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A96725 The law of laws: or, The excellency of the civil lavv, above all humane lavvs whatsoever. Shewing of how great use and necessity the civil law is to this nation. / By Ro: Wiseman, Dr of the civil law. Wiseman, Robert, Sir, 1613-1684. 1657 (1657) Wing W3113; Thomason E889_3 165,799 209

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decree_n against_o it_o 130._o how_o it_o come_v into_o that_o form_n order_n and_o method_n which_o now_o we_o see_v it_o in_o 167._o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o writer_n there_o be_v in_o the_o be_v law_n fol._n 170_o civil_a law_n be_v not_o proper_a to_o govern_v every_o state_n by_o fol._n 140._o 51_o city_n three_o above_o all_o other_o most_o famous_a for_o the_o study_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n rome_n berytus_n &_o constantinope_n fol._n 122_o civil_a law_n have_v not_o of_o itself_o any_o authoritative_a force_n to_o bind_v as_o a_o law_n in_o any_o nation_n but_o be_v and_o must_v be_v of_o force_v every_o where_o as_o it_o contain_v true_a and_o solid_a reason_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v to_o submit_v fol._n 126._o 138._o 157_o case_n that_o do_v happen_v be_v to_o be_v all_o settle_a by_o some_o rule_n or_o other_o fol._n 145_o civil_a law_n perfect_v as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n very_o sufficient_a to_o resolve_v all_o case_n that_o can_v happen_v 15._o 53._o 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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