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. The works of Francis Bacon . efit to the giver of the fame : feeing that lightly no alienation is made, buteither upon recompence in money, or land, or for marriage, or other good andprofitable confideration that doth move it: yea rather all good fubjefts and citizensought not only to yield that gladly of themfelves, but alfo to further it with othermen ; as knowing that the better this and fuch like ancient and fettled revenuesihall be anfwered and paid, the lefs need her majefty fhall have to aflc fubfidies,fifteens, loans, and whatfoever extraordinary helps, that otherwife muft of necefli
. The works of Francis Bacon . efit to the giver of the fame : feeing that lightly no alienation is made, buteither upon recompence in money, or land, or for marriage, or other good andprofitable confideration that doth move it: yea rather all good fubjefts and citizensought not only to yield that gladly of themfelves, but alfo to further it with othermen ; as knowing that the better this and fuch like ancient and fettled revenuesihall be anfwered and paid, the lefs need her majefty fhall have to aflc fubfidies,fifteens, loans, and whatfoever extraordinary helps, that otherwife muft of neceflitybe levied upon them. And for proof that it (hall be more profitable to her ma-jefty, to have every of the fame to be managed by men of fidelity, that fliall bewaged by her own pay, than either to be letten out to the fermours benefits, orto be left at large to the booty and fpoil of ravenous minifters, that have not theirreward ; let the experiment and fuccefs be in this one office, and perfuade for allthe relL Latu Deo^ 415. T HE I 416 J THE LEARNED READING O F Mr. F R A N C I S BACON, One of Her M a j e s t ys Council at Law, UPON THE STATUTE OF USES. BEINGHis double Reading to the Hon. Society of Grays Inn. 42 Eliz. I HAVE chofen to read upon the ftatiite of ules made 27 Hen. VIII. a law,whereupon the inheritances of this reahn are tofled at this day, like a fliipupon the fea, in fuch fort, that it is hard to fay which bark will fink, and whichwill get to the haven •, that is to fay, what aflurances will (land good, and whatwill not. Neither is this any lack or default in the pilots, the grave and learnedjudges: but the tides and currents of received errors, and unwarranted and abufiveexperience have been fo ftrong, as they were not able to keep a right courfe ac-cording to the law, fo as this ftatute is in great par: as a law made in the parlia-ment, held 25 Reginae-, for in 37 Reginae, by the notable judgment upon folemnarguments of all tlie judges aflembled in the exc
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