Archeion, or, A discourse vpon the high courts of iustice in England. Composed by William Lambard, of Lincolnes Inne, Gent
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Archeion, or, A discourse vpon the high courts of iustice in England. Composed by William Lambard, of Lincolnes Inne, Gent
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Lambarde, William, 1536-1601.
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London :: Printed by E. P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, dwelling at the Tygers-head in St. Pauls Church-yard,
1635.
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"Archeion, or, A discourse vpon the high courts of iustice in England. Composed by William Lambard, of Lincolnes Inne, Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04995.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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Lay Courts of two sorts in ancient time.
LAy Courts were at first of two sorts onely, Base and High: Con∣cerning the beginning whereof, I ••ead, that even as Moses (the speci∣all Minister of Iustice appointed by God, finding himselfe unable to ••••staine the burthen of deciding all ••ontroversies of the people) did set ••••dges over Tribes, Hundreths, Fifties,••nd Tenths of the multitude; to ••hom he referred the determinati∣on of smaller causes; reserving to himselfe the knowledge of matters that were of greater importance.
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