The Patrician, Volume 4John Burke, Bernard Burke E. Churton, 1847 - Genealogy |
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... evidence adduced on the part of his lordship , would certainly now have established a case of lunacy sufficient to have saved the murderer from the extreme penalty of the law . The rejection of his lordship's plea of insanity may , even ...
... evidence adduced on the part of his lordship , would certainly now have established a case of lunacy sufficient to have saved the murderer from the extreme penalty of the law . The rejection of his lordship's plea of insanity may , even ...
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... evidence can escape , and whose justice nothing can influence or pervert ? This consideration , if your lordship is conscious of innocence , must free your mind from any perturbations that the soleninity of such a trial might excite ...
... evidence can escape , and whose justice nothing can influence or pervert ? This consideration , if your lordship is conscious of innocence , must free your mind from any perturbations that the soleninity of such a trial might excite ...
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... evidence comes out as I have represented it to your lordships , then your lordships ' sentence must be agreeable to law . The noble Earl at the bar must be found guilty . If he has any defence , God forbid that he should not have a fair ...
... evidence comes out as I have represented it to your lordships , then your lordships ' sentence must be agreeable to law . The noble Earl at the bar must be found guilty . If he has any defence , God forbid that he should not have a fair ...
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... evidence is to determine ; and upon that evidence we shall leave it . " The entire evidence was in accordance with Mr. Attorney's narration , and therefore little of it need be here given . Earl Ferrers ' own account of the actual ...
... evidence is to determine ; and upon that evidence we shall leave it . " The entire evidence was in accordance with Mr. Attorney's narration , and therefore little of it need be here given . Earl Ferrers ' own account of the actual ...
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... evidence both of Mr. Kirkland and Miss Johnson , that it plainly appeared that this man never suspected there was any malice , or that I had any . " The evidence adduced in support of his Lordship's plea of insanity will be found fully ...
... evidence both of Mr. Kirkland and Miss Johnson , that it plainly appeared that this man never suspected there was any malice , or that I had any . " The evidence adduced in support of his Lordship's plea of insanity will be found fully ...
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7th Sept aged ancient Anne appears arms army August baronies Bart battle beautiful brother called Captain Castle Castle Coole Charles Pym Cheshire church club Colonel command Court Court of Chivalry death deceased descended died Duke Duke of Savoy Dyer Earl Earl Ferrers Edmund Edward Edward III eldest dau eldest daughter Elizabeth England Essex estates father Ferrers France gentleman George grace Grongar Hill Grosvenor Hall heir heiress Henry Henry VIII honour Hugh Hugh Calveley Ireland James Jenny Lind July June King King's Knight Lady land late John letter London Lord lordship Maria married Mary never noble Oudinot Park parliament person present Prince prisoner Queen Regiment reign relict Royal Scrope second daughter Sir Charles Pym Sir John Sir Richard Sir Robert Grosvenor Sir Thomas Surrey town wife witnesses youngest daughter
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