An exact abridgement in English of the eleven books of reports of the learned Sir Edward Coke, knight, late lord chief justice of England and of the councel of estate to His Majestie King James wherein is briefly contained the very substance and marrow of all those reports together with the resolutions on every case : also a perfect table for the finding of the names of all those cases and the principall matters therein contained / composed by Sir Thomas Ireland.

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An exact abridgement in English of the eleven books of reports of the learned Sir Edward Coke, knight, late lord chief justice of England and of the councel of estate to His Majestie King James wherein is briefly contained the very substance and marrow of all those reports together with the resolutions on every case : also a perfect table for the finding of the names of all those cases and the principall matters therein contained / composed by Sir Thomas Ireland.
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Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.
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London :: Printed by M. Simmons for Matthew Walbancke, and H. Twyford,
1650.
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"An exact abridgement in English of the eleven books of reports of the learned Sir Edward Coke, knight, late lord chief justice of England and of the councel of estate to His Majestie King James wherein is briefly contained the very substance and marrow of all those reports together with the resolutions on every case : also a perfect table for the finding of the names of all those cases and the principall matters therein contained / composed by Sir Thomas Ireland." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33636.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.

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Longs Case, 2. Jacobi banco regis. fo. 120.

EXception to the Inditement of Murder, the In∣ditement was taken, Infra libertatem villae de C. and C. where the Torte is done, is not said to be within the Liberty. Response, that to Inditements certainty to a certaine intent in generall sufficeth, and not to every particular intent, for that is, Nimia subtilitas, and it shall be intended, that the Ville of C. is within the liberty of C. the Indictment is, Quod dedit vulnus super anteriorem partem corporis subter mamil∣lam, where it should be Mammillam. Resolved, that false Latine shall not quash an Indictment, if the word be sensible, and these two words are good La∣tine, also this is superfluous, for Super anteriorem par∣tem corporis, is sufficient, and shall be intended the Trunke betwixt the Neck and Thighs. 3. Vulnus,

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where it should be Plaga, over-ruled because Synoni∣ma. 4. Le depthe is not shewed, it was said, that it did penetrate all his body, whereby it appeareth that it was mortall. 5. It is said, that the wound did penetrate his body, and not the Bullet, this is significant enough. 6. Percussit wanteth, and for this cause the Indictment was quashed, for in all ca∣ses of death this ought to be except in case of poy∣soning, and for this last error the Outlary was rever∣sed, and H. D. was discharged.

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