=VIII.= _Of Annulling the Laws of Foreign Nations._
=IX.= _No One shall presume to have in his Possession
another Book of Laws except this which has just been
Published._
=X.= _Concerning Fast Days and Festivals, during which No
Legal Business shall be Transacted._
=XI.= _No Cause shall be Heard by the Judges which is not
Sanctioned by the Law._
=XII.= _When Causes have once been Determined, at no Time
shall They be Revived; but They shall be Disposed of
according to the Arrangement of this Book: the Addition
of Other Laws being One of the Prerogatives of the
King._
=XIII.= _It shall be Lawful for No One to Hear and Determine
Causes except Those Whom either the King, the Parties
by Voluntary Consent, or the Judge, shall have Invested
with Judicial Powers._
=XIV.= _What Causes shall be Heard, and to what Persons Causes
shall be Assigned for a Decision._
=XV.= _Judges Shall Decide Criminal as well as Civil Causes._
=XVI.= _Concerning the Punishment of Those who Presume to Act
as Judges, who have not been Invested with Judicial
Power._
=XVII.= _Concerning Those who Ignore the Letters of the Judge,
or His Seal, Calling Them to Court._
=XVIII.= _Where a Judge Refuses to Hear a Litigant, or Decides
Fraudulently or Ignorantly._
=XIX.= _Where a Judge, either through Convenience to Himself,
or through Want of Proper Knowledge, Decides a Cause
Improperly._
=XX.= _Where a Judge, either through Deceit or Cunning,
imposes Needless Costs upon Either, or Both the
Parties to a Suit._
=XXI.= _What, First of All, a Judge should be Familiar With,
in order that he may Understand a Case._
=XXII.= _Where the Integrity of a Judge is said to be Suspected
by Any One of Honorable Rank, or where a Judge
presumes to render a Decision Contrary to Law._
=XXIII.= _How a Judge should render Judgment._
=XXIV.= _Concerning the Emoluments and the Punishment of the
Judge, and of the Bailiff._
=XXV.= _Everyone who is Invested with Judicial Power Shall
Legally bear the Title of Judge._
=XXVI.= _Every Bond which is Exacted by a Judge, after an
Unjust Decree, shall be held Invalid._
=XXVII.= _An Unjust Decree, or an Unjust Interpretation of the
Law, Prompted by Fear of the Throne, or Made by Order
of the King, shall be Invalid._
=XXVIII.= _Concerning the Power, conferred upon Bishops, of
Restraining Judges who Decide Wrongfully._
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