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all be shewn hereafter�察�there are very many old Statutes which are admitted and obtain as such�察�tho' there be no Record at this Day extant thereof�察�nor yet any other written Evidence of the same�察�but what is in a manner only Traditional�察 �as namely�察�Ancient and Modern Books of Pleadings�察�and the common receiv'd Opinion and Reputation�察�and the Approbation of the Judges Learned in the Laws�此�For the Judges and Courts of Justice are�察�ex Officio�察。�bound�� to take Notice of publick Acts of Parliament�察�and whether they are truly pleaded or not�察�and therefore they are the Triers of them。 But it is otherwise of private Acts of Parliament�察�for they may be put in Issue�察�and tried by the Record upon Nul tiel Record pleaded�察�unless they are produced exemplified�察�as was done in the Prince's Cafe in my Lord Coke's 8th Rep。 and therefore the Averment of Nul tiel Record was refused in that Case。 The old Statutes or Acts of Parliament that are of Record�察�as is before said�察�are entred either upon the proper Statute Roll�察 �or some other Roll in Chancery。 The first Statute Roll which we have�察�is in the Tower�察�and begins with Magna Charta�察�and ends with Edw。 3。 and is called Magnus Rotulus Statutor'。 There are five other Statute Rolls in that Office�察�of the Times of Richard 2。 Henry 4。 Hen。 5。 Hen。 6。 and Edw。 4。 I shall now give a Scheme of those ancient Statutes of the Times of Henry 3。 Edw。 I。 and Edw。 2。 that are recorded in the first of those Rolls or elsewhere�察�to the best of my Remembrance�察 �and according to those Memorials I have long had by me�察�viz。 Magna Charta。 Magno Rot。 Stat。 membr。 40。 & Rot。 Cartar。 28 E。 I and membr。 16。 Charta de Foresta。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 19 & Rot。 Cartar。 28 E。 I membr。 26。 Stat。 de Gloucestre。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 memb。 47。 Westm。 2。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 47。 Westm。 3。 Rot。 Clauso�察�18 E。 I。 membr。 6。 Dorso。 Winton。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 memb。 41。 Rot。 Clauso�察�8 E。 3。 memb。 6。 Dorso。 Pars。 2。 Rot。 Clauso�察�5 R。 2。 membr。 13。 Rot。 Paten。 25 E。 I。 membr。 13。 De Mercatoribus。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 Membr。 47。 In Dorso。 De Religiosis。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 47。 Articuli Cleri。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 34。 Dorso 2 Pars。 Pat。 E。 I。 2。 membr。 34。 2 Pars。 Pat。 2 E。 3。 membr。 15。 De hiis qui ponendi sunt in Assisis。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 41。 De Finibus levatis。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 37。 De defensione Juris liberi Parliam。 Lib。 Parl。 E。 I。 fo。 32。 Stat。 Eborum。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 32。 De conjunctis infeofatis。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 34。 De Escaetoribus。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 35。 Dorso�察�& Rot。 Claus。 29 E。 I。 membr。 14。 Dorso。 Stat。 de Lincolne。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 32。 Stat。 de Priscis。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 33。 In Schedula de libertatibus perquirendis�察�vel Rot。 Claus。 27 E。 I。 membr。 24。 Stat。 de Acton Burnel。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 46。 Dorso�察�& Rot。 Claus。 II。 E。 I。 membr。 2。 Juramentum Vicecomit。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 34。 Dorso�察�& Rot。 Claus。 5 E。 2。 membr。 23。 Articuli Stat。 Gloucestriae。 Rot。 Claus。 2 E。 2。 Pars。 2。 membr。 8。 De Pistoribus & Braciatoribus。 2 Pars�察�Claus。 vel Pat。 2 R 2。 membr。 29。 De asportatis Religiosor。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 33。 Westm。 4。 De Vicecomitibus & Viridi caera。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 33。 In Dorso。 Confirmationes Chartarum。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 28。 De Terris Templariorum。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 31。 in Dorso�察 �& Claus。 17 E。 2。 membr。 4。 Litera patens super prisis bonorum Cleri。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 33。 In Dorso。 De Forma mittendi extractas ad Scaccar。 Rot。 Mag。 Stat。 membr。 36。 & membr。 30。 In Dorso。 Statutum de Scaccar。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 Statutum de Rutland。 Rot Claus。 12 E。 1。 Ordinatio Forestae。 Mag。 Rot。 Stat。 membr。 30。 & Rot。 Claus。 17 E。 2。 Pars 2。 membr。 3。 According to a strict Inquiry made about 30 years since�察 �these were all the old Statutes of the Times of Hen。 3。 Edw。 I。 and Edw。 2。 that were then to be found of Record�察�what other Statutes have been found since�察�I know not。 The Ordinance called Butler's�察�for the Heir to punish Waste in the Life of the Ancestor�察�tho' it be of Record in the Parliament Book of Edw。 I yet it never was a Statute�察�nor never so received�察�but only some Constitution of the King's Council or Lords in Parliament�察�and which never obtain'd the Strength or Force of an Act of Parliament。 Now those Statutes that ensue�察�tho' most of 'em are unquestionable Acts of Parliament�察�yet are not of Record that I know of�察�but only their Memorials preserved in ancient Printed and Manuscript Books of Statutes�察�yet they are at this Day for the most part generally accepted and taken as Acts of Parliament�察 �tho' some of 'em are now antiquated and of little Use�察�viz。 The Statutes of Merton�察�Marlbridge�察�Westm。 I。 Explanatio Statuti Gloucestriae�察�De Champertio�察�De visu Frankplegii�察�De pane & Cervisia�察�Articuli Inquisitionis super Stat。 de Winton�察 �Circumspecte agatis�察�De districtione Scaccarii�察�De Conspirationibus�察�De vocatis ad Warrant。 Statut。 de Carliol�察�De Prerogativa Regis�察�De modo faciendi Homag。 De Wardis & Releivis Dies Communes in Banco。 Stat。 de Bigamis�察�Dies Communes in Banco in casu consimili。 Stat。 Hiberniae�察�De quo Warranto�察�De Essoin calumpniand。 Judicium collistrigii�察�De Frangentibus Prisonar'。 De malefactoribus in Parcis�察�De Consultationibus�察�De Officio Coronatoris�察�De Protectionibus�察�Sententia lata super Chartas�察 �Modus levandi Fines。 Statut。 de Gavelet�察�De Militibus�察�De Vasto�察 �De anno Bissextili�察�De appellatis�察�De Extenta Manerii�察�Compositio Mensearum vel Computatio Mensarum。 Stat。 de Quo Warranto�察 �Ordinatio de Inquisitionibus�察�Ordinatio de Foresta�察�De admensura Terre�察�De dimissione Denarior。 Statut。 de Quo Warranto novum�察�Ne Rector prosternat arbores in Caemeterio�察�Consuetudines & Assisa de Foresta�察�Compositio de Ponderibus�察�De Tallagio�察�De visu Terrae & servitio Regis�察�Compositio ulnarum & particarum�察�De Terris amortizandis�察�Dictum de Kenelworth�察�&c。 From whence we may collect these Two observations�察�viz。 First�察�That altho' the Record itself be not extant�察�yet general Statutes made within Time of Memory�察�namely�察�since I Richardi Primi�察�do not lose their Strength�察�if any authentical Memorials thereof are in Books�察�and seconded with a general receiv'd Tradition attesting and approving the same。 Secondly�察�That many Records�察�even of Acts of Parliament�察�have in long Process of Time been lost�察�and possibly the Things themselves forgotten at this Day�察�which yet in or near the Times wherein they were made�察�might cause many of those authoritative Alterations in some Things touching the Proceedings and Decisions in Law�此�The Original Cause of which Change being otherwise at this Day hid and unknown to us�察�and indeed�察�Histories ��and Annals�� give us an Account of the Suffrages of many Parliaments�察 �whereof we at this Time have none�察�or few Footsteps extant in Records or Acts of Parliament。 The Instance of the great Parliament at Oxford�察�about 40th of Henry 3。 may�察�among many others of like Nature�察�be a concurrent Evidence of this�此�For tho' we have Mention made in our Histories of many Constitutions made in the said Parliament at Oxford�察�and which occasioned much Trouble in the Kingdom�察�yet we have no Monuments of Record concerning that Parliament�察�or what those Constitutions were。 And thus much shall serve touching those Old Statutes or Leges Scriptae�察�or Acts of Parliament made in the Times of those three Kings�察�Henry 3。 Edw。 I。 and Edw。 2。 Those that follow in the Times of Edw。 3。 and the succeeding Kings�察�are drawn down in a continued Series of Time�察�and are extant of Record in the Parliament Rolls�察�and in the Statute Rolls�察�without any remarkable Omission�察�and therefore I shall say nothing of them。 II。 Concerning the Lex non Scripta�察�i。e。 The Common or Municipal Laws of this Kingdom In the former Chapter�察�I have given you a short Account of that Part of the Laws of England which is called Lex Scripta�察 �namely�察�Statutes or Acts of Parliament�察�which in their original Formation are reduced into Writing�察�and are so preserv'd in their Original Form�察�and in the same Stile and Words wherein they were first made�此�I now come to that Part of our Laws called�察�Lex non Scripta�察�under which I include not only General Customs�察�or the Common Law properly so called�察�but even those more particular Laws and Customs applicable to certain Courts and Persons�察 �whereof more hereafter。 And when I call those Parts of our Laws Leges non Scriptae�察�I do not mean as if all those Laws were only Oral�察�or communicated from the former Ages to the later�察�merely by Word。 For all those Laws have their several Monuments in Writing�察�whereby they are transferr'd from one Age to another�察�and without which they would soon lose all kind of Certainty�此�For as the Civil and Canon Laws have their Responsa Prudentum Consilia & Decisions�察�i。e。 their Canons�察�Decrees�察�and Decretal Determinations extant in Writing�察 �so those Laws of England which are not comprised under the Title of Acts of Parliament�察�are for the most part extant in Records of Pleas�察�Proceedings and Judgments�察�in Books of Reports�察�and Judicial Decisions�察�in Tractates of Learned Men's Arguments and Opinions�察�preserved from ancient Times�察�and still extant in Writing。 But I therefore stile those Parts of the Law�察�Leges non Scriptae�察�because their Authoritative and Original Institutions are not set down in Writing in that Manner�察�or with that Authority that Acts of Parliament are�察�but they are grown into Use�察�and have acquired their binding Power and the Force of Laws by a long and immemorial Usage�察�and by the Strength of Custom and Reception in this Kingdom。 The Matters indeed�察�and the Substance of those Laws�察�are in Writing�察�but the formal and obliging Force and Power of them grows by long Custom and Use�察�as will fully appear in the ensuing Discourse。 For the Municipal Laws of this Kingdom�察�which I thus call Leges non Scriptae�察�are of a vast Extant�察�and indeed include in their Generality all those several Laws which are allowed�察�as the Rule and Direction of Justice and Judicial Proceedings�察�and which are app