Life of the Duke i6i 



LIV 



That it would be very advantagious for subjects, 

 and not in the least prejudicial to the soveraign, to 

 have a general register in every county, for the entry 

 of all manner of deeds, and conveyance of land 

 between party and party, and offices of record; for 

 by this means, whosoever buyes, would see clearly 

 what interest and title there is in any land he intends 

 to purchase, whereby he shall be assured that the sale 

 made to him is good and firm, and prevent many 

 lawsuits touching the title of his purchase. 



LV 



That there should be a limitation for law-suits; 

 and that the longest suit should not last above two 

 teanns, at length not above a year; which would 

 certainly be a great benefit to the subjects in general, 

 though not to lawyers; and though some politicians 

 object, that the more the people is busie about their 

 private affairs, the less time have they to make dis- 

 turbance in the publick ; yet this is but a weak argu- 

 ment, since law-suits are as apt to breed factions, as 

 any thing else; for they bring people into poverty, 

 that they know not how to live, which must of neces- 

 sity breed discontent, and put them upon ill designs. 



LVI 



That power, for the most part, does more then 

 wisdom; for fools with power, seem wise; whereas 

 wise men, without power, seem fools; and this is the 

 reason that the world takes power for wisdom; and 

 the want of power for foolishness. 



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