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Updated: June 15, 2025
No more shameful tyranny or shocking despotism was ever endured in America, than, in "the dark and awful day," as it was called, while the Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer was scattering destruction, ruin, terror, misery and death, over the country.
The said espousals so had and solemnised betwixt the said Edmund and Luce continued withouten any interruption of the said Custance, or any oyer during the life of the said Edmund."
It is almost certain that in moving to bring about the death of Overbury she had sanction, if only tacit, from the Earl of Northampton. By the time that the Great Oyer began Northampton was dead. Two years had elapsed from the death of Overbury. It would be quite clear to Anne that, in the view of the powerful Howard faction, the elimination of Overbury was politically desirable.
Jobling, sternly. "I know how she feels. She can't help herself, but she'll get oyer it in time. I don't suppose she thinks for a moment we have noticed her her her liking for me, and I'm not going to have her feelings hurt." "What about my feelings?" demanded his wife. "You have got me," Mr. Jobling reminded her. The nine points of the law was Mrs.
31 "Make an O yes," alluding to the form of proclamation at sessions of the peace "Oyer," the French for "Hear," now corrupted to "O yes." Ed. 32 "Boot," profit or advantage. Ed. 33 The mercy of God has not only a quick eye to spy out a penitent, but a swift foot to run and embrace him. What infinite condescension!
On the 31st of March, the assizes were opened, together with the commission of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the county of Surrey, before the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Raymond, and Mr. Justice Denton; and the grand jury having found indictments against the prisoners, they were severally arraigned thereupon, when five of them pleaded not guilty.
In a single day their examination was concluded: with the resulting verdict of the Masters upon their actions that they "deserved to be hanged for the same." Then, apparently, the mutineers were left to their own devices for five full years. So far as the records show, no action was taken until the trial began in Oyer and Terminer.
My mother I I thought of her as she would bend oyer me at night, her last kiss pressed on my brow, the healing balm of some sorrow for which my sobs were still breaking, her pale, worn cheek, her white dress, her hand so bloodless and transparent, the very emblem of her malady. The tears started to my eyes and rolled heavily along my cheek, my chest heaved, and my heart beat till I could hear it.
"In the year 1645, a Vast Number of persons in y^e county of Suffolk were apprehended, as Guilty of Witchcraft; whereof, some confessed. The parlament granted a special commission of Oyer & Terminer for y^e Trial of those Witches; in w^ch com'ission, there were a famous Divine or two, M^r Fariclough particularly inserted.
On the 4th of January, 1819 the third day after the expiration of the period allowed him for departure Dickson and Claus issued an order of commitment, under which he was arrested and lodged in Niagara jail, there to remain until the next sitting of the Court of Oyer and Terminer. His pugnacity was by this time fully aroused, and he determined to fight his ground inch by inch.
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