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of_o king_n bench_n by_o grant_v prohibition_n to_o court_n temporal_a to_o keep_v they_o within_o their_o proper_a jurisdiction_n and_o in_o the_o 2_o instit._n fol._n 601_o &_o 602_o &_o 615._o in_o answer_n to_o the_o 21th_o article_n the_o temporal_a court_n must_v always_o have_v a_o eye_n that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n usurp_v not_o upon_o the_o temporal_a and_o fol._n 618._o at_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o that_o folio_n the_o judge_n be_v bind_v by_o their_o oath_n to_o grant_v prohibition_n and_o in_o the_o same_o 2_o instit._n foe_n 607._o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o 10_o object_n that_o prohibition_n be_v not_o of_o favour_n but_o of_o justice_n to_o be_v grant_v this_o be_v affirm_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n hooker_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n pag._n 26._o stout_o affirm_v that_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o right_n of_o govern_v the_o assent_n of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v seem_v necessary_a and_o pag._n 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of_o transgress_v but_o if_o under_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o the_o law_n be_v in_o some_o case_n rigorous_a and_o of_o relieve_v against_o that_o rigour_n by_o the_o wide_a rule_n of_o secundum_fw-la aequum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o one_o man_n of_o great_a power_n and_o in_o great_a favour_n to_o dispense_v with_o those_o law_n or_o to_o judge_n according_a to_o his_o discretion_n by_o a_o absolute_a and_o arbitrary_a and_o dictatorian_a power_n what_o become_v of_o my_o best_a gascoign_n birthright_n my_o freehold_a and_o inheritance_n which_o i_o have_v in_o the_o know_a law_n of_o england_n and_o what_o become_v of_o my_o property_n which_o that_o know_v law_n give_v i_o by_o which_o know_a law_n i_o square_v my_o action_n and_o affair_n and_o think_v myself_o secure_a by_o it_o and_o myself_o my_o family_n and_o posterity_n well_o provide_v for_o and_o after_o all_o because_o i_o can_v not_o divine_a
and_o one_o single_a person_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o fact_n upon_o proof_n by_o witness_n without_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o twelve_o man_n upon_o who_o verdict_n our_o law_n and_o the_o very_a genius_n of_o the_o nation_n from_o of_o old_a lay_v so_o much_o stress_n and_o be_v so_o fond_a of_o it_o yet_o let_v i_o observe_v further_o that_o by_o the_o chancery_n do_v this_o there_o be_v another_o great_a and_o fundamental_a maxim_n invade_v nay_o several_a other_o maxim_n as_o that_o general_a rule_n that_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n can_v relieve_v against_o a_o maxim_n in_o law_n rolle_n 1_o rep._n 219._o and_o again_o that_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n be_v not_o to_o determine_v of_o matter_n of_o fact_n if_o it_o be_v deny_v but_o it_o ought_v to_o go_v to_o a_o jury_n to_o try_v it_o and_o the_o author_n of_o doctor_n and_o student_n himself_o appear_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n not_o to_o allow_v of_o any_o subpoena_a in_o such_o case_n pag._n 155._o in_o the_o middle_n of_o that_o page_n he_o hold_v that_o where_o the_o common_a law_n in_o case_n concern_v inheritance_n put_v the_o party_n from_o a_o averment_n for_o eschew_v of_o a_o inconvenience_n that_o may_v follow_v thereupon_o among_o the_o people_n if_o the_o same_o inconvenience_n shall_v follow_v in_o the_o chancery_n if_o the_o same_o matter_n shall_v be_v plead_v there_o he_o say_v no_o subpoena_a shall_v lie_v in_o such_o case_n for_o as_o much_o and_o as_o great_a vexation_n delay_n cost_v and_o expense_n may_v accrue_v to_o the_o party_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o answer_v such_o averment_n in_o the_o chancery_n as_o if_o he_o be_v put_v to_o answer_v they_o at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o therefore_o say_v that_o author_n it_o be_v that_o no_o subpoena_a lie_v in_o such_o case_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o like_a unto_o they_o in_o the_o case_n of_o conveyance_n make_v in_o trust_n which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o busy_a work_n of_o the_o court_n of_o equity_n to_o enforce_v the_o performance_n of_o those_o trust_n enough_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v how_o that_o the_o stat._n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o make_v uses_n and_o trust_n to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o the_o drift_n of_o that_o statute_n be_v to_o transfer_v the_o possession_n to_o the_o use_n and_o thereby_o what_o before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n be_v relieveable_a only_o in_o equity_n be_v by_o that_o statute_n now_o relievable_a at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o thereby_o the_o common_a law_n in_o effect_n restore_v which_o before_o be_v usurp_v upon_o by_o that_o mischievous_a invention_n of_o uses_n but_o how_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o that_o law_n evade_v by_o make_v a_o groundless_a distinction_n between_o uses_n and_o trust_n trust._n to_o the_o mighty_a enrich_n of_o some_o man_n mighty_a profit_n arise_v to_o that_o court_n by_o redemption_n of_o mortgage_n wherein_o relief_n be_v give_v long_o after_o the_o time_n limit_v by_o the_o party_n great_a 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that_o have_v be_v well_o wisher_n to_o the_o nation_n that_o may_v have_v cure_v these_o mischief_n but_o mighty_o oppose_v for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o their_o diana_n by_o which_o not_o only_o a_o livelihood_n but_o many_o a_o large_a estate_n be_v get_v the_o like_a mischief_n do_v arise_v from_o long_a lease_n utter_o against_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o england_n but_o be_v general_o make_v in_o trust_n and_o many_o time_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o inheritance_n draw_v all_o the_o trade_n into_o court_n of_o equity_n and_o they_o must_v be_v resolve_v to_o have_v the_o same_o quality_n with_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n as_o to_o be_v limit_v by_o way_n of_o remainder_n and_o the_o like_a and_o thereby_o a_o confusion_n make_v of_o the_o distinct_a species_n of_o estate_n whereby_o new_a and_o difficult_a point_n and_o case_n every_o day_n arise_v but_o by_o these_o mean_n almost_o all_o the_o estate_n in_o england_n will_v in_o length_n of_o time_n by_o degree_n fall_v 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that_o all_o the_o time_n and_o charge_n spend_v in_o gain_v that_o judgement_n be_v lose_v they_o of_o the_o chancery_n suppose_v that_o the_o statute_n of_o 4_o to_o henry_n iu._n cap._n 23._o do_v not_o extend_v to_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n though_o it_o ordain_v and_o establish_v in_o express_a word_n viz._n that_o after_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n the_o party_n and_o their_o heir_n shall_v be_v thereof_o in_o peace_n until_o the_o judgement_n be_v undo_v by_o attaint_n or_o error_n which_o liberty_n be_v take_v of_o a_o jurisdiction_n in_o equity_n after_o judgement_n at_o law_n tend_v as_o the_o preamble_n of_o that_o statute_n do_v recite_v to_o the_o great_a impoverish_n of_o the_o party_n aforesaid_a subversion_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o preamble_n tell_v we_o what_o the_o mischief_n be_v that_o occasion_v the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n viz._n that_o such_o judgement_n be_v again_o examine_v and_o the_o 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