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C 7
Of Simple Mercantile Defraudment
1 From p. 7. No 1 Why a greater Latitude is given to the Judge with Why the Judge in the case of mercantile
effect to the punishing of mercantile frauds than with effect to frauds is intrusted with an option of not punishing,
which he is not intrusted with in the case of Theft, Embezzlement, and other Frauds?
Reasons
1. In order to save responsible offenders from a degree
of punishment which, in some instances would be needless. To p. 8
To Theft 2 To Theft, &c Corporal punishment may be applied in all Cases. In the Offences of Theft, Embezzlement and ordinary
From p. 8. at bottom On the other hand, in the cases of Theft, Embezzlement, & ordinary
Sharping it is but seldom that any other persons are concerned
than such as are totally irresponsible: against these therefore a
corporal punishment is the sole resource.
Now and then indeed it does happen that a responsible
person engages in those mean offences, but in such case
he is so degraded in the eye of the world, as to be reduced in
point of estimation to a level with those who have indigence
to plead for their excuse: if therefore he were to be
exempted from sharing the same degree of legal infamy, it
would probably be looked upon by the people as an improper
partiality shewn to opulence. Infamous punishment
may therefore be made a constant ingredient in the punishment
for such offences of this stamp, without any inconvenience
worth regarding. With
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