 | Roger North - 1744 - 368 pages
...Countries. Gar Merchant found by Experience that, in a diredVFadl, a falfe A falfe wit. Witnefs was a furer Card than a true one ;' for, if the Judge has a mind to baffle -a Teftimony, an harmlefs honeft Witnefs, that doth one. •.not. know his Play, cannot fo well ftand... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1821 - 908 pages
...he was always prepared. And with regard to witnesses, he says, " Our merchant found, by experience, that in a direct fact, a false witness was a surer...if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, an harmless, honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well stand his many captious questions... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 496 pages
...remote countries. A faiw wit- Our merchant found by experience that, in a ness Ill-tier . than a true direct fact, a false witness was a surer card than...for, if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, a harmless honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well stand his many captious questions,... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 498 pages
...negotiating in heathen remote countries. A false wit- Our merchant found by experience that, in a than a true direct fact, a false witness was a surer card than...for, if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, a harmless honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well stand his many captious questions,... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 546 pages
...countries. A false wit- Our merchant found by experience that, in a ness better . 1 than a true direct tact, a false witness was a surer card than a true one ;...for, if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, a harmless honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well stand his many captious questions,... | |
 | 1837 - 828 pages
...plant ourselves in a way of negociatiny in heathen remote countries. " Our merchant found by experience that, in a direct fact, a false witness was a surer...true one ; for, if the judge has a mind to baffle the testimony, a harmless honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well stand his many... | |
 | Law - 1844 - 546 pages
...necessary to settle by litization,— ' and,' says his biographeri « our merchant found by •experience, that in a direct fact a false witness was a surer card than a true onc ; for if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, Rn honest, harmless witness, that doth not... | |
 | Richard Whately - English language - 1854 - 342 pages
...necessary to settle by litigation, — ' and,' says his biographer, ' our merchant found by experience, that in a direct fact a false witness was a surer...cannot so well stand his many captious questions as a fales witness used to the trade will do ; for he hath been exercised, and is prepared for such handling,... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - Great Britain - 1866 - 464 pages
...surer card than a true one ; for, if the judge has a mind to baffle a testimony, a harmless, honest witness, that doth not know his play, cannot so well...as a false witness, used to the trade, will do.'* It must be remembered, however, in Dudley North's excuse, that these practices were, in his day and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...necessary to settle by litigation, — 'and,' says his biographer, ' our merchant found by experience, that in a direct fact a false witness was a surer...captious questions as a false witness used to the trade wil. do ; for he hath been exercised, and is prepared for such handling, and can clear himself, when... | |
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Turkey, had numerous disputes which it became necessary to settle by litigation, — 'and,' says his biographer, ' our merchant found by experience, that in a direct fact a false witness was a surer card than a true one ; for if the judge has a mind to... 
