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Perspicuity (i:e: Apprehensibility, and Precision)
depends upon two things. 1 The terms
chosen and 2. the manner in which
they are arranged put together. Upon the words
of which a sentence is composed; and upon
the construction arrangement, or manner of composing
it.
Ellipsis, not generating obscurity nor ambiguity, may be admittedis admissible
:especially if the Grammar Syntax be left entire.
Where what is expressed points to what is implied beyond—
danger of mistake Ex.gr 17 G 2.c.5.¶ 32 but one which leaves the
Syntax compleat, is better than one mutilates it
...It shall...be lawful for 2 Justices ( of which the Justice
who committed such offender to be one) to discharge the said
Offender....
Here is an Ellipsis of the verb [is] before to be
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This may pass; since nothing can be inserted in order to fillto compleat
up the Syntax with any appearance of conformity to the rest
of sentence can give it a sense different from that which was is
intended: but the Syntax is incompleat.
If it had been The proposition where it filled up, would have stood thus 2 Justices (the Justice who committed
such Offender being one) here also would have
been an Ellipsis viz of the words ["of them"] after the word
"one" but the Syntaxsense would have been compleat. thise
would have been a compleat sense without them.[IX. B. It
would not, for the Adjective one must have its Substantive]
The mind would not however rest at that sense which the
sentence has exclusive of the words omitted: because that
Sentence, tho' passable in point of Grammar, would be
nugatory in point of Logic.
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If of 2 Terms Wither Substantive Adjectives Verbs Particles or ( (questionable reading) : Adverb) I holds good in respect to all. placed near together,the one is meant to be
understood absolutely, the other qualified by some adjunct of Specification or as it may otherwise be stiled, by some determinative. in order to prevent its appearing doubtful
whether such Adjunct is to be applied to both or one only,
but that one, be postponed to such Adjunct in the order of
Constructions Example
By 32..2.28.¶ 3. "All and every Sheriff Under—
Sheriff&Bailiff of any Liberty, and also the respective Secondaries
& Clerk-Sitters in the respective Compters in London"
shall do as is therein required. Now is the phrase "[in London ]"
an Adjunct of Specification, qualifying, to wit narrowing
the import of the terms Secondaries & Clerk-Sitter for it is not the Secondaries nor the Clerk-Sitters in the Compters in
any other place, but in London only that are here meant
But this Adjunct is not meant to apply to Sheriffs
of Liberties in London only that are meant, but all Sheriffs
everywhere
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Now let us then concieve these words [of any Liberty ] to have
been omitted: it now appears doubtful upon the construction
of the sentence whither the Adjunct of Specification [in London]
is not to be applied to Sheriffs as well as to Secondaries
and Clerk-Setters of Compters-But this ambiguity is effectually
cared by interposing it between the persons of the of description
those of the 2 to which 2 it is meant to be confined
after the conjunction that unites them.
That is by arranging the sentence in this manner. All and every Sheriff Under
Sheriff&Bailiff, in London the respective Secondaries
& Clerk-Setters in the respective Compters "......
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