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Members of Council
to Sign their names
to each article with
approved the initials
of their name
and "approved, "disapproved"
or "dubious". (Quere whether
dubious to
be admitted). If
disapproved, to give
reasons. If a majority
disapproves
J.B. will propose
an article in concurrence
with it
the substance made
with their approbation.

Not impertinent to
let your Ld know
That there is a
man who has with
whatever degree of success had
made legislation
his study not
by bits &
pro re nata but
regularly and upon a large
scale.

One book a better
proof than can be
given by conversation
or character
of a man's being
fit to write another.

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I.
Looking upon a men
whom merit has made
as a good the best
judges of pretension in
other men the same line I have
taken the liberty
of enclosing to you
(a copy of it & recommending
it to your
notice) the only copy
which has been taken
of it. If it
the great variety of

Two points. 1. to
give order and expression
to the ideas
of others in matters
of law. this I can
put in a claim to
assert myself equal
to preference with some confidence:
and from
proof beg leave
to refer to the 17
16, 17, 19& 20 Chap.
Here the objection
of inexperience would
have no force.
This but a subordinate
province.

The other the Superior
which concerns
the Substance.
Here too inexperience
no objection
as to the inventive
part. It applies
only to the judging
of practicability &c
& here the authorities
in esse will serve
for ballast.

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This work began
with very different
views – those views
picked up accidentally
at the
conclusion.

The demand necessity for
such an appointment
presumed
not argued – the
evidence being
pure illusion.

The specimen
may be something
which shall appear
to come nearer
home to practise.

Experience & reputation
wanting.
Practise will give
the former: yr Lps
countenance the
latter.

A certain portion
is annexed would go with
the appointment:
the only business
would be (to support)
not to sink
under it.

To a candidate for soldier, what
military command service have
you seen? – what
battles have you
fought? to a candidate
of legislature
what books on the
subject have you
them.

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Gentoo Code preferred
for a
1. because referable
to the design.
2. because short
3. because it purports
to be copleat
4. By this means
the Koran
with such comments
on it as are recognized
in Hindustan
might be
reduced to the former
plan.
5. Comparisons
might be made
with the English
Law by the

This proposal
not superseded
by any plans
of temporary arrangement
that
may have been
formed: since
it would not be
compleated but
in a course of
years.

I need not spend much
time in observing
holding up to view
the lustre which such it
to measure, if successful would reflect upon
your Lp's administration &c.

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My enemies if I
were of consequence
enough to have any
could not be better
persuaded than I
am myself that
I have another
I am altogether destitute
of all those
qualities which &c
that I have neither
the quickness (of
apprehension) fluency
(of utterance)
(of delivery)
nor (and debility
of) voice.

I send this book
as a means of inducing
your Lp
to think that there
is a chance of
my being able to
write another to
execute a work
of the same kind.

Has your L. any
thought of such a
place for any person;
or would the
offer of a proper
person who should
appear proper make
you think well of
the establishment of
such a place?

Identifier: | JB/169/121/004 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 169.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	169	Main Headings
Folio number	121	Info in main headings field	alen
Image	004	Titles	proposal for an east indian code
Category	rudiments sheet (brouillon)	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	alexander mavrokordatos
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	56941
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