The history of England: from the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the revolution in 1688. By David Hume, EsqC. Corrall, Charing Cross, 1811 - Great Britain |
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Page 90
... statute of Edward III .; and though the words , treason and traitorously , had been carefully inserted in seve- ral articles , this apellation could not change the nature of things , or subject him to the penalties annexed to that crime ...
... statute of Edward III .; and though the words , treason and traitorously , had been carefully inserted in seve- ral articles , this apellation could not change the nature of things , or subject him to the penalties annexed to that crime ...
Page 147
... statute of the thirty- fifth of Elizabeth : this laudable bill was likewise carried through the house of peers . The chief justice was very obnoxious for dismissing the grand jury in an irregular manner , and thereby disappointing that ...
... statute of the thirty- fifth of Elizabeth : this laudable bill was likewise carried through the house of peers . The chief justice was very obnoxious for dismissing the grand jury in an irregular manner , and thereby disappointing that ...
Page 153
... the repeal of the persecuting statute of Elizabeth , the inquiry into the popish plot , and the bill of exclusion . So violent were they on this last ar ticle , that no other expedient , however plausible , H 2 1681 . 153 CHARLES II .
... the repeal of the persecuting statute of Elizabeth , the inquiry into the popish plot , and the bill of exclusion . So violent were they on this last ar ticle , that no other expedient , however plausible , H 2 1681 . 153 CHARLES II .
Page 194
... statute of Edward III . are the compassing and intending of the king's death , and the actual levying of war against him ; and by the law of Mary , the crime must be proved by the concurring testimony of two wit- nesses , to some overt ...
... statute of Edward III . are the compassing and intending of the king's death , and the actual levying of war against him ; and by the law of Mary , the crime must be proved by the concurring testimony of two wit- nesses , to some overt ...
Page 195
... statute , if a man should enter into a conspiracy for a rebellion , should even fix a correspondence with foreign powers for that purpose , should provide arms and money , yet , if he were detected and no rebellion ensued , he could not ...
... statute , if a man should enter into a conspiracy for a rebellion , should even fix a correspondence with foreign powers for that purpose , should provide arms and money , yet , if he were detected and no rebellion ensued , he could not ...
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