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... instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the origin of our local institutions on the one hand , and of our central government on the other , to the various ...
... instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the origin of our local institutions on the one hand , and of our central government on the other , to the various ...
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... instance , that they were entitled to be tried by members of their own order , and were exempt from arrest in civil cases . Moreover , the use of language derogatory to them was deemed a special offence , and designated as scandalum ...
... instance , that they were entitled to be tried by members of their own order , and were exempt from arrest in civil cases . Moreover , the use of language derogatory to them was deemed a special offence , and designated as scandalum ...
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... instance of State intervention to repress the teach- ing and spread of opinions at variance with the doctrines which the Church of England at that time held in common with the rest of Christendom , occurs in Hen . 4's reign . The writ ...
... instance of State intervention to repress the teach- ing and spread of opinions at variance with the doctrines which the Church of England at that time held in common with the rest of Christendom , occurs in Hen . 4's reign . The writ ...
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... instance of a villein in gross was known throughout the country , and the few remain- ing villeins regardant were attached to the lands of the Church , or to those which had been confiscated from her in the preceding reign ; the clergy ...
... instance of a villein in gross was known throughout the country , and the few remain- ing villeins regardant were attached to the lands of the Church , or to those which had been confiscated from her in the preceding reign ; the clergy ...
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... instance limited to members of the Stationers Company under regulations established by the Star Chamber in Mary's reign , which restricted the number of presses , and appointed a licenser of new pub- lications ; and Queen Elizabeth ...
... instance limited to members of the Stationers Company under regulations established by the Star Chamber in Mary's reign , which restricted the number of presses , and appointed a licenser of new pub- lications ; and Queen Elizabeth ...
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