 | Charles Hudson - 1913 - 672 σελίδες
...subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such pardon, Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment," 2 shows that such a measure was premeditated. Lord Dartmouth in his letter to General Gage, under date... | |
 | Bostonian Society - 1916 - 164 σελίδες
...only his name, and that of Samuel Adams, were excepted, because their offences, it was declared, were of " too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." We also recall the fact that when Paul Revere rode out into Middlesex County on that memorable morning... | |
 | Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor - 1917 - 158 σελίδες
...Adams, was especially excepted in the pardon issued on the uth of June, I/7S, by General Gage, as being "of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment," yet lived to a ripe old age, and became the first Governor of the State of Massachusetts. After the... | |
 | Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor - 1917 - 160 σελίδες
...Adams, was especially exceptcd in the pardon issued on the I2th of June, 1/75, by General Gage, as being "of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment," yet lived to a ripe old age, and became the first Governor of the State of Massachusetts. After the... | |
 | John William Linzee - 1917 - 608 σελίδες
...countenancing, aiding and assisting them in the robberies & murders then committed, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment — Provided they take the benefit hereof by making a surrender of themselves to any General Officer... | |
 | Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor - 1917 - 160 σελίδες
...Adams, was especially exccpted in the pardon issued on the 12th of June, 1775, by General Gage, as being "of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment," yet lived to a ripe old age, and became the first Governor of the State of Massachusetts. After the... | |
 | Albert William Mann - 1917 - 610 σελίδες
...pardon to all who would lay down their arms, "except Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose affences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than condign punishment." Adams' comment on this exception was characteristic: "Gage," he said, "has made... | |
 | Allen French - 1925 - 342 σελίδες
...multitudes" and containing an offer of pardon to all except Hancock and Adams, "whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment", (which words were literally repeated by the provincials concerning Gage, Graves, and the Tories who... | |
 | 1875 - 786 σελίδες
...excepting only from the benefit of such pardon Samuel Adams and John Hancock, •whose offenses are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." The proclamation, exacerbating the people, provoked a counter proclamation from the Provincial Congress,... | |
 | 1896 - 542 σελίδες
...the duties of peaceable subjects," excepting only John Hancock and Samuel Adams, "whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." An inclusive definition of traitorous conduct was given, and martial law was proclaimed. This proclamation... | |
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HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. 
