They were, however, evidently mistaken; and this surplusage of theirs did not weaken the validity of the single contract, upon the known principle of law, Non solent, quæ abundant, vitiare scripturas.
Burke asserts that a misunderstanding regarding the validity of a contract does not diminish its legal standing, referencing a legal principle.
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