A complete collection of state trials and proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the earliest period to the year 1783, with notes and other illustrations Volume 13 - Brossura
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 Excerpt: ... not to guide yon here: But I beg anion that I cannot possibly beof thnt opinion; I rattier incline to my L. C. J. Vaughan's notion, that though we are not bound by the forms of law, yet we are bound by the rules of law: every body allows we are bound as to the nature of the fact: every body will take himself bound by the statute of 25 Edw. 3, to form his judgment as to the fact: Why are not we then bound by these acts? Likewise as to the evidence, and the proof of the fact: if 25 Edw. 3 us a rule to us, so as to fact by, why are not the of Edw. 6 binding to us as to the evidence of that fact t--But say some gentlemen, if there be not two witnesses, that is from sir J. F. or his agents. Sir, no gentleman will say, that there bath been any proof of that: the very bill does not charge him with it; But taking it for granted, what shall follow upon that? Shall it therefore follow, that sir J. F. shall immediately be put to Heath? No, God forbid! 1 think there is no parity between the crime of seducing away a witness, and the judgment of death: But I think this a more reasonable and natural inference to be made, (hat because sir J. P. hath seduced away a witness, therefore it is just to make a law, that the depositions of that witness should he of as good force and effect as if Goodman was here to give it viva voce; for then you will not take from bin the benefit of his trial, nor the benefit of his challenges, which is the birth-right of every Englishman.--And one thing I will say further: These bills of attainder are like Sisiphus's stone, they have rolled back upon those that have been the promoters of them. It is known, that my lord Cromwell was the first man that promoted them in H. 8's time: and the advice that he gave his master for the ruin of others, pr...
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