- natura non facit saltum; ita nee lex
- /natyiira non feysat soltam; ayta nek leks/ Nature makes no leap [no sudden or irregular movement]; so neither does law. Applied hi old practice to the regular observance of the degrees in writs of entry, which could not be passed over per saltum
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.