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A10783 A vievv of the ciuile and ecclesiastical lavv and wherein the practise of them is streitned, and may be relieued within this land. VVritten by Thomas Ridley Doctor of the Ciuile Law. Ridley, Thomas, Sir, 1550?-1629. 1607 (1607) STC 21054; ESTC S115989 186,085 248

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a_o kind_n of_o rudeness_n or_o rusticity_n but_o whether_o way_n soever_o they_o be_v utter_v there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n no_o vantage_n take_v of_o 1._o extra_n de_fw-fr presumpt_n ca._n 1._o they_o unless_o thereby_o there_o follow_v any_o discredit_n to_o the_o party_n upon_o who_o such_o jest_n be_v break_v for_o than_o be_v they_o not_o without_o blame_n noxius_fw-la enim_fw-la ludus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la neither_o can_v that_o indu●_n ff_n ad_fw-la l._n aquiliam_fw-la l._n na_o indu●_n be_v call_v jest_n or_o sport_n whereby_o a_o man_n good_a name_n be_v hurt_v or_o any_o crime_n impose_v upon_o he_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o those_o which_o speak_v hardly_o of_o any_o by_o the_o lubricitie_n of_o their_o tongue_n or_o weakness_n of_o their_o brain_n who_o for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o think_v to_o speak_v such_o word_n malicious_o pass_v for_o the_o most_o part_n unpunished_a lubricum_fw-la famosi_fw-la ff_n ad_fw-la l._n jul._n maiestatis_fw-la l._n famosi_fw-la enim_fw-la linguae_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la trahendum_fw-la est_fw-la no_o though_o a_o man_n in_o this_o case_n speak_v ill_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o which_o be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o that_o that_o the_o civil_a law_n take_v hold_v of_o such_o word_n in_o these_o case_n that_o the_o emperor_n himself_o have_v say_v of_o they_o thus_o si_fw-mi id_fw-la ex_fw-la levitate_fw-la processerit_fw-la maledi●erit_fw-la c._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la imperatori_fw-la maledi●erit_fw-la contemnendum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la exinsania_fw-la miseratione_n dignissimum_fw-la est_fw-la but_o if_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o word_n be_v rankor_n or_o malice_n then_o be_v they_o altogether_o to_o be_v punish_v for_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o just_a excuse_n make_v for_o they_o such_o defamatory_n word_n as_o proceed_v of_o malice_n imply_v iniurijs_fw-la bohic_n ca._n
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