A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... Courts of Justice . Hundreds , Burghs , and Burgesses . - Court Leet . - Trial by Jury . - Saxon Laws .. -Review of Saxon Institutions . - ― THE ancient jurists , although they perceived that advantage would arise from the union of the ...
... Courts of Justice . Hundreds , Burghs , and Burgesses . - Court Leet . - Trial by Jury . - Saxon Laws .. -Review of Saxon Institutions . - ― THE ancient jurists , although they perceived that advantage would arise from the union of the ...
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... court , was to the shire . After the union of the Hep- tarchy , King Alfred ordained that the Wittena - Gemote ( or Witan , as it was briefly called ) should “ meet twice a year , or oftener if need be , to speak their minds for the ...
... court , was to the shire . After the union of the Hep- tarchy , King Alfred ordained that the Wittena - Gemote ( or Witan , as it was briefly called ) should “ meet twice a year , or oftener if need be , to speak their minds for the ...
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... court of justice was conclusive , without the corroboration of compurgators . The Anglo- Saxon law required , in the ... courts of justice ; but the office was held at the pleasure of the king , and was not hereditary.3 Every shire had ...
... court of justice was conclusive , without the corroboration of compurgators . The Anglo- Saxon law required , in the ... courts of justice ; but the office was held at the pleasure of the king , and was not hereditary.3 Every shire had ...
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... court in several places , to inquire of all offences perpetrated against the common law . That court was held twice in the year . The other court was called the County Court , which exercised jurisdiction in civil cases ; " restrained ...
... court in several places , to inquire of all offences perpetrated against the common law . That court was held twice in the year . The other court was called the County Court , which exercised jurisdiction in civil cases ; " restrained ...
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... Court of the Borough , or Court Leet . These did not depend upon tenure , but residence.2 Townships were the domains which surrounded the dwellings of the thanes , analogous to the manors , in Norman times.3 In each township or manor ...
... Court of the Borough , or Court Leet . These did not depend upon tenure , but residence.2 Townships were the domains which surrounded the dwellings of the thanes , analogous to the manors , in Norman times.3 In each township or manor ...
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