Download A Reading on the Use of Torture in the Criminal Law of England Previously to the Commonwealth; Delivered at New Inn Hall in Michaelmas Term Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ... be as well to him as to the keeper of Newgate a sufficien warrant for the delivering and receaveing of the said prisoners. No. 31. 23rd Dec. 1586. Council Book. A Letter to Sir Owen Hopton, Knight; Ralfe Ilugbic, Master of St. Katherine's; John Pophaui, Her Majestie's Attorney; ThomasEgerton, Her Majesties Sollycitor;Sands, Clerke of the Crowne; and Thomas Owen, to examine these persons whose names ar underwrytten uppon such interrogatories as they should think meet for the manyfesting of suche treasons against Her Majestic and the realme as they were charged with or suspected of; and yffthe truthe might not by convenient meanes be gotten of them, then to put them to the torture of the rack in suche sorte as to their dyscretions and due considerations should seeme convenient. Edward Wyndsor, Anthony Tuchenor, Henry Foxwell, Edward Bentley, Thomas Abbington, Thomas Heath. Ralf Ithell, Jerome Payne, Thomas Tipping:, Sampsone Loame, No. 32. 24th April 158?. Council Book. A Letter to SirOwen Hopton, Knight, Thomas Randolph, Henry Killigrew, Richard Yonge, Esquiers; That whereas one Andreas Van Metter, prisoner in the Towre, stoode charged with certain matter concerning Her Majesties state and person, which he did obstinatelie refuse to confesse; Their Lordships required them, if he should still persiste in his said obstiiiacie, to use the accustomed torture of the racke as oftentimes as they should see cause to force him to confesse what might be had out of him towching the said matters. No. 33. 7th Jan. 1587. Council Books. A Letter to Sir Owen Hopton, Mr. Daniell, Mr. Yonge; that whereas of late there were discovered certaine lud persons, who were to be charged with disobedience, misbehaviour, and practices against the state and present.