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" Ignorance of the law excuses no man ; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. "
Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden - Page 72
by John Selden - 1689 - 167 pages
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The Miscellaneous Works: Apothegms and maxims for the good conduct of life ...

Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...law-breaker. Ignorance of the law excufes no man; not that all men know the law, but becaufe it is an excufe every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. He who trufts his caufe to an unfee'd lawyer, or his health to an unfee'd phyfician, may not have caufe...
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Table Talk: Being the Discourses

John Selden - 1786 - 190 pages
...bring me to a trial, and have me punished for this you lay to ray charge, prove it against rde. II. Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. III. The King of Spain...
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Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden, Esq., Or His Sense of ...

John Selden - 1786 - 196 pages
...me. II. Ignorance of the law excuses no man ; not wot that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. III. The King of Spain was outlawed in Westminster Hall, I being of counsel against him. A merchant...
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Seldeniana, Or, The Table-talk of John Selden, Esq;: Being His Sense of ...

John Selden - 1798 - 166 pages
...2. Ignorance of the Law excufes no Man ; not that all Men know the Law, but becaufe 'tis an excufe every Man will plead, and no Man can tell how to - confute him. 3. The King of Spain was out-law'd in WeflmmjlerHall, I being of Council againft him. A Merchant had recover'd Cons againft...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...was to make a speech for my lord mayor, he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth. LAW. 1. A MAN may plead not guilty, and yet tell no lie; for...no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. 3. The king of Spain...
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Seldeniana, or The table-talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...was to make a speech for my lord mayor, he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth. LAW. 1. A MAN may plead not guilty, and yet tell no lie ;...no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. 3. The king of Spain...
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Essays, Moral and Entertaining

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...was to make a speech for my lord mayor, he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth. LAW. 1. A man may plead not guilty, and yet tell no lie ;...no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. 3. The king of Spain...
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The British Prose Writers: Sheldon's table talk. Sir W. Blackstone's ...

1821 - 328 pages
...say by way of paraphrase, I am not so guilty as to tell you ; if you will bring me to a trial, «nd have me punished for this you lay to my charge, prove...no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no mau can tell how to confute him. 3. The king of Spain...
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Selden's table talk

John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...paraphrase, I am not so guilty as to tell you ; if you will bring me to a trial, and have me pnuished for this you lay to my charge, prove it against me....no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. 3. The king of Spain...
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Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the ...

George Moir - 1827 - 466 pages
...to make a speech for my lord mayor, he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth. xv. LAW. 1. A man may plead not guilty, and yet tell no lie ;...no man ; not that all men know the law, but because it is an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. 3. The King of Spain...
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