 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 894 էջ
...Chut. dim. Law, 489. IF VES droppers are such as listen under walls or windows, or the eves of houses, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales ; are a common nuisance, and presentable at a court leet ; or are indictable at the sessions, and are... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 էջ
...thatched or timber buildings, declared to be a common nuisance. 7- Eaves-droppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to...thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, are a common nuisance and presentable at the court-leet : or are indictable at the sessions, and punishable... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1824 - 838 էջ
...(2) and it seemeth to be and the Eaves- Dropping. Eaves-droppers, or such as listen under walls and windows,./ or the eaves of a house, to hearken after...thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, are a common nuisance, and presentable at the court-leet. — (Kitch. of Courts, 20.) Of (2) That is... | |
 | Nathan Dane - 1824 - 726 էջ
...the English books, described as persons who listen under walls or windows, or the eaves of houses, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales. Such offenders exist in this and every State, though not always known by the name of eavesdropper.... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 էջ
...12 Geo. III. c. 61. under heavy penalties and forfeiture (12). 6. Eaves-droppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to...thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, are a common nusance, and presentable at the court-leet t : or are indictable at the sessions, and... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 էջ
...Geo. III. c. 61. under heavy penalties and forfeiture ( 1 2). 6. Eaves-droppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, or the eaves. of a house,...thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, are a common nusance, and presentable at the court-leet t : or are indictable at the sessions, and... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 788 էջ
...of unnatural and monstrous shape for money is a misdemeanor, (u) Eaves droppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to...thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, are a common nuisance, and presentable at the court leet ; or are indictable at the sessions, and punishable... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 512 էջ
...squibs, or throwing them about in any street ; evesdroppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales. || Also to make great noises in the night with speaking trumpets or horns, to the disturbance of the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1831 - 444 էջ
...language of the law, "Eaves-Droppers are persona who listen under the walls or windows or the envés of a house, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, and they are said to be a commun nuisance, and indictable and punishable by fine, and to find surety... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1831 - 438 էջ
...second in the county. In the language of the law, "Eaves-Dropper* are persons who listen under the walls or windows or the eaves of a house, to hearken after discourse, and there' It is true, there was an indictment and conviction for tliis offence in this county. but the... | |
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Eaves-droppers, or such as listen under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales... 
