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Page 53
... piece of freehold land cannot be explained without going back to the reign of Henry VIII . , or an ordinary settlement of land without re- course to the law of Edward I. ” There are many who regard this state of things as not only ...
... piece of freehold land cannot be explained without going back to the reign of Henry VIII . , or an ordinary settlement of land without re- course to the law of Edward I. ” There are many who regard this state of things as not only ...
Page 77
... piece of land , where , over a representative clod , the parties asserted their claims of right ( vindicatio ) , and challenged each other in a sacra- mentum . 3. In buying and selling res mancipi ( lands , buildings , slaves , horses ...
... piece of land , where , over a representative clod , the parties asserted their claims of right ( vindicatio ) , and challenged each other in a sacra- mentum . 3. In buying and selling res mancipi ( lands , buildings , slaves , horses ...
Page 83
... piece of ground lying in what is called the Sabine land , that piece of ground I affirm to be mine by law of the Quirites : for which cause I summon you there to join hands in process of law ) . This joining hands in legal process ...
... piece of ground lying in what is called the Sabine land , that piece of ground I affirm to be mine by law of the Quirites : for which cause I summon you there to join hands in process of law ) . This joining hands in legal process ...
Page 84
... piece of ground I affirm to be mine by law of the Quirites , in accordance with its title as I have stated : take notice , that I have laid upon it the sign of power ) . This vin- dicta , or sign of power , was a rod , or wand , symboli ...
... piece of ground I affirm to be mine by law of the Quirites , in accordance with its title as I have stated : take notice , that I have laid upon it the sign of power ) . This vin- dicta , or sign of power , was a rod , or wand , symboli ...
Page 86
... piece of brass and brazen balance ) . He then struck the scales with a piece of brass ( i . e . , a copper coin ) , and handed it to the seller . Of course , this copper piece was only a representative , or symbol , of the purchase ...
... piece of brass and brazen balance ) . He then struck the scales with a piece of brass ( i . e . , a copper coin ) , and handed it to the seller . Of course , this copper piece was only a representative , or symbol , of the purchase ...
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Page 49 - ... conqueror of Italy, humbler of Germany, terror of the North — saw him account all his matchless victories poor compared with the triumph you are now in a condition to win — saw him contemn the fickleness of Fortune, while, in despite of her, he could pronounce his memorable boast, " I shall go down to posterity with the Code in my hand!