Benedict Spinola
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Benedict Spinola, born in Genoa and died in London, was a 16th-century Genoese merchant of the Spinola family who lived his whole adult life in the City of London, the principal seaport of the Kingdom
Gargoyle of Spinola at Magdalene College, Cambridge
The gargoyle in context at Magdalene
Earl of Oxford's case
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Earl of Oxford's case 21 ER 485 is a foundational case for the common law world, that held equity takes precedence over the common law.
Henry de Vere believed he should have title to certain land rather than Magdalene College, Cambridge. Chancery – the courts in equity – agreed; however, this provoked a disagreement between the courts, resolved by the Monarch advised by the Attorneys General.
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley was the Lord Chancellor who gave judgment.