The Rise and Progress of the English ConstitutionR. Bentley, 1853 - 340 Seiten |
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Abbot aforesaid ancestors ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon Archbishop bailiffs barons Bill bishops boroughs burgesses cause Celts century Ceorls Chapter of John's chief civil classes clause Conquest consent constitutional Council county court court leet criminal Crown customs declared Earl Edward elected enacted England exercised feudal freeholders freemen Germanic granted Guizot Habeas Corpus Hallam heirs Henry Henry II House of Commons important imprisoned institutions island John John's Charter judges jurors justice king king's kingdom knights land Langton liberties Lord Coke Lords spiritual Magna Carta Majesty ment military ministers Norman Normandy oath observe officers parlia parliament parliamentary party peace peers person Petition of Right political population possessed present prince principle realm reign respect RISE AND PROGRESS Roman royal Saxon sheriffs shire sovereign spirit statute summoned supra tenants tenure term Thanes tion towns trial by jury villein villeinage William Witan words writ
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Seite 292 - That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament.
Seite 135 - 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.
Seite 131 - Realm, by advice of our venerable Fathers, STEPHEN, Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the Holy Roman Church...
Seite 290 - By levying money for and to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament.
Seite 274 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm ; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Seite 294 - AB, do swear, That I do from my heart, abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm:...
Seite 293 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently.
Seite 160 - ... part of them, together with the aforesaid Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and others whom he...
Seite 170 - No Freeman 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 condemn 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 defer to any man either Justice or Right.
Seite 294 - ... crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to be to the heirs of the body of the said princess; and for default of such issue to the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said prince of Orange, And the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, do pray the said prince and princess to accept the same accordingly.