The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of CourtsOut of the duty that I owe to his molt excellent Majelty, and my zeal, and affeétion to the whole common Wealth, I have adventured to break the ice herein, and to publifh more at large thofe things which in our reading we had obferved concerningjurifdiétion of courts. I confell'e it is a labour of as great pains, as difficulty: for as in an high and large building, he that beholds the fame after his finilhed, and fur nifhed, feeth not the carriages, fcafi'olding, and other ln vifible works of labour, induflry, and {kill in architeéture (0 he thatlooketh on a book full of variety of important matter, efpecially concerning facied laws, after it is printed and fairly bound and polilhed, cannot fee therein the carriage of the ma terials, the fearching, finding out, perufing, and digel'ting of authorities in (law, rols of parliament, judiciall records, war rants inlaw, and other invifible works, tam lobaris, quam 4 ia gent: yet I was the rather encouraged thereunto, both be caufe I have publilhed nothing herein, but that which is grounded upon the authorities and reafon of our books, rols of parliament, and other judicial] records, and efpecially upon the refolution of the judges of latter times Upon mature delibera tion in many cafes never publiihed before wherewith I was well acquainted, and which I obferved and fet down in writ ing, while it was frefh in memory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.