The Political Constitutions of Great Britain and Ireland: Asserted and Vindicated; the Connection, and Common Interest of Both Kingdoms Demonstrated; and the Grievances which Each, and More Especially the Later, Has Suffered, Set Forth in Several Addresses and Letters to the Free-citizens of Dublin1751 - Dublin (Ireland) - 614 pages |
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... Realm , and to bring the King , and his Govern- ment , and Adminiftration of Justice , into Hatred , Scan- dal and Contempt , with bis liege Subjects , and to raise Jealoufes and Fears , and to ftir up and excite Sedition , Difcord and ...
... Realm , and to bring the King , and his Govern- ment , and Adminiftration of Justice , into Hatred , Scan- dal and Contempt , with bis liege Subjects , and to raise Jealoufes and Fears , and to ftir up and excite Sedition , Difcord and ...
Page xiii
... Realms , even from thofe , who lately de- clard the Kings of England , were abfolute and uncon- trolable in their Power , above all Laws , that the Laws were the Kings , at his Disposal , and subject to his Con- struction , Difpenfation ...
... Realms , even from thofe , who lately de- clard the Kings of England , were abfolute and uncon- trolable in their Power , above all Laws , that the Laws were the Kings , at his Disposal , and subject to his Con- struction , Difpenfation ...
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... Realm , as our Parlements are conftituted , are now reduced , from abfolute legal Freedom , to abject and irretrievable Slavery ; then , to caft an Eye upon the feveral Limbs of this Commu- nity , to look but around You , and fee ...
... Realm , as our Parlements are conftituted , are now reduced , from abfolute legal Freedom , to abject and irretrievable Slavery ; then , to caft an Eye upon the feveral Limbs of this Commu- nity , to look but around You , and fee ...
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... Realm , that has preferved FREEDOM and INDEPENDENCE , in Elections ; and confequently , where a PASSAGE to the highest Offices in the State is , yet , kept open to the lowest Citizen . THESE , MY BRETHREN , are great and valuable Pri ...
... Realm , that has preferved FREEDOM and INDEPENDENCE , in Elections ; and confequently , where a PASSAGE to the highest Offices in the State is , yet , kept open to the lowest Citizen . THESE , MY BRETHREN , are great and valuable Pri ...
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... Realm , the Parle- ment , and You must have Redress . Have You any Reason to judge , that an Alderman will bring in any Petition , and much less , one against himself , and the Board ? And confider , will not return- ing an Alderman be ...
... Realm , the Parle- ment , and You must have Redress . Have You any Reason to judge , that an Alderman will bring in any Petition , and much less , one against himself , and the Board ? And confider , will not return- ing an Alderman be ...
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Popular passages
Page 367 - Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; Give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?
Page 468 - No FREEMAN SHALL BE TAKEN OR IMPRISONED, OR BE DISSEISED OF HIS FREEHOLD, OR LIBERTIES, OR FREE CUSTOMS, OR BE OUTLAWED, OR EXILED, OR ANY OTHERWISE DESTROYED ; NOR WILL WE PASS UPON HIM, NOR SEND UPON HIM, BUT BY LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS, OR BY THE LAW OF THE LAND.
Page 367 - When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Page 56 - ... and their heirs, of us and our heirs, in all things and places, for ever, as is aforesaid.
Page 54 - We will treat with Alexander, King of Scots, concerning the restoring his sisters and hostages, and his right and liberties, in the same form and manner as we shall do to the rest of our barons of England ; unless by the Charters which we have from his father, William, late King of Scots, it ought to be otherwise ; and this shall be left to the determination of his peers in our court.
Page 184 - Being returned of the vicinage whence the cause of action ariseth, the law supposeth them thence to have sufficient knowledge to try the matter in issue (and so they must), though no evidence were given on either side in court; but to this evidence the judge is a stranger.
Page 53 - ... legal judgment of his peers by King Henry our father, or by King Richard our brother, which we have in our hand, or...
Page 534 - Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three calendar months...
Page 53 - No man shall be taken or imprisoned upon the appeal of a woman, for the death of any other than her husband.
Page 52 - All Merchants (if they were not openly prohibited before) shall have their safe and sure Conduct to depart out of England, to come into England, to tarry in, and go through England, as well by Land as by Water, to buy and sell without any manner of evil Tolts, by the old and rightful Customs, except in Time of War.