A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783, with Notes and Other Illustrations, Volume 18Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816 - Trials |
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... guilty of felony , if a person has a mind to knock down every body that stands in his way , and procures others to impose upon the Court by affidavits in order to prevent all opposition ; in that case the Court will exert their ...
... guilty of felony , if a person has a mind to knock down every body that stands in his way , and procures others to impose upon the Court by affidavits in order to prevent all opposition ; in that case the Court will exert their ...
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... guilty go free , ' which may be the case if the prosecution be ' now hurried on , in the absence of several ma ... guilty of a default , but no latches or default can be imputed to the crown , at whose in- stance all indictments ...
... guilty go free , ' which may be the case if the prosecution be ' now hurried on , in the absence of several ma ... guilty of a default , but no latches or default can be imputed to the crown , at whose in- stance all indictments ...
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... guilty . My lord , the gentlemen of the other side ⚫ have laid great stress upon the objection that • Robert Kennedy could not know that colonel • Weldon was a material witness . The charge in the indictment is , that lady Altham was ...
... guilty . My lord , the gentlemen of the other side ⚫ have laid great stress upon the objection that • Robert Kennedy could not know that colonel • Weldon was a material witness . The charge in the indictment is , that lady Altham was ...
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... Guilty , or ac- quit her . At half - an - hour after four o'clock the Jury left the box , and after twenty minutes stay , returned with their Verdict for the traverser , Not Guilty . dom in the latter end of last summer , in 195 ] [ 196 ...
... Guilty , or ac- quit her . At half - an - hour after four o'clock the Jury left the box , and after twenty minutes stay , returned with their Verdict for the traverser , Not Guilty . dom in the latter end of last summer , in 195 ] [ 196 ...
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... guilty as to the fourth , cannot be examined upon any of them , because by that means he may possibly set about swearing himself off of the charge of the fourth indictment , which perhaps by the evidence on behalf of the crown might be ...
... guilty as to the fourth , cannot be examined upon any of them , because by that means he may possibly set about swearing himself off of the charge of the fourth indictment , which perhaps by the evidence on behalf of the crown might be ...
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affidavit Annesley answer appear arms asked attainted battle of Culloden believe called Carlisle charged Chetwynd Chevis child Court crown Curragh defence delivered deponent Dublin duke Dunmaine earl Edinburgh evidence Fraser gentlemen give Goostry guilty heard Heath high-treason honour Hugh Fraser indictment James jury justice King's Counsel L. H. S. My lord lady Altham letter live lord Altham lord Anglesea lord Balmerino Lord High Steward lord Lovat Lord Provost lord the king lordships Mac Kercher majesty majesty's Manchester Manchester regiment master of Lovat Murray never noble lord oath pannel parliament person Pray present sovereign lord Pretender Pretender's prisoner prove reason rebel army rebellion regiment remember Ricketts Roy Stuart Scotland sent Serj Serjeant at Arms servant shew Sir John Strange sworn tell thing tion told town trial Wexford witness Yonge
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