Constitutional History of EnglandH. Holt, 1921 - 518 páginas |
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... interest in . As we draw nearer to the time of the Norman Conquest , the amount and fulness of the material increases , and of the institutions of the Anglo - Saxon kingdom on the eve of the Conquest we have a much more trustworthy ...
... interest in . As we draw nearer to the time of the Norman Conquest , the amount and fulness of the material increases , and of the institutions of the Anglo - Saxon kingdom on the eve of the Conquest we have a much more trustworthy ...
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... interest in the monarchy and , in so far as it could be , it was an ally in its advancement . Roman Christianity was introduced among the Teutonic conquerors but little more than a century after their real settlement began . Its ...
... interest in the monarchy and , in so far as it could be , it was an ally in its advancement . Roman Christianity was introduced among the Teutonic conquerors but little more than a century after their real settlement began . Its ...
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... interests which the king had to look after in- creased in number and complexity . The representative of the king's interests in the smaller state naturally developed his duties into the guardianship of similar things in the larger state ...
... interests which the king had to look after in- creased in number and complexity . The representative of the king's interests in the smaller state naturally developed his duties into the guardianship of similar things in the larger state ...
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... interests of the central government from which he took his orders . He was a close connecting link binding the king with every locality in the kingdom . In this respect the office of sheriff was the most important contribution made by ...
... interests of the central government from which he took his orders . He was a close connecting link binding the king with every locality in the kingdom . In this respect the office of sheriff was the most important contribution made by ...
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... interests of the locality which were not directly associated with the govern- ment of the king . These latter interests were the sheriff's normal field . As official head of the local judicial system , the alderman received in some ...
... interests of the locality which were not directly associated with the govern- ment of the king . These latter interests were the sheriff's normal field . As official head of the local judicial system , the alderman received in some ...
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Página 321 - The privilege of election, which belongs to the people, therefore must not be exercised according to their humors, but according to the blessed will and law of God. " III. They who have the power to appoint officers and magistrates, it is in their power, also, to set the bounds and limitations of the power and place unto which they call them.
Página 457 - She expects to be kept informed of what passes between him and the foreign Ministers before important decisions are taken, based upon that intercourse ; to receive the foreign despatches in good time ; and to have the drafts for her approval sent to her in sufficient time to make herself acquainted with their contents before they must be sent off.
Página 284 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Página 321 - Parliament assembled do declare, that the People are, under God, the original of all just power; and do also declare, that the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, being chosen by and representing the People, have the supreme power in this nation...
Página 294 - Majesty, that no Man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any Gift, Loan, Benevolence, Tax or such like Charge, without Common Consent by Act of Parliament...
Página 323 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Página 457 - Having once given her sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the Minister; such an act she must consider as failing in sincerity towards the Crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her Constitutional right of dismissing...
Página 408 - That it is now necessary to declare, that to report any opinion, or pretended opinion of his Majesty upon any bill or other proceeding depending in either House of Parliament, with a view to influence the votes of the members, is a high crime and misdemeanour, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the Constitution of this country.
Página 199 - Crown, shall be void and of no avail or force whatever ; but the matters which are to be established for the estate of our lord the King and of his heirs, and for the estate of the realm and of the people, shall be treated, accorded, and established in Parliaments, by our lord the King, and by the assent of the prelates, earls, and barons, and the commonalty of the realm ; according as it hath been heretofore accustomed.
Página 311 - Strafford of high treason, for endeavouring to subvert the ancient and fundamental laws and government of His Majesty's realms of England and Ireland, and to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannical government...