Sec. 399. 400. CHAPTER XXIX. "JULIUS CAESAR." English statutes of "Laborers and Mechanics." Idealism the basis of Brutus' crime. 401. Cassius the typical criminal revolutionist. 402. Cassius' suggestion of the crime. 403. Brutus' struggle with his conscience. 404. The people's cause, the motive for Brutus' murder. 405. "The Law of children." 406. "The King can do no wrong." 407. Caesar's will. 408. The effect of error. 409. Antony's tribute to Brutus' character. CHAPTER XXX. "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA." Sec. 410. Bourn. 411. Leaving property in use. 412. 413. 414. Title by descent and purchase, distinguished. Malefactor. 430. 431. 432. 433. 434. Invoking Justice from heaven. The Goddess of Justice abandoning the Earth. Prosecution for Contempt. Lawful killing not murder. 457. 458. Amercement by fine. Murder to kill murderer illegally. 459. Tybalt's death murder at Romeo's hands. 460. No slander to speak the truth. 473. Pleas in Abatement. 474. "Crowners-quest Law." 475. Hamlet's legal comments on the skull. 476. Hamlet's survivorship and disposal of the Crown. CHAPTER XXXVII. "OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE." Sec. 477. Non-suit. 478. Duke's promise to redress Brabantio's wrong. 479. 480. 481. Proof required of Desdemona's seduction. Othello's election to stand upon Desdemona's evidence. 482. Iago the cynic anti-pathetic criminal. 483. Law days of Courts of Inquiry. 484. Iago's crime against Othello. 485. Proof of guilt "beyond reasonable doubt." 486. Sec. 493. Loving against Law and Duty. Pleading for right, in wilderness without Law. Attestation by Notary. The assault upon Lucrece. Opportunity spurns Right and Law. 494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500. Errors by opinion bred. Justice feasting, while widow weeps. Adverse party for advocate. 507. Trial between Eye and Heart-Jury of Heart's tenants. 508. No cause alleged against lawful reason. 509. 510. Grant failing for want of consideration. 511. Forfeiting mortgaged property. CHAPTER I. "THE TEMPEST." Sec. 1. Confiscation of property-Doing homage. 2. Witness' oath. 3. The marriage contract. Sec. 1. Confiscation of Property-Doing Homage. "Pro. This King of Naples, being an enemy to me inveterate, hearkens my brother's suit; Which was that he, in lieu o' the premises, of homage and I know not how much tribute, Should presently extirpate me and mine out of the dukedom; and confer fair Milan, with all the honors, on my brother." This language is used to show a consideration for the confiscation of the estate of the speaker. "In lieu o' the premises," are terms indicative of the common meaning of a quid pro quo. "Lieu" is here used in the sense of instead or in place of. That is, the scheme of confiscation had been adopted in lieu of the plan of extortion and extortion was the consideration for the judgment of confiscation. Homage, in feudal law, was the rendition of submission and service by the tenant to the lord or superior, when first admitted to the land which he held of him, in fee. In other words, when invested with the fee, the tenant rendered homage to the Lord. The tenant was ungirth and uncovered and he kneeled and held up both hands between those of the lord, and professed that "he did become his man, from that day forth, of life and limb and earthly honor." After this profession he received a kiss from the lord paramount and the ceremony of doing homage was then ended." 1 Tempest, Act I, Scene II. 'Blackstone's Com. 87; Tiedeman's Real Prop. (3d Ed.) Ch. III. The word "lieu" is also used, in Love's Labour's Lost (Act III, Scene I) in the following sense: "Arm. I give thee thy liberty, set |