The Craftsman, Volume 8R. Francklin., 1737 - Great Britain |
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Page 125 - Limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, or Ireland, or the Dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a Denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament, or to enjoy any Office or Place of Trust, either Civil or Military...
Page 169 - ... felony, though it be matter in law whether the party be a trespasser, a breaker of the peace, or a felon, yet the jury do not find the fact of the case by itself, leaving the law to the court, but find the party guilty or not guilty generally?
Page 169 - Also in such case where the inquest may give their verdict at large, if they will take upon them the knowledge of the law upon the matter, they may give their verdict generally as it is put in their charge...
Page 96 - ... their force; for certain experience shews us, that the more notice is taken of them, the more they are published. Guilty men alone fear them, or are hurt by them, whose actions will not bear examination, and therefore must not be examined. It is fact alone which annoys them; for if you will tell no truth, I dare say you may have their leave to tell as many lies as you please.
Page 93 - ... constrained ? If they be contented to whip themselves for the king, were it not better to give them the rod into their own hands, than to commit them to the executioner ? Certainly, it is far more happy for a sovereign prince, that a subject open his purse willingly, than that the same be opened by violence. Besides that, when impositions are laid by parliament, they are gathered by the authority of the law, which, as aforesaid, rejecfeth all complaints, and stoppeth every mutinous mouth.
Page 125 - That levying money for or to the ufe of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner, than the fame is or ftall be granted, is illegal.
Page 169 - If you find the fact thus (leaving it to them what to find) then you are to find for the plaintiff; but if you find the fact thus, then it is for the defendant.
Page 125 - ... being a native of this Kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England, without the consent of Parliament...
Page 133 - ... under the Penalty of losing his Office, to open any Pacquet wherein are Books, until some or one of the Company of Stationers, and such learned Man, as shall be so appointed, are present: Which is impracticable; since he cannot know there are Books, until he has opened the Pacquet. 8. Because...
Page 133 - Means the whole Foreign Trade of Books is restrained to London, unless the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury or the Lord Bishop of London shall, in Interruption of their more important Affairs in governing the Church, bestow their Time gratis in looking over Catalogues of Books, and granting...