Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibusCollegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit . J witnefs) hy the hounteous humanity and advice of thatJearned phyfician do^or Robert Fioyd (whom my memory aJways ho-^nours) I was at Jength made ahJe to perfeB it. And thus I empJoyedVOL. IIL M the 88 The DEDICATION. the hreathing tmes, which from the fo different fiudies of my profej/ion,were aJlowed m^. Nor hath the proverbial affertion, that the ladycommon law muft he alone, ever wrought with me farther than likea badge of his fa
Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibusCollegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit . J witnefs) hy the hounteous humanity and advice of thatJearned phyfician do^or Robert Fioyd (whom my memory aJways ho-^nours) I was at Jength made ahJe to perfeB it. And thus I empJoyedVOL. IIL M the 88 The DEDICATION. the hreathing tmes, which from the fo different fiudies of my profej/ion,were aJlowed m^. Nor hath the proverbial affertion, that the ladycommon law muft he alone, ever wrought with me farther than likea badge of his fa?nilj, to whom (by the tefiimony of the wifefi man)every wayfeems fuh of thorns, and that ufes to excufe his labour witha hon is in the way. / caU you not my patron. Truth in myreferences, Ukelyhood in my conjecfures, and the whole compoftureJhall be infiead of one, and of all elfe which, like invocations ofTitu-lina, might he ufed. Jt comes to you only, that, if it live, it may hean enduring tefiimony of our loves and your defert. Happinefs iverfecond your wifhes. Vive diu noftri pignus memorabile voti. With you, at the Imer Temple,Sepember z3, T H E 89 T H E P R E F A C E. \This Prefage was frefixed to the firft Edition.} Lefs me Mercury from the old enemy, the darmg ignorant! I know his hate tothee. And when he would feem to love, as fometimes he would, yet is heas unhappy in performing what is due to thee, as if he fliould facrifice witha coal-black beaft, in the darkeft night, the throat pre(fed downward, to thy brotheror then for fafety of his flieep or gain, with blood to thee, when thou are
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