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" It is said he was once caught. A courtier who had a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the chief justice could not think any person to be in the right... "
The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North, Baron of Guilford, Lord ... - Page 112
by Roger North - 1808
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The History of the Works of the Learned ..., Volume 12

Bibliography - 1742 - 478 pages
...always a great •'« Difadvantage before him. It is faid, he was «« once caught. A Courtier, who had a Caufe to «« be tried before him, got one to go...as «« from the King, to fpeak for Favour to his Ad•'« verfary, and fo carried his Point; for the Chief <« Juftice could not think any Perfon .to...
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The Works, Moral and Religious, Volume 1

Sir Matthew Hale - Theology - 1805 - 562 pages
...of Soams and Bernardifton elfewhere related. It is faid he was once caught : a courtier who •had a caufe to be tried before him, got one to go to him,...adverfary, and fo carried his point ; for the chief juftice could not think any perfon to be in the right, that came fo unduly recommended. * He became...
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The Works, Moral and Religious, of Sir Matthew Hale, Knt. ...: The ..., Volume 1

Sir Matthew Hale - Christianity - 1805 - 640 pages
...and of Soams and Bemardifton elfewhere related. It is faid he was once caught : a courtier who had a caufe to be tried before him, got one to go to him,...adverfary, and fo carried his point ; for the chief juftice could not think any perfon to be in the right, that came fo unduly recommended. * He became...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 442 pages
...for him, can defend either his numbers, It is said he was once caught. A courtier, who had a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him, as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the Chief Justice could not think...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes ..., Volume 13

John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...for him, can defend either his numbers, It is said he was once caught. A courtier, who had a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him, as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the Chief Justice could not think...
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American Law Journal and Miscellaneous Repertory, Volume 3

John Elihu Hall - Law - 1810 - 530 pages
...Soams & Barnardiston, elsewhere related. It is said he was once caught. A courtier who had a cause to be tried before him got one to go to him as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point; for the chief justice could not think...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 13

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 pages
...for him, can defend either his numbers, It is said he was once caught. A courtier, who had a cause to be. tried before him, got one to go to him, as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried Iris point ; for the Chief Justice could not think...
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The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of ...

Roger North - Great Britain - 1826 - 482 pages
...Soams and Bernardiston elsewhere related. It is said he was once caught. A courtier, who had a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him, as from the king, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the chief justice could not think...
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Eminent British Lawyers

Henry Roscoe - Lawyers - 1830 - 554 pages
...always a great disadvantage before him. It is said he was once caught. A courtier, who had got a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him, as from the king, to speak in favour of his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the chief justice could not think...
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The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman ..., Volume 1

John Campbell Baron Campbell - Chief justices - 1849 - 620 pages
...in his practice in causes of that nature. It is said he was once caught. A courtier who had a cause to be tried before him, got one to go to him as from the King, to speak for favour to his adversary, and so carried his point ; for the Chief Justice could not think...
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