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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1714 Excerpt: ... fb fchewe Favor ther Rygour fehuld be fchewyd, to the Perverfion of Juftice, an Perturbance of the Peace and Quiet of the Realme. For, as the Philofbpher faith in his Eticks; ImpoJJibile eft indigentem operari bona. I needith nott now to fpecifye, of thtf harmys whych commyth to a Realme by the Povertie of their Kyng, hou fb beic tlwgi Jjgb many moo than we have fchewed yet; for every wife Man may fee them opynly inowgh, but we muft hould it for undoubtyd, that ther 1 Fain, comes from the Saxon Adjective, paejen, hilaris, defirous, or glad; the comparative Degree is, Xjgenep, and from thence, by turning, the g into y, comes the word fayner, which fignifies more glad, more defirous or had rather. Somn. Sax. Did. 1 Now it is, where as. io nJbiMja?ED Monarchy. %' may no Realrne profpere, or be 5 worfchipful arid noble. Under a poer Kyng. 'Erom thsSaxon, peop-rcype-puli nowpeopS, fig. ni&c&Worth, or a worthy Perfon, and that comes from the Saxon Verb, peopSian, venerari, to ejleem, reverence, and value. Ship, comes from the Saxon terminations, rcyp- Or rcypes fignifying the Condition, or Quality of a thing, or per/on; as, )5n"rcype "Tbani dignitas vel munus, the dignity, oi title of a Nobleman; from hence we have our Englifh termination, jj&//, as, in Steivardjbip, Aldermanpip, Wttrjbif. So alfo pal, in Englifli full, is a Saxon termi'nation, and fignifies the Completion, or Perfection of the Quality fpoken oft as, manpul, full of Man, or Sin; for Man; in the Saxon, and in the ancient Scandian Gothick Mein, fignifies Sin, or IVickednefs, as well as Man; and ttyerefo.r.e the word manpul, In Saxon, ftands fometimes for a Publican, or Sinner, and manpulnyrr, for Wicked nefs. Hence it may be obferved that, as Hob, among the, Saxons, ...