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1828. Novr.
Petition for Justice.
1. Case.
V. Oaths necessitated

31. Use to Judge
To Judge and Co. extensive
and multifarious
the use.
Main use, establishment
of mendacity, as
above.

32. Use to Judge
Use still more extensive,
universal propagation
of crime-producing
depositions. From offences
come such, and fees.

33. Use to Judge
Judgment reversed by
the conviction concern (a
rare case) excepted: two
witnesses being necessary
to conviction, expense of prosecution
certain and , success
eminently uncertain
one conviction to 10,000 perjuries
is a large allowance. To

34.
Another use, extinguishing evidence.

35. Mischievous Exposure of Religion
Universality
inefficiency of habitual perjury
not half the
Clergy is above
above noted. If when
they do not scruple perjury
a layman refuses
simple mendacity, he is
turned out of the
he is turned out with
ignominy. Witness an
Atheist. Are you an
Atheist? Answer, & falsely,
he is admitted: answering
truly, he is rejected.

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36. Mischievous Use to Judge.
What will not Lawyers
do, Judge supporting
him in it, for fees?
By a few it is made
duty to be accessary
before or after the fact
to every crime.

37. Mischievous
On condition of declaring
himself such, the
law gives every atheist
called as a witness to
pardon every crime.

38. Mischievous
Dialogue between
Lawyer and Atheist.

39. Mischievous
In gangs, robbers
may thus with impunity
murder for suppression
of evidence
all other persons
known or suspected
to be heretical witnesses.

40. Mischievous Official.
Another use, gaining
credit for strict observance
of duty by
reference to an oath:
which, if taken, is either
nugatory, or mischievous,
promising
sacrifice of the interest
of the many to
that of one.
See Book of Oaths.

Identifier: | JB/081/037/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 81.
Date_1	1828-11	Marginal Summary Numbering	31-40
Box	081	Main Headings	petition for justice
Folio number	037	Info in main headings field	petition for justice
Image	001	Titles
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d3 / e3
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public		ID Number	25824
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