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Page 96
Jury . Our foreman . Cle . Look upon the prisoners at the bar : how fay you ? Is
William Penn guilty of the matter whereof he stands indicted in manner and form ,
or not guilty ? Foreman . Guilty of speaking in Gracious - street . Court . Is that all
?
Jury . Our foreman . Cle . Look upon the prisoners at the bar : how fay you ? Is
William Penn guilty of the matter whereof he stands indicted in manner and form ,
or not guilty ? Foreman . Guilty of speaking in Gracious - street . Court . Is that all
?
Page 98
My jury , who are my judges , ought not to be thus menaced . Their verdict should
be free , and not compelled . The bench ought to wait upon them , but not forestall
them . I do desire that justice may be done me , and that the arbitrary resolves ...
My jury , who are my judges , ought not to be thus menaced . Their verdict should
be free , and not compelled . The bench ought to wait upon them , but not forestall
them . I do desire that justice may be done me , and that the arbitrary resolves ...
Page 99
Jury . We are agreed , we are agreed , we are agreed . · Obfer . The court swore
several persons to keep the jury all night , without meat , drink , fire , or any other
accommodation . They had not so much as a chamber - pot , though desired .
Jury . We are agreed , we are agreed , we are agreed . · Obfer . The court swore
several persons to keep the jury all night , without meat , drink , fire , or any other
accommodation . They had not so much as a chamber - pot , though desired .
Page 100
He has inspired the jury ; he has the spirit of divination ; methinks I feel him . I will
have a pofitive verdict , or you shall starve for it . Penn . I desire to ask the
recorder one question : Do you allow of the verdict given of William Mead ? Rec .
He has inspired the jury ; he has the spirit of divination ; methinks I feel him . I will
have a pofitive verdict , or you shall starve for it . Penn . I desire to ask the
recorder one question : Do you allow of the verdict given of William Mead ? Rec .
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Seventhly , [ That no freeman shall be thus taken , or imprisoned , disseised ,
outlawed , exiled , or be deltroyed of his liberties , freeholds , and free customs ,
but BY THE LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS , vulgarly called jury . So that
the ...
Seventhly , [ That no freeman shall be thus taken , or imprisoned , disseised ,
outlawed , exiled , or be deltroyed of his liberties , freeholds , and free customs ,
but BY THE LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS , vulgarly called jury . So that
the ...
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| Title | The Select Works of William Penn.... Volume 1 of The Select Works of William Penn, William Penn |
| Author | William Penn |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | J.Phillips, 1782 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2006 |
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