 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is • required ; no, not permitted. In criminal... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1827 - 526 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required ; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 528 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required ; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1827 - 558 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence, 'n capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath i» required ; no, not permitted. In criminal... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England, no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital maUters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required ; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
 | 1845 - 758 pages
...Committee,) the Government had a right to go farther, and seizing the writer of the letters, put * " In the highest cases of treason, torture is used for discovery and not for evidence," says Bacon, quoted by HAI.LAM, Constii. Hist. chap, viii., p. 460, note f, 4to. edit. See also HEYWOOD,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1850 - 750 pages
...justified by any prescription, being so lately brought in." Bacon observes, in a traet written in 1603, " In the highest cases of treason, torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence." i. 393. See also Miss Aikin's Memoirs of James I., ii. 158. [This subjeet has been learnedly elucidated... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England, no man is bound to accuse himself....torture is used for discovery, and not for evidence. In capital matters, no delinquent's answer upon oath is required ; no, not permitted. In criminal matters... | |
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... ex officio ; whereby men are enforced to accuse themselves, and, that that is more, are sworn unto blanks, and not unto accusations and charges declared. By the law of England no man is bound to accuse himself. In the highest cases of treason, torture... 
