 may take the oath of Allegiance : at fourteen is at years of discretion, and may therefore consent or disagree to marriage ; may choose his Guardian, and if his discretion be actually proved, may make his testament of his personal estate; at seventeen...  Corpus Juris Civilis. Institutiones - Page 442edited by - 1812 - 714 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1846 - 260 pages
...males and females, are different, for different purposes. By the common law, a male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and may therefore.consent or disagree to marriage, and may choose his guardian; at seventeen may make his testament... | |
 | Norman Macpherson - Appellate procedure - 1861 - 108 pages
...kingdoms, cannot teach him anything. In Blackstone's time a girl at twelve, or a boy at fourteen, " if his discretion be actually proved, may make his testament of his personal estate." 3 This privilege has recently been taken away by the Legislature. 4 Thus a naval officer may have served... | |
 | Ephraim Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1870 - 860 pages
...sexes, the ages of male and female are different for different purposes. 'A male, at twelve years old, may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen, is at years of discretion, and therefor? may consent or disngree to marriage, may choose his guardian, may be an executor, although... | |
 | william and robert - 1874 - 958 pages
...and female ¿a. are different for different purposes. ¿ A male, at ¿ •¿\%¿ twelve years old, may take the oath of allegiance; at fourteen, is at years of discretion, and therefere may consent or disagree to marriage, may choose h¿ ¿ guardian, may be an executor, althou¿... | |
 | Encyclopaedias - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1874 - 572 pages
...England in regard to age are as follow (Kerr's /Hack-stone, vol. ip 493): "A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, may choose his guardian, may be an executor, although... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - Law - 1892 - 806 pages
...(malice supplies the want of age), and he may be convicted and executed. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance, at fourteen is at years of discretion, so far at least that he may enter into a binding marriage, or consent or disagree to one contracted... | |
 | William Blackstone (Sir) - Great Britain - 1897 - 838 pages
...fourteen be at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, may choose his own guardian, and if his discretion be actually proved,...his testament of his personal estate. At seventeen he may be an executor, and at twenty-one is at his own disposal, and may alien his lands, goods and... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 1236 pages
...money. But was Dato an adult? At common law,aceording to Blackstone: "A male at the age of twelve years may take the oath of allegiance; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage,, may choose his guardian, and, if his discretion can... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1913 - 586 pages
...:— "The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at ttetli-t years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, may choose his guardian, and, if his discretion be actually... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1915 - 1632 pages
...within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, may choose his guardian, and, if his discretion be actually... | |
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