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Page v
... ecclesiastical , or as social and political . And the leading divisions may be subdivided ; as , for instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the origin of ...
... ecclesiastical , or as social and political . And the leading divisions may be subdivided ; as , for instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the origin of ...
Page vi
... ecclesiastical affairs inevitable ; but they will be treated of from a political point of view , and only so far as is necessary to illustrate the civil condition of the country . For the purpose of a review of our institutions , such ...
... ecclesiastical affairs inevitable ; but they will be treated of from a political point of view , and only so far as is necessary to illustrate the civil condition of the country . For the purpose of a review of our institutions , such ...
Page xiii
... Ecclesiastical Legislation . 4. Limitation of the King's Powers - Passing of Bills Ecclesiastical Legislation . 5. Bill of Rights - Abuse of Power by House of Commons - Royal Assent - Classifica- tion of Acts . 6. Power of House of ...
... Ecclesiastical Legislation . 4. Limitation of the King's Powers - Passing of Bills Ecclesiastical Legislation . 5. Bill of Rights - Abuse of Power by House of Commons - Royal Assent - Classifica- tion of Acts . 6. Power of House of ...
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... Ecclesiastical Courts - Star Chamber - Courts of Law and Equity - Parliament - House of Lords Judges Juries . 5. Bill of Rights - Judges — Juries— Parliament - Impeachment . 6. Privy Council - Central Cri- minal Court - Probate and ...
... Ecclesiastical Courts - Star Chamber - Courts of Law and Equity - Parliament - House of Lords Judges Juries . 5. Bill of Rights - Judges — Juries— Parliament - Impeachment . 6. Privy Council - Central Cri- minal Court - Probate and ...
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... ecclesiastical , of the population among whom they settled as conquerors , institutions which were established by the authority of Rome , and were based on her civil law . Hence we find that Roman law remains to this day the groundwork ...
... ecclesiastical , of the population among whom they settled as conquerors , institutions which were established by the authority of Rome , and were based on her civil law . Hence we find that Roman law remains to this day the groundwork ...
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Page 282 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 136 - ... invaded the fundamental constitution of the kingdom, and altered it from a legal limited monarchy to an arbitrary despotic power...
Page 277 - Majesty, that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament...