History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe

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Henry G. Bohn, 1852 - 538 páginas
 

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Página 320 - I. Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting. Know ye that we to the honour of God and of holy Church, and to the profit of our realm, have granted for us and our heirs, that the Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.
Página 321 - October, the five and twentieth year of our reign. And be it remembered that this same charter, in the same terms, word for word, was sealed in Flanders under the king's great seal, that is to say, at Ghent the fifth day of November in the twentyfifth year of the reign of our aforesaid lord the king, and sent into England.
Página 321 - ... the prises taken throughout the realm by our ministers ; we have granted for us and our heirs, that we shall not draw such aids...
Página 321 - Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach. And we will that the same charters shall be sent under our seal as well to our justices of the...
Página 218 - ... count, or the duke, of the place where the crime was committed. After an investigation into the affair, if the crime be proved, let the culprit undergo, either through the judge or his own master, the sentence of death which he merits: provided, however, that if the judge will not put the accused to death, he shall draw up a capital sentence against him in writing ; and then it shall be in the power of the master either to kill him or spare his life. At the same time, if the slave by a fatal...
Página 449 - To prevent any future attempts similar to those of the " ordainers," it was enacted, that thenceforth no provisions made, by the king's subjects, acting under any commission whatsoever, should be of force, if they affected the rights of the sovereign ; and that all laws respecting " the estate of the crown, or of the realm and people, must be treated, accorded, and established, in parliament by the king, by and with the assent of the prelates, earls, barons, and commonalty of the realm.
Página 321 - ... of wools, that is to wit, a toll of forty shillings for every sack of wool, and have made petition to us to release the same ; we, at their requests, have clearly released it, and have granted for us and our heirs that we shall not take such thing nor any other without their common assent and goodwill ; saving to us and our heirs the custom of wools, skins, and leather granted before by the commonalty aforesaid.
Página 321 - ... saving to us and our heirs the custom of wools, skins, and leather granted before by the commonalty aforesaid. In witness of which things we have caused these our letters to be made patents.
Página 453 - That it is, and ever hath been, the undoubted right of the subjects of England to petition the King for the calling and sitting of Parliaments and redressing of grievances...
Página 321 - Charters to be published, and to declare to the people that we have confirmed them in all points ; and that our justices, sheriffs, mayors, and other ministers, which under us have the laws of our land to guide, shall allow the said Charters...

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