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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 esteemed
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that are repealed.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
( 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
as
of its importance
separate local
for
Under such Ale
house
the laws against
Drunkenness as
of Drunkenness
were to be found
no where but in
an Alehouse.
A large mass
of matter relative
to Pawn :
but no
such as
Pawnbrokers:
You have it
under title
cheats - as if
Pawnbrokers were
a species of insult.
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