| 单词 | attainder |
| 例句 | Percy’s son would speak on behalf of attainders who had fought loyally for the crown so that they might be spared punishment for the violent crimes they had committed at home. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z The legislation was also expected to face legal hurdles on First Amendment grounds as well as “bills of attainder” laws prohibiting the government from imposing a punishment on a specific entity without a formal trial. Montana gov seeks to expand TikTok ban to other social apps 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z According to Mr. Dershowitz, the panel operated against the spirit of one of only two civil-liberties provisions in the original Constitution, before the Bill of Rights was added — a ban on “bills of attainder.” Alan Dershowitz dismisses Jan. 6 committee’s Trump referral: ‘Worthless piece of paper’ 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z It would violate the separation of powers, the supremacy clause, the confrontation clause, the equal protection clause, the due process clause and the prohibition against bills of attainder. Opinion | The curious case of the strange man who was nearly attorney general 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Like the federal government, the states cannot violate personal freedoms by suspending the writ of habeas corpus, passing bills of attainder, or enacting ex post facto laws. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Next, the constitution specifically prohibits a type of law known as a “bill of attainder,” which is aimed at punishing specific individuals. Youngkin’s move to force Loudoun school board elections called ‘troubling’ 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z The Framers wrote the ban on bills of attainder into the Constitution because Parliament and several of the colonial legislatures had passed many such bills. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z New York Republicans also opposed the law, claiming that is what is known as a "bill of attainder" – meaning one that singles out an individual for punishment – which is prohibited by the Constitution. Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit over New York tax returns 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z And as for a retroactive attainder aimed at the descendants of slave owners, that one is pretty tricky, too. Trump ratings on economy start to slide 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z A bill of attainder is a law that convicts or punishes someone for a crime without a trial, a tactic used fairly frequently in England against the king’s enemies. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z As legal experts anticipated, Huawei is arguing that the government ban is “a bill of attainder.” Huawei is challenging its US contracting ban as unconstitutional 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The denial of the power to pass bills of attainder is both a protection of individual freedom and one of the Constitution’s several provisions for separation of powers. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Article 1 Section 10 of the Constitution says, "No state shall … pass any bill of attainder." New York Dems take heat for bill prying loose Trump’s tax returns 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z “This is a bill of attainder aimed at one person,” Cox said. New York GOP chairman blasts 'outrageous' bid by home-state Dems to get Trump's tax returns 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z “I suspect it will be ruled to violate equal protection laws and be deemed a bill of attainder.” New York Democrats launch fresh bid to dig up Trump’s tax returns 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Huawei's lawsuit says it is the target of a “bill of attainder,” in which an entity is declared guilty of a crime through an act of legislation. Analysis | The Technology 202: Facebook's encryption plans could limit its ability to police harmful content 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The Court found that provision to be a bill of attainder. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z "No matter how they dress it up for legal purposes, this unconstitutional bill of attainder is aimed at one individual for the political purpose of re-litigating the 2016 election," he said. New York Dems take heat for bill prying loose Trump’s tax returns 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Huawei’s primary argument is that the ban on its products is a “bill of attainder” - a legislative act condemning a particular person or group of people and punishing them without a trial. Explainer: Huawei faces slim odds in new U.S. court fight 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z A bill of attainder is an unconstitutional legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial. New York Democrats launch fresh bid to dig up Trump’s tax returns 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The company is challenging the U.S. law as an unconstitutional “bill of attainder,” or a measure that targets a specific individual for penalties without a trial. China’s Huawei launches court challenge to US security law 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z A bill of attainder is a legislative act that provides for the punishment of a person without a court trial. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The company is challenging the U.S. law as an unconstitutional “bill of attainder,” or a measure that targets a specific individual for penalties without a trial. Huawei federal lawsuit challenges U.S. security law 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Bills of attainders are specifically banned in the U.S. Explainer: Huawei faces slim odds in new U.S. court fight 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Kaspersky filed two lawsuits in response, arguing that the prohibition amounted to a bill of attainder. Huawei Said to Be Preparing to Sue the U.S. Government 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z “No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves shall be passed,” it states. Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Sports, the Most Progressive Force in America 2014-05-01T22:42:00Z Genealogist Hugh Peskett said attainders faced the shame of passing the punishment to their children, grandchildren and on to future generations. Queen asked to end 'blood taint' 2012-05-17T01:15:39Z With many manors and castles on the Marches he had the castle, town and lordship of Pembroke, and after the attainder of Jasper Tudor in 1468 was created earl of Pembroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In one of the most well-known cases involving a bill of attainder, a unanimous U.S. Explainer: Huawei faces slim odds in new U.S. court fight 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Edward VI. gave p. 112it to the Duke of Somerset; on his attainder it was granted to the Earl of Bedford; and in the Russell family it has since remained. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z In the debate on the attainder he spoke on behalf of Strafford’s family, and later obtained some favours from the parliament for his eldest son. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He was not released until the accession of Mary, parliament restoring his dukedom on his petition for reversal of the attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z At last he comes to the time of the Stuarts, and there is much talk of the royal prerogative, and ship money, and attainders, and acts of Parliament. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z More recently, a federal judge ruled a North Carolina bill limiting funding to the women’s health organization Planned Parenthood was an unconstitutional bill of attainder because it was “adopted specifically to penalize” the group. Explainer: Huawei faces slim odds in new U.S. court fight 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z He signalized himself by a powerful speech in opposition to the bill of attainder against Wolsey which had already passed the Lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He marched with his forces against London, gave law to the king and parliament, and procured a sentence of attainder and perpetual exile against Hugh le Despenser. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z By his attainder the Norfolk titles were once more forfeited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It can be cramped and enfeebled in expression, rendered tormenting in its passage and futile to the recipient, but to whom it comes its supernal quality rises forever beyond all attainder. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z There never was any escheat in case of an attainder and execution for felony; their maxim being “the father to the bough, the son to the plough.” Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.” The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z Fenwick's attainder, and the theory of standing armies—purple patches in the way of exposition—are trifles compared with questions which jurists, divines, economists have to discuss. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z An attainder by the first parliament of Henry VII. extinguished the honours of the father with those of the son, who had been created an earl when the lord Howard was raised to the dukedom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z A bill of attainder is a law convicting an accused person without a trial, and imposing on him the penalties of treason. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The pamphlet procured him reputation, and the more honorable distinction of having his name placed in a bill of attainder, moved in one of the houses of Parliament. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z On the death of the sisters the Sheriffwick became vested in Robert de Clifford, son and heir of the eldest, and continued in the possession of his descendants until the attainder in 1461. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z On the attainder of the last earl, they were granted in aid of the support of Greenwich Hospital, from the trustees of which national institution, the mines are at present leased. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z “It’s like a bill of attainder,” said one senior buyout executive who requested anonymity because he did not want to alienate the administration. DealBook: White House Rankles Wall Street With 'Enterprise Value' Tax 2011-09-14T18:45:18Z Congress is authorized to prescribe the punishment of treason, but the Constitution declares that no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z "Mr. lieutenant, witness that he will not take it and draw up a warrant of attainder for contumacity." The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z He is himself impeached, a bill of attainder against him is passed, and he is arrested and imprisoned in the Tower. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z They had suffered from attainder, they had regained their lands only to lose them again. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Under the common law, conviction and attainder on indictment for treason or felony was followed not only by forfeiture of the life of the offender, but also by forfeiture of his lands and goods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z That was regarded as equivalent to a bill of attainder, depriving vast numbers of the rights of citizenship without trial. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z It was a duty no less important, than the drawing up of a charge of attainder against Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z They were all six executed as traitors in February 1537, and acts of attainder completed the ruin of the family. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The government, however, overcame this difficulty by introducing a bill of attainder, which after a long and acrimonious discussion passed through both Houses of Parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z His death was attributed, quite groundlessly, to Charles and James, and the evidence points clearly if not conclusively to suicide, his motive being possibly to prevent an attainder and preserve his estate for his family. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Difficulties arose, and the impeachment was turned into a bill of attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The men, who accompanied the knight to his home, had already learnt the news of Strafford’s attainder; which, like a blaze of cheerful light, was fast spreading over the land. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The way was now clear, and the next session brought the attainder of Shane O'Neill and the tremendous confiscation of Tyrone and other lands in Ulster. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z His attainder by the parliament followed, and he was beheaded on the 17th or 18th of August 1510. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He was a jealous prosecutor of the Roman Catholics in the popish plot, and voted for Stafford’s attainder, on the other hand interceding for Archbishop Plunket, implicated in the pretended Irish plot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z As to the son and daughter of the duke of Clarence, their blood had been corrupted by their father’s attainder, and they could not be reckoned as heirs to the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Immediately after the Revolution, Lord Russell's attainder was reversed by Parliament. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The Lords read and passed the four Acts for the attainder of rebels in Munster. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z On the one hand, honor, power, wealth and the favor of his King, as well as the esteem of his generation; on the other hand, disgrace, impoverishment of his family by attainder, imprisonment, probably death. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Besides escheat for defect of heirs, there was formerly also escheat propter delictum tenentis, or by the corruption of the blood of the tenant through attainder consequent on conviction and sentence for treason or felony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z But the Leisler blood still flowed in the veins of the dead man's son, who never ceased fighting till in 1695 the attainder on the estate was removed. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z A bill of attainder was passed against them in the time of the second George. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z The Commons wrecked the Bill for Desmond's attainder, striking out eight score names of “men of living” and leaving only eight. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z In the United States the doctrine of attainder is now scarcely known, although during and shortly after the Revolution acts of attainder were passed by several of the states. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z The blood of the tenant becoming corrupt by attainder was decreed no longer inheritable, and the effect was the same as if the tenant had died without heirs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Being in favour with the court, the attainder was reversed. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 He changed the dénouement, however, in compliance with Venetian social prejudices, making Pamela turn out to be the daughter of a Scotch peer under attainder, whose pardon Bonfil obtains. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern In the same session of 28 E. III. the earl of Arundel's attainder was also reversed, which had passed in 1 E. III., when Mortimer was at the height of his power. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The laws of “attainder” in England in the early times confiscated the property of persons, however innocent they themselves might be, if they were near relatives of other persons who had committed grave crimes. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z On the 23rd of April, after the passing of the attainder by the Commons, he repeated to Strafford his former assurances of protection. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" He had determined to pardon him, and an attainder would have made pardon more difficult. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII The inventory was made at the time of her attainder, when she was deprived of everything. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Mr. Hargrave, strange to say, has made a much greater blunder, and imagined that the question related to their right of voting on a bill of attainder, which no one, I believe, ever disputed. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 We should keep in mind that both “bills of attainder” and “ex post facto” laws have only to do with crimes and their punishment. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z When James II. landed in Ireland in 1689 to assert his right to the British throne, he held a parliament in Dublin, which passed acts of attainder against upwards of 3000 Protestants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Lady Anne so hated him that she quarrelled with her uncle Norfolk for not having pressed his attainder. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII The whole township was ranged by an hundred and thirty red deer, the property of the Lord, which, together with the wood, had, after the attainder of Mr. Norton, been committed to Sir Stephen Tempest. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) But these were attainders of treason, which it seemed gracious and solemn to reverse in the most authentic manner. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Why does the abolition of attainder show the charity of the founders of the Constitution? The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z John Courtenay, only surviving brother of Thomas and Henry, was restored to the earldom by the reversal of attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" But the King himself did not wish the fallen Cardinal to be pressed too hard; and it was said that, determined to protect him, he forbade the attainder. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII “The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder shall work a corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.” Essays on the Constitution of the United States They were, however, by act of attainder, which cannot well be styled illegal. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The abuses arising out of the imposition of attainder became so grave that in the time of Queen Victoria a statute was passed in England abolishing the extreme penalties which followed it. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z After the queen’s death, Henry sent his wife’s brother-in-law to the Tower on a charge of corresponding with Edmund Pole, an attainder following. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" On the accession of Henry VII. the attainder was reversed and he received his father’s estates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" By 1st art., 9th sec., 3d clause, “No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.” xvii, xviii, xix, xx, xxi, xxiii, xl. Essays on the Constitution of the United States Both Houses of Parliament passed the bill of attainder, and the sentence of death which followed was carried out on the 17th or 18th of February 1478. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" What was the effect of a bill of attainder on the family of a man who was convicted? The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z His son Henry Courtenay obtained from parliament in December 1512 a reversal of his father’s attainder, thus succeeding to the earldom of his grandfather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Even the very attainted and escheated lands were challenged by virtue of settlements made before the attainders. Spenser II. and condemned by martial law, his attainder was reversed 1 Edw. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First Edward VI. gave it to the Duke of Somerset; on his attainder it was granted to the Earl of Bedford, and in the Russell family it has since remained. Dickens' London I do not expect you to study the details of these provisions of the Constitution relating to bills of attainder and ex post facto laws. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z So says the Constitution; and yet you have passed bills of attainder in every State of the Union making sex a disqualification for the franchise. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The offence of the Bill of attainder against the Nun of Kent and her accomplices. principal conspirators was plainly high treason; their own confessions removed uncertainty; the guilt was clear—the sentence was inevitable. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. And yet, to give that attainder it's full force in this respect, the object of it must have been supposed legitimate, else he had no interest to forfeit. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First The Parliament immediately afterward passed a bill of attainder against him, by which he was sentenced to death. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History In some of the colonies in this country, before the Constitution was adopted, acts of attainder were passed and enforced; but when the Constitution was finally adopted, bills of attainder were forever barred. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z On the death and attainder of her husband, being reduced to great poverty and distress, she went home to the house of her father and mother, at a beautiful manor which they possessed at Grafton. Richard III Makers of History The act of attainder says merely that he was sent to beg for assistance. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. State shall pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Seymour's arrest.His trial and attainder.Seymour beheaded. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Nor does the curse of eternal attainder longer blast the Ethiopian race to degradation and slavery, through Canaan's sin and shame. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II In respect to the children of Clarence, he was to maintain that they were cut off by the attainder which had been passed against their father. Richard III Makers of History Peerages of Ireland, extinct by failure of issue, attainder, &c., alphabetically, according to Surnames. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 In January 1534 by a bill of attainder the maid and her chief accomplices were condemned to death, and were executed at Tyburn on the 20th of April. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In 1689 he joined in voting for the reversal of Lord Russell's attainder, and endeavoured to defend his conduct in the trial, but was refused a hearing by the House. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" We will now consider the clauses of the Constitution before recited, somewhat in detail: As to "bills of attainder," "due process of law," etc. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II A bill of attainder, according to the laws and usages of those times, not only doomed the criminal himself to death, but cut off his children from all rights of inheritance. Richard III Makers of History Peerages of England extinct by failure of issue, attainder, &c., alphabetically, according to Surnames. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 But it was prohibited from passing bills of attainder or ex post facto laws, or suspending the writ of habeas corpus, except under the stress of rebellion or invasion. The Critical Period of American History This punishment was generally inflicted by what was called a bill of attainder, which brought with it the worst of penalties. Charles I Makers of History Within the meaning of the Constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The children of Clarence had been cut off, too, by the attainder, and so Richard was the only remaining heir. Richard III Makers of History Peerages of Scotland, extinct by failure of issue, attainder, &c., alphabetically, according to Surnames. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 For this paper, afterward published as "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," the name of Jefferson was inserted in a bill of attainder brought into the English Parliament. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In fact, it was the intention of the bill of attainder to brand the wretched object of it with complete and perpetual infamy. Charles I Makers of History A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II It must not be forgotten that his father's attainder and the Wars of the Roses had temporarily crippled the resources of the family. Shakespeare's Family The two Houses offered to support James with their lives and fortunes, and passed a bill of attainder against the Duke. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Dare you put eight and twenty millions of men into your bill of attainder? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 The king did not entirely give up the hope of saving his friend, even after the bill of attainder was signed. Charles I Makers of History If that had been equivalent to a bill of attainder, certainly its abrogation would not have been left to implication. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The English Parliament, more considerate of his useful services, subsequently reversed his attainder, and restored the forfeited estates to his family. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) For the endowment of favourites he had to rely, therefore, on windfalls from attainders and escheats. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography In order that the whole property should pass from the family into the hands of the Americans, Mrs. Morris was included with her husband in the New York Confiscation Act of attainder. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 Accordingly, without waiting for the decision of the Peers on the impeachment, a bill of attainder against the earl was brought forward in the House of Commons. Charles I Makers of History We are fully conscious that the subject upon which we have written is by no means exhausted; the point, especially in reference to bills of attainder, being wholly untouched. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II A future generation, during the reign of George�IV., however, reversed his attainder, and did justice to his memory, and restored his descendants to their rank and fortune. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges At the time of the attainder the conveyance under the agreement of 1602 was not legally completed. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The prohibitions of power by the Constitution to the States are express prohibitions, as that no State shall enter into any treaty, etc., or emit bills of credit, or pass any bill of attainder, etc. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States This bill of attainder was passed by a large majority—yeas 204, nays 59. Charles I Makers of History No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The Irish parliament, in the interest of James, passed an act of attainder against all Protestants who had assisted William, among whom were two archbishops, one duke, seventeen earls, eighteen barons, and eighty-three clergymen. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges In addition he had to beg or buy a royal confirmation of his title to the lands, when they had been 'found by offices' upon the attainder. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography "Is attainder and corruption of blood ever a proper punishment?" Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) It is true the attainder stands in the way; but if even this affords an obstacle, the next candidate for appropriation would be Jane Cholmley. Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. No State shall pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, impairing the obligations of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II It was by bills of attainder that great nobles were brought to the block. History of the English People, Volume IV His motive would be the rescue of Sherborne for his wife and child from forfeiture through attainder, the sure result, as he truly foresaw, of a trial for treason. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography His first regnal act was to grant to himself all the “honours of descent” derived from his father; in other words, to revoke his own attainder. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time An act of attainder was passed against him, by which he lost both title and property. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The castle was granted to Edmund Earl of Kent, brother of Edward the Second; and there, on his attainder and execution, four years later, his widow and children were arrested. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel Finally, said the memorial, the Council and the Judges assisting would advise whether his Majesty might not with justice and honour give warrant for Ralegh's execution upon his attainder, in respect of his subsequent offences. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The title had been kept as it were in suspense ever since the attainder of her husband, the ill-fated Earl Hugh, though two persons had borne it in the interim without any genuine right. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time In 1326 an act was passed for reversing the attainder of Earl Thomas in favor of his brother Henry, earl of Lancaster. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 On the contrary, every safeguard is thrown around them; "no State shall pass any bill of attainder," or "grant any title of nobility." History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II On the attainder of the family it was seized by the king; and Henry VIII. several times held his court here, on one of his visits having presented his sword to the corporation. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc By the same statute which relieved him from the legal disabilities of the attainder Sherborne was confirmed to the Digby family. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And Kent, semi-royal though he were, was not a rich man, his family having suffered severely from repeated attainders. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time “What! he that, but for the attainder, should be Earl of Devon?” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada We charge it as a "bill of attainder" of the most odious and oppressive character. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II On these grounds the courts of New South Wales were enabled to evade the plea of attainder in bar of a just action. The History of Tasmania , Volume II His petition, which in Claim to Sherborne. details was not everywhere as accurate, expressed righteous indignation at an attainder obtained on charges 'without any proofs, and in themselves as ridiculous as impossible.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The charge of high treason could not be legally established, and a bill of attainder was passed against him in 1645. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See In the first of Edward III. his attainder was reversed, and his son Henry inherited his titles, and subsequently was created Duke of Lancaster. Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. "No State shall pass any bill of attainder," etc. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The mixed considerations of convenience and equity induced the judges to allow the witnesses and plaintiffs the same privilege, whether under attainder or not. The History of Tasmania , Volume II It is perfectly true that his objection to reversal of attainders was supported by no one. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents The first measure brought forward was the repeal of Pole's attainder. The Reign of Mary Tudor As the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter was never reversed, that title was never revived in this family. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts And as all are now loyal, the war over, and no rebels exist, no American in this land must be marked by the stain of attainder or impeachment. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The States had quite generally confiscated their property and in some cases had passed acts of attainder against them. Union and Democracy We are, in consideration of the reversal of the Scotch attainders, to signalize his visit, but this is all undecided as yet. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents He was himself attainted, and parliament had shown no anxiety that the attainder should be removed. The Reign of Mary Tudor The aged earl had died in the Tower on receiving news of his son's rash enterprise; and a posthumous attainder being issued against him, his lands and goods were forfeited. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Up to this time they could not have known that any attainder act had been brought in in Ireland. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry Procedure by bill of attainder, arising from the legislative omnipotence of Parliament and following the ordinary course of legislation, is also obsolete. The Governments of Europe The year 1739 witnessed the revival of the Jacobite Association, which had been annihilated by the attainders and exiles of its members after the last Rebellion. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. His wife, the daughter of William Duke of Hamilton, was, after his attainder, provided for by act of Parliament in the same manner as if she had been a widow. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Justice was degraded by the prodigal use of bills of attainder, by a wide extension of the judicial power of the royal Council, by the servility of judges, by the coercion of juries. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 His attainder under William was reversed, and he appeared at court, where he enforced the privilege peculiar to his family of remaining covered in the king's presence. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry The first solemn act performed at Paris after the rejoicings were ended, was the attainder of the Dauphin and his accomplices for the murder of the Duke of Burgundy. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth Sir Reginald Wychecombe, like hundreds of others, played his cards so skilfully that he avoided committing himself; and, although he lived and eventually died a suspected man, he escaped forfeitures and attainder. The Two Admirals George the First reversed his attainder, and George the Second granted him arrears of the feu duties due to the Crown out of the forfeited estates. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The Duke himself fled to Ireland, the Earls to Calais, while the queen, summoning a Parliament at Coventry in November, pressed on their attainder. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 King's next charge is, that the attainders of many peers were reversed to admit them. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry A period from about the death of Anne Boleyn to his attainder. Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Through the attainder of the Duke the Crown eventually obtained possession of it. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London The Earl of Mar was succeeded by his son, Thomas Lord Erskine, who was deprived of the famed title of Mar by his father's attainder. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Moreover, convictions were always easier to obtain from juries than acts of attainder from Parliament. Henry VIII. Again, on 22nd October, another attainder and confiscation bill was brought and passed the Commons on the 23rd December. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry In 1759 his attainder was reversed, but he continued to live abroad. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica The execution of Leisler aroused strong indignation both in America and England, and some years later the attainder placed upon them was removed by act of Parliament, and their estates restored to their families. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country He, as well as the Earl of Mar, the Lord Tullibardine, and the Lord Linlithgow had a bill of attainder passed against them. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. What then was the meaning and use of acts of attainder? Henry VIII. An Act for the attainder of various rebels, and for preserving the interests of loyal subjects. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry You might, perhaps, by a Constitutional amendment, pass a bill of attainder by which certain men would be sentenced to death and to corruption of blood. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 From that family it reverted in 1406, by attainder, to the Crown, and in 1411 was granted by Henry IV. to his second son, Thomas, Duke of Clarence. The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book Revised Edition, 1890 Educated at, and Provost of Queen's College, Oxford; Chief Almoner of Charles I. Potter was one of the four bishops who advised Charles upon the attainder of Strafford. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See On the 18th Parliament met to deal with the Duke; by the 24th a bill of attainder had passed all its stages and awaited only the King's assent. Henry VIII. Gun; four persons, two and two giving the whole evidence for the attainder of those who stood by King James in Ireland! Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry The Wiltshire earldom died with him and the Irish earldom was for a time forfeited, his two brothers, John and Thomas, sharing his attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He, however, opposed the attainder, made an eloquent speech on the 21st of April 1641, accentuating the weakness of Vane's evidence against the prisoner, and showing the injustice of ex post facto legislation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" A bill had passed the upper house, mitigating the penalty to banishment; but after some conferences, the peers thought proper to yield to the violence of the commons, and the bill of attainder was carried. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Acts of attainder, his favourite weapon, are erroneously supposed to have been the method to which he resorted for removing opponents whose conviction he could not obtain by a legal trial. Henry VIII. May 18—After the creation of fourteen peers and forty new boroughs, a Parliament is assembled to support the new _plantation_ of Ulster by the attainder and outlawry of the gentlemen of that province. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry The other constitutional laws had passed without the least appearance of violence, as did indeed all the bills passed during the first year, except Strafford's attainder, which could not be recalled. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Though no friend to Strafford, he endeavoured to save his life, desiring only to see him excluded from office, and as a witness was excused from voting on the attainder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" They passed a bill of attainder against Monmouth; and they granted a supply of four hundred thousand pounds for suppressing his rebellion. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. It could only be said, that this bill of attainder was somewhat more tolerable than the preceding ones, to which the nation had been inured; for here, at least, some shadow of evidence was produced. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary In case of outlawry or attainder, the waste reverted to the Crown, which, according to custom, held possession of it for a year and a day. The Customs of Old England Both houses took fire at this measure, which, from a similar instance, while the bill of attainder against Strafford was in dependence, Charles might foresee would be received with resentment. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The floodgates of pent-up wrath were opened, and the two unhappy ministers swept away by an act of attainder. The Age of the Reformation One highly impressive exhibit of early state legislative power is afforded by the ferocious catalogue of legislation directed against the Tories, embracing acts of confiscation, bills of pains and penalties, even acts of attainder. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 The judges determined, that the members attainted should forbear taking their seat till an act were passed for the reversal of their attainder. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Acts of attainder were speedily passed against some two thousand Protestant landed proprietors, all of whom had obtained their lands by the settlement of Cromwell. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick About eighty peers had constantly attended Strafford's trial; but such apprehensions were entertained on account of the popular tumults, that only forty-five were present when the bill of attainder was brought into the house. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell In the original Constitution, before even the first ten amendments were added, States were forbidden to pass bills of attainder. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting So far away from the offence, we need not fear attainder if we confess, some few of us, that our hearts were not whole in their welcome of the long-deferred event. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth All the considerable business transacted this session, besides the attainder of Lord Seymour, regarded ecclesiastical affairs, which were now the chief object of attention throughout the nation. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Has he made a will, 'twill not be valid were he to plead at a criminal trial; there will be an attainder on it. Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play The names of the fifty-nine commoners who had voted against the bill of attainder, were posted up under the title of "Straffordians, and betrayers of their country." The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell A bill of attainder inflicts punishment, creates liabilities or disabilities, on account of parentage, birth, or descent. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting Then followed those dreadful attendant penalties; confiscation of his estate and the terrible 'attainder and corruption of blood.' The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 They were confirmed in this opinion, when they found that a bill, ratifying the attainder of Somerset and his accomplices, was also rejected by the commons, though it had passed the upper house. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Were there no goods and no attainder, I would still do this thing. Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play Nor was much information of that sort given to or asked by parliament itself, previous to bills of attainder. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third Their immense possessions, now forming part of the Duchy of Lancaster, were forfeited by the attainder of Earl Ferrers after his defeat at Burton Bridge, where he led the rebellious Barons against Henry III. Strange Pages from Family Papers Although we lived in a republic where attainder is unknown in the laws of the land, still my mother felt the disgrace keenly. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 An act of attainder passed against him this session of parliament. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary There shall be no attainder on this document. Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play That the silence of the two archbishops, and Henry's not daring to specify the murder of the princes in the act of attainder against Richard, wears all the appearance of their not having been murdered. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third No attainder shall work corruption of blood in any case. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Upon the death of the martyr-earl's son, in 1791, and presumably without issue, the life estate of Charles Radcliffe commenced, but it vested in the crown by reason of the attainder. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton The attainder of the duke of Norfolk was reversed; and this act of justice was more reasonable than the declaring of that attainder invalid without further authority. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Probably, the new sacrifice was the concluding ceremony of what may be called the reversal of attainder. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 In the act of attainder passed after his accession, he calls himself nephew of Henry the Sixth. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third The few great houses that survived were one by one brought within reach of the King's hand; and those that did not voluntarily surrender fell under the heavier penalties of attainder. The King's Achievement "No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed." Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader The measures for divorcing Henry from Anne of Cleves were carried on at the same time with the bill of attainder against Cromwell. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The moment any of them quits the cause of this government, and of all governments, he is rehabilitated, his honor is restored, all attainders are purged. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) To prevent the escape of the Bishop of Rochester's cook, who was a "clerk," parliament had specially interfered, and sentenced him without trial, by attainder. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) He went on to explain his reasons for thinking that a bill of attainder would be brought against Cromwell. The King's Achievement "The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted." Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader Being pressed to give a more explicit answer, they replied, that if a person were attainted in that manner, the attainder could never afterwards be brought in question, but must remain good in law. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary A bill of attainder is an act of the legislature by which the punishment of death is inflicted upon a person for some crime, without any trial. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. On the earl's attainder, the honour of Clitheroe, with the rest of his possessions, were forfeited to the crown. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Feeling, too, ran very high against Cromwell; the public would be impatient of a long trial; and a bill of attainder would give a readier outlet to the fury against him. The King's Achievement Confiscations, banishments, attainders, executions, make a large part of the history of such of our families as are not utterly extinguished by them. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) A bill of attainder is an act of a legislative body inflicting the penalty of death without a regular trial. Elements of Civil Government Nor may a state "pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts." The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. We may excuse them for submitting to the attainder of O'Neill and O'Donnell, for there were few national members who had not withdrawn before the vote was passed. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 But I would advise nothing to be done until the bill of attainder has come before Parliament. The King's Achievement The Bishop and the Inquisitor remanded the culprit to the secular court, which, holding against him the abductions and the murders, pronounced the penalty of death and attainder. Là-bas He opens the constitution and points to this line, "no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed." The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Bills of attainder and ex post laws have been defined and considered. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. Parliament made acts of attainder one day, and reversed them almost on the next. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 On the attainder of his son, the castle escheated to the crown. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832 Who was the author of the anonymous life of the second Duke of Ormonde, published in one volume octavo, some years after his attainder? Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850 The attorney for the United States reads the bill of attainder. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. I find in all this time but two attainders of this noble family, and those in stormy and tempestuous time, when the government was unsettled, and the kingdom in competition. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson "Why does he make no claim to have the attainder of his grandfather reversed?" Saracinesca What pamphlets, ballads, or fugitive pieces, were issued from the press, or privately printed, on the occasion of the Duke's flight and subsequent attainder? Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850 But after Ormond's attainder, Swift, as Dean of St. Patrick's, received orders from government to remove the scutcheon from the church. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 The next clause declares, "No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed." The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. These pleas are of four kinds: 1. a former acquittal; 2. a former conviction; 3. a former attainder; 4. a former pardon, for the same offence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 The preamble of this act, after stating the attainder by the act 1 Edw. The Rowley Poems No bill of attainder or ex post facto laws shall be passed. Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition But Parliament was loyal, and the Commons ordered a bill of attainder against Monmouth for high treason. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History But the same clause provides, that "no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted." The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. They withheld the power from Congress, and thus forbade its exercise by that body, and they provided in the Constitution that no State should pass any bill of attainder. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson The material words of that section are: "No State shall pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contacts." The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style That ambitious nobleman, brother of the Protector, certainly designed, when Catharine died, to marry Elizabeth; an intention which was among the causes of his execution under attainder. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters True, there seems to be no formal attainder in this case; still, I think the greater punishment can not be constitutionally inflicted in a different form for the same offense. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln Why is the passing of bills of attainder and ex post facto laws by states forbidden? The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. The Parliament of England, exercising the omnipotent power which it claimed, was accustomed to pass bills of attainder; that is to say, it would convict men of treason and other crimes by legislative enactment. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson The House of Commons," I replied, calmly, "dishonored itself and its traditions by bringing a bill of attainder against the Duke of Ormond. The Maid-At-Arms In Pennsylvania bills of attainder were passed against no fewer than four hundred and ninety persons. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration The free exercise of the Catholic religion, an independent Irish parliament, a general pardon, and a reversal of all attainders were amongst their conditions, and they would not take less. The Story of Ireland There was a strong public feeling against bills of attainder and this sentiment is voiced by all writers of the Empire. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. So called because it passed attainders on the duke of York and his chief supporters. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook It was granted, after the dissolution, by Edward VI. first to the protector Somerset, on whose attainder, in 1582, it passed into the Bedford family. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 Bills of attainder long ago ceased to be employed in England, and the process was abolished by statute in 1870. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins "The hugest Bill of attainder," says Mr. Green, "the world has seen," was hastily drawn up and passed. The Story of Ireland Great Britain viewed the paper as the extreme of insolence and punished the author by adding his name to the list of proscriptions enrolled in a bill of attainder. Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch Seeing that his doom was certain, and wishing to preserve his family from attainder and their property from confiscation, he refused to plead. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex-post-facto laws, and the like. The Federalist Papers The gentle force of attainder or confiscation or death which, as you are aware, these new Sophists and educators who are the public, apply when their words are powerless. The Republic It was an act of attainder against the whole world, in the infamy of which each man had his share! The Adventures of Hugh Trevor This hasty sentence stood Mortimer's family in good stead; for, as there was no sentence of attainder, they continued to hold the earldom of March. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II That would be virtually an act of attainder. The American Judiciary Bills of attainder, ex-post-facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. The Federalist Papers The same is true, on a smaller scale, of the Livingston, the Van Cortlandt, the Philipse, the Nicoll, and various other old New York estates, though several were lost by attainder in the revolution. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale "All diplomacy since the Treaty of Utrecht seems to me to be fiddle-faddle, and the country rewarded the great man who made that treaty by an attainder." Endymion The material words of that section are: "No State shall pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts." Select Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845 In 1695, the attainder was reversed by act of parliament; but it remains the most disgraceful episode of William's government of the colonies. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Clause 3 ``No bill of attainder or ex-post-facto law shall be passed.'' The Federalist Papers In the first parliament of Henry VII this attainder was reversed, and Thomas Nandick of Cambridge, conjurer, is specially nominated as an object of free pardon. Lives of the Necromancers For ten years he remained concealed, but in the mean time both title and estate were forfeited by attainder. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems The great objection to bills of attainder is that they are purely judicial acts performed by a legislative body. Studies in Civics But the Commons, whether they distrusted the patriotism of the Lords, or doubted the legal guilt of the prisoner, had already resolved to proceed by attainder. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 The chief revenue of the rival factions during the War of the Roses was derived from attainders, indictments for treason, and forfeitures, avowedly partisan. The Theory of Social Revolutions A vein of public spirit, diffusing itself among all ranks of society, is the indispensible concomitant of impeachments and attainder. Four Early Pamphlets His Scotch estates were confiscated, and his title attained—the attainder of the earldom was not reversed until 1824. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) Forbidden Laws.—That no ex post facto law, no law impairing the obligation of contracts, nor any bill of attainder shall be passed; that there shall be no special laws in certain specified cases. Studies in Civics One of the first Acts of King William III. after the Revolution, was to reverse the attainder of Lord Russell. Excellent Women The House of Commons was no less slavish and unjust; they both petitioned for the execution of the Duke and afterward passed a bill of attainder against him. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation Loyal zealots looked up the law on expatriation and attainder, and complained bitterly that no applicable provisions were found in the statutes. The Iron Game A Tale of the War The Commons therefore demanded her attainder; as for the technical right, no sovereign at the time or in the past would have hesitated to ignore or evade the point. England under the Tudors The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted. Studies in Civics Neither bills of attainder nor ex post facto legislation may be enacted by a state legislature. Problems in American Democracy The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted. A Brief History of the United States The blood of one convicted of high treason is "attaint," and his deprivations extend to his descendants, unless Parliament remove the attainder. The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc Its first task was to reverse the attainder against Pole which was of ancient date. England under the Tudors Could the thing forbidden in a bill of attainder be done by a court? Studies in Civics No state shall pass any bill of attainder, by which is meant a legislative act which inflicts punishment upon some person without ordinary judicial trial. Problems in American Democracy No mortgage, no attainder, will hold on men or hours. Representative Men As she gave this information, she hoped that no attainder would fall upon her husband. The Scottish Chiefs The reversal of the attainder was required to legalise his position. England under the Tudors It has been stated by several recent historians that the attainder of Raleigh took away his patent privileges, but evidence of this is not forthcoming. Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4TH CLAUSE. Community Civics and Rural Life I don't just remember what the crime is—bigamy, or mayhem, or attainder of treason, or something—anyway, they'll get you in jail and that's all they want. The Spoilers As Richard declared his nephew the Earl of Warwick his successor, would he have done so, if he had forged an act of attainder of Warwick's father? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 The old nobility were almost wiped out by the civil wars; generation after generation, their representatives had either fallen on the battlefield, or lost their heads on the scaffold and their lands by attainder. England under the Tudors We hope, in a special supplement, to be able to add the full list of sentences, executions, imprisonments, fines, and attainders that have been promulgated in honour of the birthday of our Imperial Sovereign. The Hohenzollerns in America West's father published an able discourse of treasons and bills of attainder, and a tract on the manner of creating peers. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 The bill of attainder that had lately passed having superseded the necessity of a legal trial, his execution was fixed for the next day but one after his commitment. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second Years may bring better times!—Who knows? the attainder may be reversed; new fortunes may be gained or made! The King's Highway Surrey was sent to the block: his father escaped the same fate merely by the accident that death claimed Henry himself only a few hours after the Act of attainder was passed. England under the Tudors On the 7th of the following May an Act of attainder was passed against the Earl and the other chiefs of the Jacobite party. History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name In consequence of his attainder, his son never assumed the title of Seaforth, but continued to be called Lord Fortrose, the second title of the family. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 He had lost so much to keep her honor from attainder; he wished to meet the gaze of her fair eyes once more before he went out to exile. Under Two Flags The next spring a grant is made of his goods and chattels, forfeited by attainder, to trustees named by himself, for the benefit of his family. Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time That the process against Essex was by attainder and not by an ordinary trial is of little moment. England under the Tudors O'Neill, having declared his submission, was granted amnesty for the past, restored to his rank, notwithstanding his attainder and outlawry, and reinstated in his dignity of Earl of Tyrone. Irish Race in the Past and the Present True, there is to be no formal attainder in this case; still, I think the greater punishment cannot be constitutionally inflicted, in a different form, for the same offence. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 For this reason, and for no other, the attainder of Fenwick is to be condemned. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 By the reversing of old attainders, and by new creations, seventeen more Lords, all Roman Catholics, were introduced into the Upper House. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 And what was thought most unjust of all, he caused the attainder to pass upon their sons, and sons' sons, and made open sale of all their property. The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch being parts of the "Lives" of Plutarch, edited for boys and girls An act was passed for the attainder of Shane O'Neill, for the suppression of the title The O'Neill, and for securing to her Majesty the County Tyrone and other counties and territories in Ulster. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 An act of attainder is surely not more a departure from the ordinary course of law than a civil war. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The writ of attainder against Fenwick was not, as the vulgar imagined and still imagine, objectionable because it was retrospective. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 The legislature has indeed the power to take away this property, just as it has the power to pass an act of attainder for cutting off an innocent man's head without a trial. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Henry had many bills of attainder passed by Parliament. Our Legal Heritage Croutches, Master Lieutenant, and bare cloaks; For halting soldiers and poor needy scholars Have had my gettings in the Chancery: To think but what a cheat the crown shall have By my attainder! Sir Thomas More An act of attainder produces much less suffering than a civil war. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Either I must, or have mine honour soil'd With the attainder of his slanderous lips. King Richard II But, as such an act of attainder would be legal murder, so would an act invading the right of an author to his copy be, according to these gentlemen, legal robbery. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Since the power of the throne changed from one faction to another, many bills of attainder caused lords to lose their lands to the King. Our Legal Heritage The gentle force of attainder or confiscation or death, which, as you are aware, these new Sophists and educators, who are the public, apply when their words are powerless. The Republic The attainder was, in truth, a revolutionary measure. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 A bill for reversing the attainder of Stafford was passed by the Upper House, in spite of the murmurs of a few peers who were unwilling to admit that they had shed innocent blood. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Clause 3—"No bill of attainder or ex-post-facto law shall be passed." The Federalist Papers Treason was tried in Parliament, by bill of "attainder". Our Legal Heritage We are, therefore, unable to discover on what principle it can be maintained that a cause which justifies a civil war will not justify an act of attainder. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 We must not omit to mention that those who were afterwards the most distinguished ornaments of the King's party supported the bill of attainder. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 At the next meeting of the Houses they ordered the Declaration of the rebels to be burned by the hangman, and passed the bill of attainder through all its stages. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 "To declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attained." The Federalist Papers The remarks of Mr. Hallam on the bill of attainder, though, as usual, weighty and acute, do not perfectly satisfy us. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 But his patriarchal authority, an authority which no wealth could give and which no attainder could take away, made him, as a leader of an insurrection, truly formidable. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Was there, then, in the case of Strafford, a danger sufficient to justify an act of attainder? Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 In wealth, even before his attainder, he was probably inferior, not only to the great English nobles, but to some of the opulent esquires of Kent and Norfolk. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 This gentleman, a few years later, had occasion to reconsider the whole subject, and then came to the conclusion that acts of attainder are altogether unjustifiable. 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