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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96725	The law of laws: or, The excellency of the civil lavv, above all humane lavvs whatsoever. Shewing of how great use and necessity the civil law is to this nation. / By Ro: Wiseman, Dr of the civil law.	Wiseman, Robert, Sir, 1613-1684.	1657 (1657)	Wing W3113; Thomason E889_3	165,799	209

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three_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n gratian_n valentinian_n and_o theodosius_n do_v all_o agree_n in_o give_v to_o all_o public_a accuser_n this_o advertisement_n probat_fw-la advertisement_n l._n 25._o co_fw-la de_fw-fr probat_fw-la sciant_fw-la cuncti_fw-la accusatores_fw-la eam_fw-la se_fw-la rem_fw-la defer_v in_fw-la publicam_fw-la notionem_fw-la debere_fw-la quae_fw-la munita_fw-la sit_fw-la idoneis_fw-la testibus_fw-la vel_fw-la instructa_fw-la apertissimis_fw-la documentis_fw-la vel_fw-la indiciis_fw-la ad_fw-la probationem_fw-la indubitatis_fw-la &_o luce_fw-fr clarioribus_fw-la expedita_fw-la let_v all_o accuser_n take_v notice_n that_o they_o must_v offer_v that_o to_o public_a trial_n which_o be_v furnish_v with_o legal_a witness_n or_o attend_v with_o most_o luculent_a proof_n or_o may_v be_v make_v out_o by_o argument_n of_o unquestionable_a conviction_n and_o clear_a than_o the_o light_n itself_o the_o case_n therefore_o thus_o stand_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v grow_v luxuriant_a and_o abound_a that_o it_o act_v in_o secret_a altogether_o that_o it_o will_v never_o betray_v itself_o and_o witness_n sufficient_a enough_o to_o condemn_v they_o can_v hardly_o be_v find_v it_o be_v but_o necessary_a 8._o necessary_a bonum_fw-la innocentis_fw-la bono_fw-mi nocentis_fw-la bonum_fw-la commune_v privato_fw-la ante_fw-la habendum_fw-la est_fw-la ordinatae_fw-la di_fw-it ectionis_fw-la lege_fw-la ex_fw-la dilectione_n autem_fw-la innocentium_fw-la capitalia_fw-la judicia_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la grot._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o sect_n 8._o for_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o innocent_a and_o quiet_a man_n to_o make_v they_o by_o a_o vigorous_a course_n of_o trial_n either_o fear_n to_o offend_v or_o be_v instrumental_a to_o condemn_v themselves_o rather_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v encourage_v to_o offend_v free_o out_o of_o a_o presumption_n that_o their_o evil_a act_n shall_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o light_v for_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o positive_a witness_n that_o see_v the_o thing_n do_v as_o it_o be_v mercy_n and_o clemency_n in_o the_o law_n not_o to_o condemn_v the_o accuse_v present_o upon_o so_o short_a a_o proof_n yet_o be_v it_o safe_a be_v it_o not_o augustin_n not_o sicut_fw-la est_fw-la aliquando_fw-la misericordia_fw-la puniens_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la parcens_fw-la augustin_n cruelty_n to_o all_o the_o people_n be_v it_o not_o of_o ill_a example_n to_o absolve_v he_o quite_o without_o a_o further_a trial_n mere_o because_o there_o be_v no_o better_a proof_n which_o their_o ill-minded_n subtlety_n make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o too_o so_o that_o to_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o rack_n in_o such_o case_n for_o trial_n sake_n be_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v for_o cruelty_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la saevitia_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la bonitate_fw-la talia_fw-la faciunt_fw-la homines_fw-la say_v agens_fw-la say_v l._n ad_fw-la corin._n 3.12_o de_fw-fr paenis_fw-la humanis_fw-la agens_fw-la st_n chrysostome_n such_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o man_n not_o out_o of_o cruelty_n but_o goodness_n and_o i_o must_v say_v with_o aquil._n with_o de_fw-fr justit_fw-la roman_n leg_n lib._n 2._o dubit_fw-la 64._o arg_n l._n 51._o parag_n ult_n dig._n ad_fw-la l._n