The Rise and Progress of the English ConstitutionD. Appleton, 1856 - 359 páginas |
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Abbot aforesaid ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon appointed Archbishop assembly assizes authority bailiffs barons bishops boroughs burgesses cause century ceorls Chapter of John's chief civil classes clause conquerors Conquest consent constitutional Council county court criminal Crown duties Earl Edward elected enacted England English exercised feudal France freeholders freemen Germanic granted habeas corpus Hallam heir Henry Henry II House of Commons House of Lords important imprisoned institutions John John's Charter judges judicial jurors justice king king's kingdom knights land liberties Lord Coke Lords Spiritual Magna Carta Majesty ment military ministers nation Norman Normandy oath observed offenders officers parlia parliament parliamentary party peace peers person Petition of Right political population prerogative present prince principle realm reign respect Roman royal Saxon self-government sheriff shire socage sovereign spirit statute summoned supra tenants tenure tion towns trial by jury villein William words writ
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Página 261 - AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF THE SUBJECT, AND SETTLING THE SUCCESSION OF THE CROWN.
Página 266 - I, AB, do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary : So help me God.
Página 264 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Página 123 - John, the variations not being very material) shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or. any otherwise destroyed ; nor will we pass upon him, nor send upon him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.* We will sell to no man, we will not deny, or delay to any man justice or right.
Página 264 - Commons, pursuant to their respective letters and elections, being now assembled in a full and free representation of this nation, taking into their most serious consideration the best means for attaining the ends aforesaid, do in the first place (as their ancestors in like case have usually done), for the vindicating and asserting their ancient rights and liberties, declare: — 1. That the pretended power of suspending of laws, or the executing of laws, by regal authority, without consent of parliament,...
Página 268 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever, and do faithfully promise that they will stand to, maintain and defend their said Majesties, and also the limitation and succession of the crown herein specified and contained, to the utmost of their powers with their lives and estates against all persons whatsoever that shall attempt anything to the contrary.
Página 114 - And the City of London shall have all its ancient liberties and free customs, as well by land as by water: furthermore we will and grant, that all other cities and boroughs, and towns and ports, shall have all their liberties and free customs.
Página 265 - Having therefore an entire Confidence that his said Highness the Prince of Orange will perfect the Deliverance so far advanced by him and will still preserve them from the Violation of their Rights which they have here asserted and from all other Attempts upon their Religion Rights and Liberties.
Página 267 - Westminster do resolve, that William and Mary, prince and princess of Orange, be and be declared king and queen of England, France and Ireland and the dominions thereunto belonging...
Página 239 - Yet nevertheless of late divers commissions directed to sundry commissioners in several counties, with instructions, have issued, by means whereof your people have been in divers places assembled, and required to lend certain sums of money unto your Majesty, and many of them upon their refusal so to do, have had an oath administered unto them not warrantable by the laws or statutes of this realm...