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3 June 1808
All this while the principle which dictated suggested this comparatively simple
expedient is no other than that which had already
dictated an expedient still more simple. + +Tritch thif. Lett. 1 Forestori
for his plans, quod fieri per [urge one
of the thousand effusions oracles of wisdom which are worshipped adored is
trampled upon as occasion serves.] In causes of all degrees of importance try in the first
instance whether as in England in causes of the highest
degree of importance, the Justice be not satisfied with what
is done by a single Judge: this will be be the time to
lay burthens on the lieges in the character of Jurymen, if
either party requires calls for it it.
Under a single Judge, with the exception of
the comparatively small number of highly complex causes, you may
choose take your choice whether you will have the cause taken up
less than a couple of hours upon an average, as in
an Englan Leith Scotch and English small debt Courts, or
more than a couple of years or in on one the Scottish
Court of Justice, and in an English Equity Court:
and note, that unless his hand are purposely tied
up the Judge without the Jury will for the purposes of justice
powers and facilities in abundance <add>plenty</add> have increase in
abundance for doing justice such as a Judge
with a Jury can not have. .one and the same Judge may For a Judge can may be
always at hand to receive witnesses parties and witnesses and parties in the
quality of parties is of in that witnesses: but a Jury, - one and the same Jury - can
not be always thus at hand; in at leas
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