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... King James said of him , ' He was like a cat , throw him which way you will he will light upon his feet ! " " It is unhappily true that all our judges have not walked in the steps of this illustrious personage , and history has ...
... King James said of him , ' He was like a cat , throw him which way you will he will light upon his feet ! " " It is unhappily true that all our judges have not walked in the steps of this illustrious personage , and history has ...
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... king . One of their number , Mr. Justice Croke , although convinced that the law was opposed to the claims of the crown , finding the voices of his brethren against him , and fearing lest his resistance should prove unavailing , and ...
... king . One of their number , Mr. Justice Croke , although convinced that the law was opposed to the claims of the crown , finding the voices of his brethren against him , and fearing lest his resistance should prove unavailing , and ...
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... King Henry VIII . delivered the Great Seal to Sir Thomas More , and constituted him Lord Chancellor of England ... King's SIR THOMAS MORE,
... King Henry VIII . delivered the Great Seal to Sir Thomas More , and constituted him Lord Chancellor of England ... King's SIR THOMAS MORE,
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Cecilia Lucy Brightwell. Thomas More , a judge of the Court of King's Bench , who was of a respectable family , and entitled by his descent to use an armorial bearing , a privilege guarded strictly and jealously by those who then began ...
Cecilia Lucy Brightwell. Thomas More , a judge of the Court of King's Bench , who was of a respectable family , and entitled by his descent to use an armorial bearing , a privilege guarded strictly and jealously by those who then began ...
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... King's Privy Chamber , went presently from the House , and told his Majesty that a beardless boy had disappointed him of all his expectations . " Great was the indignation of the King , and he vowed to have his revenge ; but , as the ...
... King's Privy Chamber , went presently from the House , and told his Majesty that a beardless boy had disappointed him of all his expectations . " Great was the indignation of the King , and he vowed to have his revenge ; but , as the ...
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