Banished out of the realme . . . without culpe.
E. Hall.
Cul"pon (kŭl"p&obreve;n), n. [See Coupon.] A shred; a fragment; a strip of wood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Cul"prit (kŭl"pr&ibreve;t), n. [Prob. corrupted for culpate, fr. Law Latin culpatus the accused, p. p. of L. culpare to blame. See Culpable.] 1. One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a judge.
An author is in the condition of a culprit; the public are his judges.
Prior.