 | William Hawkins - 1777 - 830 pages
..., . . ..* 3 Bum. 171. it by his importunity ; or that it was his only intent to vmdiCusi. 4.8. cate his reputation; or that he meant not to kill, but only to ofe'titi?53' difarm, his adverfary : For fmce he deliberately engaged in IIo 77!.. an act highly unlawful,... | |
 | Charles Moore (rector of Cuxton.) - 1790 - 482 pages
...alleging, that he was firrr. druck by the deceafed ; or that he had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed on to do it by his importunity ; that...not to kill, but only to difarm his adverfary. For fmce he deliberately engaged in an a<ft highly unlawful ¡n defiance of the laws, he muft at his peril... | |
 | Matthew Bacon (fl.) - 1798 - 916 pages
...pIc*wic" upon to do it by his importunity ; er that it was his only intent §aj. Foft!' Cr. L. 197. to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only (*) By rea. to difarm his advtiiary i for fince he deliberately eng.ïged in au contenance аи highly... | |
 | Thomas Oliver Selfridge - 1807 - 182 pages
...that he liaci often declined to ineet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that it was his only intent to vindicate his reputation ; or that lie meant not to kill, but only to disarm bis adversary : For since he deliberately engaged in an act... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 648 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon lo do so by his importunity ; or that it was his intent only to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary. He has deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, and he must abide the... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 704 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that his only intent was to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary : for, as he deliberately engaged in an act in defiance of the law, he must at... | |
 | 1837 - 558 pages
...meet him, and was prevailed upon to do so only by his importunity ; or that it was his intent merely to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary. He has deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful ; and he must abide the... | |
 | 1837 - 404 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that it was his intent only to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary. He has deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws,... | |
 | 1838 - 790 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that it was his intent only to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary. He has deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws,... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 pages
...declined to meet him, but was prevailed upon by his importunity, or that it was his intention onry to vindicate his reputation, or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary, for since he deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, he must at his peril... | |
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... meet and fight on a precedent quarrel, " and one of them is killed, the other is guilty of murder, and " cannot help himself by alleging that he was first struck by the " deceased, or that he had often declined to meet him, and was " prevailed upon... 
