 | Henry Ellis - 1827 - 364 trang
...vIth. had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning thereof they erected a rack for torture which was called in derision the Duke of fircftfrV daughter, and still remains in the Tower of London ; where it was occasionally used as an... | |
 | Henry Ellis - 1827 - 384 trang
...VI"'. had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning thereof they erected a rack for torture which was called in derision tbe Duke of Exeter's daugbter, and still remains in the Tower of London ; where it was occasionally... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 trang
...laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government ; for a beginning they erected a rack for torture, which was called...London, where it was occasionally used as an engine of the state not of the law, more than once in the reign of queen Elizabeth. But when, upon the assassination... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 704 trang
...VI. had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning thereof they erected a rack for torture...daughter, and still remains in the tower of London (o) : where it was occasionally used as an engine of state, not of law, more than once in the reign... | |
 | 1840 - 1176 trang
...Vt had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning thereof they erected a rack for torture,...more than once in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.":): Thus Blackstone proves her title as the first English Rhadamanthus. — " The rack," says Hallam, "... | |
 | Joseph Wheeler (Author of A. short history of the Tower of London) - 1844 - 44 trang
...VI. had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government; for a beginning thereof, they erected a rack for torture,...more than once, in the reign of queen Elizabeth." After quoting the case of Felton, the learned judge wisely observes—" It seems astonishing, that... | |
 | Joseph Wheeler (Author of A short history of the Tower of London) - 1845 - 52 trang
...civil law into thn kingdom as the rule of government; for a beginning thereof, they erected a r»ck for torture, which was called in derision the Duke of Exeter's Daughter, and stifl remains in the Tower of London, where it was occasionally used as an engine of state, not of... | |
 | Joseph Wheeler (Author of A short history of the Tower of London) - 1852 - 44 trang
...VI. had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government; for a beginning thereof, they erected a rack for torture,...more than once, in the reign of queen Elizabeth." After quoting the case of Felton, the learned judge wisely observes—" It seems astonishing, that... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - 1868 - 532 trang
...VI. liad laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning thereof they erected a rack for torture,...State, not of law, more than once in the reign of Elizabeth. In Mary's time it had been frequently used." Among the unpublished papers of Crumwell there... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1863 - 770 trang
...into this king41 dom as the rule of government; " for the beginning thereof, they " erected a ruck for torture ; which " was called in derision the Duke...Daughter, and still " remains in the Tower of London " (3 Inst. 35), where it was occa" sionally used as an engine of " state, not of law, more than once... | |
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And the trial by rack is utterly unknown to the law of England; though once when the dukes of Exeter and Suffolk, and other ministers of Henry VI, had laid a design to introduce the civil law into this kingdom as the rule of government, for a beginning... 
