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Show Izmir/um: ‘ l 66 l [ 67 1 Coke, that Englifh Statutes bind in l'reu But, if this be " an excellent Prefidmt," land when " dpccially named," I have yet another Authority to add, which the fame fpirit of jufiice, which inclines us to approve it as fueh, mutt needs force muff needs turn the fcale, being no. lefs us to condemn we oppoflte notion, con- than the tef'rimony even of Sir Edward Coke himfelf upon this very point! Let cerning mere Engliih Statutes binding his own words judge him. He informs us, in his 4th lnfl. cap. 76. p. 3 50. that " fometimes the King " of England called his Nobles of Ire" land to some to 151': Parliament of Eng- Ireland, When " cyprcia/ly named:" and confequently it mull: appear, that Lord Coke was not fufiiciently upon his guard when he advanced this unjuft Doétrine. And yet, alas! he has repeated the fame in this Very page, immediately after the " land," 8m. and, after reciting the form Information; before quoted, concerning of the Writ ufed on fuch occafions (12), the Nobles of Ireland being fummoned he adds-" an excellent Prefident" (fays‘ to the Parliament of England; for he he) " to be followed wimzfoewr any A5 adds,-" and it}: [facial wards" (fays he) "' quarlz'ammt fizz/1 5e made in Eng/4714‘ " the Parliament of England may bind " concerning the Statute qure/and," 86c. " tbe' Subjefz‘: qf Ireland 3" 83c. but, it luckily happens, that he is lefs referved in this plate than in the other padage already mentioned, where the fame Doc- But, " grz) " ro Ottobris Rex " afl'efians pacificum': ratum terrae Hibernia, mandavit RichardadeBur- " go Com. Ulton. er aliis nobilibus terrre rediét " fined first ad P_arliamentum {uum quod fuiinmonjnr " Sci: trine is afferted; for here he has attempted to jufiify his opinion by an example, Hillarii prox. a tra and. ibid. cum proreribus , &e. regni fui fie~ which, out of refpeét to {0 great an au- :pud Wettm. 1n oé‘tabus fanét i U m.per 31.Statu terr 2e pred ‘ t it‘t i ze. " Rot. Parl- 8. E. 2, K 2 thor, |