| Great Britain - 1761 - 808 pages
...benefit of clergy, 5 Geo. ic 30. § i. vol. 16. BASTARD. The mother of a baftard child, endeavouring fo to conceal the death thereof, as that it may not come to light whether it were born alive or not, (hall fuffer death as in cafe of murder, unlefs fhc can prove, &c. that the child was born dead, 21... | |
| Great Britain - Law - 1763 - 570 pages
...female, baitard child, which being bom alive, mould by the laws of this realm be a baftard, and that fhe endeavour privately, either by drowning or fecret...: in every fuch cafe the faid mother fo offending fhall fuffer death as in cafe of murther, except fuch mother can make proof by one witnefs at the leaft,... | |
| William Hawkins - Justice, Administration of - 1777 - 830 pages
...privately, either *"3' " by drowning or fecret burying thereof, or any other way, " either by herfelf, or the procuring of others, fo to conceal " the death...whether " it were born alive or not, but be concealed, except fuch " mother can prove by one witnefs that fuch child was born " dead, flie ihall fuffer death... | |
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1778 - 514 pages
...endeavour privately, either by drowning or regret burying thereof, or any other way, either by herfelf, or the procuring of others, fo to conceal the death...that it may not come to light, whether it were born alire or not, but be concealed, fhe (hall fuffer death as in cafe of murder, except flie can prove... | |
| Massachusetts - Law - 1784 - 1046 pages
...the death of any such issue of her body, which if it were born alive would by law be a bastard, so that it may not come to light whether it were born alive or not, or whether it was murdered or not; in every such case, the mother so offending shall be set upon the... | |
| William Hawkins - Pleas of the crown - 1787 - 894 pages
...any other " way, either by herfelf or the procuring of other*, fo to ccn" ceal the death thereof, as it may not come to light, whether " it were born alive or not, but be concealed ; in every fuch t€ cafe, the faid mother fo ofieuding (ball fuffer death as in •' cafe of murder, except fuch mother... | |
| Samuel Glasse - Forms (Law) - 1788 - 692 pages
...fo ordered by the feffions. 21 J. c. 17. If any woman be delivered of a baftard, and fhe endeavour fo to conceal the death thereof, as that it may not...whether it were born alive or not, but be concealed, fhe ftall fuffer death as in Cafe of murder, except fhe can prove, by one witnefs atleaft, that the... | |
| Richard Burn - Ecclesiastical law - 1797 - 640 pages
...endeavour privately, either by drowning or fecret burying thereof or any other way, either by herfelf or the procuring of others, fo to conceal the death...were born alive or not, but be concealed ; in every Cuch cafe, the faid mother fo offending (hail fuffer death as in cafe of murder, except fuch mother... | |
| Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1797 - 720 pages
...endeavour privately^ either by drowning, or jecret burying thereof, or any other way, either by herfelf, or the procuring of others, fo to conceal the death thereof, as that it may not come ti light, whether it were born alive or not, but be concealed, Jbe jball fuffer death as in cafe of... | |
| Richard Burn - 1797 - 842 pages
...either by her"Telr, 01 the procuring ot Others, fo to conceal the death 'thereof, as that it ni.ty not come to light, whether it were 'born alive or not, but be Concealed ; Ihe Ihall fuffer death 'as in cafe of minder, 'except (he can prove by one witnefs 'tliat it n'as... | |
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