The law as a ass …

… Informal Inquiries: William Penn’s Trial — Historical Tidbit #1.

FYI: "If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience."