 | Henry Hallam - 1818 - 670 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...sanctuary might as often be a shield to innocence as an immunity to crime. W& can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed,... | |
 | Durham Cathedral, James Raine - 1837 - 290 pages
...tendency has been thus happily expressed by one well qualified to form an opinion upon the subject.! " Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...still subsists. But in the rapine and tumult of the mid' die ages, the right of sanctuary might as often be a shield; to innocence, as an impunity to crime.... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1846 - 582 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...still subsists. But in the rapine and tumult of the • I am inclined to acquiesce in this Piers Plowman is indeed a satirist ; general opinion ; yet an... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1848 - 570 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...properly consider it to be in those countries where ¡t still subsists. But in the rapine and tumult of the middle ages, the right of sanctuary might as... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1853 - 536 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...sanctuary might as often be a shield to innocence as an immunity to crime. We can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1861 - 500 pages
...church afforded sanctnary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice this privilege wonld have been simply and constantly mischievous, as we...to be in those countries where it still subsists. Bnt in the rapine and tnmnlt of the middle ages the right of sanctnary might as often be a shield to... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1871 - 136 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...sanctuary might as often be a shield to innocence as an immunity to crime. We can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1871 - 672 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice this privilege...sanctuary might as often be a shield to innocence as an immunity to crime. \Ve can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1872 - 418 pages
...founded on very ancient superstition, the precincts of a church afforded sanctuary to accused persons. Under a due administration of justice, this privilege...sanctuary might as often be a shield to innocence as an immunity to crime. We can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed,... | |
 | John Glyde (jr) - 1872 - 428 pages
...is given him at Southampton in a month." "Under a due administration of justice," says Mr. Hallam, " this privilege would have been simply and constantly mischievous, as we properly consider it in those countries where it still subsists. But in the rapine and tumult of the middle ages, the right... | |
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Under a due administration of justice this privilege would have been simply and constantly mischievous, as we properly consider it to be in those countries where it still subsists. But in the rapine and tumult of the Middle Ages, the right of sanctuary... 
