English nation, in which king, parliament, judges, juries, witnesses, prosecutors, have all their respective, though certainly not equal, shares. Witnesses — of such a character as not to deserve credit in the most trifling cause, upon the most immaterial... The Popish Plot: A Study in the History of the Reign of Charles II - Seite 314von John Pollock - 1903 - 419 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1808 - 416 Seiten
...witnesses, prosecutors, have all their respective, though certainly not equal, shares. Witnessess, of such a character as not to deserve credit in the...not to have been believed if it had come from the mcuth of Cato ; and upon such evidence, from such witnesses, were innocent men -condemned to death... | |
| 1808 - 602 Seiten
...have all their respective, though certainly not equal, shares. Witnesses, of such 3 character . as cot to deserve credit in the most trifling cause, upon...evidence so incredible, or, to speak more properly, so jmpossible to be true, that itought "not to have been believed if it had come from the mouth of ; '... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 Seiten
...witnesses and prosecutor;:, have all their respective, though certainly not ci|ual| »liares. Witnesses, of such a character as not to deserve credit in the...incredible, or, to speak more properly, so impossible lo he true, thai il ought not to have been believed if it had come from the mouih oí Cato ; and upo«... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1810 - 772 Seiten
...Witnesses, Prosecutors, have all their respective, though certainly not equal shares. Witnesses of Mich a character, as not to deserve credit in the most...facts, gave evidence so incredible, or to speak more propei ly, so impossible to he true, that it ought not to have been believed if it had come from the... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1810 - 768 Seiten
...equal shares. Witnesses of Mich a character, as not to deserve credit in the most trifling canse, npon the most immaterial facts, gave evidence so incredible, or to speak more properly, so impossible to he tnie, that it onght not to have been believed if it had come from the mouth of Cato; and upon such... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1810 - 762 Seiten
...Juries, Witnesses, Prosecutors, have all their respective, though certainly not equal shares. Witnesses of such a character, as not to deserve credit in the most trifling canse, upon the most immaterial facts, gave evidence so incredible, or to speak more properly, so impossible... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1810 - 778 Seiten
...equal shares. Witnesses of inch a character, as not to deserve credit in the most '.rifling cause, npon the most immaterial facts, gave evidence so incredible, or to speak more propeily, so impossible to he true, that it ought not to have been believed ;f it had come from the... | |
| 1811 - 550 Seiten
...as a political weapon against the tories, by many whose minds were too strong to listen to a tale, " so impossible to be true, that it ought not to have...been believed if it had come from the mouth of Cato." It adds some little, we think, to the force of these observations, that Mr. Fox in another place says... | |
| Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 602 Seiten
...horrid popish plot, in which, as says Mr. Fox, " Witnesses of such a character, as not to de" serve credit in the most trifling cause, upon the " most immaterial facts, gave evidence so incredi" ble, or to speak more properly, so impossible to " be true, that it ought not to have been... | |
| Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 598 Seiten
...horrid popish plot, in which, as says Mr. Fox, " Witnesses of such a character, as not to de" serve credit in the most trifling cause, upon the ** most immaterial facts, gave evidence so incredi" ble, or to speak more properly, so impossible to " be true, that it ought not to have been... | |
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