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... ment , " said he , " he of his earldom shall be Robert the last , that of the kingdom thought to be Robert the first . ” † —Essex indignantly answered him , " Will your lordships give us our turns to speak ? for he playeth the orator ...
... ment , " said he , " he of his earldom shall be Robert the last , that of the kingdom thought to be Robert the first . ” † —Essex indignantly answered him , " Will your lordships give us our turns to speak ? for he playeth the orator ...
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... ment that might be , but that he was an humble peti- tioner for mercy and some moderation of justice , " Coke replied , with a cold - blooded cruelty , which must for ever stain his memory – " that he must not look to the king to be ...
... ment that might be , but that he was an humble peti- tioner for mercy and some moderation of justice , " Coke replied , with a cold - blooded cruelty , which must for ever stain his memory – " that he must not look to the king to be ...
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... ment . But the " apologetic petition , " and the king's answer , occupied the attention of the house so deeply , that the matter appears to have been forgotten . At length the misunderstanding between James and the commons attained such ...
... ment . But the " apologetic petition , " and the king's answer , occupied the attention of the house so deeply , that the matter appears to have been forgotten . At length the misunderstanding between James and the commons attained such ...
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... ment Selden had nothing to offer , and contented himself with circulating amongst his friends some observations upon the works of his critics . The anger of the king had been so greatly excited by this attack upon the privileges of his ...
... ment Selden had nothing to offer , and contented himself with circulating amongst his friends some observations upon the works of his critics . The anger of the king had been so greatly excited by this attack upon the privileges of his ...
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... ment , they were brought before the king's bench to be bailed , when the question of the legality of their im- prisonment was raised , and decided against them by a suborned bench . Upon a second application to the court , the judges ...
... ment , they were brought before the king's bench to be bailed , when the question of the legality of their im- prisonment was raised , and decided against them by a suborned bench . Upon a second application to the court , the judges ...
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Page 2 - God had endowed his Majesty with excellent science and great endowments of nature, but his Majesty was not learned in the laws of his realm of England ; and causes which concern the life or inheritance or goods or fortunes of his subjects are not to be decided by natural reason but by the artificial reason and judgment of law, which law is an act which requires long study and experience before that a man can attain to the cognizance of it...
Page 64 - That there were such creatures as witches he made no doubt at all ; For first, the scriptures had affirmed so much. Secondly the wisdom of all nations had provided laws against such persons, which is an argument of their confidence of such a crime. And such hath been the judgment of this kingdom, as appears by that act of parliament which hath provided punishments proportionable to the quality of the offence.
Page 274 - I can say, and will say, that as a peer of parliament, as speaker of this right honourable house, as keeper of the great seal, as guardian of his majesty's conscience, as lord high chancellor of England, nay, even in that character alone in which the noble duke would think it an affront to be considered...
Page 341 - said the jealous ruler over the desert, encroached upon by the restless foot of English adventure, "who is it that causes this river to rise in the high mountains, and to empty itself into the ocean? Who is it that causes to blow the loud winds of winter, and that calms them again in the summer?
Page 346 - From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say that he will or will not stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the court where he daily sits to practice, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.
Page 64 - That there were such creatures as witches, he 'made no doubt at all, For, first, the Scriptures had affirmed so much. Secondly, the wisdom of all nations had provided laws against such persons, which is an argument of their confidence of such a crime.
Page 194 - I pass over many anonymous letters I have received. Those in print are public, and some of them have been brought judicially before the court. Whoever the writers are. they take the wrong way ! I will do my duty unawed. What am I to fear? That "mendax infamia" from the press, which daily coins false facts and false motives?
Page 287 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 274 - Seal, as guardian of his Majesty's conscience, as Lord High Chancellor of England — nay, even in that character alone in which the noble Duke would think it an affront to be considered...