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... ment . What of that , my lord bishop ? cried Philip . It is well known that my vassal the Duke of Normandy acquired England by force . But if a subject obtains any accession of dignity , shall his paramount lord therefore lose his ...
... ment . What of that , my lord bishop ? cried Philip . It is well known that my vassal the Duke of Normandy acquired England by force . But if a subject obtains any accession of dignity , shall his paramount lord therefore lose his ...
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... ment of a marriage between his daughter Isabel and the heir of England . To this restitution he was chiefly induced by the ill suc- cess that attended his arms in Flanders , another of the great fiefs which this ambitious monarch had ...
... ment of a marriage between his daughter Isabel and the heir of England . To this restitution he was chiefly induced by the ill suc- cess that attended his arms in Flanders , another of the great fiefs which this ambitious monarch had ...
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... ment of England , and vainly endeavored to return to its pro- tection . § 14. It was not long before the new despotism exhibited itself in its harshest character . Louis XI . , son of Charles VII . , who , during his father's reign ...
... ment of England , and vainly endeavored to return to its pro- tection . § 14. It was not long before the new despotism exhibited itself in its harshest character . Louis XI . , son of Charles VII . , who , during his father's reign ...
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... ment , raised the subjects of Burgundy to a degree of pros- perity quite unparalleled in these times of disorder ; and this was displayed in general sumptuousness of dress and feast- ing . The court of Philip and of his son Charles was ...
... ment , raised the subjects of Burgundy to a degree of pros- perity quite unparalleled in these times of disorder ; and this was displayed in general sumptuousness of dress and feast- ing . The court of Philip and of his son Charles was ...
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... ment . Hence , though the citizens of Ghent were generally beaten in the field with great slaughter , they obtained tol- erable terms from their masters , who knew the danger of forcing them to a desperate defense . An almost ...
... ment . Hence , though the citizens of Ghent were generally beaten in the field with great slaughter , they obtained tol- erable terms from their masters , who knew the danger of forcing them to a desperate defense . An almost ...
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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.