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abolished administration ancient Anglo-Saxon arbitrary assembly Assize of Clarendon authority barons became bishops boroughs character Charles charter chief Church civil civilisation Concilium Conqueror consent Constitutions of Clarendon council county court Crown Curia Regis despotism developed earls ecclesiastical Edward III elected England English Constitution established estates existence feudal freedom granted grievances Henry vi Henry VIII House of Commons House of Lords illegal impeached institutions James judicial jurisdiction jurisprudence jury justice Justiciary kingdom knights land legislative liberties lord Magna Charta Magnum Concilium ment military ministers modern monarch nation nobles Norman Conquest Norman kings oath Parlia Parliament parliamentary period Petition Plantagenet political post free prerogative privileges reform reign of Edward reign of Henry representative royal Saxon and Norman Saxon polity sheriffs shire sovereign standing army Star Chamber statute tallage tenant throne tithing treason Tudor vassal whole William Witan Witenagemot
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Сторінка 134 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Сторінка 146 - That it is now necessary to declare, that, to report any opinion, or pretended opinion, of his Majesty upon any bill, or other proceeding, depending in either House of Parliament, with a view to influence the votes of the members, is a high crime and misdemeanour, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the constitution of this country...
Сторінка 124 - NO FREEMAN SHALL BE TAKEN OR IMPRISONED, OR DISSEISED, OR OUTLAWED, OR BANISHED, OR ANY WAYS DESTROYED, NOR WILL WE PASS UPON HIM, NOR WILL WE SEND UPON HIM, UNLESS BY THE LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS, OR BY THE LAW OF THE LAND.
Сторінка 137 - ... 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.
Сторінка 136 - ... the said Prince and Princess, during their lives and the life of the survivor of them, and that the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange...
Сторінка 134 - And whereas it hath been found by experience, that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this Protestant kingdom, to be governed by a Popish prince...
Сторінка 71 - ... continues the, same learned author, " for injury done to him in bonis, in terris, vel persona, by any other subject, be he ecclesiastical or temporal, without any exception, may take his remedy by the course of the law, and have justice and right for the injury done to him, freely without sale, fully without any denial, and speedily without delay.
Сторінка 132 - But they differed mainly in this ; that to a tory the constitution, inasmuch as it was the constitution, was an ultimate point, beyond which he never looked, and from which he thought it altogether impossible to swerve ; whereas a whig deemed all forms of government subordinate to the public good, and therefore liable to change when they should cease to promote that object.