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 May 1, 2024.

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¶ The prince findeth fault with delaies, that are made in the Kings Courts. Chap. 52.

PRinceps. Vnū iā solū su{per} est, Cācellarie, declarādū: quo parūper adhuc fluctuat, inquietat̄ quo{que} mens mea, In quo, fi eā solidaue∣ris, nō ampli{us} te quae stionibus fatigabo.

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Dilationes ingētes, vt asseritur, patiun∣tur leges Angliae in processib{us} suis plus∣quam leges aliarum nationum qd peē∣tib{us}, nedū iuris sui prolatio est, sed & sumptuū quādo{que} importabile on{us}, & maxime in actioni∣b{us} illis in quib{us} dā∣na petentibus non redduntur.

THere remaineth now but one thing, good Chauncellour, quod the Prince, to bee declared, wherwt my mind sōewhat yet wauereth & is disquie∣ted, wherein▪ if you stay & satisfie me, I will trouble you with no mo questiōs.

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The Lawes of England as the report goeth, suf∣fer great delayes in their processes, more then the Lawes of other Nati∣ons, which vnto suters is not onely a hinderance of their right, but also many times an importable bur∣den of charges, and chief∣ly in those actions, where∣in dammages are not al∣lowed

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