Spain had already taken cognizance of stern facts.

——西班牙已经认清了严峻的事实。

Did it merely take cognizance of what passed within the soul?

它是否仅仅注意到灵魂中发生的事情？

Each court endeavoured to draw to itself as much business as it could, and was, upon that account, willing to take cognizance of many suits which were not originally intended to fall under its jurisdiction.

每个法院都尽力为自己争取尽可能多的业务，并因此愿意审理许多原本不属于其管辖范围的诉讼。

The court of king's bench, instituted for the trial of criminal causes only, took cognizance of civil suits; the plaintiff pretending that the defendant, in not doing him justice, had been guilty of some trespass or misdemeanour.

专为审理刑事案件而设立的国王法庭负责审理民事诉讼；原告假装被告犯有非法侵入或轻罪，没有为他伸张正义。