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... lord , or he would be treated as an outlaw . As regards the ceorls , the lord to whom they were commended was determined 3 Hence the modern word lord , as lady is from the feminine hlaf- dige . by their place of residence ; all the ...
... lord , or he would be treated as an outlaw . As regards the ceorls , the lord to whom they were commended was determined 3 Hence the modern word lord , as lady is from the feminine hlaf- dige . by their place of residence ; all the ...
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... lord of that district . This relation constituted no small restraint upon the per- sonal liberty of the ceorl ; for he could not change his place of residence , which involved a change of lord , without the leave of the former lord ...
... lord of that district . This relation constituted no small restraint upon the per- sonal liberty of the ceorl ; for he could not change his place of residence , which involved a change of lord , without the leave of the former lord ...
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... lord . Out of this land the king granted portions to his subjects , on condition of their paying him homage and fealty , and rendering him active military service for forty days in every year . The por tions granted to his more ...
... lord . Out of this land the king granted portions to his subjects , on condition of their paying him homage and fealty , and rendering him active military service for forty days in every year . The por tions granted to his more ...
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... lord not unfrequently extorted aids from his tenants on other occasions . The relation between landlord and tenant , though at first merely life - long , soon came to be regarded as heredi- tary , the heir becoming entitled on the death ...
... lord not unfrequently extorted aids from his tenants on other occasions . The relation between landlord and tenant , though at first merely life - long , soon came to be regarded as heredi- tary , the heir becoming entitled on the death ...
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... lord . Accordingly we find that it was long before this freedom of alienation was obtained . In the mean time the lord's consent was frequently purchased by the payment of a fine ; or recourse was had to the other and readier mode of ...
... lord . Accordingly we find that it was long before this freedom of alienation was obtained . In the mean time the lord's consent was frequently purchased by the payment of a fine ; or recourse was had to the other and readier mode of ...
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3's reign abolished Act was passed aliens annual appointed authorised authority barons became Bill bishops boroughs burgesses ceorls Charter Church Church of England civil clergy Conquest constables constitution coronation county court court-leet Crown 8vo declared district duties ealdorman ecclesiastical election empowered enacted England English established exercised feudal following reign franchise granted habeas corpus held Henry Henry VII hereditary highways hold House of Commons imprisonment John Henry Blunt judges judicial jurisdiction justices king king's kingdom knights land legislation liable libel liberty London lord matters ment military ministers naturalisation oath offences parish Parliament peace peerage peers persons petitions political Poor Law practice privilege Privy Council proceedings provisions punishment quarter sessions Reform reign of Hen Revolution Roman Catholics royal sheriffs shire sovereign Star Chamber statute summoned tenants thegns tion vestries Vict villeins villenage votes weregild Witenagemot writ
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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.
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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...