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Excerpt from A Law Dictionary, or the Interpreter of Words and Terms: Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs
One thingi have donein this Book, whereof, becaufe it may feem ftrange to''fome, I think to yield my Reafon, and that is the inferring not only of Words belonging to the Art of the Law, but ofany other alfo, that I thought obfcure, of what fort foever As Fill), Cloath, Spices, Drugs, Furs, and fuch like. For in this I follow the Example ofour Civi lians, that have thought it their Part to expound any Thing they could meet with in their Walk. And indeed a Lawyer profell''eth true Philofophy, and therefore (hould not be igno rant (ifit were pofiible) of either Bealls, Fowls, or creeping Things, nor of the Trees, from the Cedar of Lebanon, to the Hylfop that fpringeth out of the Wall. And therefore if I have either omitted any hard Word within my Circuit, or fet it down not expounded, I give you good Leave to impute the one to my Negligence, the Other to mine Ignorance, and fo commend thefe my Pains to your belt Profit, and you unto God. Nov. 3. 1607.
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One thingi have donein this Book, whereof, becaufe it may feem ftrange to''fome, I think to yield my Reafon, and that is the inferring not only of Words belonging to the Art of the Law, but ofany other alfo, that I thought obfcure, of what fort foever As Fill), Cloath, Spices, Drugs, Furs, and fuch like. For in this I follow the Example ofour Civi lians, that have thought it their Part to expound any Thing they could meet with in their Walk. And indeed a Lawyer profell''eth true Philofophy, and therefore (hould not be igno rant (ifit were pofiible) of either Bealls, Fowls, or creeping Things, nor of the Trees, from the Cedar of Lebanon, to the Hylfop that fpringeth out of the Wall. And therefore if I have either omitted any hard Word within my Circuit, or fet it down not expounded, I give you good Leave to impute the one to my Negligence, the Other to mine Ignorance, and fo commend thefe my Pains to your belt Profit, and you unto God. Nov. 3. 1607.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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John Cowel
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ISBN - 9781333101411
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 492
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