Natura

I. Nature. Natura appetit perfectum; ita et lex: nature covets perfection; so does law also. Natura brevinm: the nature of writs; a collection of original writs with brief comments, called old Natura Brevium, to distinguish it from Fitzherbert's Natura Brevium. Natura non facit galtnm; ita nee lex: nature makes no leap [no sudden or irregular movement], so neither does law.