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I am bound by my oath to abide by the law, and I cannot suffer…

Quote byGiles Rooke · 1743–1808

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Redhead alias Yorke's Case (1795), 25 How. St. Tr. 1083..

English (original)

I am bound by my oath to abide by the law, and I cannot suffer anybody to derogate from it.

— Giles Rooke

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