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Page vii
... obtaining an indepen- dent and continuous view of the particular institu- tions which form the subjects of those chapters , or of combining the contemporaneous history of all or any of them , in connection with any of the given periods ...
... obtaining an indepen- dent and continuous view of the particular institu- tions which form the subjects of those chapters , or of combining the contemporaneous history of all or any of them , in connection with any of the given periods ...
Page ix
... obtained . A list is also given of certain abbreviations in common use , which it has been found convenient to employ in the present volume . 1 For the statements in chaps . vi . and ix . respecting the king's council and its share in ...
... obtained . A list is also given of certain abbreviations in common use , which it has been found convenient to employ in the present volume . 1 For the statements in chaps . vi . and ix . respecting the king's council and its share in ...
Page 7
... obtained by manumission on the part of the owner of the thrall . The thralls were not considered part of the body politic ; and they were the absolute property of their owner , to whom was paid the compensation money in case one of his ...
... obtained by manumission on the part of the owner of the thrall . The thralls were not considered part of the body politic ; and they were the absolute property of their owner , to whom was paid the compensation money in case one of his ...
Page 7
... obtained by manumission on the part of the owner of the thrall . The thralls were not considered part of the body politic ; and they were the absolute property of their owner , to whom was paid the compensation money in case one of his ...
... obtained by manumission on the part of the owner of the thrall . The thralls were not considered part of the body politic ; and they were the absolute property of their owner , to whom was paid the compensation money in case one of his ...
Page 9
... obtained livery or ouster - le - main from the lord on paying a fine of half a year's profits of the land , and entered upon the full privileges and liabilities of the former tenant . If , on the other hand , the heir was of age at the ...
... obtained livery or ouster - le - main from the lord on paying a fine of half a year's profits of the land , and entered upon the full privileges and liabilities of the former tenant . If , on the other hand , the heir was of age at the ...
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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...