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or_o comitatus_fw-la praedicti_fw-la and_o every_o coroner_n of_o one_o county_n be_v a_o coroner_n in_o every_o county_n of_o england_n but_o not_o of_o every_o county_n but_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v for_o the_o coroner_n in_o the_o county_n etc._n etc._n shall_v in_o all_o reasonable_a intendment_n be_v take_v for_o the_o coroner_n of_o the_o county_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr coronatore_fw-la elegendo_fw-la ibidem_fw-la vide_fw-la plura_fw-la coke_n l._n 5._o f._n 120._o 122._o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o law_n that_o enditement_n ought_v to_o be_v certain_a but_o there_o be_v three_o manner_n of_o certainty_n the_o first_o be_v to_o a_o common_a intent_n and_o that_o suffice_v in_o bar_n which_o be_v to_o defend_v the_o party_n and_o excuse_v he_o the_o second_o be_v to_o a_o general_a
deteriorem_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la cok._n com._n 141._o a._n the_o church_n exercise_v the_o office_n of_o a_o minor_a &_o can_v make_v its_o condition_n better_o but_o not_o worse_a for_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n which_o make_v for_o religion_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o case_n a_o parson_n or_o vicar_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n have_v a_o qualify_a fee_n but_o in_o many_o case_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o church_n he_o have_v in_o effect_n but_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n as_o a_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n may_v have_v a_o action_n of_o waste_n and_o in_o the_o writ_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v ad_fw-la exheredationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la so_o the_o parson_n that_o make_v a_o lease_n for_o life_n shall_v have_v a_o consimili_fw-la casu_fw-la during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o leasee_n and_o a_o writ_n of_o entry_n ad_fw-la communem_fw-la legem_fw-la after_o or_o a_o writ_n ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la qui_fw-la preterijt_fw-la or_o a_o quod_fw-la permittat_fw-la in_o the_o debet_fw-la which_o no_o man_n can_v maintain_v but_o tenant_n in_o fee-simple_n or_o fee-tail_n vide_fw-la but_o a_o parson_n can_v make_v a_o discontinuance_n for_o that_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o successor_n to_o take_v away_o his_o entry_n and_o drive_v he_o to_o a_o real_a action_n but_o if_o he_o die_v the_o successor_n may_v enter_v notwithstanding_o the_o discontinuance_n and_o if_o a_o parson_n make_v a_o lease_n for_o year_n reserve_v rend_v and_o die_v the_o lease_n be_v determine_v neither_o will_v the_o acceptance_n of_o the_o successor_n make_v it_o good_a vide_fw-la 5._o prelatus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la conditionem_fw-la meliorem_fw-la facore_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la consensu_fw-la deteriorem_fw-la vero_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sine_fw-la consensu_fw-la coke_n com._n fol._n 103._o a._n as_o neither_o bishop_n nor_o parson_n can_v disclaim_v or_o divest_v any_o fee_n be_v invest_v in_o his_o house_n or_o church_n but_o a_o abbot_n or_o a_o prior_n with_o his_o covent_n or_o a_o bishop_n with_o his_o chapter_n or_o a_o parson_n with_o his_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a may_v pass_v away_o any_o inheritance_n for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n will_v not_o trust_v one_o with_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o church_n which_o always_o make_v for_o religion_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n 6._o dies_fw-la dominicus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la dies_fw-la juridicus_fw-la ployd_v 265._o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v no_o day_n for_o law_n as_o upon_o a_o fine_a levy_v by_o proclamation_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o 4._o h._n 7._o c._n 24._o if_o any_o of_o the_o proclamation_n be_v make_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n all_o the_o proclamation_n be_v erroneous_a for_o the_o justice_n must_v not_o sit_v upon_o that_o day_n but_o it_o be_v a_o day_n exempt_v from_o such_o business_n by_o the_o common-law_n for_o the_o solempnity_n of_o it_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o the_o people_n may_v apply_v themselves_o that_o day_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n no_o plea_n shall_v be_v hold_v quindena_fw-la pasche_fw-it because_o it_o be_v always_o the_o sabbath_n but_o shall_v be_v crastino_n quindenae_fw-la pasch_fw-mi fit_n nat._n foe_n 17._o f._n upon_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la out_o of_o the_o common_a bench_n a_o error_n be_v assign_v because_o the_o testae_fw-la of_o the_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la be_v upon_o a_o sunday_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v error_n because_o it_o be_v not_o die_n juâ—idicus_n dyer_n 168._o no_o sale_n upon_o a_o sunday_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v sale_n in_o a_o market_n overt_a to_o alter_v the_o property_n 12_o e._n 4_o 8._o although_o sunday_n be_v not_o die_v ju_n idicus_fw-la and_o that_o no_o judicial_a act_n ought_v to_o be_v act_v on_o that_o day_n yet_o ministerial_a act_n as_o to_o arrest_v or_o serve_v process_n be_v allow_v for_o otherwise_o peradventure_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v execute_v and_o god_n forbid_v that_o thing_n of_o necessity_n shall_v not_o be_v do_v on_o that_o day_n for_o bonum_fw-la est_fw-la bene_fw-la facere_fw-la die_fw-la sabathi_o but_o this_o distinction_n and_o exception_n be_v take_v away_o by_o a_o late_a act_n make_v in_o the_o long_a parliament_n of_o england_n yet_o do_v that_o parliament_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n once_o sit_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n which_o be_v the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 14._o no_o spiritual_a parson_n shall_v be_v amerce_v according_a to_o his_o spiritual_a benefice_n but_o according_a to_o his_o lay_n fee_n fitz._n nat._n br_n f._n 76._o b._n and_o that_o in_o favour_n of_o religion_n 7._o omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la movent_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la sunt_fw-la deod_fw-la inda_fw-mi coke_n l._n 5._o fol._n 110._o b._n any_o unreasonable_a thing_n kill_v a_o man_n by_o misadventure_n be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n and_o every_o thing_n move_a with_o it_o be_v forfeit_v also_o to_o the_o king_n as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v upon_o a_o cart_n carry_v faggot_n and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o bind_v they_o together_o fall_v down_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o of_o his_o horse_n in_o the_o cart_n and_o die_v of_o that_o both_o that_o and_o all_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o cart_n and_o the_o cart_n itself_o be_v forfeit_v 8._o e._n 2._o 307._o a_o man_n fall_v from_o a_o stack_n of_o corn_n and_o die_v it_o be_v forfeit_v 2._o e._n 3_o 140._o if_o any_o horse_n strike_v one_o and_o i_o â—lien_a my_o horse_n and_o he_o die_v my_o horse_n be_v forfeit_v because_o the_o forfeiture_n shall_v have_v relation_n to_o the_o stroke_n give_v ployd_v 260._o b._n kâ—llaway_n 68_o b._n but_o it_o be_v not_o forfeit_v until_o the_o matter_n be_v find_v on_o record_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v by_o prescription_n and_o the_o juror_n that_o find_v the_o death_n must_v also_o find_v and_o apprise_v the_o good_n coke_n l._n 5._o fol._n 11._o b._n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o call_v deodand_n quasi_fw-la deodanda_fw-la that_o be_v elâ—emosynas_n eroganda_fw-la to_o be_v dispose_v in_o alm_n and_o work_n of_o charity_n 17._o e_o 4._o 2._o and_o for_o that_o reason_n do_v the_o king_n grant_v they_o to_o his_o almoner_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o shall_v be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o according_o actus_fw-la dei_fw-la nemini_fw-la facit_fw-la injuâ—iam_fw-la cok._n come_v fol._n 148_o so_o much_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n rule_v by_o religion_n as_o it_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o act_n of_o god_n to_o prejudice_v any_o one_o as_o if_o tenant_n for_o another_o man_n life_n grant_v a_o rent-charge_n to_o one_o for_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n cesty_n que_fw-fr vie_fw-fr die_v the_o rent-charge_n be_v determine_v and_o yet_o the_o grantee_n during_o the_o year_n may_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n for_o the_o arrearage_n incur_v after_o the_o death_n of_o 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a._n if_o a_o house_n fall_v by_o tempest_n or_o other_o act_n of_o gâ—d_n the_o lessee_n for_o life_n or_o year_n have_v a_o special_a interest_n to_o take_v timber_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o house_n again_o if_o he_o will_v for_o his_o habitation_n but_o if_o he_o pull_v down_o the_o house_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v timber_n to_o build_v it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o act_n and_o the_o lessor_n shall_v have_v a_o action_n of_o waste_n coke_n lib._n 1._o 98._o a._n if_o a_o lessee_n covenant_v to_o leave_v the_o wood_n in_o as_o good_a plight_n as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o lease_n and_o after_o the_o tree_n be_v subvert_v by_o tempest_n he_o be_v dischar_n ed_z of_o his_o covenant_n causa_fw-la qua_fw-la supra_fw-la cok._n l._n 5._o fol._n 86._o a._n bâ—unfeilds_n case_n if_o the_o defendant_n in_o debt_n die_v in_o execution_n the_o plaintiff_n shall_v have_v a_o new_a
execution_n by_o elegit_fw-la or_o fieri_fw-la facias_fw-la because_o the_o death_n of_o the_o defendant_n be_v the_o act_n of_o god_n which_o prejudice_v no_o man_n nunquam_fw-la prosper_v succedunt_fw-la res_fw-la humaâ—ae_fw-la ubi_fw-la negliguntur_fw-la res_fw-la divinae_fw-la cok._n com._n foe_o 54_o b._n humane_a affair_n never_o succeed_v well_o where_o divine_a rite_n be_v neglect_v and_o therefore_o do_v that_o great_a legist_n prescribe_v these_o rule_n to_o the_o student_n of_o the_o law_n for_o their_o daily_a practice_n sex_n horas_fw-la somno_fw-la totidem_fw-la des_fw-fr legibus_fw-la aequis_fw-la quatuor_fw-la orabis_fw-la des_fw-fr epulisque_fw-la â—uas_fw-la quod_fw-la super_fw-la est_fw-la ultra_fw-la sacris_fw-la largire_fw-la camaenis_fw-la to_o sleep_v six_o hour_n allot_v to_o the_o law_n twice_o three_o four_o to_o your_o prayer_n two_o to_o your_o feast_n may_v be_v and_o what_o remain_v give_v to_o the_o muse_n divine_a sect._n 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o art_n of_o grammar_n be_v to_o be_v rank_v which_o among_o the_o liberal_a science_n have_v the_o precedency_n for_o it_o be_v janua_n omnium_fw-la artium_fw-la the_o portal_n by_o which_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o art_n and_o by_o which_o we_o communicate_v ourselves_o and_o study_n to_o other_o hence_o proceed_v these_o rule_n and_o maxim_n ignoratis_fw-la terminis_fw-la ignoratur_fw-la ars_fw-la cok._n com._n 177._o a._n as_o in_o school_n divinity_n civil_a law_n logic_n and_o other_o art_n there_o be_v word_n of_o art_n which_o be_v more_o significant_a then_o grammatical_a so_o be_v there_o in_o our_o law_n term_v draw_v from_o the_o legal_a french_a which_o be_v more_o apt_a and_o significant_a to_o express_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o law_n then_o any_o other_o which_o word_n of_o art_n be_v not_o conceive_v that_o art_n can_v be_v comprehend_v whence_o he_o infer_v that_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n in_o all_o art_n and_o science_n be_v 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