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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... give what affiftance he could in the way of his profeffion , of what had paffed between you and him , did in fubfistance say , that you , the faid Mungo Campbell , did take an aim at him , and hot him wilfully , and which account of the ...
... give what affiftance he could in the way of his profeffion , of what had paffed between you and him , did in fubfistance say , that you , the faid Mungo Campbell , did take an aim at him , and hot him wilfully , and which account of the ...
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... give what affiftance he could in the way of his profeffion , of what had paffed between you and him , did in subsistance say , that you , the faid Mungo Campbell , did take an aim at him , and shot him wilfully , and which account of ...
... give what affiftance he could in the way of his profeffion , of what had paffed between you and him , did in subsistance say , that you , the faid Mungo Campbell , did take an aim at him , and shot him wilfully , and which account of ...
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... gives an account of the rife and progrefs of this jurifdiction , fimilar to what has already been fuggefted . He fays the admiral was an officer appointed in time of war , to prefide over the king's fleets , and took a military oath ...
... gives an account of the rife and progrefs of this jurifdiction , fimilar to what has already been fuggefted . He fays the admiral was an officer appointed in time of war , to prefide over the king's fleets , and took a military oath ...
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... give a new additional privilege to the high - admiral of being exclufive in the firft inftance as to certain causes , viz . mari- time and fea - faring questions civil or criminal . Formerly , although he was a lieutenant and juftice ...
... give a new additional privilege to the high - admiral of being exclufive in the firft inftance as to certain causes , viz . mari- time and fea - faring questions civil or criminal . Formerly , although he was a lieutenant and juftice ...
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... give more attention to maritime af- fairs , than other judges ; but to extend this exclufive power to cafes not maritime , whether civil or criminal , would have been unfalutary and unexpedient . The fingle thing that gives a foundation ...
... give more attention to maritime af- fairs , than other judges ; but to extend this exclufive power to cafes not maritime , whether civil or criminal , would have been unfalutary and unexpedient . The fingle thing that gives a foundation ...
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The Trial of Mungo Campbell, Before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland ... Mungo Campbell No preview available - 2018 |
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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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