History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... entirely delocalize man , and transport him to a different sphere . Such revolutions , it is true , do not unfold themselves in an abrupt and sudden manner . They are con- ceived and nurtured in the womb of society long before they ...
... entirely delocalize man , and transport him to a different sphere . Such revolutions , it is true , do not unfold themselves in an abrupt and sudden manner . They are con- ceived and nurtured in the womb of society long before they ...
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... in fine , to gather together the links in that chain of time , which never allows itself to be entirely broken , however violent may be the assaults made upon it . 4 SOURCES OF ERROR . In accordance with the same B 2.
... in fine , to gather together the links in that chain of time , which never allows itself to be entirely broken , however violent may be the assaults made upon it . 4 SOURCES OF ERROR . In accordance with the same B 2.
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... entirely trans- formed ; among the Anglo - Saxons , they never ceased ; year after year , they occurred to perpetuate ancient recollections , and to exert a direct influence upon the government . It was , then , among the Anglo - Saxons ...
... entirely trans- formed ; among the Anglo - Saxons , they never ceased ; year after year , they occurred to perpetuate ancient recollections , and to exert a direct influence upon the government . It was , then , among the Anglo - Saxons ...
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... entirely at their disposal : hence the origin of freehold tenure . The ceorls were men personally free , but possessing no landed property . The thanes were subdivided into two classes ; king's thanes , and inferior thanes . This ...
... entirely at their disposal : hence the origin of freehold tenure . The ceorls were men personally free , but possessing no landed property . The thanes were subdivided into two classes ; king's thanes , and inferior thanes . This ...
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... entirely in the hands of the thanes , the object of which was to secure the intervention of the nation in its own government ; and local institutions , which regulated those local interests and guarantees which applied equally to all ...
... entirely in the hands of the thanes , the object of which was to secure the intervention of the nation in its own government ; and local institutions , which regulated those local interests and guarantees which applied equally to all ...
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Page 366 - 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.