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person of the king ; and therefore that the case of 

 Scotland is as clear as that of Ireland, and they that 

 grant the one cannot deny the other. And so I 

 conclude the second part, touching confutation. 



To proceed therefore to the proofs of our part, 

 your lordships cannot but know many of them must 

 be already spent in the answer which we have made 

 to the objection. For &quot; corruptio unius, generatio 

 alterius,&quot; holds as well in arguments, as in nature, 

 the destruction of an objection begets a proof. But 

 nevertheless I will avoid all iteration, lest I should 

 seem either to distract your memories, or to abuse 

 your patience; but will hold myself only to these 

 proofs which stand substantially of themselves, and 

 are not intermixed with matter of confutation. I 

 will therefore prove unto your lordships that the 

 post-natus of Scotland is by the law of England 

 natural, and ought so to be adjudged, by three 

 courses of proof. 



1. First, upon point of favour of law. 



2. Secondly, upon reasons and authorities of law. 



3. And lastly, upon former precedents and ex 

 amples. 



1. Favour of law : what mean I by that ? The 

 law is equal and favoureth not. It is true not persons 

 but things or matters it doth favour. Is it not a 

 common principle, that the law favoureth three 

 things, life, liberty, and dower ? And what is the 

 reason of this favour ? This, because our law is 

 grounded upon the law of nature. And these three 

 things do flow from the law of nature, preservation 



