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... causes his own death ; and also in some cases , where one maliciously attempts to kill another , and in pursuance of ... caused juries in general to find that the deceased was not of sound mind ; and by 4 Geo . IV . c . 52 , the ...
... causes his own death ; and also in some cases , where one maliciously attempts to kill another , and in pursuance of ... caused juries in general to find that the deceased was not of sound mind ; and by 4 Geo . IV . c . 52 , the ...
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... in the col- lateral as well as in the direct line . a still later , they became inheritable by females as well as by males . There is At In From whatever cause it may have hap pened ( C 2 FEUDAL SYSTEM . FEUDAL SYSTEM . [ 19 ]
... in the col- lateral as well as in the direct line . a still later , they became inheritable by females as well as by males . There is At In From whatever cause it may have hap pened ( C 2 FEUDAL SYSTEM . FEUDAL SYSTEM . [ 19 ]
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... cause of warlike pre- parations . Of the British fisheries , some are car- ried on in rivers or their æstuaries , and others in the bays or along the coasts . Our principal cod - fishery is on the banks of Newfoundland ; and for whales ...
... cause of warlike pre- parations . Of the British fisheries , some are car- ried on in rivers or their æstuaries , and others in the bays or along the coasts . Our principal cod - fishery is on the banks of Newfoundland ; and for whales ...
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... cause of this distress , it was alleged , was the inter- ference of the fishermen of France ; but by a convention with France , con- for the fishermen of the two countries . cluded in 1839 , limits are now established Another cause of ...
... cause of this distress , it was alleged , was the inter- ference of the fishermen of France ; but by a convention with France , con- for the fishermen of the two countries . cluded in 1839 , limits are now established Another cause of ...
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... cause one to blow an horn for him , that he seem not to steal our deer ; and likewise they shall do returning from us as it is aforesaid . " As this law is still unrepealed , any bishop or nobleman may shoot one or two of the deer if he ...
... cause one to blow an horn for him , that he seem not to steal our deer ; and likewise they shall do returning from us as it is aforesaid . " As this law is still unrepealed , any bishop or nobleman may shoot one or two of the deer if he ...
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Page 461 - 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.
Page 88 - ... by the authority of the canonical Scriptures, or by the first four General Councils or any of them, or by any other General Council wherein the same was declared heresy by the express and plain words of the said canonical Scriptures...
Page 475 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 144 - ... good and lawful men of the neighbourhood, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are not akin to either party, to recognize upon their oaths,
Page 529 - M'CULLOCH. -THE LITERATURE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY ; being a Classified Catalogue of the principal Works in the different departments of Political Economy, with Historical, Critical, and Biographical Notices.
Page 152 - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page 56 - Viet. c. 109, s. 18, it is enacted, that all contracts or agreements, whether by parol or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void ; and that no suit shall be brought or maintained in any court of law or equity for recovering any sum of money or valuable thing alleged to be won upon any wager, or which shall have been deposited in the hands of any person to abide the event on which any wager shall have been made...
Page 505 - 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.
Page 428 - ... receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper, according to the usage of the Church of England...
Page 475 - And be it further enacted and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the house of lords of Ireland have not nor of right ought to have any jurisdiction to judge of, affirm, or reverse any judgment, sentence, or decree, given or made in any court within the said kingdom...