xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr">

Transcribe Bentham: A Collaborative Initiative

From Transcribe Bentham: Transcription Desk

Keep up to date with the latest news - subscribe to the Transcribe Bentham newsletter; Find a new page to transcribe in our list of Untranscribed Manuscripts

JB/096/138/001

Jump to: navigation, search
Completed

Click Here To Edit

Abuses debilitative of the Religious Sanction
v. Spectator No 454.

In particular as applied to an Oaths.

1st Subscriptions

2d. Catt In the Catechism. Baptismal service 1st Promises unperformable
& without warrant: 2.dly Declarations
very likely false. of Belief of parents
useless immaterial to be believed. unintelligible in their subject matter, or pernicious if fulfilled.

3<hi rend='superscript'>dly Custom-House Oaths.</hi> N. B. Mr
Cramer keeps a man to swear, who gets makes
200£ a year of it — compare this with
hired witnesses in Turkey — Irish evidence
with straws in their shoes.

4<hi rend='superscript'>thly False findings of Juries. Value
10d to reduce a Theft to simple Larceny.


---page break---

5. Pleasantry of Judges — He has sworn
hardest — He had the advantage of swearing
last — he has sworn himself off. I could
wish this matter had a little further explanation — I could wish to hear what
he says as to this charge.

6. Coroners Inquests. 1. On Suicides — 2.on
Deodands.

7. Oaths of observance to University Statutes.

8. Forced unanimity of Juries.


---page break---

On the head of subscriptions — if the Essay on
that matter should come out first — say
The mischief of that abuse, and particularly
it's effects in weakening the good effects efficacy of the
Religious Sanction, have been displayed in a late tract <add>book on this subject </add>with
that truth justness of sentiment and force of expression
as leave nothing for me to add
to it.

Introd. Sanction Religious. Abuses debilitative of the BR 1 Religious Sanction. Catalogue of.








Identifier: | JB/096/138/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 96.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

096

Main Headings

legislation

Folio number

138

Info in main headings field

introd. sanction religious abuses debilitative of the religious sanction catalogue of

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

c1

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

31142

Box Contents

UCL Home » Transcribe Bentham » Transcription Desk