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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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¶ Voluntary offences.
¶ Voluntarye offences.
Voluntary offences be tho, in the which both counsel is given and free will, not voluntary 1offences be tho, when counsel is not adhibit or will by violence is forbidden, or else is over thrown, and sinneth in a thing unpossible.
VOluntarye offences be tho, in the which both counseill is gyuen and fre wyll, not voluntary 1offences be tho, when counseyll is not adhybyt or wyll by violence is forbydden, or els is ouer throwen, and synneth in a thing vnpossible.
- 1Not voluntary.
¶ Not Voluntary and violent, ought to be understood one thing ⟨image 28⟩which as are stotle saith hath th•• beginning extrinsically or outwardly, will may cohibit affections and many hurts purposed, will may prefer one before another for as true virtue is then, when judgement & free will be adhibit, so the chief degree is of delicts or faults when a man doth offend both consultly & with free will. The other degrees be sometime more light, as when either will is impydited or judgment is not given, & from hence doth spring .v. degrees, which in faults & injuries we must consider, the judge, deceit, open, fault light offence, lightest & sudden chance. Dole or