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32.1_o psal_n 16.4_o exod._n 23.13_o 76_o that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v collect_v into_o a_o volume_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o people_n 1_o sam._n 10.25_o deut._n 17.18.19_o exod._n 20._o from_o verse_n 3._o to_o the_o 9_o verse_n of_o chap._n 23._o hester_n 1.19_o 77_o that_o all_o the_o tithe_n and_o gleab_n land_n with_o other_o thing_n call_v church_n due_n may_v be_v sell_v and_o that_o a_o more_o fit_a and_o lawful_a maintenance_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n hebr._n 7.9.12_o 1_o cor_fw-la 9.7.8_o 9_o 12.14_o gal_n 6_o 8._o 78_o that_o no_o monarch_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v usurp_v that_o impious_a privilege_n to_o pardon_v murder_n if_o ever_o any_o such_o pardon_n shall_v be_v grant_v in_o any_o age_n hereafter_o the_o same_o may_v be_v declare_v void_a numb_a 35.31_o levit._fw-la 24.17_o exod._n 21.12_o jam._n 4_o 12._o prov._n 28.17_o 79._o 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law_n of_o the_o 12_o table_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n tac._n 1_o annal._n l_o 3_o c._n 5._o p._n 71._o nature_n hold_v forth_o but_o one_o light_n to_o man_n and_o god_n give_v but_o one_o law_n to_o christian_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n the_o execution_n of_o justice_n which_o in_o their_o hand_n whether_o supreme_a or_o subordinate_a be_v that_o virtue_n which_o be_v common_o call_v distributive_a justice_n and_o comprehend_v in_o it_o â—05_n it_o equity_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v bind_v that_o be_v honest_a which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o equity_n of_o nature_n bod._n rep._n l._n 1._o p._n â—05_n equity_n and_o the_o same_o likewise_o be_v call_v righteousness_n now_o that_o justice_n and_o equity_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o clear_a as_o aequum_fw-la &_o justum_fw-la be_v termini_fw-la convertibilés_fw-fr so_o be_v justice_n and_o equity_n 17.26_o equity_n weems_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v indifferent_o take_v one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o either_o of_o they_o signify_v just_a or_o equal_a phil._n 1.7_o 1.7_o phil._n 1.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arias_n montanus_n translate_v it_o sicut_fw-la est_fw-la justum_fw-la 8.14_o justum_fw-la pasor_n lex_fw-la p._n 187._o a._n 2_o cor._n 8.14_o pasor_n in_o his_o lexicon_n render_v it_o prout_n aequitas_fw-la postulat_fw-la 2_o cor._n 8.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v english_v that_o there_o may_v be_v equality_n the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v translate_v by_o the_o a._n the_o pasor_n lex_fw-la p._n 343._o a._n learned_a aequalitas_fw-la aequitas_fw-la justitia_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v indifferent_o use_v for_o either_o equity_n or_o justce_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o distribution_n of_o law_n or_o right_n 3.7_o right_n psal_n 98.9_o 1_o john_n 3.7_o and_o almighty_a god_n be_v say_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n with_o righteousness_n and_o the_o people_n with_o equity_n the_o like_a appear_v in_o many_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n these_o word_n justice_n and_o equity_n be_v indifferent_o use_v by_o profane_a author_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o they_o be_v only_o distinguish_v thus_o 771._o thus_o franc._n sylvii_n com._n orat._n cicero_n pro_fw-la murena_n tom._n 1._o p._n 771._o aequitas_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la legis_fw-la jus_fw-la vero_fw-la sententia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la so_o that_o equity_n and_o right_o be_v not_o administer_v as_o several_a thing_n 764._o thing_n the_o law_n without_o equity_n be_v as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n the_o least_o judge_n have_v power_n to_o judge_v and_o give_v sentence_n according_a to_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o cause_n bodin_n repub._n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o p_o 763_o 764._o but_o the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o judge_n the_o other_o more_o perspicuous_a and_o both_o make_v up_o the_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o same_o author_n charge_v it_o as_o a_o fault_n that_o usu_n saepè_fw-la venit_fw-la ut_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la pugnent_fw-la juus_fw-la &_o aequitas_fw-la in_o this_o sense_n the_o lawyer_n themselves_o have_v use_v lex_n for_o jus_fw-la and_o aequitas_fw-la or_o the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o 41._o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finch_n c._n 1._o f._n 1._o consuet_n norm_a do_fw-mi de_fw-fr jure_fw-la foe_fw-mi 125._o &_o do_fw-mi de_fw-fr justit_fw-la cod_n cust_n norm_a do_fw-mi justice_n pag._n 7._o b._n arist_n eth._n l._n 5._o c._n 41._o lex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la distribuendo_fw-la que_fw-la ceo_fw-la distribute_v droit_fw-fr a_fw-fr chesc_n '_o because_o it_o give_v right_o to_o every_o one_o the_o very_a same_o word_n be_v use_v in_o opposition_n of_o that_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n called_z lex_fw-la c._n lex_fw-la eubul_n din._n scho._n in_o orat._n cicer._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la agraria_fw-la tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 710._o this_o law_n be_v for_o division_n of_o land_n among_o the_o poor_a commons_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o possession_n of_o private_a person_n tit._n liv._o l._n 2._o p._n 71._o c._n agraria_fw-la where_o the_o commmentator_n in_o his_o scholia_n upon_o cicero_n oration_n against_o that_o law_n say_v lex_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuit_fw-la and_o thence_o reason_n and_o conclude_v logical_o thus_o maj._n the_o law_n give_v to_o every_o one_o right_o min._n this_o law_n do_v not_o give_v to_o every_o one_o right_o concl._n ergo_fw-la haec_fw-la lex_fw-la justitia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la let_v our_o law_n and_o equity_n be_v lay_v to_o this_o rule_n and_o see_v how_o any_o man_n live_v can_v defend_v both_o a_o poor_a man_n for_o example_n be_v bind_v in_o a_o bond_n of_o twenty_o pound_n condition_v for_o payment_n of_o ten_o pound_n with_o interest_n which_o bond_n be_v forfeit_v because_o the_o money_n be_v not_o pay_v at_o the_o day_n although_o it_o be_v pay_v two_o or_o three_o year_n after_o and_o nothing_o unpaid_a but_o interest_n the_o creditor_n put_v this_o bond_n in_o suit_n it_o may_v be_v either_o out_o of_o mere_a covetousness_n or_o to_o hook_n in_o some_o other_o pretend_a debt_n or_o duty_n the_o defendant_n plead_v condition_n perform_v or_o upon_o the_o general_a issue_n give_v in_o evidence_n the_o payment_n of_o the_o principal_a three_o year_n after_o the_o day_n limit_v in_o the_o condition_n the_o judge_n in_o such_o case_n must_v give_v direction_n for_o law_n that_o the_o jury_n must_v find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n for_o that_o the_o defendant_n 697._o defendant_n justitia_fw-la legalis_fw-la strict_a sumpta_fw-la quatenus_fw-la opponitur_fw-la aequitati_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n amesii_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la conscientâ—â_fw-la c._n 2._o p._n 269._o finis_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la justitia_fw-la coed_n rhod._n l._n 13._o c._n 19_o p._n 697._o must_v have_v his_o remedy_n in_o equity_n and_o according_o a_o verdict_n be_v give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o the_o defendant_n prefer_v his_o bill_n into_o the_o chancery_n and_o therein_o allege_v all_o that_o be_v true_a and_o somewhat_o more_o to_o make_v his_o bill_n hold_v and_o if_o the_o plaintiff_n at_o law_n get_v judgement_n enter_v before_o the_o bill_n come_v in_o which_o may_v be_v have_v the_o first_o week_n in_o the_o next_o term_n after_o the_o trial_n there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o the_o suit_n the_o poor_a man_n have_v have_v justice_n summum_fw-la jus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v summa_fw-la injuria_fw-la and_o his_o adversary_n have_v execution_n against_o he_o for_o the_o twenty_o pound_n penalty_n and_o eight_o pound_n for_o cost_v which_o be_v give_v in_o nature_n of_o damage_n this_o he_o defendant_n must_v pay_v or_o lie_v in_o goal_n and_o the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v justice_n in_o conceit_n can_v relieve_v he_o well_o the_o poor_a man_n have_v it_o may_v be_v get_v a_o reprieve_n upon_o prefer_v his_o bill_n the_o plaintiff_n at_o law_n be_v either_o in_o contempt_n or_o pray_v a_o dedimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la to_o answer_v in_o the_o country_n or_o it_o may_v be_v in_o his_o answer_n confess_v part_n of_o the_o money_n pay_v or_o else_o that_o the_o bond_n be_v ancient_a hereupon_o the_o complaint_n in_o chancery_n obtain_v a_o injunction_n and_o in_o short_a go_v to_o commission_n and_o bring_v the_o cause_n to_o hear_v and_o have_v a_o decree_n that_o the_o plaintiff_n pay_v the_o interest_n which_o may_v be_v some_o thirty_o shilling_n and_o cost_v which_o may_v be_v five_o mark_n beside_o the_o aforesaid_a eight_o pound_n the_o defendant_n who_o be_v plaintiff_n at_o law_n shall_v acknowledge_v satisfaction_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o deliver_v up_o the_o bond._n the_o decree_n be_v enrol_v and_o the_o defendant_n serve_v with_o a_o
a_o number_n as_o may_v be_v such_o a_o survey_n may_v do_v well_o in_o the_o court_n in_o these_o day_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o trivial_a frivolous_a and_o vexatious_a suit_n be_v spew_v out_o as_o essay_n as_o lord_n bâ—kon_n essay_n the_o surfeit_n of_o all_o court_n such_o as_o be_v of_o good_a use_n and_o concernment_n may_v have_v time_n to_o be_v determine_v 17._o determine_v sueton._n tranq_n in_o vita_fw-la claudii_n nâ—ronis_n sect_n 17._o it_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o no_o clerk_n or_o notary_n who_o be_v to_o draw_v or_o write_v any_o other_o man_n will_n shall_v put_v down_o any_o legacy_n for_o himself_o also_o that_o impleading_a and_o decide_v of_o controversy_n all_o those_o cause_n which_o aforetime_o be_v debate_v before_o the_o master_n of_o the_o exchequer_n or_o city_n chamber_n shall_v be_v remove_v into_o the_o common-hall_n there_o to_o be_v try_v and_o that_o appeal_v from_o the_o judge_n shall_v be_v make_v only_o to_o the_o senate_n 33._o senate_n bodin_n republ._n l._n 4._o c_o 6._o p._n 500_o 502._o the_o historian_n commend_v this_o practice_n sueton._n tranq_n in_o vita_fw-la augusti_fw-la caesaris_fw-la sect_n 33._o idem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la tiberii_n sect_n 31._o 33._o augustus_n caesar_n use_v to_o sit_v daily_o in_o judgement_n to_o hear_v cause_n in_o the_o tribunal_n or_o if_o he_o have_v not_o health_n then_o in_o his_o own_o house_n 8._o house_n idem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la flavii_n domitiani_n sect_n 8._o flavius_z domitianus_n use_v also_o to_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o the_o tribunal_n and_o many_o time_n reverse_v such_o judgement_n as_o be_v give_v for_o favour_n or_o obtain_v by_o flattery_n he_o warn_v the_o judge_n not_o to_o give_v ear_n to_o persuasion_n and_o rhetorical_a assertion_n and_o such_o judge_n as_o be_v faulty_a he_o use_v to_o tax_v public_o and_o he_o be_v so_o careful_a to_o chastise_v the_o magistrate_n that_o the_o historian_n say_v they_o be_v never_o more_o temperate_a and_o just_a in_o their_o place_n than_o in_o his_o day_n 415._o day_n bodin_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 415._o romulus_n leave_v the_o ordinary_a administration_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o judge_n but_o reserve_v the_o great_a matter_n to_o his_o own_o judgement_n 6._o judgement_n godw._n aâ—â—i_n rom._n l._n 3._o sâ—ct_n 4._o c._n 6._o the_o roman_n have_v a_o law_n that_o no_o senator_n shall_v use_v any_o trade_n but_o those_o be_v utter_o forbid_v the_o use_n of_o trade_v for_o fear_v it_o shall_v breed_v favour_n or_o corruption_n and_o another_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v senectuâ—e_n be_v idem_fw-la l._n 3._o sect._n 4._o c._n 17._o exit_fw-la cicerone_n de_fw-fr senectuâ—e_n that_o no_o advocate_n or_o orator_n shall_v receive_v any_o gift_n or_o reward_v from_o his_o client_n for_o plead_v his_o cause_n for_o that_o they_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v a_o very_a 185._o very_a cook_n essai_n pag._n 185._o indifferent_a way_n for_o all_o people_n cock_n essay_n pag._n 185._o 112._o 185._o rous_n att._n ant._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o pag._n 110._o and_o pag._n 111._o 112._o the_o grecian_n proceed_n in_o their_o court_n be_v like_a to_o the_o roman_n and_o if_o the_o defendant_n do_v not_o appear_v upon_o the_o summons_n he_o be_v take_v by_o default_n and_o if_o he_o will_v have_v any_o ease_n against_o the_o judgement_n he_o must_v bring_v the_o cause_n on_o to_o hear_v against_o himself_o within_o six_o week_n or_o else_o the_o first_o judgement_n to_o stand_v that_o defendant_n which_o have_v not_o five_o of_o the_o judge_n voice_n for_o he_o be_v to_o be_v fine_v and_o the_o plaintiff_n that_o make_v not_o good_a his_o charge_n be_v to_o pay_v cost_n and_o if_o the_o cause_n be_v criminal_a before_o the_o suit_n be_v allow_v to_o proceed_v the_o prosecutor_n take_v his_o oath_n that_o his_o accusation_n shall_v be_v just_a 103._o cook_n english_a law_n p._n 103._o to_o conculde_v good_a law_n be_v more_o security_n to_o the_o people_n than_o good_a magistrate_n our_o law_n have_v sufficient_a in_o they_o to_o bring_v in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o popery_n except_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o to_o destroy_v all_o the_o faithful_a people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o the_o law_n be_v decalogue_n be_v lâ—chfords_n newâ—_n pa._n 26._o in_o the_o great_a câ—uâ—t_n at_o new_a england_n hold_v twice_o in_o â—he_n yâ—ar_v like_o our_o assize_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o charge_n to_o be_v inquire_v of_o be_v reduce_v by_o the_o governor_n who_o give_v the_o charge_n under_o the_o head_n of_o the_o decalogue_n make_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o then_o if_o the_o proceed_n and_o execution_n of_o they_o be_v either_o like_o the_o jew_n the_o grecian_n or_o the_o roman_n and_o that_o all_o ordinary_a matter_n may_v be_v decit_v and_o determine_v in_o the_o proper_a county_n it_o will_v be_v find_v i_o doubt_v not_o a_o great_a blessing_n and_o happiness_n to_o the_o people_n and_o i_o can_v imagine_v what_o can_v be_v say_v against_o this_o but_o that_o which_o be_v call_v reason_n of_o state_n the_o very_a name_n whereof_o a_o honest_a pope_n abhor_v this_o 32._o this_o grotius_n pol._n max._n par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 4._o p._n 31._o 32._o as_o one_o say_v be_v ancient_o the_o same_o with_o equity_n but_o as_o now_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o device_n that_o carry_v the_o face_n of_o equity_n suppose_v it_o lawful_a not_o only_o to_o transgesse_n the_o law_n of_o man_n 8._o man_n bodin_n republic_n l._n 1._o pag._n 104._o account_n this_o a_o thing_n most_o absurd_a the_o three_o temple_n belong_v to_o the_o templar_n until_o ed._n 2._o his_o time_n and_o thence_o to_o the_o hospitaller_n until_o the_o dissolution_n in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8._o but_o even_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o politic_a end_n and_o since_o machiavelli_n play_v achitophel_n this_o for_o shame_n be_v call_v reason_n of_o good_a government_n 1._o this_o policy_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o thou_o hang_v of_o the_o law_n &_o the_o practice_n thereof_o will_v dishonour_v and_o demolish_v the_o most_o famous_a university_n in_o all_o the_o world_n for_o our_o kind_n of_o learning_n the_o inn_n of_o court_n and_o of_o chancery_n 2._o it_o will_v eclipse_v the_o glory_n of_o westminster_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o london_n who_o inhabitant_n live_v by_o lodging_n and_o victual_v 3._o that_o tediousness_n of_o lawsuit_n and_o the_o great_a expense_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v tolerate_v as_o a_o necessary_a evil_n or_o punishment_n which_o serve_v to_o keep_v man_n quiet_a and_o deter_v they_o from_o many_o unnecessary_a suit_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v commence_v but_o that_o they_o fear_v the_o remedy_n may_v be_v worse_o than_o the_o disease_n 4._o that_o the_o law_n be_v a_o country_n a_o tyrant_n use_n to_o employ_v their_o tributary_n in_o war_n abroad_o or_o idle_a and_o needless_a trophy_n that_o 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