 | History - 1834 - 850 pages
...rested upon the Bill of Rights, in which it was declared, " that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be holden frequently." It rested, also, on the preamble to the (ith of William and Mary, In which it was... | |
 | William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders. That all grants and promises of fines, and forfeitures of particular persons...conviction, are illegal and •void; and,' That for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, parliaments... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 540 pages
...sentence upon Men in Trials " for High Treason ought to be Free" holders. " XII. Tliat all Grants and Promises' " of Fines and Forfeitures of particular...Persons before Conviction are illegal " and void. " XIII. And that for Redress of all *• Grievances, and for amending, strength'• ehing, and preserving... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...upon men in tiials for high treason, ou^bt to be freeholders; that all grants and promises of fiues and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction, are illegal and void ; and for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, parliaments... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 470 pages
...for high treason ought to be freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and for" feitures of particular persons, before conviction, " are illegal and void." " And that for the redress of all grievances, and " for the amending, strengthening, and preserving " of the laws, Parliaments... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...for high treason ought to be freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and for" feitures of particular persons, before conviction, " are illegal and void." " And that for the redress of all grievances, and " for the amending, strengthening, and preserving " of the laws, Parliaments... | |
 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 470 pages
...Jurors which pass upon men in " trials for high treason ought to be freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons,...conviction, " are illegal and void." " And that for the redress of all grievances, and " for the amending, strengthening, and preserving " of the laws, Parliaments... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...Jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason " ought to be freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures " of particular...persons, before conviction, are illegal and " void." Further, Gentlemen, this Bill goes on to say, " For the " ratifying, confirming, and establishing the... | |
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That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; 11. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders;... 
