A History of William Penn: Founder of PennsylvaniaNew Amsterdam Book Company, 1902 - 337 Seiten |
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Seite 92
... Charter . This was the point at issue - Does an edict possess the virtue and force of law even when passed by Crown and Parliament , which abolishes any one of our funda- mental rights ? A most important point ; and very dear to England ...
... Charter . This was the point at issue - Does an edict possess the virtue and force of law even when passed by Crown and Parliament , which abolishes any one of our funda- mental rights ? A most important point ; and very dear to England ...
Seite 100
... Charter privileges , confirmed by 9 Henry III . cap . 29 : by 25 Edward I. cap . 1 : and by 2 Edward III . cap . 8. ' Howell : ' Sir , you are a very troublesome fel- low , and it is not for the honour of the court to suffer you to go ...
... Charter privileges , confirmed by 9 Henry III . cap . 29 : by 25 Edward I. cap . 1 : and by 2 Edward III . cap . 8. ' Howell : ' Sir , you are a very troublesome fel- low , and it is not for the honour of the court to suffer you to go ...
Seite 108
... Charter a mere nose of wax . ' Mead : ' How ! Is Not guilty no verdict ? ' Howell : ' No , it is no verdict . ' Penn : ' I affirm that the consent of a jury is a verdict in law ; and if William Mead be not guilty , it follows that I am ...
... Charter a mere nose of wax . ' Mead : ' How ! Is Not guilty no verdict ? ' Howell : ' No , it is no verdict . ' Penn : ' I affirm that the consent of a jury is a verdict in law ; and if William Mead be not guilty , it follows that I am ...
Seite 109
... Charter of England ? What hope is there of ever having justice done when juries are threatened and their verdicts rejected ? Has not the Lieutenant of the Tower made one of them out worse than a felon ? ' Howell : ' My lord , you must ...
... Charter of England ? What hope is there of ever having justice done when juries are threatened and their verdicts rejected ? Has not the Lieutenant of the Tower made one of them out worse than a felon ? ' Howell : ' My lord , you must ...
Seite 112
... Charter of England , which says , No free man ought to be amerced except by the oath of good and lawful men of the vicinage . ' Howell ( with severe and simple logic ) : ' Take him away ; take him away ; take him out of the court ...
... Charter of England , which says , No free man ought to be amerced except by the oath of good and lawful men of the vicinage . ' Howell ( with severe and simple logic ) : ' Take him away ; take him away ; take him out of the court ...
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Admiral Penn affairs answer anxious Arlington Assembly Captain Carrickfergus Catholic charge Charles charter Church claim Colonel colony Cork Council county Cork court crown declared Delaware Duke of York England English faith father favour Fellows Ford friends gave George George Fox Governor Gracechurch Street guilty Guli Holy honour Howell James Jesuits John Fagg John Perrot jury Kiffin King King's Kinsale knew Lady Penn land letter live London Lord Lord Arlington Lord Baltimore Macaulay Macroom Majesty Markham Mead ment Navy Gardens never Neville Penn oath offence Parliament peace Penn's Pennsylvania persons Prince prisoner province Quakers Robinson royal sent settlers Shangarry Castle Sir John Sir William soon Springett Starling Street Sunderland Sydney thee thou thought tion told took Tower town trade verdict Wanstead Whitehall William Mead William Penn words Worminghurst wrote young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 211 - I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country...
Seite 100 - It is too general and imperfect an answer, to say it is the common law, unless we both knew where, and what it is. For where there is no law, there is no transgression; and that law which is not in being, is so far from being common, that it is no law at all.
Seite 191 - Let justice have its impartial course, and the law free passage. Though to your loss protect no man against it, for you are not above the law, but the law above you. Live, therefore, the lives yourselves you would have the people live, and then you have right and boldness to punish the transgressor.
Seite 309 - Her Majesty's Maids of Honour having acquainted me that they designe to employ you and Mr. Walden in making a composition with the Relations of the Maids of Taunton for the high Misdemeanour they have been guilty of, I do at their request hereby let you know that His Majesty has been pleased to give their Fines to the said Maids of Honour, and therefore recommend it to Mr. Walden and you to make the most advantageous composition you can in their behalfe. " I am, sir, your humble servant,
Seite 109 - Till now I never understood the reason of the policy and prudence of the Spaniards, in suffering the inquisition among them: And certainly it will never be well with us, till something like unto the Spanish inquisition be in England.
Seite 99 - Shall I plead to an indictment that hath no foundation in law? If it contain that law you say I have broken, why should you decline to produce that law, since it will be impossible for the jury to determine or agree to bring in their verdict, who have not the law produced by which they should measure the truth of this indictment, and the guilty or contrary of my fact? Recorder: You are a saucy fellow. Speak to the indictment.
Seite 105 - Gentlemen, you shall not be dismissed till we have a verdict that the court will accept, and you shall be locked up without meat, drink, fire, and tobacco; you shall not think thus to abuse the court; we will have a verdict by the help of God, or you shall starve for it.
Seite 156 - I know not by what discretion, lighted heavily upon us, and we complain, yet we do not mean that any should take a fresh aim at them, or that they should come in our room, for we must give the liberty we ask, and cannot be false to our principles, though it were to relieve ourselves ; for we have goodwill to all men, and would have none suffer for a truly sober and conscientious dissent on any hand.
Seite 114 - Son William, if you and your friends keep to your plain way of preaching, and keep to your plain way of living, you will make an end of the priests to the end of the world.
Seite 154 - I walk in the light God hath given me ; if it be dim or uncertain, I must bear the penalty of my errors. I hope to do it with patience, and that no burden shall be very grievous to me, except sin and shame. God keep me from those evils, and, in all things else, dispose of me according to his pleasure...