A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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... ment , that an unanimity of religious opinion should exist . Being no longer mentally enslaved by a superstitious and bigotted priesthood , we are per- mitted , as well as enjoined to " search the scrip- " tures " for ourselves . Hence ...
... ment , that an unanimity of religious opinion should exist . Being no longer mentally enslaved by a superstitious and bigotted priesthood , we are per- mitted , as well as enjoined to " search the scrip- " tures " for ourselves . Hence ...
Page 269
... ment , and in the will to declare one's intentions , and to name a devisee . An executor is he to whom another man commits by will the execution of his last will and testa- ment . All persons are capable of being executors who are ...
... ment , and in the will to declare one's intentions , and to name a devisee . An executor is he to whom another man commits by will the execution of his last will and testa- ment . All persons are capable of being executors who are ...
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... ment . Towards the latter years , however , of this reign , the royal prerogative was strained to a very enormous degree . An act was passed by which the king's proclamation was made to have the force of law , through the weakness of a ...
... ment . Towards the latter years , however , of this reign , the royal prerogative was strained to a very enormous degree . An act was passed by which the king's proclamation was made to have the force of law , through the weakness of a ...
Contents
Chapter Page I OF Laws in general | 25 |
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
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