judge ought to remember that their office be law to dedicate and not law dare  to interpret law and not to make law or give law else will it be like the  authority claim by the church of Rome which under pretext of exposition of  scripture do not stick to add and alter and to pronounce that which they do  not find and by show of antiquity to introduce novelty judge ought to be more  learned than witty more reverend than plausible and more advice than confident  above all thing integrity be their portion and proper virtue curse say the law  be he that remove the landmark the mislayer of a mere stone be to blame but it  be the unjust judge that be the capital remover of landmark when he define  amiss of land and property one foul sentence do more hurt than many foul  example for these do but corrupt the stream the other corrupt the fountain so  with Solomon fons to make an uproar et sale corrupted parts  be legitimate  to fall in cause to sew in person enemy the office of judge may have reference  unto the party that use unto the advocate that plead unto the clerk and  minister of justice underneath they and to the sovereign or state above they  first for the cause or party that sue there be say the scripture that turn  judgement into wormwood and sure there be also that turn it into vinegar for  injustice make it bitter and delay make it sour the principal duty of a judge  be to suppress force and fraud whereof force be the more pernicious when it be  open and fraud when it be close and disguise add thereto contentious suit  which ought to be spew out as the surfeit of court a judge ought to prepare  his way to a just sentence as God use to prepare his way by raise valley and  take down hill so when there appear on either side a high hand violent  prosecution cunning advantage take combination power great counsel then be the  virtue of a judge see to make inequality equal that he may plant his judgement  as upon a even ground who strongly to wipe the nose elicit blood and where the  wine press be hard wrought it yield a harsh wine that taste of the grape stone  judge must beware of hard construction and strain inference for there be no  worse torture than the torture of law special in case of law penal they ought  to have care that that which be mean for terror be not turn into rigor and  that they bring not upon the people that shower whereof the scripture speak  to rain super eos noose for penal law press be a shower of snare upon the  people therefore let penal law if they have be sleeper of long or if they be  grow unfit for the present time be by wise judge confine in the execution  judge duty be ut res ita time a thing etcetera in cause of life and death  judge ought as far as the law permit in justice to remember mercy and to cast  a severe eye upon the example but a merciful eye upon the person second for  the advocate and counsel that plead patience and gravity of hear be a  essential part of justice and a overspeaking judge be no well tune cymbal it  be no grace to a judge first to find that which he may have hear in due time  from the bar or to show quickness of conceit in cut off evidence or counsel  too short or to prevent information by question though pertinent the part of a  judge in hear be four to direct the evidence to moderate length repetition or  impertinency of speech to recapitulate select and collate the material point  of that which have be say and to give the rule or sentence whatsoever be above  these be too much and proceed either of glory and willingness to speak or of  impatience to hear or of shortness of memory or of want of a stay and equal  attention it be a strange thing to see that the boldness of advocate shall  prevail with judge whereas they shall imitate God in who seat they sit who  repress the presumptuous and give grace to the modest but it be more strange  that judge shall have note favourite which can but cause multiplication of fee  and suspicion of byway there be due from the judge to the advocate some  commendation and grace where cause be well handle and fair plead especial  towards the side which obtain not for that uphold in the client the reputation  of his counsel and Beatrice down in he the conceit of his cause there be  likewise due to the public a civil reprehension of advocate where there appear  cunning counsel gross neglect slight information indiscreet press or a  overbold defence and let not the counsel at the bar chap with the judge nor  wind himself into the handle of the cause anew after the judge have declare  his sentence but on the other side let not the judge meet the cause half way  nor give occasion to the party to say his counsel or proof be not hear three  for that that concern clerk and minister the place of justice be a hallow  place and therefore not only the bench but the foot place and precinct and  purprise thereof ought to be preserve without scandal and corruption for  certain grape as the scripture say will not be gather of thorn or thistle  neither can justice yield her fruit with sweetness among the brier and bramble  of catch and poll clerk and minister the attendance of court be subject to  four bid instrument first certain person that be Sour of suit which make the  court swell and the country pine the second sort be of those that engage court  in quarrel of jurisdiction and be not true clothe curiae but guest curiae in  puff a court up beyond her bind for their own scrap and advantage the three  sort be of those that may be account the leave hand of court person that be  full of nimble and sinister trick and shift whereby they pervert the plain and  direct course of court and bring justice into oblique line and labyrinth and  the four be the poller and exacter of fee which justify the common resemblance  of the court of justice to the bush whereunto while the sheep fly for defence  in weather he be sure to lose part of his fleece on the other side a ancient  clerk skilful in precedent wary in proceed and understanding in the business  of the court be a excellent finger of a court and do many time point the way  to the judge himself fourthly for that which may concern the sovereign and  estate judge ought above all to remember the conclusion of the Roman twelve  table salus poplar tree funeral rites  law and to know that law except they be  in order to that end be but thing captious and oracle not well inspire  therefore it be a happy thing in a state when king and state do often consult  with judge and again when judge do often consult with the king and state the  one when there be matter of law intervenient in business of state the other  when there be some consideration of state intervenient in matter of law for  many time the thing deduce to judgement may be meum and tuum when the reason  and consequence thereof may trench to point of estate I call matter of estate  not only the part of sovereignty but whatsoever introduce any great alteration  or dangerous precedent or concern manifest any great portion of people and let  no man weak conceive that just law and true policy have any antipathy for they  be like the spirit and sinew that one move with the other let judge also  remember that Solomon throne be support by lion on both side let they be lion  but yet lion under the throne be circumspect that they do not check or oppose  any point of sovereignty let not judge also be ignorant of their own right as  to think there be not leave to they as a principal part of their office a wise  use and application of law for they may remember what the apostle say of a  great law than they our to know because law good be modus quis she act.  legitime