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of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 134_o nation_n in_o their_o deal_n with_o one_o another_o must_v have_v some_o common_a law_n to_o guide_v they_o fol._n 59_o 146._o 155_o national_a difference_n not_o to_o be_v debate_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o epist_n and_o fol._n 65._o natural_a law_n can_v be_v repeal_v fol._n 49._o 174_o o_o offence_n though_o the_o same_o may_v be_v punish_v with_o more_o severity_n in_o one_o state_n then_o in_o another_o fol._n 26_o p_o parent_n can_v not_o give_v away_o nor_o forfeit_v their_o whole_a estate_n from_o their_o child_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n except_o in_o case_n of_o treason_n fol._n 9_o proceed_n legal_a how_o rational_o order_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 15_o precedent_n or_o example_n no_o rule_n to_o judge_v by_o fol._n 38._o 65_o promise_n if_o serious_a though_o without_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o civil_a law_n fol._n 87_o pope_n of_o rome_n do_v make_v edict_n against_o the_o civil_a law_n thereby_o to_o advance_v the_o canon_n law_n the_o better_a 124._o yet_o he_o do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 163_o parent_n be_v bind_v to_o leave_v a_o certain_a part_n of_o their_o estate_n to_o their_o child_n fol._n 9_o 141_o penalty_n add_v to_o law_n argue_v the_o power_n but_o not_o the_o justness_n of_o they_o fol._n 158_o punishment_n for_o the_o same_o offence_n may_v just_o be_v great_a in_o one_o place_n then_o in_o anothe_n fol._n 26_o r_n reason_n be_v give_v to_o be_v man_n guide_n in_o all_o his_o action_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n 5._o the_o principle_n thereof_o all_o of_o they_o not_o to_o be_v discern_v by_o all_o 21._o be_v sometime_o cover_v with_o falsehood_n and_o be_v much_o darken_v by_o other_o natural_a corruption_n 23._o not_o a_o more_o deceitful_a thing_n than_o it_o 24._o then_o most_o evident_a when_o general_o allow_v by_o all_o 30._o not_o so_o requisite_a in_o public_a law_n as_o in_o private_a 33._o private_a politic_a and_o that_o of_o nation_n to_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 53_o rome_n greatness_n and_o flourish_a do_v demonstrate_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o law_n wherewith_o it_o be_v govern_v fol._n 98_o rome_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n fol._n 98_o rome_n greatness_n to_o be_v impute_v rather_o to_o their_o law_n then_o arms._n fol._n 99_o roman_n very_a greedy_a of_o honour_n in_o pursuit_n whereof_o they_o do_v many_o gallant_a act_n and_o especial_o make_v such_o good_a law_n as_o they_o do_v fol._n 100_o rome_n universal_a rule_n a_o special_a design_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v under_o that_o government_n fol._n 102_o roman_n when_o they_o conquer_v a_o nation_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o take_v such_o law_n from_o they_o as_o they_o find_v to_o be_v very_o honest_a and_o rational_a fol._n 107_o roman_a emperor_n some_o favourable_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n other_o bitter_a enemy_n against_o it_o and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o fol._n 112_o robbery_n in_o the_o highway_n or_o at_o sea_n or_o with_o burglary_n punish_v by_o death_n at_o civil_a law_n fol._n 142_o roman_a antiquity_n will_v have_v be_v better_o know_v if_o the_o old_a book_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n have_v be_v preserve_v fol._n 121_o reason_n vulgar_a and_o ordinary_a not_o suffient_fw-la to_o judge_n of_o legal_a matter_n fol._n 147._o 154_o roman_n through_o their_o universal_a sovereignty_n deal_v in_o great_a variety_n of_o business_n than_o any_o nation_n fol._n 52._o 155_o rome_n come_v under_o several_a form_n of_o government_n and_o you_o some_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v under_o all_o of_o they_o fol._n 157_o ransom_n pay_v for_o another_o though_o without_o his_o direction_n be_v recoverable_a from_o he_o fol._n 91_o roman_a law_n do_v only_o carry_v away_o the_o name_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 166_o s_n society_n civil_a what_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o be_v fol._n 56_o succession_n to_o intestates_fw-la good_n how_o regulate_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 84_o stoppage_n be_v a_o allow_a way_n of_o payment_n at_o civil_a law_n fol._n 89_o ship_n or_o good_n when_v save_v by_o the_o pain_n or_o loss_n of_o another_o the_o law_n will_v allow_v savage_a or_o other_o recompense_n for_o it_o fol._n 90_o slavery_n and_o servitude_n out_o of_o use_n among_o christian_n fol._n 143_o sea_n matter_n to_o be_v judge_v and_o try_v by_o civilian_n only_o fol._n 148_o t_n torture_n as_o it_o be_v allow_v by_o civil_a law_n justify_v fol._n 72_o these_o by_o civil_a law_n punish_v by_o pecuniary_a satisfaction_n fol._n 142_o five_o university_n of_o england_n why_o they_o practise_v the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 161_o university_n of_o the_o world_n teach_v no_o other_o nor_o give_v degree_n in_o any_o other_o law_n but_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 152._o 153._o 172._o w_n wreck_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n restore_v to_o the_o owner_n and_o go_v not_o to_o the_o king_n fol._n 21._o errata_fw-la the_o reader_n be_v first_o desire_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o printer_n by_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o author_n and_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o quotation_n of_o civil_a law_n have_v from_o fol._n 4_o to_o fol._n 23._o in_o divers_a place_n in_o the_o margin_n erroneous_o set_v down_o the_o book_n for_o the_o law_n print_v lib._n instead_o of_o l._n which_o stand_v for_o league_n when_o therefore_o the_o law_n be_v quote_v out_o of_o the_o digest_v or_o code_n within_o that_o compass_n instead_o of_o lib._n read_v l._n as_o in_o fol._n 4._o in_o the_o margin_n litt_v l._n for_o lib._n 1._o r._n l._n 1._o fol._n 4._o in_o the_o mark_fw-mi litt_v n._n for_o minfinus_n r._n mince_v fol._n 19_o lin_v 24._o rigorem_fw-la r._n vigorem_fw-la l._n 33._o for_o be_v not_o so_o r._n be_v not_o to_o be_v fol._n 20._o l._n 22._o for_o rule_n r._n ruler_n fol._n 71._o in_o the_o mangent_fw-la litt_v r._n for_o lib._n 57_o r._n l._n 57_o fol._n 75._o l._n 10._o for_o need_n not_o r._n l_o need_v not_o fol._n 158._o l._n 20._o for_o they_o r._n it_o fol._n 175._o l._n 33._o for_o natural_a r._n unnatwal_a fol._n 181._o l._n 16._o for_o as_o r._n we_o the_o end_n
a_o occasion_n as_o to_o revive_v if_o by_o such_o weak_a endeavour_n it_o be_v possible_a a_o whole_a profession_n almost_o quite_o expire_a i_o bid_v thou_o farewell_n and_o remain_v thou_o in_o all_o possible_a respect_n whatsoever_o ro._n wiseman_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._n that_o a_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o true_a reason_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o that_o what_o reason_n teach_v shall_v be_v make_v the_o subject_n of_o a_o law_n be_v no_o superfluous_a but_o a_o profitable_a thing_n p._n 22_o chap._n iii_o what_o be_v here_o mean_v and_o intend_v by_o reason_n p._n 24_o chap._n iu_o that_o reason_n be_v not_o so_o strict_o require_v in_o the_o law_n that_o order_v the_o affair_n of_o state_n as_o in_o that_o that_o settle_v the_o difference_n that_o arise_v between_o man_n and_o man_n p._n 33_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o custom_n of_o a_o nation_n ought_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o agree_v with_o reason_n p._n 36_o 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 p._n 38_o chap._n vii_o that_o they_o be_v great_a advantage_n which_o a_o nation_n have_v by_o rule_v by_o a_o such_o a_o law_n as_o be_v rational_a p._n 46_o chap._n viii_o that_o christian_a nation_n have_v entertain_v the_o civil_a law_n into_o their_o territory_n have_v thereby_o acquire_v to_o themselves_o the_o most_o rational_a law_n that_o have_v be_v ordain_v as_o by_o the_o constitution_n thereof_o will_v appear_v p._n 51_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n that_o the_o greatness_n and_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n do_v evidence_n the_o singular_a virtue_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o to_o which_o as_o to_o its_o proper_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v ascribe_v page_n 97_o chap._n ii_o the_o fundamental_o of_o the_o roman_a civil_a law_n be_v fetch_v from_o other_o state_n which_o do_v then_o excel_v other_o most_o in_o policy_n and_o government_n p._n 103_o chap._n iii_o that_o time_n and_o intervenience_n of_o fatal_a accident_n that_o have_v sweep_v away_o so_o many_o state_n together_o with_o all_o their_o law_n and_o have_v quite_o abolish_v the_o roman_a state_n itself_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v of_o force_n to_o abolish_v the_o roman_a civil_a law_n but_o that_o it_o be_v extant_a still_o p._n 110_o chap._n iu_o that_o foreign_a nation_n in_o do_v of_o right_a between_o man_n and_o man_n do_v main_o practice_v and_o make_v use_n of_o the_o rule_n and_o dictate_v of_o the_o civil_a law_n p._n 128_o chap._n v._o the_o general_a admittance_n and_o use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o foreign_a part_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o ourselves_o here_o in_o england_n p._n 133_o chap._n vi_o the_o civilian_n themselves_z do_v not_o enlarge_v the_o use_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o foreign_a part_n further_o than_o mr_n selden_n himself_o in_o his_o writing_n grant_v it_o to_o extend_v p._n 139_o chap._n vii_o no_o municipal_a law_n be_v sufficient_a to_o meet_v with_o the_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o case_n and_o question_n that_o will_v happen_v at_o land_n at_o sea_n and_o in_o foreign_a part_n which_o have_v cause_v so_o many_o nation_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n where_o it_o be_v proper_a and_o pertinent_a to_o their_o affair_n to_o jayn_v with_o and_o help_v their_o own_o rather_o than_o to_o be_v without_o any_o law_n at_o all_o and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o mischief_n of_o arbitrariness_n folly_n and_o violence_n p._n 144_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o reason_n be_v strong_a and_o weighty_a upon_o which_o so_o many_o foreign_a state_n do_v direct_a and_o order_v the_o business_n of_o their_o tribunal_n most_o by_o the_o prescript_n reason_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n p._n 153_o chap._n ix_o the_o admittance_n and_o sway_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o foreign_a part_n be_v yet_o further_o verify_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o sr_n tho._n smith_n and_o dr_n hakewill_n the_o one_o a_o statesman_n the_o other_o a_o famous_a learned_a divine_a of_o our_o own_o and_o by_o some_o other_o remarkable_a institution_n within_o this_o nation_n p._n 159_o chap._n x._o the_o general_a name_n of_o jus_n civil_a the_o civil_a law_n be_v signal_o for_o honour_n sake_n peculiar_o ascribe_v to_o the_o roman_a civil_a law_n and_o to_o no_o other_o law_n p._n 164_o chap._n xi_o the_o art_n and_o knowledge_n of_o do_v the_o pure_a right_a and_o most_o natural_a justice_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o how_o it_o come_v by_o degree_n to_o that_o perfection_n that_o now_o we_o see_v it_o in_o p._n 166_o chap._n xii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o main_a objection_n that_o be_v now_o adays_o make_v against_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n within_o this_o nation_n p._n 173._o wesenbec_n parat_fw-la dig._n de_fw-fr just_a &_o jur_n nu_fw-la 17._o in_o constituendo_fw-la expoliendoque_fw-la jus_o civil_a populus_fw-la romanus_n tantum_fw-la reliquis_fw-la nationibus_fw-la velut_fw-la &_o gloria_fw-la belli_fw-la praestitit_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la omne_fw-la omnium_fw-la gentium_fw-la instituta_fw-la mores_fw-la leges_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la conferantur_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sint_fw-la cum_fw-la his_fw-la romanorum_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o institutis_fw-la prudentia_fw-la aequitate_fw-la pondere_fw-la ubertate_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la comparanda_fw-la the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o only_o go_v beyond_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o in_o renown_n for_o their_o warlike_a erterprise_n but_o so_o much_o in_o establish_v of_o law_n too_o that_o if_o all_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n be_v all_o lay_v together_o they_o will_v come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o roman_a law_n both_o for_o wisdom_n equity_n weight_n fullness_n lex_fw-la legum_fw-la or_o the_o law_n of_o law_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n that_o a_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o true_a reason_n the_o first_o book_n there_o be_v nothing_o under_o the_o sun_n that_o do_v more_o conduce_v to_o the_o prosperity_n and_o peace_n of_o a_o nation_n then_o fit_v and_o well-composed_a law_n in_o the_o frame_n whereof_o those_o that_o have_v the_o ordain_v power_n must_v be_v heedful_a to_o observe_v many_o thing_n to_o make_v their_o law_n proportionable_a to_o so_o happy_a and_o so_o bless_v a_o end_n a_o law_n must_v not_o enjoin_v any_o wicked_a ignominious_a or_o unbeseeming_a thing_n these_o be_v in_o intendment_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n impossible_a quae_fw-la facta_fw-la laedunt_fw-la pietatem_fw-la existimationem_fw-la verecundiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la generaliter_fw-la dixerim_fw-la contra_fw-la bonos_fw-es more_o be_v fiunt_fw-la neo_fw-la facere_fw-la nos_fw-la posse_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v papinian_n inst_z papinian_n l._n 15._o co._n the_o conduit_n inst_z those_o 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intend_v they_o
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