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dominu_fw-la libertatem_fw-la amittere_fw-la ¶_o in_o a_o cronycke_n i_o find_v thus_o how_o that_o cayus_n fabrycius_n which_o whilom_o be_v consul_n of_o rome_n by_o who_o the_o law_n go_v and_o come_v when_o the_o samuyte_n to_o he_o bring_v a_o some_o of_o gold_n and_o he_o beseech_v to_o don_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o law_n toward_o the_o gold_n he_o begin_v he_o draw_v whereof_o in_o all_o man_n look_n parte_fw-la up_o in_o his_o honde_n he_o take_v which_o to_o his_o mouth_n in_o all_o haste_n he_o put_v it_o for_o to_o smelle_fw-fr and_o just_a and_o to_o his_o eye_n and_o to_o his_o ere_n but_o he_o ne_v find_v no_o comfort_n there_o and_o than_o be_v begin_v it_o to_o despise_v and_o tell_v unto_o they_o in_o this_o wise_n i_o not_o what_o be_v with_o gold_n to_o thrive_v when_o none_o of_o all_o my_o wit_n fyve_o find_v savour_n ne_o delyte_n therein_o so_o be_v it_o but_o a_o nice_a sin_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v to_o covetouse_n but_o he_o be_v rich_a and_o gloriouse_a which_o have_v in_o his_o subjection_n though_o man_n which_o in_o possession_n ben_n rich_a of_o gold_n and_o by_o this_o skill_n for_o he_o may_v all_o day_n when_o he_o will_v or_o be_v they_o less_o or_o be_v they_o loath_a justice_n do_v upon_o hem_n both_o lo_o thus_o he_o say_v and_o with_o that_o word_n he_o throw_v tofore_o hem_n on_o the_o board_n the_o gold_n out_o of_o his_o honde_n anon_o and_o say_v they_o that_o he_o will_v none_o so_o that_o he_o keep_v his_o lyberte_fw-fr to_o do_v justyce_n and_o equyte_v without_o lucre_n of_o such_o rychesse_n there_o be_v now_o few_o of_o such_o i_o guess_v for_o it_o be_v thilk_o time_n use_v that_o every_o juge_n be_v refuse_v which_o be_v not_o friend_n to_o comyn_v right_a but_o they_o that_o wolden_a stone_v up_o right_o for_o truth_n only_o to_o do_v justyce_n prefer_v be_v in_o thilk_o offyce_v lo_n deem_v and_o juge_n comyn_v law_n which_o now_o man_n sayen_v be_v all_o withdraw_v â—_o to_o set_v a_o law_n and_o keep_v it_o nought_o there_o be_v no_o comune_a profit_n seek_v but_o above_o all_o netheles_o the_o law_n which_o be_v make_v for_o pee_z be_v good_a to_o keep_v for_o the_o best_a for_o that_o set_v all_o man_n in_o rest_n ¶_o hic_fw-la narrat_fw-la de_fw-la iusticia_fw-la nuper_fw-la conradi_n imperato_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cvius_fw-la tempore_fw-la alicuius_fw-la reverencia_fw-la person_n 〈◊〉_d seâ—_n precum_fw-la internencione_fw-la quacunque_fw-la vel_fw-la auâ—â—â—empcione_fw-la legum_fw-la statuta_fw-la commutari_fw-la seu_fw-la redi_fw-la â—â—â—â—â—tenus_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la ¶_o the_o ryghtful_a emperor_n conrade_n to_o keep_v pee_z such_o law_n make_v that_o none_o within_o the_o cyte_n in_o dysturbaunce_n of_o unyte_n dare_v once_o meven_a a_o matere_fw-mi for_o in_o his_o time_n as_o thou_o may_v hear_v what_o point_n that_o be_v for_o law_n set_v it_o shall_v for_o no_o good_a be_v let_v to_o what_o person_n that_o it_o be_v and_o this_o bring_v in_o the_o comyn_v fere_n why_o every_o man_n the_o law_n dradde_v for_o there_o be_v none_o which_o favour_n bad_a ¶_o nota_fw-la exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la constantia_fw-la iudicis_fw-la ubi_fw-la narrat_fw-la de_fw-la carmidotiro_n rome_n nuper_fw-la consul_n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la svi_fw-la statuti_fw-la legem_fw-la nescius_fw-la offendisset_fw-la /_o romani_fw-la que_fw-fr super_fw-la hoc_fw-la penam_fw-la sibi_fw-la remittere_fw-la voluissent_fw-la ipse_fw-la pro_fw-la pria_fw-la manu_fw-la /_o ubi_fw-la nullus_fw-la alius_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la vindex_fw-la fuit_fw-la /_o svi_fw-la criminis_fw-la vindictam_fw-la executus_fw-la est_fw-la â§_o so_o as_o these_o old_a book_n sayne_o i_o find_v write_v how_o a_o romayne_n which_o consul_n be_v of_o the_o pretoyre_n who_o name_n be_v carmidotoire_n he_o set_v a_o law_n for_o the_o pee_z that_o none_o but_o he_o be_v wepenles_a shall_v come_v into_o the_o counseyle_n house_n and_o else_o as_o malicious_a he_o shall_v ben_fw-mi of_o the_o law_n deed_n to_o that_o statute_n and_o to_o that_o rede_n accorden_n all_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o certain_a cause_n which_o be_v tho_o now_o list_v