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Page vii
... regulation of the new ju- dicature , are added in the Appendix ; but the 10. G. 3. c . 16. which is the foundation of the whole , is fo printed , as to exhibit , by a marginal abridgment of the subsequent acts , every variation made in ...
... regulation of the new ju- dicature , are added in the Appendix ; but the 10. G. 3. c . 16. which is the foundation of the whole , is fo printed , as to exhibit , by a marginal abridgment of the subsequent acts , every variation made in ...
Page 14
... greater freedom of elections , extending to a more minute regulation of the conduct of the sheriff , have not been engrafted into the writ , and therefore therefore are beside the object of this investi- gation ; ( 14 )
... greater freedom of elections , extending to a more minute regulation of the conduct of the sheriff , have not been engrafted into the writ , and therefore therefore are beside the object of this investi- gation ; ( 14 )
Page 42
... regulation of parliamentary reprefentation . Before I proceed to these par- ticular difqualifications , it may not be impro- per to add , that if a perfon who is clearly ineli- gible becomes a candidate , and notice is given , and ...
... regulation of parliamentary reprefentation . Before I proceed to these par- ticular difqualifications , it may not be impro- per to add , that if a perfon who is clearly ineli- gible becomes a candidate , and notice is given , and ...
Page 62
... regulations of the 18 G. 2. refpect ing county freeholders , and their right of vot ing , are repealed from and after the 10th July , 28 G. 3. c . 36. 1790 , by 28 G. 3. by which it is provided , 1. 32 . 1. 3 . 4 that a register of ...
... regulations of the 18 G. 2. refpect ing county freeholders , and their right of vot ing , are repealed from and after the 10th July , 28 G. 3. c . 36. 1790 , by 28 G. 3. by which it is provided , 1. 32 . 1. 3 . 4 that a register of ...
Page 64
... regulations Freeholders in neceffary with refpect to them . The ftatute towns , and counties of themselves . 33 G. 2 ... regulation of affeffments , which , in the 18th G. 2. had taken place in 19 G. 2. c . 28. Counties , was , a year ...
... regulations Freeholders in neceffary with refpect to them . The ftatute towns , and counties of themselves . 33 G. 2 ... regulation of affeffments , which , in the 18th G. 2. had taken place in 19 G. 2. c . 28. Counties , was , a year ...
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Page cxi - Wales during the life of the late King James, and since his decease, pretending to be and taking upon himself the stile and title of King of England by the name of James the Third...
Page cix - James, and since his decease, pretending to be and taking upon himself the stile and title of King of England by the name of James the Third, or of Scotland by the name of James the Eighth, or the stile and title of King of Great Britain, hath not any right or title whatsoever to the crown of this realm...
Page cvii - Christ at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever, and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other saint and the sacrifice of the mass as they are now used in the Church of Rome are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page cviii - That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me...
Page cviii - Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this declaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or persons or power whatsoever should dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Page ciii - United Kingdom and the Church We have ordered a certain Parliament to be holden at Our City of Westminster on the day of next ensuing And there to treat and have conference with the Prelates Great Men and Peers of Our Realm...
Page 158 - That it is a high infringement of the liberties and privileges of the Commons of the United Kingdom...
Page cvii - Rome are superstitious and idolatrous, and I do solemnly, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration and every part thereof in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me as they are commonly understood by English Protestants without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
Page xxv - ... to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament...
Page 162 - Corpus according to the true intent and meaning of this act, may be directed and run into any county palatine, the cinque ports, or other privileged places within the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, and the islands of Jersey or Guernsey; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.