L I B . VI II. Of the Advancement of Learning. q o i 



In paffage onlyj fo far as they clear aind (upply th^ Vvhich is omitted 

 by the Law. ' ''" ''■-' 



Of the Reflexive Afped, or Reference of Laws 

 one to another;^ • "-^ «'*^' 



APHORISM XL vir. 



THere is likewife another kind of fuppletaent of Cafes omitted'^ 

 when one Law falleth upon another, and withall draws with 

 _ it Cafey pretermitted. This comes to pa(s in Laws or Statutes, which 

 (as the ufual expreffion is) look back or reflet one upon another. 

 Laws of this nature, are rarely and with great Caution to be al- 

 teag'd : for we like it not, to fee a two Fac'd]2Ltiusin Laws. 

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APHORISM XLVIII. 



He that goes about to elude and circumvent the words and fen- 

 tence of Law by Fraud, and captious Fallacies, deferves in like man- 

 ner to be himfelf infnar'd by a fiicceeding Law : wherefore in cale 

 offubtiljhifts zad fifiijier devifes, it is Very meet that laws Ihould 

 hol{_l?ac^u^n and mutually fupport one znother, that he who ftudies 

 evafions, and everfion of Lawj Prefect, may yet ftand in awe of /«- 

 iureLaws. 



AVHORI SM XLIX. 



Laws which ftrengthen and eftablifh the true intentions of Records 

 and Infiruments , againft the Defe&s of Forms and Solennities, do 

 rightly comprehend matters paft ; for the greateft inconvenience in 

 a law that refers hack^, is, that it difturbcth ; But thefe confirmatory 

 Laws, refpedt the peace and fetling ofthofe cafes, which are tranfaft- 

 ed and determin'd 5 yet we muft take heed that cafes already adjudgd, 

 be not reverfl or violated, 



APHORISM t. 



We mull: be very careful that, not thofe Laws afohe, be thought to 

 refpeH things paSt, which invalid cafes already decided 5 but thofe alfo 

 vih\c\xprohibite and refirain future cafes neceflarily connext with mat' 

 ters paji. As fot example, if a Law ftiouJd interdift fomekindof 

 Trades-men the vent of their commodities for hereafter : the Letter 

 of this Law is for the future 5 but the fence and meaning takes hold 

 of the timepa/i j for now it is not warrantable for fuch perfons to get 

 their living this way. 



APHORISM LL 



Every Declaratory Z.<jn?, although there be no mention of ///w^ ^4/?, 

 yet by the force of the Declaration, it is by all means to be cx» 



tended 



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