| Sir William Blackstone - Droit - 1791 - 516 pages
...the infamous and unchriftian practice of withholding baptii'm from negro fervants, left they mould thereby gain their liberty, is totally without foundation, as well as without excufe. The law of England acts upon general and extenfive principles : it gives liberty, rightly underftood,... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...the infamous and unchriftian practice of withholding baptifm from negro fervants, left they fhould thereby gain their liberty, is totally without foundation, as well as without excufe. The law of England acts upon general and eitenfive principles: it gives liberty, rightly underftood,... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...master may have lawfully acquired to the perpetual service of John, or Thomas, this, says Klackstour, will remain exactly in the same state as before: [what...baptism from negro servants, lest they should thereby vl u their liberty, is totally without foundation, as well as without excuse. The law of England acte... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...the infamous and unchriftian praftice of withholding baptifm from negro-fervants, left they fhould thereby gain their liberty, is totally without foundation, as well as without excufe. The law of England ans upon general and extenfive principles •„ it gives liberty, rightly... | |
| Trials - 1816 - 722 pages
...life, which every apprentice submits to for the space of seven years, or sometimes for a longer term. Hence too it follows, that the infamous and unchristian...England acts upon general and extensive principles : it give* liberty, rightly understood, that is, protection, to a Jew, a Turk, or a Heathen, as well as... | |
| T. B. Howell, Esq. - 1816 - 804 pages
...life, which every apprentice submits to for the space of seven years, or sometimes for a longer terra. Hence too it follows, that the infamous and unchristian...without foundation, as well as without excuse. The l«w of England acts upon general and extensive principles : it gives liberty, rightly understood,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 936 pages
...life which every apprentice submits to for the space of seven years, or sometimes fora longer term. Hence, too, it follows, that the infamous and unchristian practice of withholding baptism from negro-servants, lest they should thereby gain their liberty, is totally without foundation, as well... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 798 pages
...becomes a freeman ; that is, the law will protect him in the enjoyment of his person and his property. Hence, too, it follows, that the infamous and unchristian...England acts upon general and extensive principles ; it •¿¡ves liberty and protection to a Jew, a Turk, or a Heathen, as well as to those who profess the... | |
| William Blackstone, James Stewart - Civil rights - 1839 - 556 pages
...submits to for the space of " seven years, or sometimes for a longer term. Hence, too " it followed that the infamous and unchristian practice of " withholding...servants, lest they should " thereby gain their liberty, was totally without foundation, d Stat. 3 & 4 Edw. VI. c. 16. 20 St. Tr. 79, and Llofft. 1. See also... | |
| Henry William Cripps - Clergy - 1845 - 814 pages
...and unchristian practice }!,em?rlts of of withholding baptism from negro servants, lest they this.0 * should thereby gain their liberty, is totally without...understood, that is, protection to a Jew, a Turk, or 1 Since the final settlement of this question by the decision of the highest court of appeal in matters... | |
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