| Charles James Fox - 1808 - 454 pągines
...his letter to James the Second, while the question of his pardon was pending, an authentic account. That which is most certain in this affair is, that...had committed no overt act, indicating the imagining of the King's death, even according to the most strained construction of the statute of Edward the... | |
| Earl John Russell Russell - 1819 - 368 pągines
...opinion, not easily matched by that of any lawyer. Speaking of those who died for this plot, he says, " That which is most certain in this affair is, that...most strained construction of the statute of Edward the Third ; much less was any such act legally proved against them : and the conspiring to levy war... | |
| Earl John Russell Russell - 1820 - 596 pągines
...this plot, he says, " That * See the trial of Hardy, and especially Lord Erskine'if admirable speech. which is most certain in this affair is, that they...most strained construction of the statute of Edward the Thirjl ; much less was any such act legally proved against them : and the conspiring to levy war... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1838 - 660 pągines
...condemnation of Russell and Sidney was a flagrant violation of law and justice, because they had committed no act indicating the imagining the king's death, even...construction of the statute of Edward III., much less was such act legally proved; so that it is impossible not to assent to the opinion of those who have ever... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1838 - 324 pągines
...The surprising assertion, therefore, of Mr. Fox (however he may have himself believed it), that, " even according to the most strained construction of the statute of Edward III., Lord R. could not have been condemned," had long been ranked, and ranks still more than ever, with... | |
| Tracts - 1840 - 514 pągines
...his letter to James the Second, while the question of his pardon was pending, an authentic account. That which is most certain in this affair is, that...had committed no overt act, indicating the imagining of the King's death, even according to the most strained construction of the statute of Edward the... | |
| 1841 - 530 pągines
...explanation and statement of his conduct. Speaking of those who Jied for this plot, Mr. Fox says,' that which is most certain in this affair, is, that...most strained construction of the statute of Edward HI., much less was any such act legally proved against them ; and the conspiring to levy war was not... | |
| Armand Carrel, Charles James Fox - 1846 - 498 pągines
...states in his letter to James II., while the question of his pardon was pending, an authentic account. That which is most certain in this affair is, that...had committed no overt act, indicating the imagining of the king's death, even according to the most strained construction of the statute of Edward III.;... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 328 pągines
...states in his letter to James II., while the question of his pardon was pending, an authentic account. That which is most certain in this affair is, that...any such act legally proved against them. And the conspiracy to levy war was not treason, except by a recent statute of Charles II., the prosecutions... | |
| 1841 - 524 pągines
...explanation and statement of his conduct. Speaking of those who died for this plot, Mr. Fox says, ' that which is most certain in this affair, is, that...according to the most strained construction of the statute at Edward III., much less was any such act legally proved against them ; and the conspiring to levy... | |
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