View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, Volumen2John Murray, 1853 - 895 páginas |
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Página 305 - Before the reign of Henry III. we cannot discover a deed or law drawn or composed in French. Instead of prohibiting the English language, it was employed by the Conqueror and his successors in their charters until the reign of Henry II., when it was superseded, not by' the French but by the Latin language, which had been gradually gaining, or rather regaining, ground...
Página 326 - ... destroyed, but by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
Página 362 - And if a thane thrived, so that he became an "eorl," then was he thenceforth of "eorl"-right worthy. 6. And if a merchant thrived, so that he fared thrice over the wide sea by his own means; then was he thenceforth of thane-right worthy.
Página 408 - The possessors of folcLiTid were bound to assist in the reparation of royal vills and in other public works. They were liable to have travellers and others quartered on them for subsistence. They were required to give hospitality to kings and great men in their progresses through the country, to furnish them with carriages and relays of horses, and to extend the same assistance to their messengers, followers, and servants, and even to the persons who had charge of their hawks, horses, and hounds....
Página 118 - O prophet, I am the man : whosoever rises against thee, I will dash out his teeth, tear out his eyes, break his legs, rip up his belly. O prophet, I will be thy vizir over them.
Página 283 - I have given my lands, and all my possessions, and nothing to my son ; ' and bade them be witnesses to this. And thus they did, rode to the mote, and told all the good men what she had enjoined them. Then Thurkil the White addressed the mote, and requested all the thanes to let his wife have the lands which her kinswoman had given her ; and thus they did, and Thurkil rode to the church of St. Ethelbert, with the leave and witness of all the people, and had this inserted in a book in the church...
Página 201 - The noonday of papal dominion extends from the pontificate of Innocent III. inclusively to that of Boniface VIII. ; or, in other words, through the thirteenth century. Rome inspired during this age all the terror of her ancient name. She was once more the mistress of the world, and kings were her vassals.
Página 408 - These duties or services were comprised in the phrase of trinoda necessitas, which were said to be incumbent on all persons, so that none could be excused from them. The church, indeed, contrived, in some cases, to obtain an exemption from them, but in general its lands, like those of others, were subject to them.
Página 319 - ... law. From the sale of that justice which every citizen has a right to demand, it was an easy transition to withhold or deny it. Fines were received for the king's help against the adverse suitor ; that is, for perversion of justice, or for delay. Sometimes they were paid by opposite parties, and, of course, for opposite ends.
Página 392 - ... witnesses, who, of their own knowledge and without the aid of other testimony, afforded their evidence respecting the facts in question to the best of their belief.