Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4J. Murray, 1857 - Law |
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Page 17
... oaths , and either acquitted the guilty or mitigated the nature of the offence ; and judges , through compassion , respited one half of the convicts , and recommended them to the royal mercy . Among so many chances of escaping , the ...
... oaths , and either acquitted the guilty or mitigated the nature of the offence ; and judges , through compassion , respited one half of the convicts , and recommended them to the royal mercy . Among so many chances of escaping , the ...
Page 39
... oaths ; which call God to witness the truth of those facts , which perhaps may be only known to him and the party attesting : all moral evidence , therefore , all confidence in human veracity , must be weakened by apostacy , and ...
... oaths ; which call God to witness the truth of those facts , which perhaps may be only known to him and the party attesting : all moral evidence , therefore , all confidence in human veracity , must be weakened by apostacy , and ...
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... oaths , was guilty of high treason ; and all persons harbouring him were guilty of felony without the benefit of clergy . Z This is a short summary of the laws against the ... oath therein prescribed , of 52 OFFENCES AGAINST RELIGION .
... oaths , was guilty of high treason ; and all persons harbouring him were guilty of felony without the benefit of clergy . Z This is a short summary of the laws against the ... oath therein prescribed , of 52 OFFENCES AGAINST RELIGION .
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... oath similar to that required by the 11 Geo . III . c . 60. The statute , however , which has gone further than any other ' to place the Roman Catholic on a footing with his fellow - subjects in this country , is the 10 Geo . IV . c . 7 ...
... oath similar to that required by the 11 Geo . III . c . 60. The statute , however , which has gone further than any other ' to place the Roman Catholic on a footing with his fellow - subjects in this country , is the 10 Geo . IV . c . 7 ...
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... oaths of allegiance and supremacy at the same time that he took the oath of office : or , in default of either of these requisites , such election was void . The other , called the Test Act , directed all officers , civil and military ...
... oaths of allegiance and supremacy at the same time that he took the oath of office : or , in default of either of these requisites , such election was void . The other , called the Test Act , directed all officers , civil and military ...
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