The freedom of speech and writing upon public affairs considered : with an historical view of the Roman imperial laws against libels, as violations of majesty, or lesser offences : the nature and use of torture among the Romans and modern Europeans : the bringing of the rack into the Tower, where it remains, for a beginning of civil laws in England : the different treatment of libels there : the origin, legal and assumed jurisdiction, severities, subservience to arbitrary power, and abolition of the Court of Star-chamber, and of trial by juries : with observations on the proper use of the liberty of the press, and its abuses, particularly of late with respect to the colonies : and a brief state of their origin and political nature, collected from various acts of princes and parliaments.
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Author / Creator: | Bollan, William, -1776, author. |
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Imprint: | London : Printed, and sold by S. Baker, 1766. [Buffalo, New York] : William S. Hein & Co., [between 2009 and 2013] |
Description: | 1 online resource (160 pages). |
Language: | English |
Series: | HeinOnline world constitutions illustrated HeinOnline legal classics library World constitutions illustrated. Legal classics library. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8837769 |