 | 1771 - 882 pàgines
...chofen, on all future occafions, as having been elected before. In the cafe before your lordfhips, the defendant was by law incapable at the time of...election; and it is my firm perfuafion, that he was choftn becaufe he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been cholea ; for they did not... | |
 | 1771 - 422 pàgines
...chofen, on all future occafions, as having been eledted before. In the caufe before your lordfhips, the defendant was by law incapable at the time of his pretended election; and it is my firm purfuafton, that he was chofen becaufe he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chofen... | |
 | James Thomson Callender - 1795 - 132 pàgines
...fine. On this occalion, lord Mansfield pronounced a fpeech. " The de" fendant," laid his lordfhip, u was by law incapable, at the time " of his pretended...election : and it is my firm perfuafion that he " was cholcn becaufe he -was iticapable. If he had been capable, " he had not been chofen ; for they did... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pàgines
...chosen, on all future occasions, as having been elected before. In the cause before your lordships, the defendant was, by law, incapable at the time of his pretended election ; and it is my firm persuasion, that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chosen... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pàgines
...chosen, on all future occasions, as having been elected before. In the cause before your lordships, the defendant was, by law, incapable at the time of his pretended election ; and it is my firm persuasion, that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chosen... | |
 | 1808 - 542 pàgines
...by law incapable at the time of his election, and it is my firm opinion that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable he had not been chosen, for they did not want him to serve the office ; they chose him because without a breach of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pàgines
...by law incapable at the time of his election, and it is my firm opinion that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable he had not been chosen, for they did not 'want him to serve the office ; they chose him, because, without a breach... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1813 - 726 pàgines
...chosen, on all future occasions, as having been elected before. In the cause before your lordships, the defendant was by law incapable at the time of his pretended election : and it is my firm persuasion, that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, lie had not been chosen... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1847 - 650 pàgines
...principles upon which the prosecution was conducted. " In the cause before your lordships," said he, "the defendant was by law incapable at the time of his pretended election ; and it is my firm persuasion, that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chosen... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1849 - 320 pàgines
...principles upon which the prosecution was conducted. " In the cause before your lordships," said he, " the defendant was by law incapable at the time of his pretended election ; and it is my firm persuasion, that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chosen... | |
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... that he was chosen because he was incapable. If he had been capable, he had not been chosen, for they did not want him to serve the office. 
