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Imperial forfeitures should count as valid titles to land.

This concludes the first ground for war with Spain, which is in the nature of a legal complaint original: "Plaint" for the recovery of the Palatinate. I will omit here what might be the seed of a much longer discussion, though it is proven by many examples: that whatever is gained through a deceptive or abusive treaty ought to be restored to its original state original: in Integrum.

We see the daily experience of this principle in civil lawsuits; for the nature of great things is best seen when reflected in small mirrors original: "Glasses". We see, I say, that in all courts of equity original: Pretorian Courts; referring to courts like the Chancery that focused on fairness rather than the strict letter of the law, if one party is distracted or lulled into a false sense of security under the pretense of arbitration or an agreement, and the other party meanwhile cautiously gains the upper hand and an advantage in the Common Law courts—even if it leads to a formal judgment and the seizure of property—the court of equity will nevertheless restore everything to the way it was before original: in statu quo priùs, without regard for such an eviction or dispossession.

Lastly, let there be no misunderstanding; as if when I speak of a war for the recovery of the Palatinate, I meant that it