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... meer Nose of Wax . Mead , How ! is Not guilty no Verdict . Rec . No , tis no Verdict . Pen . I affirm that the consent of a Jury , is a Verdict in Law ; and if W. M. be not guilty , it consequently follows , that I am clear , since you ...
... meer Nose of Wax . Mead , How ! is Not guilty no Verdict . Rec . No , tis no Verdict . Pen . I affirm that the consent of a Jury , is a Verdict in Law ; and if W. M. be not guilty , it consequently follows , that I am clear , since you ...
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... meer composition of error , rather calculated to the malitious designs of the Judges , then to the least verity of fact committed by the Prisoners . To prove this , what we say , will be a main help to discover the Arbitrary proceedings ...
... meer composition of error , rather calculated to the malitious designs of the Judges , then to the least verity of fact committed by the Prisoners . To prove this , what we say , will be a main help to discover the Arbitrary proceedings ...
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... meer Clipping ; yet they are words that give so just a ground of jealousie , nay , that carry so clear an Evidence of illegallity , where they are truly proved and affirmed of any Meeting , as that they are the proper Roots , from ...
... meer Clipping ; yet they are words that give so just a ground of jealousie , nay , that carry so clear an Evidence of illegallity , where they are truly proved and affirmed of any Meeting , as that they are the proper Roots , from ...
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... meer and free will have given and granted to all Arch - Bishops , & c . and to all Free - men of this our Realm , these Liberties , under - written , to be holden and kept in this our Realm of England for evermore . Chap . I. We have ...
... meer and free will have given and granted to all Arch - Bishops , & c . and to all Free - men of this our Realm , these Liberties , under - written , to be holden and kept in this our Realm of England for evermore . Chap . I. We have ...
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... meer Cyphers only to signifie something behind their Figures . 6ly Though the Prisoners were cleared by their Jury , yet were they continued for the non - payment of their Fines , laid upon them , for not pulling off their Hats , in ...
... meer Cyphers only to signifie something behind their Figures . 6ly Though the Prisoners were cleared by their Jury , yet were they continued for the non - payment of their Fines , laid upon them , for not pulling off their Hats , in ...
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Page 23 - Penn: I design no affront to the court, but to be heard in my just plea; and I must plainly tell you, that if you...
Page 21 - We confess ourselves to be so far from recanting, or declining to vindicate the assembling of ourselves to preach, pray, or worship the eternal, holy, just God! that we declare to all the world, that we do believe it to be our indispensable duty to meet incessantly upon so good an account; nor shall all the powers upon. earth be able to divert us from reverencing and adoring our God who made us.
Page 27 - Jury, because you think there is some Service for you. I tell you, you deserve to be indicted more than any Man that hath been brought to the Bar this Day.
Page 53 - Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.
Page 22 - I say it is my place to speak to matter of law. I am arraigned a prisoner ; my liberty, which is next to life itself, is now concerned. You are many mouths and ears against me; and if I must not be allowed to make the best of my case, it is hard. I say again, unless you shew me, and the people, the law you ground your indictment upon, I shall take it for granted your proceedings are merely arbitrary.
Page 53 - Charters shall be sent under our seal as well to our justices of the forest as to others, and to all sheriffs of shires, and to all our other officers, and to all our cities throughout the realm, together with our writs in...
Page 20 - What say you, Mr. Mead, were you there? MEAD. It is a Maxim in your own Law, Nemo tenetur accusare seipsum, which if it be not true Latin, I am sure it is true English, That no Man is bound to accuse himself: And why dost thou offer to ensnare me with such a Question?
Page 16 - Street aforesaid, then, and there, along time did remain and continue, in contempt of the said Lord the King, and of his Law, to the great disturbance of his peace...
Page 22 - It is too general and imperfect an answer, to say it is the common law, unless we know where and what it is. For where there is no law, there is no transgression, and that law which is not in being, is so far from being common, that it is no law at all.
Page 50 - And for this our gift and grant of these liberties and of other contained in our charter of liberties of our forest, the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, knights, freeholders, and other our subjects, have given unto us the fifteenth part of all their moveables.