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A81194 A compendium of the laws and government ecclesiastical, civil and military, of England, Scotland & Ireland and dominions, plantations and territories thereunto belonging, with the maritime power thereof, and jurisdiction of courts therein. Methodically digested under their proper heads. By H.C. sometime of the Inner Temple. Curson, H. (Henry) 1699 (1699) Wing C7686A; ESTC R231895 237,927 672

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justiciario_n de_fw-la utroque_fw-la banco_n coram_fw-la quibus_fw-la placitum_fw-la deductum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la see_v the_o statute_n of_o york_n 2._o e._n 3._o cap._n 16._o 4._o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o and_o the_o statute_n of_o 14._o ed._n 3_o cap._n 16._o which_o statute_n do_v provide_v that_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la may_v be_v take_v in_o every_o plea_n real_a or_o personal_a before_o two_o so_o that_o one_o be_v justice_n of_o one_o of_o the_o bench_n or_o the_o chief_a baron_n or_o sergeant_n swear_v without_o any_o regard_n where_o the_o plea_n depend_v and_o this_o stand_v yet_o at_o this_o day_n concordatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la cocilium_fw-la regis_fw-la quod_fw-la nullus_fw-la vicecome_v aut_fw-la coranat_n '_o fiat_fw-la justiciarius_n ad_fw-la assisas_n capiend_v '_o gaolas_n deliberand_n '_o transgress_v '_o audiend_v '_o &_o terminand_n '_o seu_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquod_fw-la aliud_fw-la officium_fw-la justice_n '_o faciend_n '_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la 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