A Short Constitutional History of EnglandB.H. Blackwell, 1882 - 318 páginas |
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... Lords , Nov. , 1680. In 1688 Parliament declared that JAMES II . had abdicated the Govern- James H. ment by his unconstitutional acts , and that the throne was thereby vacant . WILLIAM and MARY William and of Orange were named King and ...
... Lords , Nov. , 1680. In 1688 Parliament declared that JAMES II . had abdicated the Govern- James H. ment by his unconstitutional acts , and that the throne was thereby vacant . WILLIAM and MARY William and of Orange were named King and ...
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... Lords Ordainers . EDWARD II . , the only despicable Plantagenet , drew upon himself in 1309 the necessity of as- senting to eleven articles for the redress of abuses of purveyance , excessive imposts , delay of justice , depreciation of ...
... Lords Ordainers . EDWARD II . , the only despicable Plantagenet , drew upon himself in 1309 the necessity of as- senting to eleven articles for the redress of abuses of purveyance , excessive imposts , delay of justice , depreciation of ...
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... Lords Halifax and Sandwich . ( 12. ) 1788. George III . became insane , and Fox upheld the right of the Prince of Wales to be regent ; Pitt maintained the right of Parliament to make the appointment ; a Regency Bill was brought in ...
... Lords Halifax and Sandwich . ( 12. ) 1788. George III . became insane , and Fox upheld the right of the Prince of Wales to be regent ; Pitt maintained the right of Parliament to make the appointment ; a Regency Bill was brought in ...
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... Lords are due to the fact that originally the members of the Concilium Ordinarium or judicial body were also members of the great council or legislative body . As the House of Lords developed , there grew up a tendency to regard the ...
... Lords are due to the fact that originally the members of the Concilium Ordinarium or judicial body were also members of the great council or legislative body . As the House of Lords developed , there grew up a tendency to regard the ...
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... Lord President . 1828 ( 9 George IV . ) In 1534 the Lord President of the Council was declared to have precedence next to the Lord Treasurer ; this office " was revived by Charles II . in the person of Anthony , Earl of Shaftesbury ...
... Lord President . 1828 ( 9 George IV . ) In 1534 the Lord President of the Council was declared to have precedence next to the Lord Treasurer ; this office " was revived by Charles II . in the person of Anthony , Earl of Shaftesbury ...
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Página 106 - 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.
Página 138 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Página 46 - The Ministry is, in fact, a committee of leading members of the two Houses. It is nominated by the Crown : but it consists exclusively of statesmen whose opinions on the pressing questions of the time agree, in the main, with the opinions of the majority of the House of Commons.
Página 241 - And what have been the results of agitation upon the legislation of the country? Not a measure has been forced upon Parliament, which the calm judgment of a later time has not since approved : not an agitation has failed, which posterity has not condemned.
Página 43 - Parliament : that from and after the time that the further limitation by this act shall take effect, all matters and things relating to the well-governing of this kingdom, which are properly cognizable in the privy council, by the laws and customs of the realm, shall be transacted there, and all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such of the privy council as shall advise and consent to the same...
Página 309 - ... committed or restrained, unto or before the lord chancellor, or lord keeper of the great seal of England for the time being, or the judges or barons of the said court from whence the said...
Página 234 - ... great and efficacious writ, in all manner of illegal confinement, is that of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum; directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, with the day and cause of his caption and detention, ad faciendum, subjiciendum et recipiendum, to do, submit to and receive whatsoever the judge or court awarding such writ shall consider in that behalf.
Página 177 - And I will that every man be entitled to his hunting in wood and in field, on his own possession. And let every one forego my hunting: take notice where I will have it untrespassed on, under penalty of the full "wite.
Página 96 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, parliament ought to be held frequently.
Página 160 - the matters to be established for the estate of the king and of his heirs, and for the estate of the realm and of the people, should be treated, accorded, and established in parliament, by the king and by the assent of the prelates, earls, and barons, and the commonalty of the realm, according as had been before accustomed.