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Proceedings against the Dean of St. Asaph (1783), 21 How. St. Tr. 875.
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Modus in rebus—there must be an end of things.

— Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

What It Means

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About Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802) was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice of the United Kingdom.