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... probably , of Frank , or even barbarian de- scent . It is highly important to keep in mind this distinc- tion between Austrasia and Neustria , subsisting for some ages , and , in fact , only replaced , speaking without exact geograph ...
... probably , of Frank , or even barbarian de- scent . It is highly important to keep in mind this distinc- tion between Austrasia and Neustria , subsisting for some ages , and , in fact , only replaced , speaking without exact geograph ...
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... probably little superior to those of his unrespected son ; and in sev- eral points of view the glory of Charlemagne might be ex- tenuated by an analytical dissection . But , rejecting a mode of judging equally uncandid and fallacious ...
... probably little superior to those of his unrespected son ; and in sev- eral points of view the glory of Charlemagne might be ex- tenuated by an analytical dissection . But , rejecting a mode of judging equally uncandid and fallacious ...
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... probably of Saxon descent . It is certainly prob- able that the Neustrian French had come to feel a greater sympathy with the house of Capet than with a line of kings who rarely visited their country , and whom they could not but ...
... probably of Saxon descent . It is certainly prob- able that the Neustrian French had come to feel a greater sympathy with the house of Capet than with a line of kings who rarely visited their country , and whom they could not but ...
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... probably surmised , of the heir , Philip , artfully taking advantage of the general indignation , summoned him as his vassal to the court of his peers . John demanded a safe - con- duct . Willingly , said Philip ; let him come ...
... probably surmised , of the heir , Philip , artfully taking advantage of the general indignation , summoned him as his vassal to the court of his peers . John demanded a safe - con- duct . Willingly , said Philip ; let him come ...
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... probably from the beginning speculated upon forming inde- pendent establishments in the East . In later periods the temporal benefits of undertaking a crusade undoubtedly blended themselves with less selfish considerations . Men ...
... probably from the beginning speculated upon forming inde- pendent establishments in the East . In later periods the temporal benefits of undertaking a crusade undoubtedly blended themselves with less selfish considerations . Men ...
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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.