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Feb. 1809 4
Press. <sic>Ch. . Devices§§.8.7 Burthen on proceedings
1.
7. Device 7. Burthen on
proceedings, not in sentence. p.1.
2.
Uses —
1. Faculty of oppression
exercisable on the innocent.
p.1.
3.
2. In the case of the
guilty, masking excessive
punishment by a varnish
of lenity. p.1.
4.
Instance — Almon's
case — Real pecuniary
punishment £145..14s..3d
apparent but £6..13s..4d
p.1.
5.
Of the non-apparent
pecuniary punishment
a considerable part
was produced by the
virulent invective
abovementioned. p.2.
6.
Warrant for the punishment
thus inflicted
on the innocent, the
making the King pay
no Corn. P.2.
7.
Finding security —
living like a hog in
a yoke — scarce worth
mentioning after the
above. p.2
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