“We ought, as far as we can by law, to support the government of all societies and corporations, especially this of the city of London; and if the mayor and aldermen should not have power to punish offenders in a summary way, then farewell the government of the city.”

—  John Holt (Lord Chief Justice)

Clark's Case (1696), 5 Mod. Rep. 320.

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English lawyer and Lord Chief Justice of England 1642–1710

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