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Common Law. Law Roman.

great officer, that the safest rule a student I take it a man can follow,
is not to pay any regard to it any part of it. Powers
there are, many and important ones, which are exercised
by the King in his own proper person and by means and conformity to
of his own proper will as much as any power I exercise
over the pen I work with; others there are which
formerly may perhaps have been exercised by him, but which
at this time of day are exercised not by in any case by him, but by other
persons in his name.⊞ ⊞ exercised by officers perhaps of his appointment, perhaps not: but which by whomsoever exercised, I of all persons in the nation cannot be exercised by him. Of this number is that of judging. If there be a case in which a student
stands in need of instruction it is where the generality
of the books that are likely to be come into his
hands speak a language need different from the truth represent things in a light different from the true one.

True it is, that After many errors and much vexation and disappointment
observation of practise may let a beginner into the bottom of these secrets mysteries:
but why one is a reader to be spoken what sort of an excuse is it to give for feeding him with falshood, that
some time or other he may chance to find it out.

In Courts of Law, by men of the profession experience, these modes
of expression may very unexceptionally be employed.
They are used for shortness expedition; where their full and precise import of them
is⊞ ⊞ or may be supposed to be well known: let it be granted, that nobody is in any danger of being misled.[a]
By the time an Appeal to the King on the occasion
here spoken of is meant, an Appeal to the Judges called of
the King's appointment called Delegates appointed by the King: judges not appointed for or else, I know not which
life nor even for all causes of such which brought before in such a
time, but appointed per his views to try such and
such a cause by individual description.

[a] N.B. There To grant this were they is however to
grant more than is always true. Many instances in Law
might be given where from a representations known and acknowledged to be
petitions, arguments are drawn as if they were real. This is
seen in one instance more eminently than in that of the King:
nominal powers and functions. Many conclusions are drawn, from
the supposition of their belonging to him in reality.

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