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Show [ 90 ] [ 91 1 they thought the Statute capable of including, not only all the Englilh Acts then made, but, likewife, all fuch as {hould be ordained in future: and, if this had really been the cafe, it would have been in vain to have contended for the Liberties of Ireland ;, but the AG: itfelf is not capable of fuch a cmflrufiz'on, not- withflanding that fome have thought it tion of fuch Elzglz'fb Statutes only as were of prior date ; which effeét is confirmed alfo by a refolution of the Judges, in the 10th of James, cited by Lord Coke in the fame page (22) .3 and he has likewife {tated the true efi‘eét of that A61: in his lit In‘ftitute, 14.1 b. Viz. " By an Act of Parliament (called The tenor of it is " Poining': Law), holden in Ireland" recited by Lord Coke, in his 4th. infiit. p. ,(fays he) " in the 10th yeare of Hen- gunman 3 51. as follows: " That all Statutes, late " made within the Realm of England", 37 " concerning or belonging to the common or public weal of the fame, from " ry the 7th, it is enacted, That all Sta"‘ tutes, made in this Realme of Eng- " [and BEFORE THAT TIME, fliould be N 2 " of doubtfully worded. henceforth be deemed good and effec- tual in the Law, and over that be ac- cepted, ufed, and executed, within. (22') " And, H". 10. Jacobi Regis, it was refol" ved, by the two Chief Juflices and Chief Baron, that this word, (lam) in the beginning of this aét, had the fenfe of {be/bra), {0 that this Aét extended " this land ofIre/mzd, in all points, 839:." to Magma Carla, and to all Acts of Parliament made And though the word [ate was afterwards deemed adoubtful expreflion, with re- to be obl‘crved, that fuch Atts of Parliament as have fpeét to the extent of its emit, yet it fuf- land is not particularly named or generally included, extend not thereunto; for that, albeit it be govern- ficiently reflrains the Aét to the introduc- ed by the fame law, yet is it I: (ii/lint? Real»! or Kingdom, and (as hath been faid} I'm/J Parliam‘nt: t/xre." 4. lnlt. p. 351. UOX‘I‘ in England ég/bre this A8: of IO. H. 7. But it in been made in England time 10. H. 7. wherein Ire- |