De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added
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De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added
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Fortescue, John, Sir, 1394?-1476?
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London :: [Printed by Adam Islip?] for the Companie of Stationers,
M.DC.XVI [1616]
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Law -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01083.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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REason suffereth vs not to doubt (quod the Prince) but that in this case the law of Eng∣land surmounteth the Romane Law. And that Lawe is to mee more al∣lowable, which vnto children sheweth fauour, rather then rigour. For I remember a rule of the Lawe, that saith: It is behooueable that cruell hate bee repressed, and fauour aduanced. And good reason (quod the Chancellour) Yet will I e••presse vnto you an other case, wherein these Lawes are repugnant, And shortly after I will make an end, least it be tedious to you, to bee troubled with so many disagreeings, and lest you happen to be wearied
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with my ouer long talke.
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