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But it appears , " says Coke , “ by the preamble , that this benevolence was
against the will and liberty of the subject ; but a freewill offering is not restrained .
” * He also mentions a case in the 40th Elizabeth , in which “ it was resolved by all
the ...
But it appears , " says Coke , “ by the preamble , that this benevolence was
against the will and liberty of the subject ; but a freewill offering is not restrained .
” * He also mentions a case in the 40th Elizabeth , in which “ it was resolved by all
the ...
Page 97
He was , ” says his biographer , “ very good at waylaying the craft of counsel ; for
he , as they say , had been in the oven himself , and knew where to look for the
pasty . ” Upon one difficult occasion his conduct on the bench was entitled to the
...
He was , ” says his biographer , “ very good at waylaying the craft of counsel ; for
he , as they say , had been in the oven himself , and knew where to look for the
pasty . ” Upon one difficult occasion his conduct on the bench was entitled to the
...
Page 210
I shall never , indeed , forget , ” says Mr . Erskine * , “ what I have heard the late
mild and venerable magistrate , Lord Mansfield , say upon this subject , whose
house was one of the first attacked in London . I have more than once heard him
...
I shall never , indeed , forget , ” says Mr . Erskine * , “ what I have heard the late
mild and venerable magistrate , Lord Mansfield , say upon this subject , whose
house was one of the first attacked in London . I have more than once heard him
...
Page 283
Of his lordship ' s speeches from the bench , he says , “ they were strongly
marked by depth of legal knowledge and force of expression , and by the
overwhelming power with which he propounded the result ; but they were too
often enveloped ...
Of his lordship ' s speeches from the bench , he says , “ they were strongly
marked by depth of legal knowledge and force of expression , and by the
overwhelming power with which he propounded the result ; but they were too
often enveloped ...
Page 416
... as “ a most propitious judge to a poor man ' s cause ; and before him if any
leaning were , it was of his favour to that side that seemed to be oppressed . " -
North ' s Examen , p . 530 . NOTE 36 . p . 81 . - " It is much to be lamented , " says
Mr ...
... as “ a most propitious judge to a poor man ' s cause ; and before him if any
leaning were , it was of his favour to that side that seemed to be oppressed . " -
North ' s Examen , p . 530 . NOTE 36 . p . 81 . - " It is much to be lamented , " says
Mr ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Eminent British Lawyers The cabinet cyclopędia. Biography. [v. 99] |
| Author | Henry Roscoe |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Aug 2005 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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