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31 May 1804

Evidence

Ch. Justiciaby Engl. Law
Outlawry
(3

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Sequestration in
manui possesorium
not practicable at
the early period at which
arrangement for the
purpose of securing
were first made —
Historical cause
want of newspapers —
letter-press, all
means of regular
and comprehensive
promulgation

The reason no point of utility is one thing: the historical
reason or efficient cause, how from sources men of law are
to confound them, is another [+] [+] In English law, the
latter is most
commonly, the former
scarce ever to be found In the present case The reason in point of utility
not existing, is till discoverable: undiscoverable the historical reason
may be assigned pointed out/is obvious enough without difficulty. In the infancy of the
law — at the period when arrangement for this purpose on this occasion were first
made no regular post, no newspapers, no regular
no comprehensive means of promulgation.

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The actual mode
of promulgation
enhances vexation
and expence without
contributing any
thing to the professed
object.

Accordingly the when continued down to the present times
the means of promulgation divulgation provided at those early times, are
much worse than none: what they contribute nothing to is
the professed their pretended purpose: what they do the purpose contribute to is — the
common termination of not final cases of almost in which every
arrangement terminates is the plunder of the Suitors. An
Attorney who or his Clerk, else asks for the Sheriff goes to a public house, calls for a room, and shuts the door mutters
the customary nonsense a quantity of jargon to himself the customary jargon:
this makes the public house the timely Court: and the
not knowing what operates as notes to the defendant
whether he be in the same quarter of the globe or another,
and the his not knowing what it was impossible for him
to know, affords the pretence of ruining him under the denomination in the character of a criminal and
of an Outlaw.

Wilkins case.
State Trials Vol XI.p.
Burrows Reports.

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Date_1	1804-05-31	Marginal Summary Numbering	7-8
Box	057	Main Headings	evidence; procedure code
Folio number	061	Info in main headings field	evidence
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Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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