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geeadig_v and_o he_o mon_fw-fr right_a domas_n deem_v &_o sy_n on_o thaerebote_n swylec_fw-la forgyffenysse_n swylec_fw-la hit_v before_o god_n ge_fw-mi beorglice_n sy_n and_o for_o weoruld_v aberendlic_a the_o three_o law_n of_o the_o same_o king_n be_v that_o the_o judge_n who_o shall_v pass_v false_a judgement_n on_o any_o shall_v pay_v the_o king_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o shilling_n unless_o he_o confirm_v it_o by_o oath_n that_o he_o do_v it_o by_o error_n and_o ignorance_n not_o for_o malice_n however_o he_o shall_v be_v remove_v will_n remove_v et_fw-la tholige_v a_o his_o thegnscipe_n butan_o he_o aeft_v all_o thaem_n ce_a gebiege_n swa_o he_o hin_a gethasian_n will_n out_o of_o his_o place_n unless_o he_o obtain_v the_o same_o again_o of_o the_o king_n by_o which_o it_o further_o appear_v that_o in_o those_o day_n the_o king_n remove_v and_o place_v judge_n at_o his_o pleasure_n the_o first_o of_o the_o secular_a law_n of_o king_n canutus_n run_v thus_o first_o i_o will_v 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&_o agh_fw-mi wilec_fw-la unlaga_fw-la georne_v assyllan_n confirm_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o republic_n and_o may_v confirm_v christian_a piety_n and_o may_v total_o overthrow_v injustice_n from_o hence_o that_o profit_n at_o last_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n that_o iniquity_n may_v be_v suppress_v and_o justice_n may_v be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o men._n i_o can_v add_v more_o but_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o mention_v something_o of_o this_o subject_a and_o shall_v only_o close_v with_o that_o admonition_n of_o king_n james_n 2._o james_n dalton_n justice_n of_o peace_n c._n 2._o the_o first_o to_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n 1616._o wherein_o he_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n to_o do_v justice_n upright_o and_o indifferent_o without_o delay_n without_o partiality_n fear_v or_o bribe_n with_o stout_a and_o upright_a heart_n with_o clean_a and_o uncorrupt_a hand_n and_o not_o to_o utter_v theirow_v conceit_n but_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n not_o make_v law_n but_o interpret_n the_o law_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n thereof_o and_o after_o deliberate_a consultation_n remember_v their_o office_n be_v jus_fw-la dicere_fw-la not_o jus_n dare_v chap._n xxxiv_o of_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o their_o session_n sir_n edward_n coke_n 170._o coke_n 4._o instit_fw-la c._n 31._o fol._n 170._o observe_v that_o the_o constitution_n of_o justice_n of_o peace_n be_v such_o a_o form_n of_o subordinate_a government_n for_o the_o tranquillity_n and_o quiet_a of_o the_o realm_n as_o no_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n have_v the_o like_a which_o may_v be_v true_a in_o the_o particular_a limitation_n of_o the_o power_n country_n officer_n like_o our_o justice_n of_o peace_n ancient_o in_o other_o country_n but_o that_o in_o other_o country_n such_o like_a officer_n have_v be_v appoint_v particular_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n be_v evident_a in_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o wisigothe_n 16._o wisigothe_n lib._n 2._o c._n 16._o compile_v by_o theodoricus_n their_o king_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 437._o which_o constitute_v pacis_fw-la assertores_fw-la and_o appoint_v they_o judge_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v those_o cause_n quas_fw-la illis_fw-la regius_fw-la deputaverit_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la potestas_fw-la so_o in_o the_o sicilian_a 8._o sicilian_a anno_fw-la 1221._o ibid._n p._n 704._o to_o 722._o lob_n 1._o tit_n 8._o law_n compile_v by_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o second_o we_o find_v one_o title_n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la pacis_fw-la &_o generali_fw-la pace_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la servanda_fw-la and_o another_o de_fw-fr 41._o de_fw-fr ibid._n tit_n 41._o officio_fw-la justiciaratus_fw-la where_o the_o title_n office_n and_o commission_n of_o the_o justiciarii_fw-la regionum_fw-la be_v at_o large_a recite_v almost_o in_o parallel_n term_n with_o we_o at_o this_o day_n the_o
in_o the_o author_n in_o the_o 563._o the_o sir_n edw._n coke_n 4_o inst_z ryley_n appendix_n p._n 521_o etc._n etc._n 537_o 563._o margin_n the_o exact_a abridgement_n of_o the_o record_n of_o the_o tower_n tit._n justice_n of_o peace_n and_o prynne_n irenarchus_fw-la redivivus_fw-la the_o constitute_v and_o make_v of_o justice_n of_o peace_n be_v inherent_a in_o and_o inseparable_a from_o the_o crown_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 24._o 3._o 24._o dalton_n c._n 3._o some_o be_v justice_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n bishop_n of_o duresm_n and_o ely_n and_o their_o successor_n other_o by_o the_o king_n charter_n as_o mayor_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o corportion_n to_n other_o be_v by_o commission_n which_o be_v proper_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o take_v care_v not_o so_o much_o of_o the_o public_a discipline_n and_o correction_n of_o manner_n as_o for_o the_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o the_o highway_n they_o be_v 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correct_v the_o vicious_a so_o they_o shall_v begin_v the_o reformation_n at_o home_n chilon_n chilonis_fw-la chilon_n laertius_n in_o vita_fw-la chilonis_fw-la brother_n desire_v to_o know_v why_o he_o be_v not_o choose_v at_o sparta_n as_o well_o as_o chilon_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o know_v how_o to_o bear_v a_o injury_n which_o his_o brother_n do_v not_o for_o in_o public_a employment_n those_o who_o be_v the_o censores_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o chastise_v the_o infringer_n of_o the_o law_n must_v expect_v calumny_n and_o evil_a entreaty_n from_o the_o incorrigible_a and_o debauch_a and_o such_o must_v be_v resolve_v to_o perform_v their_o duty_n without_o any_o other_o by-end_n of_o revenge_n tyranny_n and_o imperiousness_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o hasty_a raze_v cholerickness_n partiality_n or_o corruptness_n on_o the_o other_o plato_n ll._n plato_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr ll._n advise_v that_o the_o wealthy_a be_v choose_v for_o the_o better_a support_n of_o the_o dignity_n 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