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Law, and judicia are accounted as juris-dicta, yet it is provided, by Act of Parliament, that if any Judgement be given contrary to any of the points of the Great Charter or Charta de Foresta, BY THE JUSTICES, or by any other of the Kings Ministers, &c. it shall be undone and HOLDEN FOR NOUGHT.” Proeme to his 2d Institute.

If Lord Coke, when he mentioned the BINDING Ireland in the Parliament of England, " by special words," (4th Inst. p. 350.) and “by being especially named” (Calvin's Case, 7th Rep. p. 447.) had meant nothing more than what is clearly proved by his “one example for all,” beforementioned, (viz, that a Representation of the Subjects in Ireland ought to be summoned to the English Parliament, whenever “an Act of Parliament shall be made in England” (especially) “