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<head>Of Offences against Property | |||
<del>Theft Embezzlement and Fraudulent obtainment.</del></head> | |||
<p><note>Theft Embezzlement and Defraudment all one.</note> divisions that have been given in several cases by<lb/> | |||
English Lawyers would have been Theft. too! It is<lb/> | |||
however according to the only notion that can be assigned<lb/> | |||
to the word embezzlement <sic>destinct</sic> from that of Theft<lb/> | |||
it is I say but embezzlement for as to the taking,<lb/> | |||
the beginning to occupy, the putting the spoon to his<lb/> | |||
mouth and so forth he had a title. But in these two<lb/> | |||
cases too what difference is there in the demand for<lb/> | |||
punishment?</p> | |||
<p>A man seeing a horse exposed to sale watches<lb/> | |||
his opportunity mounts the horse and runs away with<lb/> | |||
it. This <add>is</add> what every body may <hi rend='superscript'>will</hi> call Theft. If instead of<lb/> | |||
taking the horse in this clandestine manner by <sic>surprize</sic><lb/> | |||
he had got the owner's leave to mount on its<lb/> | |||
back on pretence of trying its paces, this too according<lb/> | |||
to decisions that have been given by English Lawyers<lb/> | |||
would have been Theft for they saw plainly that in point<lb/> | |||
<add>of mischief there was no difference</add> such an act as this and an<lb/> | |||
Theft. would just<lb/> | |||
<add>the</add></p> | |||
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C
Of Offences against Property
Theft Embezzlement and Fraudulent obtainment.
Theft Embezzlement and Defraudment all one. divisions that have been given in several cases by
English Lawyers would have been Theft. too! It is
however according to the only notion that can be assigned
to the word embezzlement destinct from that of Theft
it is I say but embezzlement for as to the taking,
the beginning to occupy, the putting the spoon to his
mouth and so forth he had a title. But in these two
cases too what difference is there in the demand for
punishment?
A man seeing a horse exposed to sale watches
his opportunity mounts the horse and runs away with
it. This is what every body may will call Theft. If instead of
taking the horse in this clandestine manner by surprize
he had got the owner's leave to mount on its
back on pretence of trying its paces, this too according
to decisions that have been given by English Lawyers
would have been Theft for they saw plainly that in point
of mischief there was no difference such an act as this and an
Theft. would just
the
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