 Upon advised consideration of the charges," said he, " descending into my own conscience, and calling my memory to account so far as I am able, I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence.  Penn Monthly Magazine - Pagina 929geredigeerd door - 1881Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Joseph Thomas - 1901 - 1344 pagina’s
...his innocence, but he afterwards abandoned his defence and acknowledged his guilt. His words were, " I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence."* So that either some of the accusations were well founded, or else, from some motive difficult to conceive... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 534 pagina’s
...a " confession and humble submission," in which he says Upon advised consideration of the charges, descending into my own conscience, and calling my...guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence. . . . I do again confess that on the points charged upon me — although they should be taken as myself... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 412 pagina’s
...Confession and Humble Submission of me, Lord Chancellor:— "Upon advised consideration of the charge, descending into my own conscience, and calling my...guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence." Nothing was left to do but to pronounce judgment. Bacon was summoned before the House of Lords May... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 428 pagina’s
...Submission of me, Lord Chancellor: — "Upon advised consideration of the charge, descending into iny own conscience, and calling my memory to account so...guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence. ' ' 1 Nothing was left to do but to pronounce judgment. Bacon was summoned before the House of Lords... | |
 | William Alexander MacCorkle - 1908 - 344 pagina’s
...wisest of mankind, threw himself at the feet of the Commons and, with passionate cry, exclaimed, " I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption and do renounce all defence," his whole briberies on the bench of the highest court of the world did not amount to a day's income... | |
 | Henry Lewis - 1909 - 168 pagina’s
...his peers in the House of Lords. The confession ran, " Upon advised consideration of the charges,1 descending into my own conscience, and calling my...guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence. My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart ; I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed."... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - 1909 - 668 pagina’s
...resistance was impossible ; he had at first thought of justifying himself, he gave up the idea : " I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence." 2 The great seal 1 Who generally employed the hypocritical formula usual in such cases : " My desire... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1913 - 824 pagina’s
...himself entirely on the mercy of his peers. ' Upon advised consideration of the charges,' said he, ' descending into my own conscience, and calling my...guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence.' The Lords came to a resolution that the Chancellor's confession appeared to be full and ingenuous,... | |
 | William Durran - 1913 - 610 pagina’s
...climate is the most melancholy reading in the history of the intellectually great. It runs thus : ' I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption and do renounce all defence.' The pity of it ! We ask in astonishment how it occurred to the benchers of Gray's Inn in particular,... | |
 | William Durran - 1913 - 588 pagina’s
...climate is the most melancholy reading in the history of the intellectually great. It runs thus : ' I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption and do renounce all defence.' The pity of it ! We ask in astonishment how it occurred to the benchers of Gray's Inn in particular,... | |
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