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... bishops , who had already conceived in part their schemes of ambition , were much inclined to en- dure the superiority of Constantinople ; yet their disaffection was counterbalanced by the inveterate hatred , as well as jealousy , with ...
... bishops , who had already conceived in part their schemes of ambition , were much inclined to en- dure the superiority of Constantinople ; yet their disaffection was counterbalanced by the inveterate hatred , as well as jealousy , with ...
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... bishops , though Charles the Bald had often sheltered himself behind the crosier ; and they compelled his son , Louis the Stam- merer , not only to confirm their own privileges and those of the Church , but to style himself " King , by ...
... bishops , though Charles the Bald had often sheltered himself behind the crosier ; and they compelled his son , Louis the Stam- merer , not only to confirm their own privileges and those of the Church , but to style himself " King , by ...
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... Bishop of Ely still remonstrated that the Duke of Normandy could not come without the King of England ; nor would the barons of that country permit their sovereign to run the risk of death or imprison- ment . What of that , my lord bishop ...
... Bishop of Ely still remonstrated that the Duke of Normandy could not come without the King of England ; nor would the barons of that country permit their sovereign to run the risk of death or imprison- ment . What of that , my lord bishop ...
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... bishops , who were the allies of Burgundy ; Louis was of course not backward to foment their insurrections , which sometimes gave the dukes a good deal of trouble . The Flemings , and especially the people of Ghent , had FRANCE . 65 ...
... bishops , who were the allies of Burgundy ; Louis was of course not backward to foment their insurrections , which sometimes gave the dukes a good deal of trouble . The Flemings , and especially the people of Ghent , had FRANCE . 65 ...
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... bishops and clergy , who were generally of that nation , grew up continually in popular estimation , in riches and in temporal sway . Yet a marked line was drawn at the outset between the conquerors and the conquered . Though one class ...
... bishops and clergy , who were generally of that nation , grew up continually in popular estimation , in riches and in temporal sway . Yet a marked line was drawn at the outset between the conquerors and the conquered . Though one class ...
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Page 443 - Moreover, we have granted for us and our heirs, as well to archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, and other folk of holy Church, as also to earls, barons, and to all the commonalty of the land, that for no business from henceforth...
Page 518 - As the head of a body natural cannot change its nerves and sinews, cannot deny to the several parts their proper energy, their due proportion and aliment of blood; neither can a king, who is the head of a body politic, change the laws thereof, nor take from the people what is theirs, by right, against their consent.
Page 456 - But in the very second year of the son's reign they granted the twenty-fifth penny of their goods, '• upon this condition, that the king should take advice and grant redress upon certain articles wherein they are aggrieved.
Page 424 - Whether courts of justice framed the writ of Habeas Corpus in conformity to the spirit of this clause, or found it already in their register, it became from that era the right of every subject to demand it.
Page 418 - From the sale of that justice which every citizen has a right to demand, it was an easy transition to withhold or deny it. Fines were received for the king's help against the adverse suitor; that is, for perversion of justice, or for delay. Sometimes they were paid by opposite parties, and, of course, for opposite ends.