n either_o to_o swear_v or_o to_o make_v war_n except_o it_o be_v at_o least_o in_o some_o manner_n exact_v and_o upon_o some_o and_o no_o light_a cause_n therefore_o that_o it_o may_v be_v require_v or_o rather_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o very_a force_n of_o nature_n the_o very_a force_n of_o the_o term_n itself_o evince_v it_o but_o whether_o from_o the_o magistrate_n this_o be_v the_o second_o branch_n yes_o sure_o from_o the_o magistrate_n so_o the_o divine_n of_o old_a not_o only_o every_o body_n but_o every_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n rom._n 13.1_o therefore_o the_o power_n have_v power_n to_o commit_v the_o body_n to_o custody_n by_o imprison_v it_o lest_o it_o escape_v and_o so_o likewise_o the_o soul_n to_o commit_v that_o to_o custody_n by_o lay_v a_o oath_n upon_o it_o lest_o it_o shall_v have_v any_o subterfuge_n by_o which_o name_n god_n himself_o have_v most_o fit_o call_v a_o oath_n the_o bond_n or_o prison_n of_o the_o soul_n num._n 30.13_o by_o which_o the_o soul_n may_v as_o it_o be_v be_v tie_v up_o and_o be_v so_o tie_v up_o may_v be_v bind_v to_o answer_v apposite_o and_o ready_o but_o yet_o it_o come_v near_a if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o master_n to_o force_v his_o servant_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n as_o gen._n 24.3_o abraham_n do_v if_o a_o father_n to_o his_o son_n as_o jacob_n to_o joseph_n gen._n 47.29_o if_o a_o brother_n to_o a_o brother_n as_o the_o same_o jacob_n to_o esau_n gen._n 25.33_o by_o how_o much_o better_o right_n be_v it_o lawful_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o do_v it_o to_o his_o subject_n who_o command_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o any_o other_o command_n i_o add_v also_o about_o the_o right_n settle_v in_o marriage_n of_o a_o son_n if_o that_o be_v lawful_a as_o abraham_n to_o his_o servant_n of_o choose_v a_o fit_a place_n of_o burial_n as_o to_o joseph_n of_o pass_v away_o the_o right_n of_o birthright_n as_o esau_n and_o in_o private_a cause_n i_o add_v also_o of_o the_o least_o concernment_n if_o compare_v with_o the_o public_a then_o sure_o by_o better_a righr_n may_v the_o magistrate_n do_v it_o in_o the_o common_a cause_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n who_o interest_n be_v great_a than_o any_o other_o interest_n and_o that_o be_v provide_v for_o by_o god_n law_n exod._n 12.8_o in_o express_v term_n in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o pawn_n say_v god_n let_v they_o come_v before_o the_o magistrate_n in_o which_o place_n the_o magistrate_n be_v name_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o by_o any_o name_n but_o by_o that_o very_a name_n which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o force_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v let_v they_o come_v before_o the_o oath-giver_n or_o those_o who_o when_o they_o give_v the_o law_n in_o god_n stead_n in_o his_o judgement_n and_o in_o his_o name_n may_v require_v his_o oath_n to_o be_v take_v that_o be_v god_n deputy_n psal_n 82.6_o in_o god_n judgement_n 2_o chro._n 19.8_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n eccles._n 8.2_o therefore_o to_o the_o magistrate_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o the_o magistrate_n i_o say_v as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a before_o he_o that_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n by_o law_n the_o woman_n be_v command_v to_o purge_v herself_o in_o a_o case_n of_o suspicion_n of_o breach_n of_o wedlock_n bond_n num._n 5.19_o before_o he_o that_o be_v the_o temporal_a judge_n by_o law_n the_o man_n be_v command_v to_o purge_v himself_o in_o a_o cause_n of_o suspicion_n of_o breach_n of_o social_n promise_n or_o contract_n exod._n 22.8_o the_o practice_n whereof_o we_o see_v and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o ezra_n who_o require_v a_o oath_n in_o a_o matrimonial_a cause_n ezra_n 10.5_o of_o the_o temporal_a judge_n in_o nehemiah_n who_o force_v a_o oath_n in_o a_o cause_n of_o usury_n neh._n 5.12_o neither_o have_v the_o pious_a and_o religious_a magistrate_n only_o right_a to_o do_v this_o but_o the_o heathen_a magistrate_n too_o and_o that_o to_o god_n people_n zedekiah_n give_v his_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n 2_o chron._n 36.9_o though_o force_v he_o give_v it_o and_o right_o too_o if_o we_o believe_v ezekiel_n and_o afterward_o by_o a_o sacrilegious_a boldness_n he_o attempt_v to_o break_v it_o he_o escape_v not_o unpunished_a for_o it_o ezek._n 17.13_o last_o i_o add_v that_o this_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o do_v to_o their_o own_o people_n only_o but_o also_o to_o guest_n and_o stranger_n live_v within_o their_o territory_n either_o for_o traffic_v or_o any_o other_o cause_n in_o 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and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o july_n next_o come_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n 1540_o all_n and_o every_o such_o marriage_n as_o within_o this_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v contract_v between_o lawful_a person_n as_o by_o this_o act_n we_o declare_v all_o person_n to_o be_v lawful_a that_o be_v not_o prohibit_v by_o god_n law_n to_o marry_v such_o be_v marriage_n contract_v and_o solemnize_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n or_o fruit_n of_o child_n or_o child_n be_v have_v therein_o between_o the_o party_n so_o marry_v shall_v be_v by_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n aforesaid_a deem_v judge_v and_o take_v to_o be_v lawful_a good_a just_a and_o indissoluble_a notwithstanding_o any_o precontract_n or_o precontract_n or_o matrimony_n not_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n which_o either_o of_o the_o party_n so_o marry_v or_o both_o shall_v have_v make_v with_o any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n before_o the_o time_n of_o contract_v that_o marriage_n which_o be_v solemnize_v and_o consummate_v or_o whereof_o such_o fruit_n be_v ensue_v or_o may_v ensue_v as_o afore_o and_o notwithstanding_o any_o dispensation_n prescription_n law_n or_o other_o thing_n grant_v or_o confirm_v by_o act_n or_o otherwise_o and_o that_o no_o reservation_n or_o prohibition_n god_n law_n except_v shall_v trouble_v or_o impeach_v any_o marriage_n without_o the_o levitical_a degree_n and_o that_o no_o person_n of_o which_o estate_n degree_n or_o condition_n he_o or_o she_o be_v shall_v after_o the_o say_v first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o july_n aforesaid_a be_v admit_v to_o any_o of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n within_o this_o the_o king_n realm_n or_o any_o his_o grace_n other_o land_n and_o dominion_n to_o any_o process_n plea_n or_o allegation_n contrary_a to_o this_o foresay_a act._n rep._n 1_o &_o 2_o p._n &_o m._n 8._o rep._n 1._o el._n 1._o this_o act_n be_v not_o many_o year_n after_o repeal_v as_o follow_v 2_o &_o 3_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 23._o part_v of_o the_o statute_n of_o precontract_n repeal_v whereas_o in_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o late_a king_n of_o famous_a memory_n king_n henry_n the_o eight_o because_o that_o many_o inconvenience_n have_v chance_v in_o this_o realm_n by_o break_v and_o dissolve_v good_a and_o lawful_a marriage_n yea_o whereupon_o also_o sometime_o issue_n and_o child_n have_v follow_v under_o the_o colour_n and_o pretence_n of_o a_o former_a contract_n make_v with_o another_o the_o which_o contract_n divers_a time_n be_v but_o very_o slender_o prove_v and_o often_o but_o surmise_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o party_n who_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v from_o the_o marriage_n which_o they_o like_v not_o and_o to_o be_v couple_v with_o another_o there_o be_v a_o act_n make_v that_o all_o and_o every_o such_o marriage_n as_o within_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v contract_v and_o solemnize_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n or_o fruit_n of_o child_n or_o child_n be_v have_v between_o the_o party_n so_o marry_v shall_v be_v by_o authority_n of_o the_o say_a parliament_n deem_v judge_v and_o take_v to_o be_v lawful_a good_a just_a and_o indissoluble_a notwithstanding_o any_o precontract_n or_o precontract_n of_o matrimony_n not_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n which_o either_o of_o the_o person_n so_o marry_v or_o both_o have_v make_v with_o any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n before_o the_o time_n of_o contract_v that_o marriage_n which_o be_v solemnize_v or_o consummate_v or_o whereof_o such_o fruit_n be_v ensue_v or_o may_v ensue_v as_o by_o the_o same_o act_n more_o plain_o appear_v since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o which_o act_n although_o the_o same_o be_v godly_a mean_v the_o unrulinesse_n of_o man_n have_v ungodly_a abuse_v the_o same_o and_o divers_a inconvenience_n intolerable_a in_o manner_n to_o christian_a ear_n and_o eye_n follow_v thereupon_o woman_n and_o man_n break_v their_o own_o promise_n and_o faith_n make_v by_o the_o one_o unto_o the_o other_o so_o set_v upon_o sensuality_n and_o pleasure_n that_o if_o after_o the_o contract_n of_o matrimony_n they_o may_v have_v who_o they_o more_o favour_v and_o desire_v they_o can_v be_v content_v by_o lightness_n of_o their_o nature_n to_o overturn_v all_o that_o they_o have_v do_v afore_o and_o not_o afraid_a in_o manner_n even_o from_o the_o very_a church_n door_n and_o marriage_n feast_v the_o man_n to_o take_v another_o spouse_n and_o the_o espouse_v to_o take_v another_o husband_n more_o for_o bodily_a lust_n and_o carnal_a knowledge_n then_o for_o surety_n of_o faith_n and_o truth_n or_o have_v god_n in_o their_o good_a remembrance_n contemn_v many_o time_n also_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n forbid_v the_o party_n have_v make_v the_o contract_n to_o attempt_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o same_o be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v by_o the_o king_n highness_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v that_o as_o concern_v precontract_n the_o say_v former_a statute_n shall_v from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o day_n next_o come_v cease_v be_v repeal_v and_o of_o no_o force_n or_o effect_n and_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o estate_n and_o order_n of_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n which_o immediate_o before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a estatute_n in_o this_o case_n be_v use_v in_o this_o realm_n so_o that_o from_o the_o say_v first_o day_n of_o day_n when_o any_o cause_n or_o contract_n of_o marriage_n be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v make_v it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n of_o that_o place_n to_o hear_v and_o examine_v the_o say_a cause_n and_o
can_v be_v prosecute_v against_o any_o person_n after_o two_o year_n time_n end_v so_o that_o all_o the_o proceed_n that_o shall_v follow_v and_o be_v make_v after_o such_o time_n end_v be_v absolute_o null_a and_o void_a judic_n void_a lib._n 13._o co._n de_fw-fr judic_n last_o so_o careful_a it_o be_v to_o preserve_v and_o uphold_v the_o right_n of_o man_n that_o it_o do_v not_o make_v any_o single_a judgement_n to_o be_v absolute_o conclusive_a and_o final_a if_o he_o that_o be_v cast_v be_v desirous_a to_o bring_v his_o cause_n to_o be_v try_v again_o by_o another_o tribunal_n so_o much_o more_o fit_v be_v it_o that_o the_o sentence_n of_o any_o judge_n shall_v be_v impeach_v and_o overthrow_v than_o that_o truth_n shall_v suffer_v or_o any_o man_n right_n shall_v be_v injurious_o take_v away_o within_o ten_o day_n therefore_o after_o sentence_n give_v he_o that_o be_v condemn_v may_v by_o appeal_n to_o the_o next_o superior_a judge_n complain_v thereof_o and_o upon_o sufficient_a error_n assign_v or_o upon_o some_o further_a proof_n make_v then_o be_v before_o he_o may_v procure_v the_o first_o sentence_n to_o be_v quite_o reverse_v or_o at_o least_o reform_v for_o the_o end_n of_o a_o appeal_v be_v ut_fw-la aut_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la aut_fw-la imperitiam_fw-la judicis_fw-la corrigat_fw-la appellat_fw-la corrigat_fw-la lib._n 1._o dig_v de_fw-fr appellat_fw-la to_o rectify_v either_o injustice_n or_o error_n these_o few_o instance_n for_o they_o be_v intend_v for_o no_o more_o and_o thereby_o to_o take_v a_o conjecture_n of_o the_o rest_n also_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v that_o as_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n right_n be_v the_o general_a end_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n so_o it_o do_v dispose_v and_o qualify_v all_o its_o constitution_n and_o particular_o the_o form_n of_o trial_n and_o judicial_a proceed_n to_o the_o selfsame_a end_n and_o purpose_n and_o it_o do_v constant_o hold_v and_o prosecute_v the_o same_o course_n in_o other_o matter_n for_o if_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v right_o understand_v it_o will_v appear_v that_o they_o gross_o err_v who_o think_v that_o though_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n property_n be_v sufficient_o enough_o maintain_v against_o common_a man_n yet_o that_o the_o prince_n or_o sovereign_n have_v a_o loose_a power_n give_v he_o thereby_o than_o other_o law_n will_v allow_v to_o command_v or_o dispose_v thereof_o at_o pleasure_n because_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o that_o law_n that_o quod_fw-la principi_fw-la placuit_fw-la legis_fw-la habet_fw-la rigorem_fw-la civil_a rigorem_fw-la lib._n 1._o dig_v de_fw-fr constit_fw-la princi_n sect_n 6._o inst_z de_fw-fr jur._n nat._n gent._n &_o civil_a what_o please_v the_o prince_n have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n and_o princeps_fw-la legibus_fw-la solutus_fw-la est_fw-la 2._o est_fw-la lib._n 31._o dig._n de_fw-fr legib._n novel_a 105_o c._n 2._o a_o prince_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o law_n which_o be_v literal_o understand_v and_o not_o take_v in_o that_o fair_a and_o moderate_a sense_n which_o by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o by_o the_o current_n of_o interpreter_n it_o be_v expound_v in_o do_v import_v as_o if_o property_n life_n liberty_n and_o all_o be_v subject_a and_o do_v hold_v of_o the_o prince_n will_n but_o that_o this_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n be_v most_o evident_a for_o that_o his_o mere_a lust_n or_o appetite_n or_o every_o inordinate_a command_n that_o go_v forth_o from_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o law_n be_v not_o so_o believe_v that_o the_o civil_a law_n ever_o intend_v but_o when_o the_o roman_a state_n be_v now_o change_v from_o be_v a_o popular_a state_n and_o be_v become_v a_o absolute_a empire_n and_o that_o the_o people_n have_v confer_v their_o whole_a power_n that_o be_v in_o themselves_o before_o upon_o augustus_n caesar_n in_o who_o time_n it_o be_v that_o the_o royal_a law_n be_v make_v and_o his_o successor_n it_o be_v mean_v by_o those_o word_n that_o the_o legislative_a power_n shall_v whole_o rest_v in_o he_o without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o any_o other_o and_o that_o thenceforward_o the_o law_n shall_v come_v from_o he_o and_o be_v as_o obsequious_o obey_v as_o if_o they_o come_v from_o the_o whole_a people_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o common_a dictate_v of_o reason_n or_o mischievous_a to_o the_o public_a welfare_n and_o therefore_o say_v harprechtus_n verbum_fw-la placendi_fw-la aut_fw-la placiti_fw-la non_fw-la voluptatis_fw-la non_fw-la libidinis_fw-la non_fw-la etiam_fw-la absoluâ—ae_fw-la est_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la sed_fw-la justitiae_fw-la rationis_fw-la &_o consilii_fw-la â—od_a consilii_fw-la d._n sect_n 6._o inst_z â—od_a the_o word_n please_v or_o pleasure_n do_v not_o denote_v riot_n lust_n or_o absolute_a will_n but_o justice_n reason_n and_o good_a consideration_n so_o that_o though_o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o sovereign_n whilst_o he_o publish_v any_o thing_n for_o a_o law_n be_v bind_v and_o to_o be_v obey_v because_o a_o law_n can_v come_v from_o none_o but_o he_o where_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o government_n be_v such_o yet_o it_o must_v be_v equal_a just_a honest_a and_o profitable_a 130._o profitable_a haâ—preâ—ht_n inst_z de_fw-fr rer_fw-fr div_o in_o pâ—inc_fw-la nu_fw-la 130._o and_o what_o do_v a_o sovereign_n more_o in_o this_o than_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o governor_n whatsoever_o be_v they_o more_o than_o one_o as_o in_o a_o optimacy_n or_o be_v the_o government_n in_o the_o whole_a people_n or_o what_o more_o power_n be_v give_v in_o this_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n to_o a_o absolute_a sovereign_n which_o be_v not_o by_o other_o law_n give_v to_o the_o supreme_a &_o high_a rule_n of_o any_o nation_n again_o all_o law_n in_o the_o world_n do_v allow_v those_o that_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o they_o to_o take_v away_o liberty_n by_o imprisonment_n where_o there_o be_v any_o public_a danger_n by_o freedom_n or_o where_o it_o may_v be_v a_o just_a punishment_n for_o contempt_n and_o disobedience_n and_o to_o take_v away_o life_n too_o for_o capital_a offence_n commit_v and_o where_o public_a defence_n call_v for_o it_o to_o command_v their_o very_a subject_n person_n and_o estate_n to_o such_o a_o proportion_n as_o the_o present_a necessity_n require_v for_o without_o this_o power_n no_o community_n can_v long_o endure_v nor_o any_o peace_n be_v preserve_v and_o more_o than_o this_o nor_o in_o any_o other_o case_n do_v the_o civil_a law_n grant_v a_o sovereign_a licence_n to_o touch_v either_o property_n life_n or_o liberty_n 95._o liberty_n harpretcht_v loc_fw-la titat_fw-la nu_fw-la 95._o and_o where_o the_o civil_a law_n have_v declare_v that_o a_o prince_n be_v exempt_a from_o law_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o may_v violate_v and_o trample_v upon_o they_o as_o himself_o list_v as_o oft_o as_o they_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n for_o that_o be_v contradict_v express_o by_o divers_a text_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n 3._o law_n l._n 4_o co_fw-la de_fw-fr legib_n l._n 23._o de_fw-fr dig_n legate_n 3._o but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o punishable_a when_o he_o break_v they_o because_o he_o have_v no_o humane_a superior_a to_o judge_v or_o question_v he_o or_o to_o exact_a obedience_n from_o he_o that_o in_o some_o case_n he_o may_v give_v licence_n to_o his_o subject_n not_o to_o observe_v some_o certain_a of_o they_o by_o way_n of_o dispensation_n that_o he_o may_v grant_v pardon_n to_o some_o that_o have_v transgress_v they_o where_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o fact_n will_v bear_v it_o and_o that_o he_o may_v also_o quite_o abolish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v grow_v useless_a or_o hurtful_a 120._o hurtful_a harprecht_n loc_fw-la citat_fw-la nu_fw-la 120._o and_o under_o what_o law_n or_o government_n be_v it_o where_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o clear_a without_o any_o dispute_n and_o hold_v lawful_a and_o continual_o do_v and_o general_o in_o all_o instance_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n as_o well_o as_o in_o those_o whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v before_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o imperial_a law_n do_v not_o only_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v the_o general_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n but_o take_v care_n also_o to_o reduce_v all_o its_o constitution_n that_o may_v be_v any_o way_n instrumental_a to_o the_o distribution_n of_o justice_n in_o particular_a case_n how_o remote_a soever_o they_o be_v from_o the_o prime_n and_o chief_a principle_n to_o a_o perfect_a conformity_n with_o they_o and_o so_o ought_v the_o law_n of_o every_o state_n to_o do_v for_o that_o be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o make_v it_o rational_a throughout_o &_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o be_v contradictory_n to_o itself_o and_o that_o particular_a law_n that_o make_v the_o least_o deflection_n from_o nature_n and_o the_o common_a reason_n of_o man_n and_o who_o act_n and_o edict_n carry_v most_o of_o that_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n along_o
say_v saint_n augustine_n 4._o augustine_n lib_fw-la 3._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la contra_fw-la donatistas_n cite_v in_o the_o canolaw_n dist_n 8._o c._n 4._o let_v no_o man_n prefer_v custom_n before_o either_o truth_n or_o reason_n because_o truth_n and_o reason_n do_v drive_v contrary_a custom_n quite_o away_o so_o that_o both_o in_o a_o law_n and_o a_o custom_n also_o it_o be_v equal_o requisite_a that_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v rational_a 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 and_o since_o right_o reason_n be_v so_o essential_a to_o that_o which_o come_v to_o arbitrate_v and_o judge_v of_o our_o life_n livelyhood_n and_o interest_n we_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o disallow_v of_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n who_o when_o they_o have_v neither_o law_n nor_o custom_n of_o their_o own_o country_n to_o guide_v their_o judgement_n by_o in_o any_o case_n that_o come_v before_o they_o do_v not_o resort_v to_o the_o civil_a law_n as_o other_o nation_n common_o do_v but_o do_v usual_o supply_v that_o defect_n by_o precedent_n think_v that_o any_o case_n which_o the_o law_n have_v not_o provide_v in_o may_v be_v judge_v by_o a_o judgement_n have_v in_o the_o like_a case_n before_o which_o certain_o can_v be_v defend_v by_o any_o right_a reason_n or_o good_a judgement_n 9_o judgement_n si_fw-mi dâ—xcrit_fw-fr aliquis_fw-la fiâ—_n vidâ—_n sic_fw-la audiuâ—_n en_fw-fr decisiones_fw-la magis_fw-la risum_fw-la quam_fw-la fidem_fw-la nostram_fw-la excitat_fw-la maestert_n dissertat_fw-la de_fw-fr artific_n dispuâ—_n parag_n 9_o for_o first_o the_o conformity_n of_o one_o sentence_n to_o another_o to_o rational_a and_o wise_a man_n argue_v nothing_o as_o to_o right_a or_o equity_n but_o conclude_v a_o concurrency_n in_o opinion_n only_o both_o which_o may_v be_v erroneous_a and_o mistake_v second_o as_o in_o judge_v case_n take_v mere_o as_o such_o there_o be_v want_n of_o reason_n to_o persuade_v so_o there_o be_v want_n of_o authority_n also_o to_o oblige_v for_o what_o force_n or_o power_n can_v the_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n of_o any_o predecessor_n have_v to_o bind_v or_o limit_v those_o that_o shall_v succeed_v they_o in_o the_o same_o judicatory_a par_fw-fr in_fw-la parem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la imperium_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la in_o seipsum_fw-la judge_n of_o equal_a power_n can_v exercise_v any_o rule_n over_o one_o another_o nor_o indeed_o can_v any_o one_o tie_n up_o one_o own_o self_n ibid._n self_n l._n 13._o parag_n 4._o dig_v ad_fw-la s._n c._n trâ—ble_a and_o gothofr_n ibid._n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o happen_v often_o that_o de_fw-fr eadem_fw-la re_fw-la saepe_fw-la alius_fw-la aliud_fw-la decreverit_fw-la aut_fw-la judicaverit_fw-la upon_o the_o same_o fact_n one_o judge_n judge_n one_o way_n and_o another_o another_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v too_o that_o illi_fw-la alias_o aliud_fw-la iisdem_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o sentiunt_fw-la &_o judicant_fw-la the_o very_a same_o man_n do_v determine_v the_o same_o fact_n at_o divers_a time_n diverse_o say_v erodius_n 26._o erodius_n reâ—_n judic_n lib_n 1._o tit._n 1._o c._n 18._o etc._n etc._n 26._o for_o indeed_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n may_v wax_v perfect_a by_o age_n study_n and_o experience_n than_o they_o be_v when_o they_o give_v their_o first_o judgement_n and_o those_o that_o do_v succeed_v may_v be_v by_o many_o degree_n more_o eminent_a in_o wisdom_n reason_n knowledge_n and_o eperience_n than_o those_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o same_o tribunal_n before_o they_o for_o there_o be_v in_o this_o world_n a_o undoubted_a wheel_a in_o all_o thing_n knowledge_n wit_n and_o understanding_n do_v not_o shine_v and_o prosper_v so_o in_o some_o time_n as_o in_o other_o succeed_a time_n they_o do_v and_o time_n to_o posterity_n may_v discover_v that_o to_o be_v a_o error_n which_o our_o ancestor_n think_v a_o truth_n three_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v little_a value_n and_o weight_n lay_v upon_o forego_v judgement_n even_o of_o the_o high_a and_o most_o exemplary_a tribunal_n of_o man_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v esteem_v such_o fit_a pattern_n for_o our_o imitation_n when_o it_o be_v consider_v what_o uncertainty_n they_o lie_v under_o what_o fail_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o and_o what_o artifices_fw-la subtlety_n invention_n practice_n and_o other_o undue_a mean_n be_v too_o too_o frequent_o use_v to_o corrupt_v and_o poison_v they_o for_o sometime_o pars_fw-la major_a vincit_fw-la meliorem_fw-la the_o great_a part_n weigh_v down_o the_o better_a where_o many_o judge_n be_v to_o pronounce_v judgement_n and_o some_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o be_v eminent_o qualify_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o which_o the_o great_a number_n concur_v in_o only_a must_v prevail_v and_o take_v effect_n but_o if_o the_o wise_a be_v dissenter_n numero_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la scientia_fw-la judicatur_fw-la there_o be_v more_o 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all_o inordinate_a affection_n whatsoever_o yet_o here_o too_o say_v quintilian_n pecunia_fw-la quoque_fw-la persuadet_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la &_o anteritas_fw-la dicentis_fw-la &_o dignitas_fw-la &_o postremò_fw-la aspectus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la sine_fw-la voce_fw-la quo_fw-la vel_fw-la recordatio_fw-la meritorum_fw-la cujusque_fw-la vel_fw-la facies_fw-la aliqua_fw-la miserabilis_fw-la vel_fw-la formae_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la sententiam_fw-la dictat_fw-la money_n do_v prevail_v and_o favour_n and_o the_o graciousness_n of_o the_o suppliant_a and_o greatness_n do_v draw_v away_o and_o sometime_o even_o the_o very_a presence_n without_o any_o speak_n either_o through_o the_o remembrance_n of_o some_o eminent_a deserve_n or_o through_o the_o countenance_n be_v either_o mournful_a or_o sad_a to_o pity_v or_o to_o admiration_n beautiful_a be_v a_o mean_n to_o melt_v a_o judge_n and_o to_o corrupt_v and_o infect_v the_o sentence_n it_o be_v too_o common_a also_o that_o the_o wrong_a 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circumstance_n and_o again_o iupraefat_n again_o lib._n 7._o iupraefat_n he_o say_v tot_o seculis_fw-la nulla_fw-la reperia_a est_fw-la causa_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la totae_fw-la alteri_fw-la similis_fw-la in_o so_o many_o age_n and_o in_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o case_n that_o have_v occur_v there_o have_v not_o be_v find_v one_o whole_o like_o another_o for_o indeed_o the_o dissimilitude_n and_o difformity_n that_o be_v among_o ourselves_o and_o the_o whole_a offspring_n of_o man_n not_o in_o outward_a form_n visage_n lineament_n or_o stature_n only_o but_o even_o in_o our_o nature_n temper_n inclination_n and_o humour_n also_o make_v all_o the_o matter_n we_o deal_v in_o and_o the_o action_n that_o flow_v from_o we_o disagree_v too_o also_o in_o the_o other_o production_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o accident_n that_o be_v common_o ascribe_v to_o chance_n and_o fortune_n there_o be_v such_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a variety_n that_o nothing_o be_v act_v produce_v or_o 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