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<head>Of Frauds<!-- 2 words, larger font --> relative to the Coin<!-- 1 word, larger font -->.</head> <note>Reasons</note><!-- written in pencil --> | |||
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<p>sake of making any difference in the Punishment . The <add>Provisions</add> | |||
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<p>the Coinage more especially , not even both these circumstances taken | |||
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together , much less either of them singly, can fairly be taken for | |||
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conclusive evidence of such complicity. On this matter a man may | |||
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speak with confidence. I know for my own part that I am neither | |||
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a Coiner nor ever was in confederacy with such a criminal : | |||
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yet I suppose there has scarce been a week in my life in which | |||
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I have not been guilty of both these atrocious offences. I would even | |||
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venture to appeal to any man in England, let him be a man of | |||
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the strictest probity , whether it has never happened to him to have | |||
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two bad half pence in his pocket , which he was even satisfied were | |||
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bad ; to put off one of them ; and to do this twice in the compass of | |||
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two days. If this be the case it must follow I think incontestably | |||
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that such transactions, which are looked upon as conclusive evidences | |||
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of co<hi rend='underline'>m</hi>p<hi rend='underline'>licit</hi>y, are far from being so, and the <sic>likliest</sic> effect which | |||
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such a Law can have is that of sacrificing any member of the community without exception , to the malice of any other who has a | |||
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mind to ruin him. | |||
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<p><!-- indent --><note>Presumptions drawn by the Legislator require more caution than when drawn by the Judge.</note> A Judge or Juryman who in any one individual case that <add>should</add> | |||
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C 39
Of Frauds relative to the Coin. Reasons
sake of making any difference in the Punishment . The Provisions
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Note
the Coinage more especially , not even both these circumstances taken
together , much less either of them singly, can fairly be taken for
conclusive evidence of such complicity. On this matter a man may
speak with confidence. I know for my own part that I am neither
a Coiner nor ever was in confederacy with such a criminal :
yet I suppose there has scarce been a week in my life in which
I have not been guilty of both these atrocious offences. I would even
venture to appeal to any man in England, let him be a man of
the strictest probity , whether it has never happened to him to have
two bad half pence in his pocket , which he was even satisfied were
bad ; to put off one of them ; and to do this twice in the compass of
two days. If this be the case it must follow I think incontestably
that such transactions, which are looked upon as conclusive evidences
of complicity, are far from being so, and the likliest effect which
such a Law can have is that of sacrificing any member of the community without exception , to the malice of any other who has a
mind to ruin him.
Presumptions drawn by the Legislator require more caution than when drawn by the Judge. A Judge or Juryman who in any one individual case that should
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of frauds relative to the coin |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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f37 / f38 / f39 / f40 |
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caroline fox |
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