The true rule is laid down by Lord Vaughan, fol. 37, 38. 'Where the law,' saith he, 'is known and clear, the Judges must determine as the law is, without regard to the inequitableness or inconveniency: these defects, if they happen in the law, can only be remedied by Parliament.
Burke emphasizes the importance of adhering to the law as it is written, regardless of its potential inequities, suggesting that only Parliament can amend such flaws.
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