JB/081/023/001

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Batsby:- I am a Christian.

Sir R.B: – A Christian! As you assert that you are a Christian,
perhaps you will tell me, to what class of Christians you
belong?

B.: – I belong to no class whatever: I am no sectarian; and and I despice
sectarianism; the whole is a filth, and a stink, and an
abomination – all mere empty profession, without works or charity.

Sir R.B.: – Are you a Quaker?

B.: – No, I am not.

Sir R.B.: – Then you are bound by the law of the land to take an
oath when it is administered to you, you having been a witness
of the commission of a felony.

B.: – The law of God is above the law of the land, and I find it
written in the written Word of God "Thou shalt not swear at all."

Sir R.B.: – How can we administer justice, unless upon the oath of
witnesses?

B.: – If all men could speak truth - and I would sooner
suffer death than tell a lie – there would be no difficulty in
the administration of justice. I shall not swear let the consequences
be what they may, even if I should be taken to instant execution;
and I beg to say, that I refuse to take an oath, entirely from a
conscientious belief, that I should be doing an act contrary to the commandment
of God.

Sir R.B.: – I am satisfied that it would be quite useless
for me to argue the matter with you upon
the subject, for we should never be of the same opinion.
If you had avowed yourself to have been a Quaker,
I could have received your affirmation; but in the present
dilemma, we can only look out for another witness.

The prisoner was remanded till Monday next;
but Mr. Batsby was ordered to attend.

Identifier: | JB/081/023/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 81.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	081	Main Headings	petition for justice
Folio number	023	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner		Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public		ID Number	25810
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