A Manual of the English Constitution: With a Review of Its Rise, Growth, and Present StateJohn Murray, 1859 - 588 Seiten |
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... chief persons of the State , or the nobles ; and democracy , where the people hold the su- preme power themselves , and employ it in making the laws , and in executing them by officers of their own appoint- ment.1 Under all these forms ...
... chief persons of the State , or the nobles ; and democracy , where the people hold the su- preme power themselves , and employ it in making the laws , and in executing them by officers of their own appoint- ment.1 Under all these forms ...
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... chiefs were selected for their valour ; and when admired for their bravery they were sure to be obeyed . In matters of inferior moment the chiefs decided ; but important ques- tions were reserved for the whole community , where all had ...
... chiefs were selected for their valour ; and when admired for their bravery they were sure to be obeyed . In matters of inferior moment the chiefs decided ; but important ques- tions were reserved for the whole community , where all had ...
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... - shaken . " ( Middle Ages , 8th edit . vol . ii . p . 97. ) 2 Turner's History , vol . i . p . 422 . 3 Sir F. Palgrave , in his learned and laborious work , observes that , The chief authority was in the Cyning , or King.
... - shaken . " ( Middle Ages , 8th edit . vol . ii . p . 97. ) 2 Turner's History , vol . i . p . 422 . 3 Sir F. Palgrave , in his learned and laborious work , observes that , The chief authority was in the Cyning , or King.
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... chief authority was in the Cyning , or King . Like the German king described by Tacitus , his power was not arbi ... chiefs or nobles , called the WITTENA - GEMOTE , or meeting of wise men . No authentic documents exist from which any ...
... chief authority was in the Cyning , or King . Like the German king described by Tacitus , his power was not arbi ... chiefs or nobles , called the WITTENA - GEMOTE , or meeting of wise men . No authentic documents exist from which any ...
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... chief city and castle of the territory ; and with it the third part of the king's profits , arising from his courts of justice ; but the office was held at the pleasure of the king , and was not hereditary . Every shire had its Gerefa ...
... chief city and castle of the territory ; and with it the third part of the king's profits , arising from his courts of justice ; but the office was held at the pleasure of the king , and was not hereditary . Every shire had its Gerefa ...
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