 Of great importance to the public is the preservation of this personal liberty: for if once it were left in the power of any, the highest, magistrate to imprison arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, as in Prance it is daily practised...  Pennsylvania Archives - Page 561edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
 | 1741 - 832 pages
...if once it were left in the power of any, the hightft, Magiftrale to imprilbn arbitrarily whomever he or his Officers thought proper, (as in France it is daily praclifed by the crown) there would foon be an end of all other rights and immunities. Some have thought,... | |
 | William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1771 - 506 pages
...bait ought not to be required. OT great importance to the public is the prefervation of this peiibnal liberty : for if once it were left in the power of any* thti higheft* nlagiftrate to impriibn arbitrarily whomever he Or his officers thought proper, (as in... | |
 | John Dickinson - Great Britain - 1774 - 168 pages
...comparison, is stating the claim of parliament in the most favourable light : for it puts J " Of £ real importance to the public is the preservation of this...left in the power of any, the highest magistrate, t« imprison arhitrarily, whomever he or his offscers thought proper, (as in France it is daily practised... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...bail ought not to be required. OF great importance to the public is the prefervation of this perfonal liberty: for if once it were left in the power of any, the higheft, magiftrate to imprifon arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, (as in France... | |
 | THE PARLIAMENT REGIFTER OR HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS - 1795 - 552 pages
...rights of perfons. ~Seft. II. " Of great importance to the Public is the prefervation of this pcrfonal liberty : for if once it were left in the power of any the highell magif: jrate toimprifon arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, > (as> in France... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1795 - 572 pages
...Rights of Perfons, fe£l. 2. " Of great importance to the public is the prefervation of this perfonal liberty ; for if once it were left in the power of any, the highcil magillrate, to imprifon arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper (as in France... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...bail ought not to be required. OF great importance to the public is the prefervarion of this perfonal liberty : for if once it were left in the power of any, the higheft, magiftrate to imprifon arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, (as in France... | |
 | Great Britain - 1805 - 536 pages
...'' importance to the public is the preserva" fion of this personal liberty : for, if once " it wete left in the power of any, the " highest magistrate to imprison arbitrarily " whomever he or his officers thought pro'' per, (as in France it is daily practised by " the crown)... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1806 - 528 pages
...is declared. by 1 VV. and M. st. ii c. 2. that excessive bail ought hot to be required. — Of great importance to the public is the preservation of this...personal liberty: 'for, if once it were left in the powtr of any, the highest magistrate to imprison arbitrarily whomever he n'r his officers thought proper,... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...appearance, it is declared by 1 W. 8c M. st. 2. c. 2. that excessive bail ought not to be required. OF great importance to the public is the preservation of this...any, the highest, magistrate to imprison arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, (as in France it is daily practised by the crown k,) there... | |
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