The Statutes at Large: From the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain, Anno 1761 [continued to 1807], Volume 8; Volume 1225

Front Cover
J. Bentham, 1763 - Law

From inside the book

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 454 - Majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and the commons in this prefent parliament...
Page 49 - Justices are hereby empowered to administer) and in default of payment within ten days, to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the offender, by the warrant of the said Justices, by the Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor of the said parish, rendering the surplusage to the party.
Page 408 - ... no tradesman, artificer, workman, labourer, or other person whatsoever shall do or exercise any worldly labour, business or work of their ordinary callings, upon the Lord's Day, or any part thereof (works of necessity and charity only excepted...
Page 435 - ... that they owe nothing and to give such special matter in evidence to the jury that shall try the same which matter being pleaded had been good and sufficient matter in law to have discharged the said defendant or defendants against the said information, suit or action...
Page 435 - ... corpus granted in pursuance of this act, but upon any such habeas corpus shall be brought before the judge of assize in open court, who is thereupon to do what to justice shall appertain.
Page 430 - ... the prisoner shall be brought as aforesaid, shall discharge the said prisoner from his imprisonment, taking his or their recognizance, with one or more surety or sureties, in any sum according to their discretions, having regard to the quality of the prisoner and nature of the offence, for his or their appearance...
Page 14 - That this act, or any thing or things therein contained, shall not in any manner of wise extend to give unto the lord admiral of England for the time being, or to any his vice-admirals, judge or judges of the admiralty, his or their deputy or deputies, or to any other the officers or...
Page 403 - ... but execution shall be sued of the whole estate so made assets in his hands by descent, in whose hands soever it shall come, after the writ purchased, in the same manner as it is to be at and by the common law, where, the heir at law pleading a true plea, judgment is prayed against him thereupon ; any thing in this present act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 46 - England to several bishops and other divines to review the Book of Common Prayer, and to prepare such alterations and additions as they thought fit to offer...
Page 53 - Day, and then and there publicly and openly declare his Assent unto and Approbation of the said Book, and to the Use of all the Prayers, Rites and Ceremonies, Forms and Orders therein contained and prescribed...

Bibliographic information