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One would much rather that twenty guilty persons should escape the punishment of death, than that one innocent person should be condemned and suffer … - John Fortescue
" "One would much rather that twenty guilty persons should escape the punishment of death, than that one innocent person should be condemned and suffer capitally.
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About John Fortescue
Sir John Fortescue (c. 1394 – c. 1480) was an English lawyer, the second son of John Fortescue, of an ancient Devon family. He was born at Norris, near South Brent, Devon.
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It is cowardisse and lakke off hartes and corage, wich no Ffrenchman hath like vnto a Englysh man. It hath ben offten tymes sene in Englande, that iij. or iiij. theves ffor pouerte haue sett apon vj or vij trewe men, and robbed hem all. But it hath not bene sene in Ffraunce, þat vj. or vij. theves haue be hardy to robbe iij. or iiij. trewe men. Wherfore it is right selde þat Ffrenchmen be hanged ffor robbery, ffor thai haue no hartes to do so terable an acte. Ther bith therfore mo men hanged in Englande in a yere ffor robbery and manslaughter, then þer be hanged in Ffraunce ffor such maner of crime in vij yeres.
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