 Kenyon 's appointment was initially greeted with caution by his fellow barristers , who worried that , as he had practised in a court of equity rather than a court of common law , he might be unfamiliar with the area covered by his new posting in the Court of King 's Bench . Despite this , he was noted as an excellent judge , although one who suffered from an " excess of zeal " in moral issues . One of his flaws was his defective education ; he was too proud to avoid exhibiting his ignorance . He was particularly noted for using Latin incorrectly , leading George III to say " My Lord ... it would be well if you would stick to your good law and leave off your bad Latin " . As a judge , Kenyon over @-@ ruled the principles that a court of law could not consider trusts or a pecuniary legacy ; it was said that he " restored the simplicity and rigor of the common law " . After nearly one and a half decades as a judge , Kenyon died on 4 April 1802 in Bath . 
