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' | <head>Dispensing Power</head> | ||
<p>7 Apr 1802</p> | |||
<note>Notes<lb/> | |||
1. Illegality</note> | |||
<p>According to this expression of the Duke's will, there<lb/> | |||
is one <add>case</add> and one alone, in which the Penitentiary<lb/> | |||
Houses, whatever may be the number of them, are, amongst<lb/> | |||
them all, to have any inhabitants at all<lb/> | |||
as far as <del>depends upon</del> this "principal"<add>(a)</add> one of the<lb/> | |||
two classes. This is a case, which, to all appearance,<lb/> | |||
<del>never</del> <add>had not,</add> at the time of writing this letter of his<lb/> | |||
<add>been realized nor could ever at that time</add><lb/> | |||
ever happened was not likely ever to happen: a<lb/> | |||
case <add>the happening of</add> which it would depend upon his <add>him</add> will to<lb/> | |||
prevent—and which, in terms <add>altogether unequivocal</add> not susceptible of doubt<lb/> | |||
be presently after expresses <add>declares</add> it to be his <del>intention</del> <add>inclination/<del>will and dispensation</del></add> to<lb/> | |||
prevent.</p> | |||
<note><add>(a)</add> See notes</note> | |||
<note>"<hi rend="underline">Several</hi>" and "<hi rend="underline">respective</hi>"<lb/> | |||
compose<lb/> | |||
a restriction not<lb/> | |||
imposed by law<lb/> | |||
and which the <lb/> | |||
Duke would not<lb/> | |||
have imposed<lb/> | |||
upon humanity.</note> | |||
<p>From the words <sic>employ'd</sic> by the Duke in this letter<lb/> | |||
"such transportable Convicts as the several Gaols of the<lb/> | |||
"respective Counties can not contain" <del>it might be thoug</del><lb/> | |||
<del>were those words to be taken</del> <add>of</add> the limitation implied<lb/> | |||
as might be thought by these words were to be considered<lb/> | |||
as applying to the intended <add>plan of</add> conduct of his Grace<lb/> | |||
from these words it might in that supposition be perhaps<lb/> | |||
supposed that here and there a few Convicts might<lb/> | |||
left to compose the population of the Parliamentary<lb/> | |||
Penitentiary Houses. <add>The ground of this construction is composed of/constituted by</add> This construction turns upon the<lb/> | |||
words "<hi rend="underline">several</hi>" and "<hi rend="underline">respective</hi>": and the purpose of<lb/> | |||
it is—that if <add>so often as it shall happen that</add> a given County Gaol is full<lb/> | |||
of its own prisoners is filled by more of such prisoners<lb/> | |||
as were sent out of it to take their trials, any<lb/> | |||
other <del>pris convict</del> <add><gap/></add> so <gap/> of it for trial and convicted<lb/> | |||
<add>would</add></p> | |||
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Dispensing Power
7 Apr 1802
Notes
1. Illegality
According to this expression of the Duke's will, there
is one case and one alone, in which the Penitentiary
Houses, whatever may be the number of them, are, amongst
them all, to have any inhabitants at all
as far as depends upon this "principal"(a) one of the
two classes. This is a case, which, to all appearance,
never had not, at the time of writing this letter of his
been realized nor could ever at that time
ever happened was not likely ever to happen: a
case the happening of which it would depend upon his him will to
prevent—and which, in terms altogether unequivocal not susceptible of doubt
be presently after expresses declares it to be his intention inclination/will and dispensation to
prevent.
(a) See notes
"Several" and "respective"
compose
a restriction not
imposed by law
and which the
Duke would not
have imposed
upon humanity.
From the words employ'd by the Duke in this letter
"such transportable Convicts as the several Gaols of the
"respective Counties can not contain" it might be thoug
were those words to be taken of the limitation implied
as might be thought by these words were to be considered
as applying to the intended plan of conduct of his Grace
from these words it might in that supposition be perhaps
supposed that here and there a few Convicts might
left to compose the population of the Parliamentary
Penitentiary Houses. The ground of this construction is composed of/constituted by This construction turns upon the
words "several" and "respective": and the purpose of
it is—that if so often as it shall happen that a given County Gaol is full
of its own prisoners is filled by more of such prisoners
as were sent out of it to take their trials, any
other pris convict so of it for trial and convicted
would
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