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1. Princes in judgement, and their Dele∣gate Judges must judge the causes of all per∣sons uprightly and impartially, without any personal consideration of the power of the mighty, or the bribe of the rich, or the needs
of the poor. For although the poor must fare no worse for his poverty, yet in ju∣stice he must fare no better for it: And al∣though the rich must be no more regarded, yet he must not be lesse. And to this pur∣pose the Tutor of Cyrus instructed him, when in a controversie where a great Boy would have taken a large coat from a little Boy because his own was too little for him, and the others was too big, hee adjudged the great coat to the great Boy: his Tutor an∣swered, Sir, If you were made a Judge of de∣cency or fitnesse, you had judged well in gi∣ving the biggest to the biggest: but when you were appointed Judge, not whom the coat did fit, but whose it was, you should have considered the title, and the possession, who did the violence, and who made it, or who bought it? And so it must be in judgements between the rich and the poor: it is not to be considered what the poor Man needs, but what is his own.
2. A Prince may not, much lesse may in∣feriour Judges deny justice when it is legally and competently demanded: and if the Prince will use his Prerogative in pardoning an offen∣der against whom justice is required, he must be carefull to give satisfaction to the injured person, or his Relatives by some other in∣strument; and be watchful to take away the scandal, that is, lest such indulgence might make persons more bold to do injury: and if hee spares the life, let him change the punishment into that which may make the offender (if not suffer justice, yet) doe justice, and more real advantage to the inju∣red person.
These rules concern Princes and their Dele∣gates in the making or administring Laws, in the appointing rules of justice and doing acts of judgement. The duty of Parents to their Children and Nephews is briefly described by S. Paul.