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... person of the sovereign ; but which , at least in our central system , it was found necessary , as the state of society became more complicated , to vest for all practical purposes in different hands . He will see how the judicial ...
... person of the sovereign ; but which , at least in our central system , it was found necessary , as the state of society became more complicated , to vest for all practical purposes in different hands . He will see how the judicial ...
Page vii
... persons and bodies in whom the central authority has , under our constitution , been from time to time vested ; and in the third is traced the mode in which the various branches of government - the legislative , judicial , executive ...
... persons and bodies in whom the central authority has , under our constitution , been from time to time vested ; and in the third is traced the mode in which the various branches of government - the legislative , judicial , executive ...
Page viii
Philip Vernon Smith. among these persons cised by them . and bodies and have been exer- The omission of all notice of the law of treason , and of other matters more or less akin to the subject of the work , has been due to a desire to ...
Philip Vernon Smith. among these persons cised by them . and bodies and have been exer- The omission of all notice of the law of treason , and of other matters more or less akin to the subject of the work , has been due to a desire to ...
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... person , were the earliest germ of a standing army , not only in England , but probably in all modern Western Europe . 2. Feudalism . - We have seen that before the Con- quest the classification of the people was becoming gradually more ...
... person , were the earliest germ of a standing army , not only in England , but probably in all modern Western Europe . 2. Feudalism . - We have seen that before the Con- quest the classification of the people was becoming gradually more ...
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... person to whom the grant was made the tenant in chivalry - tenant by knight's service , or military tenant . The immediate tenants of the king were called tenants in capite or in chief , in order to distinguish them from the subtenants ...
... person to whom the grant was made the tenant in chivalry - tenant by knight's service , or military tenant . The immediate tenants of the king were called tenants in capite or in chief , in order to distinguish them from the subtenants ...
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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...