Caution is better than a remedy.
Præsumitur Rex habere omnia jura in scrinio pectoris sui.
The king is presumed to have all the law, in the recess of his heart.
Præsumptio violenta valet in lege.
Strong presumption is valid in law.
Prætextu liciti non debet admitti illicitum.
An unlawful thing ought not to be admitted under a lawful pretext.
Prærogativum est, ejus Regis bonum et antiquum, in decus et tutamen regni, secundum bonas et antiquas populi libertates et legis Anglicanæ leges et consuetudines.
Prerogative is the good and ancient right of the king, for the honour and protection of the kingdom, according to the good and ancient liberties of the people, and the usages and customs of the English laws.
Pretium succedit in loco rei.