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A civil nosegayA ciuile nosgay
A civil nosegay wherein is contained not only the office and duty of all magistrates and judges but also of of [sic] all subjects with a preface concerning the liberty of justice in this our time newly collected and gathered out of latin and so translated in to the English tongue by I.G.A ciuile nosgay wherin is contayned not onelye the offyce and dewty of all magestrates and iudges but also of of [sic] all subiectes with a preface concernynge the lyberty of iustice in this our tyme newly collected and gethered out of latyn and so translated in to the Inglyshe tonge by I.G.
printed for John goodale, 1550printed for Ihon goodale, 1550
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¶ Howe equity, and a mean should be had in our doings.
¶ Howe equite, and a meane shoulde be hadde in oure doynges.
First of all therefore plain truth is to be loved, and then 1equity is to be added to public justice, & that privately, where ⟨image 21⟩as probable & honest reason doth swade moderation, and this moderation doth most prevail in wicked and naughty persons.
FYrste of all therfore playne truth is to be loued, and thē 1equite is to be added to publike iustice, & that priuatly, wher ⟨image 21⟩as probable & honest reason doth swade moderacion, and this moderacion dothe moste preuayle in wycked and noughty persons.
- 1Equity.Equite.
¶ As the equity of trasibulus did restore the Athens, who when he 1perceived that without new business, the possession that was taken away could not be restored to there old masters, he made a law, that every man should retain that he had and they which had sustained injury for the public ecyssake should depart from their own right. This equity also is marvellous necessary