 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1780 - 206 pages
...for its fault was its being, in the remedial part, miferably defective, There are two capital faults in our law with relation to civil debts. One is, that...creditor, he is to be imprifoned for life :<— and thus a C 3 miferabk iriiferable miftaken invention of artificial fcience, operates to change a civil into... | |
 | History - 1781 - 732 pages
...One is, that every man is prefumed folvenr. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly íigainíi truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a fuppofition...to be imprifoned for life: — and thus a miferable miitaken invention of artificial fcience, operates to change a civil into a criminal judgment, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...civil debts. One is, that every man is prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, direftly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to fcourge miffortune or indifcretion with a puFrom whence it is evident that the Bafcuenfe is totally different... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...in innumerable cases, directly against the truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment* By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life :—and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...prcfumption, in innumerable, cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a fuppofitipn of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until...makes payment. By this means, in all cafes of civil infblvency without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprifoned for life : — and thus a miferable... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 pages
...presumption, in innumerable cases, dire&ly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life. And... | |
 | Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1803 - 450 pages
...folvent; a prefumption, jn innumerable cafes, directly again ft truth ; therefore the debtor is orderedi on a fuppofition of ability and fraud, to be coerced...until he makes payment. By this means, in all cafes of c.ivij infolvency, without a parion from his creditors, he is to be imprjfoned frr life; and thus a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...presumption, in innumerable cases, directly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life : —... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...presumption, in innumerable cases, directly agamst truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life : —... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...presumption, in innumerable cases, directly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and -fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life: —... | |
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By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life ; and thus a miserable, mistaken invention of artificial science operates to change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to scourge misfortune... 
