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LAW & HISTORY > antiquarian, writer > John Aubrey
The parliament intended...
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The parliament intended to have hanged him; and he expected no less, but resolved to be hanged with the Bible under one arm and Magna Carta under the other.
Source: Brief Lives, 'David Jenkins,' 1813.
-- John Aubrey, (Mar 12 1626-1697), English antiquarian, writer; He is best known for his vivid, intimate, and sometimes acid biographical sketches of his contemporaries.