Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A27848
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Advice to grand jurors in cases of blood asserting from law and reason that at the King's suit in all cases (where a person by law is to be indicted for killing of another person) that the indictment ought to be drawn for murther, and that the grand jury ought to find it murther, where their evidence is that the party intended to be indicted had his hands in blood, and did kill the other person / by Zachary Babington, Gent.
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Babington, Zachary.
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1677
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Wing B248; ESTC R17389
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indictment_n of_o felony_n and_o murder_n as_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 4_o of_o h._n 4._o 2._o 2._o the_o word_n then_o constant_o use_v in_o all_o indictment_n of_o felony_n without_o which_o the_o indictment_n be_v not_o good_a be_v insidiatores_fw-la viarum_fw-la &_o depopulatores_fw-la agrorum_fw-la provide_v that_o those_o word_n shall_v be_v leave_v out_o in_o all_o such_o indictment_n and_o yet_o the_o indictment_n shall_v be_v good_a without_o they_o and_o well_o they_o may_v leave_v they_o out_o for_o how_o useless_a and_o impertinent_a as_o to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o indictment_n be_v those_o word_n and_o yet_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o must_v be_v still_o observe_v as_o also_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 37_o h._n 8._o c._n 8._o 8._o the_o word_n vi_o &_o armis_fw-la viz._n cum_fw-la baculis_fw-la cultellis_fw-la arcubus_fw-la &_o sagittis_fw-la or_o such_o other_o like_o word_n before_o time_n common_o use_v and_o comprise_v in_o all_o indictment_n and_o 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word_n exit_fw-la malitia_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o it_o neither_o let_v any_o think_v that_o it_o be_v press_v further_o in_o foro_fw-la legis_fw-la than_o it_o will_v bear_v in_o foro_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la or_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v grand_a juror_n be_v use_v but_o as_o cipher_n like_o the_o ordinary_a at_o the_o assize_n pro_fw-la forma_fw-la tantum_fw-la and_o that_o the_o argument_n of_o law_n and_o reason_n here_o use_v seem_v to_o persuade_v they_o like_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v of_o a_o implicit_a faith_n to_o believe_v as_o their_o leader_n will_v have_v they_o and_o to_o do_v as_o they_o require_v they_o and_o yet_o to_o be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n to_o present_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o be_v right_o consider_v they_o be_v not_o swear_v to_o try_v the_o whole_a truth_n of_o the_o offence_n so_o as_o nothing_o may_v be_v alter_v in_o what_o they_o find_v for_o then_o there_o 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