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to so terrible a death and if by chance such a man<lb/> were to be found the offices of justice from the lowest<lb/> to the highest would all be setting themselves to work<lb/> to find out pretences for enabling the offender to get<lb/> clear. <sic>Where</sic> he even convicted, this business would not<lb/> be much the <unclear>forwarder</unclear> for it: for no King that has<lb/> even sat on the English throne since James I could<lb/> bear to let such an offender suffer such a death nor<lb/> were he disposed to bear it would the people be patient<lb/><gap/> of his patience<p>In France there is a greater variety of coin</p> | to so terrible a death and if by chance such a man<lb/> were to be found the offices of justice from the lowest<lb/> to the highest would all be setting themselves to work<lb/> to find out pretences for enabling the offender to get<lb/> clear. <sic>Where</sic> he even convicted, this business would not<lb/> be much the <unclear>forwarder</unclear> for it: for no King that has<lb/> even sat on the English throne since James I could<lb/> bear to let such an offender suffer such a death nor<lb/> were he disposed to bear it would the people be patient<lb/><gap/> of his patience<p>In France there is a greater variety of coin<lb/> there than in England and yet but little of it bad. In<lb/>France the punishment for coining is capital, and that<lb/> it must be confessed if a very afflictive kind, scalding to death. In England there is a vast quantity of bad coin and yet the punishment is capital In the Austrian domin-<lb/>ions there is as little bad coin in France, and yet the punishment</p> | ||
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Offences against the Coin
to so terrible a death and if by chance such a man
were to be found the offices of justice from the lowest
to the highest would all be setting themselves to work
to find out pretences for enabling the offender to get
clear. Where he even convicted, this business would not
be much the forwarder for it: for no King that has
even sat on the English throne since James I could
bear to let such an offender suffer such a death nor
were he disposed to bear it would the people be patient
of his patience
In France there is a greater variety of coin
there than in England and yet but little of it bad. In
France the punishment for coining is capital, and that
it must be confessed if a very afflictive kind, scalding to death. In England there is a vast quantity of bad coin and yet the punishment is capital In the Austrian domin-
ions there is as little bad coin in France, and yet the punishment
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law in general |
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offences against the coin |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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f45 / f46 / f47 / f48 |
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[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]] |
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