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" All people were apprehensive of very black designs, when they saw Jeffreys made lord chief justice, who was scandalously vicious, and was drunk every day ; besides a drunkenness of fury in his temper, that looked like enthusiasm. "
Biographia juridica. A biographical dictionary of the judges of England from ... - Page 371
by Edward Foss - 1870
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Discourses on Government, Volume 1

Algernon Sidney - Monarchy - 1805 - 522 pages
...designs, when they saw Jefferyes made lord chief justice, who was scandalously vicious, and was drunk eray day; besides a drunkenness of fury in his temper,...consider the decencies of his post: nor did he so much as a licet to seem impartial as became * judge, but run out upon all occasions into declamations, that...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 17

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...justice of the king's bench *, who was so scandalously vicious, and was drunk every day ; beside, he had a drunkenness of fury in his temper that looked like...not consider the decencies of his post ; nor did he seem so much as to affect to seem impartial, as became a judge, but ran out upon all occasions into...
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An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of ..., Volume 5

William Harris - 1814 - 396 pages
...day : besides a drunken" Delamere's Works, p. 143. excessive fines, for comparatively very small ness of fury in his temper, that looked like enthusiasm....decencies of his post : nor did he so much as affect to appear impartial, as became a judge ; but run out, upon all occasions, into declamations that did not...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical tracts. Political poetry. Poems ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 618 pages
...justice of the king's bench, who was so scandalously vicious, and was drunk every day ; f beside, he had a drunkenness of fury in his temper that looked like...not consider the decencies of his post; nor did he seem so much as to affect to seem impartial, as became a judge, but ran out upon all occasions into...
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Historical tracts. Political poetry. Poems chiefly relating to Irish politics

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 620 pages
...justice of the king's bench, who was so scandalously vicious, and was drunk every day ; f beside, he had a drunkenness of fury in his temper that looked like...not consider the decencies of his post; nor did he seem so much as to affect to seem impartial, as became a judge, but ran out upon all occasions into...
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High ..., Volume 10

Trials - 1816 - 730 pages
...All people were apprehensive of very black designs when they saw Jefferies made Lord Chief Justice, who was scandalously vicious, and was drunk every...judge, but run out upon all occasions into declamations which are about three or 'four hundred tenements near RadclifTe, in Shadwell parish ; and the ground...
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High ..., Volume 10

Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 764 pages
...All people were apprehensive of very black designs «lieu they san Jefleries made Lord Chief Justier, who was scandalously vicious, and was drunk every...looked | like enthusiasm. He did not consider the de- : cencies uf his post : nor did he so much as affect to seem impartial ns became a judge, but j...
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The History of the Puritans, Or Protestant Non-conformists: With ..., Volume 5

Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1817 - 506 pages
...did about this time. Jefl'eries, now lord chief justice of England, who was scandalously vicious, and drunk every day, besides a drunkenness of fury in his temper that looked like madness, was prepared for any dirty work the court should put him Dpon.f Sept. 23. 1684, Mr. Thomas...
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The History of the Puritans, Or Protestant Non-conformists: With ..., Volume 5

Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1817 - 508 pages
...did about this time. Jefferies, now lord chief justice of England, who wa» scandalously vicious, and drunk every day, besides a drunkenness of fury in his temper that looked like madness, was prepared for any dirty work the court should put Mm upon.f Sept. 23, 1681, Mr. Thomas...
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History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed Passages of the First ..., Volume 2

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 500 pages
...lord chief justice, who Jeffenes ana was scandalously vicious, and was drunk every day; preferred, besides a drunkenness of fury in his temper, that...to seem impartial, as became a judge ; but run out 568 upon all occasions into declamations that did not become the bar, much less the bench. He was not...
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