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Page 48
If any man take a woman by constraint , or force her against her will , if she be a
wife , he must suffer the law for her . If she be a maid , or single woman , the
deemster shall give her a rope , a sword , and a ring ; and she shall have her
choices ...
If any man take a woman by constraint , or force her against her will , if she be a
wife , he must suffer the law for her . If she be a maid , or single woman , the
deemster shall give her a rope , a sword , and a ring ; and she shall have her
choices ...
Page 61
... jury is restricted to the hearing of evidence only on behalf of the prosecution ;
but , in the Isle of Man , depositions are also taken on the part of the prisoner in
his presence , which compassionately affords him a preparatory trial , and gives
the ...
... jury is restricted to the hearing of evidence only on behalf of the prosecution ;
but , in the Isle of Man , depositions are also taken on the part of the prisoner in
his presence , which compassionately affords him a preparatory trial , and gives
the ...
Page 79
dence , and give their unanimous verdict , on which a decree is pronounced by
the judge . But in all cases of a criminal nature , a jury of six men must be
summoned by the coroner , whose verdict must be unanimous . 1 3 OF THE
CORONERS ...
dence , and give their unanimous verdict , on which a decree is pronounced by
the judge . But in all cases of a criminal nature , a jury of six men must be
summoned by the coroner , whose verdict must be unanimous . 1 3 OF THE
CORONERS ...
Page 86
... it appears to us , all rights and privileges respecting the game , were intended
to be reserved , and therefore it may be proper to declare the same by the bill ;
and that the right to grant licenses , or give permission to kill the game , belongs
to ...
... it appears to us , all rights and privileges respecting the game , were intended
to be reserved , and therefore it may be proper to declare the same by the bill ;
and that the right to grant licenses , or give permission to kill the game , belongs
to ...
Page 181
And the said committee , or a majority of them , shall have full power to give the
old highways to such owner , or owners of the lands through which the new
highways shall be made , so far as the same adjoin their respective properties , in
lieu ...
And the said committee , or a majority of them , shall have full power to give the
old highways to such owner , or owners of the lands through which the new
highways shall be made , so far as the same adjoin their respective properties , in
lieu ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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