The Trial of Mungo Campbell, Before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, for the Murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun. ...D. Wilson and G. Nicol; and Robinson and Roberts, 1770 - 111 pages |
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... such as piracy , in their own court ; but these were only so many illegal encroachments , which cannot be regarded , and which have not been repealed fince the act 1681 , confirming the admiral court in its juft privileges . For with ...
... such as piracy , in their own court ; but these were only so many illegal encroachments , which cannot be regarded , and which have not been repealed fince the act 1681 , confirming the admiral court in its juft privileges . For with ...
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... such as lieutenant and juftice - general upon the fea , & c . But in the first place this being narrative only , must be explained ac- cording to the former law , as already mentioned . 2dly . What feems to have given rife to the ...
... such as lieutenant and juftice - general upon the fea , & c . But in the first place this being narrative only , must be explained ac- cording to the former law , as already mentioned . 2dly . What feems to have given rife to the ...
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... Such are the heads or fubftance of the arguments and authorities , proving that the admiral's jurifdiction is privative and exclusive of that of this court , at least in the firft inftance ; but as the queftion is of confiderable ...
... Such are the heads or fubftance of the arguments and authorities , proving that the admiral's jurifdiction is privative and exclusive of that of this court , at least in the firft inftance ; but as the queftion is of confiderable ...
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... such other injuries , which non poffunt revocari . " Matthæus in mentioning the cafes where the ordinary pu- nishment ought not to be inflicted , makes no mention of verbal injuries , but confines it to thofe real injuries in which ...
... such other injuries , which non poffunt revocari . " Matthæus in mentioning the cafes where the ordinary pu- nishment ought not to be inflicted , makes no mention of verbal injuries , but confines it to thofe real injuries in which ...
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... such injury , to imbrue his hands in the blood of any of his fel- low - creatures , the law has moft juftly confidered , that an action fo wicked and barbarous can only proceed from fuch a malignity of heart and depravity of difpofition ...
... such injury , to imbrue his hands in the blood of any of his fel- low - creatures , the law has moft juftly confidered , that an action fo wicked and barbarous can only proceed from fuch a malignity of heart and depravity of difpofition ...
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Act of Indemnity admiral admiral's affiftance affize againſt alfo anſwer apprehend Ardroffan becauſe cafe cafu cafual capital Caufa caufes circumftances coach commiffion committed confequence counſel county of Air court of jufticiary crime criminal death deceafed declared defence defired deponent diftinction earl of Eglintoun earl's eſtabliſhed excufable faid Mungo Campbell fame feize fent fervants fhall fhoot fhot fhould fhow firft firſt flain flaughter flayer fome foon forefaid forethought felony ftated ftatute ftill fubject fuch fudden fuddenty fufficient fuppofed grounds guilty himſelf homicide indictment inftance injury judges juftice juftifiable jurifdiction kill laft law of England libel lord Eglintoun Lord Stair Lordship maritime moft moſt muft murder muſt neceffary obferved occafion paffage paffion pannel perfon poffeffion prefent premeditated prifoner privative profecutors provocation puniſhment purfuers purpoſe queftion reafon ſaid Saltcoats Scotland ſhoot ſtate thefe theſe thofe thoſe tion Tolbooth trefpaffer uſe words wound
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