| Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood - 1861 - 790 pàgines
...a part of the common law of England ; and in Rex v. Woolston (Sir. 834), the Court of King's Bench would not suffer it to be debated, whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offence punishable in the temporal courts at common law. The common law, as it... | |
| John Shortt - 1871 - 846 pàgines
...show that the Christian miracles were not to be taken iu a — literal but in an allegorical sense, the court would not suffer it to be debated whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offence punishable in the temporal courts at common law. They laid stress on... | |
| George Jacob Holyoake - 1861 - 156 pàgines
...and character of Christ ; and upon attempting to move in arrest of judgment, the court declared they would not suffer it to be debated whether to write against Christianity in general was an offence punishable in the temporal courts of common law. And they cited Taylor's... | |
| Appleton Morgan - 1875 - 538 pàgines
...designed to show that the Christian miracles were not to be taken in a. literal but an allegorical sense, the court would not suffer it to be debated whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offense punishable in the temporal courts at common law. They laid stress on... | |
| 1876 - 204 pàgines
...the case of King v. 1o8 Woolson, 2 Stra. 834, the court considered it so well established that they would not suffer it to be debated whether to write...the temporal courts at common law. Wood therefore, relying upon the authority of Woolson's case, still further changes and broadens it into the statement... | |
| Sandford Hunt - 1876 - 306 pàgines
...Ref., 398 ; 1 Vent., 293 ; 3 Keb., 607, 621 ; 8 JR, 292.) The Court of King's Bench declared that they would not suffer it to be debated, whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offense, punishable in the temporal courts at common law. Blasphemy, according... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1878 - 606 pàgines
...another, it had become so established in 1728, that in the case of the King vs. Woolston, 2 Stra. 834, the court would not suffer it to be debated, whether...against Christianity was punishable in the temporal court at common law. Wood, therefore, 409, ventures still to vary the phrase, and say, 'that all blasphemy... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1879 - 474 pàgines
...suffer it to be debated, whether to write against Christianity was punishable in the temporal court at common law. Wood, therefore, 409, ventures still to vary the phrase, and say, ' that all blasphemy and profaneness are offences by the common law ;' and oites 2 Stra. — Then... | |
| 1884 - 852 pàgines
...of judgment that the offence was not punishable in the temporal courts ; but the court declared they would not suffer it to be debated whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offence of temporal cognizance. It was contended on the part of the defendant... | |
| American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 pàgines
...a part of the common law of England ; and in A'tx v. Woohton (Str. 834), the Court of King's Bench would not suffer it to be debated, whether to write against Christianity in general was not an offence punishable in the temporal courts at common law.' The common law, as... | |
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