Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A52600
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Offices and places of trust not to be boucht [sic] or sold, or given to insufficient persons discovered in a sober and peaceable letter.
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E. N.
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1660
(1660)
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Wing N15; ESTC R9696
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11,233
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office_n and_o place_n of_o trust_v not_o to_o be_v bouâht_v or_o sell_v or_o give_v to_o insufficient_a person_n discover_v in_o a_o sober_a and_o peaceable_a letter_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n marriot_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o st._n dunstan_n churchyard_n fleetstreet_n 1660._o the_o publisher_n to_o the_o reader_n reader_n there_o be_v vitia_fw-la temporis_fw-la as_o well_o as_o vitia_fw-la hominis_fw-la therefore_o the_o follow_a tetter_n come_v casual_o to_o my_o hand_n and_o i_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v bend_v against_o crime_n and_o peccancy_n which_o no_o time_n want_v and_o not_o at_o all_o against_o person_n high_a or_o low_o do_v resolve_v to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o public_a the_o rather_o because_o i_o perceive_v the_o author_n cite_v authority_n almost_o for_o every_o paragraph_n of_o it_o which_o thou_o may_v examine_v and_o believe_v or_o not_o believe_v as_o thou_o find_v the_o quotation_n true_a or_o false_a i_o confident_o presume_v i_o do_v his_o sacred_a majesty_n service_n hereby_o for_o to_o have_v the_o law_n due_o execute_v will_n much_o conduce_v to_o his_o majesty_n honour_n and_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o gainsayer_n and_o murmurer_n if_o any_o such_o shall_v be_v against_o his_o highness_n government_n i_o real_o tell_v thou_o that_o i_o believe_v the_o author_n end_n to_o be_v honest_a and_o sincere_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o thou_o have_v this_o trouble_n from_o i_o and_z for_o my_o part_n thou_o may_v assure_v thyself_o that_o i_o have_v no_o high_a end_n in_o it_o than_o faithful_o to_o serve_v his_o majesty_n and_o his_o realm_n take_v it_o therefore_o in_o good_a part_n from_o thy_o humble_a servant_n n._n y._n 20._o sept._n 1660._o sir_n before_o i_o answer_v your_o question_n i_o shall_v according_a to_o my_o best_a memory_n and_o skill_n within_o that_o little_a stint_n of_o time_n to_o which_o i_o be_o limit_v by_o you_o give_v you_o my_o judgement_n how_o the_o law_n expect_v the_o qualification_n of_o all_o those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v subordinate_a magistrate_n officer_n and_o deputy_n under_o his_o majesty_n in_o the_o managery_n of_o his_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o justice_n to_o be_v and_o because_o i_o tell_v you_o what_o the_o law_n expect_v they_o shall_v be_v i_o do_v thereby_o omit_v to_o tell_v you_o what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v but_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o 17._o exod._n 19_o etc._n etc._n touch_v jethroe_n counsel_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o 1_o deut._n 9_o etc._n etc._n which_o due_o compare_v with_o our_o law_n in_o this_o respect_n you_o shall_v find_v this_o to_o be_v the_o daughter_n if_o not_o the_o first-born_a of_o that_o attend_v with_o the_o auxiliary_a force_n of_o divine_n philosopher_n moralist_n yea_o pagan_n and_o heathen_n in_o general_a that_o retain_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o first_o pure_a impress_n of_o nature_n upon_o they_o and_o be_v not_o quite_o immerse_v in_o forlorn_a and_o barren_a rusticity_n and_o barbarism_n and_o because_o cicero_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o office_n say_v that_o every_o orderly_a discourse_n debet_fw-la à _fw-la definitione_n proficisci_fw-la i_o shall_v begin_v with_o such_o definition_n or_o description_n that_o the_o law_n only_o give_v of_o a_o office_n or_o subordinate_a magistracy_n and_o then_o proceed_v according_a to_o my_o purpose_n 380._o purpose_n plough_v 380._o plowden_n a_o very_a learned_a lawyer_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o office_n be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man._n another_o commonwealth_n another_o finche_n law_n fol._n 162._o but_o a_o officer_n be_v describe_v to_o be_v one_o who_o receive_v by_o public_a authority_n the_o charge_n and_o oversight_n of_o humane_a affair_n belong_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n lawyer_n of_o great_a esteem_n say_v a_o office_n be_v a_o duty_n of_o attendance_n upon_o a_o charge_n 20._o sig_n de_fw-fr jur._n rom._n lib._n 1._o c._n 20._o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o office_n or_o charge_n the_o law_n tell_v we_o the_o person_n or_o person_n that_o must_v attend_v it_o ought_v be_v habiles_fw-la &_o idonei_fw-la &_o pares_fw-la negotiis_fw-la as_o b._n co._n lib._n 8._o f._n 41._o b._n 1._o they_o ought_v to_o be_v honest_a 2._o know_v and_o capable_a 3._o able_a 4._o diligent_a 2._o 12._o r._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 2._o they_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o their_o employment_n and_o office_n sine_fw-la praemio_fw-la sine_fw-la precio_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la prece_fw-la etc._n etc._n 32._o 2_o instit_fw-la f._n 32._o 3._o they_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o grace_n to_o the_o place_n and_o not_o the_o place_n a_o grace_n to_o they_o now_o the_o right_a choice_n of_o officer_n and_o subordinate_a minister_n of_o state_n according_a to_o these_o qualification_n will_v very_o much_o promote_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o it_o will_v be_v the_o principle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o duty_n of_o such_o man_n to_o advance_v the_o administration_n of_o justice_n 34._o 14_o prov._n 34._o and_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v exalt_v a_o nation_n and_o if_o these_o praecognita_fw-la be_v not_o observe_v in_o their_o choice_n but_o that_o either_o money_n or_o wry_a and_o warp_a affection_n shall_v sway_v in_o this_o case_n each_o of_o which_o the_o law_n account_v turpis_fw-la consideratio_fw-la for_o quilibet_fw-la tonetur_fw-la magis_fw-la recompensare_fw-la virtuoso_fw-la quam_fw-la amico_fw-la aut_fw-la venundatori_fw-mi then_o may_v it_o be_v say_v to_o we_o as_o once_o ingurtha_n say_v to_o rome_n 234._o co._n lit_fw-fr 234._o vade_fw-la venalis_fw-la civitas_n mox_fw-la peritura_fw-la si_fw-la emptorem_fw-la invenias_fw-la and_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o lord_n coke_n out_o of_o aerod_n fol._n 353._o 553._o aerod_n 553._o that_o nulla_fw-la alia_fw-la re_fw-la magis_fw-la romana_fw-la respublica_fw-la interiit_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la magistratus_fw-la officia_fw-la venalia_fw-la erant_fw-la it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o if_o office_n and_o place_n of_o trust_n in_o any_o nation_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o man_n not_o qualify_v for_o they_o or_o sell_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o market_n for_o the_o utmost_a penny_n or_o for_o any_o money_n at_o all_o in_o truth_n this_o will_v be_v a_o bar_n to_o all_o generous_a endeavour_n for_o who_o will_v industrious_o and_o strenuous_o betake_v himself_o to_o any_o ingenious_a art_n or_o profession_n if_o money_n or_o squint-affection_n shall_v preponderate_v true_a worth_n friend_n or_o money_n then_o will_v do_v that_o which_o pain_n learning_n and_o long_a experience_n which_o be_v the_o oracle_n of_o time_n and_o be_v indeed_o get_v by_o length_n of_o time_n and_o variety_n of_o occurrence_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o compass_v without_o they_o these_o be_v the_o fodder_n of_o the_o brutish_a or_o sensual_a part_n of_o man_n but_o not_o his_o pure_a earthly_a nutriment_n much_o less_o his_o heavenly_a one_o and_o it_o be_v the_o fate_n of_o wise_a man_n often_o to_o be_v poor_a and_o i_o can_v call_v it_o their_o fault_n to_o be_v modest_a they_o be_v poor_a they_o can_v buy_v they_o be_v modest_a they_o will_v not_o buy_v because_o they_o conceive_v merit_v over-weighs_a money_n or_o friendship_n in_o wise_a man_n esteem_n and_o now_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o transpose_v the_o order_n i_o first_o begin_v with_o and_o to_o bring_v instance_n from_o history_n and_o other_o authority_n before_o i_o come_v to_o give_v you_o the_o verdict_n of_o our_o common_a and_o statute_n law_n of_o england_n in_o this_o case_n and_o i_o pray_v pretermit_v my_o hasty_a fault_n of_o want_n of_o due_a order_n in_o what_o i_o offer_v and_o be_v please_v to_o heed_n the_o matter_n propose_v and_o its_o weight_n above_o a_o regular_a school-method_n which_o i_o affect_v but_o have_v not_o time_n to_o observe_v nor_o in_o truth_n do_v i_o esteem_v it_o of_o pure_a necessity_n but_o among_o extreme_a critic_n if_o thing_n be_v but_o clear_o offer_v to_o the_o reader_n understanding_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o historian_n 227_o turkish_a history_n fol._n 227_o as_o a_o excellent_a quality_n in_o tamerlane_n the_o great_a and_o commander_n of_o the_o tartar_n that_o he_o bestow_v his_o preferment_n not_o on_o those_o that_o ambitious_o seek_v the_o same_o for_o such_o he_o deem_v unworthy_a but_o on_o such_o as_o who_o modesty_n and_o desert_n he_o think_v worthy_a of_o those_o his_o great_a favour_n and_o the_o historian_n observe_v further_a that_o the_o service_n of_o his_o servant_n he_o never_o forget_v he_o keep_v a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o name_n and_o good_a desert_n and_o that_o day_n be_v lose_v with_o he_o wherein_o he_o have_v not_o give_v something_o to_o such_o this_o noble_a scythian_a for_o such_o he_o be_v by_o nation_n not_o only_o observe_v but_o search_v our_o desert_n keep_v a_o catalogue_n of_o deserve_a man_n peruse_v it_o every_o day_n