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I'll see their trial first : — Bring in the evidence. — Thou robed man of justice, take thy place ; — [To Edgar. And thou, his yoke-fellow of equity, [To the Fool. Bench by his side : — You are of the commission, Sit you too.

The British Essayists: Adventurer - Page 112
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Shakespeare's England: An Account of the Life & Manners of His Age, Volume 1

Sir Sidney Lee, Charles Talbut Onions - 1916 - 724 pages

...the existence of Courts of Equity as distinguished from Courts of Law : Thou robed man of justice, take thy place ; And thou, his yoke-fellow of equity, Bench by his side. (Lear in. vi. 39-41) Of the aspect of the Law Courts in Shakespeare's day, much information survives....

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Guy Mannering

Sir Walter Scott - 1923 - 676 pages

...before a magistrate should be provided. CHAPTER XLII Bring in the evidence. Thou robed man of justice, take thy place. And thou. his yoke-fellow of equity....his side; you are of the commission, Sit you too. King Lear. WHILE the carriage was getting ready, Glossin had a letter to compose, about which he wasted...

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