 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 422 Seiten
...way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer : " This house is content, that the sheriffs do execute William late viscount Stafford by severing his head from his body only." Nothing can be a stronger proof of the fury of the times, than that lord Russel, notwithstanding... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 562 Seiten
...not the whole, of the sentence ? The commons got over the difficulty by saying, that " the house was content that the sheriffs should execute William,...viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only" We fear, to the disgrace of our nature, that the mitigation of the sentence at the request of... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 628 Seiten
...Commons magnanimously resolved, " that this House is content that the sheriffs of London and Middlesex do execute William, late Viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only. "| But the Chancellor found himself involved in a most serious Impeachcontroversy with the Commons,... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 480 Seiten
...Commons magnanimously resolved, " that this House is content that the sheriffs of London and Middlesex do execute William, late Viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only."* The Chancellor found himself involved in a most serious controversy with the commons, from... | |
 | David Hume - 1851 - 606 Seiten
...way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer : " This house is content, that the sheriffs do execute William late Viscount Stafford by severing his head from his body only." Nothing can be a stronger proof of the fury of the times, than that Lord Russel, notwithstanding... | |
 | John Martin - 1852 - 62 Seiten
...way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer, ' This house is content that the Sheriffs do execute William, late Viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only.' Nothing can be a stronger proof of the fury of the times than that Lord Russell, notwithstanding... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 600 Seiten
...way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer : ' this house is content, that the sheriffs do execute William, late viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only.' Nothing can be a stronger proof of the fury of the times, than that lord Russell, notwithstanding... | |
 | John Lingard - 1855 - 286 Seiten
...and, on the motion of Sir "William Jones, the petitioners were informed, that "the house was content the sheriffs should execute "William, late Viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his body only." The suggestion obtained for Jones the reputation of ingenuity : a vote more insulting to the... | |
 | John Lingard - 1855 - 380 Seiten
...innocent man, "as 1 am most confident lord Stafford is." Letter to Hjde, Clar. Cor. i. 50. *' was content the sheriffs should execute William, late " viscount Stafford, by severing his head from his hody '* only.'1 The suggestion obtained for Jones the reputation of ingenuity: a vote more insulting... | |
 | David Hume - 1856 - 616 Seiten
...way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer : " This house is content, that the sheriffs do execute William late Viscount Stafford by severing his head from his body only." Nothing can be a stronger proof of the fury of the times, than that Lord Russel, notwithstanding... | |
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They proposed the doubt to both houses: the peers pronounced it superfluous'; and even the commons, apprehensive lest a question of this nature might make way for Stafford's escape, gave this singular answer : " This house is content, that the sheriffs... 
