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Digest 21 Dec 1793

Besides Grammatical
Pleonasms,
where any other
imperfection fault <add>blemish</add> in
the diction of the
Statute presents
itself (suppose an
ambiguity) note it
and if there is not
a rule already
framed to embrace
it (let the Pupil)
frame one.

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In a Common
Law title such
as Contracts take
some one or two
of the most extended
Abridgments such
as Conegus and
Eqy Casis Abridged
as a standard text to mark
Progress on.

In the Publication
indicate all the
whole quantity matter
employ'd - that
the Progress made
in the extirpation
of the Common Law
may be / universally
known

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In Digestion, if
mind to cry down
the common Law rules
of Exposition: viz:
employ after employing
such of them
as are good.

In reading, with
a view to Progress
marking and clearance,
begin with
the latest i:e:
read backwards
lest time should
be wasted in working
upon Statutes
that are repealed.

Note down all Burn's
mistakes: and those of
other compilers: and
make a separate publications
of them for
the use of the buyers
of those other compilations.

Ex. gr. Burn. Servants XXI. Clothes
vice Work. 12 Edit.
p. 144.

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In a Digester
(writing in the
character person of a the
legislator) less
talent in a certain
way is necessary
than on
the part of an
Abridger. For
on the part of
the Abridger
the utmost possible
degree of
accuracy is
absolutely necessary.
He has
a pattern before
and he can not
depart from it
a hair's breadth,
without misleading.
while
the variance
had it been made
by the Digester,
might have
been of no consequence.

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Burn
The law Has
made little use
of the Personal
of attribution -
his
to defend as some
of its importance
By separate local for Drunkenness than have the matter Under such Ale
house you have
the laws against
Drunkenness as
if Drunkenness
were to be found
no where but in
an Alehouse.

A large mass
of matter relative
to Pawn brokers:
but no
such kind as
Pawnbrokers:
You have it
under title
cheats - as if
Pawnbrokers were
a species of insult.

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A most useful
compilation will
be the Justice's
Manual: containing
all that part of
the Law only that is
executable by single
Justices: Then
of course it requires
in to be more
ready at there what
can only be transacted
at Sessions,
when he will always
have these
beforehand to prepare
himself.

Laws of extemporaneous
occurence demand. -
Laws of sudden
exigency demand - of
leisurely demand
which afford him
for consulting the
law for enquiring
how the law stands
between the time
for action and the
incident which calls
for it.

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Every private mans
Law-Table hung
behind his door along
with his Almanac.
Ere a
Justice Study or
Justice Room hung
round with the Law
-Tables of the different
denominations
that come within his
Jurisdiction.

Progress how marked continued

Leave a Column in
blank. wherever to
insert the heads
of the contents not
more than one or two
words to express each
head.

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Progress how marked

Make a Table of
all the Statutes in
Chronological order
in a Column

Make two corresponding
Columns by the side
One to exhibit the
Repealed Statutes &
parts of Statutes:
the other to exhibit
the expired ones

Add a 4th Column
to exhibit the parts
the Statutes & parts
of Statutes employd
in the Digest so marked
as proper to be repealed

Take Ruffheads
last edition for the
Standard

In this Table there
will hardly be room
for marking any other
distinction with respect
to employment
than that taken on
Partial and total
+ Partially (+) Totally

For indicating the
Statutes employ'd
with the Particular
Codes in which the
employ'd matter was
inserted would require
a Table upon a very
different plan: since
in some instances the
matter of a single Statute
would be distributed
among some
hundreds of Particular
Codes.

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Repeal - Grounds of

1. Obsolete
2. Superseded
3. Sortitu effectum.
4. Impolitic - which
will branch out
into other heads

Distinction with
respect to Obsolete
1. Subject matter
no longer in existence -
ex g. Importation
of Pollards
and Crokardo.

Identifier: | JB/107/021/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.
Date_1	1793-12-21	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	107	Main Headings
Folio number	021	Info in main headings field	digest
Image	001	Titles	progress how marked continued / repeal - grounds of
Category	plan	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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