……obtainedjudgmentfromajuryagainstAddenbrokeforthepaymentofNo。6，andNo。1，5s。0d。costs。\"Nowalawyerwouldneverhavespokenofobtaining\"judgmentfromajury，\"foritisthefunctionofajurynottodeliverjudgment（whichistheprerogativeofthecourt），buttofindaverdictonthefacts。Theerroris，indeed，avenialone，butitisjustoneofthoselittlethingswhichatonceenablealawyertoknowifthewriterisalaymanor\"oneofthecraft。\"
Butwhenalaymanventurestoplungedeeplyintolegalsubjects，heisnaturallyapttomakeanexhibitionofhisincompetence。\"Letanonprofessionalman，howeveracute，\"
writesLordCampbellagain，\"presumetotalklaw，ortodrawillustrationsfromlegalscienceindiscussingothersubjects，andhewillspeedilyfallintolaughableabsurdity。\"
AndwhatdoesthesamehighauthoritysayaboutShakespeare？
Hehad\"adeeptechnicalknowledgeofthelaw，\"andaneasyfamiliaritywith\"someofthemostabstruseproceedingsinEnglishjurisprudence。\"Andagain:\"Wheneverheindulgesthispropensityheuniformlylaysdowngoodlaw。\"Of\"HenryIV。，\"