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The lavvyers bane. Or The lawes reformation, and new modell: vvherein the errours and corruptions both of the lawyers and of the law it selfe are manifested and declared. And also, some short and profitable considerations laid down for the redresse of them.
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Nicholson, Benjamin.
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1647
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Wing N1105; Thomason E401_36; ESTC R201804
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law_n a_o fault_n in_o these_o new_a court_n to_o be_v with_o all_o 〈◊〉_d a_o â—â—spâ—â—â—ion_n and_o careful_a diligence_n provide_v against_o as_o aforesaid_a and_o second_o the_o plain_a and_o well_o know_v rule_n of_o the_o law_n to_o all_o man_n now_o make_v obvious_a and_o apparent_a will_v defer_v judge_n and_o all_o other_o minister_n of_o justice_n from_o oppression_n and_o corruption_n in_o regard_n that_o if_o they_o shall_v never_o so_o little_a step_n aside_o or_o digress_v from_o the_o path_n of_o equity_n they_o will_v present_o be_v detect_v and_o discover_v without_o reap_v any_o other_o brevity_n although_o now_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o to_o themselves_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o other_o place_n for_o ever_o together_o with_o a_o brand_n of_o infamy_n and_o disgrace_n for_o their_o say_a transgression_n three_o and_o last_o a_o annual_a of_o triennial_a parliament_n or_o of_o any_o other_o certain_a distance_n of_o time_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v most_o 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tremble_v at_o his_o presence_n