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and an Attorney. The Attorney with an
Act about Potatoes for his precedent and
his model draws a Bill for turnips. The
Member being informed by the Attorney of
the existence of the Potatoe Act, prefaces
his motion by a speech the substance
of which is — You hang a man for Potatoes
pray why not as well for turnips?
no possible difference being to be assigned
f precedent and consistency without
looking further in this case as in all
others except where pressing and particular
interest makes an exception may
be regarded as constituting a sufficient
warrant the Bill passes of course.

(Note) over If haply a Member for the same
district and of the opposite party jealous
of the renown that may be gained by
equalizing turnips to Potatoes takes
upon him to oppose the Bill then comes
the Argument above spoken of about the
multitude of penal laws especially those
that appoint Capital Punishment and the



Identifier: | JB/107/304/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

107

Main Headings

law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net)

Folio number

304

Info in main headings field

Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

a a/3

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::[simplified hanoverian royal arms] 1821]]

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Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1821

Notes public

ID Number

35295

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