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if_o the_o law_n give_v a_o uncertain_a find_v who_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o to_o obey_v a_o law_n than_o ought_v to_o give_v warning_n before_o it_o strike_v and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n that_o be_v the_o best_a law_n which_o give_v least_o liberty_n to_o the_o arbitrage_n of_o the_o judge_n which_o be_v that_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o effect_v aphorism_n ix_o incertainty_n of_o law_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n one_o where_o no_o law_n be_v prescribe_v the_o other_o when_o a_o law_n be_v difficile_a and_o dark_a we_o must_v therefore_o first_o speak_v of_o cause_n omit_v in_o the_o law_n that_o in_o these_o likewise_o there_o may_v be_v find_v some_o rule_n of_o certainty_n of_o case_n omit_v in_o law_n aphorism_n x._o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o man_n wisdom_n can_v comprehend_v all_o case_n which_o time_n have_v find_v out_o and_o therefore_o case_n omit_v and_o new_a do_v often_o present_v themselves_o in_o these_o case_n there_o be_v apply_v a_o threefold_a remedy_n or_o 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authority_n of_o the_o time_n past_a may_v be_v bow_v and_o ply_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o time_n present_a and_o thus_o much_o concern_v information_n from_o precedent_n where_o law_n be_v deficient_a now_o follow_v that_o we_o speak_v of_o court_n praetorian_a and_o censorian_a court_n of_o equity_n and_o of_o penalty_n of_o court_v praetorian_a and_o censorian_a aphorism_n xxxii_o let_v there_o be_v court_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o may_v define_v according_a to_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o some_o good_a man_n and_o according_a to_o sound_a judgement_n for_o the_o law_n as_o be_v observe_v before_o can_v provide_v for_o all_o case_n but_o be_v fit_v to_o such_o occurrence_n as_o common_o fall_v out_o and_o time_n as_o be_v say_v by_o the_o ancient_n be_v a_o most_o wise_a thing_n and_o daily_o the_o auctor_fw-la and_o inventor_n of_o new_a case_n aphorism_n xxxiii_o new_a cales_fw-la fall_n out_o both_o in_o matter_n criminal_a which_o have_v need_v of_o penalty_n and_o in_o matter_n civil_a which_o have_v need_v of_o relief_n the_o court_n which_o respect_v the_o former_a we_o call_v censorian_a which_o respect_n the_o latter_a praetorian_a aphorism_n xxxiv_o let_v the_o censorian_a court_n of_o justice_n have_v jurisdiction_n and_o power_n not_o only_o of_o punish_v new_a offence_n but_o also_o of_o increase_a penalty_n assign_v by_o the_o law_n for_o old_a crime_n if_o the_o case_n beheynous_a and_o enormous_a so_o they_o be_v not_o capital_a for_o a_o notorious_a guilt_n as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a case_n aphorism_n xxxv_o in_o like_a manner_n let_v praetorian_a court_n of_o equity_n have_v power_n to_o qualify_v the_o rigour_n of_o law_n as_o also_o of_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o law_n for_o if_o a_o remedy_n ought_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o he_o who_o the_o law_n have_v pass_v by_o much_o more_o to_o he_o who_o it_o have_v wound_v aphorism_n xxxvi_o let_v these_o censorian_a and_o praetorian_a court_n be_v by_o all_o mean_v limit_v within_o 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neither_o define_v of_o capital_a crime_n in_o what_o court_n soever_o but_o from_o a_o know_a and_o certain_a law_n for_o god_n himself_o first_o denounce_v death_n afterward_o inflict_v it_o nor_o be_v any_o man_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o that_o know_v before_o hand_n that_o he_o sin_v against_o his_o own_o life_n aphorism_n xxxx_n in_o court_n of_o censure_n give_v way_n to_o a_o three_o trial_n that_o a_o necessity_n be_v not_o impose_v upon_o judge_n of_o absolve_a or_o of_o condemne_v but_o that_o they_o may_v pronounce_v a_o non_fw-la liquet_fw-la so_o in_o like_a manner_n let_v law_n censorian_a not_o only_o be_v a_o penalty_n but_o a_o infamy_n that_o be_v which_o may_v not_o inflict_v a_o punishment_n but_o either_o end_n in_o admonition_n or_o else_o chastise_v the_o delinquent_n with_o some_o light_a touch_n of_o ignominy_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o blush_a shame_n aphorism_n xli_o in_o censorian_a court_n let_v the_o first_o aggression_n and_o the_o middle_a act_n of_o great_a offence_n and_o wicked_a attempt_n be_v punish_v yea_o although_o they_o be_v never_o perfect_o accomplish_v and_o let_v that_o be_v the_o chief_a use_n of_o those_o court_n see_v it_o appertain_v to_o severity_n to_o punish_v the_o first_o approach_n of_o wicked_a erterprise_n and_o to_o mercy_n to_o intercept_v the_o perpetration_n of_o they_o by_o correct_v middle_a acts._n aphorism_n xlii_o special_a regard_n must_v be_v take_v that_o in_o praetorian_a court_n such_o case_n be_v not_o countenance_v which_o the_o law_n have_v not_o so_o much_o pretermit_v as_o slight_v as_o frivolous_a or_o as_o odious_a judge_v unworthy_a redress_n aphorism_n xliii_o above_o all_o it_o most_o import_v the_o certainty_n of_o law_n that_o court_v of_o equity_n do_v not_o so_o swell_v and_o overflow_v their_o bank_n as_o under_o pretence_n of_o mitigate_a the_o rigour_n of_o law_n they_o do_v dissect_v or_o relax_v the_o strength_n and_o sinew_n thereof_o by_o draw_v all_o to_o 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