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... Privilege - Freedom of Debate . 4. Meeting of Parliament - Irregular Assemblies- Privilege - Punishment of Members - Publication of Debates . 5. Meeting of Parliament - Privilege -- Privilege of Debate . 6. Presence of Strangers ...
... Privilege - Freedom of Debate . 4. Meeting of Parliament - Irregular Assemblies- Privilege - Punishment of Members - Publication of Debates . 5. Meeting of Parliament - Privilege -- Privilege of Debate . 6. Presence of Strangers ...
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Philip Vernon Smith. upon as in itself constituting a claim to peculiar political privileges . If an corl was always presumed to have a considerably larger amount of landed wealth than a ceorl , the supposition was no doubt at first ...
Philip Vernon Smith. upon as in itself constituting a claim to peculiar political privileges . If an corl was always presumed to have a considerably larger amount of landed wealth than a ceorl , the supposition was no doubt at first ...
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... privileges of thegnhood also existed through the ranks of the clergy . For , on the one hand , the Church admitted into the ministry men of every degree alike ; and , on the other , all presbyters were placed civilly on a level with the ...
... privileges of thegnhood also existed through the ranks of the clergy . For , on the one hand , the Church admitted into the ministry men of every degree alike ; and , on the other , all presbyters were placed civilly on a level with the ...
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... privileged towns occupied a distinct and independent position ; but the political and social status of the three former classes was associated with the terms of their ownership or occupation of land . According to feudal principles ...
... privileged towns occupied a distinct and independent position ; but the political and social status of the three former classes was associated with the terms of their ownership or occupation of land . According to feudal principles ...
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... privileges and liabilities of the former tenant . If , on the other hand , the heir was of age at the time of the tenant's death , the lord received a relief or pecuniary fine upon his succeeding to the pro- perty ; and the king was ...
... privileges and liabilities of the former tenant . If , on the other hand , the heir was of age at the time of the tenant's death , the lord received a relief or pecuniary fine upon his succeeding to the pro- perty ; and the king was ...
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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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