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" England, shall undergo fine and ransom of fortythousand pounds, that he shall be imprisoned 'in the Tower during the king's pleasure, that he shall for ever be incapable of any office or employment in the state or commonwealth, and that he shall never... "
The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 118
by John Britton - 1808
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A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3

George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 538 pages
...pleasure, that he shall for ever be incapable of any office or employment in the state or commonwealth, that he shall never sit in parliament, or come within the verge of the court." These hard terms, however, were, after a short time, greatly mitigated by the indulgence of his royal...
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The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman ..., Volume 1

John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1853 - 466 pages
...any office, place, or employment in the state or common 1 1 Parl. Hist. 1195. wealth,—and that he never sit in parliament, or come within the verge of the Court." The part which Coke had hitherto taken in this affair was according to the rules of law and justice,...
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The Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Applied to India

Joseph Goodeve - 1862 - 776 pages
...he should be for ever incapable of holding any public office or employment ; and 4th. That he should never sit in Parliament or come within the verge of the Court."* , This celebrated Confession, in fact the justice of the charge itself, has been the subject of much...
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The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of ..., Volume 2

George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 846 pages
...pounds, that he shall be imprisoned in the Tower during the king's pleasure, that he shall for ever be incapable of any office or employment in the state or commonwealth, that he shall never sit in parliament, or come within the verge of the court." These hard terms, however,...
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The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman ..., Volume 1

John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1874 - 480 pages
...for ever incapable of any office, place, or employment in the state or commonwealth, — and that he never sit in parliament, or come within the verge of the Court." * The part which Coke had hitherto taken in this affair was according to the rules of law and justice,...
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Memories of Westminster Hall: A Collection of Interesting ..., Volume 1

Edward Foss - 1874 - 376 pages
...ever incapable of any office, place or employment in the State or Commonwealth ; and that he should never sit in Parliament, or come within the verge of the Court. The King granted him a full pardon for the whole sentence, but he was not again summoned to Parliament...
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The History, Topography, and Antiquities of Highgate, in the County of ...

John H. Lloyd (of Highgate.) - 1888 - 552 pages
...that he shall for ever be incapable of any office, place, or employment in the state or commonwealth ; that he shall never sit in Parliament, or come within the verge of the Court." The full sentence, however, was not carried into effect ; the fine was abandoned, and through the intercession...
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 3

1888 - 926 pages
...for ever incapable of any office, place, or employment in the state or commonwealth ; that he should never sit in parliament, or come within the verge of the court. This heavy sentence was only partially executed. The fine was in effect remitted by the king ; imprisonment...
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A Constitutional History of the House of Lords

Luke Owen Pike - 1894 - 456 pages
...the King's pleasure, be for ever incapable of holding any public office, place, or employment, and never sit in Parliament or come within the verge of the Court '. This judgement illustrates -the power or discretion °* l^e House in relation to punishment, when...
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The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical ..., Volume 2

John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 540 pages
...during the King's pleasure ; should be forever incapable of holding any office in the commonwealth ; never sit in Parliament, or come within the verge of the Court. No part of this severe sentence was ever executed. Bacon was released from the Tower after a detention...
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