 | William Penn - Assembly, Right of - 1670 - 86 pages
...Transgression ; and that Law which is not in being, is so far from being Common, that it is no Law at all. Rec. You are an impertinent Fellow, Will you teach the Court what Law is ? Its Lex non scripta, that which many have studied thirty or forty years to know, and would you have... | |
 | John Dunton - Great Britain - 1707 - 588 pages
...impertinent Fellow j will you teach the Court what Law is? It's Lex mnfcripta, that which many have ftudied thirty or forty years to know ; and would you have me to tell you in a moment ? ; Peon. Certainly ; If the Common Law be fo hard to beunderftood, it's far from being very Common:... | |
 | Trials - 1775 - 802 pages
...; and 'that law which is not in being, is fo far from being common, that it is no law at all. Rec. You are an impertinent fellow, will you teach the Court what law is ? It's lex non. /cripta, that which many have ftudied thirty or forty years to know, and would you... | |
 | William Penn - Society of Friends - 1782 - 506 pages
...great c charter privileges, confirmed 9 Hen. 3. 29. 25 Edw. ii 2 Edw. 3. 8.' Coke Inft. 2. p. 56. Rec. You are an impertinent fellow. Will you teach the court what law is ? It is lex non fcripta; thac which many have ftudied thirty or forty years toknow; and would you have me tell you... | |
 | William Penn - Society of Friends - 1782 - 514 pages
...tranfgreflion ; and that law which is not in being, is fo far from being common, that it is no law at all. Rec. You are an impertinent fellow. Will you teach the court what law is ? It is lex nonfcripta ; that which many have ftudied thirty or forty years to know; and would you have me tell... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1811 - 766 pages
...transgression ; and that law which is not in being, is so jar frem being common, that it is no law Sti.ll?" Recorder, " You are an impertinent fellow; will you teach the court what law is ? It is Lex non tcripta, (hat which many have studied thirty or forty years to know, And would you have me to tell... | |
 | 1811 - 538 pages
...transgression ; and that law which is not in ' being, is F> far from being common, that it is no law at all. Recorder. You are an impertinent fellow. Will you teach the court what law is? It is lei non scripta ; that «hi'.h many have studied thirty or forty years to know, and would you haieme... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1811 - 456 pages
...transgression; and that law which is not in being, is so far from being common, that it is no law at all ? Recorder. You are an impertinent fellow; will you teach the court what law is ? It is Lex nan scrifita, that which many have studied thirty or forty years to know, and would you have me to... | |
 | Art - 1811 - 718 pages
...transgression ; and that law which is not in being, is so far from being common, that it is no Jaw « all ?" Recorder. " You are an impertinent fellow ; will you teach the court what Jaw is? It is Lcf non scripts, that which many have' studied thirty or forty years to know, and would... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pages
...transgression; and that law which is not in being, is so far from being common, that it is no law at all .' Recorder. You are an impertinent fellow; will you teach the court what law is ? It is Lex non scrifita, that which many have studied thirty or forty years to know, and would you have me to tell... | |
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Certainly, if the common law be so hard to be understood, it is far from being very common ; but if the Lord Coke in his Institutes... 
