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will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v that_o in_o the_o case_n abovementioned_a there_o be_v a_o direct_a repugnancy_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o these_o two_o court_n because_o the_o chancery_n do_v give_v relief_n in_o tanto_fw-la though_o not_o in_o toto_fw-la i_o will_v only_o put_v one_o short_a case_n more_o to_o put_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o question_n a_o man_n indebt_v upon_o a_o single_a bill_n pay_v the_o money_n upon_o the_o day_n in_o the_o bill_n appoint_v and_o have_v witness_n of_o the_o payment_n but_o the_o bill_n can_v be_v find_v this_o bill_n come_v after_o to_o be_v put_v in_o suit_n the_o defendant_n can_v be_v admit_v to_o plead_v payment_n at_o the_o day_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o other_o plea_n sufficient_a in_o law_n to_o discharge_v himself_o nor_o can_v be_v relieve_v at_o law_n unless_o he_o have_v a_o release_v although_o he_o prove_v the_o debt_n pay_v but_o judgement_n must_v needs_o pass_v against_o he_o either_o by_o default_n or_o confession_n or_o upon_o 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case_n to_o order_v the_o plaintiff_n upon_o the_o defendant_n payment_n of_o the_o principal_a debt_n with_o interest_n and_o cost_v or_o what_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v unpaid_a to_o deliver_v up_o the_o specialty_n and_o discontinue_v the_o suit_n or_o stay_v the_o same_o this_o be_v a_o short_a and_o equal_a way_n which_o be_v justice_n and_o no_o more_o to_o give_v every_o one_o his_o right_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o wise_a heathen_a agesil_n heathen_a plutarch_n in_o laco_n apoph_n stob._n ser_n 7._o exit_fw-la agesil_n nihil_fw-la praeter_fw-la aequum_fw-la faciendum_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n justitiam_fw-la semper_fw-la oportet_fw-la esse_fw-la clementiam_fw-la temperatam_fw-la yet_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o law_n and_o no_o record_n be_v make_v of_o any_o such_o judgement_n but_o other_o judge_n have_v usual_o say_v in_o such_o case_n the_o defendant_n must_v seek_v relief_n in_o equity_n they_o must_v do_v justice_n that_o be_v show_v extremity_n these_o two_o court_n can_v no_o more_o consist_v with_o justice_n than_o two_o weight_n or_o measure_n of_o different_a bigness_n or_o length_n i_o use_v this_o familiar_a comparison_n because_o it_o please_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o make_v use_n thereof_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n prov._n 20.10_o 20.10_o prov._n 20.10_o diverse_a weight_n and_o diverse_a measure_n be_v both_o alike_a abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n these_o word_n diverse_a weight_n and_o diverse_a measure_n loc_fw-la measure_n d._n j._n burgis_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la loc_fw-la word_n for_o word_n out_o of_o the_o original_a be_v a_o stone_n and_o a_o stone_n that_o be_v different_a weight_n and_o measure_n of_o several_a size_n one_o big_a another_o less_o and_o this_o be_v expound_v by_o that_o in_o deut._n 25.13_o 14._o 14._o deut._n 25.13_o 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o bag_n diverse_a weight_n a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o house_n diverse_a measure_n a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a these_o word_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n speciei_fw-la 356._o note_v the_o difference_n between_o l._n chancellor_n egerton_n and_o l._n chief_a justice_n coke_n about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o chancery_n after_o a_o judgement_n at_o law_n wilson_n hist_o great_a britain_n pag._n 95._o bodinus_fw-la the_o learned_a civilian_n observe_v that_o contention_n between_o great_a magistrate_n or_o court_n about_o their_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n be_v always_o hurtful_a to_o the_o poor_a subject_n bodin_n repub._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o p._n 356._o forbid_v all_o unjust_a and_o unequal_a deal_n and_o commerce_n among_o man_n and_o all_o injustice_n and_o iniquity_n and_o the_o instrument_n tool_n and_o mean_n thereof_o and_o implicit_o the_o same_o law_n command_v all_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o direct_o forbid_v two_o court_n have_v contrary_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o execute_v thing_n repugnant_a and_o contrary_a one_o to_o another_o if_o the_o one_o proceed_v just_o the_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v unjust_a neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n anywhere_o mention_v justice_n and_o equity_n as_o two_o several_a thing_n to_o be_v distribute_v in_o one_o case_n as_o if_o that_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o one_o which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v by_o the_o other_o nor_o that_o ever_o any_o good_a judge_n give_v any_o such_o judgement_n but_o rather_o when_o they_o be_v say_v to_o do_v justice_n it_o be_v intend_v that_o they_o do_v just_o and_o equal_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o 21.1_o the_o exod._n 21.1_o judicial_a law_n be_v call_v judgement_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v call_v justice_n and_o so_o 8.15_o so_o 2_o sam._n 8.15_o david_n be_v say_v to_o execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n that_o be_v to_o judge_v just_o and_o righteous_o both_o in_o respect_n
law_n of_o the_o 12_o table_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n tac._n 1_o annal._n l_o 3_o c._n 5._o p._n 71._o nature_n hold_v forth_o but_o one_o light_n to_o man_n and_o god_n give_v but_o one_o law_n to_o christian_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n the_o execution_n of_o justice_n which_o in_o their_o hand_n whether_o supreme_a or_o subordinate_a be_v that_o virtue_n which_o be_v common_o call_v distributive_a justice_n and_o comprehend_v in_o it_o â—05_n it_o equity_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v bind_v that_o be_v honest_a which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o equity_n of_o nature_n bod._n rep._n l._n 1._o p._n â—05_n equity_n and_o the_o same_o likewise_o be_v call_v righteousness_n now_o that_o justice_n and_o equity_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o clear_a as_o aequum_fw-la &_o justum_fw-la be_v termini_fw-la convertibilés_fw-fr so_o be_v justice_n and_o equity_n 17.26_o equity_n weems_n m._n l._n com._n 8._o exerc_n 8._o p._n 225_o 230._o godw._n antiq._n rom._n l._n 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 1._o isa_n 59.13_o 14_o 15_o prov._n 17.26_o and_o these_o be_v indifferent_o take_v one_o for_o the_o other_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n isa_n 59.14_o justice_n stand_v afar_o off_o and_o equity_n can_v enter_v by_o these_o two_o word_n be_v elegant_o set_v forth_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o have_v to_o do_v in_o execution_n of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n as_o be_v there_o express_v the_o same_o appear_v in_o that_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n to_o punish_v the_o just_a be_v not_o good_a nor_o to_o strike_v prince_n for_o equity_n it_o be_v a_o evil_a and_o wicked_a thing_n to_o punish_v man_n for_o do_v that_o which_o be_v just_a or_o to_o abuse_v magistrate_n for_o execute_v justice_n coloss_n 4.1_o 4.1_o col._n 4.1_o master_n give_v unto_o your_o servant_n that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a the_o two_o word_n there_o use_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v indifferent_o take_v one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o either_o of_o they_o signify_v just_a or_o equal_a phil._n 1.7_o 1.7_o phil._n 1.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arias_n montanus_n translate_v it_o sicut_fw-la est_fw-la justum_fw-la 8.14_o justum_fw-la pasor_n lex_fw-la p._n 187._o a._n 2_o cor._n 8.14_o pasor_n in_o his_o lexicon_n render_v it_o prout_n aequitas_fw-la postulat_fw-la 2_o cor._n 8.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v english_v that_o there_o may_v be_v equality_n the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v translate_v by_o the_o a._n the_o pasor_n lex_fw-la p._n 343._o a._n learned_a aequalitas_fw-la aequitas_fw-la justitia_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v indifferent_o use_v for_o either_o equity_n or_o justce_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o distribution_n of_o law_n or_o right_n 3.7_o right_n psal_n 98.9_o 1_o john_n 3.7_o and_o almighty_a god_n be_v say_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n with_o righteousness_n and_o the_o people_n with_o equity_n the_o like_a appear_v in_o many_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n these_o word_n justice_n and_o equity_n be_v indifferent_o use_v by_o profane_a author_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o they_o be_v only_o distinguish_v thus_o 771._o thus_o franc._n sylvii_n com._n orat._n cicero_n pro_fw-la murena_n tom._n 1._o p._n 771._o aequitas_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la legis_fw-la jus_fw-la vero_fw-la sententia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la so_o that_o equity_n and_o right_o be_v not_o administer_v as_o several_a thing_n 764._o thing_n the_o law_n without_o equity_n be_v as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n the_o least_o judge_n have_v power_n to_o judge_v and_o give_v sentence_n according_a to_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o cause_n bodin_n repub._n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o p_o 763_o 764._o but_o the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o judge_n the_o other_o more_o perspicuous_a and_o both_o make_v up_o the_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o same_o author_n charge_v it_o as_o a_o fault_n that_o usu_n saepè_fw-la venit_fw-la ut_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la pugnent_fw-la juus_fw-la &_o aequitas_fw-la in_o this_o sense_n the_o lawyer_n themselves_o have_v use_v lex_n for_o jus_fw-la and_o aequitas_fw-la or_o the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o 41._o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finch_n c._n 1._o f._n 1._o consuet_n norm_a do_fw-mi de_fw-fr jure_fw-la foe_fw-mi 125._o &_o do_fw-mi de_fw-fr justit_fw-la cod_n cust_n norm_a do_fw-mi justice_n pag._n 7._o b._n arist_n eth._n l._n 5._o c._n 41._o lex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la distribuendo_fw-la que_fw-la ceo_fw-la distribute_v droit_fw-fr a_fw-fr chesc_n '_o because_o it_o give_v right_o to_o every_o one_o the_o very_a same_o word_n be_v use_v in_o opposition_n of_o that_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n called_z lex_fw-la c._n lex_fw-la eubul_n din._n scho._n in_o orat._n cicer._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la agraria_fw-la tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 710._o this_o law_n be_v for_o division_n of_o land_n among_o the_o poor_a commons_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o possession_n of_o private_a person_n tit._n liv._o l._n 2._o p._n 71._o c._n agraria_fw-la where_o the_o commmentator_n in_o his_o scholia_n upon_o cicero_n oration_n against_o that_o law_n say_v lex_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuit_fw-la and_o thence_o reason_n and_o conclude_v logical_o thus_o maj._n the_o law_n give_v to_o every_o one_o right_o min._n this_o law_n do_v not_o give_v to_o every_o one_o right_o concl._n ergo_fw-la haec_fw-la lex_fw-la justitia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la let_v our_o law_n and_o equity_n be_v lay_v to_o this_o rule_n and_o see_v how_o any_o man_n live_v can_v defend_v both_o a_o poor_a man_n for_o example_n be_v bind_v in_o a_o bond_n of_o twenty_o pound_n condition_v for_o payment_n of_o ten_o pound_n with_o interest_n which_o bond_n be_v forfeit_v because_o the_o money_n be_v not_o pay_v at_o the_o day_n although_o it_o be_v pay_v two_o or_o three_o year_n after_o and_o nothing_o unpaid_a but_o interest_n the_o creditor_n put_v this_o bond_n in_o suit_n it_o may_v be_v either_o out_o of_o mere_a covetousness_n or_o to_o hook_n in_o some_o other_o pretend_a debt_n or_o duty_n the_o defendant_n plead_v condition_n perform_v or_o upon_o the_o general_a issue_n give_v in_o evidence_n the_o payment_n of_o the_o principal_a three_o year_n after_o the_o day_n limit_v in_o the_o condition_n the_o judge_n in_o such_o case_n must_v give_v direction_n for_o law_n that_o the_o jury_n must_v find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n for_o that_o the_o defendant_n 697._o defendant_n justitia_fw-la legalis_fw-la strict_a sumpta_fw-la quatenus_fw-la opponitur_fw-la aequitati_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n amesii_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la conscientâ—â_fw-la c._n 2._o p._n 269._o finis_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la justitia_fw-la coed_n rhod._n l._n 13._o c._n 19_o p._n 697._o must_v have_v his_o remedy_n in_o equity_n and_o according_o a_o verdict_n be_v give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o the_o defendant_n prefer_v his_o bill_n into_o the_o chancery_n and_o therein_o allege_v all_o that_o be_v true_a and_o somewhat_o more_o to_o make_v his_o bill_n hold_v and_o if_o the_o plaintiff_n at_o law_n get_v judgement_n enter_v before_o the_o bill_n come_v in_o which_o may_v be_v have_v the_o first_o week_n in_o the_o next_o term_n after_o the_o trial_n there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o the_o suit_n the_o poor_a man_n have_v have_v justice_n summum_fw-la jus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v summa_fw-la injuria_fw-la and_o his_o adversary_n have_v execution_n against_o he_o for_o the_o twenty_o pound_n penalty_n and_o eight_o pound_n for_o cost_v which_o be_v give_v in_o nature_n of_o damage_n this_o he_o defendant_n must_v pay_v or_o lie_v in_o goal_n and_o the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v justice_n in_o conceit_n can_v relieve_v he_o well_o the_o poor_a man_n have_v it_o may_v be_v get_v a_o reprieve_n upon_o prefer_v his_o bill_n the_o plaintiff_n at_o law_n be_v either_o in_o contempt_n or_o pray_v a_o dedimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la to_o answer_v in_o the_o country_n or_o it_o may_v be_v in_o his_o answer_n confess_v part_n of_o the_o money_n pay_v or_o else_o that_o the_o bond_n be_v ancient_a hereupon_o the_o complaint_n in_o chancery_n obtain_v a_o injunction_n and_o in_o short_a go_v to_o commission_n and_o bring_v the_o cause_n to_o hear_v and_o have_v a_o decree_n that_o the_o plaintiff_n pay_v the_o interest_n which_o may_v be_v some_o thirty_o shilling_n and_o cost_v which_o may_v be_v five_o mark_n beside_o the_o aforesaid_a eight_o pound_n the_o defendant_n who_o be_v plaintiff_n at_o law_n shall_v acknowledge_v satisfaction_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o deliver_v up_o the_o bond._n the_o decree_n be_v enrol_v and_o the_o defendant_n serve_v with_o a_o
rom._n 13.7_o obj._n 4._o legacy_n can_v be_v sue_v for_o at_o law_n and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n there_o need_v a_o court_n of_o equity_n this_o aught_o to_o be_v amend_v that_o every_o one_o may_v have_v their_o due_n ans_fw-fr this_o case_n grow_v remediless_a partly_o by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o ecclesiastical_a court_n as_o they_o be_v call_v and_o may_v easy_o be_v remedy_v if_o the_o law_n be_v a_o little_a alter_v for_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v that_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n may_v not_o as_o well_o lie_v for_o a_o legacy_n as_o for_o any_o other_o duty_n payable_a as_o executor_n or_o administrator_n it_o be_v true_a that_o at_o the_o common_a law_n general_o man_n personal_a estate_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o priest_n to_o dispose_v the_o same_o for_o the_o health_n and_o salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n as_o be_v pretend_v but_o now_o we_o be_v free_v from_o that_o thraldom_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o every_o man_n estate_n shall_v perform_v his_o will_n according_a to_o the_o executor_n oath_n by_o pay_v legacy_n as_o well_o as_o debt_n in_o the_o second_o place_n as_o far_o as_o the_o testator_n estate_n will_v extend_v and_o that_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n lay_v for_o it_o as_o aforesaid_a for_o that_o if_o a_o man_n sue_v in_o equity_n for_o a_o legacy_n of_o twenty_o pound_n or_o under_o he_o shall_v spend_v it_o every_o penny_n in_o suit_n if_o he_o have_v not_o a_o very_a easy_a adversary_n obj._n 4._o the_o great_a question_n be_v about_o performance_n of_o conscience_n of_o neh._n 5.11_o 12_o 13._o 2_o cor._n 8.11_o 12._o all_o honest_a agreement_n where_o the_o party_n be_v not_o deceive_v be_v to_o be_v perform_v be_v in_o our_o power_n ames_n l._n 5._o de_fw-fr conscience_n covenant_n and_o agreement_n and_o of_o trust_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v true_o say_v of_o the_o first_o that_o for_o breach_n of_o covenant_n or_o agreement_n a_o man_n may_v in_o a_o action_n of_o covenant_n 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statute_n or_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n or_o in_o consideration_n of_o marriage_n convey_v his_o land_n to_o some_o friend_n and_o their_o heir_n upon_o trust_n and_o confidence_n either_o express_v or_o imply_v that_o the_o trustee_n etc._n etc._n shall_v permit_v the_o grantor_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n or_o his_o wife_n or_o child_n to_o take_v the_o profit_n 11._o profit_n it_o be_v true_a of_o trust_n as_o of_o use_v fear_v &_o fraud_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o they_o fear_v in_o time_n of_o civil_a war_n to_o save_v inheritance_n from_o forfeiture_n fraud_n to_o defeat_v lawful_a action_n due_a debt_n etc._n etc._n coke_n l._n 1._o schudleys_n case_n fol._n 121._o a_o b._n the_o judicial_a law_n direct_v a_o remedy_n in_o case_n of_o trust_n exod._n 22.10_o 11._o the_o trustee_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o choose_v he_o that_o haply_o intend_v to_o cozen_v other_o refuse_v to_o let_v cesty_n que_fw-fr use_n the_o party_n for_o who_o they_o be_v trust_v to_o take_v the_o 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a_o great_a abatement_n in_o the_o country_n of_o what_o be_v spend_v and_o pay_v in_o london_n 7._o the_o last_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v mention_v touch_v this_o matter_n and_o which_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o propound_a end_n of_o the_o discourse_n in_o hand_n be_v that_o this_o carry_v of_o all_o cause_n to_o westminster_n make_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o the_o court_n of_o record_n in_o all_o other_o city_n &_o town_n corporate_a with_o the_o county_n court_v hundred_o court_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o all_o other_o court_n baron_n to_o be_v disuse_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n destroy_v to_o the_o prejudice_n both_o of_o lord_n and_o tenant_n who_o be_v much_o impoverish_v with_o suit_n at_o westminster_n upon_o every_o trivial_a occasion_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n there_o be_v much_o disorder_n at_o home_n for_o want_n of_o court_n to_o redress_v petty_a wrong_n and_o so_o to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v quietness_n 8._o these_o thing_n be_v 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