 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1831 - 316 sidor
...means to take away men's lives. If one should profess that by turning his hat thrice and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, (though in truth...thing,) yet this were a just law made by the state, that whoever should turn his hat thrice, and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, shall... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1831 - 302 sidor
...means to take away men's lives. If one should profess that by turning his hat thrice and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, (though in truth...thing,) yet this were a just law made by the state, that whoever should turn his hat thrice, and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, shall... | |
 | J. Baron DU POTET DE SENNEVOY - 1838 - 412 sidor
...means to take away men's lives; if one should profess that by turning his hat thrice, and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, though in truth he...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice, and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, shall be put to death." —Seldeniana. The statutes... | |
 | J. Baron DU POTET DE SENNEVOY - 1838 - 418 sidor
...means to take away men's lives ; if one should profess that by turning his hat thrice, and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, though in truth he...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice, and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, shall be put to death. '' — Seldeniana. The statutes... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1839 - 678 sidor
...speaking of witches, says, " If any should profess that by turning his hat thrice, and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, (though in truth...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice, and cry bm, with an intention to take away a man's life, shall be put to death." The expression has already... | |
 | Peleg Whitman Chandler - 1841 - 462 sidor
...to take away men's lives. If one should profess that by turning his hat thrice, and crying ' buz,' he could take away a man's life, (though in truth...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice and cry 'buz,' with an intention to take away a man's life, shall be put to death." Harrington, in his observations... | |
 | G. B. - 1845 - 176 sidor
...believes that by turning his hat thrice and crying " buz," he could take away a fellow-creature's life, this were a just law made by the state, that whosoever should do so, should forfeit his life.' " " He must have believed, or his logical mind would have seen, that... | |
 | John Selden - 1847 - 416 sidor
...means to take away Men's Lives. If one mould profefs that by turning his Hat thrice, and crying Buz, he could take away a Man's Life (though in truth he could do no fuch thing) yet this were a juft Law made by the State, that whofoever mould turn his Hat thrice, and... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1849 - 538 sidor
...such means to take away men's lives. If one should profess by turning his hat thrice and crying buz, he could take away a man's life (though in truth he...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, should be punished with death." But enough has been... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1849 - 528 sidor
...such means to take away men's lives. If one should profess by turning his hat thrice and crying buz, he could take away a man's life (though in truth he...that whosoever should turn his hat thrice and cry buz, with an intention to take away a man's life, should be punished with death." But enough has been... | |
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The law against witches does not prove there be any ; but it punishes the malice of those people, that use such means to take away men's lives : if one should profess that by turning his hat thrice, and crying buz, he could take away a man's life, though... 
