The Political Constitutions of Great Britain and Ireland: Asserted and Vindicated; the Connection, and Common Interest of Both Kingdoms Demonstrated; and the Grievances which Each, and More Especially the Later, Has Suffered, Set Forth in Several Addresses and Letters to the Free-citizens of Dublin1751 - 614 pages |
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... fure , it is fuch a Compliment , as would be deemed criminal and made penal in any Man , below the Rank of a Chief Juftice , or a Privy Counsellor . We have no Evidence of Laws made by the Con- fent or Affent of our King's , but our ...
... fure , it is fuch a Compliment , as would be deemed criminal and made penal in any Man , below the Rank of a Chief Juftice , or a Privy Counsellor . We have no Evidence of Laws made by the Con- fent or Affent of our King's , but our ...
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... fure , You can not view them in any other Light , whatsoever Violence is offered the remotest of those , under the Protection and Government of the fame Crown with You , must not onely call to the Minds of the CITIZENS of LONDON , the ...
... fure , You can not view them in any other Light , whatsoever Violence is offered the remotest of those , under the Protection and Government of the fame Crown with You , must not onely call to the Minds of the CITIZENS of LONDON , the ...
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... fure ; as foon , as the long fecreted and unknown Charters of the City , and the conftitutional Rights of the People were brought to Light ; fupported a Majority of three to two , and fometimes , two to one , upon every Queftion for ...
... fure ; as foon , as the long fecreted and unknown Charters of the City , and the conftitutional Rights of the People were brought to Light ; fupported a Majority of three to two , and fometimes , two to one , upon every Queftion for ...
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... fure , who fpurred him on , to ride again , Jehu - like , over the Liberties of Dublin , and to trample the Citizens under Feet ! Who did this ?. -Who could fet up an Alderman , but the Aldermen ? Let them not , then , fhake their hoary ...
... fure , who fpurred him on , to ride again , Jehu - like , over the Liberties of Dublin , and to trample the Citizens under Feet ! Who did this ?. -Who could fet up an Alderman , but the Aldermen ? Let them not , then , fhake their hoary ...
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... fure , nay , perhaps , the only Way of fubverting our Conflitution , the influencing and corrupting Elections , was at- tempted , univerfally , but more particularly , more forcibly , in Dublin . THESE perfidious Slaves exercifed all ...
... fure , nay , perhaps , the only Way of fubverting our Conflitution , the influencing and corrupting Elections , was at- tempted , univerfally , but more particularly , more forcibly , in Dublin . THESE perfidious Slaves exercifed all ...
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Popular passages
Page 367 - Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; Give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?
Page 468 - 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 SEND UPON HIM, BUT BY LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS, OR BY THE LAW OF THE LAND.
Page 367 - When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Page 56 - ... and their heirs, of us and our heirs, in all things and places, for ever, as is aforesaid.
Page 54 - We will treat with Alexander, King of Scots, concerning the restoring his sisters and hostages, and his right and liberties, in the same form and manner as we shall do to the rest of our barons of England ; unless by the Charters which we have from his father, William, late King of Scots, it ought to be otherwise ; and this shall be left to the determination of his peers in our court.
Page 184 - Being returned of the vicinage whence the cause of action ariseth, the law supposeth them thence to have sufficient knowledge to try the matter in issue (and so they must), though no evidence were given on either side in court; but to this evidence the judge is a stranger.
Page 53 - ... legal judgment of his peers by King Henry our father, or by King Richard our brother, which we have in our hand, or...
Page 534 - Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three calendar months...
Page 53 - No man shall be taken or imprisoned upon the appeal of a woman, for the death of any other than her husband.
Page 52 - All Merchants (if they were not openly prohibited before) shall have their safe and sure Conduct to depart out of England, to come into England, to tarry in, and go through England, as well by Land as by Water, to buy and sell without any manner of evil Tolts, by the old and rightful Customs, except in Time of War.