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LARCENY AESTINIATION
That the mischief general measure rule for estimating the mischief of a Larceny may be the amount
of the Value of [the thing] what is stolen. +
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1st because the will never be able to
reconcile themselves to the notion of one who
has stolen a shilling suffering as much
as one who has stolen £
2d. — because in many cases a man wants
only a certain Sum & would be stopped of that
Sum by a heavier penalty for taking more.
—— And inversely, by every exceeding of punishment for a particular kind of Larceny
above that for the rest, you encourage Robberies, for Robbery, Burglaries, & for
Burglary, Murders
<note> That the Clothiers &c and Blackers]
should be willing to obtain what
they thought a further security
for their property; is natural:
as it is, nor is it otherwise that the Legislature
in the hurry of a Sessions should
be p not long to gratify them in it,
at the expence as it seemed to tehm, only of a
set of but in a well an uniform
considered & well apportionedcode
or Causing their proportions being observed, is not that absolute necessity because
the bulk of Lawyers have not to make an issue
to put between which & Larceny to make their
option.
It is advantageous to make the quantium of the
stolen the standard measure of the Punishment on two or account
1st That there may in all cases be a motive & consequently
a chance for the malefactor's stopping his
depredation at the point to which reaches his spec
necessity exigencies & this is the only system whereon that chance can be had </add>: —2 Because it conforms to popular opinion; #
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