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tin- lawe / to whome corrc* irte be diftrybiited for the

rowiiiimr wele accordynge to thcvr demerytes after the turns of the lawes of the contrey made .. \<1 for the

punv!'! lu-mcnt of .mv in.mcr ' tranfgreflbur. i - o*rmuta

tviu- is a mite tn.iiirr m the chaungyng * < from one to

another whole offyce oreffecte is to kepc iuftc dcalynge in rquite, as id 1 vii-'-. and all other bargainers lauful / And Co are here with the fpeces of Juftyce declared theyr offices / which was the fourth \- last place. 1 Ourc aurtour |.\ vii b| i grcte

.werke that he hathr made vpon Rhetoj b the handelyng

of a theme fympl< ;iple of Jn places

mo, whiche ar < allvd md co/itraries on th/j tnaner.

What is Juitice ? A uertu wherby to euery thynge is gyuen that that to it bclon^yth. / What i> the < aule therof ? ma*nes wyll confenting with lawes and maneres / *" how many kyndes ? whiche? Commutatyue and diltributyuc / For in .ii.' maneres is our niedlynge with other men other' in thynges of our fubftance and wares, or in gcntyll and t.-yuyle conucrlac yon.

What thyng is Jultyc-c roinwutatyue ? Ryght and ctjuite in all contractes.

What is Juityce diltributyue ? Juftyce of cyuyle lyuyng. How manyfolde is Jultice dyftributyue ? Kyti. ommunc/ or pry

uate. The commune is callyd in latin pictas / but in englylThe it may be mofte properly nain Ire, whiche is the coroune*

of all vertues co//feruynge honefte & cyuyle conuerfacion of men togyther / as the hedd^ w/t-A the ineane comynalte in good vnite & cowcorde. Priuate or feueral / iuftice diftributyue is honefte & amyable frendefhype / and conuerfacyon of neyghbours.

What are the offyces ? To do for euery man ryche or pore of what someuer Itate [\ viii a] he be 7 and for our contrey / for our wyues, chyldre//, and frendes, that that ought to be done for euery of them.

Affynes or vertues nyghe to Juityce are Conftancie / Lyberalyte / Temperaunce /. Thynges contrary ar fere / couytyfe / psvdigah And this is the maner of handelynge of a fimple themedialectu.il. 1


 * B. insfrfsof. S B. cythcr.

9 Last nint worJs addtd from B. * B. crowne.

3 K. affines. ' B. of what eAmte so euer he be.

4R B. dialcclvcall.

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