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... King and Queen . This has always been re- garded as a sovereign act , and it was performed by the two Houses alone without a king . Ordinarily an act of Parliament , to be of legal force , must have the sanction of the two Houses and the ...
... King and Queen . This has always been re- garded as a sovereign act , and it was performed by the two Houses alone without a king . Ordinarily an act of Parliament , to be of legal force , must have the sanction of the two Houses and the ...
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... King's government ; and there were various towns and cities from which money was received for the King . These local governments per- formed in some respects the functions assumed in after ages by the House of Commons . In the place of ...
... King's government ; and there were various towns and cities from which money was received for the King . These local governments per- formed in some respects the functions assumed in after ages by the House of Commons . In the place of ...
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... kings . The blessings of the past came to be associated with certain good kings ( as the great Alfred ) , and this served to strengthen the position of any king . Canute , the Danish king , sought to win the affections of the people and ...
... kings . The blessings of the past came to be associated with certain good kings ( as the great Alfred ) , and this served to strengthen the position of any king . Canute , the Danish king , sought to win the affections of the people and ...
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... kings had suc- ceeded in retaining a large measure of power . William kept for himself all the power which belonged to an English king , while he also took care that feudal lords should not gain power in England as they had done in ...
... kings had suc- ceeded in retaining a large measure of power . William kept for himself all the power which belonged to an English king , while he also took care that feudal lords should not gain power in England as they had done in ...
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... king would have been powerless to restrain them . It was , therefore , fortunate for the Crown that the first three kings were men of unusual ability . As soon as a weak king did appear , in the person of Stephen , the power of the ...
... king would have been powerless to restrain them . It was , therefore , fortunate for the Crown that the first three kings were men of unusual ability . As soon as a weak king did appear , in the person of Stephen , the power of the ...
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Page 512 - I AB do swear, That I do from my heart, abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm:...
Page 505 - Corpus according to the true intent and meaning of this act, may be directed and run into any county palatine, the cinque ports, or other privileged places within the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, and the islands of Jersey or Guernsey; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 500 - ... for proceeding by martial law, may be revoked and annulled: and that hereafter no commissions of like nature may issue forth to any person or persons whatsoever to be executed as aforesaid, lest by colour of them any of your Majesty's subjects be destroyed or put to death contrary to the laws and franchise of the land.
Page 498 - ... your subjects have inherited this freedom, that they should not be compelled to contribute to any tax, tallage, aid, or other like charge, not set by common consent in parliament.
Page 515 - An act for declaring the rights and liberties of the subject, and for settling the succession of the crown.
Page 518 - Act shall take effect, all matters and things relating to the well governing of this kingdom, which are properly cognizable in the Privy Council by the laws and customs of this realm, shall be transacted there, aud all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such of the Privy Council as shall advise and consent to the same.
Page 509 - Whereas the late king James the Second by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Page 456 - The constitution of the legislative is the first and fundamental act of society, whereby provision is made for the continuation of their union, under the direction of persons, and bonds of laws, made by persons authorized thereunto, by the consent and appointment of the people; without which no one man, or number of men, amongst them, can have authority of making laws that shall be binding to the rest.
Page 499 - ... and condemnation of such offenders, and them to cause to be executed and put to death according to the law martial...
Page 513 - Westminster do resolve, that William and Mary, prince and princess of Orange, be and be declared king and queen of England, France and Ireland and the dominions thereunto belonging, to hold the crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to them the said prince and princess during their lives and the life of the survivor of them...