If ever an act was studiously and carefully framed to prevent bribery, it is that law of the 13th of the King, which he well observes admits no latitudes of construction, no subterfuge, no escape, no evasion.
Burke emphasizes the strictness of a law designed to prevent bribery, highlighting its clear prohibitions.
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