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absent, he cannot, or being present, he will not. | absent, he cannot, or being present, he will not. | ||
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In <del><gap/> the prescription of Procedure</del> <add><gap/> convictions upon <del><gap/></del></add> | In <del><gap/> the <hi rend='underline'>prescription of</hi> Procedure</del> <add><gap/><!-- harmony, or something similar --> convictions upon <del><gap/></del></add> Statutes | ||
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slightly penal , no difficulty has <add>ever</add> been made | slightly penal , no difficulty has <add>ever</add> been made | ||
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the way was to subject him to | the way was to subject him to | ||
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a <add><gap/></add> Punishment which was <add>at least</add> equal <del><unclear> | a <add><gap/></add> Punishment which was <add>at least</add> equal <del><unclear>where</unclear></del><!-- or when --> <add>to, & in</add> <del>all</del> | ||
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most cases , superior to that which he could incur | most cases , superior to that which he could incur | ||
CERTAINTY Procedure regular. - Non-appearance — Contumacy — Traverse — Confession.
A man against whom a charge is made , must either
answers to it or does not — If he answers to it,
by , if that which he says has any his answer to be pertinent , must amount either
to a confession or a denial
If he does not , it must be either because being
absent, he cannot, or being present, he will not.
In the prescription of Procedure convictions upon Statutes
slightly penal , no difficulty has ever been made
of considering either of these methods of behaviour
as tantamount to a confessions of
the suspected offences charged —
Only out of by Common Law kindness to the offender , for non-appearance ,
the way was to subject him to
a Punishment which was at least equal where to, & in all
most cases , superior to that which he could incur
by conviction , & was the same for one original
offence as for another, — for continuancy
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to a Punishment , a thousand times worse
than the heaviest he could suffer by conviction.
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