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... king of France , complained to Edward II . A.D. 1314 , that the merchants of England had desisted from frequenting ... king's authority of all the Fairs in Eng- land and Wales , as they have been settled to FAIR . FAIR . [ 7 ]
... king of France , complained to Edward II . A.D. 1314 , that the merchants of England had desisted from frequenting ... king's authority of all the Fairs in Eng- land and Wales , as they have been settled to FAIR . FAIR . [ 7 ]
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... king- dom , as we have already mentioned , was without any exception either in the hands of the crown , or held in fief by the vas- sals of the crown , or of them by sub- infeudation . Those lands which the king kept were called his ...
... king- dom , as we have already mentioned , was without any exception either in the hands of the crown , or held in fief by the vas- sals of the crown , or of them by sub- infeudation . Those lands which the king kept were called his ...
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... king by the statute 1 Edw . III . c . 12. Thus at the same time that a practice strictly accordant to the spirit of feudalism , and eminently favourable to its conservation and extension , was stopped , another prac- tice , altogether ...
... king by the statute 1 Edw . III . c . 12. Thus at the same time that a practice strictly accordant to the spirit of feudalism , and eminently favourable to its conservation and extension , was stopped , another prac- tice , altogether ...
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... king or any other , which restrictions were removed by the stat . 12 Chas . II . c . 24 , which abolished military ... king's recommendation , but at that time nothing was done in the matter . When the civil war broke out in 1641 the ...
... king or any other , which restrictions were removed by the stat . 12 Chas . II . c . 24 , which abolished military ... king's recommendation , but at that time nothing was done in the matter . When the civil war broke out in 1641 the ...
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... King of Hanover , the Duke of Čam- bridge , the King of the Belgians , Prince Albert , and the King of Holland . Field- marshals have no pay as such , but they retain their pay as full generals , and the command of two regiments may be ...
... King of Hanover , the Duke of Čam- bridge , the King of the Belgians , Prince Albert , and the King of Holland . Field- marshals have no pay as such , but they retain their pay as full generals , and the command of two regiments may be ...
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Page 463 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 144 - ... that he cause to come here, on such a day, twelve free and lawful men, liberos et legales homines, of the body of his county, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin to the aforesaid A nor the aforesaid B, to recognize the truth of the issue between the said parties.
Page 430 - ... the sacrament of the Lord's supper, according to the usage of the Church of England...
Page 384 - An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales...
Page 170 - That a devise of the land of the testator, or of the land of the testator in any place or in the occupation of any person mentioned in his will, or otherwise described in a general manner, and any other general devise which would describe a...
Page 308 - Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend to any case where the party trespassing acted under a fair and reasonable supposition that he had a right to do the act complained of...
Page 457 - The power and jurisdiction of parliament, says Sir Edward Coke, is so transcendent and absolute that it cannot be confined. either for causes or persons, within any bounds.
Page 223 - Not guilty" on Behalf of such Person ; and the Plea so entered shall have the same Force and Effect as if such Person had actually pleaded the same.
Page 105 - That if any woman shall be delivered of a child, and »shall, by secret burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of the said child, endeavour to conceal the birth thereof...
Page 233 - That all leases, estates, interests of freehold, or terms of years, or any uncertain interest of, in, to, or out of any messuages, manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, made or created by livery and seisin only, or by parol, and not put in writing, and signed by the parties so making or creating the same, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized by writing, shall have the force and effect of leases or estates at will only...