A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... called Cymry ; a name which their posterity still retain , in their native language , in Wales . They were subdued in the first century of the Christian era by the Romans ; from whom they received the name of Bri- tons , from Prydain ...
... called Cymry ; a name which their posterity still retain , in their native language , in Wales . They were subdued in the first century of the Christian era by the Romans ; from whom they received the name of Bri- tons , from Prydain ...
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... called Earls ) , dignitaries who had the official custody of the shires , under the Crown , -- and of the Thanes , or nobility . It was convened by the king , who presided over it . Its highest duty was , to elect the sovereign when a ...
... called Earls ) , dignitaries who had the official custody of the shires , under the Crown , -- and of the Thanes , or nobility . It was convened by the king , who presided over it . Its highest duty was , to elect the sovereign when a ...
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... called , law - worthy . The Were - geld , or compensation in money , included all ranks : it was paid , in lieu of punishment and revenge , to the relatives of a person slain under circumstances which now constitute manslaughter ; the ...
... called , law - worthy . The Were - geld , or compensation in money , included all ranks : it was paid , in lieu of punishment and revenge , to the relatives of a person slain under circumstances which now constitute manslaughter ; the ...
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... called his Tourn , " be- cause he keepeth his tourn circuit about the shire , and hold- eth the same court in several places , to inquire of all offences perpetrated against the common law . That court was held twice in the year . The ...
... called his Tourn , " be- cause he keepeth his tourn circuit about the shire , and hold- eth the same court in several places , to inquire of all offences perpetrated against the common law . That court was held twice in the year . The ...
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... called Bokeland , being not disposable , but according to the tenour of the writing , which they called a boke or land - boke . " ( Spelman on Ancient Deeds and Charters . ) 1 Palgrave's Commonwealth , vol . i . p . 101 . 2 History of ...
... called Bokeland , being not disposable , but according to the tenour of the writing , which they called a boke or land - boke . " ( Spelman on Ancient Deeds and Charters . ) 1 Palgrave's Commonwealth , vol . i . p . 101 . 2 History of ...
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