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wrong only by accident, or when a man
overeats himself and makes himself sick
A man who, whether in Office or not
in Office is attached to the Judicatory living
and acting under the authority and under
the very eyes of the Judges — a man thus connected
with the Judges inserts into the
instrument of accusation some word which
though it makes no difference whatsoever
to the party accused, nor transgresses
any rule (for as rules on the subject would
they ever make public fame)
is by a decision purely arbitrary pronounced
to be wrong: and out of this
pretended error manufactured by one
of themselves, pretence, but miscalled a
pretence is made by them for running
counter to the declared will of the legislature,
and giving impunity to a malefactor
where they had been enjoined by it
to punish.
Over easy ear — over easy indeed! given
to exceptions in Indictments as well in the
case above spoken of might this over facility
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law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net) |
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[[watermarks::[simplified hanoverian royal arms] 1821]] |
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