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in all its present Minuteness: is covering as once<lb/> | in all its present Minuteness: is covering as once<lb/>all those Inlets to Impunity under equal guils, which<lb/>an acute and interested Examination of the subsisting<lb/>Doctrine might discover. | ||
all those Inlets to Impunity under equal guils, which<lb/> | <p>paragraph</p>But here again another Question<lb/>may occur (for it has already occurred to Writers<lb/>in other Words) whether the presence of this Consciousness<lb/>is to be left to the Jury,(to whom <unclear>Irefer</unclear> the Cognizance<lb/>of it without Hesitation for the Reasons mentioned<lb/> | ||
an acute and interested Examination of the subsisting<lb/> | |||
Doctrine might discover. | |||
<p>paragraph</p> But here again another Question<lb/> | |||
may occur (for it has already occurred to Writers<lb/> | |||
in other Words) whether the presence of this Consciousness<lb/> | |||
is to be left to the Jury,(to whom <unclear>Irefer</unclear> the Cognizance<lb/> | |||
of it without Hesitation for the Reasons mentioned<lb/> | |||
under the word "Taking") to infer <del>without further</del><lb/> | under the word "Taking") to infer <del>without further</del><lb/> | ||
<del>Rule</del> by their Discretion; <add>without further rule</add> or whether any such points<lb/> | <del>Rule</del> by their Discretion; <add>without further rule</add> or whether any such points<lb/>of Behaviour from which it may be conclusively infer'd by law are<lb/>capable of being number'd &ascertained? | ||
of Behaviour from which it may be conclusively infer'd by law are<lb/> | <p>paragraph</p>I have taken no small pains to find an<lb/>Answer to this Question, and the Results is that I<lb/> | ||
capable of being number'd | conceive they are reducible to one of these 4 viz:<lb/>1<hi rend='superscript'>st</hi>.Concealment of the <unclear>Ael</unclear> of taking 2 Conceal-<lb/>ment afterwards of the Thing taken. 3<hi rend='superscript'>rd</hi> Concealment<lb/>of the <del>taking</del> Taker's own Person. 4<hi rend='superscript'>th</hi> Flight. | ||
<p>paragraph</p>I have taken no small pains to find an<lb/> | <p>paragraph</p> I also carried on the Disquisition to a<lb/>still further Degree of Minuteness by <unclear>eracing</unclear><lb/> | ||
Answer to this Question, and the Results is that I<lb/> | |||
conceive they are reducible to one of these 4 viz:<lb/> | |||
1<hi rend='superscript'>st</hi>.Concealment of the <unclear>Ael</unclear> of taking 2 Conceal-<lb/> | |||
ment afterwards of the Thing taken. 3<hi rend='superscript'>rd</hi> Concealment<lb/> | |||
of the <del>taking</del> Taker's own Person. 4<hi rend='superscript'>th</hi> Flight. | |||
<p>paragraph</p> I also carried on the Disquisition to a<lb/> | |||
still further Degree of Minuteness by <unclear>eracing</unclear><lb/> | |||
out other Circumstances which being such wherefrom | out other Circumstances which being such wherefrom | ||
<head>v.<unclear> Wale's Hist.P<gap/></unclear>.</head> | <head>v.<unclear> Wale's Hist.P<gap/></unclear>.</head> | ||
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in all its present Minuteness: is covering as once
all those Inlets to Impunity under equal guils, which
an acute and interested Examination of the subsisting
Doctrine might discover.
paragraph
But here again another Question
may occur (for it has already occurred to Writers
in other Words) whether the presence of this Consciousness
is to be left to the Jury,(to whom Irefer the Cognizance
of it without Hesitation for the Reasons mentioned
under the word "Taking") to infer without further
Rule by their Discretion; without further rule or whether any such points
of Behaviour from which it may be conclusively infer'd by law are
capable of being number'd &ascertained?
paragraph
I have taken no small pains to find an
Answer to this Question, and the Results is that I
conceive they are reducible to one of these 4 viz:
1st.Concealment of the Ael of taking 2 Conceal-
ment afterwards of the Thing taken. 3rd Concealment
of the taking Taker's own Person. 4th Flight.
paragraph
I also carried on the Disquisition to a
still further Degree of Minuteness by eracing
out other Circumstances which being such wherefrom v. Wale's Hist.P.
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