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In 1567 Oxford was admitted to Gray's Inn, one of the Inns of Court which Justice Shallow reminisces about in Henry IV, Part 2.

Sobran observes that the Sonnets " abound not only in legal terms — more than 200 — but also in elaborate legal conceits.

" These terms include: allege, auditor, defects, exchequer, forfeit, heirs, impeach, lease, moiety, recompense, render, sureties, and usage.

Shakespeare also uses the legal term, " quietus " ( final settlement ), in Sonnet 134, the last Fair Youth sonnet.